The faint sounds of laughter and music spilling through the grand doors of the wedding hall were stopped by a man’s words.Dressed in a normal attire, with no suit or a tie, he didn’t seem like he belonged to be walking on a carpeted floor covered in pink flower petals or be under the dazzling display of twinkling fairy lights and white drapery.The people all had their eyes fixed on Denver, wondering who he was and what his issue was.Whispers rippled through the crowd as tension thickened the air.“Who the hell are you?” Peter Mason, the bulky old man with a bald head, stepped forward on the wedding stage and glared at Denver who wasn’t even holding any gift item in his hands. So, Denver appeared worthless in Peter’s eyes. “Do you even have the invitation card? Who let a bastard like you into the wedding hall?”“No one needs to invite death,” Denver replied in a cold tone. “Some things in life don't require approval. A trashy wedding like this doesn’t need an invitation, either. Th

A few minutes earlier.Lark was watching Denver fight Gregg.After getting knocked to the ground, Denver got back up and fought and adjusted to the opponent’s pace, thereby slowly draining the opponent’s confidence.Lark saw that and smiled. “Yeah, that’s the Denver I know. The monster who doesn’t go down no matter how badly he gets hit. A nightmare to fight against for anybody…. But you’re still not there. You’re still far from what you used to be…. to the point it’s pitiful to watch you like this.”The Denver he knew could put opponents to permanent bed rest with just one strike anywhere on their bodies, damaging their lungs or liver or kidneys.But the current Denver was struggling against someone whom he would have breezed through if he was what he used to be.Even after Denver somehow managed to win against Gregg, Lark did not look satisfied.“If you return like this, you will be swallowed alive. I can’t let that happen.”Lark then personally stepped in and stood in front of Pete

Denver forgot about the rest of the crowd as he focused all of his senses on Lark.He didn’t believe he was better than his opponent or more skillful.But he believed that he could make up for his lack of experience with his heart.The technique Lark had shown was truly mesmerizing and fearful even.On top of that Lark was much faster than Gregg, even though it didn’t seem like Lark was giving it all.Despite all the lingering doubts he had in his mind, Denver believed in himself to openly say, “I will beat your ass.”His heart raced at this moment, as the result of this fight could mean two different things.Either he’d go back home as a peaceful, proud boyfriend of Catherine who solved her land issue with his own two hands, or he might suffer a humiliating defeat and then get sent to jail, too.Lark, on the other hand, wanted to prove himself by defeating Denver in order to make him realize that he wasn’t ready yet.“You can watch the water flow, but I’m no water,” Lark said, smilin

“Mom, let’s see the results first. Until then, I’m not saying a word against Denver, much less live away from him,” Catherine replied in a calm but firm voice.“Tsk,” Subrina felt like beating her daughter. “If you weren’t an adult now, I would have beaten some sense into you!”“If you weren’t my mom, I would have long broken your nose, too,” Catherine said, shocking her mother.“Y-You… You’ve grown bold after your dad died.”“Yeah. I’ve been living with my own strength for the past two years,” Catherine stated. “It helped me see the world in a whole different light. I’m not saying it was a good thing that Dad died, but I’ve learned a lot through hardships.”“Hmph, all you did was maintain that shitty pool, and you call that hardship?” Subrina mocked her.Catherine found it difficult to maintain her calm. “You don’t know how many people threatened me to sell that land for a cheaper price. Even the likes of Peter Mason have their eyes on that land, Mom. Right now, it may not be worth m

“Is she really your mother?” Peter asked Catherine.She couldn’t tell if he was joking or not.But why would someone like him even need to joke with Catherine?“Yes, she is my mom,” Catherine calmly replied, not at all smiling.While Catherine could admit her mother looked good for her age, she wasn’t as good-looking as how Peter reacted.“I didn’t know you had such a beautiful mother, Catherine,” Peter was smiling at Subrina, and Subrina was smiling back at him.Catherine just couldn’t watch it already. “Ahem, so why did you ask me to come here, Mr. Peter? Won’t we just be wasting your precious time?”“Actually,” Peter said in a low voice, “let’s talk about it on the side.”Peter then took them to a corner and briefly told them what happened, excluding some humiliating details, of course.“A-Are you speaking the truth?” Catherine found it quite hard to believe.Denver fought against a dozen guards and won?She felt more angry than happy because he did such a risky thing even though i