The more important thing was that Liam still had to investigate the information about the Four Ancient Families that Brianna told him that night, so he could not reveal his identity easily.Otherwise, Celena and Jovie would be even more in danger. He could not put them at risk.Liam thought about this a lot. He sat on the side of the bed and gently checked on Celena's hand injury before carefully putting her in bed.He explained gently, "What would I be keeping from you? You're being silly. Have you forgotten that I told you I was a retired veteran? I was previously a soldier based in the Pendragon War Zone Headquarters. "I was quite the soldier back then. I was also a military officer. But I was injured because of some rather special circumstances, so I retired."As expected, Celena looked rather lost. Liam gently pinched her nose and continued, "Although I've retired from the Pendragon War Zone, there's a saying among us, 'Once a Pendragon Warrior, forever a Pendragon Warrior!'
Liam held onto Jovie's delicate hand tightly. He put the cotton bud in the water and dabbed it lightly on Jovie's chapped lips, trying to moisturize them.Guilt-ridden, he said, "Jovie, I'm sorry. It is my fault that I didn't protect you properly. I swear that I won't fail you again, and I'll protect you and your mom."Liam stayed in Jovie's room for a while before he walked to the entrance of the hospital. Once he got into a military Jeep, it sped off toward the garrison of Drunham City.Meanwhile, both sides of the gate to the garrison of Drunham City were patrolled by heavily armed soldiers, and the headquarters building was brightly lit.All officers at the garrison were standing respectfully at the main entrance. Members of the wealthy families and bosses of various companies in the city who were led by Kolten were there too. They were all standing in the cold wind respectfully without a single complaint.Howard, the Drunham City police chief who was captured, also arrived at
Cilix's voice echoed through the entire building like a thunderous war cry. His soldiers all stared solemnly at Liam, their hands raised to their heads in a salute."Salutations, King Pendragon, sir!" Everyone's jaw dropped when they heard this, and the shock was evident on the faces of those who did not belong to the military, namely the businessmen crowded behind Kolten.Liam was the King Pendragon? How could this be true?Liam Cole was the legendary King Pendragon?Everyone gasped at this; some of them even felt their breaths catch in their throats, suffocated in utter disbelief. Some of the people who had chosen to believe in Kolten were all secretly relieved they had done so. If they had defied Liam, their businesses, along with their families and loved ones, would vanish along with the Hughes with a snap of Liam's fingers!Liam glanced at Cilix, then said, "Where's Trevyn? I'd like to see him!""Yes, sir!" Cilix immediately tilted his body aside, clearing a way for Liam
Trevyn's face was ashen, but he still nodded and replied, "I know, sir. I tortured your wife and daughter, and I know that I have to pay the price for my crimes. I will not attempt to plead mercy on my behalf, but I hope that you will find it within yourself to let my family go. Please… none of this had anything to do with them, and I was the only person responsible for all this. Please…please keep my family out of this. Do you remember how far back the Hughes and the Coles go?"Trevyn thought that bringing up the Hughes and the Coles' bond would earn him some leniency from Liam, but he could not be more wrong; if anything, Liam only grew even more outraged at the mention of this. He fixed his cold, steely gaze on Trevyn's face and snarled, "The Hughes and the Coles? How dare you even bring that up? Have you somehow forgotten what your family has done to mine in the past? Your entire family was responsible for my parent's death, and Brianna was the mastermind behind Celena and I's dow
Liam did not want to upset his precious little girl, so he smiled and nodded. "Of course. Your teddy is adorable, my dear, but you're the cutest girl I've ever laid my eyes on!"Jovie was delighted to hear this. She hugged the stuffed animal closer to her, then turned to Celena and exclaimed, "Did you hear that, Mommy? Dad says I'm the cutest girl he's ever seen! Dad said I'm cute!"Jovie kept pestering Liam to play with her while Celena watched on from the other bed with a loving smile. "Of course you are. I agree with your father. You're the cutest little girl anyone can have the pleasure of meeting!"All of a sudden, her smile disappeared and was instead replaced by a frown. She feigned annoyance and said to Jovie, "You should play by yourself for a bit, Jovie. Stop bugging your Dad. He hasn't slept the entire night, and he needs to rest now."Jovie pouted in reluctance. "Okay, then. You should rest first, Dad. I can play by myself for a while!"With that, she turned to grin at
"Yes, it's all his fault! He should be punished for his sins! Beat him up, son, and go at him as hard as you can!" Sherah clapped her hands in delight, staring daggers at Liam as though she wanted nothing more than to kill him herself!Qemal clenched his fist and lunged toward Liam, his fist cocked!Celena and Jovie shrieked in horror, and Jovie even burst into tears at this. The two of them braced themselves for impact, but to their surprise, Liam grabbed hold of Qemal's hand, stopping him in mid-air. The next second, the sound of bone cracking echoed through the room!"Ahh!" Qemal's face immediately twisted into a grotesque grimace. He panted, his face twisted in agony and horror. "Ahh! It hurts! Let go of me right now, you b*stard! Let go of me! Do you have any idea who I am? I'm Celena's brother, so how dare you do this to me? Ahh… It hurts… Let go of me right now!"However, Liam's palm was clenched tight around him, refusing to let go.Qemal's entire face was flushed red in a
Sherah was screaming at the top of her lungs, criticizing Celena and Liam in every word as though she had done nothing wrong to the both of them. She seemed to have conveniently forgotten all about how poorly she had treated Celena and Liam in the past. This rather exasperated Celena. She stared at a wailing Sherah with a disappointed look and replied, "When are you going to stop, Mom? Have you forgotten all about what happened yesterday? If Liam had not shown up just in time yesterday, all of us would've been dead by now. Don't call Liam a b*stard or useless. He's the only reason all of us are even alive at this moment. Please don't say these things in front of us again; no matter what you say, Liam will always be a hero to Jovie and me.""Hero? My a*s! You've been put under such a spell that you're blind to his incompetence! Word has gone around the entire city about his lies, Celena! He's been lying to all of us all this while; he's nothing but an ordinary soldier who retired fro
Celena's face was ashen, and her brows were furrowed in a worried frown. Liam noticed this and immediately approached her, then took her hand in his. "Don't worry, Celena. Everything will be alright. I'm here."Celena glanced at him, and when she saw the determined look in his eyes, she felt a surge of relief rush through her. She nodded.Meanwhile, at Stone Mansion, Reginald had summoned a family meeting involving the entire Stone family, Yafe, Sherah, and Qemal included. The only two people who were absent from the meeting were Liam and Celena. This was because their topic at hand that day was to discuss whether or not to banish Liam and Celena from their family!"Grandpa, I think we shouldn't allow them to wreck any more havoc on our family!""I agree! Liam Cole has done nothing except cause us trouble left and right, and Celena is the same. She's served nothing except to humiliate and taint the family name!""Besides, we've all seen the news. Liam isn't anyone important at all