Upon entering the restaurant, Liam promptly called out to Giorgio and Penelope, frantically searching for them.His heart was pounding rapidly as he searched high and low for their figures in the restaurant, praying for their safety.However, no one responded to his call despite him shouting his lungs out."Come on! Respond! Where did everyone disappear to?" Liam uttered to himself as he took out his outdated smartphone and phoned Giorgio.Simultaneously, as he dialed Giorgio’s phone number, a ringtone originating from the restaurant kitchen could be heard, prompting him to check out the kitchen in a hurry.The scene in the kitchen can only be described as hellish. Every kitchen machine and expensive equipment has been utterly destroyed beyond repair, and the air is filled with the smell of leaking gasoline.With the strong smell of gasoline in the air, Liam judged that a single naked flame would ignite the entire area and cause an explosion within a second.Covering his mouth with hi
After admitting the injured Giorgio and Penelope into the nearest hospital from the restaurant, Liam immediately proceeded to the payment counter to handle their medical bills.In addition to paying their medical expenses, he was going to request the hospital to provide them the VVIP treatment for their stay.Both Giorgio and Penelope required surgery as part of their treatment. Therefore, Liam wanted them to have the most comfortable stay possible to aid their recovery.Damien, a returning service crew who had helped Liam transport Giorgio and Penelope to the hospital, followed closely behind him.Amongst the staff who had fled the scene due to the thugs’ violent acts, he was the only one who was loyal enough to stay behind, waiting outside the restaurant.After he saw Liam safely enter and leave the restaurant carrying both Giorgio and Penelope at a distance away, he swiftly came to give Liam a helping hand.It was all thanks to Damien’s help that Liam could get Giorgio and Penelope
“You good-for-nothing swine! How dare you waste my precious time!” The middle-aged woman who was manning the payment counter erupted with anger, her face filled with fury.Her loud outburst instantly caused a large commotion in the overcrowded hospital with everyone’s attention drawn towards Liam’s direction.“What do you mean by that? My card can’t be used?” Liam asked, feeling puzzled. His bank account had more than five million dollars, with the majority of the money earned from selling the horrendous-looking horse carving to Ashley.It was impossible that his bank card was denied. He had a bad feeling about this.“Can you try swiping the card again? It’s possible that your machine was faulty.” Liam asked with a polite tone.However, his request was met with unreasonable insults from the mean woman.“Try again? There is nothing to try, you stupid brat! I was a fool to have believed that a destitute pauper like you could be a wealthy millionaire! Everyone, look at this disgusting a
“You heard it right. I can’t believe Grace Henson is so shameless! She, along with her mother, have accused you of stealing cash from their safety deposit.” Ashley lambasted Liam’s ex wife for framing Liam.Although she had only met Liam for a few days, she believed that Liam was not someone who would steal from the others from her observation.Rather, it was apparent to her that Grace Henson was acting under the instructions of Andrew Mason to frame Liam for humiliating him at the Flander family’s party.“At this very moment, she is demanding fifty million dollars in compensation from you. If you do not comply with her demand, it will lead her to press charges against you. As a result of her accusation, your bank account was flagged and suspended.” Ashley explained to Liam. Her timely explanation helped Liam understand his current dire situation. He had underestimated the ruthlessness of Andrew Mason!The Mason family had already initiated their merciless revenge against him! They a
Less than a minute after Liam ended his call with Ashley, a bald man wearing an expensive armani suit hurriedly dashed towards the payment counter with a panicked look on his face. As if his life depended on it, he began to shout as loud as he could despite knowing that he was in a hospital where making loud noises was prohibited. “Liam Walker! Is there a Liam Walker here?” The bald man shouted across the room as he frantically looked for Liam. With sweat dripping all over his forehead, he desperately searched for Liam’s figure in the room where Liam was located, completely disregarding any staff members who greeted him along the way. When he finally arrived at the payment counter, the tired bald man leaned against the counter to catch his breath. While he was out of breath, Liam finally approached him and tapped his shoulder, introducing himself as the person he was desperately looking for. “You are Liam Walker?” When the bald man saw Liam, a visible smile crept up on his face.
It took a while for Liam and Damien to unpack their luggages in the hotel, but once they were done with the unpacking, Liam immediately continued his research on the topic of antiques and jades while Damien slept in.As Liam could only use the 'Eye of Midas' a maximum of three times a day, he had to be discerning about which rock to employ his power on during the upcoming Jade convention.Thus, in order to boost his success with stone gambling, he urgently required knowledge of alternative methods in determining if a rock might potentially contain rare quality jade inside, and he needed to learn it quickly.Before this, it was decided that Ashley would send one of the most experienced staff in her company to accompany Liam and provide important advice to him in the Global Jade Convention. Unfortunately, because of the prohibition that Ashley’s grandmother had set for Ashley, Liam could not receive any help from her anymore.Thus, he had to self-taught himself by learning from books a
“Hey, young man, are you done with your selection? You have been going at it for almost an hour now. Your indecisiveness is like my grandmother! I have a bunch of customers still waiting for their turn. Can you please hurry up?” In an isolated corner of the convention hall, Liam was alone, busy examining the stones available for sale in one of the stores, oblivious to the long queue that was formed behind him. With only three chances to verify if there was jade inside a stone, he had to rely on an alternative method to determine whether jade was present in them. “Let’s see… The texture on the surface of this stone is a bit sandy and there are small traces of jade veins appearing across the surface… The internet article that I read, mentioned that these veins are natural patterns on the rock that indicate the presence of jadeite inside.” Liam muttered under his breath as he stared intensely at the stone in his palm with complete focus. “Judging from the spiral pattern, it is highly
“Ladies and gentlemen, the result is out! The stone is a complete dud!”As the store employee made the announcement, the surrounding crowd cheered and clapped joyfully upon hearing that Liam had joined their ranks as a failure.Meanwhile, unlike the jubilant crowd, Liam's heart was in pain when he received the unexpected outcome.“How can it be? The spiral patterns and the texture of the surface are all proof that the stone contains jade inside. How could the stone be empty?” Liam was dumbfounded.A thousand three hundred dollars which represented approximately half of his net worth had evaporated into thin air in a blink of an eye.It was no exaggeration that Liam’s heart was literally bleeding from the setback.Slumping down with his head hung low, Liam sighed. He only had $1300 left in his possession.“Hahaha. Young man, no matter how much money you possess, I can guarantee that you will go bankrupt by the end of the day if you continue stone gambling like this.” While Liam was sl
"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.