No.1 Supreme Warrior by Moneto

Chapter 1
On the Southwest border… War between the Nine Provinces calmed down. The fortresses were secured. Each of the impenetrable fortresses instilled fear into the enemies! At that moment, within one of the big buildings, a ruler observed a young man. A scowl creased his face.

“Are you really planning to return to the Eastfield? You’d like to keep this position of Supreme Warrior a secret for now?”

As the ruler, the old man stared into the eyes of the man in front of him. His gaze was filled with respect. Behind the young man were the recently anointed Nine Great Gods of War. The Nine Great Gods of War were meritorious. In just five year’s time, they contributed greatly. Their existence struck fear into their enemies’ hearts. The Nine Great Gods of War were given the official title as Gods of War. They enjoyed matchless power and wealth, and would soon be returning to the Nine Provinces, each ruling over a province of their own. They had the power to decide life and death.

However, at that moment, the Nine Great Gods of War stood humbly behind the young man.

jackie White, the one bestowed by Daxia with the title of Supreme Warrior. His authority was beyond that of the Gods of War. He was the most exalted.

Daxia was shocked. The media originally planned to officially announce the identities of the Nine Great Gods of War along with the Supreme Warrior. However, for some reason, they had only announced the identity of the Nine Great Gods of War. As for the Supreme Warrior’s identity, it became a mystery.

“Mm! I wonder how Selena is doing now? Since it’s settled here, they don’t need me anymore!”

The hint of a gentle smile finally appeared on that man’s chiseled face. Selena was his woman, his wife.

“Master, can we go with you to meet our master’s wife?” Behind him, one of the Nine Great Gods of War, Abner Young, asked curiously.

If people found out that the Nine Great Gods of War behind jackie, with their outstanding service, were his disciples, who knew what their reaction would be?!

“Let’s talk about that some other time!” jackie sighed, seemingly falling into a pensive mood.

Five years ago, the enemies counterattacked. Daxia suffered heavy losses and conscripted warriors from all over the country. Eastfield’s Taylor family were trapped by some scheme, forcing the Taylor family to enroll one of their younger generations to set an example for The Eastfield Region.

Old Master Taylor was advanced in age, Master Taylor had to maintain order, and Young Master Taylor was the only one from the younger generation. He was the only male heir. Naturally, Old Master Taylor was against having his only grandson to fight on the battlefield as he feared having his bloodline ended. However… The Taylor family could not back out of this.

Coincidentally, a delivery boy named jackie White appeared right then. Old Master Taylor had a sudden epiphany and made jackie marry into the Taylor family by faking a marriage with the Taylor family’s second daughter, Selena. That allowed jackie to head to the battlefield in Young Master Taylor’s stead as a member of the Taylor family.

Of course, jackie had his own conditions as well. It was to have Old Master Taylor pay him one million dollars for his sick mother’s treatment. Very quickly, the Taylor family’s second daughter was forced to marry jackie the delivery boy. That simple wedding ceremony made Selena Taylor into the joke of the century.

On the night of the wedding, the dispirited Selena ended up being the one to initiate the marriage consummation with jackie after becoming drunk. The next morning, she cried.

On the same morning, jackie was enlisted by the army. That parting lasted five years.

Over the course of five years, jackie had experienced countless life and death situations. However, he managed to endure those hardships with the thought of Selena waiting for him at home.

In five years, he transformed from the bastard son of the family into a major figure.

‘Selena, don’t you worry. I’ll definitely honor my responsibility for you!’ jackie thought, as he gripped his fists. With the thought of meeting Selena soon, his usually tranquil heart felt a twinge of excitement.

…

Four days later, a private plane descended slowly onto Eastfield International Airport.

“Eastfield! What a nostalgic place!” Stepping foot onto this land once again, the corner of jackie’s mouth showed the hint of a smile.

jackie looked at Lana Zechs, then stated slowly, “From the moment I left the Southwestern battlefield, I’m no longer the Supreme Warrior. From now on, you can just call me brother!”

“Yes, mas— jackie!” Lana said. She was assigned to this province and would be stationed here in Eastfield. She was happy to be returning here with her master.

An eye-catching Rolls-Royce Phantom with the plate A99999 was at the airport exit. There was a bodyguard with sunglasses that respectfully opened the car door as a person in his forties came out.

If anyone from a higher class were to find out that this person was James Drake, the richest person in Eastfield, their jaws would surely hit the ground. A person that could compel James to personally pick them up from the airport was obviously no ordinary person.

“Today will be worth it if I can see the face of the Queen of Hell!” James lamented. He knew full well what a God of War represented. Just as he finished his sentence, a man and woman nearby walked toward him.

“Goddess of war, Queen of Hell, Lana Zechs is here!” exclaimed one of the bodyguards respectfully as he saw them.

“Let’s go!” James adjusted his shirt. For the first time, he walked over ever so carefully toward Lana.

“James Drake of the Drake family from Eastfield welcomes the goddess of war’s return! We’ve already prepared the War God’s Residence for you. Here’s a black card. I hope the goddess of war likes it!” James led his men to Lana, bowing slightly as he passed her a black card.

However, Lana frowned and calmly stated, “Your information source is quite good. As expected of the Eastfield’s richest person!”

With that said, she casually looked at the black card and laughed coldly. “Since you’ve arranged a place for me to stay, I’ll oblige. As for this card, you can save it for yourself!”

“Yes, of course!” James wiped away his cold sweat before daring to raise his head. He then kept the black card.

“This is?” James looked at jackie as he probed with a question.

“We’re just comrades that joined the army together! It’s by chance that I’m returning to Eastfield and we kept each other company! You guys go on. I’ll grab a taxi and head back!” jackie smiled faintly, then looked at Lana. “Keep in contact on the phone!”

“Of course!” Lana nodded in response.

Upon hearing the exchange, James’s heart skipped a beat. That was the private plane to send the Gods of War. For this person to return alongside the Queen of Hell, his background was definitely something special. Furthermore, to his surprise, the way Lana looked at that man was filled with respect.

Very soon, a taxi was parked outside the gate of a row of villas. That was where the Taylor family was located! jackie, having been through countless life and death situations, could not help but smile bitterly as he looked upon the villa’s gates. Back then, if not for Old Master Taylor’s threat with his own life, Selena would not have been willing to marry him.

It was also due to the Taylor family’s irresponsible attitude toward her marriage that caused her to feel disappointed. That led to her getting drunk and having developed relations with a little delivery boy like him.

Although the marriage was originally a fake one, Selena had lost her virginity to him. Just before he departed, she told him that she would wait for his return. That touched jackie greatly. At that moment, jackie had finally returned!

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Chapter 2
As jackie reminisced, a little girl with a dirty face walked up to the gates and sneakily looked inside. The little girl was rather skinny. She seemed to be four or five years old with a slightly yellowish skin tone. It would seem that she was malnourished.

“This little girl. Those eyes resemble Selena’s!” Seeing the girl’s cute appearance, jackie could not resist smiling.

A maid of the Taylor family came out. She looked at the guards standing by the door and pulled the little girl to another corner. For some reason, maybe due to the likeness of the girl’s look with Selena, jackie’s interest was piqued. He slowly walked up to them.

He then witnessed the maid carefully fish out two buns from her pockets and pass it to the little girl. “Kylie, there’s only two today!”

“Thank you, pretty sister!” The little girl swallowed her saliva as her stomach growled. It was obvious that she was famished.

“Hurry up, eat it!” The maid patted the little girl’s head. “Sigh, Young Master Taylor is just too mean!”

“No. I’ll take this home and eat it with Mommy, Grandpa, and Grandma!” The little girl took the buns before smiling blissfully. For her, the two buns in her hands were akin to this world’s greatest treasures.

A sports car quickly pulled over beside them, followed by half a dozen Audi A6s as well. “Ivan Taylor?”

jackie recognized the man immediately. After five years, Young Master Taylor had grown up. However, the changes were minimal. He was still as sheltered as before.

“Shauna. What are you hiding there? Take it out and show it to me!” Ivan asked with a grin on his face.

“N-n-nothing…” The maid repeatedly shook her head. Meanwhile, little Kylie lowered her head as though she had just made a mistake.

Ivan crouched down and asked the little girl. “Kylie, please tell me what did Shauna just pass to you?”

“I won’t tell you. You’re a bad man. A very bad man!” Kylie raised her head with her lips pursed.

“A bad man?” Ivan chuckled. “Your mother ruined our Taylor family’s name by giving birth to you. Your mother is the evil one!”

With that said, Ivan stood up and shot a look at the two guards. “Shauna, you’re quite brazen. How dare you pass food to this little bastard? Do you have a death wish?” Ivan smiled coldly, then instantly sent a backhanded slap at Shauna’s face.

“Don’t hit her, you meanie!” Seeing that, the little girl immediately ran over and latched onto Ivan’s leg, giving it a big bite.

“Ah!” Ivan screamed in pain and pushed Kylie to the floor. “Are you born in the year of the dog? You wild dog. How dare you bite me?”

Kylie was pushed to the floor and started crying. “You’re a bad person. You’re very bad!”

Ivan was in a rage, “Here’s the buns this maid gave you. Come on, eat it. You and the maid get one each.” He then threw the buns onto the floor and stomped them with his leather shoes. Ivan then stated, “If you don’t eat, I’ll break her hands and yours too!”

“Young master, I’ll eat it. Don’t make it difficult for the little one, please? I beg of you. Kylie is still Miss Selena’s daughter. Selena is your cousin!”

Shauna knelt on the floor and grabbed the buns as she looked up at the high and mighty Ivan Taylor with a pitiful expression.

“Selena’s…daughter?” Hearing those words, jackie’s mind was blown. How did Selena end up with a daughter? Furthermore, Selena was a daughter of Master Taylor. How could her daughter be like a beggar?

“Didn’t she say that she would wait for me? Could it be that she remarried that quickly after I went to war?” jackie’s eyes turned red. He laughed bitterly in his heart and felt he was naive. He naively thought that Selena would really wait for him.

Ivan laughed and said, “Her father has long died on the battlefield for who knows how many years. This is just a bastard! Furthermore, we initially arranged for Selena to fake her marriage to that useless delivery boy. Turns out she had actually gotten pregnant with that trash’s kid. We told her to abort the baby but she insisted on keeping it! Her fate today was all well-deserved. This is the fate of someone that soils our family’s name!”

At that point, jackie’s heart was in turmoil. This dirty little girl with patchy clothes was his own daughter? He clenched his fists as fury took over him. Just what did Selena experience in the past five years?

“Are you eating it? If you don’t eat it, don’t even think about leaving!” Ivan grabbed one of the dirty buns he stomped on and lifted Kylie with one hand. He then stuffed the bun into the little girl’s mouth.

Kylie, still crying said, “You big meanie. I won’t eat. I won’t eat…” The little girl’s feet kicked about in the air, one of them landing on Ivan’s clothes.

“Motherf*cker, you’re asking for death. Do you know how expensive my clothes are?” Ivan looked at it, then forcefully flung Kylie aside.

“You beast! He’s your niece!” Shauna screamed!

jackie’s veins bulged from his temples. Kylie was petite. If she was thrown like that and hit the ground, how could she be fine? He took a step, then turned into a blur and appeared in front of Ivan. He then extended his arms to catch Kylie who was just thrown away.

“Ah!” Kylie was in shock. She opened her big googly eyes and stared at the brave-looking man. “w-w-who’re you?” Kylie stared at jackie, obviously scared.

“Don’t be scared, Kylie. Nobody will dare bully you, or your mother, in the future!” jackie’s heart trembled as a familial feeling washed over him. This was his own daughter. This was his daughter with Selena.

“Who the f*ck is this? How dare you stick your nose in the Taylor family’s business?” Ivan was extremely pissed after being caught by surprise.

In the span of five years, jackie went through a big change. He transformed from an ordinary delivery boy into the one and only Supreme Warrior of Daxia. Ivan was unable to recognize him in that brief moment.

“I’m definitely getting involved in this matter today!” jackie thought as he shot Ivan a cold glare. His aura that was stained with countless bloodshed caused Ivan to take a few steps back out of fear.

“Kylie, don’t be afraid. I’ll protect you!” jackie lovingly looked at Kylie in his arms, then gently placed her back on the ground.

“What are you f*cking doing standing in a daze? Go break his limbs!” Taking a look at the tall, strong guards, Ivan felt confident.

“Brat, you’re really brazen. How dare you stick your nose in Young Master Taylor’s matters!” Around a dozen experts surrounded jackie.

At that moment jackie sprang into action! Unfortunately, before Ivan could see clearly, the guards were all lying on the ground. There were screams of pain from broken arms and legs.

With the guards lying on the floor, Ivan was scared and the color drained from his face. “B-b-brat, who’re you? I’m the Taylor family’s young master. Things won’t end well for you if you offend me!” Ivan swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

“Who am I? I’m the one that went to the battlefield in your place!” jackie yelled internally. jackie’s gaze was intimidating. “Ivan Taylor, I fought your battle for you and faced death in your stead. There were dozens of times where I almost lost my life, yet here you are, feeding my daughter with a bun that you’ve stomped on?”

“Y-y-you’re jackie? Impossible. It’s been five years without any news. How could you have come back alive?” Ivan was scared witless. Not only the Taylor family, but the people of Eastfield City had thought that jackie had died. According to the reports, the battle a few years back was just too brutal with too many casualties.

“I’m sorry, but fate is on my side. I can’t die!” jackie sneered, then immediately sent him a kick.

Ivan fell down kneeling on the ground. The pain in his knees caused him to yell in pain.

“Eat those two buns. Otherwise, I don’t care if you’re Selena’s cousin or not, I’ll butcher you like the animal you are!”

jackie took the two dirt-covered buns and threw them in front of Ivan with a merciless gaze in his eyes.

Chapter 3
“ jackie, are you f*cking crazy? Don’t forget your own identity. You’re only someone that married into our family. Don’t think that just because you’ve been a soldier for a few years, you can play around with me with that little extra strength.” Ivan gritted his teeth and tried to stand up.

jackie responded with a kick and pushed him back down, dusting up the area.“I’m not going to repeat my words!” jackie kept a foot on the back of Ivan’s hand.

“Ah!” Ivan shrieked. He felt as though his bones were being crushed. “bastard…” Ivan raised his head and was scared speechless when he looked up to meet jackie’s merciless glare.

“Are you eating it or not? If you don’t, I’ll kill you right now!” jackie declared coldly.

“E-e-eat. I’ll eat it!” This time, Ivan was utterly terrified by jackie. Although his heart was unwilling, he could not help but take bites off the dirt-covered buns, stuffing it into his mouth.

“Shauna, thank you for your care of Kylie. Is Selena in there?” jackie walked up to the maid, remembering that Shauna used to be Selena’s personal maid that was very close to her.

“M-m-miss was exiled from the Taylor family. The family was against her giving birth to Kylie and she disobeyed them, that’s why…” Shauna’s eyes filled with tears as she recounted the event.

“Let’s go. Bring me to her!” jackie picked Kylie up. “Kylie, nobody will dare pick on you in the future!”

“Shauna, w-w-who is he?” Kylie was spooked by the earlier scene. It was obvious that she was still scared.

“Kylie, he’s your father. He’s not dead. He’s back!” Shauna teared up as she explained. Over the past five years, Selena’s life was horrible.

“Y-y-you’re really my daddy?” Kylie pursed her lips as her eyes brightened. “They said my daddy is dead. Are you really my daddy? Mommy told me that daddy is definitely still alive. Mommy told me that if daddy is back, we won’t have to pick up trash again!”

jackie teared up immediately. Despite his six-foot, five inch height and being the only Supreme Warrior of Daxia, his eyes turned red with tears.

“Shauna, y-y-you should make your choice properly. If you dare walk out of our Taylor Residence, you’ll lose your job. You should know how many people are fighting for the chance to be a maid of the Taylor family!” Ivan shouted after he finally finished the two buns.

“You’re full of nonsense!” jackie gave him a kick, sending him a few meters away. Ivan spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out.

“Good! This meanie deserves it!” Kylie squealed excitedly as she witnessed the scene.

“I don’t want this job. Let’s go. Master jackie, I’ll bring your Miss Selena!” Shauna steeled her heart, then looked toward Kylie and asked, “Kylie, why aren’t you greeting your daddy?”

Kylie lowered her head sheepishly. After a while, she finally spoke up with a sweet innocent voice, “Daddy…”

“Good girl. Look at you, covered with dirt. Let’s go, I’ll get you cleaned up and buy some clean clothes!” jackie lovingly kissed Kylie on the forehead. He felt that his heart was all warmed up. This was his own flesh and blood. Very quickly, jackie brought Shauna and Kylie to the best bathhouse in the Eastfield.

“Master, it’s very expensive here…” Shauna reminded him softly.

“My daughter deserves to enjoy such treatment!” jackie did not look up all the while. His loving gaze remained fixated at Kylie who was in his arms.

“Sir, are you lost? This bathhouse does not welcome beggars!” Just as they reached the door, a server chuckled as he looked at Kylie’s dirty face. His gaze was filled with disgust.

“I know!” jackie sternly warned, “I’ll give you 10 minutes!”

“10 minutes?” The other party was confused.

“10 minutes to clear this place up. I need to give my precious daughter a bath!”

The server chuckled. “Sir, are you joking? We offer individual baths for over a thousand people, and that’s not including other activities. Unless you have around 80,000 dollars, I’m afraid you’re just dreaming to have me clear this place!”

Having said that, the server paused for a moment before continuing, “Looking at you, you’re not someone that can fork out that much money! Furthermore, even if you have the money, you can’t expect us to render our services to a beggar, right?”

jackie’s expression darkened. The surrounding had seemingly dropped a few degrees. “Say that again?”

“Your daughter is so dirty. Is she not a beggar?”

! In an instant the server was sent flying with a kick…

“F*ck you, what are you trying to do? Do you know what place this is?” The server climbed back up and shouted, “Guys, someone is here to cause trouble!”

“This place is under the Clark family’s jurisdiction. Is this fella crazy? He dares to start trouble here?”

“That’s right. We can’t help it if he’s here to court death!”

A few customers shook their heads as they witnessed the scene. One should know that luxurious bathhouses like this one were naturally backed by powerful forces.

To the extent that they might have the power to cause the entire Eastfield to tremble under their feet. Very soon, a group of sturdy men rushed in.

“Who dares to cause trouble at our place?” one of them shouted. He was a burly man.

“This territory belongs to the Clark family. You’re quite brave to dare cause trouble here!” said another guy.

“My daughter is not a beggar. It’s fine if you humiliate me. If anyone dares to offend my daughter, it won’t end well for them!” All these years, his daughter must have gone through much suffering. jackie was only hoping to make it up to her and Selena.

“Kid, it’s you. You’re quite daring! Do you know who I am? I’m Black Dragon of Eastfield, general of the Clark family. Kneel and admit your wrongdoing right now, then get out of my sight! My establishment doesn’t serve ill-dressed folks, nor do we serve stinking beggars. Your daughter is definitely a beggar…” The burly man took two steps forward with an arrogant look on his face.

“What!? He’s Black Dragon? Tch, tch, I heard that he’s a fearsome fighter. All his achievements came from his kills! Once, he managed to kill over a hundred people and saved Master Clark’s life. That story was spread all over the streets!”

Some onlookers took a few steps back, feeling scared. They felt a sense of dread welling up from within.

“You want me to kneel to you?” jackie was astonished. “I’m afraid the one that dares to have me kneel is not born yet. I’ve already forgotten how many people I’ve killed!”

“Interesting. You dare act tough in front of me. Hahaha, I’m afraid you weren’t even born yet when I started chopping others with my saber!” Black Dragon laughed out loud. “I’m sorry kid, I know full well how many people of great power there are in Eastfield. Coincidentally, you’re not on that list!”

“Today… You’ll get to know me!” Just as he finished his sentence, there was a flash of movement and the Black Dragon fell down just like that. Black Dragon remained laying on the ground, his eyes filled with surprise. He was no longer breathing. Silence enveloped the area!

“This is bad. B-B-Black Dragon is dead!” Someone shouted in fear after taking a look.

Chapter 4
“Six minutes remaining. Clear this venue. Since you’re just offended, don’t even think about charging the fee!” jackie stared coldly at the remaining people.

Although they were tough as well, they were nothing compared to Black Dragon. None of them dared to look jackie in the eye. “Everyone, leave immediately or else!”

They started shouting immediately. The other customers were obviously terrified from before and ran away like their lives depended on it. They could not see how Black Dragon had died. It was as though something supernatural occurred.

In less than a minute, the entire bathhouse was empty! A beautiful female server walked out meekly after being signaled by the bouncers and asked in a worried tone, “Sir, t-t-the place is empty. How can we serve you?”

“Go get a set of branded clothing and a sumptuous meal for my daughter. If not, don’t even think of leaving here alive!” jackie carried Kylie inside, causing the server and bouncers to have the color drain from their faces.

“Of course, sir. We’ll get to it immediately!” The beautiful female server recovered from her daze and bowed deeply toward jackie’s back!

jackie brought Kylie into the bath and took the old dirty clothes off her. The corner of his mouth twitched. Kylie was scared. There were some scars on her supple skin.

“Kylie, did daddy scare you earlier?” jackie smiled lovingly at Kylie as a tear almost escaped his eye.

“Daddy, you’re amazing but also terrifying!” Kylie pursed her lips, then finally peeped carefully.

“Terrifying?” jackie was stunned. Kylie was only four years old. That was an age where they were most innocent, yet he took action right in front of her and had even killed a person.

To him, killing a single person was no different from eating or drinking. However, to Kylie, that was…

“Alright. Kylie, from now on, daddy won’t be so terrifying. However, those were bad people and they deserve to be punished!” jackie carefully helped Kylie wash up. “From now on, I’ll have you and your mother live comfortably. You can have a comfortable life just like other kids!”

The little girl seemed confused. Beside them, Shauna smiled. “Master, would you like to give Miss Selena a call? If she knows that you’re back, she’ll definitely be delighted!”

“No need. We’ll head over soon!” jackie calmly stated, “Shauna, from now on you’ll continue taking care of Selena and Kylie. Don’t worry, I won’t skimp on your salary!”

“Oh right, I’ve heard that the retired soldiers are given a decent pension. The lowest is rumored to be around 10 to 20 thousand. Master, how much do you get?”

Shauna quickly thought of something, then laughed. “I’m very close to Miss Selena. It’s for the best that I can take care of Miss Selena. As for the salary, it’s fine as long as I have enough to survive!”

“It will be sufficient!” jackie laughed it off. To him, money was nothing. He could replace the richest person in Eastfield with just a phone call if he so wished.

Shauna contemplated for a moment, then spoke again. “Oh yeah, Master jackie, Kylie’s surname is Taylor. It can’t be helped. Your in-laws were mindful of your previous status and thought you didn’t make it…”

“Oh…” jackie responded, then said, “It’s okay. She’s the daughter of Selena and I!”

Very quickly, the pretty server brought over some delicious foods and a beautiful princess-styled dress. Placing them to one side, she then carefully retreated out of the room. After her bath, Kylie silently swallowed hard, feeling famished.

jackie lovingly touched Kylie’s face as he watched her wolf her food down, saying, “Silly little girl. Eat slowly! After you’re done, we’ll go see your mommy!”

After Kylie finished her meal, she grabbed the two slices of leftover cake with her hands. “Daddy, I… I wanna bring this back for mommy and grandma!” She looked at jackie, then asked in a worried tone, “Can I?”

jackie was speechless. It would seem that his earlier fights had indeed scared Kylie and made her afraid of him. “Of course! As long as you’re happy!”

Carrying Kylie in his arms, jackie was ready to leave with Shauna. However, before they even reached the door, an Audi stopped right outside and a bald man got out of it. The bald man had a scary face with a long scar over it. His eyes were sharp.

One of the servers could not resist snickering. “Excellent. The Clark family’s number one fighter is here. Hahaha, that kid is screwed!”

“That’s right. Master Clark was furious after receiving the phone call and had Dan Jameson come over to turn that kid into a cripple.” The other guard snickered and watched from the sidelines, hoping for a good show.

“Where’s he?” Dan walked over to jackie after asking around.

“Kid, you’re quite the man, having managed to kill Black Dragon! However, it won’t end well for you today!” Dan said in a deep voice, his eyes narrowed.

“If I want you dead, you won’t survive for more than three seconds!” jackie said as he looked at his opponent, then at Kylie in his arms. “However, my daughter is here. I don’t want to scare her. Why don’t we have an arm-wrestling match?!”

“Arm-wrestling?” Dan was caught off-guard. “Do you think I’m here to play with you?”

“Of course it’s not to play around. You just said that your master wants to cripple me, didn’t you? What about this. If you win, I’ll voluntarily cripple my limbs! If you lose, I’ll just need you to cut off one finger!” jackie bellowed in laughter. After experiencing so much killing, he could tell with a look that this person was a ruthless one.

“Interesting!” Dan smiled, then walked up to a table. “Kid, get over here. Since you like to play this, I’ll play with you!”

“Shauna, hold Kylie for me!” jackie then passed Kylie to Shauna.

Very quickly, both their hands clasped together.

“Begin!” announced one of the guards.

“This kid dares to arm wrestle with Dan? Doesn’t he know how strong Dan is?”

“That’s right. Dan can potentially kill a cow with one punch!”

A few buff guys were watching the show with their hands crossed in front of their chests.

If jackie lost and tried to deny the results, Dan would teach him a lesson on regret.

“Argh!” Dan poured in all his strength, just to realize that jackie’s arm had not moved an inch.

“I-I-Impossible!?” He gasped a mouthful of air. The next instant, jackie snickered and Dan lost the match.

“I believe you won’t deny the result. One finger. As for which one you choose, I’ll let you decide!”

jackie then took Kylie back in his arms and left the scene.

“Who’s that guy? His strength is amazing!” Dan finally said with disbelief after jackie was long gone.

“Brother Dan, you’re not really cutting a finger, are you?” asked a person as he walked up to the bald guy. He swallowed hard while looking at the empty gate.

Chapter 5
Shauna led jackie to the door of a small, dilapidated courtyard house. There was a big banyan tree in the courtyard. Looking in from there, it appeared tranquil. However, there was the problem that the place was too run down.

“You’re telling me that my mother, Selena, and the in-laws are staying here?” Seeing the house in front of him, jackie felt sorry for them.

Selena was the daughter of Master Taylor. She was fantastically talented. Back then, she was even known as a stunningly beautiful director that exuded pride. Countless people courted her.

At that moment, because of her decision to keep the kid, she was kicked out of the household to stay at such a place!

Shauna smiled bitterly. “There’s also your little uncle! He was still young five years ago, but he’s now 19 and staying here.”

“That many people!” jackie’s eyes turned red. “Selena must’ve had a hard time!”

However, they quickly noticed a Bentley was parked by the courtyard.

“Why’s there a Bentley here?” jackie scowled, feeling suspicious.

“I don’t know. After all, I hardly come here. Sigh, too many things have happened over the five years. Miss Selena has been waiting for you all the while! However, her parents’ patience ran out a long time ago. Furthermore, they had a strong bias against you…claiming that you forced yourself on Miss Selena during the wedding night, taking advantage of her drunkenness…” Shauna said carefully with a frown.

“Sigh, I can only slowly make it up to them. I’ve caused father and mother-in-law to suffer together!” jackie sighed deeply. He too wanted to stay by the side of his woman, and yet was just as helpless.

Just as he entered, jackie scowled and raised his hand, signaling Shauna to keep quiet for the sound coming from within the house made him angry.

The voice of Selena’s mother could be heard. “Young Master Clark, don’t you worry. There has been no news of that kid for five years. He’s long gone! I’m planning to go apply for a death certificate. By then, you can marry our Selena!”

“thank you very much!” Young Master Clark laughed loudly, then said, “Auntie, there’s actually no need to get that death certificate. The marriage certificate is just a piece of paper. I, Ken Clark, am not such a superficial person. When the time comes, we just need to arrange a glorious and grand marriage ceremony! The most important thing is for Selena to agree to our marriage.”

“Agree! Of course she’d agree!” Selena’s mother immediately thumped her chest and said, “Don’t you worry. Her father and I will help you persuade her!”

“Really? However, she is quite the stubborn one! Back then, if not for her insisting to give birth to that bastard, you guys wouldn’t be kicked out of the Taylor family to suffer alongside her over here!” Young Master Clark then added calmly, “Sigh, five years ago, Selena was the prettiest girl in the Eastfield. Look at her now, what has she become?”

“That’s right. It’s all that delivery boy’s fault. The original deal was just a faked marriage, yet he ended up impregnating our Selena.” Once again, Mrs. Taylor added, “Our Selena is really obstinate, stubbornly claiming that child to be her flesh and blood, swearing to care for her!”

“It’s okay. Uncle, Auntie, I’m sincerely in love with Selena. Once Selena is with me, wealth is not an issue!” Having said that, Young Master Clark took out a jade bracelet. “I had someone bring this jade bracelet over from Shanghai. It’s worth quite a sum. I’ll give it to Auntie as a gift!”

“T-T-This… How can we accept this?”

…

Beyond the door, jackie’s expression turned uglier by the second. His fists gripped tightly together. He tried his best to suppress the raging fire in his heart. After calming himself, he then knocked on the door.

“Who’s there?” Mrs. Taylor’s voice sounded annoyed as she opened the gate.

“Who’re you?” Mrs. Taylor, looked at jackie suspiciously, then looked at Kylie, asking, “Why are you holding onto our Kylie?”

“Grandma, h-h-he’s my daddy!” Kylie looked at jackie, then said softly, “Daddy said that with him home, nobody would dare to bully me and mommy ever again!”

Fiona was dumbstruck on the spot, then quickly exclaimed in astonishment, “Wonderful. jackie, the shameless one, is actually alive… You have the gall to show up now? You need to compensate my daughter for her lost youth. Our family is in a rut because of you!”

“Who? Who’s back? It’s that bastard jackie?” Selena’s father rushed out, limping forward to grab at jackie. “I’ll kill you, you beast. If not for you tainting our Selena’s purity, would she need to make a living from collecting trash? If not for you, my leg wouldn’t have been crippled!”

jackie had a huge shock. How did Selena end up collecting trash? How did her father’s leg end up like this? Although it was not his fault as Selena took the initiative, he was also drunk during that time and did not resist the urge. However, it was still because of him that they ended up like this. No wonder Andrew and Fiona would hate him to this extent.

jackie’s heart was wracked with guilt. ‘That’s right, if not for my impulsive behavior, their entire family wouldn’t have had to suffer.’

“Shauna, take Kylie over to the courtyard to play for a while!” jackie passed Kylie over to Shauna.

“Brat, of all times, you chose to come back now. Why are you here? It’d be better if you had just died on the battlefield!”

Fiona was in tears. “I think you’re just unwilling to let our Selena live a single day in comfort. You animal!”

“I’ll teach you a lesson!” Andrew immediately sent a slap at jackie.

However, the next instant, his hand was firmly in jackie’s grasp. “Father, I’m sorry. It’s because of me that you had to suffer. Regardless, Selena has already given birth to Kylie. I, jackie White, will take full responsibility. I won’t let her down. She has waited for me all this while. I’ll let her live a comfortable life.”

“Huh, you dare to grab my hand? Get out of my sight!” Andrew was pissed. As expected of a retired soldier, jackie’s strength was great. He was unable to move an inch.

Unexpectedly, right at that moment, Young Master Clark approached them with a smile. “This kid is back just in time. Since he’s not dead, we can have him divorce Selena. Moreover, Kylie is his kid. He’s her father, therefore he should take custody over Kylie. From now on, we’ll just have Kylie follow him!”

Having said that, he further added with a grin on his face, “After all, I’m unwilling to help someone take care of their baggage. Without this burden, both mine and Selena’s life will be much better!”

Chapter 6
“That’s right. You’re absolutely right! To be honest, I don’t really like this little girl anyway!”

Fiona nodded repeatedly. “After all, she shouldn’t have existed!”

Hearing those words, jackie felt the urge to kill them all in just one strike. However, deep down, he reminded himself to stay calm. After all, Fiona was Selena’s mother, his mother-in-law. This place was no longer the battlefield where he killed as he wished. At the very least, Fiona and Andrew were not his enemies. Andrew’s leg was in its current condition because of his rash actions with Selena on their wedding night. Their hatred for him was reasonable. However, there was an outsider present.

jackie smiled coldly, then looked toward Young Master Clark. “Kylie is my daughter. She’s not baggage, nor is she a bastard child. You have to kneel down and apologize for your words!” At that point, jackie paused for a moment, then continued, “If not because of my unwillingness to stain this place on my first day home, you’d be dead by now!”

“brat, did I hear you correctly? Do you know who you’re talking to?” Young Master Clark laughed, then pointed at the Bentley outside. “I heard that you used to be a delivery boy. A few years of war as a soldier has made you a tough guy, eh? You’re nothing in my eyes. Do you know how much that car costs? A person like you can’t afford to buy one in your entire life.”

“That’s right. jackie, stop your meddling. Take your daughter and leave!” Fiona took a step forward, then added, “Stop messing with my daughter’s search for happiness!”

“Mother, unless Selena personally asks me to go away, I will never leave her side!” jackie looked at Fiona with a resolved expression on his face.

“What do you have to compare with me? How do you qualify to be with her? A person needs to understand his own shortcomings, no?” Young Master Clark took a step forward, then jabbed at jackie’s chest. “You’re just a useless soldier…”

Smack! To their surprise, jackie sent Young Master Clark a few steps back with a slap. He spat a mouthful of blood along with three teeth.

Young Master Clark screamed while his cheeks burned. “Y-Y-You dare to hit me? You’re courting death! Do you know who I am?” Young Master Clark was furious. He wanted to fight back, yet dared not to. The person in front of him had returned from the battlefield. He, a pampered young master, was surely no match for jackie.

“ jackie, do you know who he is? He’s the Clark family’s young master. The Clark family is a lot wealthier and has more influence than our Taylor family!”

“I don’t care who he is. He dared to badmouth my daughter and have unclean thoughts about Selena. It’s already generous of me to not kill him!” jackie coldly declared.

“Alright, you’re ballsy and quite capable. Do you dare to let me make a phone call?” Ken said menacingly. “I wouldn’t be scared even if you made 10 calls!”

jackie could not be bothered with him. Such trash meant nothing in his eyes.

“ jackie? jackie White?” Right then, a melodious voice could be heard coming from behind them. jackie’s heart trembled. He turned around to see Selena, still beautiful as ever, but dressed in simple garments. His eyes immediately turned watery. “Selena, I’m back.”

“This is wonderful. I knew it. I knew you’d survive!” Selena’s body trembled, dropping the bags filled with trash to the ground. “It’s good that you’re back. Our child must not be without a father!” Selena’s voice quickly regained its calm.

Must not be without a father! Those six simple words made jackie realize Selena’s feeling for him at that moment. That was right. They hardly had any feelings for each other as the marriage was just for show. What happened that night was due to Selena’s rashness… As for the child, she could not bear to abort her as she was her own flesh and blood. Just six simple words fully expressed the helplessness in her heart.

“Selena, rest assured. Nobody will dare to bully you from now on!” jackie raised his hand, declaring matter-of-factly, “I swear!”

“My dear, have him get out of here and take Kylie along. He will only bring trouble!” Seeing her own daughter come home, Fiona grabbed onto Selena’s hand and said in tears, “Divorce him quick. Young Master Clark just promised us that he will take good care of you and us. I don’t want to see you collecting trash again. I also don’t wish to live in such a difficult situation anymore. Staying in a place like this is making us the laughing stock of others.”

“Ma, I’m sorry. I can’t abandon Kylie! Although jackie might be useless, he’s still my man and Kylie’s father. I believe that if we work hard together, our life will definitely get better!” Selena managed a bitter smile, her eyes filled with helplessness.

“H-H-He hit Young Master Clark right after he returned home. Look, even his teeth fell out!” Andrew was squatting on the floor in anger, feeling disappointed.

“What?!” Selena looked at the teeth and bloodstains on the floor, then shot an astonished look at jackie. “W-W-Why did you hit him? You’re too rash! This will be troublesome!”

“It’s fine, honey. You don’t have to worry!” jackie smiled calmly, silently appreciating the woman standing before him. She was just as pretty as before.

“What do you mean there’s nothing to worry about? Quickly come apologize to Young Master Clark. He’s the most promising child of the Clark family’s younger generation and also the Eldest Young Master. He’s the heir apparent, the Clark family’s future master! This time, you’re really in big trouble!” Selena was extremely worried, urgently pushing jackie toward Young Master Clark.

“Apologize? Ha!” Once again, Young Master Clark spat out the blood in his mouth, then looked up and puffed his chest. “It’s too late to apologize now. My dad has ordered Dan Jameson to come and settle this matter!”

“Dan Jameson?” jackie was baffled. Was that not the person he had just defeated in an arm-wrestling match? What a coincidence.

Seeing how jackie was in a daze, Young Master Clark burst out laughing. “What’s this? Scared? Do you know who Dan is? He’s our Clark family’s number one fighter that will kill without remorse. He took down two to three hundred people all on his own. Do you think you’re so great just because you’ve been a soldier? Ha, what an ignorant fool!”

“Young Master Clark, please show your generosity and let this person go. He’s just a boor. Why bother?” Selena went forward to put in a kind word for jackie, feeling helpless.

“I’ve lost a few teeth and you’re telling me to let him go? Are you kidding me?” Young Master Clark massaged his swollen cheek, filled with anger. “I can let this slide as long as you divorce him right now…and marry me!”

“Young Master Clark, is that necessary? With your status, you can easily find a beautiful young lady. Why would you insist on a married woman like myself?” Selena smiled awkwardly. “Young Master Clark, please stop your jokes!”

“I’m sorry, but you’re the type I like!” Young Master Clark laughed coldly. “Since you’re unwilling to divorce him, then I’m not to be blamed. This brat will die today!”

Chapter 7
“I’ll die today? I don’t think so!” jackie was unfazed. He took a look outside and saw that Shauna had already brought Kylie to play under the banyan tree.

“Hmph, I’ll see how tough you think you are!” Young Master Clark could not be bothered to talk with jackie. He believed that jackie would be regretting soon enough. Very quickly, a few cars pulled over just outside. Dan Jameson, the Clark family’s number one fighter, walked in along with a few muscular guys.

Just as he entered the courtyard, Dan shouted, “Who’s the person that dared to bully our young master? Do you wish to die?” At that moment, Dan was furious as he had just ran into someone he could not afford to offend, causing him to lose a finger. He had just only finished treating his wound at the hospital when his master gave him another phone call, telling him that Young Master Clark was beaten up, sending him over to settle the issue.

“It’s that trash named jackie White. He’s just a stinking, retired soldier, yet he dares to behave arrogantly before me!” Young Master Clark immediately started smugly mouthing off once he saw Dan approach with his men.

“Motherf*cker, this is really—” Dan bellowed, rushing as he was about to take action to vent his frustrations. However, seeing the person standing in front of Ken, he was almost petrified by fear.

“How unexpected. We meet again!” jackie smiled calmly, then looked at the bandaged hand of the other party. “It seems you have a great personality. You’re a real man that keeps your word!”

At first, Ken could not understand what jackie was talking about. He frowned and looked at Dan, asking, “You’ve met?”

Dan smiled bitterly, then nodded. “Young Master Clark, uhm… It’s about time for lunch. Why don’t we head back?” While he spoke, Dan had even winked a few times at Ken.

“Lunch? What lunch? Go beat him up. Damn it! If I don’t vent my frustrations today, I’m not a man!” Ken huffed, failing to understand Dan’s implications.

Smack! jackie took a step forward and gave Young Master Clark a slap to his face.

“You… Dan, get him!”

Smack!

“Dan…”

Smack! After a few consecutive slaps, Young Master Clark almost passed out.

“Dan, why aren’t you and your men taking action?” Young Master Clark was on the verge of tears. He felt so wronged. He had never been treated this way before. Dan did not dare to take action. The men around him had also witnessed first hand how Black Dragon was killed. They lowered their heads in fear, not daring to take a single step forward.

“Sorry for disturbing!” The unexpected had just happened. Dan walked up to jackie and bowed respectfully, then with a wave of his hand, he ordered his underlings, “Take Young Master Clark home!” In an instant, the thugs carried Ken and went out the door.

“Put me down. Dan, what’s wrong with you? I’m asking you to cripple he. Dan, why are you such a wuss today?” Young Master Clark was cursing all the way out, but it had no effect. He was carried away just like that.

“This…” Fiona and Andrew were both flabbergasted. At first, they thought that jackie was done for. Who would have thought such a dramatic scene would ensue?

“Could it be that Dan is afraid of you? You know each other?” Selena asked with a frown on her face.

“That’s a long story!” jackie smiled bitterly, then looked at the bag of trash on the floor, asking, “Selena, why are you collecting trash? What happened in the past five years?”

All was good until that topic was brought up. Fiona immediately boiled with rage again.

Enraged, she walked forward and was just about to push jackie out of the door. “It’s all because of you, trash! If not for you forcing yourself on my daughter and impregnating her with Kylie, would she be kicked out of the family? Do you think we’d be collecting trash for a living?”

“Ma, stop that. He’s not to be blamed for that matter. It was my own decision. He did not force himself on me!” Selena retorted strongly, “The incident that night was nothing to be regretful about. I’ll never regret my decision. I’ll be responsible for my own actions. Didn’t Grandpa have me marry him? He’s the man I’ll be with!”

“Impossible. It must be this scoundrel forcing himself on you. You must’ve been drunk, and he took advantage of that. That must be it! You’re the Taylor family’s Eldest Miss and he’s only a delivery boy. How can he be a worthy partner for you?” Fiona refused to believe Selena’s statement. She glared at jackie through gritted teeth. “Brat, I don’t care. You must compensate my daughter for her loss of youth and divorce her. Let her marry Young Master Clark.”

“Mother, I’ve already told you. Unless Selena says so, I won’t be divorcing her!” jackie was determined. He looked at Selena, finally showing a gentle expression as he asked, “Selena, can you tell me what happened? Even if you’re kicked out of the Taylor family, you shouldn’t have to resort to collecting trash, right? With your networking and capabilities, how could you not find a good job?”

Selena made a bitter smile. That smile was filled with untold suffering. “Do you think I wished for this? After getting pregnant, I was told to abort her. I disagreed and was kicked out. What kind of job could I take while being pregnant? Moreover, my Grandpa gave out an order to ban all affiliated companies from hiring me!” By that point, Selena took a seat by the table. Her gaze had a pitiful look. “Some companies were willing to hire me, for example, those from the Clark family. Although they were willing, the condition was to abort the child. Moreover, Young Master Clark had always been eyeing me! What else could I do? The Taylor family was even worse. They would only leave me alone when I collected trash. Otherwise, they’d be sending people to destroy my business even if I just set up a simple stall!”

“Damn it!” By that point, jackie could not bear listening on. The wife of the Supreme Warrior was actually forced to collect trash and left without help?

“You see, it’s all because of you. If not for trash like you, would our family be in such a rut?”

Fiona was still as disgusted as before. “Furthermore, Selena’s dad’s leg was broken when he worked as a porter. Look at him now! Sob, sob, sob, why is my life so difficult!”

“Father, mother, I’m sorry. I didn’t expect it to turn out this way!” Seeing Fiona in tears and how the whole family could not even have a decent meal, jackie’s heart was wracked with guilt. “Don’t you worry. Now that I’m back, nobody will dare to bully you in the future!”

“You’re just talking nonsense!” Fiona’s voice trembled, clearly agitated as she pointed at jackie. “You’re just a soldier. What can you do? At most, you can only run your mouth. The way I see it, it’s 10 to 100 times better for our Selena to marry Young Master Clark or that Young Master Wilson when compared to trash like you!”

Chapter 8
“Ma, no matter what you say, he’s still Kylie’s father and your son-in-law. Don’t ridicule him like that anymore! Those matters from the past are far behind us now. You should stop talking about it too!” Selena was just as kind and understanding as before.

“Bullsh*t! We’ve never recognized him as our son-in-law. This doesn’t count!” Fiona retorted.

“That’s right. If not for him, my leg wouldn’t be in this state!” Andrew was similarly holding his grudge.

“But what mistake did he commit? Back then, I slept with him out of spite. I didn’t expect myself to be pregnant from that!” Selena felt helpless. It was indeed her own brazen action that caused this. However, she really could not bear aborting the child. The situations they face up to that point were considered compensations for the mistake she made back then.

“But you didn’t have to carry the child. You…you’re really trying to give me a heart attack!”

Fiona stomped her foot in frustration.

“Nevermind. It is what it is. He’s back from the war. Let’s just see if he can find something to do in the future. Our lives will improve eventually!” Andrew took out a cigarette and lit it. He was indeed angry when he saw jackie, but at that point, there was nothing he could do. After all, Kylie was his granddaughter, the flesh and blood of his own daughter.

“How much better can it get? Can it compare to back when we were staying in the townhouse?”

Fiona was still huffing angrily.

“Selena, where’s my mother? How come I haven’t seen her?” jackie frowned. He had been back for quite a while, but he had yet to see his mother. Shauna told him earlier that his mother was staying with them.

“She’s still working. We can’t help that. Your mother is uncultured and old. She can only work as a cleaner outside. Her monthly salary is quite low, and she has split some over for us. As a family, we can only make do!” Selena finally said after a bitter smile.

“Come, bring me to her! You should know which street she’s in charge of, right?” Hearing that his own mother was working as a cleaner and the entire family’s income was dependent on her and Selena’s trash collecting, jackie felt very uncomfortable.

“Brat, I’m telling you that you need to divorce our Selena. Moreover, I won’t let you off without at least ten million dollars of compensation for her lost youth!” Just as they were leaving, Fiona’s furious outburst could be heard from behind.

…

At that moment, the scorching sun was high in the sky. The blazing summer day caused the temperature on the ground to rise continuously. On the side of a street, a middle-aged woman was holding onto a hat as she cleaned the road. Thud! An empty mineral water bottle was thrown right in front of that middle-aged woman. The middle-aged woman raised her head and saw two youngsters along with some girls in sexy short dresses. She shook her head in resignation. “Sigh, youngsters these days…they don’t even know how to throw it into the trash can right there.”

Unexpectedly, the cleaner’s lamentation was heard by the other party. “F*ck, you’re just a cleaner. Why are you spouting so much nonsense? I’m throwing it in front of you. What about it? If I don’t throw my trash here, you cleaners would be getting paid for nothing, isn’t it?” The youngster that threw the bottle immediately started running his mouth. Having said that, he followed with spitting on the floor. “People from the lower rung of society can only get so far!”

“That’s right. If not for us creating trash, they’ll be unemployed!” One of the young girls with curly hair was wearing a black skirt and pantyhose. She started chewing on sunflower seed and threw the shells all over the place. “Clean it up. If you don’t clean properly, you might get a pay cut!”

The two youngsters joined in and grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, munching away. “That’s right. Auntie, clean it properly. Hahaha!”

“Y-y-you guys are still so young, yet so uncultured. The trash can is right there. Don’t you know that littering is a very uncultured thing to do?” The cleaning lady was aggravated. Under the hot blazing summer sun, she was on the verge of passing out from the heat, yet the street that she spent so much effort cleaning up was…

teaching me about culture? You’re just a cleaner, yet you’re talking about culture. What a joke!”

Selena almost had an aneurysm. These youngsters were too uncivilized. “What’s the

step forward, Selena was already rushing up to them, shouting angrily, “What’s with that behavior? People

patchy clothes!” That youngster shot a look at Selena and was surprised by what he saw. This woman was wearing such old and simple clothes, yet

you know to mind your own business?” The

mother, Joan Xavier quickly pulled Selena back. “Nevermind, it’s fine.

much. They’ve crossed the line!” Selena felt angry.

you look quite cute when you’re angry!” The youngster took a look, growing more excited. He

dare pick on my woman!?” jackie could not hold back any

She quickly recognized jackie

up, grabbing Joan’s hands tightly, “Ma, I’m sorry. Your son made you suffer. I was unable to be by your side for the past

definitely come back alive!” Joan’s passionate tears flowed as her voice trembled. Her pair of old callused hands holding onto jackie’s hands quietly, fearing

live comfortably in the future!” jackie

for my treatment. You went to war for our country!” Joan’s tears blurred her eyesight. “I’m very

flairs? Sickening!” That youngster was frustrated.

about war and bringing glory to the country. What a

youngster

into the wall behind them, causing it to crash. Both of them spat out a mouthful

Murder!” Both the girls shrieked as though they had just seen a ghost,

you’ve killed someone. What if they’re some important

are some people that we can’t afford to offend. Do you think you’re still on the battlefield where killing your

hold your temper? They’ve only said a few words!” Selena was extremely frustrated as

women he cared for the most was worrying about him, jackie felt his heart all warmed up. “Ma, Selena, don’t you worry. They’ve just passed out. I know how to hold back. They’ll

and placed her fingers under their noses for confirmation. She then let out

Joan ushered while looking

life!” jackie looked at both women with a carefree smile on his face, stating, “Let’s

“And where is your money? Furthermore, how can I stop working? There are so many people I need to feed. Our whole family is depending on Selena and me! Son,

him from working, but mother-in-law and Clifford should be able to work right? Are they also being suppressed at work?” jackie scowled. Clifford Taylor was still young in the past and was unable to be

you for their ill fate. Moreover, they’re used to being pampered back when they were in the Taylor family. How do you expect them to be willing

home, and every time he does, it’s to ask for money!” Speaking of the useless

back, the Taylor family didn’t set any restrictions on him. It’d be great

Hearing that, jackie chuckled. “It’s already very kind of me

grown tougher. However, it has also made you boastful!” Joan looked at her son, her face glowing blissfully. Everyone told her that jackie was surely dead, but she did not believe them. She was sure that jackie would make it back safely eventually, and that day

get you some

money come from?” Selena thought for a moment, then a sudden realization hit her. “Oh right, I’ve heard that the soldiers

However, you should be thrifty. Kylie is about to start kindergarten. Nowadays, better kindergartens are very expensive! It should be more than tens of thousand dollars. I’ve heard from several

“That’s wonderful. If we have

quickly arriving at a huge shopping mall. He stopped in his tracks and held onto Selena’s hand,

was forced into the marriage. It was out of spite that she got herself drunk, resulting in that incident. However, she really could not bear to abort her own child. Moreover, jackie was a filial son

lot of hardships for the past five years

jackie answered after some consideration. They were his in-laws after all. They have suffered hardships all these years because of him, yet he had never treated them properly for even a day. Their dissatisfaction with him was understandable.

I think it’s better for us to shop around on the first floor. The clothes on the second floor are mostly branded. There are even

Upon hearing that, Joan urged, “Son, let’s go downstairs. Those on the first floor are cheaper. Just buy some for your wife. That’s sufficient. Don’t worry about

your mother instead!” Selena interjected. She was also thinking of saving

this. Listen to me. We’ll shop here!” One on each hand, jackie pulled both of them and strode right into an exclusive

However, right as they entered the

uniform and a straw hat. Good heavens, isn’t this a Gucci store?” A rich woman sneered coldly as she looked over whilst picking her clothes. She was holding onto a Gucci

sorry, madam. I’ll have them leave immediately!” The beautiful saleswoman beside her immediately responded with a customary smile, then turned around to instruct the other saleswoman, “Go, send them out of here. Don’t let them lower

overseas and of high quality…” That saleswoman was an experienced employee. She was sure

I’m looking to buy some classy clothes for my mother and wife. I won’t accept anything

stunned.

beside him. “My wife is so

just that I’m worried you would have issues with the payment later.” The saleswoman chuckled. If not for maintaining the

not be bothered. He immediately pointed at a dress and stated, “Selena, that dress looked decent. I think

that color. jackie, I think we should leave!” Selena was feeling nervous. Before her marriage, she would

color? That’s quite a good excuse!” Unexpectedly, that rich lady had approached them. She sneered, “Just admit that you can’t afford it. Is there a point to keep up with the facade? What’s the point of keeping up appearances if you’re poor? Only the rich are worthy of keeping

our wealth?” jackie was pissed. He did not mind others badmouthing him. However, that was

can a street cleaner and two poorly dressed people afford to buy clothes here? Have a look for yourself. This dress itself is

aback. She knew that it would be expensive, but she thought it would at most be one or two thousand dollars. She never

I’ll help you pick some later!” Faced with his mother, jackie’s expression was

situation was unlike before. She was no longer the pretty director from before, nor the Taylor family’s Eldest Miss. Even if jackie had over two

on. What are you afraid of?!” jackie pushed Selena into

By then I’m

you a beating.” jackie shot her a glare. That intimidating aura caused her to cower and took a few steps back. “You’re not letting us try the clothes out before buying? What’s the point of

then was really very different from before.‘Is this the same delivery boy from five years ago who willingly marry into my family and enlist for war

be it. We’ll buy this. All these years, my jackie hasn’t bought you anything before. This is something he should have gotten for you. If not because of our lack of money, it won’t matter

little too expensive!” Selena frowned. Although she was unwilling to part with it, she still suggested, “Why don’t we look around for a little? There are many shops we

buy it if it looks good. Money is not a problem!” Meanwhile, jackie passed

“Sir, this is a limited edition dress. It’s the only dress in the entire country.

her a slap. “What did I say earlier? Have you forgotten already? I’ve told you that I’d smack you if you continue

that. So uncivilized. He really dared to hit her. The saleswoman looked pitiful. She was at the verge of

shouldn’t be in stores like this! You said you’re rich right? Sure, just you wait. If you can’t afford to pay later, I, Karen, won’t let you leave this store!” Karen was ruthless and chatty. After delivering her speech, she took out her iPhone and made

you doing?” Witnessing that, Selena frowned and said worriedly, “I think we better get going. I’m

Having said that, jackie took both dresses. “It’s fine not to try it. Pack

expensive dress. It would be a huge loss if they purchased it just to find it being the wrong size. Furthermore, looking at jackie’s behavior, the purchase was unavoidable. Before she could finish trying the two dresses, there were several bodyguards in suits standing in front of the door. Meanwhile, Karen was also standing by

I’m used to dealing with this type of poor and insolent fool. I’ll

We’ll get them if you like it!” The

already changed back into her clothes. She took a look at the three dresses, then replied with a smile. “It’s

act. Don’t even think of leaving the store if you can’t pay up today!” Karen, the rich woman, started sneering

they felt delighted. ‘These three poor blokes are acting so insolent even though they’re poor. Let’s see how you deal with it

their expectations, jackie passed the three dresses to the saleswoman

really buying? The total is almost two hundred thousand dollars…” The woman asked out

a gold card. The numbers on the

from muttering. It was her first time seeing such

under ten billion dollars!” jackie gave her

card that she knew of was only limited to password-free transactions under 10 million dollars. Meanwhile, this person was telling her that his card allowed for password-free transactions under 10 billion? If that was not a lie, what was? However, she tried her best to smile and ran the

Even if that was a lie, the card was still capable of password-free transactions for that sum of money. This person’s identity was surely extraordinary. Moreover, this

again!” It was rare for them to meet such a rich customer. The beautiful saleswoman respectfully passed the card back to jackie

poor? You’re still asking us to come again?” jackie smiled

all a misunderstanding. I didn’t expect you to keep such a low profile! The beautiful saleswoman answered with a smile, then added, “If you’re making similar purchases here every day, I don’t mind getting slapped by you again!” After all,

not be bothered with her. He then approached Selena and Joan. “Let’s go. Ma, we’ll go shop somewhere else and see if there are

saw the saleswoman escorting jackie out delightfully, she was flabbergasted. Although she did not lack wealth, she would still feel the pain if she spent 200 thousand dollars in one go. Moreover, she had just uttered some mean

aside!” jackie stated coldly as he reached the door

bodyguards was aggravated. He took a step forward and sent a punch right at jackie’s face. However, he was sent flying the very

bodyguards were stunned. This brat seemed to be

Damn it, how dare he hit my men. That’s just disrespecting

rather capable bodyguards that went through special training were all

jackie stared coldly at

smiled awkwardly. If her bodyguards were no match for jackie,

Supreme Warrior, master of the Nine Gods of War, and his countless

It was the first time she witnessed such a scene. However, her own son’s strength was truly amazing. A

in that

bother. You’ve already spent so much

fine Ma, your son wants to buy some clothes for you. Isn’t that the

…

received a call. After answering it, her expression turned extremely

honey?!” Seeing that, jackie asked

Taylor?” Selena’s expression was cold. Before jackie could explain, she reprimanded angrily, “Why do you like to fight so much? Yes, you’re amazing. After being a soldier for a few years, you’re now very powerful, right? You’ll just beat

is someone we can’t afford to offend. He’s very petty. Now that you’ve offended him, we’re not going to live in peace in the future!” Joan sighed. “Ivan is the main reason for Selena being unemployed all these while. Right now, he’s the director of Taylor Group. As long as he sends a word in the market, who would dare to attract trouble by hiring

Taylor family and Selena’s cousin, he would be long dead!” jackie turned expressionless, then said, “That bastard. When I came back, I didn’t know you

“That bastard. He’s really going overboard. How dare he treat Kylie like that.” Having said that, she looked toward jackie, finally realizing that she had wrongfully blamed him. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know it was for that reason that you beat him up. However, Grandpa is furious at the

to start with. I’ve not even begun settling the matter of them kicking you guys out of the

to settle this? For that matter, I’m at fault too. Furthermore, Master Taylor is still my grandfather. Are you planning to beat him up?” Selena smiled bitterly, then said, “This time, you come with us and just stay quiet in a corner. After so many years, Grandpa’s temper should have improved. Maybe a few good words will stop them from pursuing

that I’m being too violent!” jackie laughed bitterly. He wanted to see for himself how the people from the Taylor family would treat him without knowing his identity. Furthermore, the reason he came back this time was not to be

the group of three quickly arrived at

brazen to actually hit Young Master Taylor. Didn’t he know that Young Master Taylor was

won’t end well. He’s just a soldier, a stinking live-in son-in-law. He should consider

of the two guards at the gate just as they

when the guards noticed their arrival, they immediately kept

We’ll inform

We’ll go by ourselves!” Selena looked at the gate stoically with

family turned out to be filled with so much political intrigue. To her, the bigger surprise was

trio entered slowly. Just as they reached the gate of the Old

jackie is too much. Who does he think he

a soldier of a few years. Does he think

suffering from fractured bones. I heard that he was beaten to the point of unconsciousness!” A few relatives

I’m so pissed!” Just as Selena was about to enter, Fiona’s voice could be heard.

that moment, Fiona’s voice was heard once more, “You might not know this, but earlier today, he actually slapped Ken Clark, the Clark family’s young master, and

while? He went looking for you?”

hoped that Selena would divorce jackie so that he could marry Selena. Moreover, he also mentioned that he

Fiona grew more agitated over time. “This time, I’m afraid the Clark family won’t let it

with jackie and Joan with her. “Ma, I won’t accept Ken’s proposal! He’s a fake gentleman. Do you really think that he would

back. If you don’t give me a proper resolution for today’s matter, I won’t let this go!” Upon seeing jackie and Selena’s arrival, Ivan, who had

threw on the floor and stomped on. Do you think that jackie, as a father, could tolerate that?” Selena’s expression darkened, then looked at Old Master Taylor and said, “Grandpa, jackie can’t be blamed

not an unreasonable person.

only joking and jackie coincidentally saw it. Who knew he would act

Taylor, if you continue to spew nonsense, I’ll break your other arm!” Beside her, jackie could no longer bear to watch it. Ivan was clearly lying blatantly. Hearing those words, Ivan took a few steps

insolent this brat is. He’s just a live-in son-in-law,

years of hardships. For Selena’s sake, he did not wish to complicate matters. Furthermore, he

to afford the surgery and died! Not only are you ungrateful, but you also repaid kindness with malice and

it’s not for us, would his mother still be around?” Another elder was similarly

outsiders, penniless people of the lower class. If not for Selena being pregnant with that bastard child, jackie would have

of the girls from the Taylor family in her twenties, Cecilia Taylor, noticed the shopping bag in Joan’s hand. “Are my eyes playing tricks on me? That is all Gucci stuff!” Cecilia walked forward and studied Joan, who was still in her cleaner’s uniform, closely, then said disdainfully,

pointing it out, everyone immediately took notice of those shopping bags. They were obviously

we have always

Cecilia sneered, then added, “There should be a few dresses in there. From the looks of it, some were bought for Selena, right?

She suddenly saw a dress and took it out of the bag. “It can’t be. T-t-this is a limited edition worldwide! This dress is over a hundred

the Taylor family had

could not afford that dress, but

dress. Even those from the Taylor family would

dress back. I don’t want your hand dirtying Selena’s dress!” Upon seeing her taking the dress out, jackie’s expression

then proceed to put it back into the bag. However, she soon started smiling. “I know.

right. How can they afford international branded items? What a joke. What else could it be if not high-quality

As long as it’s from him, I’ll like it regardless of its authenticity!” Upon hearing the unpleasant words she had said, Selena replied

boyfriend. Selena’s word caused her great discomfort. She then sneered, “I’m jealous of you? That’s rich. Should I be jealous of you being kicked out of the Taylor family like trash? I don’t have a boyfriend because I

comments. “Moreover, the wedding ceremony was lackluster. There wasn’t even a betrothal gift. What

if I’m willing? That’s none of your business. This is my own choice to make!” Selena was fighting back fiercely, almost breaking her

people are happy with their degeneracy, what can we

shrugged. “Well, that kind of hardship

that this young man had undergone a complete transformation. Just him standing there gave off an aura that should not be trifled with. Was he still the same young man that begged him for one million dollars to treat his

child. Selena’s refusal for a divorce was definitely because of the child. However, he could do it by approaching jackie. Hearing that, Selena frowned and looked at jackie worryingly. After all, with the power of money, it was hard to say. Moreover, despite them being officially married, there were hardly any feelings between

things now?’ Furthermore, five years ago, if not for saving his mother, he would never beg someone for merely one million dollars. “Old Master, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. Selena is my woman. For me and

those words, Selena’s heart was filled with warmth. The past five years of waiting was

take Ivan’s place on the battlefield. I’m not killing you this time because of your relationship with Selena and Kylie. However, you must leave! Write whatever

quickly stepped forward and stated, “Grandpa, we can just kill

at him? “Ivan Taylor, do you think I don’t know what you’ve done in secret? You only know that my health is in decline and rarely leave the house,

a child with him. However, Kylie is Selena’s daughter. She’s only four years old. How dare

are just empty accusations from jackie. Who knows if he might be lying!?” Theodore

that so? Would you dare to let me investigate the matter to see if it really

current behavior of mixing around with those questionable women. He’s under your care. We’re just a third-class aristocratic

I go out for drinks to entertain my clients. It’s

months. You need to believe in me. This year, we’ll be making a huge profit and cover

However, five years have passed. His anger should mostly subside. Furthermore, he was probably keeping tabs on Selena and Kylie’s situation. All in all, Old Master Taylor still cared for his granddaughter. “Here, sign it.

prevent Ivan from being enlisted. That itself was already something that affected the Taylor family’s reputation. He never expected an even greater shame to come later on. jackie was only married to Selena for a day when he got enlisted the very next day. However, Selena became pregnant soon after. He was aware that Selena had gotten drunk that night. He even suspected that it could have been jackie that forced himself on Selena. Never did he expect Selena to claim that it was voluntary. That matter almost gave him a heart attack. That was why, in a fit of rage, he kicked Selena, her parents, and

can write any amount?” jackie was

heart rejoiced. Selena’s beauty was above others. Furthermore, she was talented in business matters. As long

keep his words. Fill it in

I’ve told you that he will let you down. You wanted to keep the child for him and wait for five years. You suffered five years of hardship, yet he still ended up choosing money? This is

lost. All those years spent waiting, all those suffering, in

you find such a wonderful wife? Are you really giving up your wife and daughter for money? Selena suffered five years of hardship. All those scorn and ridicule she had to endure! She even had to collect trash and gave up looking for

filled with despair, complete despair. The

added out of the blue, “Sigh, although I can’t find a

tearing up. She looked at jackie,

said that, he started scribbling on the check. He then quickly passed the check back. “I’m

Zeus’ gaze showed a hint of disappointment. At first, he had come to respect jackie a little bit more. He was thinking if jackie were to show some capabilities and treat his granddaughter well, that would also be acceptable. Unfortunately, jackie failed.

are you trolling me?” Zeus’ expression darkened, turning extremely scary. Even Theodore, master of the Taylor family, went forward to have a look at the

Cecilia was similarly surprised. She hurried over to take a look. “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…why is it ending with an ellipsis? How much money is

to write as I like. Can you afford the figure I filled in?” At that moment, jackie burst out laughing. He approached Selena and held onto her hand, stating in a serious tone, “My wife waited five full years for me, a mere delivery boy. She suffered all those hardships, yet you’re trying to measure

she thought jackie was about to take the money and divorce her, leaving her and her daughter

After taking

turned out to be worth it. This

with our Taylor family. jackie, you’re courting death. Guards, cripple him, and throw

yet they all died in my hands. There were a few times I almost died, but I managed to survive because I know that someone is waiting for me back home. I can’t die!” When jackie made his statement, he gave off a strong aura. As he stood

more capable. However, he was just too boastful. Moreover, they were in the Taylor family. He was just a live-in son-in-law. How could he take action

outside the door

the bodyguards were about to act, Old Master Taylor

exchanged glances, then quickly went

of this household and his son was the director of Taylor Group, the Old

him to fill as he wished. It’s

truly in love and Kylie has grown, I’m fine with not forcing you through a divorce!” Having

the Taylor family?” Upon hearing the

had subsided after all these years. Within Selena’s body still flows the blood of our Taylor family, after all.’

her in secret. The

scowled. He knew that it would not be

just like that!” The old man’s tone changed once more as he continued, “You

that’s with the best medicine!”

a month, I’ll acknowledge that you’re the Taylor family’s son-in-law! However, if you fail to produce the money, then you’ll have to divorce Selena as that would prove that you lack the

he’s a soldier for five years and returned from the battlefield, how can he cough up that amount of money in one month!?” Selena was worried when she heard the proposition. What difference was that from chasing jackie away?

can you lower the amount? That’s too much. He can’t even produce one million dollars, much less ten million dollars!” Joan’s expression was ugly. She did not wish to miss her chance on such a wonderful

on, “Hmph! If he can earn ten million, that can be the betrothal gift for my daughter. When the time comes, that money must be passed to me, or I’ll never

produce ten million dollars, I should be

up to ten million!” There was no way Fiona would let this go. She had suffered

Grandpa mentioned was for compensation, not a betrothal gift. Can’t you understand?”

now, on Grandpa’s seventieth birthday, I’ll pay Ivan ten million dollars for compensation, send another ten million to Mother-in-law as a

have enough even if you sold yourself!” Joan was scared witless. She

I tell you not to boast?! Thirty million dollars! It’s

really should prove to the Taylors that I’m worthy of marrying you!” jackie moved his hand and caressed Selena’s beautiful cheeks. “I won’t let anything separate me from you and

you managed to do so, the Taylor family will not only acknowledge your identity! We can also have your in-laws,

moment, then said, “By then, Selena

have a deal!”

should you fail

lit it. He took a deep breath. “And what if I managed to do it? If I fail, I’ll roll my way out of the gates of Taylor Residence. Should I succeed, however, you’ll have to kneel and apologize to Selena. How does that sound?

a promise between me and this brat! Since he wants to embarrass himself, then I can only oblige. When the time comes, we’ll all bear witness to how he rolls from this gate all the way out. Remember, you’re not walking out,

look. “It’s been five years. After finally coming back and managed to buy some clothes for your mother and wife, you chose to get some imitation items. Your clothings scream of poverty. I refuse to believe that you can produce thirty

“you’re right!”

he knows that he’s unworthy of Selena and decided to go all out with his bluff. When the time comes,

he can earn thirty million dollars in one month, then

the

people present. They were mostly working in the Taylor Group, under the employ of Ivan Taylor. They naturally intended to curry

a betrothal gift. When the time comes, don’t

you gone crazy thinking of money? Do you really think that he can come up with that amount for his betrothal

a betrothal gift will allow me to marry Selena? I’ll pay ten million dollars. Let her marry me! If that’s insufficient, I’m fine with fifty million dollars! What to do

you doing here?” Ivan greeted the Wilson

willing to offer a fifty million dollars reward?” Overwhelmed with emotions,

and the Clarks were both second-class aristocratic families. Simply put, they were significantly wealthier

seemingly perfect appearance of Selena. He could not hold himself back as he gulped. Young Master Wilson was extremely fat; so much so that he resembled a pig. Not only was he extremely gluttonous, but he was very interested in women as well. He was instantly charmed back when he first laid eyes on Selena and her ethereal beauty. When he learned of her marriage to a takeout delivery guy in addition to being pregnant at a later time, he was all too furious. Even so, Selena’s beauty did not fade even after she gave birth; she looked even

spoke. “That person, jackie, mentioned ten million. This Young Master Wilson fellow instead offered to pay fifty million dollars, and he had always been interested in you. He’s not too bad himself, the way I see it. You should give

her composure just by looking at Young Master Wilson’s appearance. Although that Young Master Clark fellow was not a pleasant

price? Why don’t you just auction me off then?” Selena furiously added, “Even Grandpa agreed to let me marry jackie, and the agreement was even set earlier. How can you simply act on your

is a takeout delivery boy, and he’s only been a soldier for a few years now. You don’t expect him to amount to anything, do you now?” As she finished, Fiona pointed her disdainful glare at jackie before she continued, “I wasn’t looking down on him. I wonder: can he make thirty million dollars in a month? Hehe! Just you wait. He won’t be able to make that much money after a month. Till then, I’ll have

seems like his appearance is the only thing that’s going for him,”

sure spout a lot of nonsense!” jackie glared at him icily. He condescendingly spoke, “This is the Taylor

then added, “Am I really here without a purpose? I’m here to

he was naturally pleased as he

Old Master Taylor. I’ll be talking to Young Master Wilson!” Young Master Wilson then looked at Ivan before he spoke with a very peculiar expression, “Young Master Ivan, what’s wrong

man, nothing else. I was merely joking with his daughter Kylie, and he came over to beat me up without saying a

was that useless object, then. Truly

million dollars as reimbursement! In addition to offering Selena’s family a ten million dollars reward, he’ll also give my grandfather a gift worth ten million dollars! Should he fail, he’ll exile himself out of the Taylor family and divorce Selena! He’ll roll out the front door from this spot!” Ivan cackled out loud and said, “That’s right, Young Master Wilson. You have to come by during our grandfather’s seventieth birthday. You have to see

out of it very quickly!” Young Master Wilson cackled and took a look at Selena. He then said, “Don’t you worry, Selena. All I have is time, and I’m willing to wait for you. You’ll have your freedom once again after this little brat is exiled from the

would be the best thing that could ever happen! He believed that jackie was nothing but a ruffian.

as he waved his hand impatiently. Although jackie’s behavior was a little out of his expectations,

Eastfield, James Drake was looking at a middle-aged man. After some thought, he said, “The man who returned with the God of War, Lana is called jackie White. I’m guessing that their relationship isn’t as simple as it

of him was James’s most efficient assistant. He had served the Drake

frowned and said, “Master, I think there’s no need for that. Even if that man has some ties to the God of War, Lana, he doesn’t possess any useful value

and said, “Why don’t we strike at the very root of our problem, to butter up the great God of War. That’s the

listened to what his staff had to say, he could not hold back his bitter chuckle. “The Gods of Wars are way above our status, and they’re not

powerhouses wanted nothing more than to sweet-talk to the God of War upon her return. Fortunately, we went through so much to learn of her flight today, and

and said, “The gift we sent

a different story for

it when people try to flatter her. Not to mention, we have no idea how exactly

the unique relationship with Lana, all we need to do is butter up jackie.

in the same plane with Lana when they returned. All we need to do is

“Bravo, Master!”

Major Guardians in the Drake family. With a smile etched on his face, he then spoke, “Hmm. This God of War happens

after hearing that statement. “Spectre,” he started, “you’re not thinking of making a move on her to make her your woman now, are you? You best keep that thought to yourself. Should you offend her and the God of War gets furious, not only is our Drake family, but the entire Eastfield will end up as a river of

to toy with a woman’s feelings just for my future benefit now, right? A man who uses a woman to further their reputation

now, is he? Perhaps there’s also a possibility of them sharing an intimate relationship!

James chuckled and, after a brief pause, continued, “No matter what, just look into them. It doesn’t matter if he’s only a staff to Lana. We still have

retirement in Eastfield. There are also many high-ranking and well-achieved soldiers among them. Go visit them and

as he beamed, “Now that Master has mentioned it, I’m starting to get interested in

your good news!” James

…

was seething with rage. He stared furiously at Dan in front of him and barked, “What’s the meaning of this, Dan? Why

his mouth and said, “Look, my teeth have been completely smashed. Goddamnit! When have I, Ken Clark,

as simple as you imagine. I’m no match for him!” Dan frowned and spoke in an all too serious tone, “He murdered the Black Dragon. I was told by witnesses present in that scene; they didn’t even notice him so much as move a muscle

footage of how he made his move?” After Ken

was directly pierced in-between his eyes. We found an extremely thin silver needle on top of a pillar a good distance away. Moreover, the silver needle

Ken took a deep breath and said, “You’re joking, right? You’re telling me that after a person’s head was pierced, it also pierced through a stone pillar, and all that’s left was a tiny bit exposed on the

don’t ever cross this jackie White, do you understand?” Dan raised his hand and said, “Arm-wrestling with him made me feel like I’m a mere ant compared

someone that powerful in this world? You’re already incredibly powerful; how much more powerful can he be compared to

first time for me to have ever met someone

on the floor after Dan had left him be. The moment he thought about the beautiful Selena, his heart felt incredibly dissatisfied. “Goddamnit. I refuse to believe it. This is the Eastfield, and we Clarks happened to be a second-class aristocratic family. Is it that difficult for us to get one woman?” Ken clenched his fist while a glimmer of determination flashed across his eyes.

…

others had all

earlier on your own. I don’t care about anything else. If you don’t give me ten million dollars on the old man’s seventieth birthday, it won’t be easy for you to be our family’s son-in-law now!” When they had just got out the door, Fiona could not hold herself back from furiously saying, “You’ve already seen our Selena is up for grabs as usual.

the elderly couple. He then added, “That’s right, Mom and Dad. You’ve both been living frugally in these five years, so let me bring you

the clothes you’d buy would shame me in public. It’s better for you to not buy me anything than a

a nearby lake not far from there and immediately tossed it in. “You can’t undersell yourself this way, my girl,” she barked.

in her hands when she snatched and tossed them into the lake. It was already too late by the time she came to her senses. Those

like she was about to cry. It was the first time jackie had gotten her clothes. After all the hardships she had endured for the five years they were married, she finally had a taste of luxury. This meant her endurance for the past five

even genuine? And if they truly were, can he even afford them?” The skeptical Fiona crossed her arms at her chest. She was unconvinced that jackie

We bought them at the Gucci store. They can’t possibly be

the side, finally burst, “How could you toss clothes

watched Selena’s every move and felt his heart wrench. Selena was only twenty. She even contributed greatly to her family’s company at

my dear,” he called out, “they’re

your life. Not to mention, this is the first time you bought me clothes. I have to fish them up, and

heard that statement. He felt utterly touched; he thought that having a wife like her would make him a happy man for the rest of his life. As he released her hand, jackie dove into the lake and picked up the clothes. He was drenched head to toe, but the words Selena spoke to

shocked Fiona saw the event unfolding before her, she looked toward Joan and

was given

completely speechless. She did not expect those clothes were

matter if it’s authentic or not; you can’t just toss it into the lake! It came from jackie’s thoughtfulness!” Even the usually silent Andrew could not help but

at this moment. He looked at Andrew before saying, “Let’s head back now, father-in-law. Your leg

in a well-known hospital, the

jackie and barked, “ jackie, don’t you dare think that we’d accept you just by giving the

into a momentary silence before she continued her tirade, “We’ve endured so much hardship all these years. How is this small amount of money enough for us? Besides, based on reason, you’re required

without a father. Besides, he’s a responsible man!” Selena stared at Fiona furiously. “It doesn’t matter if you guys acknowledge him or not,” she added, “as in my heart, he’s my—Selena Taylor’s—man. Even if you have him exiled from the Taylor family, I’ll

livid. She pointed at Selena and said, “How did I give birth to a daughter like you? You’re being disrespectful now, do you understand? Are you here to pressure your mother to death? Are you only satisfied when I’m dead after being

not what I meant! You can’t always force me, you know?” Selena could only hold back her frustrations when she noticed her mother lamenting on the side. “Fine. Stop talking about it, Ma. This

the time comes, and I’ll never let Selena be parted from me!” jackie then let out a dry laugh and said, “Alright, it’s getting late now. Let’s all go back

the money she made from picking up trash for her family’s living. Aside from Selena, all the expenses they had were paid with Andrew’s earnings. His monthly pay was not much, but he forked everything out every month to allow Selena to buy groceries. They

turned cold as she scoffed, “Are you sure about eating out? I’m telling you now, I won’t accept places that

you’re willing, Mom. Anywhere you pick is fine!” jackie chuckled then hailed two cabs. “Let’s go,” he spoke. “We’ll head back first since Kylie and Jenny are both waiting for us. I think the little rascal should be famished by now. Have Jenny be at our home next time. She can help us take

eyes at jackie. She said, “Don’t call me Mom. If I don’t see the ten million prize

offers aren’t too low either,” she mumbled. “It’d cost six

you worry, I’ll take care of the money. It’s almost the start of the school’s semester, too, so we should enroll Kylie to a school soon!” jackie chuckled as he made

“Yeah!” Selena nodded.

take too long for them to reach home with their

…

three guardians in the Drake family—Spectre—rushed frantically to look for James after receiving a phone

about the whole situation with

Spectre had to say. He never thought he

as a takeout delivery boy. After that, he became the son-in-law of the Taylor family.

but the department he was enlisted in was unknown as well. All we could find was that his mother’s name is Joan

his father, and his situation during his enlistment is also a complete mystery…” There was a frown on his face, but James soon came to a deduction. “Judging from the looks of it, there’s a huge possibility that someone had intentionally erased all records about him!” he articulated. “Or perhaps, this is just his surface-level casefile

case, this man’s identity is certainly not that simple. Otherwise, the government wouldn’t blatantly hide

for movement of this scale… If

he living with the Taylor family?

Master. I, too, feel that this man

that there’s not just one God of War that has returned to Eastfield this time. There

good opportunity for us, the Drake family!” James chuckled humorously. Racking his brain for a moment, he then spoke, “Look into where he currently is right now. I can’t get in contact with him right now. Besides, he’s seen me during the day, and he might suspect that we’re investigating

in the Taylor family’s home, we can slowly investigate and probe progressively. I believe we can find out his current whereabouts in less

…

recall

a daughter. It was during their wedding night, when Selena was drunk, that

the distraught look on Selena’s face, jackie mirthfully spoke, “Don’t worry, I’ll sleep in any empty

mom has one, and so does my mom. Although it’s rare for my brother to return, he has one as well. Kylie and I are sharing a room. Four rooms and not a single one remains. Fortunately, Jenny is renting a house outside. Otherwise, she herself won’t have room to

also fine. As long as it provides cover from wind and rain. When we were

she frowned and said, “It had to

With that thought in mind, I’d be motivated!” jackie looked at Selena who was right in front of him; the hellish torture he endured for five years was worth every second. Five years of absolute hell had honed him into a sharp blade. This sharp blade, however, had to

She was a rebel against her family from the very beginning, but she soon realized she was unable to part with the child inside

should just share a room with us!”

jackie became giddy as the woman before him was absolutely gentle and kind. Selena’s watery

only sleep on the floor with

I’ll get to

over to Selena’s room. She then coldly asked, “There aren’t any

I not placing the carpet down now?” Selena

slightly. She then said, “Daughter, you can’t ever allow that bastard child to touch you now, do you understand? If it wasn’t for him, we won’t be living in such a hellish state. Besides,

hard together, everything would be better!” Selena pondered for a moment then added, “Besides, he’s not too bad. He treats me well, he treats Kylie well, and he’s also very respectful

with good food, dress better, and live better? Only by giving us money to spend is he treating you well, not by saying a couple of kind statements!” After Fiona finished her harangue, she got out immediately after slamming the door. “I don’t care,” she sneered. “Since he mentioned that he’ll be treating us to dinner tonight, I want to make it extremely difficult for him! I want him to know, he can’t afford

20 “Yay, yay! We can go for a meal now!” Kylie was dressed in a beautiful mini princess dress while she

still have some matters to attend to, so I’ll take

Hurry up and go!” Selena spoke with a

and she had her natural elegance

that dress!” Selena smiled as she

I’m already old!” Joan chuckled while she

the side could not hold herself back from mumbling while she witnessed that scene. “Am I her birth mother, or is she?” she

moment, he nudged Fiona next to him with his elbow and said, “Say, jackie said he

believe the nonsense he sputtered? Don’t you know anything about him? He’s only a soldier, so is he capable of healing your leg? I think it’s more likely

was speechless. Embarrassed, he found himself

the washroom and spoke impatiently. “How is he taking such a long

and said, “It’s only been five minutes, though. You were

location. After jackie was done with his shower, a few of them began to discuss where to eat

not this one. It’s too cheap. It’s

worse. A public

strolled, Fiona intentionally looked at jackie with disdainful eyes while she goaded him, “ jackie, you suggested treating us to a meal. I want to eat in a better restaurant. Have you brought enough money? Don’t bail

My dear mother-in-law, just pick as you please, and eat to your heart’s content!” jackie then turned to Kylie, who was in Selena’s arms. He then reached out and said, “Kylie, let Daddy carry

pair of huge sharp eyes, seemingly asking for her approval. “Kylie, he’s your father. Hurry and call out to your father.

stirred. She lamented at the fact that a child could not be without a father. On the day her child was born, she started her

out to her father with her child-like

heard her innocent voice. It was the first time she called him ‘daddy’. In the five years of constant battle, he felt like he had slowly become downright merciless and cold-blooded. However, he never expected

place seems alright!” Just as jackie was carrying Kylie, Fiona noticed an impressive looking restaurant. Although it was not in some fancy hotel, the style of this restaurant looked impressive and rather classy. The main point was that the restaurant must have a very expensive rent to have been built

to it, and the interior design isn’t bad. Music is also playing in the background. Truly, only people

seemed slightly prideful before her eyes swiftly shifted, rolling at jackie. “Don’t even think for a second that praising me would make me forgive everything you’ve done, brat,”

…

come inside, all

to the windows!” jackie nodded and the rest took their seats. The

said, “This ain’t bad. One would cost more than a thousand, right? How many people do

It’s such a waste, don’t you think so?” Selena was completely speechless. Judging from the looks

make 1 million dollars in a day, right? For a person like that, could he not afford this meal?” Fiona

Is he boasting? 30 million a month. Does that mean he’d make 300 million in a

can’t judge from his looks, though. That man seems to be dressed

this real? Why come here if he makes thirty million dollars a month?

really isn’t. It’s easy to

were envious, while some were merely

he was unable to pay later? Until then, he would not have the pride left

so loud when ordering

seemed like

is named the most beautiful maiden in all of Eastfield! Her status is priceless. If you can’t even afford a single meal, do you think you’re worthy of her? If you can’t even fork out the money for this

mother-in-law, how can you speak so much in one meal? Don’t you

Fiona’s mouth twitched as she held in a full belly

complexion turned red and her chest heaved. She would not be mocked and looked down on in these past five years if it was not because of jackie White. jackie White was the

Wilson, who were young masters of second-class aristocratic families and were richer than the Taylor family. When she thought about the 50 million that Young Master Wilson was willing to pay as a betrothal gift, all she wished was to immediately chase away this veteran brat in front of her. She hated how this brat had taken advantage of her

who came back from war would get a generous amount of bonus, but it would generally be around 200 to 300 thousand. Those who got more were the ones

spent most of his money in order to make her daughter

ordered any more, jackie would

this. This

beverage section at the bottom. In the beverage section, there were bottles of wine priced below 100, which was suitable for normal consumers. There were also beverages and alcohol that were suitable

bottles of it. After all,

Fiona smiled, faced jackie, and

for 20 bottles. On top of that, not many of us here like drinking. How can we finish so much wine? Also, it’s such a big amount of money. We are one family, why would you do this?” Joan spoke in a

are your family? That is merely what you think and I don’t

We can, however, reserve it for your next visit…” The pretty waitress could also see that this mother-in-law was

it away even if we cannot finish it! He has to be rich to be my son-in-law!” Fiona handed the menu back to the waitress. Only then did she look at Joan with a fake smile, “Joan, you should not take me as your son’s mother-in-law right now. It’s said that marriage requires both people to come from the same social status. We are not from the same class. On top of that, he said that he would give me a 10 million dollar betrothal gift. It’s better that we

to get into trouble?” Selena Taylor was extremely angry.

allowed me to order as I please, how am I acting overboard? That’s funny. If you can’t afford to treat us to a meal, why did you agree to it? Is it really so hard to acknowledge that you

If we cannot finish it, we can take away and eat it at home. As long as there’s no wastage!” jackie

my opinion, this is a wastage.” Selena twitched her mouth and could

The delicious dishes were served and placed in front of jackie

little one swallowing saliva by the table,

She thought, could jackie White have achieved something during his five years in the war zone? When others come back, they would normally receive 200 to 300 thousand as a bonus. jackie, who had stayed there for five years, might have 400 to 500 thousand. Even if he only had a small achievement, he

case, buying clothes and other things today cost him around 200 thousand, jackie might still have 800 thousand with him. All the dishes on the table together

jackie should have enough

meal Of course, she felt a little comfort in her

thinking about? Start eating!” jackie smiled, picked up a piece of prawn, and placed it in Selena’s

who was eating

Selena and jackie. He headed to the street outside and

asked, “Oh Young Master.

family, actually brought my goddess, Selena, to have dinner in the high-end restaurant owned by my family. It seems that this young man has returned from the army and got some money. He ordered

master of the Wilson family

much red wine? It seems that the young man had some luck and some small achievements in the past five years. If not, how would he have the money to pay for the bill,

his eyes lit up. “Young Master Wilson, I actually have an idea. How do you feel if Selena comes

eyes suddenly widened and he said in excitement, “What’s the idea? As

It’ll definitely work. Young Master Wilson, you just wait for my cousin’s body

so full. It’s so delicious. I haven’t eaten good food like this

jackie White. He did not only cause

five years, she had not eaten luxury meals like this for five years! She did not care if jackie had the money to pay

I estimate that this table’s bill must be around 200 thousand! That is the most expensive

the people at the tables around them had not left, quite a number of people looked at the

bottles of red wine that they only drank two bottles of. Oh my, they ordered so much. They really

that man. Does he look like a person who earns a million a day? He dresses so ordinarily. Does he really have the money to pay the bill? Do they plan to eat a

the women doubted jackie’s ability

everyone’s done!”

would like to take them to go!” Fiona waved to the waitress. She wanted to see if jackie could

with a smile instead. He passed the bill to jackie, “Sir, can you please go

Why did his smile look insidious? He lowered his head to look at the bill in his hand. He immediately frowned, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think

his mother-in-law to order whatever she wanted and was unable

these people are really here

and even said that they earn 30 million every month.

people started chatting. Some of the people even looked at

so daring. Can he afford to offend the person who has the ability to

people were waiting to

Selena felt a little sorry about spending the money, but, there was nothing she could do. She had stood up and was prepared to leave after jackie paid the bill. She had no idea that there would be such a scene. She was frightened and directly sat back on the chair, a little stunned. Did jackie really not have the money? If he did not have money, where did his previous

afraid that you can’t leave here if you don’t pay the bill at our

I want? You’re finally admitting that you have no money, right? Since you don’t have any money, why do you need to boast

and said, “Go go go, let’s leave. Leave him here and see how he would settle this matter. Serves him right even if he

Andrew was also extremely angry. “Just tell the truth if you don’t have money. We wouldn’t have been so embarrassed. You say that you have money when you don’t and want to treat us to

that you don’t have the money?” Selena took a deep exhale, looked at jackie and

the bill to Selena and said, “It’s not because I don’t have money, it’s because there’s really

her facial expression suddenly darkened. Looking at the manager, she said, “Mister, what’s going on? We only spent around four hundred thousand, why is it over four

it in detail and then looked at the manager in front of them. “What’s wrong with this place? This is robbery! Isn’t this wine twenty

happens that these twenty bottles of wine were transported over through airfreight so all the alcohol today has increased in price! You

cannot act dishonestly today even if you want

Your shop is cheating. It is stated twenty thousand for every bottle on the menu!” Selena was extremely angry. She just realized that she and the others have misunderstood jackie. It was not because of jackie not wanting to pay the bill, it was true that he should

cost four million plus!” Both Fiona and Andrew were also very angry as they had never met with such a case

jackie did not have the money to pay the

clapped his hands and about twenty people rushed

wrongly. We only made the order because we saw the price on the menu and it was indeed twenty thousand per bottle . If you don’t believe

bring the menu and let them

waved his hand at the pretty waitress, the waitress quickly walked over with a menu

look, have a look. Isn’t it

and he immediately pointed at the price and said. “This lady, please look carefully. How many zeros are on it? It’s five zeros, not four. This is two hundred

counted carefully as her face darkened. “Why, why is it five zeros? This is really two hundred thousand per

have a look, let me have a look…” Andrew also took the menu and looked at it cautiously. His face darkened after he finished looking at it. “I only saw four zeros just now. Why is it five

guys have the blurred vision of an old person? It has

with a smile, “No matter what, you have to pay since you made the

and spoke again after thinking about it, “This is none of our business. It’s jackie White, he was the one treating us to dinner. The rest of us can leave, right? You can just go after him!” After she finished speaking, she signaled Selena and the others to leave together. As for jackie? He

was more than four million and it was totally understandable that jackie could not afford to pay it. Even if it was not more than four million, it was possible that jackie did

leave here temporarily!” The manager waved his hand and a few of the men moved

this on you. Why did you treat us to a meal when there’s no need to? You even acted generous. Well, isn’t this just great? It’s such a big amount, what should we do now? Are you trying to kill us all?” When she realized that they could not leave, Fiona looked at jackie

the one who ordered the most expensive wine. All of those were ordered on your request!” Selena also felt helpless and had no idea what to do at

actually felt guilty inside. In this case, all of them were surrounded and the other party did not allow everyone,

20 bottles but we only drank two bottles. How about this, we pay the money for these two bottles and we return the remaining 18 bottles. After all, we haven’t opened it and you can still sell it, right? I believe that my husband can still come up with

few of the onlookers could not stand it anymore. It was obvious that the people of this restaurant did that on purpose. They, too, saw the menu and the

after you made the order. I believe

be giddiness, but, can so many of us be giddy at the same time? In my opinion, the latest menu that you showed us must have been newly made? I’m sorry but I am still saying the same thing, I’m not paying this bill today! I will not pay you

men immediately moved forward and surrounded them. On the other hand, the manager spoke to the other guests in the restaurant, “Everyone, you may leave. The meal is on the house today. We have people

so frightened that they ran out one after another. It was as if they were afraid that it would

to do? You want to rob us? We are from the Taylor family!” Selena was really frightened when she saw this situation and

After all, the Taylor family still had some

to order everyone stop and said with a smile, “From the Taylor family? You must be Selena Taylor. If

boss?” jackie immediately frowned when he heard this and he was a little suspicious in his heart. Looking at this situation, it seemed that the other party knew that Selena was here and this

to know who our boss is!” That fat manager laughed again before saying again, “Miss Taylor, our boss is inside. You should go talk to him. I believe he might let today’s issue

and could

people on his side, while she, except jackie who had served the military, only had old and weak folks. She did not want this

jackie was a little worried

in. Besides, we heard about you. You are just a son-in-law who married into the wife’s family. You can’t even be considered as one of the Taylor’s family. As an outsider, you

then!” jackie’s face darken and a scary aura of killing oozed out of his body. It caused people to feel like the surrounding temperature had

immediately turned around and said to jackie, “What do you want to do following me? You just need to wait for me here, I will come out in a short

I am worried that you will

be dangerous? I will go and ask their boss to see if we can return these 18 bottles that we did not drink. After all, I am Zeus

jackie again, “You

coming out after five minutes, I’ll barge in!” jackie saw Selena’s begging look in her

It would not be good if it was seen by Kylie and caused the child to be

Selena nodded before walking inside

deeper into the restaurant and went up to the second floor before coming

boss. Go in and have a chat with him and the four million bill today might be waived!”

26 Standing in front of the private room’s door, Selena Taylor became a little hesitant. She had a feeling that this matter was staged. She saw the menu, the most expensive red wine was 20 thousand per bottle, how did it become 200 thousand? On top of that, the person in this private

dozen of them. They did not seem to be normal gangsters you see on the street. No matter how good jackie was, it was difficult to fight being on the disadvantaged side with less people. According to jackie’s temper, it would be even troublesome if he really started fighting with the other

really should not have come out for dinner, or she should not have come to this kind of place. By spending a few hundred to eat at some small home-cooked restaurant on the street would have been a good idea too. With no other way, she could only exhale heavily,

darkened because she discovered that the person who sat in this private room waiting for her, was Young Master Wilson, Michael

boss of this restaurant! I didn’t expect that!” Selena smiled indifferently and closed the door. “You knew that I was having dinner downstairs so you put on a show just to see me? I don’t like making

Are you surprised? Is this unexpected? The Wilson family owns many businesses. This restaurant is just one of them. If you like it, you will be the lady boss of this place after marrying

hands out

two steps backward, dodged to the side to avoid him. She said with a cold expression, “Michael Wilson, you can stop dreaming. I don’t like you at all. Besides, don’t think that I’m clueless, you have had fun with quite a few women outside, just because you come from a rich

out so clearly. “Selena, I have liked you for so many years and you really would not give me a chance?” After he spoke, Michael walked to a stool and sat down on it before saying, “Yes, yes, yes, I’m a playboy and I have no

has become a habit. Do you think that you can change this type of thing by just saying you want to change? Besides, it has nothing

Michael. Although Michael had been pursuing her constantly before this, he had never

Who would have thought that this person would use cheat in order to see

waiting for me downstairs! That wine should still be billed as 20 thousand per bottle and the total should be four hundred and eighty thousand. We will take away the remaining eighteen bottles that we have

words, turned around, opened the door,

“Wait!”

the door, Michael stood up. “Selena, do you think that the useless brat will have enough money to pay

that he will be able to come up with the money. Although he is not as rich as you, but, at least he will not lie to

You thought that I’m joking just to see you?” Michael had already become flustered and red, and his eyes looked fierce. “This time, if you don’t pay four million and eighty thousand,

would say such a thing. She turned around and looked at him, her face was

don’t have the patience to wait. I already have a crush on you for five years, and you have not given me any chance! Tonight, if you don’t pay for the bill, your husband will have to die here. Oh yes, your parents and

spare them in the name of Taylor family, however, beating them up should be fine, right? After all, the Taylor family will not dare to offend the Wilson family because you’re just a third-class aristocratic family!” Michael smiled coldly paced toward Selena. “Selena, I have no choice. I

wrong idea about you. Before today, I thought, apart from being lustful, you’re not a bad person after all. I even thought that we could be friends! I have never looked

much money in my restaurant and you guys want to eat for free. It’s four million and eighty thousand, do you think that I’ll allow you all to

even more. At the beginning, she thought Michael was just joking with her, that he deliberately asked her to come upstairs to just meet. She had no idea that Michael Wilson was really digging a hole

that you’re not the kind of person who needs that money, right?” Selena was silent for

waist in one swift move, “You’re

Smelling the delicate fragrance from Selena’s body, Micheal felt excited.

of disgust.

still felt unsatisfied. After all these years, he had longed for this woman, Selena, for too long. It was a pity that he hadn’t even touched her hand once. Just a second before, he actually grabbed this woman’s waist. This made him felt like he was in a dream