Then, Vivian nodded. "I believe in you, Honey!"All this while, Marcus had lived as a matrilocal son-in-law in the Lorimer residence at Cromford. Since he seemed like an ordinary man, he was ostracised and disliked by everyone there. All of them had publicly called him a useless son-in-law. Yet, he had always endured it and didn't bother quarreling with them. Meanwhile, Vivian had always wanted her husband to become a genuinely capable person in the future so that the Lorimers wouldn't look down on him. If Marcus became powerful, he would be able to protect her. Since some time ago, Vivian had been suspicious of Marcus. She thought that he was hiding many secrets from her. So, she believed that he would reveal them on the day of their wedding. The news of their wedding reached Easton. After that, it spread to the capital. After all, their wedding was called "the wedding of the century" even before it started preparations. As such, this attracted the public's attention.
Wallace thought that he had dealt with the issue completely. Besides, he didn't leave any traces of the relationship. Daphne rolled her eyes and said angrily, "There's a big problem!"When you married me, didn't you tell me that the bitch Winnie would forever be under house arrest in Esplanada?""Yes, I told you that before." Wallace nodded in confusion. "Although she's under house arrest, I told Angus to guard the place."Since he's there, Winnie wouldn't be able to escape. In fact, a fly wouldn't be able to leave the place under his watch."Moreover, I know Winnie well. Without the orders of the Colemans, she wouldn't dare to leave Esplanada at all!""It seems that you have been kept in the dark about this." Daphne frowned. "Didn't you place a memorial tablet where Winnie was at? It has been destroyed."Besides, the woman has already left that town!""What?" Wallace was stunned. "How is this possible?"He exclaimed, "Winnie isn't brave enough to do that!"Everyone else w
"So, you were the one who helped him!" Wallace angrily took out a sword beside him. The blade flashed as he pointed it at Teagan. "I've already told you before that he couldn't survive.""He could've been dead a few years ago. It's all your fault! If you didn't help him, today's incidents wouldn't have happened!"Wallace, kill him!"In the meantime, Daphne became deranged. She threw the ornaments onto the floor and didn't care that they were expensive. She was extremely furious. "Teagan, do you know what you did brought me a lot of trouble?" Wallace hollered angrily. "Don't you know that Marcus brings humiliation to the family?"He appeared just before I was going to become the head of the Colemans. Are you trying to ruin my life?""I want to kill you now!" Meanwhile, Daphne was more agitated than Wallace. She glared at Teagan. "You're a lowly peasant. Who gave you the power to decide things by yourself?"Are you stupid? Back then, everyone thought that the matter was settled
"I want to head over to Prudence and kill Marcus and Winnie now," Wallace said. Then, he thought for a while and continued, "However, given the current situation, I'm unable to do that."After all, everyone knows about their existence. If I finish them off at this moment, everybody will criticize my actions.""That's right." Daphne nodded. "Moreover, you're going to become the head of the family soon. If you don't deal with this properly, the consequences will be severe!"She added, "But if we don't kill them now, what can we do instead?"Daphne thought that Marcus and his mother were a threat to her family. "Madam, I have an idea. Can I tell you what it is?" Just then, her subordinate spoke up. That subordinate was a clever person who would often come up with solutions to Daphne's problems. As such, the woman trusted her. "Tell me." Daphne nodded. "Since you can't kill them, why don't you and Mr. Coleman Senior bring them back to the Coleman residence in the capital?Th
"That's right," Wallace agreed. "Although Marcus is my biological son, he's not a pure-blooded Coleman. He's just an illegitimate bastard who doesn't deserve to be part of the Colemans' successors. "Even if he's very successful, how could he be better than Sean?"Wallace and his wife were extremely proud of their son, who was favored by the Coleman family in the capital. Moreover, Sean was able to walk normally without additional therapy after his bone marrow was replaced.This made everyone in the family feel that he was a completely purebred noble. After all, Wallace was the head of the wealthiest family in Merania. Meanwhile, Daphne came from the second-most powerful family in that country. "That bastard will only be crushed by Sean," she remarked angrily. "Mom and Dad, you don't have to get so worked up over that bastard." On the other hand, Sean remained calm. "I think what Marcus said was just empty words."The more he bragged about himself, the more it showed how
Teagan asked in terror, "What are you going to do, Mr. Coleman?""I'm not going to do anything," Sean replied. "However, I wonder what Marcus will do if he realizes that the person who saved him was captured by me."After that, he told Wallace and Daphne, "Mom, Dad, I'll bring Teagan with me."Marcus is going to hold his 'wedding of the century' soon. If I go there empty-handed, others will criticize my lack of manners.""Alright!" Wallace nodded. "Anyway, he's useless to us now. Just do what you want with him!"Ultimately, Sean ordered his subordinates to drag Teagan away. …While the Colemans in the capital were in an uproar because of Marcus, the latter, who was in Prudence, was still anxiously planning his wedding with Vivian. Everyone knew that the wedding had already been held previously, so it was like a second marriage. However, Marcus decorated the venue carefully. He meticulously planned everything out. For example, he planned to give Vivian a necklace and weddi
When Marcus established Morpheus Corporation back then, he'd hired three young men—Philip, Lester, and Arjun. Later on, they helped the company develop rapidly. In other words, Phisteele Corporation was able to expand its business quickly because of the three men. Arjun mentioned Lester not because he wanted to reminisce about their previous achievements back then, but because he wanted the other man to persuade Marcus to apologize to the Colemans too.After all, that was the wealthiest family in Merania. All their enemies would suffer terrible consequences in the end. If Marcus apologized to the Colemans, they would probably spare him. "Arjun, you haven't met Lester for a long time, right?" Marcus smiled. "He's in the technological department at Phisteele Corporation and is an important member there."Now, he has been researching a new product and has to keep it a secret. As such, I quarantined him and his core team members. However, I can make an exception for you. "Let
The person speaking was Teagan. At that moment, he was tied up in his seat by Sean. Teagan couldn't stand the other party's speech. Even though the Colemans in the capital viewed Sean to be the most powerful person in Merania, Teagan knew Marcus' accomplishments. As such, he felt that the other party wasn't as impressive as Marcus. "What?" Sean glanced at Teagan unhappily. "What did you say, Teagan?""I'm telling the truth," Teagan replied. "Mr. Sean, you became so successful today because of the Colemans' resources. Moreover, they nurtured you."However, Mr. Marcus lived in the Coleman residence for a few years but he didn't receive any resources. He wasn't even treated like a subordinate."Sean's expression darkened. He said, "Continue talking."Teagan continued, "Meanwhile, Mr. Marcus survived despite numerous assassination attempts from the Colemans in the capital. Although I helped him a bit, I heard he became the boss of the best company in Prudence, Phisteele Corpora
Sean nodded in agreement. "Exactly. Alan and the others really can't adapt. Why bring military rules into everything else?"Wallace glanced at Sean and said, "Of course, Marcus can earn my respect if he can demonstrate the strength that commands it."Sean shook his head. "I find that unlikely. Take the bet, for instance. If he can really break past the Colemans' gates a year from now, maybe we can respect him."Wallace sneered. "With just that? Does he even deserve our respect for that?"Breaking past the Colemans' gates is just the beginning."To earn our respect, he has to make it onto the Meranian Wolf List!""Meranian Wolf List?" Sean's eyes lit up.In the Meranian military, the Meranian Wolf List was a reflection of a soldier's strength. Those who made the list were undoubtedly individuals with exceptional powers. The higher the rank, the stronger the individual.Among the top 50 on the Meranian Wolf List were figures feared by enemy nations. Even Chief Commander Wal
Marcus and Vivian left.Alan and the others slumped in their seats and panted heavily. Alan's back was soaked in sweat.The others weren't faring much better. The air in the private room was thick with the scent of cold sweat.It took a good ten minutes before Alan finally spoke. "It truly defies my imagination! The bastard son despised by Mr. Coleman Senior has turned out to be Merania's guardian, the commander-in-chief!"Zakir nodded in agreement. "Mr. Coleman Senior was right. The commander-in-chief is indeed a member of the Colemans! It's ridiculous. Mr. Coleman Senior went to great lengths to uncover the commander-in-chief's true identity and background, not knowing that the commander-in-chief is his own son!""This matter must be kept absolutely confidential. Under no circumstances should we reveal the commander-in-chief's true identity to Mr. Coleman Senior. Otherwise, the five of us will not only ruin our future but may also spend the rest of our lives behind bars!" Al
Marcus, too, did not expect that the Colemans who invited him and Vivian to dinner would turn out to be these troublemakers. These guys clearly intended to cause trouble from the looks of it.Marcus glanced around the room and pretended to be puzzled by asking, "Are you planning to go against me?"Alan and the others got goosebumps upon hearing Marcus' question.Their palms were sweating uncontrollably.They were indeed planning to humiliate Marcus.However, they never expected Marcus to be the commander-in-chief!In addition to the Dragon Training Camp incident, Alan and the other four had already attempted to take action against Marcus for the second time. The fact that they had tried to target the commander-in-chief twice in a row made them feel fearful.Alan quickly realized the gravity of the situation. His head shook mechanically, and he hastily said, "No… No! The five of us just wanted to invite you and Mrs. Coleman to have a simple dinner!"Zakir even took the initi
After Alan hung up, Vivian went to talk to Marcus about what had just happened.Vivian said with a concerned look, "Marcus, I believe the Colemans don't have good intentions. I'm afraid that the reason they invited us to dinner all of a sudden is because...."Marcus smiled as if the situation didn't bother him. "Are you worried they might have ulterior motives? Don't worry. Let's just agree to their invitation. It's just dinner!"Vivian was speechless at Marcus' response. Those people were part of the Colemans.It was clear that they were targeting Marcus. And yet, he was deliberately walking into the lion's den.Although the Colemans held a prestigious position as the top ancient family in Merania, people without a certain status did not qualify to even hear about them. While pregnant, Vivian learned about the Colemans.She began to understand their formidable reputation, especially after learning about their glorious history.Thus, Vivian couldn't help but sigh at the lo
Shye exuded a murderous killing intent. "Yannis, come with me to the Yallops."Starting today, I, Shye Youd, will be stationed at the Yallops' door every day. I will beat anyone who dares to propose to Yolia to death."Yannis nodded and asked, "Understood, Mr. Youd. What about that bastard?"Shye grunted and said, "A man's revenge is never too late. Compared to Yolia, what does that bastard amount to?"Let's let him live for a while!"Since Shye started guarding the Yallops' door, the number of people coming to propose decreased. Shye chased them away before they could even enter the door.After all, Shye was the second-ranked bachelor in the capital, and no one dared to offend him.Just like that, Shye had guarded the Yallops' door for a month.Finally, the Yallops had peace.…Meanwhile, Marcus continued to spend his time with Vivian every day during the month. As for Jill, she was responsible for managing Phisteele Corporation and Tension Incorporated. Jill was a cap
This also highlighted that Marcus' realm far surpassed that of the Colemans, who claimed to be the top ancient family for a millennium. Alan and the others returned to their line respectfully.Marcus surveyed the group with a serious expression. "The technique I'm about to teach you is a special art of breathing. "Although it looks simple, mastering its essence will take at least a year. "Of course, as elite individuals carefully cultivated by your respective families, I believe you can grasp the basics in just a month."The excitement was evident on the faces of the individuals upon hearing what Marcus said. The commander-in-chief was personally teaching them a special art.It was a big opportunity for those eager to level up. After all, the commander-in-chief was all-powerful and mighty. Any technique he imparted to them was bound to lead to significant progress, even if it was the most basic one.Following that, Marcus began to teach them the special art of breathing.
The individuals all listened attentively as Marcus began his class. They appeared respectful and eager to learn. Marcus extended four fingers and said, "Before we officially start the lesson, I'd like to give you a lesson in morals. The name of this lesson shall be 'Respect for Teachers and Esteem for Morality.'"Marcus signaled Edwin and Leona to fetch a small blackboard. Marcus held the chalk and wrote the words, "Respect for Teachers and Esteem for Morality." His movements were powerful."Indeed, you all have what it takes to be proud due to your strengths, for you are all invincible in your respective regions. However, you came to Dragon Training Camp to seek breakthroughs and receive guidance at a higher level."Marcus surveyed the crowd and said, "But no matter how strong you all are, you should respect the instructor who guides you."Each of you is exceptionally intelligent. You should know that Chief Commander Wall would not send an incapable person or someone from
"Yes! He must prove himself. Otherwise, I'm not convinced!""He dares to disregard the Meranian Wolf List top 100. If he can actually demonstrate such abilities, I'll pretend I never heard those words!"As Alan spoke, the others responded in agreement.Chad added, "It might be difficult for him to surpass every member of the Meranian Wolf List top 100, but at least he should have the qualifications to be among them, right?"The group noticed that Marcus remained silent, and their arrogance increased.Zakir was amused. "What's the matter? Are you backing down? In life, you need to follow the rules and not spout nonsense! "Don't act all big if you don't have what it takes!"Just then, Marcus spoke up. "You've all misunderstood. I didn't respond immediately because I was considering how to demonstrate my strength."After all, weaklings like you have never witnessed a true spectacle."To Marcus, these individuals were nothing but weaklings. Despite being invincible in their res
Alan and the others heard what Marcus said, and a playful expression appeared on their faces.How dare this kid challenge them?Alan squinted and said, "You can be our instructor, but you'll have to display enough strength to convince us."You probably can't reach the level of Merania's Four Gunlords and Gary."But you should at least reach the level of the Eight Warriors, right?"The others looked on with a look of expectation.They all looked at Marcus with mocking eyes.Chad, who was on the side, said, "Alan, how about we set a standard for this kid? Only those recognized by the members of the Meranian Wolf List are qualified to be our instructor!""Right!" Alan agreed.Merania's Four Gunlords, Gary, and the Eight Warriors all occupied a place in the Meranian Wolf List.It could be said that the top 100 of the Meranian Wolf List gathered the strongest 100 soldiers in the Meranian military.Being honored on the Meranian Wolf List top 100 was the dream of every Meranian sol