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
"Very well then! I've never met someone who dares to challenge me like this in all these years of ruling over Drunham City! I was capable of destroying the entire Cole family seven years ago, I can do it again!" Morgan's face was steely and remorseless. "Morgan, he's still got Trent captive. Should we send someone to rescue Trent first?" Jonas asked. Morgan considered this for a moment, then finally said, "Let's not give ourselves away just yet. He must've been prepared for this, otherwise, he wouldn't have taken Trent away just like that. Let's try to call Trent and see what's going on there!" They did as he asked. Trent's phone rang, and Calum handed the phone to Liam. "It must be the Walkers' calling." Liam picked up. Morgan's husky voice rang out from the other end of the line, "If you send Trent back to us, do the same to yourself as what you've done to Trent, and beg for our mercy, I might just consider forgiving you." Liam sneered. The Walkers were as arrogant as he re
Morgan hesitated for a moment, then turned to Jonas and said, "Jonas, gather the men, including the rest of the brothers—the more the merrier! Also, get in touch with those two in the gangs and tell them I need their help! They'll be more than willing to lend a helping hand!" Jonas replied, "Morgan, I've already done that. I've already gathered about two thousand people, and if we add on the two brothers, we might be able to get an extra thousand or so men!" Morgan nodded in approval. All of a sudden, he recalled that the Walkers still had about a dozen or so men amid training to be martial artists and called out after Jonas, "Jonas, summon the martial artists back to Drunham City. They need to be here tomorrow!" Jonas nodded and left to carry out his tasks! "Hans, get on top of our financial assets and prepare some liquid assets for the upcoming battle. Also, notify the Stones of what we're going to do and request as much help as we can from them. Get in touch with the other f