Celena's three employees all scowled at Yohan and snapped, "Mr. Fabin, do you think we'll be scared of you just because you're the manager here at the Quality Supervision Bureau? We won't hesitate to report you if you dare to lay even a finger on Ms. Stone!""Don't you dare touch even a hair on Ms. Stone's head!"Yohan quickly waved his hands as he explained, "No, this is all just a misunderstanding. I'm not here to hurt Ms. Stone. I truly want to apologize and make amends for my unacceptable behavior. I'll go ahead and retrieve the report for you right now, Ms. Stone. Please wait here!"With that, he turned and scampered off toward the building. After a short while, he emerged again, looking frantic and hassled as he scuttled out of the door, clutching a small stack of documents. He handed the reports to Celena, still panting, and then gave her another short speech dictating his remorse before finally returning to his office. Celena stared down at the stack of documents in her ha
Celena kept glancing at the door, waiting for Liam to come out. She was beginning to panic now and was about to approach someone to ask if they had seen him when all of a sudden, a familiar voice rang out behind her, "Who are you looking for, Celena?"She turned around and came face-to-face with a grinning Liam, standing right behind her. She latched onto him immediately and asked, "Why did it take you so long to come out, Liam? What happened? Did you get hurt?"Liam smiled, allowing Celena to look him up and down for any scratches, bruises, or injuries of the like. "Don't worry, Celena. I'm fine."Celena let out a sigh of relief. Then something occurred to her. She had not seen Liam coming out of the door, so where could he have appeared from? "When did you come out, Liam? How could I have possibly missed you?"Liam smiled. "You probably just didn't notice me. I've been out for some time now, but I got dragged away by someone else, so that's probably why you didn't see me until I
Celena was still visibly shaken by what had occurred in Yohan's office a few minutes ago. Liam smiled and pulled her into his arms, gently stroking her back to reassure her. "Everything is fine now, Celena. Don't worry, I'm sure that a scumbag like Yohan will definitely meet his end. He won't be allowed to remain at the Quality Supervision Bureau for long, and I'm sure he'll get locked up for his crimes soon."Liam's act of pulling her into his arms in front of so many people made Celena blush, and she pried herself free of his grasp, even turning to shoot him an embarrassed glare. "There's so many people around, Liam. watch yourself…" she whispered. The two of them were rarely physically intimate with each other, even in private, and she would not even dare to showcase such displays of affection in broad daylight!The fact that her two employees were watching made her feel even more embarrassed. Her cheeks were as red as tomatoes, and she could feel her heart racing. However, Li
With that, Liam turned and sauntered away, not forgetting to smile and wave at Celena as he walked. Celena could not help but roll her eyes at this but still waved back at him, grinning. "Fine, go home and do what you need to, darling. Jovie's probably waiting for you already. Be careful!"With that, she and her two employees gathered their things and made their way back to the factory.By the time Liam returned home, Jovie was already awake and playing by herself in the living room. She was delighted to see Liam return, and the two of them played together for a while before Liam got up to get started on dinner.When Celena got home, Liam was in the middle of cooking dinner, so she dutifully took up the role of entertaining Jovie while he was busy.After a while, Liam came out of the kitchen, wearing an apron and carrying a plate of perfectly grilled salmon steaks. When he caught sight of Celena, a warm smile spread across his face as he called out to her, "You're home, my dear!
Celena put down her cutlery, got up, and went to retrieve some pamphlets sitting on the coffee table. She then handed them to Liam and said, "Here. You should take a look, too. I have my eye on these schools, but I don't know which one to go with. You should have a look and tell me what you think."Liam scoured through these pamphlets, then replied, "They all look great, but which one do you think is the best out of all of them?"Celena pointed to one and said, "This one is called the Guiding Star School. It's the most prestigious kindergarten in Drunham City, and boasts the best learning facilities in the city, but most importantly, it's known for its exemplary teaching style. It's always been the most famous kindergarten here in Drunham City, but unfortunately…"Liam could tell that Celena was very pleased with the Guiding Star School; otherwise, she would not have gone into such detail about it, but he sensed her hesitation and caught onto it. "What's wrong with it?"Celena glan
The next day, Theodore was sitting in his office, perusing some documents in a rather good mood, when all of a sudden, his assistant barged into the room, panting. "Mr. Eaton, something bad has happened… Something terrible has happened!"After getting over his initial shock, Theodore shot the assistant a cold glare and snapped, "What happened to scare you so that you'd come into my office without even bothering to knock?"The assistant took in a deep breath, then sauntered toward Theodore, deliberately bending over to show off her voluptuous bosom in her low-cut top. "Come on, Mr. Eaton, I didn't mean to do it… I was just too nervous to get this news to you… I'm sorry…"A lecherous grin flashed across Theodore's face. "Never mind. Tell me what happened that sent you running to me in such a panic."His assistant replied, "Well, I did as you asked and went over to see Mr. Fabin this morning, but the moment I got there, his employees at the Quality Supervision Bureau told me that he'd
Felix felt like his head was about to burst. He had no idea how to even begin navigating this situation. On the one hand, he had Liam Cole, the mysterious all-powerful man whom even Malcolm seemed to fear. On the other hand, he had Theodore Eaton, the heir of a powerful and influential family from the capital. Although the Eatons were a family of B-listers, they hailed from the capital, which meant that their power and influence could easily surpass any of the elite families here in Drunham City. There was no way that he, a mere civil servant, could risk offending someone like Theodore Eaton!The assistant noticed how ashen-face Felix looked and knew better than to intrude, so she closed the door behind her and left. Felix picked up his documents about to resume his work, but after some consideration, he decided to call Liam instead. The moment the call went through, he said with a simpering smile, "Mr. Cole, I just wanted to let you know that Mr. Eaton, Mr. Theodore Eaton, came t
The smile froze on Theodore's face. He put down his mug, let out an awkward cough, then gestured for his assistant to bring out the present he had prepared and placed it on the table. "Since you brought it up, Mr. Lloyd, I shall cut right to the chase."He gestured at the present, smiling, and continued, "Mr. Lloyd, this is a little present I've brought for you all the way from the capital. These are some of the finest delicacies and supplements, and I'm sure you will enjoy having them."Felix tried his best not to show his excitement and instead remained composed. "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Eaton, but we are not allowed to take any presents or gifts from any of our clients. I'm very sorry to have to turn you down, Mr. Eaton, but this is policy."Theodore froze at this, but a few moments later, he regained his composure, smiled, and instructed his assistant to take the present back. "Mr. Lloyd, I'm sorry if I've caused you any trouble, but if you don't mind, perhaps I'll cut
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