Chapter 79

The Stone family and their guests were initially taken aback by Liam’s answer. However, it soon turned to sneers as they eagerly anticipated the spectacle that was sure to follow.

He was a man, a penniless ex-soldier, brazenly making promises. They were all curious to see how he would pull that off. His bold claim had set the stage, but could he deliver?

The Walker family’s lucrative deals were not low-hanging fruit. In Drunham City, every major family business had their eyes on the prize, yet none had sealed the deal. What chance did a down-and-out nobody from a disgraced family have?

If Liam succeeded, it would be a slap in the face to the high and mighty who had failed.

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Reginald watched Liam’s confident response with a sneer. Remember, you said it yourself! Celena mentioned you’ve just come back from service. Anyone who returns at your age probably couldn’t cut it. So what makes you think you can land a deal that’s had all o Drunham’s elite families at each other’s throats?” he said icily.

You have ten days. Pull it off, and I’ll not only welcome Celena back into the Stone family, but I’ll throw you a grand feast and officially

waiting for the right moment to pounce. If the Stones could snag the Walker project, they could skip the whole messy business of marrying

black sheep of the Stone family, but blood is blood. Every

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of gossip for the Stones to endure. It all came back to bite the family in

it off, it would show he got the chops. All those high-and-mighty

That

ten-day deadline was just Reginald’s way of giving Liam a hard time. If the

like Liam have?

the blue, Liam piped up, calm as a cucumber,

the Walker family’s project is up for grabs, like cheap veggies at the market? Meeting them

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