Just as Liam was longing to get home, Malcolm's car cruised into Drunham City. Malcolm was beside himself with boiling rage as his car cruised smoothly along the streets of Drunham City. This was because he had just received a call from Cisco Quigg, the assistant commander-in-chief of Northern Biskeland. Cisco had vehemently explained to him what had happened, including the trouble that Trevyn had stirred up over the past two days in Drunham City. Malcolm was so stunned to hear all this that he did not know how to react, but soon, his expression of shock was replaced by a scowl. He could not believe Trevyn's audacity! How dare he commit such heinous crimes in his absence?He had provoked the chief commissioner himself by intercepting Howard's car in public and even went so far as to capture Howard himself! Not only that, but when his deputy chief-of-staff, Adrian, stopped by to talk some sense into him, Trevyn did not even hesitate to arrest Adrian as well!What angered Malcolm the
He swiveled around on his boot-clad heels, then sauntered out of the house and stood for a moment at the door, glancing proudly out at his audience as he allowed the spotlight to settle on him. Everyone's eyes were on him, and a split second later, the audience erupted into thunderous applause!The party had begun!Trevyn was clutching his symbolic army knife in one hand while raising the other above his head as a gesture of appreciation to everyone's applause. He smiled in a triumphant smirk. As the applause settled down, Trevyn stepped forward while a hostess approached him, holding a tray with a glass of champagne. Trevyn took the glass, raised it above him and declared, "Thank you all for finding the time to attend my party tonight—a celebration of my promotion to army general!"Everyone raised their glasses. "Here, here, General Hughes!"Trevyn beamed. "I welcome you all to my humble abode. Although I may or may not know all of you who have granted me the time to celebrate t
Although the Stones had been assigned to a corner of the venue, they were still more than grateful to be there! All of the guests invited to Trevyn's party were politicians, members of the military, and important businessmen. All the Stones needed to do was get on some of these people's good sides, and it would, without a single doubt, catapult them leaps and bounds into a higher social status!Reginald was beside himself with excitement as he glanced around him. When his gaze landed on Trevyn, who was surrounded by a crowd of admirers, he could not help sighing. "Trevyn certainly has a bright future ahead of him. He's just turned thirty, and yet he's already attained the ranking of a general. Things are only going to get better from here. Thankfully, we managed to get on the Hughes' good side in the end, and this was all thanks to Cheryl! If she hadn't stepped in, we would be in deep trouble by now!"Cheryl had, in Reginald's opinion, saved the entire Stone family by successfully me
Wasyl nodded. "Of course, Mr. Stone! It's no problem at all. I'll get General Hughes to stop by in a while!"Reginald was over the moon to hear this. He grinned from ear to ear and began to thank Wasyl, "Thank you so much, Mr. Abbott. I'll be forever indebted to you for this!"The rest of the Stones all turned to gaze at Wasyl with looks of admiration, and Reginald immediately picked up his glass to toast Wasyl. All of a sudden, a spotlight snapped to life, directed straight at the stage, where four soldiers dressed in uniform had emerged, wheeling a gigantic cage to the center of the stage. Everyone's gaze landed on the cage, and they all gasped when they realized what was inside. Celena was cowering inside the cage, her hair tousled and her clothes matted. There were bruises and cuts sprinkled all over her body, and her entire face was pale with terror. She was glancing around her in despair, clutching an equally dirty and injured Jovie in her arms. Celena's beautiful eyes
Reginald and the rest of the Stones all scowled when they saw her. Their faces began to burn with humiliation, especially when they overheard the jeers and taunts coming from the rest of the guests. Reginald's expression darkened, and a look of fury and hatred crossed him. This was all Celena's fault! She had humiliated them once more!Yafe and Sherah were just as distraught to see this. Yafe gritted his teeth in boiling rage and snarled, "That wretched Celena! She's humiliated us once more! She made us the laughingstock of the town seven years ago, and she has done it again! She's brought shame and disgrace to this family once again!"Sherah's face was twisted in a grotesque scowl. She glared at Celena and added, "That b*tch! It's all her fault! I'm going to be made fun of by my friends again, and it's all her fault! I was so happy to be attending this party tonight, but I'm certainly going to be made fun of once word gets out about this!"Cheryl turned to Reginald and said, "Gra
Celena felt hope course through her, as though God had cracked a window open for her in this bleak, bleak world. She reached out one bloody, gnarly-looking hand through the gap in the cage and shouted, "Grandpa! Grandpa! Please save us! I'm your granddaughter! Please save us, Grandpa… Jovie isn't going to make it, Grandpa! Please save her! She's your great-granddaughter!"However, there was no response from Reginald or any of the Stones. Celena then shouted even louder, "Help me, Dad, Mom! I'm your daughter! Please help me… Please, I'm begging you… Please don't turn a blind eye to me again… Please save Jovie! She doesn't have much time left…"Cheryl, please save us! Please, I'm begging you…"Grandpa, say something! Please save Jovie! She's too young… Why are you doing this to us…"Celena clung to the bars desperately, shouting at the top of her lungs, but no one replied. Despair coursed through her veins, and she tugged desperately at the bars as though, by some miracle, she could
Celena's eyes were bloodshot as she gazed out at the cold, unwavering crowd before her. "Where have all your conscience gone? My daughter is just a child… She's only seven! Why aren't you willing to save her? Why… "At that exact moment, Brianna stepped forward, her heels click-clacking against the tiles as she strode onto the stage. She turned to face the audience, her cold glance sweeping across the astounded faces of the people staring up at her, then finally pointed at the pair in the cage and declared, "Do you see this? This is what happens when you cross the Hughes family!"Then, she turned around, stared coldly at Celena, and scoffed. "Do you understand now, Celena? Not even your family is willing to help you now. I'll give you one last chance. I'll let you go if you tell me where Liam is right now, and not only that, but if you tell me Liam's whereabouts, I'll even seek out the best doctor in this town to make sure your daughter gets the best treatment she needs.She then sw
Brianna watched all of this unfold coldly, without even batting an eyelid. Finally, she turned to her guards and ordered, "Toss them into the hole and bury them alive!"Both Sherah and Yafe felt as though they had been struck by lightning. Even Cheryl was so stunned to hear this that she could not even speak. Finally, as soon as she snapped out of her stupor, she turned to Wasyl and shook his arm desperately, her eyes red-rimmed with tears. "Wasyl, save… save them! They're my parents! I can't let this happen to them! It's one thing for that b*tch Celena to get killed, but my parents are innocent…"Wasyl grabbed Cheryl's hand with an unreadable expression and replied, "Don't worry, Cheryl. Nothing bad will happen to your parents with me around! Let me go see what I can do…"With that, he put her hand down and strode away.Meanwhile, Sherah was shaking like a leaf when she heard Brianna's orders. She struggled against the soldier's grasp, howling like a banshee as she tried to break