"Mr. Garten, my apologies. When my son drinks too much, he starts spewing nonsense. Sorry, he's still young. Please don't…""Dad, I'm not drunk. Shut your mouth!" Aiden roared at his old man.Terence was so mad that he almost ground his teeth to dust. Just as he was about to get physical, Isaac stood and raised a hand, signaling Terence not to say anything."So you all come from good backgrounds? Tell me, what sort of backgrounds?" Isaac lit a cigarette, sweeping his gaze over Aiden and his angry buddies."Haha, I'll tell you, but don't be shocked." Aiden laughed wickedly, pointing at his father."My father is the deputy chief of Pecling law enforcement and is in charge of the traffic law enforcement in all nine states. I am a senior inspector in the Cantonne police force."My buddy, Warner Alvarado, his father is the commander-in-chief of the Seascape military."Julius Villarreal, his father is the first-in-command of the East Ocean naval forces, and his mother is an aviation b
Hearing Isaac's words, Aiden and his friends exchanged glances. One of them said disdainfully, "Fine. Then, we'll wait. Let's see what kind of important person you'll ask to come over.""If their backgrounds are not as great as ours, then you can't escape these toasts!" Aiden said haughtily.Isaac took out his phone and dialed Connor's number. He put the phone to his ear and said, "Hey, Connor, were you asleep? If you can, can you please stop by the Maples Hotel? I got something the last time I went to the capital city and didn't manage to talk to you about it yet. I happen to have time these two days."After he hung up, he calmly sat, closed his eyes, and ignored the people behind him.The Taylors and the Kennedys hadn't expected the situation to turn out this way. Jane had already gotten up to run after Diana, followed by Terence and his wife. The rest of them stood around, looking at each other.At the very least, it would take about 50 minutes to get to Cloud City from the pro
Aiden's mother, Roberta Rader, frowned. She wanted to say something but stopped herself.Seeing that his daughter wouldn't listen to anyone right now, Albert pulled Jane—whose eyes were red from fury—aside and said quietly, "Let's leave first and let her calm down alone."Albert then approached Roberta to explain things. "Mrs. Kennedy, please don't mind her. Diana has always worn her heart on her sleeve since she was young. Once she cools down, everything will be fine."With that, Roberta's expression relaxed. She sighed, turned around, and left.After walking out the door, Jane got choked up and shook Albert off. "That rascal pisses me off.""Oh, don't be mad. We'll tell my father everything later and ask him and Mr. Garten to come and give her some advice. She'll definitely listen to Mr. Garten," Albert comforted her quietly.In the other room, Aiden and his buddies had already brought over all the white wine from the neighboring room.Their intentions were clear—they wouldn't
Connor paused, turning to look at Aiden and his buddies.The man's intimidating aura spread through the room. Aiden didn't dare to meet Connor's sharp gaze. One of Aiden's friends swallowed, pulling his friend aside and whispering, "I think that's the Southland governor, Connor Hart."Aiden was flabbergasted. He turned to face his friend and said in shock, "Don't blabber nonsense. Why would a governor come here to back Isaac up?""Haha!" Connor suddenly guffawed.He laughed in a manner that was almost unbecoming, tears pooling in his eyes."I am indeed Connor Hart, the most important official of Southland. But I didn't come here to back Isaac up," he said, still laughing.Aiden paused before laughing along. He pointed at Isaac and said to everyone, "See, I already said it was impossible. Hello, Mr. Hart. It's my engagement ceremony today. I'm really honored that you could come. Take a seat and have a drink…""Young man, you didn't understand me. Isaac doesn't need me to back him
"That night, I had a meal with Ethan," Isaac said, puffing out a smoke ring.Ethan?Connor's smile instantly disappeared, and his gaze grew solemn.Even those on the lowest rung of the ladder knew who Ethan was, much less Connor, who'd been a high-ranking official for so many years."Isaac, what are you trying to say?" Connor's voice also grew deeper.Isaac raised his cup and had a sip of coffee. Softly, he replied, "Connor, you're a good official. I think you can stand on an even bigger stage."Upon hearing that, a smile bloomed on Connor's face once again. He shook his head and said, "I'm going to retire in two years. You're not a part of my world, so you don't know what my position entails. I think, after so many years, I've done enough! After I retire, I just want to enjoy coffee and play chess with the other elders. If my son does well, I may even get some grandchildren soon."Despite those words, Isaac could see different emotions on Connor's face—satisfaction, disappointm
The two families had put in a lot of time to prepare for today's engagement ceremony. It had taken them a long time to get to this point, so they didn't want to call things off like that.Seeing both families begging as well as Aiden kneeling before him, Isaac nodded and said, "I'll do my best, but whether it works out or not, you can't blame me.""Thank you so much, Mr. Garten," Terence said.Terence had no idea what Isaac and Connor discussed. Even at his rank, he was still far from Connor's position, much less Isaac's.Since Isaac was willing to help, then he just counted his blessings.They went to Diana's room. Everyone else stood outside the door; only Isaac went in alone.Diana had already changed into her favorite athletic wear, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows. When she heard footsteps, she said coldly, "I already said you don't have to give me advice. Even if I had to remain single for the rest of my life, I still wouldn't marry him.""With your pretty
"Old Taylor, you don't need to say anything more. It seems like I shouldn't have come in the first place. Next time, don't ask me to come to such things anymore." With a smile, Isaac turned around and left.When he got home, Allegra wasn't back yet. Meanwhile, Eugene and Margaret were cuddled up on the couch watching television. When Margaret saw Isaac, she lowered her head and put some distance between them.It looked like their relationship was getting sweeter and sweeter.After Isaac shared a few lines of conversation with Eugene, Margaret pulled the latter into the bedroom.Not long after, Allegra came home looking exhausted. Seeing Isaac sitting on the sofa, she dashed over and jumped straight into Isaac's arms. While wrapping her arms around his neck, she asked, "How was it? I bet Diana's engagement ceremony was a blast. You should've sent me some photos.""Er…well, you could say that." Isaac didn't know how to describe what happened today."Really? Then I definitely must g
After receiving Isaac's instructions, Mitchell didn't hesitate for even a moment. He went straight to his room on the fifth floor, changed into athletic wear, and cleaned up a little. After exiting the room, he went straight to the elevator.Just as Mitchell left the headquarters, one of the guards standing by the entrance slowly raised his head and watched his retreating back.He took out a satellite phone from his pocket and quickly sent out a text.From here to the northwest region was about a hundred-mile drive. The northwest was different from the northern region in the sense that most of its land was mountains. Nonetheless, the weather was just as bad. Mitchell decided to take an international flight out of Tarzistan to Southland.This way was more convenient since Tarzistan was less than 60 miles from the northwest headquarters. The other seven armies were the same; besides the Temple of Drakon, which was based on an island abroad, the other seven armies were located on the