Before Reginald or Yafe could even say anything, Cheryl snapped, "You're a useless piece of shit! Both your parents are dead, and the Cole family is nothing. Do you think that being with that bitch Celena is going to change your fate somehow? Do you think being with her will automatically allow you to join our clan? In your dreams! Not even Celena herself is welcome in this family!" In Cheryl's opinion, her union with the Hughes would only serve to consolidate their status, which was why Celena and Liam were so desperate to be accepted into the family once more. They simply wanted a piece of the pie! She had gone to so much trouble to get Celena banished, so she could not allow her efforts to go in vain no matter what! When Cheryl and the Walkers plotted to get rid of Liam, they had intended to use any random woman as bait. However, it was Cheryl who pitched the idea of luring Celena into Liam's room that night since she figured that sleeping with the heiress of the Stone family wo
Patrick was momentarily stunned. When Liam wrapped his hand around his finger, Patrick felt eerily suffocated, as though an invisible hand was choking him. Before he knew it, his finger had already been snapped in half. He immediately got onto his knees. He clutched his broken finger and snarled at his two bodyguards, "What the fuck are you doing? Why aren't you helping me up? Useless fucks! I'm the heir of the goddamn Hughes family! My father will kill you! Just you wait! I'm going to give you a taste of your own medicine! Get him! Teach him a lesson!" Thud! All of a sudden, Liam kicked Patrick away without warning. It sent him soaring a few feet into the air and finally landing on a nearby table, which collapsed under his weight. Patrick was in so much pain that he could not even get up and instead curled himself into a ball and wailed in agony. Everyone was utterly stunned by this. No one dared to make a sound for the first minute or so. Suddenly, everyone erupted into murmu
Everyone's attention was immediately on the black box. Calum whipped away the black cloth, revealing the two urns sitting within it. They were matte black with writings carved in gold on the side. The golden carving caught the reflection of the light glinting off them. Everyone was so intrigued by this that no one uttered a single word. Even Cheryl was in absolute disbelief. It was supposed to be a joyous occasion celebrating Cheryl and Patrick's engagement, so it was no doubt very odd for Liam to bring two urns here. Everyone's gaze landed on the writing, which read, [In loving memory of Chester Cole and Sadie Chanter.] It was the ashes of Liam's parents! No one could believe their eyes. Liam had brought the ashes of his deceased parents to the most luxurious engagement party in the city! He had placed his deceased parents' ashes right on the table in front of the Hughes and other elite members of society! How outrageous! He was outright trying to show the Stones up! "Th
Malcolm did not want to reveal too much, and that was the only hint he could give Logan. Logan had known Malcolm for a few years now, so naturally, he understood exactly what Malcolm was trying to say. He contemplated what he said for a moment, then was struck with realization. His eyes widened in disbelief as he turned to Malcolm. "Mr. Lynch, are you saying that Dr. Jensen came to Drunham City because of Liam?" "Mr. Abbott, you're the head of your family, so I assume you'd know some things must not be said. Don't give out information unnecessarily! You wouldn't want to end up like the Walkers…" Malcolm tried to remind him to play it safe. Logan was already stunned by the connection he had made between Liam and Dr. Jensen's arrivals in Drunham City. Still, now that Malcolm mentioned it, he recalled the terrible fate that had befallen the Walkers just the day before. Everyone was beginning to make sense now! Logan was so shocked that he did not know how to react. When he turned
Cheryl was so frightened that she instinctively took a few steps backward. She could not believe how much Liam had changed from what she remembered a few years ago! She had to admit she was rather terrified of him now. "Liam Cole, you're just an orphan! How dare you even attempt to compare yourself to us Stones?" Yafe snarled. "Yafe Stone, you made my parents beg you for mercy. Now, you will get on your knees in front of my parents' ashes and show your remorse for your crime!" Yafe sneered and glanced at the urns with disdain. "Me? Get on my knees? Who do you even think you are? Why do you even think I'd do something like this for these dead people? You're just a leftover scum that somehow survived all these years, so what right do you have to tell me what to do?" Liam was utterly infuriated by Yafe's condescending tone and the way he spoke about his deceased parents like they were simply corpses. His gaze turned into one filled with white-hot rage and menace, which scared Yafe
"Ah!" Everyone erupted into terrified screams and began running frantically out of the hall. They did not want to be the next one with a pierced throat! Cheryl watched desperately as her guests raced out of the hall as fast as their legs could carry them. Finally, she turned to glare at Liam, tears spilling down her face. Her blood was boiling with hatred for Celena and Liam. Why could she not leave her alone? Not only had Celena always stolen everyone's attention from her, but now her man had gatecrashed and ruined her engagement party, the one she had put so much time and effort into planning! "Liam Cole! You ruined my party! You're going to pay for this!" Cheryl finally could not stand it anymore. She picked up a fruit knife on the nearest table and lunged toward Liam, aiming the blade right at his left chest! Liam watched calmly as Cheryl's grotesque face stormed toward him at breakneck speed whilst everyone else ran away from him as fast as possible. All of a sudden, the
Patrick cast one last glare at Cheryl, whose cheek was still oozing blood, before storming out of the hall with his bodyguards. Cheryl slumped onto the ground, clutching her face as she stared at her leaving fiance in disbelief. Finally, she burst into tears. "Liam Cole! Celena Stone! You bastards! That bitch! Bitch! I will make you regret you were ever born!" That night, the news of Liam's appearance at Cheryl's engagement party with his deceased parents' ashes spread through the entire Drunham City like wildfire. The Stones had become the laughingstock of the town overnight! Some who had once been victims of Cheryl's wrongdoings all applauded Liam for his heroic act, and some even began to speculate what Liam had been up to throughout the past few years of his banishment. After some time, someone revealed that Liam was simply a retired soldier and did not, in fact, hail from any powerful martial arts background. He was just a passionate man with some tricks up his sleeve. How
Celena was so excited that she immediately sat up in bed, which startled Liam. He gently pressed her back onto the bed and said, "Be careful. You don't want to accidentally tear your stitches. If you do, you won't be able to go to the party tomorrow." Celena finally calmed down and hugged the invitation like it was the most priceless gift she had ever gotten. She had been banished from her family for seven years now, and there was never a day when she did not miss them. This was why she was so touched to receive an invitation to her beloved grandfather's birthday party. Liam sighed. Celena still loved her family with her whole heartedly, even after how they treated her. What a kind woman! All of a sudden, Celena sat up once more and hugged Liam. Liam was astounded by this. All of a sudden he was engulfed in Celena's embrace, and he was so stunned that he did not even react. His hands hung limply in mid-air, and his entire body was frozen in shock. After some time, Celena re
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