Patrick cast one last glare at Cheryl, whose cheek was still oozing blood, before storming out of the hall with his bodyguards. Cheryl slumped onto the ground, clutching her face as she stared at her leaving fiance in disbelief. Finally, she burst into tears. "Liam Cole! Celena Stone! You bastards! That bitch! Bitch! I will make you regret you were ever born!" That night, the news of Liam's appearance at Cheryl's engagement party with his deceased parents' ashes spread through the entire Drunham City like wildfire. The Stones had become the laughingstock of the town overnight! Some who had once been victims of Cheryl's wrongdoings all applauded Liam for his heroic act, and some even began to speculate what Liam had been up to throughout the past few years of his banishment. After some time, someone revealed that Liam was simply a retired soldier and did not, in fact, hail from any powerful martial arts background. He was just a passionate man with some tricks up his sleeve. How

"You're coming with me? That's great!" Celena exclaimed gleefully, but all of a sudden, something occurred to her. Her expression changed from that of joy to worry. Liam noticed this and could not help asking, "What's wrong?" "Um… I'm really excited about the idea of us attending Grandpa's birthday party together. Still, I'm just wondering… how Grandpa would react if he saw us together, considering that this was why he banished me in the first place…" Celena trailed off, her brows furrowed in a concerned look. Liam stroked her hair and smiled. "Don't worry about it! I didn't want you to go alone because you're still recovering from your injuries, so all I wanted was to be able to take care of you while you were there." Celena realized he was right. She nodded. "Alright! I feel much safer with you around!" With that, she covered herself with the blanket so that Liam would not be able to see her blush. She felt as though her cheeks were on fire. Even though Liam had tried his

Ever since the Hughes broke off Patrick and Cheryl's engagement, the Hughes had gone a step further and deliberately disrupted all of the Stone family's business transactions. Because of that, the Stone family had lost several important business deals over the past few days and suffered a significant blow to their finances. Therefore, they chose to host a birthday party on Reginald's behalf as an excuse to invite all the socialites in the city and revive their connections. It was indeed Cheryl who had sent the invitation over. Since Liam had ruined her engagement and humiliated her in front of the entire Drunham City, she was determined to make Celena pay it back tenfold! The next day, the Stones wanted to reiterate to the public that they were still as strong as ever despite the Hughes' backlash, so they deliberately set the venue of the party at one of the most expensive and luxurious hotels in Drunham City, the King's Summit Hotel, which was second only to the Sovereign Hotel. T

That invitation was priceless to Celena! She had endured shame and humiliation after being banished from the Stone family all those years ago, and this invitation was the only thing allowing her to return to the family again! The invitation contained Celena's hope of returning to a normal life with her family, but Qemal had torn it up right before her! Liam furrowed his brows at this, then knelt to the ground and pulled Celena up. Celena staggered to her feet, still sobbing, and turned to Liam. "What…what should I do, Liam? That's the invitation that Grandpa gave me…" Liam's grip tightened around her hand. "I know, Celena!" All Celena could think of was that she had lost her invitation and would never be allowed back to the family. She got on her knees again to pick up the shredded paper. "The invitation! This is the invitation Grandpa gave me…" Liam knew just how much this invitation mattered to her, so he turned to stare at Qemal with a look so cold it could freeze water. "I'

The woman following Qemal was none other than Sherah, his mother and Yafe's second wife. She was a little over forty years old but still in great shape and looked about ten years younger. She was wearing a beautiful dress, which brought out her elegance. Sherah stormed over to Celena and barked at her, "How dare you show your face here, Celena? You've been picking on Qemal for as long as I can remember. I know you hate me for marrying your father, but why are you taking it out on poor Qemal? It's your own fault you humiliated your family and got yourself banished, not Qemal's! How dare you show up here and order your lackey to beat him up for no reason? You're disgusting!" Sherah was so infuriated that her entire body was shaking with rage. She grabbed hold of Celena's arm and pulled her out of her chair. "How dare you sit there as though nothing happened while your brother suffers in agony? You come here and apologize to Qemal!" Celena had always been frightened of Sherah. With