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
Reginald paused to consider it for a moment but finally shook his head, frowning. "I've considered this before, but the Hughes are far too powerful for us to risk offending. Trevyn is about to be promoted to general soon, and we can't possibly put ourselves at such a disadvantage just to protect Liam when he's done nothing to us. I don't want to hear any of this anymore. Get out of here, both of you!"Cheryl knew that there was no point trying to convince him otherwise. She glanced at Celena, who was still kneeling on the ground, and finally stomped away.Celena had no choice but to get to her feet. She stared at Reginald pleadingly, but Reginald had already turned away, refusing to even look at her. Celena finally slunk out of the room, defeated. She had just taken a few steps when Cheryl caught up to her. She slung her arm around Celena's shoulder and said in a sugary tone, "Celena, you said that you'd hand over the Max Group project to me as long as I help you and Liam out, righ
As soon as he got off the phone with Cheryl, Wasyl dialed Trevyn's number, but Trevyn did not answer. Finally, just as Wasyl was about to hang up, someone picked up. A familiar voice rang out, "Wasyl Abbott? Why are you calling my brother?"Wasyl recognized that voice immediately. "Is that you, Brianna? I haven't seen you in ages. Nothing, really. I just heard that Trevyn is back in Drunham City and wanted to invite him out for a drink with a few pals."Brianna sneered. "Enough dilly-dallying. I know you too well, Wasyl. You can't possibly be phoning Trevyn out of the blue for nothing. Just tell me what you want."Wasyl had no choice but to come clean with Brianna Hughes about Cheryl's plan. Brianna scoffed when they heard this, then replied, "Very well then! Tell Celena that you've got it covered. I'll go meet you guys tonight."With that, she hung up without another word. A glimmer of malice flashed through her eyes. Who would have thought that Celena would end up in such a pre
Cheryl was rather pleased by this. She let out an indignant scoff, then turned and sauntered away. Celena spent the rest of the day getting ready for her dinner appointment. She took care of her work to make sure that she would not be disturbed at night and even called Liam to let him know that she would not be having dinner at home with him as she needed to meet with a client.Liam and Jovie were in the middle of building a puzzle together when Celena called. Liam could not help but recall the strange look on Celena's face when he had dropped her off at work that morning and asked, "Where are you meeting your client? Maybe I'll go pick you up after your dinner."Celena was so preoccupied that she did not think twice about this. Instead, she forwarded the address that Cheryl had given him so that he could pick her up after she was finished. Soon, dinnertime rolled around. Celena and Cheryl made their way to Abaraham Hotel, which was one of the most ancient and renowned restaurant
Wasyl heard this and added, "Cheryl's right. Don't be nervous, Celena. He's already on his way here and will arrive soon. Just be patient."At the same time, a black Bentley pulled up at the entrance of the Abaraham Hotel. The door swung open, and a dazzling woman in an elegant red dress stepped out. Two soldiers wielding guns soon joined her. This sight naturally caught the attention of all the guests and waitstaff milling about near the entrance, and soon, someone recognized the woman. "That's strange. Why is she here?""Hey, who's that? She looks gorgeous, but why is she with those two soldiers? She must be someone very important!""I know who she is! She's Brianna Hughes, the heiress of the Hughes family. What is she doing here?""Brianna Hughes? If she's here, does that mean Captain Hughes is somewhere here as well?"Brianna overheard this and tilted her chin arrogantly, casting her contemptuous glance across everyone staring at her. Finally, she turned and sauntered into