Cheryl sneered and returned to her seat, looking at Celena with disdain.Tears were welling up in Celena's eyes as she glanced at the people who were present. She saw that all of them were looking at her with an icy gaze. Some were mocking her, some were looking down on her, and some were gloating.She did not intend to stay any longer upon seeing that. She wiped off a tear at the corner of her eye and packed her documents, ready to leave the meeting room.Suddenly, a staff barged into the room, running in a hurry and shouting frantically, "Bad news, sir! Bad news! Mr. Stone, Ms. Stone, there are a bunch of soldiers outside. There are a few military trucks too, and they are all packed with materials! Hurry up and go take a look!"Yafe immediately looked up. He did not dare to believe his ears, so he asked for confirmation, "What did you say? Military trucks? All packed with materials?"Wiping off the sweat on his forehead, the staff nodded and said, "Yes, there are a few of them,
Yafe and the crowd walked hastily to the parking lot and saw the troop of armed soldiers from afar. The soldiers were guarding the military trucks that were filled with materials.People who did not know better would have thought that the trucks were delivering some treasures. That was because two soldiers were standing next to each truck with their guns, guarding it solemnly.Yafe and the others only saw this scenario on television. They never saw such a thing in reality at all.Yafe was incredibly excited deep down. He felt that every single step he took was filled with pride, especially after he saw the shoulder mark of the person leading the soldiers. Realizing that the man was a first lieutenant, Yafe immediately put an ingratiating smile on his face.Yafe extended his hand with a fawning smile and said, "Hello, sir. May I know what brings you here?" Steven led the troop himself to transport the materials upon receiving orders from Malcolm. He was dressed in a well-fitted un
"I'm very sorry, Ms. Stone. I can't tell you that. It's classified information of the military, you see. But I can promise you that these materials are manufactured by our armory, so they are definitely of top quality."As Steven said that, he gave the soldier next to him a signal with his eyes. The soldier saluted him before he immediately turned to the truck behind him. He then grabbed a quality inspection report from the armory in Southern Precinct and handed it to Celena.Steven continued, "Ms. Stone, this is a quality inspection report from the garrison of Drunham City. You can send this batch of materials to the Quality Supervision Bureau of Drunham City to get them inspected as well. There won't be any issues with them."Celena accepted the report and nodded in a daze. Then, she saw Steven and the few military trucks out of the factory.It was after Steven and the others left that the crowd let out a sigh of relief. After all, they were just ordinary folks. Facing so many ar
Hearing Liam's words, Celena could not help but grumble bashfully, "You're such a sweet talker."Liam's smile grew wider. He knew Celena would get embarrassed easily, so he did not dare to go over the board. He quickly asked, "Oh yes, Celena, what would you like for dinner? I'll go get groceries later. I'll make dinner and wait for you to come home."Celena no longer felt tense since the issue was resolved. After Liam teased her, Celena felt completely relaxed, so a faint smile appeared on her gorgeous face.She gave it a serious thought and said with a smile, "I'll take you up on your offer, then. Let's have barbecue ribs. Oh, and some chicken soup."Thinking about the food made by Liam got Celena feeling a little hungry. She continued, "Liam, the food you make is too delicious. Jovie and I love them. I'm feeling a little hungry now at the thought of the barbecue ribs.""Alright, I'll do as you say. I'll make you barbecue ribs, chicken soup, and your favorite crawfish tonight," L
Theodore sneered and continued, "Mr. Fabin isn't greedy for money, but he's a lecherous man. I treated him to dinner last night and got him five women. "I've asked him to find a random reason to reject Celena's materials and deliberately stall them. I'm guessing that Celena and the Stone family's company must be in a mess right now. "After all, this batch of materials is going to affect their collaboration with the Max Group. If the schedule is delayed, the Stone family is probably going to suffer a huge loss."The grin on Theodore's face became ferocious and his gaze became incredibly vicious upon saying that.Yessica, on the other hand, nodded happily. She, too, had a ferocious grin on her face as she said, "Haha, that's fantastic. Celena's going to be resented by the Stone family now. They are certainly going to give that bitch a hard time."Theodore nodded and echoed, "Of course! You've no idea how important this batch of material is to the Stone family. Just a one-day delay
Yessica snickered bashfully and got up from Theodore's lap. She then squatted under the desk and pleasured Theodore with all her might.Right at that moment, Theodore's phone suddenly rang. Theodore was enjoying himself, but he was interrupted, so a hint of displeasure gleamed in his eyes.He grabbed his phone and was surprised that it was Mr. Fabin from the Quality Supervision Bureau who was calling.He waved his phone in front of Yessica and said with a smug smile, "Did you see that? Mr. Fabin's calling. The Stone family must have gone to him out of desperation."Upon saying that, Theodore answered the call. With a smile, he asked, "Mr. Fabin, since you're calling me at this hour, could it be that you've gotten everything settled?"Yohan was sitting in the chair in the office of the Materials Department at the Quality Supervision Bureau. Grinning as he succeeded in his evil scheme, he said, "As to be expected of Mr. Eaton. You truly have such good predictions. But with me steppi
The staff member named Leila was a college graduate who was assigned to Yohan's department not too long ago. She was still an intern at that moment, so she was afraid that any mistake she made would affect her chances of becoming a permanent staff member.Seeing that Yohan was pissed off, Leila quickly bowed her head and apologized in a panic, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fabin. I'm very sorry. It's my fault."Yohan noticed Leila's cleavage under the collar of her shirt as she bowed her head, and he could not take his eyes off it. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Just remember to knock the next time. I see that you're in a hurry. Is it an emergency?"Yohan was gawking at Leila, surveying her. She had an ordinary appearance, but the business suit on her gave her a special charm. On top of that, she was fresh out of college, so she was still giving off an air of innocence.A pure, innocent-looking young woman like her had a different charm compared to those seductive women who were great i
The three staff members standing behind Celena were infuriated. They were so worked up that they echoed Celena, "She's right! You guys are just bullying us! Which rule states that we're not allowed to enter?""Yes, exactly! Who are you to stop us from entering? What right do you have to do that?""Get Mr. Fabin to come here! Get him here to talk to us! Who are you to stop us from sending our materials in for an inspection?"The staff at the inspection area who were stopping Celena and the others at the entrance had an indifferent gaze. With a cocky expression on their faces, they looked at Celena and the others. Then, one of them said icily, "Hurry up and get your asses out of here! This is not a place for you to make a scene as you please! "I've told you that the machine is broken today, so we can't get the inspection done. I've asked you to come back tomorrow. Do you not understand what I said?"However, as soon as he said that, a middle-aged man showed up with a few of his s
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