"Bang!" the gun sounded, and in that split second, everyone thought Liam would finally meet his end!However, he angled his body aside at the last minute, and the bullet sailed right past him and embedded itself into the pillar right next to him.Everyone gasped at this, and they broke out in cold sweats at this fight. Even the killer was stunned by this. Despite the mask obscuring his features, the shock on his face was evident. His eyes were as wide as saucers.How could this man possibly have dodged him? This was impossible! How could an ordinary man possibly have such swift reflexes to dodge a bullet?However, the killer's surprise was only temporary, and it was soon replaced by anger. He shouted, "F*ck! It's no wonder all of them failed before this! I heard rumors about a martial artist hidden in the hospital, but I never once thought it would be you, but it doesn't matter anyway! You got lucky, Liam, but God can't be on your side forever! You're going to meet your end!"The
His agile leap swept up a gust of air so powerful that it toppled over the bench right next to him, along with the documents sitting atop it, sending the documents scattering into the air.The killer felt his breath catch in his throat, but the next moment, he raised his gun again and fired more shots at Liam!Liam darted through the air so swiftly that one could only briefly catch a glimpse of his silhouette before he disappeared again. By the time the killer finally realized what was going on, Liam already materialized behind him and grabbed hold of his gun. He raised his dagger in his other hand, its blade glinting maliciously in the light for a split second before it sank deep into the flesh of the killer's neck. The gun fell to the ground in scattered pieces. The killer's fear was evident despite his masked face. He clutched his bleeding neck, then fell backward into a pool of his blood, his eyes frenzied with terror and resignation. His limp body twitched for a few seconds, t
Sitting in the shade of the gazebo, Celena stared at Liam for a long time, trying to muster the courage to say something. Finally, she said cautiously, "Liam, I- I saw that man shoot you multiple times! How could you have gotten away unscathed and even managed to kill him?"Celena could not help shuddering at the thought of this, and recalling the events she witnessed, especially Liam's exceptional display of his combative skills, made her even more uneasy. "Liam! Who, who are you?"Liam was sitting right across from Celena at this moment, and he could see the alarm and panic that was evident on her face. He got up, made his way over to her, then squatted down next to her and clutched her trembling hand. "Don't overthink this, Celena. I've left this town for seven years and have been serving the military all through this time, so of course I've gotten plenty of training. Besides, the army I joined was the special forces army, so the training I received was even more intense and molde
Liam and the two policemen rounded a corner, and, after making sure they were out of Celena's earshot, he nodded at them. The two policemen immediately glanced at Liam in concern. "Are you alright, Mr. Cole?""I'm fine. Have you found out who it was?" he replied calmly. The policeman in the lead nodded, then explained, "We have. According to our records, the man who attempted to kill you just now was named Gonzales Jones, and he's none other than the killer responsible for the murder of the Nolans in Westbrook, the mass murder that shook the entire country seven years ago. He murdered over twenty-seven people from the entire Nolan family clan, and he has been on the run from the Westbrook Police Department ever since. However, ever since then, he vanished into thin air, and no trace of him could be found. Who would have thought that he would emerge again here in Drunham City seven years later?"With that, the policeman took out a few photographs and handed them to Liam. "By the w
However, at this point, he could safely deduce that Brianna was telling the truth; these killers all had to do with that mysterious masked man that first showed up seven years ago, and he probably was somehow connected to the elusive Four Ancient Families. They caught wind of Liam's survival and were now out to get him!Liam was beginning to get worried. He was not so much concerned about these assassins, lurking in the darkness and watching his every move, but more so about how Celena and Jovie would be in danger because of this. Celena and Jovie could not defend themselves against these crooks, and he could not be hovering around there all the time. At that moment, Calum arrived at the scene and asked, rather distraught, "Sir! Are you okay?"Liam turned to him and explained what happened, then said, "Calum, halt all investigation of the bodies found in the woods. From today onwards, I want you by Celena and Jovie's side, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. I need you to
Liam fell silent, and his silence made tears well in Celena's eyes, who thought he was quiet because he did not agree with her. She sniffed, then said, her voice choking, "Liam, promise me you'll do everything in your power to protect Jovie, okay?"Liam did not know how to feel about this. He vowed to protect Celena and Jovie above all else, but time and time again, he failed to do so. Each time he placed the girls in a perilous situation, the guilt weighed heavier on him. Tears welled up in his eyes, but he turned to Celena with an earnest look and said, "I promise, Celena! I promise I won't let anything happen to you or Jovie. I'm going to protect the two of you with my life."Celena smiled and nodded. The two of them lingered at the gazebo for a little while before finally bringing Jovie back to the hospital. At this point, the entire hospital was crawling with policemen. The police department caught wind of what happened and, not wanting a tragedy like this to occur again, tigh
Cheryl understood, of course. She sat down next to her father on the sofa and replied, "I know all this, Dad, but Mr. Reath already made it clear that he's only giving us the chance to join the Connoisseurs all because of Liam, and he even emphasized that the contract holder can only be Celena. There's no other way around this."The thought of this made her blood boil. How could that wretched Liam and Celena seem to get everything their way? How could they have possibly earned the respect of Kolten Reath, the most wealthy man in Drunham City, so effortlessly?Celena was her Kryptonite—all of this should have belonged to her!Cheryl's beautiful eyes were at this moment etched with hatred and malice. She clenched her fists and brought them down, hard, against the sofa armrest, trying to channel her anger into her punches. "That f*cking Celena! Why is she even alive? Why did she have to return and take away everything that's mine?"Yafe was just as outraged by this. A glimmer of malic
The more she thought about it, the more excited Cheryl got at the prospect of carrying out this plan. "We can even use this to threaten Celena and force her to step down and appoint me as the contract holder instead. I'm sure that Kolten won't object as long as Celena is the one who suggested it in the first place. This is perfect!"The grin on Cheryl's face grew wider by the minute, and finally, she burst into laughter so loud that all her employees turned to stare at her from their workstations.Yafe nodded in agreement. "It's a very sound plan, indeed. I raised you well, my dear. You're smart and capable, and I'm certain you can take care of this. Remember to keep your tracks clean, and don't leave anything that can be traced back to you. Otherwise-"Cheryl cut him off, "Don't worry, Dad. I'll make sure everything is perfect. I'll get on this right now!"With that, she grabbed her phone, scrolled through her contacts, and finally found the number she was searching for. She diale
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