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!”

an aneurysm. These youngsters were too uncivilized. “What’s the point of you guys bullying an

behavior? People are working so hard to clean the street. Can’t you guys just

lady, are you trying to stand up for her? You look pretty and have a shapely body. However, you’re a little too poor. Look at those patchy clothes!” That

to mind your own business?” The two girls, instead, gave

“Nevermind, it’s fine. They’ll

the line!” Selena felt angry. Her fists were tightly

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

jackie could not hold back any longer. He stepped forward and

She quickly recognized jackie and started tearing

Your son made you suffer. I was unable to be by your side for the past

doing just fine! All that matters is that you’re home safe and sound. They all said that you’ve died on the battlefield. I knew you’d 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,

live comfortably in the future!” jackie

you’re a good boy. I know you married into the family just to get money for my treatment.

the entertainment department? What’s with all these dramatic flairs? Sickening!” That youngster was frustrated. However, his words caused

right. These bums are talking about war and

other youngster snickered

a blur then was sent flying away and slammed into the wall behind them, causing it

Both the girls shrieked as though they had just seen a

What if they’re some important

there motionless, Joan went pale. “Y-y-you’re just too hot-headed. This is not the battlefield. There are some people that we can’t afford to offend. Do you think

few words!” Selena was extremely frustrated as well, unsure of

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

quickly!” Joan ushered

life!” jackie looked at both women with a carefree smile on his face, stating, “Let’s go. It’s still early. I’ll bring you both to buy a few sets

few sets?” Hearing that, Joan was shocked. “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, listen to me. Selena had suffered a lot of hardships for Kylie’s

be stopping 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 enlisted. However, five years have passed and he should be an adult by

deeply. “They’re blaming everything on 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 to work? They’re

useless. He hardly comes home, and every time he does, it’s to ask for money!” Speaking

that, Selena looked at jackie. “However, now that jackie’s back, the Taylor family didn’t

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

made you boastful!” Joan looked at her son, her face glowing blissfully. Everyone told her that jackie was surely dead, but

get you

from?” Selena thought for a moment, then a sudden realization hit her. “Oh right, I’ve heard that the soldiers returning from war are given rewards. Seems like you’ve gotten

was delighted. “Then that should be tens of thousand, right? You’ve been a soldier for five full years after all. 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

some thought, then smiled delightfully. “That’s wonderful. If we have two hundred thousand

need to worry about it. If Kylie’s attending kindergarten, it must be the best kindergarten!” jackie took Joan and Selena along, quickly arriving at a huge shopping mall. He stopped in his tracks and held onto Selena’s hand, saying in full seriousness, “Selena, you don’t need to collect trash anymore.

resulting in that incident. However, she really could not bear to abort her own child. Moreover, jackie was a filial son and seemed to have a decent

me. You should buy some for your in-laws. They’ve suffered a lot of hardships for the past five years because of you!” Joan, on the other hand, just smiled at them. She obviously hoped that jackie could gain

them!” 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. Very

second floor are mostly branded. There are even international brands. Those are

floor are cheaper. Just buy some

mother instead!” Selena interjected.

stop this. Listen to me. We’ll shop here!” One on each hand, jackie

but it was too late. jackie was very persistently strong, dragging them into the store easily. However, right as they entered the

woman wearing a street cleaner’s uniform and a straw hat. Good heavens, isn’t this a Gucci store?” A rich woman sneered coldly as she looked over

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 our

and of high quality…” That saleswoman was an experienced employee. She was sure that when put that way, those poor people would naturally realize that

then stated, “High class is good. I’m looking to buy some classy clothes

saleswoman was stunned. “Sir,

who stood beside him. “My wife is so pretty and graceful. Shouldn’t she wear something

would have issues with the payment later.” The saleswoman chuckled. If not for maintaining the store’s image, she would have told him off directly. How could these

a dress and stated, “Selena, that dress looked decent. I think it’ll suit

color. jackie, I think we should leave!” Selena was feeling nervous. Before her marriage, she would frequent stores like this. However,

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 up with

did not mind others badmouthing

took up the confrontation. “Just about everything. How can a street cleaner and two poorly dressed people afford to buy clothes here? Have a look for yourself. This dress itself

or two thousand dollars. She never expected it to hit five figures. “ jackie, why don’t we forget about it? We can go look

folks. I’ll pick some for Selena first. I’ll help you pick some later!” Faced with his mother, jackie’s expression was a

frowned. Women liked to look beautiful. She naturally wanted to wear this type of clothes as well. However, her current 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 hundred thousand dollars from his reward, that was earned

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

her covered in dirt. What if she dirtied our clothes? By then I’m afraid

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 the changing rooms?” jackie retorted coldly, then ushered Selena into the changing

this the same delivery boy from five years ago who willingly marry into my family and enlist for war in Ivan’s place for one million?’ At that moment, jackie seemed very manly and domineering. She smiled, then quickly changed and walked

her eyes brightened. If it’s ten thousand, so 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.

a 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 haven’t checked

looks good. Money is not a problem!” Meanwhile, jackie passed her another two dresses. “These two

It’s the only dress in the entire country.

could finish her sentence, jackie had given her a slap. “What did I say earlier? Have you forgotten already? I’ve told you that I’d smack you if you continue spouting

had a stroke. What kind of person was that. So uncivilized. He really dared to hit her. The saleswoman looked pitiful. She was at

you’re really daring huh? A poor bloke like you still dare to be this brazen? Now you’ve even hit someone. Poor folks like you 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

Witnessing that, Selena frowned and said worriedly, “I think we better get going. I’m not trying

them a lesson, they won’t learn!” Having said

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

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

you well, honey. Do you like it? We’ll get them if you like it!” The two saleswomen

She was still a little unused to the term ‘Honey’. “I still think it’s too expensive!” By then, Selena had already changed back into her clothes. She took a look at the three dresses, then replied with a smile.

admit that you’re poor and drop the act. Don’t even think of leaving the store if you can’t pay up

are acting so insolent even though they’re poor. Let’s see how you deal with it now that

three dresses to the saleswoman that

really buying? The total is almost two hundred thousand dollars…” The woman asked out of surprise, then finally led the

took out a gold card. The numbers on the card were all

saleswoman frowned, unable to resist from muttering. It was her first time seeing such a

spewing nonsense? It’s password-free for payments under ten billion dollars!” jackie gave her an impatient look, then dashingly

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 card through the reader. Surprisingly, the transaction

hard. 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

meet such a rich customer. The beautiful saleswoman respectfully passed the card back to jackie and bowed slightly, trying to

asking us to

here every day, I don’t mind getting slapped by you again!” After all, those three dresses gave them quite

bothered with her. He then approached Selena and Joan. “Let’s go. Ma,

You really settled the bill?” Karen stood in front of the door waiting to teach jackie a lesson. When she saw the saleswoman escorting jackie out delightfully, she was flabbergasted. Although she did not lack wealth, she would still feel the pain

good dog doesn’t block the way! Move aside!” jackie stated coldly as he reached the door and stared at those

a punch right at jackie’s face. However, he was sent flying the

of the bodyguards were stunned. This brat seemed to be

he hit my men. That’s just disrespecting

through special training were all

like to try?” jackie stared coldly at Karen, curling

fighter. Why don’t you be my bodyguard? I’ll pay you!” Karen smiled awkwardly. If her bodyguards were no match for jackie, what could she, a weak little girl, do? She would probably die from a

Warrior, master of the Nine Gods of War, and his countless contributions in the war, falling low enough to be

first time she witnessed such a scene. However, her own son’s strength was truly amazing. A group like that was not his

Ma, the clothes in that store would suit

bother. You’ve already spent so much

son wants to buy some clothes for you. Isn’t that the

…

Selena received a call. After answering it, her

Seeing that,

so much? Yes, you’re amazing. After

Ivan 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

long dead!” jackie turned expressionless, then said, “That bastard. When I came back, I didn’t know you were kicked out of the Taylor family. I

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

there to be scared of? It’s their fault to start with. I’ve not even begun settling the matter of them kicking you guys out of the Taylor family!”

How do you plan 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

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 Supreme Warrior. He only wished to peacefully accompany his woman and care for his

the group of three quickly arrived at

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

end well. He’s just a soldier, a stinking live-in son-in-law. He

of the two guards at the gate just as they got out

guards noticed their arrival, they

smiled. “Miss Selena, you’re back. We’ll

Selena looked at the gate

memories of her childhood here. Unexpectedly, after growing up, the Taylor family turned out to be filled with so much political intrigue.

for a moment, the trio entered slowly. Just as they reached the gate of the Old Master’s villa, they could hear the voices of discussion coming

does he think he is to

of a few years. Does he think he’s some big shot now? How can a sparrow transform into a

the point of unconsciousness!” A few relatives of the Taylor family were

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

this, but earlier today, he actually

Selena all this while? He went looking for you?” Old Master Taylor could not help but

dead and hoped that Selena would divorce jackie so that he could marry Selena. Moreover, he also mentioned that he does not

would suddenly come back at that time…” Fiona grew more agitated over time. “This

straight through the door 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 be nice to me after getting married? By that time, I don’t know how much frustration I’ll have to go

you’re finally 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 one hand in bandages,

floor and stomped on. Do you think that jackie, as a father, could tolerate that?” Selena’s expression darkened, then looked at Old Master

the case?” Old Master Taylor was not an unreasonable person. He

coincidentally saw it. Who knew he would act

arm!” Beside her, jackie could no longer bear to watch it. Ivan was clearly lying blatantly. Hearing those words, Ivan took a few steps back. It was obvious that he was scared. However, remembering

live-in son-in-law, not even a

to suffer through so many years of hardships.

dollars we gave you, your mother won’t be able to afford the surgery and died! Not only are you ungrateful, but you also repaid kindness with

right. If it’s not for us, would his mother still be

jackie and Joan were outsiders, penniless people of the lower class. If not for Selena being pregnant with that bastard child, jackie would have nothing to do with

then, one 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

shopping bags. They were obviously Gucci. Was that

son bought it for me and Selena. Although we’re poor, we have

clothing, I might just believe it!” Cecilia sneered, then added, “There should be a few dresses in there. From the looks of it, some were bought for Selena, right? I’m guessing the total should be some tens of

the content. 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 thousand dollars! It’s the

from the

that they could not afford that dress, but it was weird that

was not some high-end watch or jade pieces, but just a dress. Even those from the Taylor

Upon seeing her taking the dress out,

proceed to put it back into the bag. However, she soon started smiling.

to a sudden realization. ‘That’s right. How can they afford international branded items?

As long as it’s from him, I’ll like it regardless of its

Cecilia was triggered. Although her appearance was not bad, she indeed had no 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

more venomous comments. “Moreover, the wedding ceremony was lackluster. There wasn’t

That’s none of your business. This is my own

with their degeneracy, what

of hardship is something this lady will

advanced in age, but his presence silenced the room immediately. He walked up to jackie, checking him out carefully. For some reason, he felt 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

the 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

never beg someone for merely one million dollars. “Old Master, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. Selena is my woman.

with warmth. The past five years of waiting was

you as our live-in son-in-law. Back then, you’ve promised to fake the marriage with Selena to 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 number you wish! You can cash it in at any bank in Eastfield. Furthermore, I

was furious. He quickly stepped forward and

“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, isn’t it? I, Zeus Taylor, might be old, but I’m not blind. Ever since you’ve been the director, our company’s performance

Selena as I was also angry with her giving birth to a child with him. However, Kylie is Selena’s daughter. She’s only four years old. How dare you feed her with buns that you stomped on. I can’t bear to imagine such an

just empty accusations from jackie. Who knows if he might be lying!?” Theodore Taylor, master of the Taylor family and Ivan’s father, interjected

dare to let me investigate the matter to see

“You play a big part in Ivan’s current behavior of mixing around with those questionable women. He’s under your care. We’re just a third-class

is that possible. I go out for drinks to

company’s performance is quite good for the past two months. You need to believe in me. This year, we’ll be making a huge profit and cover

due to his annoyance of Selena marrying a nameless person like him. However, five years have passed. His anger should mostly subside.

was almost spot on. The Old Master was a person that cared greatly about his reputation. Back then, he had jackie marry into the Taylor family to 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 her 14 years old brother out of the Taylor Residence. As for Selena’s inability to be employed and the restrictions

jackie was surprised for a moment and then

beauty was above others. Furthermore, she was talented in business matters. As long as she divorced jackie, she would have no problem looking for a wealthy partner. In fact, he heard that Young Master Clark was trying

his words. Fill

upon hearing their exchange. She quickly approached the dumbfounded Selena. “Daughter, look. I’ve told you that he will let you down. You wanted to keep the child for

a daze. She felt lost. All those years spent waiting, all those suffering, in

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 a job!” Joan stepped forward and looked at jackie, her eyes filled

complete despair.

the child, yet you didn’t listen!” Cecilia then added out of the blue, “Sigh, although I can’t find a

looked at

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

my word!” Seeing jackie choosing money, 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. However, he froze up after he looked at the check. On the check,

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

take a look. “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…why is it ending with an ellipsis? How much money

He approached Selena and held onto her hand, stating in a serious tone, “My wife waited five

in between anger and amusement. However, her heart was filled with happiness. Just a second ago, she thought jackie was about to take the money and divorce her, leaving her and her daughter behind. It turns out that he had written countless nines on that

see, let me see!” Joan was originally quite angry. Hearing the conversation, she immediately reached for the check. After taking a look,

of waiting turned out to be worth it. This man did not

jackie, you’re courting death. Guards, cripple him, and throw

this a fight? I’m sorry, but I’m very good at that now!” jackie replied after hearing that. He then stated with a smile on his face, “In the past five years, I’m not sure how many mountains will form from the enemies that I’ve killed. There were many experts within their ranks, yet they all died in my hands. There were a

Selena’s face turned dark as she reprimanded jackie in a menacing voice. She felt that ever since jackie had been a soldier, he had grown 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 against her

the door had already rushed

out!” Just as the bodyguards were about to act, Old Master Taylor gave a stern

exchanged glances, then quickly

the master of this household and his son was the director of Taylor Group, the Old Master was the one truly in charge. All important matters of

tell him to fill as he wished. It’s just that we can’t

“ jackie, this has gone on for five years. My granddaughter had also suffered many hardships. Since you’re both truly in love and Kylie has grown, I’m fine with not forcing you through a divorce!” Having

identity as the son-in-law of the Taylor family?” Upon hearing the Old Master’s words, some of the Taylor family members had a shocked expression on

Grandpa’s anger had subsided after all these years. Within Selena’s body still flows the blood

grandfather had been keeping tabs on her in secret. The old man was only unable to lower himself all this while.

knew that it would not be

that!” The old man’s tone changed once more as

one to two months to recover, and that’s with the best medicine!” Due to the Old Master’s lecture

time, jackie. One month later is coincidentally my seventieth birthday. If you can come up with ten million dollars in 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 ability, unworthy of being with Selena! Furthermore, Ivan’s hand is rendered in such a state because of

difficult for him? He was just a delivery boy. Now that 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

Master, 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

million dollars, how can he be worthy of my daughter?” It was Fiona who interjected strongly. She then pushed on, “Hmph! If he can earn ten million,

million dollars, I should be getting it as compensation. I can’t just

way Fiona would let this go. She had suffered in

not a betrothal gift. Can’t

dollars for compensation, send another ten million to Mother-in-law as a betrothal gift, and on top of that, send ten million worth of birthday gifts to Grandpa! A grand total of thirty million dollars. If

you crazy? That much money in one month? You won’t have enough even if you sold yourself!” Joan was scared witless. She guessed that jackie must have been pushed over the

you not to boast?! Thirty

honey, I really should prove to the Taylors that I’m worthy of marrying you!” jackie moved his

the end, Selena nodded. “Of course. jackie, if you managed to do so, the Taylor family will not only acknowledge your identity! We can also have your in-laws, Selena, and your entire family—including your mother—to

a moment, then said, “By then, Selena can also resume her work

You have a

embarrassing it’ll be for you should you fail to produce the money by then!” Ivan took two steps forward and

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

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, but roll!” Ivan laughed out loud. ‘It’s already a miracle for this trash to come back alive. Producing thirty million dollars in a month?

her hands over her chest and gave jackie a condescending look. “It’s been five years. After finally coming back

“you’re right!”

all out with

month, then can’t I easily set a hundred million

a number of the Taylor family members

lot of people present. They were mostly working in the Taylor Group, under the

betrothal gift. When the time

you really think that he can come up with that amount for his betrothal gift?” Ivan

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 when I’m not lacking money?” Right at that moment, a man of stout physique walked

Wilson, what are you doing here?” Ivan greeted the Wilson family’s young

Young Master Wilson? Fifty million? You’re willing to offer a fifty

were both second-class aristocratic families. Simply put, they were significantly wealthier than their Taylor

was simultaneously admiring the 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 more beautiful and mature. Her body was practically glowing with femininity. He would do everything to keep her all to himself. Moreover, Selena was known as the most beautiful maiden in the Eastfield. Marrying her would be an incredible and

she 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 it some thought. All

Clark fellow was not a pleasant man, he was handsome at least. That man from the Wilson family looked fat and his ears were too huge. She felt greasy just by

are you marrying off your daughter or selling her? So, you’ll just hand off your daughter to whoever is offering the highest 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

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:

jackie White? Kylie’s useless father has returned?” Stunned Young Master Wilson carefully scrutinized jackie. “It seems like his appearance is the only thing that’s going for him,” he spoke. “He’s dressed so plainly. How is

lot of nonsense!” jackie glared at him icily. He condescendingly spoke, “This is the Taylor family home. What are you, an

Young Master Wilson cackled out loud then added, “Am I really here without a purpose? I’m

as he said, “All that come by are

looked at Ivan before he spoke with a very peculiar expression, “Young Master Ivan, what’s wrong with your hand? Did

man, nothing else. I was merely joking with

useless object, then. Truly unexpected that

a month on my grandfather’s seventieth birthday, he’ll give me ten 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

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 Taylor family after a month, and that means you’ll be single. When

He was beaten rather badly by jackie today, but if he could get this brat exiled from the family, it would be the best thing that could ever happen! He believed that jackie was nothing but a ruffian. He was merely saying that to preserve his pride. He was actually interested to see

now!” Old Master Taylor realized it was getting late outside as he waved his hand impatiently. Although

in all of the Eastfield, James Drake was looking at a middle-aged man. After some thought, he said, “The man who returned with the

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

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

don’t we strike at the very root of our problem,

back his bitter chuckle. “The Gods of Wars are way above our status, and they’re not easy to butter

to sweet-talk to the God of War upon her return. Fortunately, we went through so

his head and said, “The gift we sent for the God

for her. It’s a different story for the money, though. She was quite

said, “Lana seems to dislike it when people try to flatter her. Not to mention, we have no idea

spoke, “Master, so what you meant was, since that jackie fellow shares quite the unique relationship with Lana, all we need to do is butter up jackie. This,

That man was able to sit in the same plane with Lana when they returned. All we need to do is help jackie,

“Bravo, Master!”

Major Guardians in the Drake family. With a smile etched on his face, he then

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 blood

to toy with a woman’s feelings just for my future benefit now, right? A man who uses a woman to further their reputation is someone I would be the first person to

I mean is, jackie isn’t Lana’s man now, is he? Perhaps there’s also a possibility of them sharing an intimate relationship! Besides,

very cold to one another. They have quite the cold face on them; could that even spark any romance?” James chuckled and, after a brief pause, continued, “No matter what, just

military veterans are coming out of retirement in Eastfield. There are also many high-ranking and well-achieved soldiers among them. Go visit them and have someone look into that

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

good news!”

…

the Clark family home, Ken was seething with rage. He stared furiously at Dan in front of him and barked, “What’s the meaning of

pointed at his mouth and said, “Look, my teeth have been

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

can’t we get clear footage

“Still, we know that he 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 completely pierced through the pillar. There are only one to

pierced, it also pierced through a stone pillar, and all that’s left was a tiny bit exposed on the outside?

too terrifying! Young Master, don’t ever cross this jackie White, do you understand?” Dan raised his hand and said, “Arm-wrestling with him made

powerful can he be compared to you?” Ken was completely stunned. If that was the case,

time for me to have ever met someone this terrifyingly powerful!” Dan lamented as he left

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

…

the others had all left

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. Even Young Master Wilson had said it himself; all Selena needs to do is nod and fifty million dollars

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 guys

that the clothes you’d buy would shame me in public. It’s better for you to

the clothes Selena had in her hands. She immediately snatched it before she could react and walked to a nearby lake not far from there and immediately tossed it in. “You can’t undersell yourself this way, my girl,” she barked. “You happen to be the lady of the Taylor family. We have to maintain

thought her mother would help her carry the clothes in her hands when she snatched and tossed them into the lake. It was already too late by the time she came to her

she stomped. Alarmed, she rushed over as her eyes grew red and she seemed 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

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

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

who stood at the side, finally burst, “How could you toss clothes that cost nearly two hundred

I must retrieve them!” The already frantic Selena was prepared to dive into the lake and retrieve the clothes. Fortunately, the lake was clear; she could start wearing the clothes after a good wash once she retrieved them. jackie watched Selena’s every move and felt his heart wrench. Selena was only twenty. She even contributed greatly to her family’s company at a young age— five years ago—being the lady from the Taylor family. Selena, back then, was adorned with branded clothes and had enjoyed being treated as a reputable lady. Yet, here she was, in an

onto Selena. “Forget about them, my dear,” he called

protested. “These clothes are so expensive, and the money you earned has risked your life. Not to mention, this is the first time you bought me clothes. I have to fish them up, and they

rest of his life. As he

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

out a bitter laugh before she responded, “It’s all thanks to the five years my son has served as a soldier. When he was discharged this time and upon his return, he was given some prize money from being discharged. He used that money to buy us clothes, didn’t he? Although the

was completely speechless. She did not expect those clothes were genuine Gucci

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

out of the lake at this moment. He looked at Andrew before saying, “Let’s head back

skipped a beat when he heard that statement. He frowned after that and said, “When we went to get it checked in a well-known hospital, the doctor mentioned that it’ll still limp

“ jackie, don’t you dare think that we’d accept you just by giving the prize money this time and buying a

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 to give the ten million prize money to us during the old man’s seventieth birthday. Otherwise, don’t even think for

Selena stared at Fiona furiously. “It doesn’t matter if you guys acknowledge him or not,” she added, “as in my heart, he’s

do you understand? Are you here to pressure your mother to death? Are you only satisfied when I’m dead after being

noticed her mother lamenting on the side. “Fine. Stop talking about it, Ma.

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

rely on the money she made from picking up trash for her family’s living. Aside from Selena,

I’m telling you now, I won’t accept places that are considered low-class. If you want me to come along, it should only

then hailed two cabs. “Let’s go,” he spoke. “We’ll head back first since Kylie and Jenny are both waiting for

jackie. She said, “Don’t call me Mom. If I don’t see

the other hand, was frowning. “Jenny is quite good, but the wages our Taylor family offers aren’t too low either,” she mumbled. “It’d cost

of the school’s semester, too, so we should enroll Kylie to a school soon!” jackie chuckled as

“Yeah!” Selena nodded.

too long for them to reach home with their

…

the Drake family—Spectre—rushed frantically to

made several phone calls, and I finally found something about the whole situation with jackie. It’s very peculiar!” Spectre called out to James as he

he heard what Spectre had to say. He

a look. This is the information I got from people I tasked in the military to look into jackie White. There’s only his name, his ID number, and his past job as a takeout delivery boy. After that, he became the son-in-law of the Taylor family. He

peculiar? Not only was information during his enlistment a mystery, but the department he was enlisted in was unknown as well. All we could find was that

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 and

simple. Otherwise, the government wouldn’t blatantly hide his casefile and stop

this scale… If he wasn’t a

situation in Eastfield. Isn’t he living

problem, Master. I, too, feel that this man

as he said, “It seems that there’s not just one God of War that has returned to Eastfield this time. There are

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 him if he sees me again at night. Still, we can arrange for Titus

idea. I’ll have it arranged right now! As for his situation in the Taylor family’s home, we can slowly investigate and probe progressively. I believe we can

…

was only after jackie returned to his home did he recall something. Frowning, he asked, “My dear, where will

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

on Selena’s face, jackie mirthfully spoke, “Don’t worry,

for my brother to return, he has one as well. Kylie and I are sharing a room. Four rooms and not a

embarrassed as he replied with a bitter laugh, “The storeroom is also fine. As long as it provides cover from wind and rain. When we were on a

that, she frowned and said, “It had to be

victorious. 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 hide its edges to protect his woman

family from the very beginning, but she soon realized she was unable

room with us!” Selena finally pouted her lips

with you while I sleep?” jackie became giddy as the woman before him was absolutely

to share a room with me is pretty good on its own. The child was an accident back then and, besides, I can’t fully accept you now. Not yet!” Selena turned around then said, “You can only sleep on the floor with a carpet. Wait…wait till our relationship grows much deeper in the future, and I’ll think

to it right

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

now?” Selena

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

we work hard together, everything would be better!” Selena pondered for a moment then

Can he treat you well, feed our family 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,”

was dressed in a beautiful mini princess dress while she pranced delightfully in

won’t be joining you guys. I still have some matters to attend

date with your boyfriend again? Oh, you. Hurry up and go!” Selena spoke with a

she had her natural elegance as well. Although she was usually dressed in her cleaner’s uniform to work, she still

Selena smiled as she took

I’m already

herself back from mumbling while she witnessed

to be lost in thoughts. After a moment, he

actually believe the nonsense he sputtered? Don’t you know anything about him? He’s only a soldier, so is he capable of healing your

was speechless. Embarrassed, he found himself

the washroom and spoke impatiently. “How is

the time and said, “It’s only been five minutes,

old and disheveled, it was in a strategic location. After jackie was done with his shower, a few of them began to discuss where to eat while

not this one. It’s

one is even worse. A

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?

Today’s my first time treating everyone to a meal, so we should all be happy. 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,

looked toward Selena with her pair of huge sharp eyes, seemingly asking for her approval.

her emotions 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 long journey of waiting. She was internally terrified. She was afraid

called out to her father with

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 his

This 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 at that

is also playing in the background. Truly, only people who know how to enjoy life would choose such a place!” After jackie took a look at it, he nodded in agreement as

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

…

up to them and started catering to them. “Please come inside, all of you! Our services here aren’t any less than the ones in those fancy hotels. Besides, our customers are rather

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

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

that much? It’s such a waste, don’t you think so?” Selena was completely speechless. Judging from the looks of things, her mother was actually going

make 1 million dollars in a day, right? For a person like that, could he not afford this meal?” Fiona raised her voice intentionally. In

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

ludicrous. Truly can’t judge from his looks, though. That man seems

Why come here if he makes thirty million dollars a month? Why don’t

it’s cheap here? It really isn’t. It’s easy to spend tens of

starting to look at jackie. Some were envious, while some were merely interested to see who on earth this person was

grinned when she noticed the attention. Would he be completely humiliated if he was unable to pay

loud when ordering

seemed like Fiona wished to humiliate

her? If you can’t even fork out the money for this meal, I suggest you leave her sooner rather than later for her own good! Only Young Master Wilson and Young Master Clark can provide my daughter with happiness!” She stared directly at jackie as she spoke, and she continued word by word, “And you’ll only drag my daughter

you speak so much in one meal? Don’t you worry; I’m the only one that can secure Selena’s happiness. I’ll still be able

twitched as she held in a full belly of disdain.

angry that her 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

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

was rumored that veterans 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 who had a meritorious service

his money in order to

ordered any more, jackie would have to sell himself

two of this. This one too, it looks

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 for rich people, and the most

20 bottles of it. After all, Selena’s

smiled, faced jackie,

did not have enough money with him. She spoke lightly with a frown, “Fiona, it’s 400 thousand dollars 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

are your family? That is merely what you think and I don’t think so!” Fiona had a cold smile

an order now, it cannot be refunded even if you did not open the bottle. We can, however, reserve it for your next visit…” The pretty waitress could also see that this mother-in-law was obviously being deliberately arrogant toward her son-in-law that she disliked, so the waitress spoke up to

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

do you really want jackie to get into trouble?” Selena Taylor was extremely angry.

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 are poor and inadequate?” Fiona asked, as if she was not embarrassed that people around them were watching them

fine. She’s your mother and also my mother. It’s fine if she wants to eat better food! If we cannot finish it, we

Selena twitched her mouth

the big meal started. The delicious dishes were served and placed

one swallowing saliva by the

face. 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,

200 thousand, jackie might still have 800 thousand with him. All the dishes on the table together with the red wine were estimated to

jackie should have

felt reluctant that the money was ‘eaten’ in one meal Of course, she felt a little comfort in her heart because jackie was willing to invest everything for her. It seemed that she managed

Start eating!” jackie smiled, picked up a piece of prawn, and placed it in

Selena looked at Kylie, who was eating happily.

aware of was that a security guard walked out immediately when he saw Selena and jackie. He headed to the street outside and made a call to

who was by his side immediately asked, “Oh Young Master. Wilson, what’s the matter?

owned by my family. It seems that this young man has returned from the army and got some money. He ordered 20

useless veteran. I’m the young master of the Wilson family and I’d take over the Wilson family’s estates. Your cousin was…by that guy, and they even have a child. I just don’t understand no matter how much I think

seems that the young man had some luck and some small achievements in the past five years. If not, how would he

Wilson, I actually have an idea. How do you feel if

suddenly widened and he said in excitement, “What’s the idea? As long as you can make her come to me obediently, I’ll have a lot

wait for my cousin’s body tonight!” Ivan Taylor smiled evilly, his face

“Oh my, I am so full. It’s so delicious. I haven’t eaten good food like this

these past five years. It was all because of that bastard, jackie White. He did not only cause her daughter to be driven out of the Taylor family, even both of them old

years! She did not care if jackie had the money to pay the bill. After all, the person who would suffer

table’s bill must be around 200 thousand! That is the most expensive red

number of people looked at

20 bottles of red wine that they only drank two bottles of. Oh my,

earns a million a day? He dresses so ordinarily.

of the women doubted jackie’s ability to pay the

the bill if everyone’s done!” jackie

like to take them to go!” Fiona waved to the waitress. She wanted to see if jackie could manage to come up with

was that the waitress did not come over, a manager walked over with a smile instead. He passed the bill to jackie, “Sir, can you

look at the bill in his hand.

nearby tables were stunned. This person asked his mother-in-law to order whatever

me, these people are really here for a

if they were very rich just now and even said that they earn 30 million every month. A man who earns 30 million a month can’t even pay a 400

few people started chatting. Some of the people even looked at jackie with some feeling of dislike in

offend the person who has the ability to open such a

of the people were waiting

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

that you can’t leave here if you don’t pay the bill at our place!” that manager said

you can pay the bill? Weren’t you the one who asked me to order whatever 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 more than your abilities in order to impress us? Selena, look at this. Is this person really worthy of you

She pulled Andrew Taylor 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 gets killed. Why act rich when he

us down!” 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 a meal. How can we

Is it true that you don’t have the money?” Selena took a deep exhale, looked at

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

written all over her face. After she looked, 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

This is robbery! Isn’t this wine twenty thousand per bottle? Why is it billed as two hundred thousand per bottle? Did you make a mistake and

over through airfreight so all the alcohol today has increased in price! You ordered twenty bottles and that is four

dishonestly today even if you want to! You have

extremely angry. She just realized that she and the others have misunderstood jackie. It was

this would never cost four million plus!” Both Fiona and Andrew were also

why jackie did not have the money to pay the bill.

the bill, right?” The manager clapped his hands and about twenty people rushed out from the back of the

We only made the order because we saw the price on the menu and it was indeed twenty thousand

the menu and let them have a

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

have a look.

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 thousand per bottle!” the fat manager smiled coldly

it five zeros? This is really two hundred thousand

took the menu and looked at it cautiously. His face darkened after he finished looking at it. “I

vision of an old person? It has always been five zeros,

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

treating us to dinner. The rest of us can leave, right? You can just go after him!” After she finished speaking,

it. Even if it was not more

his hand and a few of the men moved forward to

acted generous. Well, isn’t this just great? It’s such a big amount, what should we do now? Are you

should be your fault as you were the one who ordered the most expensive wine. All of those were ordered on your request!” Selena also felt helpless and had no

felt guilty inside. In this case, all of them were surrounded and the other party did not allow everyone, including her, to leave. What should they do now? That was

smiled at the manager, “Mister, let’s see. We did order 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

It was obvious that the people of this restaurant did that on purpose. They, too, saw the menu and the most expensive wine was only 20 thousand per

fat manager turned around and stared at the other party before turning around and said to Selena, “Young lady, the situation here is you must pay after you made the order. I believe that our waitress had

it wrongly then it must 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

The manager laughed coldly and few of the men immediately moved forward and surrounded them. On the other hand, the manager spoke to the other

one after another. It was as if they were

us? We are from the Taylor family!” Selena was really

Taylor family still had some influence. Perhaps using the Taylor family’s name

he immediately waved his hand to order everyone stop and said with a smile, “From the Taylor family? You must be Selena Taylor. If that is the case, you may go beg our boss and see if this issue can

when he heard this and he was a little suspicious in his heart. Looking at this situation, it seemed that the other

“Miss Taylor, our boss is inside. You should go talk to him. I believe he

Selena frowned and could only

who had served the military, only had old and weak folks. She did not want this matter to escalate. What would happen to Kylie if they got into

you!” jackie was a little worried

You are just a son-in-law who married into

jackie’s face darken and a scary aura of killing oozed out of his

what was happening. She was afraid that jackie would cause any trouble so she immediately turned around and said to

worried that you will be

could be dangerous? I will go and ask their boss to see if we can return these

smiled bitterly and said to jackie again, “You

five minutes, I’ll barge in!” jackie saw Selena’s begging look in her eyes and

to injure anyone with Kylie around. It would not be good if it was seen

Selena nodded before walking inside with the

deeper into the restaurant and went up to the second floor before coming in front of a private

and have a chat with him and the four million bill today might be waived!” The manager smiled and

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 room was a familiar person. This made her even more hesitant. If the other party was a familiar person, why did they approach in such a way? However, if she did not enter the room, what

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

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

discovered that the person who sat in this private room waiting for her, was Young Master

door. “You knew that I was having dinner downstairs so

walked toward her. “Selena, you have always ignored me. Would you come meet me if it wasn’t for that?” He smiled and continued, “What? Are you surprised? Is this unexpected? The Wilson family owns many businesses. This restaurant is just one of them.

Michael stretched his hands out to touch

dreaming. I don’t like you at all. Besides,

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 control over my diet so I gained weight. However, I really like you! I swear that after you marry me, I

Do you think that you can change this type of thing by just saying you want to

tonight would be Michael. Although Michael had been pursuing

Selena had never responded to him let alone given him chances. Who would have thought that this person would use cheat in

for me downstairs! That wine should still be billed as 20 thousand per bottle and the total should be four hundred and

last words, turned around, opened the door, and prepared to

“Wait!”

do you think that the useless brat will have enough money to pay for

believe 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

see you?” Michael had already become flustered and red, and his eyes looked fierce. “This time, if you don’t pay

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

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 your

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 wanted to win you with my sincerity, but you did not give me a chance, so I can only

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 down

in my restaurant and you guys want to eat for free. It’s four

joking with her, that he deliberately asked her to come upstairs to just meet. She

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

forward and held Selena’s waist in one swift move, “You’re smart, you

body, Micheal felt excited. He wanted

disgust. She immediately pushed the other party away

hadn’t even touched her hand once. Just a second before, he actually grabbed this woman’s waist. This made him felt like he