Yousef's entire face was crimson as he struggled for breath, his eyes wide with panic. The suffocating sensation within his lungs, coupled with the cold, ruthless look in Liam's eyes made him certain that Liam was going to kill him right that instant. Immediately fear coursed through his veins, propelling him to beg for mercy, but his words came out rather different than what he had intended. "Unacceptable! I'm warning you, Liam. Put me down right now! I'm the president of Bristow Group and the head of the Bristow family! You should think twice before laying your hands on me! I command power and authority which you cannot even begin to imagine, and if you dare to hurt me, your wife, your daughter, and not even the Stones will be spared from revenge!" Yousef cried out. Rebecca finally snapped out of her initial shock but was even more horrified to discover Liam with his hand around her husband's neck. Yousef's threat sent a newfound courage coursing through her veins, and she immedi
When he realized that Liam had not killed him, Yousef thought it was because Liam was still secretly intimidated by his power. He turned to scowl at Liam, who was at that moment trying to leave the room with Celena. His eyes were ablaze with vengeance, like a venomous snake about to strike. "Liam, this will not be the end! You must be delusional to think that I will let you go because you spared my life!"In your dreams! Your entire family, including the Stones, shall face my wrath! One day you're going to be kneeling before me, begging for mercy!"Yousef had taken over Bristow Group from a young age and had single-handedly nurtured it to become one of the most successful enterprises in the capital. Even in all his years of doing business, he had never felt so disrespected before, and was determined to make Liam pay for this!Liam turned around, his arm wrapped loosely around Celena's waist and glanced at Yousef from the door. "Try me!"With that, he and Celena swept out of the r
Celena stood in the yard, watching Liam as he parked the scooter properly, and could not help asking out of concern, "Liam, I know you're a great fighter, and that no ordinary person would be a match for you at all, but tonight… What will happen to us if Mr. Bristow comes seeking revenge? This is the Bristow Group we're talking about, and certainly we will never be able to survive if they decide to turn against us and my family!"The thought of having to go up against Yousef and the entire Bristow family was enough to make Celena cower in fear. Her entire face was etched with alarm, and tears brimmed in her eyes at the realization that she had inadvertently gotten her family involved yet again. After all, Bristow Group was a powerful company from the capital, whereas the Stones were just a small family in Drunham City. Not even the Stone family with all their assets combined could hold the fort against the Bristow Group should they seek revenge. Liam parked the scooter, then retur
Jovie, who had her eyes trained on the TV screen all this while, suddenly turned around and was rather amused by the sight of her parents with their arms around each other as though they had fused into one. She covered her mouth, giggling mischievously. "Haha, Mom and Dad are being naughty!"Celena finally snapped out of her stupor and realized, to her embarrassment, that she had leaped straight into Liam's arms without really noticing what she was doing, which resulted in her straddling Liam in a manner that was not exactly child-friendly. Celena's face flushed scarlet, and she quickly retreated from Liam's embrace, practically leaping to the other end of the couch in an effort to avoid him. Liam felt her warm body leave his. Within the next moment, Celena was already sitting on the other end of the couch. He was a little disappointed by this, and could not help shooting Jovie an indignant look when he heard her giggles. "How is this naughty? Dads are allowed to hug their wives!"
The sight of Liam and Jovie on his scooter, whipping in and out amongst the rows of luxury cars, was, naturally, a sight to behold. Liam, however, did not seem at all bothered by all the people snickering at him. Instead, he parked the scooter, then grabbed Jovie's pink backpack with one hand and picked her up in his other. Together, they made their way toward the academic affairs department.He had already phoned the school shortly before arriving, so the department head was already expecting their arrival and they could proceed straight to starting the enrolment process.Meanwhile, the head of the academic affairs department was sitting in his office, along with some of the other teachers, as they waited in anticipation for the famous Mr. Cole's arrival. They were all well aware of the fact that the Guiding Star School was reserved only for children of the rich and famous. After all, no ordinary family could afford a fifty-thousand-dollar school fee per semester to send their c
However, she did not realize how loud she actually was, so both Liam and Jovie overheard it. Liam's expression darkened at this, but he tried his best to stifle his anger. This was Jovie's first day of school, and the last thing he wanted was to offend her teacher. Sophie felt the fury wavering off Liam's body and knew that she had struck a nerve. She forced out a smile and said, "Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Cole. Unfortunately, Mr. Reynolds has something important to tend to, so he won't be able to assist you in your enrollment procedure. However, he has left the task to me instead, so I'll be helping you today. My name is Sophie Devens, but you can call me Ms. Devens."With that, she gestured for Liam to follow, then turned around and headed toward the office. "Come with me, Mr. Cole, and we'll get started with the enrollment process."Liam nodded and followed her. The moment they entered the room, Liam realized that the entire office had been decorated with streamers and banne
Of course, there were always exceptions to this. Some of the children hailed from ordinary families, but managed to get their children enrolled into the Guiding Star School with connections. Having a child who attended the Guiding Star School was no doubt a great networking opportunity, because the parents of these children would be able to meet other wealthy, influential parents at school events and in turn expand their networking. Clearly, Liam and Jovie fell into the latter category, which meant that they did not truly possess any powerful connections or influence at all. Therefore, Sophie did not even want to give them the time of day. She read the forms once more, then turned to Liam and said, "Mr. Cole, I am in no position to tell you this, but I'd like to remind you that the Guiding Star School is one of the best, and thus, most expensive, schools in this city. The tuition fee alone costs upwards of fifty thousand dollars, and according to the information you've given, you a
Sophie smiled at Lara. "Well, I'll leave her in your hands now, Ms. Lara."Lara smiled back. "Thank you, Ms. Devens."Sophie nodded and decided not to keep Lara's class on hold any longer, so she gestured to Liam, signaling him to leave with her. Jovie quickly waved at her father and called out, "Bye, Dad!"Liam grinned and waved back at her. "Be a good girl, Jovie, and I'll come pick you up later!"Once Liam and Sophie left, Lara squatted down and squeezed Jovie's hand reassuringly, then whispered, "Is your name Jovie, my dear?"Jovie nodded. "Yes, Miss, my name is Jovie Cole. My Dad's name is Liam Cole, and he's a very powerful bodyguard!"The entire classroom erupted into a chorus of laughter."What? Did she say her father is a bodyguard?""Did you hear how proud she is? What's there to be proud of? He's just a stupid bodyguard! How embarrassing!""I wouldn't even have dared to tell anyone if my Dad is a bodyguard! My Dad has a few bodyguards of his own, and he always cal
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