“What is the meaning of this?” Liam stepped close to Ashley and whispered into her ear. He had no intention of joining into the Flander family’s mess.“Do me a favor. Help me this one time.”Ashley pleaded as she turned around and hugged Liam. Her action gave Liam a great shock. In addition, before Liam could react, she kissed Liam on his cheek, denying him a chance to refuse her.“Grandmother, let me introduce Liam to you!”Following Ashley’s introduction, Liam could only grit his teeth and stepped forward. Ashley was his only ticket to the gateway of the antique world, and he definitely wouldn’t want to lose it.And to be fair, who could reject a request from such a pretty woman?‘Ah! Heck it! What’s the worst that could happen?’ He thought to himself.And like he had expected, the entire ballroom turned completely silent when they took a clearer look at him. Everyone in the ballroom had dropped what they were doing and could only stare at him. This included Ashley’s grandmother.
“Thank you.” Liam was surprised, but grateful to Ashley.His reputation as the disgraced son-in-law of the Henson family had been so widespread and entrenched among the others’ hearts that he did not have any hope that anyone would believe in him.However, Ashley believed him. He was touched.“Ashley! You are being deceived by his lies! How could you be so foolish? His ex-wife has already revealed this hypocrite’s true self to us!” William Flander moved up to Ashley and held her hands, trying to convince her that Liam was a fraud that had lied to her.However, Ashley shook his hands off and ignored him.“Miss Ashley! I swear that what I had said about this scum is the absolute truth. He had already deceived me and my family! Don’t make the same mistakes as me!” Grace Henson persuaded with a sincere expression, but despite her best effort to frame Liam, Ashley did not listen.“Pak!”Instead, to everyone’s horror, she gave a hard slap to Grace! The force of her slap was so great that a
“Woah. Is that for real? A forty million dollar gift? Just how wealthy is the Mason family?” “Shit! My entire family’s net worth isn’t even worth a bracelet. “Oh my god! The bracelet is so pretty! Look at the luster of each individual pearl! They are perfectly balanced and look so stunning! “Seriously, we need to look out for the Mason family. They have been on the rise lately. My daughter, you need to approach Andrew Mason and strike a conversation with him after this party.” “But, Dad! He has a fiancee! He even brought her along with him to this celebration party!” “Silly girl! Didn’t you see how he treated his fiancee? Did you see how he was not at all concerned with her even after she was slapped by Ashley Flander? That means that their marriage is strictly political!” Once the luminous pearl bracelet was revealed to everyone in the ballroom, commotion arose from the crowd as they marveled at the magnificent piece of jewelry. Although the people in the ballroom represented t
“Hahaha! It’s you?” Andrew immediately laughed the moment he saw that it was Liam who emerged from within the crowd of people.“What do a penniless bum like you know about antique? I’d bet that the only antique you have touched is your grandmother’s antique underwear!” Andrew pointed at Liam and mocked him.His joke about Liam instantly garnered several chuckles from the crowd, however, Liam was unfazed by their laughter.“I mean what I said. Your bracelet is a worthless counterfeit. Furthermore, not only are you so audacious to deceive Madam Flander, but I can’t believe you would be so daring as to think that you could get away with killing her.” Liam reiterated.“Woah!” Liam’s outrageous claim of Andrew Mason trying to kill Madam Flander immediately sent shockwaves to the crowd.“You worthless scum! I bet that you are just frustrated because I had revealed your true colors to everyone. However, it doesn't give you the right to hurl baseless accusations at me! Retract your words now,
Under the gazes of everyone in the ballroom, Liam approached Ashley’s grandmother to obtain the cursed luminous pearl bracelet. With the betting between Liam and Andrew in place, Ashley's grandmother handed the luminous pearl bracelet to Liam in order for them to settle their personal scores even though she knew that Liam would undoubtedly lose. With the pearl bracelet in his hand, he started to observe each and every inch of the bracelet carefully while humming and pausing every second as if he was deep in his thoughts. He had absolutely no knowledge about antiques, thus he could only act like he was knowledgeable about it to prevent others from seeing through his lie. “Hurry up, will you?” Andrew urged to prevent Liam from stalling for time. He could already imagine the sweet moment of victory over him. “Yes! Indeed! I see it! This bracelet is really dangerous!” Liam shouted abruptly with exaggeration, ignoring Andrew’s urging. “Someone, bring me a bowl of boiling water and a la
“Liam. Is it okay for you to explain what happened to the bracelet?” Ashley approached Liam and asked him, curiosity was seen from her expression.The crowd, including Ashley’s grandmother, were eagerly waiting for his explanation for the bizarre phenomenon that occurred as well. What they had seen tonight was out of the ordinary!“Well. To put it simply, this idiot purchased a counterfeit luminous pearl bracelet and thought it was the real thing.” Liam berated Andrew and continued.“The bracelet this ignorant fool had purchased did belong to Empress Wu, thus it is why all the antique appraisers and experts, including you and your grandmother, thought the bracelet was real. However, it is a duplicate piece that Empress Wu ordered to be created. Forged by the legendary forger, ‘Mo’ at that time period, the purpose of the duplicate bracelet is to curse potential grave robbers that would rob her grave and deter any future grave robbers. Special centipede eggs were inserted into the pear
“Unfortunately for you, I am a man who believes in the proverb; an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. When you wanted me to cut my tongue off as a bet, you should have thought about the consequences! Also, I doubt that you will let me off easily if I was the one who lost the bet!” Upon hearing Andrew Mason’s biteless threat, Liam gave a sinister laugh and argued back. Then, he wrapped his arm around Ashley’s waist and continued to speak, unaware that Ashley’s face had turned bright red from the sudden intimacy from him."Now, it's time for you to face the consequences. You don’t seriously think you could leave the Flander’s family place without fulfilling your promise after offending the fiance of Ashley Flander, did you? Even if I let you off, my wife-to-be here will probably not take your action too kindly."“You bastard! You better watch your back at night!” Andrew gripped his fists and shouted at the top of his lungs.Then, like a defeated dog, he obeyed Liam’s instruction
The following morning, after spending a night alone in the ultra-luxurious guest room of the Flander family's castle, Liam was awakened by their maid after a much needed sleep.Led to one of the many medieval themed dining halls of the castle, he met eyes with Ashley Flander who was already seated down at the other end of the long table, waiting for his arrival.When Ashley saw Liam had entered the room, she greeted him with a warm smile.“Good morning, did you rest well?”"I slept like a baby last night. This place feels like a five-star hotel. If I had the money, I'd buy this castle from you without a second thought!" Liam replied with enthusiasm, perhaps exaggerating a bit as he walked to his assigned seat.Then, when he approached the table, his eyes widened in shock to see Ashley was still dressed in her laced nightgown!“What’s the matter?” Ashley curiously wondered when she noticed Liam suddenly freeze on the spot, staring at her as if she had something weird stuck on her face.
"Dump it?" Damian Flander unconsciously repeated Liam's words without giving them much thought. He was bewildered and confused by Liam's choice of words. Wasn't Liam supposed to be begging for mercy instead? It took him a while to grasp the meaning behind Liam's words, and when he finally did, his eyes widened in shock. At this point, there can only be one thing that Liam could be referring to that could be dumped! And that was Flanders’ Group stocks! “What do you mean by that?” Damian Flander shouted at Liam, pointing his index finger at him firmly, demanding an explanation. However, in response to Damian Flander's menacing expression, Liam merely shrugged and smiled before pointing at one of the large LED screens that was installed on the surrounding buildings, signaling him to look at the screen. Damian's heart was overwhelmed by an ominous feeling as he observed Liam's unwavering confidence. His unease deepened upon hearing the abrupt gasps coming from the crowd as well. Fi
As the large TV monitors installed on the nearby buildings were under the control of Liam and his crew, the current stock market price of Flanders' Group was swiftly reflected onto them, available for all to see.In just another minute, the price had quickly risen by another $20, climbing towards the price figure of $240.Within the course of less than ten minutes, Flanders' Groups stock price had rosen by more than 100%, and from the looks of things, it seemed like there was no stopping its momentum.Liam could see the looks of fervor from all the folks around him. As if in a trance, the majority of the crowd were chanting in unison, clenching their fists, hoping for the price to reach $250. “Just a little bit more! Just a little bit more! $250 is the target price which Liam Walker will be forced to buy back the stocks he shorted! Invest all your money into Flanders’ Group shares!” Damian Flander urged the crowd with gusto. At the same time, he made another call to his head accounta
“Rise! Rise! Rise!” “Muahahaha! This is the end of the line for you, Liam Walker! Let this be a lesson to you and any other foolish knaves! This is what will happen to anyone who dares to challenge me! A complete obliteration from me!” As the crowd spontaneously began to chant while observing the surge in Flanders Group's stock price, Damian Flander felt like a ruler—a true king holding the entire world in his grasp. People were hysterically cheering for him with their lives. It was such a heavenly feeling that he opened his arms wide apart and took a deep breath to feel the intense energy of the crowd. Like a hero who had the overwhelming support of the crowd, he was about to slain the hated Demon King and return victorious! “What are you all waiting for? For heaven's sake, why did I invest so much money in you just for you to stand idly by? Seize that insolent brat and break all his limbs! I want him permanently crippled and unable to stand for the rest of his life! After that,
“Holyshit, Flanders’ Group stock price is now trading at $125 dollars. No… wait, it’s $128 dollars now! Does that mean that the young gentleman over there is about to lose this battle?” “Who cares about that! Didn’t you hear what Damian Flander, the CEO of the Flanders’ Group said? He will buy back the shares and will maintain the share price of the Flanders’ Group at $150 dollars. This means that if we acquire Flanders' Group shares at this moment, there's profit to be had!” “Hahaha! I have earned thirty thousand dollars in just a few seconds. This is such easy money!” “Wait for me! My stupid phone is so slow to open the stock trading app. Ughh! The price has climbed to $145 dollars now! Fuck me sideways! Stop rising for god sake!” “Keep buying the stock! Keep buying! I have insider’s information that the young man that is opposing Damian Flander is an illegitimate son of Ethan Walker and his personal maid! Despite being part of the Walker family, he had lived his life as a povert
Complete silence descended upon the press conference as everyone remained in a state of blank anticipation following Liam's powerful declaration. The audience, including the bodyguards, held their breath as they closely watched the battle between Liam and Damian Flander. Even Damian Flander himself watched Liam with fear and anxiety as he anticipated a violent retaliation from Liam after finding out that Liam was part of the notorious Walker family. A full minute elapsed swiftly with nothing unfolding. With all the focus of everyone on him, Liam continued to maintain his calm demeanor, standing alongside Ahsley, shielding her from potential harm. Soon, five minutes had passed by and the crowd began to gradually become restless with nothing noteworthy happening. People were bewildered. Didn’t Liam declare that he would punish Damian Flander? A significant number of them started to doubt Liam, suspecting whether he was truly a member of the Walker family or if it was a false claim
“Stop! Raise your hands and display them! Any sudden movement and we will be forced to incapacitate the both of you!” Motivated by the substantial rewards pledged by Damian Flander, the head of the guards issued this command as all the nearby guards overcame their fear of Liam and drew their guns from their holsters.Normally, discharging firearms in a densely populated area with innocent bystanders is strongly discouraged. However, the prospect of a substantial reward had caused those guidelines to be disregarded entirely.With the barrels of their guns aimed at Liam, multiple guards started to step forward to apprehend Liam and Ashley. If Liam was to make any sudden movement, the guards would not hesitate to open fire immediately.Even though Liam had demonstrated superhuman strength and prowess in close combat, all the guards were convinced that he would be no match for their firearms.Furthermore, with Liam encircled by guns aimed at him from all directions, the likelihood of his
“Ah!” Ashley screamed out when one of the guards that surrounded her started charging towards her at full speed.She tried to flee from her spot but before she could even move her feet, she realised that the assailant had already seized her arm.“Let go of me!” With her arm in his grip, she made a desperate attempt to break free with all her strength. However, her act of resistance only seemed to infuriate Damian's Flander guard instead of helping her escape.Raising his hand with rage, the guard’s fist came crashing down towards Ashley’s face to teach her a lesson.Even though Ashley could anticipate the assailant's fist heading her way, she found herself powerless to defend against it. The substantial strength gap between her and the trained guard was insurmountable for her to overcome!Accepting her fate, she tightly shut her eyes, expecting a punch to land on her face.However, the assailant's punch never arrived. Even after the passage of several seconds, there was still no sign
“Stop it! Stop laughing, you imbeciles! This is not funny at all.” In the press conference, Damian Flander bemoaned his frustration and discontent while jumping up and down in a fit of anger.His face bore an unsightly appearance, marked by bloodshot eyes and a furious expression. Clenching his teeth and fists in anger, his face was heavily distorted with rage.With a hint of madness in his eyes, his current expression was a far cry from his enthusiastic self at the beginning of the press conference. His reputation that he painstakingly built up was ruined.How? Just what kind of sorcery did Ashley cast? Everything in the press conference had gone awry after her appearance! Today was meant to be the day of his coronation as the king! He was supposed to be the king of the world, not a major laughing stock for the public!As he shifted his gaze and spotted his ineffectual son who had gone into a daze, he cursed even more vehemently inwardly. Not only did his adopted son fail to abduct
Following the collective gasp of disbelief from the entire nation in response to the astounding scene before them, an uncomfortable silence descended upon the press conference.Nearly every man, including the online users, who witnessed the astonishing scene instinctively touched their groin area to confirm the integrity of their own genitals as they gulped in unison.A few of them even went to the extent of visually confirming that everything remained unchanged despite being in a public setting.Looking at the unexpected response of the crowd, Damian Flander shifted his gaze to look at William Flander. When he saw that William Flander was no longer a true man, his face turned incredibly ugly. He could not believe his eyes.“This…This… How is this possible!!” Damian Flander exclaimed, pointing at William Flander's groin area.He wanted to demand an answer from Willaim Flander immediately on what had happened, but an emotionless monotone voice echoed in the vicinity, interrupting him.