No.1 Supreme Warrior by Moneto

Chapter 651
Besides, his restaurant made losses every day, and he himself felt that he needed to shut it down soon. So long as jackie did not try to blackmail him of more than ten million dollars, everything would be fine and dandy!

“Alright, then. Just get out of here!”

jackie waved his hand and took out a White-Sand cigarette, lighting it slowly.

“Okay, okay. I’ll scram!”

The boss of the restaurant immediately darted out of the place as if he would die within the next second of remaining there.

“Big Bro, thank you so much. We wouldn’t know what to do if it weren’t for you!”

Tiger looked at jackie after the boss left, his eyes red. “And my wife would probably have been bullied by those vagrants if you hadn’t come over with me.”

Tiger was feeling extremely lucky—lucky that he had thought of jackie and managed to bring him here. Otherwise, he would not have been able to beat those guys.

Furthermore, that man called Brother Luca would probably have taken advantage of his wife.

“Just call me if you need anything!” jackie chuckled.

“Let’s go, Big Bro. Let’s go drink a few rounds!”

Tiger flashed a straightforward smile. “You just made someone give me more than nine hundred thousand dollars this time. I’ve yet to recover from the shock!”

“Don’t sweat it. Just go and open your business in peace. They won’t cause you any more trouble!”

jackie took a drag from his cigarette before he added, “On the contrary, I’m the one who’ll be causing them trouble tomorrow. I need to see if they’ve learned their lesson so I’m not going for a drink. I need to return home. It’s getting late.”

“All right then. Let’s drink sometime soon!” Tiger nodded, seeing jackie off as the latter drove away.

“Tiger, this Big Bro of yours is amazing! He’s not any regular veteran, is he?”

Tiger’s wife could not help but comment after jackie left. “His fighting prowess and aura aren’t like a regular person’s!”

“He saved the Goddess of War’s life before, and he’s pretty good friends with her. He wouldn’t be so fearless before the people from Kingston Hall otherwise!”

Tiger smiled. “I never expected that he would become such a man in five years. I heard that he was promoted to the rank of Head Commander. But to me, he’ll always be better than a God of War!”

“Shh!”

His wife immediately scanned their surroundings, fearful. “Don’t say such things. How can you spew such nonsense? Saying that he’s stronger than a God of War? What if a God of War heard you? They wouldn’t be happy, and they’re so terrifying. People practically worship the ground they stand upon. Your Bro is strong, but he can’t compare to a God of War!”

“All right. I get it. Let’s go. I don’t think we’ll be getting much business tonight. Let’s close up shop and go back home to see Dad and Mom and our son!

“We’ll wait until tomorrow when there aren’t any rascals disturbing us. I believe our business will start to pick up!” Tiger clenched his fist, speaking confidently.

…

jackie quickly drove back to the villa.

After he parked the car, he noticed a Volkswagen parked right beside him.

A small smile lit up jackie’s face as he studied the new car. It seemed that Ben had truly grown up. This was a good thing to him.

However, he also believed that Ben had suffered plenty of emotional trauma. jackie would not forgive what Ivan and Xena had done so easily.

He wanted to let them know that everything they had done today was incredibly and utterly foolish.

Chapter 652
“Daddy, Daddy. Come here. Look at this. See what I’ve got…”

Kylie ran over to jackie as soon as he entered the villa’s living room, squealing with that cute, angelic voice of hers.

jackie’s heart immediately melted at the sound of that voice and at the sight of those doe eyes.

He instantly crouched down to heft Kylie up, planting a kiss on her cheek. “Good job! My little girl’s got a sticker!”

“That’s right. The teacher said I was a good student!”

Kylie’s smile was bright and innocent, happiness laced into its curve.

“Oh? Of course, my daughter would be the smartest, most responsible kid in class!”

jackie carried Kylie up the stairs. “Right. Kylie, would you like a reward? Tell me. I’ll give you one!”

“Okay. Bring me and Mommy to the aquarium on Saturday!” Kylie asked, staring at jackie in anticipation after thinking about it for a moment.

“Sounds good. We’ll bring you there on Saturday!”

jackie only put Kylie down once they were on the upper floor.

He returned to his room. Only then did he notice that Selena had already returned home from work and was taking a shower.

On the bedside table, there was a poster.

Embarrassment clinched jackie when he noticed the poster. This was the advertisement that someone else had helped put up, no? It seemed that Selena already knew about the whole thing.

He sat down for a few minutes. Selena walked out of the bathroom, dressed in casual clothing. A hint of warmth graced her lips when she saw jackie. “You really want to send ripples across the entire city, don’t you now? How much money did you spend to advertise it so extensively? It seems like you wouldn’t have achieved such a result if you didn’t spend at least ten million dollars. Your mom will be worried about your finances. Again.”

jackie grinned in embarrassment. “My dear, I just want your birthday to be known throughout the entire city so that you’ll have some fine memories. However, I didn’t do the advertisements. I don’t like being so showy.”

Selena was surprised when she heard that. “No way. They would’ve had to spend a lot of money. The advertisements are everywhere. So much so that I’m embarrassed to go out. My colleagues are even discussing coming over during my birthday.”

Her brows furrowed after she pondered for a while. “Strange. Who would spend that much money to advertise the both of us if it’s not you? Isn’t this just a waste of money? What benefit would they receive?”

jackie could not help but give a wan smile looking at Selena’s beautifully arched brows. “Think about it, dear. Not many people know about this, and not many were around either when I made the declaration. Who do you think it is?”

Naturally, Selena, being the sharp woman she was, immediately reacted when jackie prompted her. “No way. Xena? But why would she do this? Especially when Ivan had just been sorely beaten up by us. Why would she do this with Ivan?”

“They still think that I’ve been poisoned. The poison is expected to manifest on your birthday, and they want to watch the show. Do you get it?” jackie spoke lightly as he chuckled.

Selena finally understood. “Right. They don’t know that you’ve been cured. Ivan—that son of a b*tch! He really wants everyone to watch you die on my birthday, eh? I never expected him to be so wicked!”

jackie nodded. “It’s good that they helped advertise the event though. We don’t have to do it ourselves anymore. The news will circulate throughout the entire city very quickly.”

Chapter 653
Selena did not know whether to laugh or cry. Ivan and Xena would probably stab themselves in the throat if they knew what jackie was thinking right now. Of course, they probably would not have advertised the event just like that if they had known that jackie cured himself of the poison.

“But this is just my birthday. No need to kick up such a fuss over this. That advertisement probably caused a real shock for everyone, claiming that the bash will be the ultimate talk of the town for years to come. They even made a countdown. My God, we’ll probably be the butt of plenty of jokes if the party is too…normal!” Selena voiced her concerns after she thought about it.

“It’s not just expensive food that will make the event grand.”

jackie wrapped his arms around Selena, giving her a warm smile. “Don’t worry. Just relax. Trust me to handle this!”

“Okay!”

Selena pursed her flushed lips, then spoke bashfully. “Go and take a shower. We’ll go down to eat after that. They’re making the prawn that you like.”

“You really know me well. You already know what I like to eat only after a month of my return!”

jackie studied the beauty before him. He could not help but place a gentle kiss on her lips.

“Daddy kissed Mommy. I’m going to have younger brothers and sisters!”

They were not aware that Kylie had slyly opened the door and poked her head inside the room. She clapped a hand over her mouth and chuckled when she saw this.

“Ah!”

Selena jumped from shock and immediately shoved jackie away, rolling her eyes at him flirtatiously. “Seriously? Why didn’t you close the door?”

jackie gave her a bitter smile. “I never thought that our little girl would come in at this time.”

“Let’s go down, Kylie. Don’t speak such nonsense, too! You’re more than enough for us.”

Selena walked over and carried Kylie, ready to head down with her cheeks colored red.

“You can’t do this, dear. We need another child. Kylie will be lonely otherwise!” jackie quickly reminded her after he realized it. As for Selena, who had already walked to the door, the tips of ears were already flaring pink.

He did not expect her to cast a bashful glance over her shoulder after she stepped out of the room. She gave him a look that was not unlike a teenage girl experiencing her first love. “Fine. If you can cause a stir throughout the city during my birthday and make me feel like I’m the happiest woman in the world, I’ll agree to have another child. But that won’t happen if you don’t make me feel super, super touched, and happy!”

“I guarantee you’ll be satisfied!”

jackie burst into laughter. He knew that Selena was already satisfied with their lives now. She was teasing him on purpose.

After he finished showering and eating, jackie hugged Selena to sleep.

…

At this moment, a group of vagrants arrived before the headquarters of the Green Sky Hall. “Sir, you have to help us! Brother–brother Luca has been beaten up, so badly that his balls have been destroyed and his face rearranged. He’s in the hospital now!” a man threw himself at the feet of a middle-aged man, pleading pitifully.

The corners of the middle-aged man’s mouth twitched slightly when he heard that. “F*ck. What’s with all the commotion today? Spit it out! What happened?”

Chapter 654
The leader of the Green Sky Hall spiraled further into a bad mood.

That afternoon, he found out that Flynn had been hospitalized after being beaten up. One of his legs had been broken so badly, it needed to be amputated.

He was still contemplating what he should do tomorrow—if he should just let the whole incident slide for that bodyguard of the Drake family. He did not expect his subordinates to come crawling to him again.

“Tell me what happened. Why was Luca beaten?” the middle-aged man spoke slowly after having remained silent for a few seconds.

The other man finally narrated everything that had happened. After he finished, he said, “I don’t know if that fellow was making empty threats, but he said he’d bring trouble to the Green Sky Hall tomorrow morning! He wants us to compensate every bit of that fifty thousand dollars!”

“F*ck!”

The middle-aged man was extremely angry. He slammed his hand on the table beside him and with a sharp crack, the table splintered into pieces.

He stood up and spoke furiously, “Does he think that the people of Green Sky Hall are such pushovers? We’ve already given nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars. What more does he want? Jeez. That bodyguard from this morning knows the Goddess of War, and he’s a son-in-law of the second-class aristocrats, the Taylor family. Who’s this b*stard now? Don’t tell me he knows Gods of War too!”

The man kneeling on the floor furrowed his brows. “We’re not sure, but at any rate, he quickly fought us once he came. He probably doesn’t know any Gods of War!”

“Alright. Leave for now. I’d like to see if he comes tomorrow!”

The middle-aged man quickly took a few thousands worth of cash and thrust it to his subordinate. “Buy a few gifts and visit Luca tomorrow. Don’t worry about everything here. We’ll see if that punk shows his face. If he does, I’ll be sure to break both his legs!”

“Yes, sir! Thank you, sir!”

The men nodded and hurriedly left.

After they left, an elder that was sitting to the side finally stood up. “Master, what should we do? Will those two fellows actually show up? I think they probably just made the threat to scare our men.”

The leader of the Green Sky Hall was called Hector Zaborowski. He went silent for a few moments before speaking, “For the fellow who wants fifty thousand dollars, we’ll take his word with a grain of salt. We’ll just kill him if he comes! He was only able to defeat more than a dozen men because Luca and the others were never strong to begin with. With the two of us old pros, we’ll definitely beat him to death!”

Hector paused for a while before continuing with a leisurely tone, “But the man called jackie won’t be as easy to handle, I’m afraid. The Gods of War will probably give us trouble if we off-ed him just like that. On the other hand, the Green Sky Hall would lose its reputation if we just answered to his every beck and call like a lapdog!”

The elder nodded. He thought about it for a while before adding, “Why don’t we do this, Master? We’ll give him a test. It’ll also be a way for us to lose face gracefully. It won’t be embarrassing if word gets out, right? Or we could test his strength. He might serve us some purpose if he’s truly strong!”

Hector’s eyes brightened as he heard the suggestion. He smacked the side of his head. “You’re right! Why didn’t I think of that?” he exclaimed. “I heard that the fellow was a Head Commander. He’s definitely strong. More importantly, he has contacts. It’d be fantastic if he used them for the sake of the Green Sky Hall!”

“By the way, I’ve noticed quite a few leaflets circulating the city today, advertising the birthday party this fellow is going to throw for his wife. He even claims that it’ll cause a stir throughout the entire city.”

The elder quickly thought of something else.

Chapter 655
“Really? He must have spent a lot of money. Does he really have that much money to splash around? Or perhaps the old master of the Taylor family will be giving him money to celebrate Young Miss Taylor’s birthday?”

Hector frowned. “Probably not. He said that it’d be shameful to use the Taylor family’s money. Besides, he’s just a son-in-law. No one would be so nice to someone like that.”

“Mmhmm. Let’s just prepare for tomorrow first!”

The elder spoke after a moment of contemplation. “If he comes alone and acts rudely, it’s possible for us to kill him off. No one can pinpoint the murder to us if the body disappears. If we say that he never came, the Gods of War wouldn’t just destroy the entire gang for his sake.”

Hector nodded. “You’re right. That man saved the Goddess of War, but he was probably a doctor in the army so it was his duty to save lives. Besides, the Goddess of War boosted his reputation aplenty during Old Man Taylor’s birthday party. She doesn’t owe him anything anymore. If we do kill him and pretend to not know anything, the most the Goddess of War will probably do is to pretend to interrogate us!”

The next day, a group of people waited in the huge garden right after the Green Sky Hall’s entrance. They wanted to see if the bodyguard from the Drake family and the man who bellowed about coming to claim the 50 thousand dollars would actually come.

jackie parked the car at the entrance. He walked straight in when he noticed that there was no one there.

Two muscled bodies immediately blocked him after he took a few steps into the garden.

One of them spoke in a rumbly, intimidating voice, “Are you the son-in-law from the Taylor family?”

jackie nodded. “Get out of my way. I came here to talk with your master. I don’t want to waste my time with you!”

“Quite crude, eh?”

The other man clenched his fists. “You can’t just see the master of the Green Sky Hall whenever you like,” he said viciously. “You’ll have to follow our procedures if you want to see him. Defeat the both of us first. Only then, do you have the right to see him!”

Hector and a number of the Green Sky Hall’s men watched the exchange from a distance. Quite a few of them had frosty smiles creeping up their lips. They wanted to see how strong this son-in-law from the Taylor family was.

After all, these two were not just any muscle-bound fighters, but they were two excellent fighters from the Green Sky Hall. Even some Head Commanders could not match up to them. Furthermore, it was two against one.

That was why they thought it would be difficult for jackie to take them on if he did not have the strength of a major, in the least.

jackie flashed a cold smile, not giving a sh*t about them. “What a load of rules and regulations! Since I have to follow them, let’s go!”

After he said that, he gently slapped a hand on the other man’s stomach, the movement a blur.

It looked like a casual slap. Yet, that huge man was flung backward, his limbs flailing. He flew for a few good meters before he finally crashed onto the ground. Blood spurted out of his mouth and his expression was contorted.

“Ah!”

The other man was already throwing a punch at jackie. jackie was fast—terrifyingly fast. However, during the exact moment he attacked the other man, a gigantic fist came straight towards his head.

Chapter 656
When he saw his opponent making a move, jackie quickly threw his fist forward. It suddenly collided against the other man’s fist.

For a moment, there was only silence that followed a dull thud. Then, that big man flew backward as well, just like his comrade.

He flew quite a few steps back, his feet drawing beneath him a long, thin line on the ground before finally coming to a forceful halt. The big man gurgled and spat, fresh blood dribbling out of the corner of his mouth.

“Amazing!”

Two big men walked over. They clapped their fists into their palms simultaneously after looking at jackie, bowing slightly. Then, they parted to the side.

At this moment, Hector also stood up, clapping his hands while walking forward with the people gathered behind him. “You’re pretty good. I never expected that the son-in-law from the Taylor family would be so frighteningly powerful!”

“Master Zaborowski. I heard that your first name is Hector, right?”

jackie laughed and said, “It seems like you had planned to cower me into submission first, eh?”

The corners of Hector’s mouth twitched slightly. He stopped a few meters away from jackie. “I was merely being courteous. What do you mean I was trying to cower you into submission? My subordinates have long heard of your fighting prowess, so they wished to test their strength against yours. Now, all of you are comrades forged through the way of the fist!”

jackie laughed aloud again. “What a way to make friends. Thank goodness I’m strong enough. I would’ve probably been beaten to death if I were a terrible fighter. I have to pay compliments to your way of thinking, though—testing me first to judge the situation. Not bad!”

When they heard this, Hector and the elder beside him exchanged a glance. Both of their expressions had soured. This guy was far cleverer than their expectations, seeing right through their scheme in such a short time.

“No way. You’ve misunderstood us, kiddo. Our subordinates really just wanted to spar with you!” the old man stood up and told jackie, smiling.

“Really? But they both told me that according to the rules here, I don’t have the right to talk to their master unless I defeated them.”

jackie sneered inwardly, casting a glance toward the two men from earlier.

“Ahem. We just wanted to spar with you, dear sir. We only said that because we were worried you’d refuse us!” they quickly reacted and explained, chuckling. The two men were not idiots.

“All right. Speak, Mr. jackie. What business do you have with us here today?”

Hector maintained his smile as he looked at jackie, giving off the aura of someone engulfed in a fresh spring breeze.

jackie smiled. It seemed that Hector was a wolf clothed in sheepskin. Although he had a serene, kindly expression now, he must have stained his hands aplenty behind the scenes.

He spoke immediately, “Of course, I came here for business so I won’t dilly-dally any longer. You all probably know this as well—that I was the one who beat up the person who pretended to be blind yesterday. They secretly took pictures of a lot of ladies! I want to settle this matter today!”

Chapter 657
Hector still plastered a smile on his face when he heard that. “I thought it was something serious. I heard that the memory card had already been destroyed by you. So, isn’t the matter settled already? What more do you want from us?”

He paused for a while here, before continuing with a smile, “I know. You want some money from us to compensate for your losses, right? It’s normal for one to think like that. I completely understand! Tell me, how much do you want?”

jackie replied immediately, “I don’t want money for this issue. My request is simple. Don’t repeat this. Destroy any backups you have. Understand?”

The corners of Hector’s mouth twitched. “Are you threatening me?”

“I won’t investigate any further. I’m sure that you know full well I’m threatening all of you here. If you don’t destroy the backups and continue doing all this in the future, I’ll make sure that the Green Sky Hall would be completely obliterated if I catch wind of it!”

jackie chuckled. He was not frightened in the least, standing there with his shoulders squared and radiating an aura of utter solemnity.

“What a mouth you have on you! I’ll teach you a lesson!”

An old woman stood up. “Care for a round with me?”

Wrinkles were etched all over the old woman’s face, but there was a perceptible sharpness in her eyes. She looked to be in very good spirits.

jackie sensed that this old woman was probably a lot stronger than the two men from earlier.

However, he flashed a wan smile toward the old woman who was leaning against a cane. “No way. You look like you’re seventy or eighty years old. Won’t I be a laughingstock if I hurt you? They’ll say that I bullied a granny.”

“Don’t worry. We definitely won’t say that you bullied her!” one of the men from earlier laughed aloud.

“That’s right. She’s one of our best fighters. No average person can match her strength. You? Bully her? It’d be a miracle if you can last ten hits from her!” another middle-aged woman also laughed from the side. jackie’s words made her feel as though she had just heard the joke of the century,

“Don’t worry, sonny boy. I won’t hold a grudge against you if you do have the strength to beat me to death.”

After the old lady said that, she turned toward Hector who was behind her. “Master Hector, take this as a personal grudge between me and him. It’ll be my bad luck if he kills me. There won’t be any grudges between him and the Green Sky Hall. Is that possible?”

“All right!” Hector agreed with her, nodding after pondering the proposal for a few seconds.

From the looks of it, the old woman was going to fight with a killing intent, which was why she would probably use her full strength for the fight. She would not have told Hector all of that otherwise.

Meanwhile, Hector’s goal was the same. If she could not kill jackie because he was too strong for her, he would treat it as a mere spar and a personal grudge. It would not have anything to do with the Green Sky Hall.

However, if jackie was not strong enough and was killed by her, she would probably destroy every bit of evidence that he had been here, leaving no trace for anyone to find him.

“All right. You can fight me with peace of mind now, boy. Let’s see if you have the strength to kill this old granny here!”

The old woman clutched onto her cane, the light in her eyes dimming dangerously.

Chapter 658
“I know you want to kill me, but I won’t let you!”

jackie flashed a cold smile when he heard that. If this old woman from the Green Sky Hall did not act too brashly, he would not destroy her straight away either.

After all, Kingston Hall was behind the Green Sky Hall.

It was not because jackie was afraid of Kingston Hall. Tanya, Yvonne, and Sharon knew about the incident today. It would create a huge hoo-hah if Kingston Hall was completely destroyed. Many people would probably doubt his identity.

He would not be able to live the peaceful life that he had now.

After all, Kingston Hall was the most powerful underground organization in Eastfield and the strongest among the gangs. They did not fear the presence of the Drake family at all.

“Really? You’re speaking as though you can kill when and wherever you please!”

The old woman felt like she was being belittled. She was just old, but her strength was unmatched by a regular person.

She took one step forward. The cane in her hands suddenly whipped toward jackie in a vicious arc; a frosty, murderous intent filled her eyes.

It looked like a normal ebony cane, but at that moment, it resembled a sharpened sword, slashing forward at a blinding speed. With that sudden thrust, jackie did not have an inkling of doubt that a normal person would already have a hole carved into their chest.

That was because jackie had heard the subtle echo of a supersonic boom from that thrust.

“So fast!”

jackie was shocked. He really did not expect the old woman to be so dexterous. If he had not gone to war, he would have been completely terrified by her.

“Hmph. Scared now, aren’t you? Is your life flashing before your eyes? Don’t underestimate me just because I’m old. Those two huge goons from before can’t match my strength!”

Delight crept over the old woman’s expression when she heard jackie gasp.

The tip of her cane was extremely sharp. jackie did not have the time to dodge.

Yet at this moment, jackie dazzled her eyes. His entire body seemed to meld into the shadows as he sidestepped her attack in a flash. He appeared right beside her.

“No way. You dodged that?”

The old woman took a sharp breath. She was utterly stupefied. She suspected that she must have imagined it.

She knew that jackie was strong after having watched him defeat those two men without breaking a sweat. However, she never expected him to be far stronger than she had imagined.

She seriously suspected that only a King of War could have that kind of speed, based on the fighting strength within the military ranks.

jackie dodged the attack. The old woman’s cane pierced straight into a wooden pillar behind him.

This was a small pavilion that was held up by four wooden pillars.

No one expected that such a huge pillar would have a hole carved straight through it. The cane had struck through the entire pillar.

“That cane is made out of fantastic stuff!”

jackie gave a wan smile when he saw that.

“Ah!”

The old woman was so frustrated that she missed her mark. She felt embarrassed.

She released a huff and jerked her arm. That wooden pillar crumbled, allowing her to loosen her cane from the hole.

The pillar held for three seconds, then it toppled onto the ground in a resounding crash. The entire pavilion went down with it.

At that moment, the old woman attacked jackie again.

However, jackie did not dodge her attack this time. Instead, he grabbed the cane with a quick sweep of his arm, and a powerful force rippled along the length of the cane.

The old woman did not reveal a sliver of panic when jackie caught her cane. She still believed that jackie was not as strong as her.

Chapter 659
Nonetheless, she never thought that the force from that causal sweep of jackie’s arm could be so deadly and powerful that it ruptured the end of the cane she was holding. The incredible force streaked through her hand, causing it to tremble uncontrollably as she struggled to hold the cane.

“Ah!”

The old woman stumbled back a few steps and her right hand was trembling unruly. She gazed at jackie with her eyes full of terror and respect at the same time.

jackie’s strength was impressive and his speed was as fast as lightning. She even sensed that jackie was having fun with her and that he must not have shown his true strength—the powerful strength that was hidden perfectly.

“Hmmm? What now? Giving up?” jackie flashed her a small smile and said in an indifferent voice.

“Jesus Christ! Isn’t this kiddo too powerful? He’s even able to take away Elder Castellano’s cane!” a spectator from the crowd could not hold back a loud gasp. The battle between jackie and Elder Castellano was truly eye-opening.

“No way! Don’t tell me Elder Castellano can’t defeat this retired soldier?”

Some of them had their foreheads pressed together as they expressed their doubts.

After all, they had never seen Elder Castellano defeated in a fight before.

The corners of the old woman’s mouth twitched involuntarily. At the same time, she was hesitant to admit defeat. If she surrendered now, she would surely become a laughingstock in front of the Green Sky Hall. If she tried again—harder and fiercer—there might be hope for her to win.

“Kiddo, it’s either you or me in the coffin today!”

With her teeth gritted tightly, the old woman charged toward jackie again at lighting speed, switching positions several times in the hopes of trying to confuse and get close to jackie.

“Your cane’s in my hand. I must say, you’re quite bold to come at me without any weapon!”

jackie sneered frostily. With the cane in his hand, he swung it at his opponent before she could even come near him as though he was using the cane to beat a dog. The cane hit the old woman’s arms and thighs several times in a row.

“Ouch! Ow!” The old woman jumped from the pain as if she were a monkey in the circus. Her body curled slightly.

“You win! You win!”

Finally, she yelled her defeat. Every movement sent ripples of pain through the old woman’s arms and legs.

jackie stopped at last. The old granny scanned her body and there were many fresh and insidious bruises caused by the strokes of the cane. Although jackie did not use too much force, and all the injuries were merely bruises on the surface, the pain was searing and indescribable.

“Now, do you think I’m able to kill you?” jackie stared at the old woman without any remorse but a faint yet callous smile on his face.

The old woman felt even more embarrassed. For the first time in her life, she felt that she had been beaten until she could not even counterattack. She lifted her head, staring straight into jackie’s eyes, her voice cold, “Give me back my cane! I know I’m not your opponent at all. Kiddo, you’re young yet powerful!”

“I don’t think it has anything to do with age!” jackie chortled as he threw the cane away casually. It landed right in front of the other party.

“Ahem! Mr. jackie, a moment ago you mentioned that as long as we deleted all the backups and we ceased this business immediately, you’d leave us alone?”

Hector, blending in with the other spectators on the side, was stunned by jackie’s strength. jackie’s combat prowess was truly astounding! Now, Hector had no other choice, but to put on the warmest smile on his face so that he could look amiable in front of jackie.

“Yup, that’s right!” jackie bobbed his head.

“Alright! I admire you a lot. It’s a deal then!”

Hector immediately agreed to his demand. There was no other way after all. Besides, he did not want to make a big fuss about it. Although there was Kingston Hall behind them, if jackie was truly pissed off, it was highly possible that today would be their last day on the earth.

Moreover, jackie was not just a ‘good’ fighter, but the finest and the greatest. Even if Kingston Hall knew about the episode, they would not dare to provoke him, too, given that his fighting prowess was that outstanding. Even if Kingston Hall were to win in a fight with jackie, the losses would be acute and unbearable.

“Hmmm. Well. That’s all, then!”

jackie smiled lightly and then continued, “Now, let’s talk about another thing!”

Chapter 660
Hector had assumed that it would be enough if he agreed to jackie’s demand and that the other man would think about leaving them alone.

He truly never expected jackie to bring up another issue.

jackie observed the people around him and noticed that the men that had followed Brother Luca from yesterday were not around. He surmised that they had gone to the hospital to see their injured comrade.

“What’s wrong? Don’t tell me that you want money, after all?” Hector spoke with a cold smile.

“I really am going to ask for money!”

jackie chuckled. “Your men owe me fifty thousand dollars. They couldn’t even cough up a million yesterday. How shameful!”

“You beat up Brother Luca, too?”

Hector’s expression darkened. He nearly fainted from anger. He had been thinking that he was truly unlucky today, to have met such a tough, fearless warrior. He planned to properly torture the fellow who had bullied Luca, ensuring his death.

He never thought that jackie was the same man who Brother Luca and the others had provoked. When it rained, it truly poured. They provoked the same fellow on both occasions.

“That’s right. Isn’t it a coincidence?”

jackie flashed a cold smile. “Not only do you have to give me fifty thousand dollars, but you’ll also have to order your subordinates to not give my brother any trouble. I won’t settle for cash otherwise!”

“Aren’t you pushing it, jackie?”

Hector flashed a bitter smile. “You wanted a million dollars, so my subordinates scrounged everything they had in their pockets to pay you nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Do you really have to ask for the remaining fifty thousand?”

jackie’s expression was nonchalant. “What a stupid question. Just pay the amount that we agreed upon.”

“Fine. I’ll just take this as a stroke of misfortune!”

Hector’s expression hardened and he was displeased, but he nodded at the middle-aged woman beside him anyway.

The woman walked towards jackie and took out her phone. “Give me your bank account number. I’ll transfer the money immediately.”

“Now we’re talking!”

jackie did not hesitate to give his account number to her.

What he did not expect was immediately receiving a notification from the bank after he gave his account number.

“So fast?” jackie frowned and looked at her.

“I haven’t even keyed in the amount yet!”

The woman stared at him, perplexed.

jackie opened the message and was taken aback. After he read it, he realized that it was a bank transfer of more than 170 billion dollars.

“Oh, it was from someone else!”

jackie flashed a pained smile, finally responding. He had asked Skyler to help get rid of the Xenos family in Sky City and to sell off the assets and shares that they had. They donated some of the profit and divided the rest between themselves, 50-50.

He never thought that there would be so much money left even after dividing the portion.

“Oh!”

The middle-aged woman furrowed her brow, suspicion twinging in her. It could not be a coincidence, right? Unless this guy was merely playing dumb?

However, it had nothing to do with her. She keyed in the PIN and quickly transferred 50 thousand dollars to jackie’s account.

At this moment, jackie’s phone rang.

Chapter 661
jackie switched his focus to his phone. ‘Skyler Celestino’ appeared on the screen.

“Hey, Skyler Celestino!” jackie uttered casually after picking up the call.

“yeah! According to the ratio you told me, you’ll be getting a hundred and seventy billion dollars for your part. You should’ve received it by now, right? What a steal. Not only did I fix my itch to fight, but I also made a big profit out of it.” Skyler’s manly voice rang from the phone.

“Yup, I got the money. I’ve got some errands to run, so I’ll hang up now!” jackie ended the call in the next second.

The woman before him was standing nearby, and Skyler’s voice was not particularly soft on the other end of the call as well. jackie was not sure if the other party had heard any part of the conversation.

uttered, “ jackie,

leg and was about to leave the place. He did not expect such a question to pop out of Hector’s mouth. He nodded in conformity with the question, “Yes,

pay you twenty million dollars a month. I find that you’re a gifted talent, after watching you and my men trying out each other. I really admire you for

we’ve heard your big name a long time ago. Your talent will be gone into the drain if you continue to stay with the Drake family,” the elder—who was standing next to Hector—leaned forward and

me expand Sky Green Hall. I truly

out his finger, gesturing the number ‘one’. His expression

million dollars. It’s

“However, I don’t want to work with snobs like you. Forget it! Just coming to this place has wasted

strode toward the gate

offered double of what he was

eyes and the tone of his voice were filled with disdain and contempt, as if 100 million

this brat an idiot? He turned down a hundred million

such a salary, even if it were not 100 million per month but per year, he would be smiling all year long, even when he

he just walked away? Instead, he went to

Miss Tanya or Miss Yvonne. After all, the only thing this guy doesn’t lack

hypothesizing the situation. He narrowed his eyes and

slowly opening her mouth, “Master Hector,

You were standing very close to him just now, what did you

If his people took the initiative to come forward to report something, that

the other party mentioning that a hundred seventy billion dollars was transferred to jackie’s account. He asked jackie if he had received it,” the middle-aged woman said hesitantly, her face scrunched

Chapter 662
“Skyler Celestino?”

hundred and

was completely dumbfounded. Terror streaked through the space. These two

sure you heard it right? Skyler Celestino? Doesn’t this name belong to Skyler, the King of War? That’s

a tightening grip. He

only one King of War with the name

eyes as though she was dwelling in a haze of confusion, yet to

More than a hundred seventy billion dollars! Are you

to tense up. Only prominent families could

why a King of War—an eight-star King of War—would give so much money

Look at the poster! That guy promised to make his wife’s birthday the grandest event that would shake

were running wild inside the elder’s brain. This was the only possibility that he

assumption. If that was really the case, 170 billion dollars was too much, was it

wouldn’t have lent out such a huge amount of money, right? And I truly doubt that a King of War who had just returned from the army would be able to fork out

the

I? But I thought that’s what the other person on the phone

I

together after realizing something. “Damn! I

What do

attention towards

purpose and pretended that Skyler

were full of wisdom. “He did it because he was afraid of offending the great power behind us—the Kingston Hall. This shows that he’s afraid of Kingston Hall and that he doesn’t want to create trouble. Therefore, he pretends to be close with Skyler Celestino, the King of War. However, the biggest

fooled by him!” one of the

is more cunning than a fox!” a middle-aged man chimed in, wearing a bitter smile. He then continued, “He’s afraid that we might continue looking for trouble and just let him off temporarily. That’s why he kept this wild card in his hand, so he could leave the place. Otherwise, how

in agreement. That b*stard

wisdom. Fortunately, he revealed himself by saying some ridiculous amount of money—a hundred seventy billion. If

comment that this fool has over bragged. His plan would’ve been perfect if the sum of money was lesser. He would’ve scared the wits out of us! But, the more he tried to scare us away, the more mistakes he made. It has become crystal clear that he’s actually afraid of us in his heart.”

This guy is as sly as

control his strength and power very well. It seems that he truly is afraid. He must’ve come today due to yesterday’s episode—he was showing off in front of Miss Tanya and Miss Yvonne, pretending to be all tough and

to agree. “Anyway, judging from his combat prowess, I guess I’m not on par with him. Plus, he’s clever and

“But…”

domestic websites, and some are for the overseas markets, which are our primary market as well. If we were to follow what the brat had asked of us, we’ll make a lot less

huge. I estimate at least a hundred million dollars would be

firmly at the thought. “Dammit! This is a low-cost but high-yield business! Now, it’s all ruined by the b*stard

right! If the parties who work with us in the overseas market don’t agree with it, I’m afraid that they might create trouble for us. Besides, we’re not known by the authority and power behind them. It would be fortunate

causing trouble for jackie’s brother. As

yourself, too. He is too powerful for us to offend. None of our men can kill him! We’ll call it luck that he decided to spare our lives. Even I, myself, am not his opponent, and I don’t think those skilled fighters from Kingston Hall are at the same level as him! Our best bet is to do as we were

his mouth for a moment and then continued, “I’m the master of the Green Sky Hall. I can’t go back on my own words! If word gets out that I’m an

to solve. What if you

no-no! My elder brother doesn’t like me being involved in this business. I do it behind his back. So, you tell me, how can I talk to him

all, tomorrow’s the trading day. We’ll

664 Meanwhile, at the

the ample garden of the

for jackie would be too obvious.

worries and concerns for jackie had

of Green Sky Hall and the head of Kingston Hall were biological brothers. The reason why Green Sky Hall

even Spectre

gnawed at her

by now, yet he had not presented himself. Hemust have gone to do what he had

on the entrance gate, her face

hasn’t he come to work

about another topic, could no longer suppress the uneasiness within her and blurted, “He must’ve gone to

“I think not!”

Sharon had already mentioned jackie, Yvonne continued smoothly, “The men in Green Sky Hall are not easy to deal with. They have a lot of good fighters that can’t be easily handled. They’re beyond ordinary good fighters. Besides, Hector’s a smiling tiger—outwardly kind and benevolent, but inwardly cruel and wicked. jackie’s a

not going to let them continue taking such photos. I know jackie, he’d want to solve this problem now and forever, but he’s practically chopping off the other party’s financial resources.” Tanya paused for a second and then continued, “Yesterday, I asked

her brain, she grew even more anxious. “You’re right! Cutting off people’s source of money is like killing their entire family! Not to mention, this is their long-existed business! Now that it’s been called off by jackie, how

out about it not long ago, too. There’s simply no way to stop them. If Kingston Hall weren’t behind Green

jackie’s in danger now! I…I have to go and save

top-notch fighters from the George family!

said he could solve it

you go there like this,

leaving him to die there, right?

was so frantic with fear, her face

worry. I

the city— jackie attended to the challenge in the

Porsche 911 drifted into the gate and swiftly parked in a parking

“He’s back!”

the corners of Tanya’s mouth

Sharon and Yvonne exclaimed in unison, both heaving big sighs of

at Yvonne, her rosy pink lips slightly parted. She could no longer hold back and asked, “Yvonne, you seem…you seem to be very

flickered and her cheeks were immediately kissed pink. She retorted

appeared on Sharon’s forehead as her brows furrowed. “Impossible! If he’s a pervert, then why didn’t he drool over me? I’ve got a great

the beauty of flowers,” jackie teased as he walked over to the three of

in front of them, Sharon—whose brain was seized by worries and panic just a few seconds ago—instantly calmed down and her demeanor changed. She became somewhat reserved and shy, putting on

go there?” Tanya, on

fifty thousand dollars!

the photos? What’s this fifty

thought you’d at least

to Green Sky Hall to make a fuss for fifty thousand dollars? Even if his purpose was to blackmail them,

I almost forgot something! You don’t know what happened after I got off work yesterday. My closest buddy, Tiger, came to me and told me that his

yesterday’s episode, he patiently

telling the story. “Therefore, not only did I settle yesterday’s issue, but I also collected what Green Sky Hall owed me

Hall are truly sly foxes! First, they tested your strength, and if you weren’t strong enough, they would’ve

that you’re not just powerful, but their secret weapons—the skilled Granny and two big men—aren’t worthy opponents as well. Only when they knew they

forehead as she repeated the episode. Fortunately, jackie was a strong combatant. His experience as a soldier in the past five years had not been in vain. Otherwise, he would have been in

not that smart. Such dirty

He looks benevolent and kind on the outside, but inwardly, he’s full of dirty, cunning tricks. It’s not a surprise that such a person can

will go back on their word. They only agreed to your demand on the surface because you’re strong and hard to get

frowned deeply after thinking about it. “His elder brother is the Master of Kingston Hall! What if he tells his brother about this? We’re done

hearing Tanya’s concern. “I don’t think that’d be the case. Hector’s the head of Green Sky Hall, after all. As the head of an

of big beautiful eyes. “Indeed, he’s the head of the Green Sky Hall, but their real power is not what you see on the surface. To the world, they’re all about opening spa and wellness centers, but under the surface, they make a lot of deals with dirty

“Let’s see how it

pretty late now,

watch on his wrist—it was almost noon. After some contemplation, he proposed, “Okay! I have fifty thousand dollars from the Green Sky Hall. Let me treat the three of

time receiving your pay. The financial department will transfer your

Tanya’s utterance. “Really? If you hadn’t

bodyguard market! How could you not look forward to it nor show any excitement at all? Worse,

jackie had a few million in his hand, a salary of 20 million would still be considered a huge sum of money! Yet, not

seemed that money was irrelevant

could you forget about

“Had I known you’d forget your own payday, I wouldn’t have been in such

be afraid that one day I’d remember my salary of twenty million and

face had turned as red as a tomato. He then realized that he seemed to have said something wrong. Tanya was a lady, after all. Perhaps his joke was a

often made fun of his apprentices this way when he was on the battlefield. Everyone in the camp was used to it, but now they were not in the camp, and Tanya was no apprentice. She was the daughter

shot a glare towards jackie. “Hmph! You…if you dare

joke. Alright, let’s

to his car in a serious

She curled her lips, pouted, and muttered, “This idiot didn’t even look me in the eyes, and now he wants to

She instantly took Sharon’s hand and said, “Sharon, don’t tell me you’re jealous? He was just joking around. How could he like a little girl like me? Besides, he

tone of disappointment, “I’m still upset! Why

Sharon and landed a soundly slap on her butt, then walked away as though

“Ah!”

settled into Sharon’s back, causing her to yell out loud. Her eyes widened into spheres as large as saucers.

you just say you wanted to be spanked? Just pretend that slap

was truly from jackie, it might have implied that jackie had some interest in her. In that case, even if she were to be spanked black and blue, her heart would be bursting with joy. However, she had to be realistic. jackie, this idiot, had never given

It’s the first time jackie’s treating you to

out of Tanya. She never thought that love could be like this. Sharon’s

situation

attractive look and alluring figure, a lot of men out there would be head over heels for

such charismatic attributes, Sharon still remained loyal to jackie and continued to actively pursue him. Nevertheless, jackie did not bother to

was hanging on James Drake’s face. He was observing the commotion, standing not too far away from the four of

give him credit for having the courage to go to Green Sky hall alone!” James whispered

said that jackie was going to pay them a visit, but I didn’t expect him to come back so quickly. It

a detailed understanding of the whole situation, we’ll need to spend some money to

a while just now. They should be discussing the events that happened in Green Sky Hall. We could just ask

Drake, on the other hand, is still the same—stoic and full of disdain toward jackie. He doesn’t look like

James’s facial expression hardened. “Timothy, this brat. Always making me worry for him! I heard he’s been playing billiards with Grayson from the Mont family whenever

forehead creased into a frown. Looking at James, he slowly spilled out some words, “Master Drake, there’s one thing about

suddenly felt uneasy. He permitted,

been mingling with a friend of Michael

obedient and performs pretty well in front of me. I didn’t expect he’d start mingling with these people. If he continues to behave in such a way, how am I supposed to hand over the Drake properties to

three beauties had arrived at a hushed and

restaurant. The environment was quiet and had pastel aesthetics. Although the price was mildly exorbitant, money to jackie was never a

want! It’s my honor to invite three beauties to lunch for

modestly. “I’m only a bodyguard, and three of you are from noble families. Yet, you’re willing to let me treat you to lunch. It’s

no ordinary man, and he must be a man of a higher social

to everyone that this guy was not

worried that fifty thousand dollars won’t be enough?” Yvonne

only fifty thousand? It’s my pleasure to have you three beauties together

way, Selena’s company is just nearby, and it’s almost lunchtime now. I’ve invited her over for lunch with us

beauties? Moreover, you’re spending so much on us,

wife is a gentle, kind-hearted, generous, intelligent, and virtuous woman.

and looking at the prideful expression on jackie’s face, Sharon’s heart sank and her thoughts started to get clouded. She could see that jackie really did

made her feel doubtful of herself. Was she not charming or good-looking enough? She wondered if jackie would ever

to call Selena. At the

“F*ck off!”

echoed from inside the restaurant into jackie’s ears when he was just

brows immediately furrowed after hearing the voice. He looked into the restaurant and in the next second,

necklaces around their thick necks surrounded Tanya and the others. One of them wore a cunning lopsided grin.

treat you to this lunch and after that, you come with us for a karaoke session and have fun with us!” the rascal spoke, his mouth twisted into a perverted grin. He switched

right! Miss, the one thing we don’t lack is money. We’ll treat you to good food and good wine. Come and have fun with us! Eighty thousand

restaurant to make a phone call, these rascals entered. They noticed the three beauties as soon as they entered the restaurant and they

their sugar babies. As long as the men flashed out some cash and

naturally, they possessed some level of confidence when

ladies. Even those super fancy

had his eyes fixated on Tanya finished his speech, he stretched forth his hand again, trying to stroke

hand away, with a look full of disgust plastered on her

jackie heard a

need to compensate for slapping my hand? I was going to ask nicely if you’d agree to hang out with us, but since you hit me, you have no choice but to come with us today. Oh well. Of course, you can choose between hanging out with us

Since Tanya had hit his

it means nothing! But for some jerk

shot up from her seat and leaped forward slightly, trying

to play nice with you,

not easy-going as well. He pushed her back,

“Ah!”

had obviously trained before, his physical strength was not a joke. How could a young miss from a wealthy family like Tanya be able to

balance before she slipped

felt so frightened! She was wearing a short skirt today and her clothes were white! The words ‘embarrassment’

strong arm appeared from behind her and wrapped around her waist. The owner of the arm caught her in

moment Tanya was caught mid-fall, she struggled to release herself from his grip. However, when she noticed that

similar to the ones in

shows like that too ridiculous and silly. How could the male lead always appear on time during critical moments? The

caught in this exact scene, Tanya was frozen, as still as a statue. She could scarcely believe the scene before her eyes. Her heart hammered

between soap operas and the reality she was living in— jackie did not even look at her, much less in an affectionate

just wanted to make a call. I didn’t expect the arrival

trying to

Tanya had a wolf head tattooed on his chest. He ripped his shirt open a little bit wider to show off the tattoo before saying aggressively, “You’re right

“Look at this!”

each other before they, too, pulled their shirts open to reveal the

just a tattoo.

a look at their chests as if he was watching a clown

not only did jackie show no sign of fear, he even said some things that made

around this area are our

lot of members in the Wolf Fang Gang, each gang member is as ruthless as wild wolves! Offending us is

you’d make yourself disappear! Besides, this chick provoked

Also, do you know who this lady is? Are you guys dumb or what? How dare you

care? All I know is that

did

local rascals that were not even qualified to meet or be associated with

Miss Tanya from the Drake

Miss Tanya? From the

If it was really Miss Tanya

a Drake! With her status and identity, she shouldn’t come to a place

would be at least a dozen bodyguards with her! They’d be brawny and strong, but here you are, just a single fellow. Look at yourself, you’re neither bulky nor strong! Do you

the rest of you have anything else to add on?” Yvonne asked as she turned to jackie and the others after placing

always order more food

things to trash like you is wasting a lot of my

laughed aloud and waved his hand, signaling the other

strokes and punches, the wolves plopped onto the ground, clutching at their chests in pain before they started to cry. Pain seethed through them with a terrible intensity. It felt like being eaten from the inside out by a sharp-toothed

“What the f*ck!”

eyes widened into spheres as large as kiwis. His throat

from his trouser pocket, and launched the blade

before jackie snatched the knife away

right hand, jackie dangled the pocket knife in front of Felix’s face. Felix was so frightened that his body went numb, his blood frozen in his veins. He was

while there were no injuries on his body, his shirt had been ripped and cut, leaving hundreds of holes. He stood frozen

“Si—sir, I was wrong!”

jelly in a flash and he plopped onto the ground, kneeling before jackie. He truly believed that if jackie wanted to kill him a moment

out of your hair and let you be with this chick, alright?” Another man

coldly snapped, “What are you talking about? I’m Miss Tanya’s bodyguard!

time… You’re basically a one-man army, with the power of a hundred men!” spoke the man as he quivered,

family’s Miss Tanya, members of the Wolf Fang Gang would not even mutter a word if they were killed right here. The Drake family was the most prominent family;

go,” Felix begged jackie.

at them indifferently. “I’d watch yourselves if I were you. You people

grateful for this mercy you’ve shown us!” Felix lowered his head as he began to walk away with

him just

The four of them glanced at each other, their faces slowly losing color. They never thought jackie would go back on his

I? You guys said that you’d treat Miss Tanya to a meal, didn’t you? Could it be that you’re backing down on your promise?” jackie smirked.

that he ordered, “Go pay the bill. Then, kneel here

of course! We’ll pay the bill right now!” Fearing for their lives, the men

they paid, the four The four rushed toward jackie’s table and knelt right beside them. They were so ashamed that they

this moment, Selena finally came from her company that was located nearby to where they

frowned when they saw the four men kneeling on the floor. “ jackie, what’s going on? Did you get

kneeling. She had told jackie many times before to stop getting into fights so they could enjoy a low profile lifestyle.

punishment is nothing, really.” jackie smiled indifferently and pulled out the chair beside them. “Honey,

smiled impassively once she heard jackie’s explanation. jackie was Miss Tanya’s bodyguard, so it was

heads and glanced at Selena. They were once again stunned because of her

classy on you!” Sharon looked at Selena and enviously added, “It’s no wonder that jackie loves you so much.

things too earnestly. Apart from that, he’s not a romantic person and can be rather violent. He likes to settle everything with his fists. You like

things to Sharon so she

her man. As his wife, how could

that she should get Sharon to give up if jackie was uninterested in

matters with his fists if he’s being bullied. If not, what kind of man will he be? Apart from that, he’s a retired veteran who was once in the forces. It’s normal for such a person

glancing at jackie. “More importantly, he gives everyone around him a sense

me help you with the prawns!” jackie, on the other hand, acted as though he did not hear what Sharon said and, instead, helped

jackie, answer me honestly: Will you consider me if you’re not married and have yet

others were utterly stupefied

of adoration by some? It seemed that this pretty lady was a rich person from another family, yet she liked a

four beautiful ladies, they would not even bat an eye if their

women fighting

guy seemed downright apathetic toward this girl called Sharon. Goddess… He

and endured a lot of grievance for me. I came back to have a good life with her. I love

me?” Sharon was slightly anxious. jackie was really getting on her nerves as he refused to give

would there be so many possibilities in this world? There are no such possibilities!” dismissed jackie with a tight smile. “Come on,

Sharon George? Was that not the

family only had one daughter, and whoever it was that married

the bodyguard in front of them refused in a high-profile way and without any hesitation. Was this person dumb? For a bodyguard like jackie, it was like getting a

at the turn of events. However, when she thought about it… Was this not proof of a good man? At the very least, jackie—who had such temperament—was more worthy

she raised her glass of wine. “After all, the people from the so-called Wild Wolf Gang are paying for this entire table.

chorused Yvonne as she raised her own glass, “come on!” Yvonne

five of them started

I have to tell you this: If ever the day comes that you regret your words, come find me. I’m willing to be your second wife and

long. You’ll meet someone who you’ll genuinely

get married several months ago!” Sharon pursed her delicate mouth. “You’re

what are you guys doing, kneeling here?” A group of seven to eight men walked up to them as they

men were extremely surprised when they saw Felix and the others

eyes of these men, Felix and

man with bleached-white hair. “Don’t get involved, you guys!” he spoke in a half-shouting voice. He signaled

time. “What the f*ck. Had they lost a fight?” Whitey then looked at the four pretty ladies sitting at the table

can I not understand you? You can’t control

he badgered on, “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid. I’m here. Your brother Anguis is here! We have a big group of people! Let us

How could you guys lose against one guy? You guys are even kneeling…! This is so embarrassing!” Another guy smiled coldly, not once paying attention to jackie who was at the

initially wanted to remind them that they should mind their manners before him

him. He decided to pretend that he did not see

abruptly slapped the table and sneered, “Young man, don’t act all innocent and pretend that you didn’t hear us. I’m also from the Wolf Fang

up a chopstick

respond to such a quick move. “Aah!” The next thing he knew, a wooden chopstick was

pain. The veins on his forehead bulged out while

him!” came Whitey’s thunderous order to his subordinates, all while he gritted his

with jackie’s icy glare. Judging from jackie’s all-too-quick

as he noted that more people were surrounding them, and many

heard this.

one of you can get lost! Looking at you guys gives me a headache!” jackie looked at him impatiently

when he heard this as he immediately nodded and stood

Miss Tanya from the Drake family, and that’s Miss Sharon from the George

was already kneeling there, and you dared cause trouble to Miss Tanya and the others. Are you on a suicide

Anguis almost fainted in sheer anger. “Why… Why didn’t you tell

understand it!”

came with Whitey, immediately felt a sense of relief after they heard this. They thanked their lucky stars that they did not act upon order

faster than a rabbit. A group of almost 20 people vanished from jackie and the others’

to Selena and beamed,

that what Sharon said about jackie—that a strong sense of security could

Selena returned to her office for work after she finished her meal. Meanwhile, jackie and the others took a

for him upon their return. He was ready to drive home at

the Clark

Didn’t you say that he already drank the poison? I remember you

jackie was physically weakening day by day, since it had been two to three days since he consumed

and Young Master Hugo invited the strong martial artists

Young Master Hugo left yesterday and had just returned. Flynn

expression riddled with many

lost a leg because he offended Tanya while he was enjoying a trip here with Ken. Ken wondered about how he was going

from that, the Bane family in the Lone City was slightly stronger than their Clark family,

when he saw Ken’s darkening expression. Sitting on the sofa, the smile on Flynn’s face instantly vanished. “Is he still alive? It seems like you guys haven’t made a move yet. Every day is a difficult day for me right now… I want to see this bodyguard

expression on his face. “You’re irritatingly useless, Ken! You

he meekly sat next to Flynn. “Don’t be so impatient, Flynn. Why do you want to rush it so badly when this guy is going to die anyway? Yes, I went to the Sky City with Young Master Hugo, but the young master of the Xenos family was a troublesome person. He offended a King of War from Eastfield, and this King of War was so angry that he went to Sky City and wiped out

This King of War—by some divine intervention—helped that useless jackie. He’s just too lucky. He would’ve been dead by

into fists as he was overwhelmed with disappointment. He had lost one leg and might have to spend the rest of his life in a

to accept this fate as not only would he have a terrible life, but he would be made fun of by others too. jackie was the object of hatred whenever he thought of his possible fate, and

are only twenty-five days left. When it’s Selena’s time to celebrate her birthday, his time will be up. Don’t worry; the poison is very powerful. You don’t need to worry about a thing!” Ken comforted Flynn, though a sigh escaped his lips. “It’s a shame that Xena and Ivan’s private meetings have been exposed. Now, jackie and Ben know about them, and Xena can’t continue hiding and spying on

a sinister laugh. “Wait several days and employ several good fighters to test jackie. If his body is really in a terrible state and his combat abilities are

a good idea!” He then took out a flyer from his pocket and added, “Still, I really want to see jackie struggling to even walk and his body decaying till he dies at Selena’s birthday. Wouldn’t that be a better way to vent out our anger? The most important point is that he and the entire

if we can let him die uncomfortably and let him lose face? Let’s not kill him first. We can order

him up and torture him however

wife’s quite a catch.” Flynn gritted his teeth. “Hmph! Once he’s out of the picture, I’ll have his wife kneel at my feet one way or another,

no-go. I’ve had my eyes on Selena

of course, did not sit well with Flynn. “Ken, I only want revenge, and you can’t even fulfill this request of mine? I… I lost my

jackie who broke your leg. You wanted to get revenge and I’m helping you, and your vengeance will be exacted when jackie’s dead! What does this have to do with Selena? If you want revenge, punish jackie, not Selena. It’s highly

Selena for so many years but you failed to get her, even when jackie was in the army. What does this tell you?

you, even

of course, pissed at this notion. “You should know that although she didn’t express any feelings toward me at that time, she’d occasionally come to meals

that’s the case, then tell me why you failed to

of understanding appeared on Ken’s face, as though understanding Selena’s every thought and motive. “It must be because jackie was still alive, so she didn’t make a clear statement or give me any chances at that moment. That was why she made no

dead. She’d choose a reliable and loving man among her pursuers. She’d choose

into her; she would’ve given you a chance if she likes you! Oh, and didn’t you ask me why I want to torture her? That’s because she’s jackie’s

Flynn,

can’t get Selena’s love and get her to be your woman willingly within that period, don’t blame me for getting involved then,” came Flynn’s cold

pursue this woman a year after jackie’s death, you can do anything you want, and

send someone to beat jackie up, remember to ask

worry, that’s not an issue!” Ken nodded at Flynn as they

a bath and changed. It was only

company alright?” jackie asked caringly when he

as he may be, Ivan has been anxiously trying to show off his performance. All the materials in this project are able to reach in time, and their quality is quite good too. The general manager is extremely satisfied with him.” Placing her bag down, Selena searched for

go on and take a quick shower,” spoke jackie with a

and have dinner with him? Did something happen?” Selena was slightly surprised. After all, this was the first time

while before he replied, “Well, I’m not sure if anything happened, but Mother was the one who told me about the invite. Judging his temperament, he wouldn’t have asked us to

racked her brain for a possibility, but after failing to come up with one,

walked over to the Taylor family

Taylor family, the workers here—including the bodyguards—would not give Selena and her family a good greeting. This time, everyone greeted them curtly and kindly, and it gave Selena mixed feelings

had accepted that you’re the Taylor family’s son-in-law, you’re still an outsider. It might be hard for the Old Master to accept you wholeheartedly in such a

nodded. “Alright, Mother-in-law, I understand. I’ll lower my head and focus on eating later.

jackie. “It’s best if you understand. I’m afraid that you’ll only cause trouble. If it wasn’t

was only after she said it that Fiona soon remembered something. “Now that I’ve mentioned it, something seems off. We’ve killed the Xenos family’s young master, and I heard that the

quite worried. Selena’s mother told me that Quil Xenos asked a marshal to come over. Although this other person’s not so capable, it only shows that the Xenos family is really powerful as they had gotten

the more she thought about it. “It’s all because of jackie, and it’s infuriating.” She glared

on jackie,” she reasoned. “ jackie told me that they were at the veteran’s gathering and the Goddess of War, Lana killed Magnus Sutherland because

paused before she added, “Nobody knew that Quil would instead pick a fight with jackie when he knew he couldn’t do so with

considering no one was left alive once I was through with them. Nobody would know if you don’t tell

a threat to them, he had to pretend he knew nothing. “Even if they come and investigate the matter, they wouldn’t dare

‘as long as you don’t tell others about this’? Am I the kind of person who rambles about everything

Goddess of War doesn’t owe us favors anymore. She can’t help you for the rest of your life because of one favor, right? She’s

it showed on her face as she slapped her thigh. “No, that’s not right… I almost forgot something. Wasn’t Xena there too? Will she

to feel that Xena was quite nice, but we now know she’s the complete opposite. She’s with Ivan now too, and he’s a person who bears grudges.

increasingly darkened as she anxiously blurted, “Why did you offend such a powerful

Xena like money very much? She’s a gold-digger, no? How about this: Don’t you still have several tens of millions? Sometime later, ask her out and ask her to keep this a secret. We can give her some money as long as she doesn’t tell

I think that spending money to prevent trouble might work.” Andrew immediately nodded as a sign of

much money with him now; he’s got only several tens of millions. Xena is such a bad woman. How can we give her money when she’s caused my

“Do you understand what ‘spending money to avoid trouble’ means? jackie’s your son-in-law! What should we do when the

lose her husband! Not only does jackie have quite the money to support her, but he treats our family members so nicely too. Isn’t it hard to

a very great thing,” began Selena. “And yes, you suffered a lot several years ago. Still, you can’t risk our lives, including jackie’s. What if the martial artists from the Xenos family truly come for us and kill us? Are you really not afraid of death?” Selena

would side with Fiona as he spoke, “What Mother said seems to make sense. We can’t

Fiona lowered her head in embarrassment and dared not speak when

a smile as she proudly remarked, “Look, I’m not the only one

a person who worships money. I know you dislike Xena

our family isn’t bad right now, right? Yet she still chose Ivan. How much do you think we should give her? Half a million? Five million?” jackie smiled coldly before continuing, “I can bet she won’t be satisfied, even

whatever jackie says makes sense,” came Fiona’s enthusiastic reply, the energy of her nodding in agreement matched with her grin. “This is exactly what I meant. This Xena has a big appetite, and

eventually sighed.

yelled Cecilia as she stormed from afar. “The Old Master has been waiting for you guys, and for quite some time, too! Why don’t you guys go in? What are you guys still chit-chatting about here? What’s there to talk about? We’re

she rolled her eyes at her. She was in a bad mood; even a well-tempered person had

to hear Selena snapping at

in arrogance just like before. “It seems the way you speak has changed now that

five years. You even went through uncountable life and death situations, but the amount of money you get isn’t much. You bought a villa and several cars, and didn’t I hear

we don’t have much money, but we aren’t short of money right now either. We’re satisfied that we have a house, cars, and several tens

not married at an old age, but she also doesn’t even have

This infuriated Cecilia. “You…”

any money? My daughter’s salary is a million every month, and she’ll even get bonuses at the end of the year. Although my son-in-law is only a bodyguard, his salary is much higher than hers at twenty million per

not stand how arrogant Cecilia was. She remembered how Cecilia always mocked them when they were chased out of the Taylor family previously and had no money. They, unfortunately, had no way of avoiding such a fate so they could

bodyguard, and he’s working for somebody else. What’s there to

have dinner? What else could there be?” Fiona frowned. She had her suspicions as to why Old Master Taylor asked them to come over and have dinner. Could

however, it seemed that there was something

raised. “Let’s go. I’m going to marry into a good family soon. I’d say I’m much better off than some woman who married a bodyguard. I don’t need to work in the

marrying into the second-class aristocratic family, the Gold family. I thought that the young master from the Gold family was toying with her and wouldn’t marry her. I never thought he’d

happy. After all, she’s marrying into a rich family, and our Taylor family has just entered the door of the second-class aristocratic family range. This Gold family has been a second-class aristocratic family for the longest time. The highlight of everything is that the Gold family has only one son. Once Cecilia

before, you won’t need to face such humiliation. You could’ve married anyone like Young

much better than Young Master Clark and Young Master Wilson!” Irked by

displeased. Everything happened because jackie was incapable as a provider, and others had looked at their family with disdain. While their lives had changed for the better, they could have had that

patted jackie’s shoulder. “ jackie, don’t take it too seriously. This is how she is. She’s not a bad person; she’s

nodded. “Don’t worry, Father-in-law, I won’t let you guys down! I don’t care that much about the Gold family

alleviate his mood, but he never thought that such proud words would

that jackie was not down-to-earth enough. jackie just could not compete with others but

sigh escaped Andrew’s lips before he walked toward

smile on her face. “Son, don’t pay too much attention to this. As long as you’ve done your best, that’s enough. Humans need to learn to be content. Your mother-in-law doesn’t understand this and constantly wants to compare with

jackie nodded and they walked toward the

set up. Apart from a rather large number of Taylors, members of the second-class

quickly. We’ve kept a place for you here!” Cecilia waved him over once she

not want to sit at that table. Old Master Taylor, Theodore Taylor, and the people from the Gold family were sitting on that table. Wasn’t it obvious that Cecilia purposely asked

most probably the work

one seat left here!” The Old Master smiled

show-off themselves because of what jackie achieved during his 70th birthday. Apart from that, the birthday present jackie gifted him was worth 500 million, and

merely wore an aloof smile as he walked over to Cecilia’s

smugly spoke, “Ah, so you’re jackie? We went overseas for a trip some time ago and have just returned recently! I’ve heard quite a lot about you. You’re the one who joined the forces, right? A son-in-law who married into his wife’s family. You’ve been away

glanced at jackie. “Old Master Taylor, this… This is the son-in-law who

he’s been here for a month now!” Old Master Taylor nodded with a smile on his

matters today, and it’s about Kelly and Cecilia’s wedding. It’s not so good for an outsider to

a member of the Taylor family. It isn’t the best for a

of the Gold family would take such a thing to heart. With a small smile, he gently asserted,

jackie got Miss Selena from your family because he’s drunk. If that’s the case, what’s the difference between him and a rapist? You guys accepted a rapist into your family and welcome him as your own?

could still reason with herself if they looked down at him and said he was a son-in-law married into her family, but it angered her when they

the icy cold, and she had a matching smile as well. “Young Master Gold, may I know what proof you have when you say this? Don’t listen to

did things willingly on the night of my marriage. If I did it willingly, how can a

angered Cecilia at that instant. “You…!” This damned Selena. Selena had the gall to call her a

“Cecilia, you don’t look very happy. I

person. I heard that you met jackie on the first day and married him on the second day. It surprised me that you slept with him on the night of your marriage and even gave birth to a daughter for him. Hey

he disdainfully added, “However, as a woman, aren’t you

worry about this. Both of us fell for each other at first sight and we were married at that time. We were husband-and-wife at that time, so how was it wrong that we slept

“No matter what, Selena and I were already married before we had our daughter. If this isn’t considered as being reserved, are girls who are

observed that Cecilia was pregnant; six weeks to be exact. If she did not

the Gold family agreed to prepare for her and Young Master Gold to get married; she was with child. The

of shock and guilt behind Cecilia’s eyes as she averted her gaze, turning to the side. “I’m

six weeks pregnant. Being pregnant isn’t that much of a strange

Conceiving before marriage

the Taylor family has just achieved the second-class aristocratic family title. If news

I’m pregnant or not?” Cecilia put up a strong bravado, but she was inwardly freaking out. It startled her how jackie could tell things

parents did not know about her pregnancy. If jackie was making

from his seat as he furiously barked, “Don’t just spew out nonsense, you brat! How can my daughter be someone like that?” Cecilia’s father glared at jackie in all his

seat, just as angry as her husband. “Although our family doesn’t like to speak up, we can’t be pushed or stepped on like a doormat. It’s infuriating how a mere son-in-law married into the

was about to talk back when Fiona’s face darkened, and she was basically staring daggers at jackie. “ jackie, what did I say to you just

not to speak

the situation was different. He could tank it if everyone was ridiculing him as he did not want to be like the others, but they were mocking

“Other people might need to check her pulse and western doctors might need to check your daughter with machines,

slightly. “Let me just tell everybody

chimed in, obviously pleased with jackie’s work. “ jackie’s medical skills are very good. Not

was displeased at how the Gold family

he recalled the bitterness he held against this young man. Now,

mean things to him. He could not stomach that and

doctor? That’s really funny. How can

that you’re the God of War Ethan Hays? Only a person like him dare address himself as a miracle-working doctor. He’s a well-recognized miracle-working doctor to

said with a smile. “You just got lucky in treating your father-in-law’s leg and Sharon’s disease. At the very most, it means

burst out laughing when he heard, a laugh filled with mirth and amusement before he settled down and replied, “To be honest, Ethan’s medical skills are good, but he’s my disciple, really. Most of the time, he asks me for guidance

thing. “You’re amazing, young man! You’re really good. If

with a grin on his face. “Old Master Taylor, this son-in-law of yours is really refreshing to see, and luckily,

He’s not even shy or anywhere remotely abashed when he

about?” Stupefied, Selena discreetly tugged at jackie’s sleeve and signaled him to stop. It was fine if everybody thought that he was boasting. What would

arts. He’s the most adored

She ran from her table—one that was next to theirs—when she realized jackie was starting to act out again. “ jackie, what are you saying? You

War Hays knew about this, being killed would be the best turnout. However, your son

don’t believe me!” jackie did not want to dive too much into details. He planned on telling the truth; that he was indeed Ethan Hays’ master. He never thought he would be met with this much opposition and