Leia ran upstairs swiftly, all while joking around with him. "Say, Liam, you went on a little pity party trip and left for almost a whole year. But look at you; you still haven't moved on from her. Your little trip was such a waste; your heart, destined to stay with Ren all along…""Nonsense, I've moved on long ago.""Sure… and yet you still get nervous hearing her name."Suddenly, Leia remembered something and quickly became serious. "Though you did come back just in time. Azure Group is in shambles; they're being targeted, and Hunt Enterprise is leading this attack. Besides, Ren and that Stefan guy aren't even talking to each other, either. It's your time to win her back."Liam frowns as well. "That's exactly why I came back. Boss has two kids and a business to run. She can't juggle all of that all the time.""Right? I had to step up and help too. But I was too inexperienced and offended some people, I almost ended up in jail after being framed too!" Leia exclaimed. She was remi
Renee was also overjoyed to learn that Liam had returned to Beach City.She even went out of her way to prepare a grand banquet at a five-star hotel in the next city so that they could welcome him back. Her brother, Chase, and some of the founding members and leaders of the Azure Group were invited too.The luxurious banquet hall was decorated to specifically incorporate many of Liam's favorite elements, such as superheroes, sports cars, beautiful women, and so on.Quinton was wearing a black suit, holding a glass of wine in his hand, and leaning against the piano, watching as people walked by with a bored expression.However, he was the one who stood out the most. With the unique black feather mask on his face, it was quite hard to not get people to turn their heads.He wasn't exactly interested in this banquet. If not for his sister's pestering, along with the mention that the main character of this party was very important to her, he would not have attended.As the organizer o
Having wandered around for so long, he had experienced many odd adventures that he simply couldn't ever finish talking about. He always thought that he would be able to face this woman with a calm heart since he had endured quite a bit of training. However, at this very moment, his heart couldn't help but flutter uncontrollably."Hey, I showed you how much I missed you! And all I get is a ‘long time no see’? Come on, dude!" Renee was still quite overwhelmed, with tears in her eyes. She had so many things she wanted to say to Liam, but the man's indifference made it feel as if he didn't want to talk to her at all, which made her rather disappointed.After all, Liam was one of the few people who truly understood her. He was practically her soulmate, someone she could speak to day and night."Sorry, Boss. Leia told me everything that happened. I'm sorry I came so late. You must've suffered so much…" Liam's eyes reddened as he responded. In actuality, he was very excited to see he
She didn't expect Liam, whom she used to make fun of for his lack of martial skill, would become so agile after a mere year. He managed to dodge three attacks from Quinton, who nearly struck his vitals at one point.As Quinton tried to punch him straight in the chin, Liam turned and dodged it with ease. He got down and did a sweep kick in a fraction of a second.Quinton had great reflexes and immediately leaped into the air, attempting to grab Liam by the shoulder with his big hands.Even so, Liam's core strength was strong, and the attack didn't move him in the slightest. He then unleashed his next attack right after.The entire fight was tense and intriguing through and through, as the two were at a stalemate. This attracted a lot of attention from the guests."Great fight! Great fight!" The guests applauded and cheered loudly as if watching a professional match.Renee, too, was in absolute shock during the entire process. Her eyes widened. "I can't believe it. I really can't…
Liam held onto his chest after being kicked. With his face twisted in pain, he seemed to show remorse. "I'm sorry… I… I didn't know you…"He really didn't know that the 'Midnight Demon' would have looked this terrifying under his mask.Seeing this showed just how ruthless Stefan used to be. This grudge between the two families would never heal unless Renee somehow wished… to give up on her twin brother."Good skills, kid." Quinton soon regained composure, ignoring the strange looks from the crowd as if nothing had happened. He then spoke to Liam arrogantly. "Few people can counter this many of my attacks, so it turns out you aren't a weakling after all. But… if you really want to be my sister's brother, you'll need more than just courage, but also strategy."Liam seemed relieved and confidently replied. "That's my strength, for sure.""Don't celebrate just yet, I have a task for you…" Quinton glanced at Renee mysteriously as he spoke, signaling toward Lia. "Come here. I'll tell
As Renee scrolled through the trending news, fury swelled in her chest. "Damn it! Which uncivilized swine leaked this?! Once I find out, I swear I'll strip them nude and leak it onto the internet for three whole days!"Below those articles were Quinton's terrifying appearance, in which the videos and photos were captured in high definition. The way her brother scrambled to pick up the mask in those videos really made her heart ache.The netizens' comments on the entire situation were hard to hear as well, especially with the use of phrases like 'hideous,' 'troll,' and 'deformed.'Renee held onto her phone, her voice panicked, and her eyebrows furrowed. "No, no, these articles have to be taken down! Quinton can't see any of these!"Leia was sitting next to her at the time, reading through all the hate comments. She sympathized with Quinton's situation, especially since she had long treated him as her brother as well. Hence, it was only natural that she was infuriated."These people
Renee followed Leia's finger; her eyes fixated on the man as she frowned. "Mr. Winston? No way… He's one of the first people who partnered with Azure Group, and he's considered an old friend of ours. I wouldn't ."When Azure Group was first founded, it was just a small company with no name and nothing to offer, so there were very few business partners who were willing to work with them. Each partnership they had managed to get back then was the fruit of their hard labor.Mr. Winston was actually great, being a down-to-earth man. Although he wasn't exactly the most powerful person to work with, he was certainly the most reliable one.This was why Renee refused to believe he would ever betray them like this. "I think there's more to the eye…""But… the angle! It's definitely taken from this angle! Even if he hadn't uploaded the video, he was the one who recorded it! It's obvious that he had ulterior motives for doing so!""Ah, let's just forget about it for now. We have to think of
Renee rubbed her eyes groggily. "What is it? Are there people insulting my brother again? Ugh, back to the warzone!""No, no, not your brother, but your ex-husband! Just look… Everyone's going for his throat! This is great!" Leia pridefully exclaimed on the other end of the line."What? Stefan Hunt?" Renee instantly sat up and looked through her phone. The first three trending searches were now all related to Stefan, and each was as shocking as the other.The first three words in the search were all related to Stefan, and every word was enough to be described as explosive.[Stefan Hunt's brutality!][Stefan Hunt should be in jail!][Stefan Hunt is an absolute scum!]The woman's entire body tensed up, her eyes glued to her phone screen. After that, she clicked on each of the articles and read through its contents.A user named 'I_Got_You_Good_Now' seemed to have written a long essay about how Quinton was once abandoned in a village where he fell victim to horrifying abuse during
Renee was well aware of the situation and was calm in the face of death. "If Macsen wants to kill us, Benjamin will feign ignorance. I think we're doomed here today.""Whatever. I'm not afraid!" Leia didn't take it too seriously, grinning. "You and Liam are the most important people to me. Although we weren't born on the same day, it's great that we can die on the same day. I want us to be siblings in our next lives!""Silly, you're so optimistic. We're going to get killed, not attending a party! Why are you this happy?" Liam's gloominess and tenseness gradually relaxed because of Leia's optimistic and happy tone. "Yeah, it isn't a big deal. I have no regrets since I can die with you guys.""You guys have no regrets, but I'm unlucky!"Mateo kept sighing. "If I knew, I wouldn't have meddled in this or caught you guys. At most, I'd be suppressed by another guy. But now, I'm about to get killed. I regret it! You have big supporters, don't you? Is there any way to contact either of
When the fight reached an intense moment, Macsen's subordinates managed to surround Liam and Mateo. They were disappointing.Macsen's most loyal subordinate aimed a gun at Liam's head and screamed at Renee, who had gone mad. He tried to threaten her. "Let our boss go, or I'll make you pay a price!" Renee regained her wits and turned to look at Liam. Her mouth was bloody. A helpless sigh escaped her. "Why are you this useless? How could they get you?"Helpless, she slowly got up and let Macsen go temporarily. "Motherfucker! Go to hell!"When Macsen regained freedom, he was no longer a gentleman. He slapped Renee twice with one hand and held his neck with the other. Then, he ordered his subordinates, "Tie them up with the woman on that ship!""Okay!" Macsen's subordinates were obedient. They quickly grabbed a thick and heavy rope to tie up Renee, Liam, Leia, and Mateo together, tying the rope around them thrice."Liam, why are you caught too? You're so useless. We even wanted
Everyone looked at each other in dismay before raising their weapons to attack Renee.Liam ordered his subordinates to fight Macsen's men when he noticed the danger. "Don't hurt her, or I'll fight you!"There were more than ten people from both sides. When they started fighting, the whole jetty was filled with the sounds of weapons and bullets. It was a mess.That battle sacrificed a lot of Liam's subordinates. Gradually, he failed to hold on."Mateo, where are your men? Get them into the fight. If anything happens to Boss, you'll suffer too. That crazy Stefan will kill everyone!"While fighting Macsen's subordinates, Liam wanted to involve Mateo in the fight since the latter was merely watching. Besides, he knew what a man like Mateo, who was good at weighing the pros and cons, cared about the most.As expected, Mateo chose to side with Liam when he heard that this mess would affect his relationship with Stefan.After all, Macsen was the most powerful person in the fort. It wou
"What do you want? I'm warning you! Stay away from me, or I won't go easy on you!"For an unknown reason, a chill ran down Macsen's spine when he saw how fierce Renee looked. He wondered why she was that fierce. She could walk fast even when dragging a sandbag over 110 pounds—she wasn't ordinary.Holding a gun, Macsen flexed his fingers as his knuckles turned white. "I don't care about people's lives! I can kill them if I'm happy, including you!""Is that so?" Renee stubbornly faced the gun and walked forward. She glared at him coldly. "A demon like you should never live. I'll kill you, even if I have to die for it!"She swiftly pounced on and pushed him down despite the heavy sandbag.Everything happened so fast, Macsen was dumbstruck. Renee even managed to knock on his gun. The gun went off, firing a bullet at a nearby stone pillar. It nearly hurt one of Macsen's subordinates. "Oh, you don't care about people's lives, do you? You can just kill them, huh? I'll make you suffer t
Macsen clenched his fists, agitated. For many years, he was mainly responsible for the armed forces of the fort. On the other hand, Benjamin instructed his adopted sons to take care of his business. Previously, Hunt Enterprise promised the Jenkins family many profits under the condition that Renee and Joanne could leave the fort safely. Hence, Benjamin let them go at that critical point despite the humiliation he faced. Afterward, Stefan continued his close cooperation with the Jenkins family. While this happened, the relationship between Macsen and Benjamin grew tenser. Gradually, Macsen kept gathering power to surpass Benjamin one day and take revenge on Stefan.Renee and Leia's sudden arrival at the fort was beyond Macsen's expectations. Although he was getting stronger, he wasn't powerful enough to fight Benjamin and the Hunts. Despite this, he naturally wouldn't give up such a good chance easily. Macsen's revenge was the result of his impulsiveness. He had been reckless,
"Well, you're bold. A pity that…you fell in love with such a cruel man like Stefan!"Macsen took a deep breath and waved melancholicly. Then, he instructed someone to push Renee into the river.Renee neither resisted nor tried to stall for time. She just wanted to get it over with. Having seen through men and human nature, she suddenly became pessimistic.Macsen's subordinate grabbed Renee and dragged her to the river bank. Before he was about to push her into the river, a dazzling light ruined the darkness and oppresiveness of the jetty. "I knew it was you, Macsen!" a furious voice resonated in the air. Liam, holding a floodlight, shone it into Macsen's eyes. "You and I aren't enemies! Why did you target me? Do you know how important these two people are to me?" he growled fiercely. Mateo followed closely behind. At first, he watched everything in silence. Eventually, he said something to sow discord between them. "Macsen, why couldn't you talk it out with us? You secretly
Disgust overcame Renee. She found Macsen pathetic."You claimed that you love your girlfriend, but you married Luneth. You married her and got a kid. Now, you want to be intimate with the woman you've just met. Do men think that love is just a trivial thing?""How could you…" Macsen was stunned. He didn't expect her to say that so directly. Guilty, he retorted, "You don't know anything! Men's love is different from women's love.""What's the difference?" Renee snorted and shot him a disdainful stare. "Yeah, it's different. Women are superior human beings. Once they fall in love with someone, they'll never sleep with another man. But men are different. Men are simply animals. They can love many people and sleep with different women. Maybe men and women shouldn't exist at the same time. Then, there won't be so many heartbroken women.""I disagree!" Macsen rolled up his sleeves, turning competitive because of Renee's words. "You make it sound like only men will have a change of heart.
"What kind of condition? I'm listening," Renee said curiously."It's very simple. The best way to take revenge on a man is to humiliate his beloved in front of him, especially by making her a slut in front of him. So…"After a pause, Macsen sized Renee up and cracked a wicked smile. "Turn on your social media, go live, and show everyone how you and I fool around. Let them see how you enjoy my lovemaking. Then, I'll consider letting you guys live!""That's outrageous!" Leia snarled, unable to tolerate it any longer. "You're out of your mind! Your woman is humiliated, so you should find fault with the culprit! Why do you want to hurt another innocent woman? If you love live shows, you should go shoot that kind of video yourself and sell it worldwide. It'll satisfy your special tastes!"Her sarcasm angered Macsen, who turned to his subordinate beside him.The subordinate immediately walked forward. Without hesitation, he grabbed Leia to the large ship behind Macsen."It's finally qu
Renee interrupted Leia for fear that the latter's words might drive Macsen up the wall.Macsen's intense reaction proved that he wasn't lying. Stefan had probably done something outrageous to his girlfriend.However, there might be some hidden clues in that incident. Given Renee's understanding of Stefan, he wasn't so ruthless even though he was abominable."No, she's right." Macsen took a deep breath and sneered. "I should make myself clear. If not, you'd never know how wicked someone could be… When I found my girlfriend, she was naked and had all kinds of bruises. She cried and told me that Stefan had assaulted her for several days and nights. In the end, she jumped off a building and died in front of me because of the utter humiliation!""What?!" At that point, Leia expressed her disbelief. "That can't be! There must be some misunderstanding! Stefan's a scumbag, but he's not a skirt-chaser or a deviant. That kind of thing would never have happened. Given his identity and sta