"Dad, Felton is right. This is between him and Leon. The Morrisons have nothing to do with it. We don't have to risk crossing the Western Boss over such a trivial matter," Jayden said hastily. He had some disputes with Leon over the collaboration in the past and since Hugo was the one who secured the partnership, Jayden’s position in the family was threatened. Hence, he was displeased with Leon all along. Now that Felton was here to retaliate against Leon, it worked perfectly to his interest and he desperately wished Felton would teach Leon a lesson. Therefore, he did not want Caleb to get involved and protect Leon. He seized the chance to glance at the two elders behind him, hoping they would side with him. "Yeah! Caleb, the Western Boss, and the Fermers are formidable." "Besides, Mister Wolf is extremely powerful, so there's no point for the Morrisons to get involved in this!" ... The two elders hesitated before talking to Caleb. They felt differently from Jayden.
"Well," Caleb and the elders all fell silent. They knew that Renee's words were reasonable and that the Morrisons were supposed to be fully responsible for security. Even if Felton and the Apostles could not defeat Leon, the Morrisons were not supposed to stand idly by while Felton destroyed the sales drive. If they allowed this to happen, they would not be able to face Leon afterward. Still, the Western Boss and the Fermers were a formidable force. If the Morrisons sided with Leon to go against the Fermers, this would cause unpredictable losses to the Morrisons. Instantly, the three of them were at a crossroads and did not know what to do. "Grandpa, Renee is right. We can't just stand idly by! Besides, the Western Boss is ambitious. Even if we choose to back down from this fight, it would just fuel their arrogance and the consequences can be unimaginable," Hugo added to support Renee's view. "Well, that's true." Hugo's words brought Caleb and the elders to a realizatio
"What?" Felton and Jayden were both shocked. Jayden thought that Caleb was about to give up on protecting Leon because of what he said. To his bewilderment, Hugo and Renee managed to change his mind. Now, Caleb intends to neglect the family's gain to protect Leon. Jayden was reluctant to accept this. "Dad, you need to think twice! The Morrisons shouldn't declare war against the Fermers for an outsider's sake! We will suffer losses for nothing," Jayden said. Before he could finish his sentence, Caleb cut him off. "Shut up, Jayden. I know what I'm doing. I don't need you to teach me what to do," Caleb roared with a dark expression. He knew that Jayden was doing this to protect the family as he did not wish for the Morrisons to work for Leon over nothing. However, Jayden was too short-sighted and could only consider the benefit before him, unlike Hugo. On top of that, Jayden caused troubles multiple times in the past that led to disputes with Leon. Given what happened in
"Very well. Elder Morrison, so the Morrisons are dead set on crossing us, then? Is that right?" Felton laughed angrily. He initially thought he could convince Caleb to give up on protecting Leon so that both the Morrisons and the Fermers could prevent unnecessary losses. However, Caleb did not feel the same. This caught Felton by surprise and enraged him. "That's right. Felton, I will give you one chance out of respect for the Western Boss. If you leave now, I can pretend like this never happened. Otherwise, you will face consequences!" Caleb warned. Though he already decided to defend Leon, it would still be best for Felton to leave before any casualty occurred. That way, a fight could be prevented. "Elder Morrison, don't bother trying to scare me! Others may fear the Morrisons, but the Fermers don't! Since you insist on protecting Leon, don't blame us for not showing mercy!" Felton sneered, not taking Caleb's warning seriously at all. To take Loen down, he was fully p
"Elder Grimston, Elder Underwood, what is the meaning of this?" Caleb's expression darkened as he watched Felton greet the Grimstons and the Underwoods. An ominous feeling arose within him. "Can't you tell, Elder Morrison? I called the Grimstons and the Underwoods here!" Felton said as he stared at Caleb mockingly. "What?" Caleb was stunned and could not believe what he was hearing. He already sensed something amiss when he saw the Grimstons and Underwoods entering, but he never expected them to be Felton's allies. The Fermers were rulers of the underground society, while the Grimstons and the Underwoods operated strictly legally. The three families were never in contact with one another, so Caleb could not figure out why these two families would work with the Fermers. Naturally, he was not the only one who was taken aback. The other guests felt the same as well. They all thought that Felton would lose to Caleb and the Western Boss would step in. To their surprise, th
"The chairman of Cynthion Group is something. He's an outsider, yet he dares to cross the Fermers, the Grimstons and the Underwoods." "Does he have a death wish?" "Yeah. With the Grimstons and the Underwoods in the picture, he is outnumbered. As capable as the Morrisons may be, they can't fight off three powerful families to keep him safe!" ... The others all gasped and turned to look at Leon, who stood tall, in shock. The Morrisons had been promoting the sales drive for the past few days and most of the younger martial artists witnessed the power of alchemical pills at Jaxon's bouquet. Hence, they all came to participate in the sales drive to purchase alchemical pills. All they knew about the chairman of Cynthion Group was that he was a young man and an outsider from the southern region. Still, if Leon could build Cynthion Group all by himself, they assumed that he was a wise and brilliant man. However, what they were seeing seemed to contradict what they anticipated.
"Um, what? These are just useless scum. It's not a big deal," Leon snapped out of it and said casually, not at all threatened by the others. His words caused a stir in the crowd. "What the? Has he gone mad?" "How dare he say that in front of three powerful families?" "How arrogant can he be?" ... Once the others snapped out of the initial shock, they all turned to Leon in disbelief. When they learned that Leon crossed the Fermers, the Grimstons, and the Underwoods, they already recognized that Leon was arrogant. Still, they now realized they underestimated Leon. Not only was Leon not threatened by the situation at all, but he also mocked the three families and called them scums. This was practically suicidal. None of them could comprehend what gave Leon the courage to do so. "Why you-" Caleb's face turned green from rage. He initially hoped that Leon would think of a solution or lessen his burden, but to his surprise, Leon provoked their opponents further. I
"Umm…"Upon hearing this, Caleb's complexion turned an uncertain shade of pale green. He knew full well that the Morrisons' Mansion could never stand up against the forces of the Fermers, Grimstons, and Underwoods. Continuing to shelter Leon would be akin to walking straight into a death trap.However, the Cynthion Group was a partner of the Morrisons' Mansion, and he had publicly declared his support for Leon in the face of the Fermers just moments ago. As the esteemed head of the Morrisons' Mansion, going back on his word in front of numerous ancient martial family forces would be a betrayal of trust. The Morrisons' Mansion would likely become a laughingstock if he did so – a situation he could not bear to witness.With these thoughts in mind, he found himself in a quandary, unsure of how to proceed. "Dad, I've advised you before; the Morrisons' Mansion should steer clear of the feud between Leon and the Fermers. But you refused to listen!"However, there's still some room for