"How naive are you to think you can take care of all this?""I'm heartbroken! Ms. Stone shouldn't have chosen such a useless yet arrogant husband like you! She deserves better!"Liam was not at all fazed by their criticism and frank insults to him. Instead, he sat calmly at his seat, chewing his food idly. Celena, on the other hand, could not tolerate these. Her expression darkened, and she snapped, "That's enough! I forbid anyone to continue talking about this! If anything happens, I'll take care of it. I promise that I won't let anything happen to any of you."With that, she took out her phone and made some calls, asking for help, but everyone she spoke to immediately balked when they heard that it had to do with Gabriel and Mr. Jacka. They found excuses to turn down helping her. Eventually, the news of Liam and Celena's run-in with Gabriel spread like wildfire through the entire city. Eventually, no one dared to pick up Celena's calls anymore.Celena was growing more and more
"I don't care if he's trying to prove a point. Now's not the time to do so! What should we do? Mr. Jacka is already here, and he's certainly not here to have a nice cup of tea with us!""Damn it! It's all Liam's fault! We wouldn't be in this predicament now if it weren't for him!""If only he would have swallowed his pride and just let Gabriel have this room just now! He was just trying to show off, but now it's backfired in his face! Mr. Jacka will make him pay for this!""What should we do now? I knew I shouldn't have come today! I had planned to go spend time with my family but turned them down because I thought this company lunch was more important. If I had known…"Celena's employees murmured amongst themselves nervously. Some of the employees mustered up the courage to speak directly to Mr. Jacka. "Mr. Jacka, we're all innocent. This was all Liam's fault and had nothing to do with us! He was the one who had beaten up Gabriel, and if anything, you should take it out on him.
Everyone was rendered utterly speechless by this. None of them dared to say a word and instead stared in disbelief at Liam, then at Gabriel, who was howling in excruciating pain. How dare he pick on Quentin's right hand man right in front of him?He was going to be punished for this!Everyone gaped at Liam, unable to believe their own eyes. Some of Celena's employees were so terrified by this that they passed out!Even Celena could hardly believe what she had just witnessed. Her eyes were as wide as saucers as she stared at Liam. She could not help finding this sight rather familiar. It reminded her of exactly how Liam had looked the last time they had a run-in with the Walkers!Quentin's expression darkened as he stared at a whining Gabriel on the floor. A menacing look crossed his face as he said, "Very courageous, young man! You're one of the first people who ever dared to pick on my men right under my nose! Unfortunately, blind courage won't bring you far, son! I'm going to m
"You better think twice, Eaden! Is it worth it for you to cross me just to protect this good-for-nothing twat?" Quentin snarled, scowling.Eaden could not help bursting into laughter at this. He smirked and replied, "I could say the same to you! Is it worth it for you to cross me over something so insignificant? Well, I'll cut to the chase and make it clear to you once and for all that no one is allowed to mess with Liam Cole under my watch! If you insist on messing with him, we'll make this a fair battle. Gather your best men, and we'll fight over this once and for all!"This so petrified some of Celena's employees that their knees gave out, and some of them even wet their pants! Never in their wildest dreams had they thought they would get tangled in a gang fight!Quentin's expression was cold. He turned to glance at Liam. Although he and Eaden had not seen eye to eye for a very long time, they had refrained from getting into direct conflict with each other all this while. Who wou
Eaden raised his brows and snickered. "Come on, Mr. Jacka, it isn't as bad as you said. I've always been an honest man, so I would never trick you like that!"With that, he turned to Howard and said with much respect, "Thanks for coming, Mr. Mosier!"Howard nodded, then glanced surreptitiously at Liam and finally turned his attention back to Quentin. "What were you trying to do here, Mr. Jacka?"Quentin was beside himself with rage, but there was nothing else he could do. He stared back at Howard. Then, after a moment's hesitation, he finally bowed at Howard and replied, "This is all just a misunderstanding, Mr. Mosier! I wasn't trying to do anything in particular. We were just joking around!"Howard sneered. "Joking around? Very well then. Since you're joking around, I'm sure you won't mind coming with us to the police station for a while, right?"With that, he gestured for his men to restrain Quentin's men and bring them all back to the police station for interrogation, Quentin
Celena nodded in understanding, but the rest of the employees were not convinced. They still remembered how Liam almost killed them all, and they were not willing to let him off the hook just yet!"Ms. Stone, let me offer you a piece of unsolicited advice, but you should divorce him as soon as you can! He does nothing except run around causing you trouble and ruining your reputation! Your life is a living hell because of him!""He's too hard for you to keep up with!""How dare you even continue to be here, you useless bastard? You're too shameless! Ms. Stone is too good for you, and you don't deserve her even one bit! You almost ruined our dinner and got all of us killed!""None of this would've happened if you hadn't crossed Gabriel and Mr. Jacka! You ruined a perfectly fine day for all of us!"Celena wanted to defend Liam, but at the same time, she knew she could not justify Liam's behavior. There was nothing else she could do except apologize to everyone on behalf of Liam. An
With that, Celena grabbed her notes and scurried out of the living room as fast as her legs could bring her. She entered the bedroom, closed the door behind her, and placed her notes on the nightstand. Then, she jumped into bed, panting as though she had just run a marathon. She reached out to cup her cheeks, feeling them burning hot underneath her fingertips. Did Liam realize that she had been staring at him? How could she have been so stupid? Why did she touch him while he was sleeping? How embarrassing of her!Meanwhile, Liam grinned as he reached out to touch his face, where Celena's fingertips had brushed just a few minutes ago. Finally, he tucked himself back underneath the covers, smiling from ear to ear.The next morning, Jovie was missing from the bed the moment Celena woke up. By the time she finished getting ready and went downstairs to the kitchen, Jovie was already sitting at the table, grinning mischievously. "Mom, you're a lazy pig! I got up earlier than you!"Celen
Celena shook her head and explained, "No, Grandpa, it wasn't Liam who sent me here asking for help. I came here to ask for help on my own. He's Jovie's father, and I can't let anything happen to him. I can't let Jovie grow up without a father…"With that, tears brimmed in her eyes as she sobbed, "Grandpa, please… Please help him… Please help him on behalf of me…""Thud!"Reginald was so outraged by this that he hurled his cup toward Celena without warning. Celena did not manage to dodge in time, and the cup slammed against her forehead, cracking in half before falling onto the ground and smashing into smithereens, leaving a trail of fresh blood in its wake. Reginald stood up and sauntered over to Celena, then stared at her bleeding face from his towering height and said, "Shut your mouth! You're a Stone, but he's not! What he does has nothing to do with us! We would never have lost a valuable opportunity seven years ago if it weren't for him! You would not be in this predicament r