With Celena's movement, Jovie stirred, and when she saw her mother clutching her like that, she gently squeezed Celena's hand and said feebly, "Don't cry, Mommy! It doesn't hurt anymore!" Celena began to tremble and sob even harder at this. "Jovie, I thought I was never going to see you again! It's all Mommy's fault; I failed to protect you." "Please don't cry, Mommy! I'm so happy that I finally got to see Daddy now! it doesn't hurt anymore, Mommy, so please don't cry." Jovie's face was as pale as a sheet of paper. She was only six years old, but she spoke as if she were a mature adult! Celena felt heartbroken at this. Her precious little daughter! She nodded and replied, "Okay, Jovie. I promise I won't cry anymore. My dear Jovie's the bravest girl I've ever seen! I couldn't be more proud of you!" Jovie glanced around the room and, when she could not find Liam, turned to Celena and asked, "Mommy, where's Daddy? Is Daddy going to leave us again? Why is he leaving us again? I
After a brief moment's contemplation, Celena quickly changed her clothes and stormed out of her room, ignoring Calum's resistance and instead saying, "I can't stop worrying about Liam. Don't try to stop me. Just promise me you'll stay here and keep an eye on Jovie. I'll be back soon! If Liam comes back, just tell him to take good care of Jovie, and tell him that I don't hate him!" With that, she hailed a taxi and told the driver, "Sir, please bring me to Stone Mansion in the Uptown Area!" Celena knew just how much power the Walkers held over the entire Drunham City. Seven years ago she had already witnessed just how malicious the Walkers were capable of being, and now that seven years had passed and the Walkers were even more powerful than ever, Celena knew she had no choice but to seek refuge from the Stones. Although the Stones were technically a smaller family than the Walkers, and she was banished from the family seven years ago, Celena had to give it a try despite the minusc
The man next to Cheryl smirked and asked, "My love, is this that shameless sister of yours that you've told me about? Well well." The man gave Celena a once-over. He had to admit that Celena was indeed a stunner; it was no wonder she was known as the most beautiful woman in Drunham City. Even though she gave birth, her figure was still as slender as ever, with curves in all the right places. Cheryl scoffed when she saw her boyfriend leering at Celena and snapped, "What's wrong? Are you interested in my sister, Jacob?" Jacob immediately turned away from Celena and snaked his arm around Cheryl's shoulder, gazing at her tenderly. "Of course not, my love! How can I be interested in someone like her when I've only got eyes for you? Besides, you're much more beautiful than her!" No woman could resist being praised like this, much less Cheryl, who was undermined by Celena's beauty all her life. No matter what she did, Celena could do it better, and thus Cheryl always lived under her s
At this exact moment, Liam arrived just in time to see Cheryl slapping Celena across the face and Celena slumping onto the ground in a crumpled heap. He felt his blood boil and wanted nothing more than to snap Cheryl's arm right in half. The moment he saw that, he leaped out of the car before it even stopped and sprinted toward them. No one was allowed to treat Celena like this! Cheryl raised her arm above her head, poised to give another slap, when all of a sudden someone swatted her arm away so forcefully that she staggered backward. Finally, she lost her balance and plopped onto the ground, right in the middle of the puddle of wastewater! "Ahhh—" she shrieked in disgust. Her hands were now covered in wastewater, and she was even more infuriated by the sight of Jacob standing to one side, his mouth agape in shock. "Are you an idiot? How can you stand there like that while someone else picks on your girlfriend?" Jacob finally snapped out of his stupor. He stared at Cheryl, w
Cheryl ordered someone to bring over a bucketful of the leftover wastewater that the servants used to mop the floors so that she could pour it onto Celena to spite her. She could not believe that she ended up being covered in the same water too, and at the thought of this, she stomped back into the mansion, screaming. As angry as she was, Cheryl could not help but find the man who showed up to help Celena strangely familiar. It was as though she had seen him before, but she could not put a finger on it. Meanwhile, Liam brought Celena back to Jade Manor. Everyone was stunned to see Celena return with another wound this time. They bussed her back to her room where Dr. Jensen opened the dressing on her bullet wound. The stitches tore, and wastewater seeped into her wound. The edges of the wound were gaping and were beginning to become inflamed. Dr. Jensen changed the dressing and put Celena on an IV drip. Liam sat down next to Celena's bed and watched her curl up like a shrimp, fast
With Dr. Jensen's help and the aid of the best medicine around, Trent's wounds healed beautifully, and every day, just on the verge of them healing, Liam would send someone to peel them wide open again with a blunt dagger! Wails of agony echoed through the mansion day after day. The excruciating pain made Trent want to curl up and die, but he was now paralyzed in all four limbs and had no way of moving at all. He could power through the pain initially, but as the days went by, he finally could not stand it anymore and pleaded for mercy. "I'm sorry… I know what I've done… I will never do it again… Please let me go… I'll give you money in exchange for letting me go… Please…" However, everyone ignored him. Dr. Jensen continued to tend to him every day, and his wounds continued to be peeled open again and again. Calum even saw to the task himself sometimes and subconsciously stuck the dagger in even deeper at the thought of Jovie not being able to walk again someday. "Ahhhh—" Trent
Even if the wound were to leave a scar on her forehead, Liam still thought Celena was the most beautiful woman in the world! "Her wound has gotten infected by the wastewater, and if any other doctor tended to her, they would not have been able to stop the wound from scarring, but thankfully I'm the one treating her, so that won't happen! Don't worry, Sir!" Dr. Jensen declared confidently. With that, Liam spent the entire afternoon sitting by Celena's side. Eventually, as the sun began to set, she let out a groan and slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was the beautiful chandelier dangling from the ceiling above her. When she felt the warmth of Liam's skin against hers, she turned and came face-to-face with him, staring straight at her. His eyes were etched with sorrow, guilt, and love. Finally, he let out a sigh and stroked his cheek gently with Celena's hand. "Do you hate me, Celena? I'm the reason you fell from your throne as heiress of the
At this exact moment, the Igragon already gathered and were collectively on their way to Drunham City. Louie, too, finished settling his affairs in Athenapolis and was making his way there. The Igragon were such a large group of warriors that naturally, their presence caught the attention of the Federal Aviation Department, who quickly relayed the message to the various branches of the Igragon's journey. Everyone in the Federal Aviation Department was wondering whether something terrible happened in Drunham City that required the Igragon's intervention. They sent their people out to find out if anything was wrong in Drunham City, but sadly their searches were futile. No one knew what the Igragon were there for; all that was known was their destination. Liam returned to the living room of Jade Manor, where Albert waited. He leaped to his feet and reported to Liam, "Sir, the Pendragon and Igragon Warriors are all ready for battle. The first elite Igragon team arrived in Drunham Cit