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
A shudder went through Reginald's entire body. He leaped to his feet, clutching his walking cane. He could not help but wonder why these men had shown up all of a sudden, but he had a bad feeling about this. He turned to the butler with a dubious yet terrified look. "Are you sure? Kolten Reath is here? Along with all the wealthiest and most powerful men in the city?"The butler was just as horrified as he was. He nodded. "Yes, sir, they're right outside…""Well, what are you waiting for, then? Why aren't you escorting them in? Don't be an idiot! You can't even afford to get on Mr. Reath's bad side!" Reginald shouted to the butler, then hobbled out of the door and into the living room, leaving a crowd of shell-shocked family members exchanging glances with each other. No one knew exactly why they had gotten such a group of important visitors without warning, but they would not wait to find out.When they arrived at the door, they were met by the sight of over a dozen men standing out
Everyone else nodded in agreement. Kolten smiled, then shook his head. "Very well then, Mr. Stone, I'll cut straight to the chase. My intentions of coming here are simple. We'd like to invite the Stones to join the Drunham City Connoisseurs. I wonder if you'll be interested in this opportunity, Mr. Stone?"Reginald's entire body froze as though he had been struck by lightning. He could not believe his ears.Kolten had come personally to deliver an invitation to the Stones to join the Drunham City Connoisseurs, the most elite society amongst businessmen in Drunham City. Becoming a member of the Connoisseurs would no doubt open up an endless wave of opportunities for the Stone family and no doubt plummet them to fame and success! Any business that had the fortune of joining the Connoisseurs would gain access to the extensive resources of the society, which would bring them leaps and bounds ahead in the future!Reginald was not the only one stunned by this. Yafe and the rest of his f
A solemn look crossed Kolten's face, and he replied, "That's right! The only way the Stone family can be accepted into the Connoisseurs is if Ms. Celena Stone signs the agreement on behalf of all of you!"Reginald's expression darkened at this. Just a few minutes ago, he and the rest of the Stones had been considering banishing Celena and Liam from their family, and now Kolten had shown up with such a request! Reginald did not know what to do about this. He turned to glance at the rest of his family, and finally, his gaze landed on Yafe, who had his brows furrowed in deep contemplation. Yafe considered this for a moment, then inched closer to his father and whispered, "Why don't we just say yes first? After all, to be invited to join the Connoisseurs is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We can do something about Liam and Celena in the future! What's most important is to grab the opportunity now before it slips away! Everything else can wait!"Reginald nodded in agreement, and then