Yousef was silent for a few seconds and made up his mind. He had a frosty glint in his eyes as he said, "We'll treat Liam and his wife, the young lady from the Stone family, to dinner tonight.""What did you say?" Rebecca was furious as soon as she heard what Yousef said. She was angry and reluctant as she shouted, "Darling, are you crazy? Liam is the culprit who got our son locked up behind bars, yet you want to treat him to dinner? What the hell are you thinking? I don't care. I can't treat the culprit who harmed my son to dinner."Rebecca was afraid Yousef would insist, so she quickly stood up from the couch, rushing up to Yousef. She grabbed his arm and bellowed, "Darling, Liam is the one who framed our son!""Enough!" Yousef was already feeling very irritated because nothing was going his way, yet Rebecca was still harassing him. He was sullen as he shouted, which frightened Rebecca so much that she shuddered.Yousef turned to look at Rebecca and saw her looking reluctant. He
Rebecca's son was the heir of the Bristow Group. He would be inheriting the family's business in the future. He absolutely could not go to jail.Otherwise, her son's reputation will be tainted in the future. He would be laughed at for the rest of his life.Rebecca absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.Since this was caused by Liam and his wife, then they should resolve the matter at its roots. If Liam and his wife refuse to cooperate, they would have no choice but to get rid of them.Thinking of that filled Rebecca's eyes with a vicious desire to kill.…Meanwhile, Liam was at home, keeping Jovie and Celena company.Both Jovie and Celena were quite frightened after Leon and the others came. It took Liam a while to cheer Jovie up and make her forget about it. At that moment, Jovie was drawing quietly on the couch with Celena.Suddenly, Liam's phone rang. It was from an unfamiliar number. Liam then grabbed his phone and went to the yard.As soon as he answered the c
Celena's thoughts were written on her face. She was clearly the one who was bullied, yet she pretended to be fine and comforted Liam instead.Seeing the way Celena looked, Liam sighed with a frown and said helplessly, "Alright. I'll do as you say."Liam called back the number from earlier. As soon as the call was connected, Liam said, "Send me the time and location. We'll be there tonight." There seemed nothing unusual with Yousef's behavior. He acted as if the call had not ended before and replied with a smile, "Alright. We'll be waiting at The Grand Crown to welcome you and your wife."Soon, it was nighttime, and Liam brought Celena to The Grand Crown.The Grand Crown was a famous winery in Drunham City, and the entire place had vintage decor. All the servers working there were dressed in vintage suits as well, which just looked majestic.The Grand Crown was the symbol of status in Drunham City. People who dined there were either rich or famous, and it was evident by the luxur
What Wasyl said left Cheryl in stitches as she covered her mouth.She looked at Celena and Liam in great contempt and sneered, "Celena, I know you guys don't have money, but you shouldn't be out here embarrassing yourselves. You're my sister. Do you know how humiliating it would be for our family if word got out that you're working as a dishwasher at The Grand Crown?"How about this? Don't embarrass yourselves by going in. If you're short on money, I'll give you some. Is one thousand dollars enough? Take the money and quickly get out of here. Don't stay here anymore. It's embarrassing. "My sweetheart and I have a dinner date with an important guest tonight. It would be too embarrassing if my guest found out a member of the Stone family is a dishwasher here."So, take this one thousand dollars and get the hell out of here. You staying here is bad for everybody's appetite."As Cheryl said that, she opened up her purse, pulled out a thousand dollars, and handed it to Celena arrogant
Cheryl was so angry that she clenched her teeth hard as she watched Celena and Liam's back. How dare Liam ask them to get out of the way?He was just someone who married into the Stone family that Cheryl looked down upon. How dare he be rude to her? Cheryl could not hold back the anger no matter what. She stomped her feet in fury, let go of Wasyl's arm, and ran toward Liam and Celena.Cheryl rushed up to them and stopped them. Immediately after that, she pointed at Liam furiously and bellowed, "Liam! What did you say? How dare you be rude to me? Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me with such an attitude? "Do you think you're a member of the Stone family just because you married Celena? Listen up. You're just a watchdog that my family is keeping. No, you're worse than that. At least a dog would shake its tail when it sees its owner."But you don't even know your place. How dare you ask us to go to a different restaurant for dinner? Who do you think you are? Do you know
"I can tell you that I know these two people, and they are broke. They can't afford to dine at The Grand Crown. Look how poor they are. If you let them in, you're just lowering the standards for the restaurant. The sight of them is spoiling our appetite. So, hurry up and throw them out!" said Wasyl.He even waved in front of himself and looked incredibly disgusted.Of course, Mr. Dixon was fawning over him. With a big smile, he said, "Yes, sure, Mr. Abbott. Don't worry. I'll take care of this now. I certainly won't let them spoil your mood for dinner."Mr. Dixon turned around, and his expression immediately changed. He glared at Liam and Celena frostily, surveying them. A look of disgust appeared in his eyes after he confirmed that they had never been to The Grand Crown before. "The Grand Crown is not a normal restaurant. This is not a place you can afford. Please leave," Mr. Dixon barked.Hearing that got Celena so pissed that her body trembled. Her face was flushed as she refut
The air Liam exuded became even frostier after he heard what Mr. Dixon said. He shot a sharp glare at Mr. Dixon and said, "So, you mean poor people don't deserve to dine at The Grand Crown? Do you mean they should be humiliated by you because they don't have money?"Liam was going to let it slide. However, Mr. Dixon's attitude and actions pissed Liam off.He was just a restaurant manager, yet his words were so harsh to the ear.So what if they were poor? Nobody would stay poor or rich forever in this world. Who could tell what would happen in the future?Mr. Dixon looked down on the poor and kept insulting them. He even humiliated the dignity of the others as he pleased.That infuriated Liam.However, Mr. Dixon did not seem to have the slightest idea about what he was doing. He became even more cocky and disdainful as he said, "Pardon me, sir. The Grand Crown is a high-end winery. If you have the money, of course, you can dine at our restaurant. It's just a shame that-"Mr. Dixo
Naturally, Mr. Dixon was smiling subserviently as he sent Wasyl and Cheryl off. It was only after their silhouettes were completely gone that the look of flattery disappeared. At that moment, Mr. Dixon completely lost his patience. He looked angrily at Liam, "Young man, since you want to do things the hard way, I'll have no choice but to have security kick you out."He then spoke into this earpiece. Soon, a few security guards appeared. After Mr. Dixon spoke to them, they all stared at Liam and Celena fiercely, ready to chase them out. However, just as Mr. Dixon was giving orders to the security guards, Liam already took out his phone and dialed Yousef's number. The moment the call went through, Liam asked icily, "Mr. Yousef Bristow, you were the one who invited us here for dinner, yet the manager of The Grand Crown is stopping us from entering. He is even planning to chase us away. May I know what is the meaning of this?" Yousef already waited in the private room upstairs for
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