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
Reginald was heartbroken to have to make this decision. On the one hand, this was his firstborn son and daughter-in-law, and on the other hand, he had his entire family and bloodline to consider! He could not possibly sacrifice the entire family just to save two people!This was a classic of the Stones. Blood was thicker than water, but none of that mattered in the face of greed and livelihood!Even though Reginald had raised Yafe to be the heir to his legacy, he would not hesitate to sacrifice Yafe if it meant he could save the rest of the Stones, and frankly, himself. Even if Trevyn had forced him to choose between Celena and the Stone family, Reginald would undoubtedly choose to save the Stones. Celena was no longer useful to him, so what was the point of keeping her around?After a painful few minutes of contemplation, Reginald had come to a decision. He shook his head. By this point, Sherah and Yafe were already knee-deep in dirt. Fear and devastation crossed their faces wh
Celena could no longer think straight anymore. She was driven by an instinct to survive, and she knew that her only chance of making it out alive was to continue pleading for mercy, even at the cost of her own life!Trevyn was rather displeased by this. He thought that Celena would have given in by now; who would have thought this woman would be so stubborn? He scowled and said curtly, "Very well then! I guess I have no choice but to do this, Celena! I'd like to know what sort of spell Liam has put you under. He's a good-for-nothing, a tramp who was lucky enough to survive the Cole family's downfall, and yet you're so devoted toward him that you're willing to sacrifice your own life and the lives of the people around you! Since you're not willing to give up Liam's whereabouts, I shall put you and your daughter up for bid! I have no use for either of you, and with your beauty, it won't be hard to find a keen buyer!"With that, Trevyn turned to gaze out at the audience beneath him: an
However, Andy was a smooth talker, so the eldest member of the Drayton family liked him. Because of that, the head of the family tolerated him. That was why Andy, who was just a member of the branch family, dared to be so cocky.Andy saw Howard standing at the side from the corner of his eye as he spoke. He thought of what Howard said earlier, and that made his blood boil.He pointed at Howard and bellowed, "Uncle Derrick, this Howard is trash as well. You have no idea. I told him I was a member of the Drayton family, yet he did not take our family seriously at all."Not only did he have his men capture me, but he said cockily that he wanted to lock me up forever, and nobody could stop him."Weren't you very cocky before this, Mr. Mosier? Go on. Continue acting cocky in front of my uncle now. Detain me and lock me up forever."Andy took a couple of steps closer to Howard as he said that. He extended his hands arrogantly and said, "Come on. I have my hands stretched out for you. Hu
Soon, Andy and the thugs from the nightclub yesterday were released.Andy saw Derrick standing at the entrance of the police headquarters at a glance. He got so excited that he shouted, "Uncle Derrick! Uncle Derrick!"Fletcher's subordinates were incredibly excited to see Derrick as well. All of them shouted, "Mr. Derrick Drayton!"One of the subordinates was in Drunham City because Derrick arranged for him to be there. After he was brought to Derrick's side, he smiled apologetically and said, "Thank you for saving me, sir. Don't worry. Fletcher's faction and properties are all here. I'll be able to rebuild the faction here very soon."In other words, even if Fletcher was out of the picture, he would be able to thrive in Drunham City and replace Fletcher.However, Derrick shot an icy glare at him and sneered. "Hmph! How shameless of you to say that? There are so many of you, yet you can't deal with a small loser who only married into the Stone family."If it wasn't because this w
Howard did not expect that the Drayton family would have a connection with the Carter family. They could even produce a token from the Carter family."Mr. Derrick Drayton, I didn't expect that your family and the Carters go way back. You even got the Carter family's token out," said Howard.Derrick sneered and said, "Enough with the nonsense. Howard, my family did the Carter family a favor back then, that's why the general of the Carter family gave this token to us. He promised us that we could take out this token if we were ever in a bind in the future, and they would help us!"I'm taking out this token today to tell you that I'm going to bail Andy out of here. I'd like to see who in Drunham City has the guts to stop me!"Howard was stunned, and then he fell silent.He did not think that Derrick would take out a token from the Carter family.The Carter family was the top family in Mirstone. Nobody in Mirstone would dare to go against the Carter family. Derrick became even more
Meanwhile, Derrick and his men were already at the entrance of the police headquarters.Derrick's eyes were burning with rage as he looked at the door that was shut tightly. A sneer appeared on his lips as he said, "Hmph. Looks like they already know I'm coming, so they are deliberately trying to assert dominance."Then, he asked his driver next to him, "Where are our men? Have they all arrived?"The driver nodded and said, "They're here, Mr. Derrick. They are all waiting at the side. We'll tear down the main door to the police headquarters once you give the command."Derrick nodded with satisfaction. Then, he shouted at the police headquarters, "Howard! You're just the chief of the police headquarters! How dare you lock me outside?""I'd like to see how powerful you are today, Howard! Come on, guys. Take it down!"At his command, a group of burly men rushed out of the black van next to him. They were all holding thick bats, and they rushed up to the door ferociously.Right at t
At first, Yafe and the rest of the Stone family were stunned after they heard what Liam said. Then, they all burst out laughing.Yafe looked at Liam with a mocking gaze and said, "Are you kidding me, Liam? You're going to get the Draytons to come and apologize in person? Come on, that's the Drayton family we're talking about! Do you think they are just some nobody?"Right now, I don't want to waste my breath anymore. As long as you're able to stop the Drayton family from targeting us, I'm more than grateful. Don't you forget that you're the one who wanted to leave the Stone family? So, stop dragging us into your mess."Liam shot the crowd with an icy glare and brought Celena out of the Stone Mansion.Celena was still in a slight daze after they got into the car. Liam put on her safety belt for her and asked, "What's the matter, dear? Are you still worried about the Draytons?"Celena nodded and replied, "Yes. After all, all these were caused by the conflict between Andy and us. Jus
Liam wanted to ask what the family heirloom was, but he had no choice but to let it be after he heard what Yonatan said.However, Liam heard Yonatan's voice again, saying, "I've never seen that thing, but I heard from the Drayton family members that it was from a big shot in the military."The military?Liam's eyebrows furrowed once he heard it had something to do with the military. Then, he kicked Yonatan away, making him land next to the thugs.Yonatan passed out because of that kick.Once the thugs saw their leader was out cold, they took a couple of steps back in fear.However, Liam did not care about them at all. He looked at Yafe and the others instead.Once the Stone family members saw that they were out of the woods, they became cocky again.Yafe and Sherah, in particular, were so cocky that they ran up to Liam and condemned him, "Look what you've done! You're bad luck! What else can you do other than cause us trouble? Do you know who that is? He is from the Drayton fam
Yonatan was infuriated and bellowed, "So this is how you're going to play! Alright! I'm not going to stop until I kill you today!"Yonatan was radiating an intense desire to battle. That was the air exuded by a fighter of Fourth Order War King caliber.The Stone family was so frightened by the air he exuded that their faces turned pale. All of them took more than ten steps back in fear, afraid they would be injured by mistake.Yonatan clenched his fist and charged at Liam like a ferocious beast. His fist was packing so much power that it created a sonic boom, cutting through the air and going for Liam's face.The punch was so powerful that it could kill a bull right away.The Stone family thought Liam was going to die. Nobody would be able to survive a punch like that.Yonatan thought the same. He was very confident in his ability. He looked into Liam and knew he used to be a soldier, as well as a good fighter. However, so what?No matter how skilled Liam was in combat, could he
The moment Liam stepped into view, the Stone family members lit up as if they had spotted their guardian angel. They pointed at him, their voices rising in a chorus of relief and accusation. "Mr. Yonatan, look over here! It's Liam! I said they weren't with us!""Exactly! Mr. Yonatan, see for yourself, Liam's not part of our family!""Mr. Yonatan, now that Liam's here, if you're looking to pin the blame on someone, he's your man!""Liam, you actually showed up. If you hadn't crossed the Drayton family, would we, the Stones, have ever been dragged into this mess?""Liam, Celena, you two are nothing but trouble. You've left the family, so why keep stirring the pot for us?"...The air crackled with the Stone family's collective outrage, their faces twisted in anger as if they were ready to rip Liam and Celena to shreds.Celena and Liam's arrival was pure happenstance. They were just in the neighborhood to check in on an old friend when they overheard Yonatan's boastful taunts.Lia
Yonatan did not even bother to look at him. He checked his watch with a chilling laugh and said, "You've got ten minutes for Liam to show up. Don't say I didn't warn you."The words sent a wave of shock through Yafe and the rest of the Stone family, who stared at Yonatan, panic-stricken.Yafe was a mess, desperate to explain, but the sight of Yonatan's henchmen, eager and ready for a fight, stopped him dead in his tracks."Mr. Yonatan, I swear it's the truth. Liam has nothing to do with the Stone family anymore. You've made a mistake!"Yafe's face was flushed with urgency as he tried to convince the unmoved man."It's true, Mr. Yonatan! Liam and Celena were kicked out of the Stone family ages ago.""That's right! He's got nothing to do with us anymore. If you're after Liam, go to the villa at Emerald Lake. He's there, not here with us.""Mr. Yonatan, if you head over to Drunham City and ask anyone, they'll tell you the same thing: Liam and Celena have no ties to us Stones anymor