All the other members of the Stone family flattered Cheryl as well and said, "It's truly all thanks to you, Cheryl. If you didn't ask Mr. Abbott for help, we would have been at a loss.""That's true! You and Celena share the same father but look at her. She only gets our family into trouble. She also married Liam, a man who not only relies on her financially but just keeps creating trouble for our family.""You're right. Cheryl's boyfriend is outstanding. He's Captain Hughes' good friend. Look at how he's able to get us out of trouble so easily. Now, look at Liam. He said he'd take care of it, but he abandoned his wife and child and ran off in secret instead when there's only a couple of days left before the time is up.""What an embarrassment. He has abandoned his wife and child. To think that Celena only had eyes for him. Look at him. He just ran off without Celena and their daughter. Celena's whole family has been taken away too."Speaking of that, the crowd was reminded that Ch
After a series of loud thuds, the doors of the vehicles opened. Then, one by one, soldiers in full tactical gear got out of the cars in an orderly fashion and quickly gathered in the space in front of Hughes Mansion.Adrian was dressed in a green military uniform. He fixed his cap and walked out of the crowd in his combat boots.He had a sharp, frosty gaze as he looked at the gate to the Hughes Mansion. And with a formidable bearing, he waved his hand and bellowed, "Listen up, everyone! Have Hughes Mansion surrounded now! If there is anybody who would resist, punish them according to the military law—kill on sight!""Yes, sir!" the squadron shouted in unison. They cocked their guns and were ready to charge into Hughes Mansion.Suddenly, the gate of the mansion was opened, revealing rows after rows of armed soldiers who were pointing their guns at the people outside.Meanwhile, military Jeeps sped over from a couple of streets outside the mansion, and soldiers who were armed to the
As the first lieutenant spoke to Adrian, all the soldiers in the surroundings pointed their guns at Adrian and his squadron. Once the first lieutenant gave the command, bullets would rain down on Adrian and his men.The first lieutenant stared at Adrian with a bone-chilling gaze. With a hint of murderous intent, he bellowed, "Captain Fabris, I am protecting Hughes Mansion on Captain Trevyn's orders. Nobody is allowed to step into the mansion without permission! You're no exception, even if you're from the garrison of Drunham City!"He looked incredibly sullen. His hand was already on his gun as he spoke.Both parties were in a stalemate, and the atmosphere was tense.Meanwhile, Kolten was in his office. His assistant suddenly barged in and shouted, "Mr. Reath! Terrible news! Something serious has happened! Brianna had someone take Mr. Cole's wife and daughter away! Mrs. Cole's parents have been taken away too!""What?" Kolten got up from the chair and looked horrified after he hea
The assistant nodded with a solemn expression and left the office in a hurry.Kolten lit a cigarette and walked up to the floor-to-ceiling. He had a long face as he looked at the skyscrapers outside the window. His eyebrows were tightly knitted as he was troubled.'Hurry back, Mr. Cole! Drunham City is going to have a new ruler soon!' Kolten thought.…Two days flew by. To the ordinary people, everything was still just as peaceful in Drunham City. Nothing changed at all.However, an unusually aggressive chaos was surging under the peaceful surface.In the past two days, police rushed to Hughes Mansion and asked the Hughes family to release the people they took away. In the end, they were all subdued by Trevyn's guards.Adrian, who went to Hughes Mansion with a squadron, was also overpowered by Trevyn's guards.There were a total of 3000 armed soldiers standing guard at Hughes Mansion.Time was ticking away, and tension was high while Trevyn's induction dinner was in preparati
Trevyn was in the living room of Hughes Mansion. He was dressed in a green army uniform and had an army knife on his waist. He also had a pair of black combat boots on, which made him look tall.He was standing right in front of the floor-to-ceiling window at that moment. He was letting his maids straighten his uniform as he held his cap with a gold emblem on it.His assistant was standing next to him, holding a gold tray respectfully with both his hands. There was a red velvet cloth on the tray, and there were two shoulder straps that had sparkly stars on them.Those were the shoulder straps for a general, and the stars on them were twinkling under the lights at that moment.Meanwhile, a foul smell was lingering in the air in a small storeroom at the furthest end of the backyard of Hughes Mansion.Celena was covered in dirt and injuries, and she was hugging Jovie, who was also covered with injuries. Jovie was still running a high fever and was unconscious at that moment. She was
The bodyguard crouched down and touched Jovie's forehead. Sure enough, it was extremely hot.He immediately got up and said to the other bodyguard with a frown, "She's burning up quite badly. What should we do?""Let's take her outside. It looks like it's quite bad. She's someone that General Hughes wanted after all. We won't be able to bear the consequences if something were to happen to her."The other bodyguard gave it a thought and decided to first take Jovie out of the storeroom. He was about to carry Jovie out when Brianna suddenly appeared.Brianna was in a long black dress that showcased her perfect figure. She spent a long time dolling up for dinner that night. Every inch of her body just screamed gorgeous.She walked into the storeroom with a frosty expression while four soldiers followed behind her. They were carrying an extra large dog cage."What are you doing?" Brianna asked icily as she saw what the bodyguards were about to do.The two bodyguards immediately strai
'Liam, when are you coming back? When are you coming to save us?' Celena thought.She was in despair as she kept begging profusely. She was bawling so badly that she could not even utter a sentence.Right at that, Patrick walked in as well. Seeing Celena begging on the floor and smelling the pungent odor in the air made him frown. He walked up to Brianna and asked, "Brianna, is this woman still refusing to reveal Liam's whereabouts?"Brianna sneered. "Don't even mention it. She's tight-lipped."Patrick's expression darkened upon hearing that. He long wanted to teach Liam a lesson, but he listened to Trevyn and waited until the night of his induction dinner. However, Liam sneaked off when they were just a couple of days from the dinner.With his anger all pent up, Patrick was incredibly annoyed. Seeing that Celena refused to tell them where Liam was, Patrick walked up to her and kicked her on her shoulder."Bitch! You really can't tell what's good for you. Hmph! You cover up for L
"I-I don't know. He didn't tell me where he was going. Mr. Hughes, Ms. Hughes, please—""Enough!"Annoyed, Brianna shouted at Celena to cut her off. As she looked at Celena on the ground, an icy grin appeared on her face, and she barked, "Celena, you're the one who refused to take the easy way out, so don't come at me for not giving you a chance. Guys, lock them in the cage and get them out of here!"At her command, two soldiers walked forward in big strides and threw Celena and Jovie into the giant dog cage, locking them inside.Celena felt hopeless at that moment.She looked at the locked cage, grabbed the bars with all her might, and begged Brianna and Patrick, "Please save my daughter! Please save her! She's dying soon! I beg you, please! I'm not lying. Please take her to a doctor!"Celena wailed in despair and kept banging her head against the steel cage.However, Patrick and Brianna were completely unfazed. They just let the four soldiers pick up the cage and walk out of t