Linda tossed the now empty glass aside and turned to Celena. When she laid eyes on Celena's smooth, rosy skin, however, another twinge of jealousy surged through her, and she slapped her once more. "You b*tch! How delusional must you be to think Mr. Bristow, of all people, would approach you first? Who do you think you are? Besides, why would Mr. Bristow want to lie and frame you instead? You're of no importance to him, and he would not even bother to do such a thing! I'm not an idiot, I know you're just angry because you failed to seduce him, and you're now trying to get back at him!"Linda deliberately raised her voice when she said this so that her message would get across loud and clear to everyone watching. Indeed, her plan worked because the guests all began to cast Celena looks of disgust. Some of the rich socialites who had been overshadowed by Celena in the past all stepped forward in indignation just to exact their revenge. "Celena, you are absolutely shameless! Do you hon
After a few minutes but what felt like a century, the guests finally stopped throwing their cakes at Celena. A look of triumph crossed Linda's face, who was watching in amusement as this unfolded. She picked up a glass of wine, then sauntered toward Celena. She let out a sneer, her triumphant glee evident on her face, and said, "Celena, it must be humiliating to be insulted and mocked by so many people, huh? Well, I had done all of this on purpose. Do you want to know why? Because Mr. Bristow belongs to me, and I can't sit by and allow a wh*re like you to take away what's mine! Who do you think you are? You're just a sl*t, and yet you go around trying to seduce people by pretending to be an innocent young woman. I want to throw up just looking at you."Celena lifted her head to stare at Linda, seething with hatred. She snarled, "W… Why would you do something like this? I don't even know you or Mr. Bristow, so why would you do something like this to me?"A glimmer of malice flashe
Linda was feeling exceptionally confident in herself, mostly because she knew that Yankel would back her up. If anything, she was acting so matter-of-factly that one would think she and Yankel were an item, even though he had never once admitted that this was the case. Liam, whose rage was concealed underneath the mask he was wearing, wanted nothing more than to punish Linda for what she had done to Celena, but he held back because he did not want to blow his cover.He snickered, then glanced sharply at Linda and said, with contempt laced in his tone, "Yankel Bristow, so what? This is my territory. How dare you behave so rudely and even went so far as to assault my esteemed guest for tonight? I demand you apologize to this young lady right now! If not, you will face my wrath!"Everyone gasped at this. Who was this masked man, and how dare he speak of Yankel so dismissively?Bristow Group had proved itself to have exceptional potential of making it big in Drunham City, and on top o
Linda gazed at Liam up and down with a look of contempt on her face. Then, she glanced at Celena, who was wearing Liam's coat, and said, "That begs the question—why would you defend this little b*tch? Judging by the way you care for her, I'd like to think you're far more involved than you let on. Are you her ex-lover? Or perhaps her new man?"With that, she turned to Celena with a sneer and added, deliberately raising her voice, "Celena, look, someone's stepped out to defend you! Why are you so quiet? Come on, tell everyone the truth—is this masked man your lover? My, my, it seems that I was wrong all this while. It turns out you've already been cheating on your husband, but unfortunately, one is not enough, and you wanted to seduce Mr. Bristow on top of this, too! How shameless…"All of a sudden, Linda felt the entire room turn cold, and a chill went down her spine, making her shudder. The rest of her sentence got caught in her throat, and it was like the breath got knocked out of h
Who was this mysterious masked man? The audacity of him to strike and attack Linda! Not only was she Yankel's personal assistant, but there had been rumors circulating of Linda and Yankel's secret affair since they arrived in Drunham City. Was he aware of the consequences of messing with her?Or perhaps did he not fear crossing the Bristows at all?Linda could not hold in her anger any longer. She picked herself off the ground and lunged toward Liam, her arm raised above her head as she poised herself to give Liam the slap of a lifetime!However, before she could even realize what was going on, Liam whipped around and gave her a hard kick in her abdomen, sending her flying through the air before finally landing in a crumpled heap on a nearby table. The table toppled over, and Linda collapsed on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood."Ahhh!" she let out a shriek of agony as she curled herself into a ball, clutching her abdomen. Her entire body was shaking like a leaf, and she
Liam, however, was yet again unfazed. If anything, the look in his eyes seemed to get colder as he gazed at Yankel. "Let me ask you one last time—was Ms. Stone the one who approached you first?"Yankel's entire body froze when he sensed the hostility in Liam's tone. He began to feel a little intimidated by the steely look in Liam's eyes, and he knew from the way Liam stared at him that whatever came next would not be a simple slap.Seeing that Yankel was silent, Liam's voice rang out once more, reverberating through the walls of the hall like a ghostly echo, "Why are you quiet, Mr. Bristow? Did you hear me clearly? Let me repeat my question—did Ms. Stone really seduce you as you claimed earlier?"The malice was evident in Liam's tone, as though he would not hesitate to make Yankel pay for his sins with his life if it ever came to it. Yankel was so unnerved that he could not help gulping. He did not know how to answer Liam's question. However, as a member of the elite who had lived h
"Look at the way he's defending Celena! Could Mr. Bristow's assistant be on to something?""Of course she is! He's absolutely insane! Not only did he manage to sneak into the Drunham City Connoisseurs, but he even attacked Mr. Bristow, of all things! Does he have any idea what sort of trouble he's gotten himself into?""Well, we'll see! He's going to get the shock of his lifetime!"Yankel was delighted to hear all of this. The fact that his opponent refused to take off his mask and reveal his identity was, to him, an act of weakness. Therefore, he was adamant that this intruder was simply a gatecrasher who thought he could get away with this. He turned to Liam and snarled, "Why are you silent? It must be because I've hit the nail right on the head, haven't I? Haha! You're certainly a gutsy man. Do you have an idea what sort of party you've snuck yourself into? This is the Drunham City Connoisseurs, so what gives you the right to show up here and attack my assistant?"Yankel then ca
Yankel was rather pleased by the sudden twist of events, and he turned to Liam with a smug look. "Very well then, Mr. Walbeer. Since you know who I am, I'm sure you'll be able to handle this! This man had the balls to lay his hands on my assistant. Don't you think he should be punished for that?" he asked, pointing at Liam.Iska was immediately panicked to hear this. How could he have allowed a gatecrasher to slip into the party? Not only that, but this person had attacked Yankel and his assistant, no less! He said to Yankel in alarm, "Mr. Bristow, are you alright? I must apologize for failing my duties. I must've slipped up somehow and allowed this man to sneak in without knowing! Don't worry, Mr. Bristow, I will rectify my mistakes immediately and punish this man as you wish!"With that, he turned to Liam with a furious look and shouted, "Who are you? Do you have any idea where you are right now? How dare you sneak into this party and attack Mr. Bristow! Guards! Capture him so I ca
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