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
Sherah shouted, "Ms. Hughes, please show us mercy! Why do you have to treat us like this? Oh God, please, why are you doing this to us? We did nothing wrong! We were cursed!"Even while being buried, Sherah still could not stop cursing Celena for this. She turned toward the direction of the cage and spat, "Celena, you f*cking b*tch! You're a curse to this family! We're going to be killed because of you! You're a witch, you've cursed us and doomed us all! You should be dead by now! Why are you dragging all of us down with you?"The guests of the party all watched on in mild disinterest, and no one dared to step forward to save the Stones. Not only that, but some of the party guests even felt secretly pleased that such fate had fallen unto Sherah and Yafe. Some of the guests, on the other hand, could not help pitying Jovie, as they felt that such a young child should not have been subjected to such pain and suffering at all. However, the thought of standing up against Brianna sent sh
Although he had already promised Cheryl to help, he could not help complaining, "That wretched Celena! Why does Liam matter so much to her? Why can't she just tell Brianna where he is? Even if she reveals his whereabouts to her, it doesn't guarantee that the Hughes will even find him anyway! Why can't she just use her brain for once?"When he saw Cheryl crying, his tone softened. "It's okay, Cheryl. Don't be sad, okay? I said I'd help you, and besides, didn't I prove myself useful in the past? Otherwise how did you and the rest of your family even end up here in the first place? Of course I'll help you, but I can't guarantee that it'll be a success. All I can do is promise that I'll try my best to help. This is all Celena's fault, you know? None of this would've happened if she had agreed to work with Brianna in the first place."With that, Wasyl strode away from Cheryl and made his way toward Trevyn, who was surrounded by a group of fawning guests at the time. He plastered a smile o
A glimmer of hope ignited within Sherah when she realized that Reginald had come to save them. She shouted desperately from the bottom of the pit, "Dad! Please save us! Yafe is your eldest son, and I'm your daughter-in-law! You can't possibly sit by and allow this to happen to us, right? Save us!"Yafe also began to shout, "Dad! Help me! Please help me!"Reginald's expression went dark. He was being forced to make a very difficult decision now, one which he knew would have consequences no matter which he chose. Seeing that Reginald was starting to think twice, Sherah decided to turn her attention to Cheryl and the rest. "Cheryl, Mr. Abbott! Please help us! Help us, Cheryl! We're your parents! We brought you to this earth and raised you to be the beautiful, smart woman that you are! You're not going to be an ungrateful b*tch like your sister, are you?""Cheryl, please help us! Mr. Abbott, do something!"Trevyn glanced at them coldly and was beginning to lose his patience. He frown
All of a sudden, a gust of wind swept across the ridge on which the Pendragon Warriors stood, making the flag billow proudly above them, revealing the golden dragon imprinted atop of the flag, along with the words that read 'Pendragon'.Thirty thousand Pendragon Warriors leaped into action, charging down the ridge as their footsteps echoed, shaking the earth.Even the earth seemed to hold its breath as these mighty warriors stomped toward the twinkling city, following the lead of their lieutenant general. Meanwhile, within the city itself, Malcolm led a team of over ten thousand warriors who promptly sealed the main freeways of Drunham City and stationed themselves at the major points of entry to the city, like airports, train stations, subways, and docks. The police headquarters had also received orders to prepare their men for combat. All the police officers were suited up and leaped into their patrol cars, gearing for action. Tanks were employed and thundered along the streets