No.1 Supreme Warrior by Moneto

Chapter 601
“Who dares lay a hand upon our young master? Does he have a death wish?”

It was another middle-aged man who spoke. His body was jacked with muscles, and he looked very sturdy from a glance.

“I know. He’s got a death wish! F*ck. There’s no need to be afraid of some so-called powerhouse from Eastfield!”

Another elder also spoke up, extremely furious, “We need to investigate the issue and find the culprit behind our young master’s death. We must kill him!”

Drag shook his head. “I think we should all just leave under the cover of the night. It’s not safe for us here any longer!”

“Why? Master, we’ve got plenty of villas and factories here, and our company’s here, too. Are you saying that you don’t want them any longer?”

One of the men wore a perplexed expression, unable to comprehend why his master would make such a decision.

“Quil was likely to have been with Marshal Zain. If Quil’s dead, and so are his bodyguards, Marshal Zain would’ve called me!”

Drag released a sigh. “But the Marshal hasn’t called, which means that he’s probably dead, too. We’ve provoked someone who shouldn’t have been provoked now. Eastfield is small, but don’t forget that plenty of war veterans have returned to the city, and there are plenty of Majors and Kings of War there. They even have a Goddess of War among them!”

“So, what you’re trying to say is that we’ve probably provoked a powerful veteran, sir? And it’s highly likely that they’re a King or God of War?”

One of the elders surmised after he thought about the matter in silence.

Drag nodded his head. “Quil had said that jackie was the one who leaked the secret to the Gods of War, and they had only killed my brother, Magnus, in a fit of rage. I suspect that they caused some trouble for jackie which then happened to attract the attention of the Gods of War. If that were the case, it’d been extremely unfortunate!”

At this moment, a frightening explosion resounded from outside. The terrifying cacophony of a fight immediately followed.

A bodyguard of the Xenos family immediately rushed in. “Bad news, sir. Someone’s ambushing our place. He’s in the mood for slaughter—and he’s very strong. I think he’s the famous King of War, Skylar Celestino!”

Drag instantly plopped onto his seat when he heard that, fearful. “We’re screwed. We’re completely, absolutely, screwed. Skylar is an eight-star King of War, an experienced fighter. No one in Sky City can hope to match his fighting prowess—what more someone from the Xenos family!”

“Ah. We’re too late. We probably would’ve survived if we’d left just a little earlier!”

An elder sighed.

It was too late now. The King of War was already there, ready for blood.

Three resounding crashes echoed consecutively, and three of the Xenos family’s fighters were thrown into the room. They lay on the ground, breathless.

“My apologies for the intrusion, but your young master offended someone who even I dare not offend. All the Xenos family can do now is to blame their unlucky stars!”

Skylar’s eyes were icy cold. He stood there, an immovable mountain of pure strength.

Chapter 602
It did not even take an hour for a single man to obliterate the powerful Xenos family of Sky City.

The powerhouses in Sky City were all extremely shocked when they learned about what had happened. This was the strength of a King of War—the terror of an eight-star King of War. Such power was far beyond the likes of normal powerhouses.

As to how the Xenos family provoked such a King of War, no one had the answer. They only knew that the young master of the Xenos family had stirred some trouble in Eastfield, thus, provoking this frightening enemy.

…

“Dad, Mom, we haven’t gone for a picnic in such a long time. Why don’t we take jackie, Selena, and Kylie to the countryside for a picnic tomorrow? How about that?”

Over the dining table, Xena suggested after she thought about it.

“Sure. I happen to be free tomorrow, and it’s been a long time since I’ve gone out with Kylie. Since tomorrow’s a Saturday, let’s go!” Selena said, smiling when she heard about the idea.

“Alright. Now that we’re rich, we can just drive away whenever we want to relax, and buy some stuff for a riverside barbecue!”

Ben chuckled. He could not help himself from shooting a glance at Xena beside him. “Who knew you’d learn to enjoy life more and more!”

“Why not? I was thinking we should all go out and have fun together!” Xena smiled.

When Xena and Selena had returned earlier, they did not catch sight of the ten beautiful bodyguards.

Who knew that at this moment, all ten bodyguards were wearing white sneakers and denim shorts, revealing their long, sexy legs. They wore loose-fitting T-shirts, giving off a seductive yet relaxed aura.

“Master, take a look. How are the working clothes we chose?”

The ten beauties filed into a single line after they came in. Elaine stepped forward and posed the question to jackie, grinning.

The beauties were all garbed in such uniformed dressing—it had to be said that it looked very easy on the eyes. Besides, each of them was full of life and vibrancy from a glance.

“You–you look great!”

Ben frowned after he observing them. “These are the bodyguards of the Taylor family? These are our bodyguards? Why didn’t I see them in the afternoon?”

One of the bodyguards immediately stepped forward. “Are you Young Master Ben? We rested for a while in the afternoon before we went to get some clothes,” she explained. “We’ve just arrived home, so we decided to try on our clothes for everyone to see. Are you satisfied with this?”

“Young Master Ben?”

Elation sparked in Ben’s heart when he heard that. That was right. He was a Taylor as well, and he was a young master of the family. He should have been living the life of an affluent young master from the start.

Unfortunately, five years ago, he had been kicked out of the Taylor family when he was still young because of the affair between his sister and jackie. It made him a laughingstock—trash of society who everyone sneered and looked down upon—a useless scum who only knew how to play video games.

When he was younger, the children of other affluent families who had been his playmates had all abandoned him eventually.

Being addressed so respectfully again caused a swirl of emotions to stir within his heart.

That was right. He was Young Master Ben from the very start. Finally, he was getting the respect he deserved!

“What’s wrong, Young Master Ben? What happened?” The bodyguard asked, puzzled.

Chapter 603
“It’s nothing!” Ben smiled awkwardly and continued eating.

“You look good!” jackie also smiled. “But those words on your chests, ‘the Bodyguards of the Taylor Family’, that’s too attention-grabbing. It’s like you’re trying to tell everyone that the Taylor family has bodyguards!”

“Does it matter? We’re rich now. Isn’t it normal to hire bodyguards?”

Fiona grinned. “We’ll be going to the countryside for a picnic tomorrow, but since jackie is coming with us, you all won’t have to come along. You’ll only have to follow us if Xena and I go out shopping in the afternoon! Just two of you will do. It’ll be too striking if too many of you were to come!”

“Yes, ma’am. Then we’ll take our leave and patrol the area!”

Elaine smiled and brought her bodyguards out.

“Yay! We’re going out tomorrow!” Kylie was extremely elated, her gaze filled with anticipation.

After dinner, Kylie returned to her room to rest.

Meanwhile, jackie and Selena took a shower and laid on their bed.

“We can’t let Kylie know what happened this morning. She’d be worried!” Selena spoke after thinking about it.

jackie nodded. “Agreed. I never thought Quil would be so bold. Never mind that he lashed out against me, he even hired people to kidnap you and Xena—and even Mother!”

A frown formed between Selena’s brows. “Now, Quil is dead. I did some digging of my own and found out that there are two Xenos families in Sky City, and they’re both pretty strong. We don’t know which family he belongs to, but it doesn’t matter. They’ll probably come to you for revenge once they find out that you killed Quil!”

After she said that, Selena thought about it for a while before she added, “Dear, did you hire so many bodyguards because you were worried about this?”

jackie looked at her picture-perfect face before him. “I hired them because I’m worried about you and your mother’s safety the next time you go out. Besides, we’re rich now. It’s normal to hire bodyguards!”

Here, he paused for a bit before continuing nonchalantly, “As for the Xenos family, don’t worry about that. It won’t be easy for them to find out the truth since I took no prisoners. Besides, there’s always a solution to a problem. If we really can’t avoid conflict, I’m pretty good friends with the Goddess of War—we can go to her for help!”

Selena’s anxiety finally eased after she heard what her husband said. She bobbed her head. “By the way, Xena’s really weird. She’s never initiated a family outing before, and even if she did, it’d usually just be her and Ben. Why would she think of including us in her plans this time?”

jackie’s brows furrowed. “You also thought it was strange, dear? I thought so, too. Seems like Xena did a one-eighty flip. Perhaps she’s in a good mood today because I gave her one million dollars?”

Selena’s expression darkened when she heard that. “She’s definitely seeing a man on the side while using my brother as a cover,” she said, vexed. “Didn’t we say that we’d find that man and break my brother’s heart once we had evidence? Why did you go and give her money instead?”

After she said that, she rolled her eyes at jackie. “Don’t tell me that you gave her money because she’s good-looking?”

“Her?”

jackie did not know whether to laugh or cry. “Not only is she unattractive compared to you, but she’s also unattractive even compared to Sharon. Why would I give her money because she’s good-looking? It’s like this…”

Selena’s anger only abated after she listened to jackie’s explanation. “So you’re trying to get her to lower her guard and reveal her true colors later on!”

jackie nodded. “But I still don’t get why she suddenly asked us all to go out!”

Chapter 604
“I know. I really don’t understand. Is it because you saved her and gave her a million dollars, or has she really had a change of heart?” Selena speculated for a moment.

“A change of heart?” jackie flashed a frosty smile. “A leopardess like this can never change her spots. She’s extremely greedy—even greedier than your mother. There’s a possibility that she’s got some devious scheme in the works for tomorrow!”

“No way. We’re going out and she’s scheming?”

Selena smiled and lay down after turning the lights off. “Let’s go to sleep!”

jackie hugged her from behind. “Dear, we were interrupted by Kylie last night, but she’s asleep in her room now. Should we…”

“Seriously? Why are you always thinking of such perverted things, you b*stard!”

Panic suddenly gripped Selena’s chest. There was a hint of coyness in her tone.

jackie was delighted when he sensed that coyness. He decided to continue with the game.

He flipped Selena over and pressed his mouth against hers.

“Mmph!”

Selena was extremely nervous, but she wrapped her slim, tapered hands around jackie anyway. The two became one.

The next morning, Selena stretched her body after she woke up. Her face was slightly flushed, and her skin looked bright and clear.

“You’re beautiful, dear!”

jackie stared at her, goggle-eyed.

“Hmph. You didn’t even ask for my permission last night and you went ahead and bullied me!” Selena harrumphed, but warmth emanated from her belly.

To be fair, she had been dead drunk on her wedding night and could not remember anything that had happened between them.

“your entire face is red, dear. I think I’m falling deeper and deeper in love with you!”

jackie chuckled and hugged Selena who had just gotten off the bed.

“Since when did you learn how to speak such sweet nothings!”

Selena picked her clothes up from the floor and rolled her eyes at him. “Turn around. I’m changing!”

Selena’s cheeks were stained red as she forcibly turned jackie around.

jackie spoke, grinning as his heart was just as full of warmth as before. It seemed that the two were just about to begin a passionate love story.

“Agh, so annoying. Quiet, you!”

Selena was so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself in it. After she finished changing, she ran over and gave jackie a vicious pinch on the back.

“I never thought you’d have such wild moments too, dear!”

Yet jackie turned around and embraced her, not the least bit irritated. He planted a kiss on her forehead. “All right. Let’s wash up and head down for breakfast!”

“All right!”

Selena resembled a preening cat in jackie’s embrace, purring with delight. The smile on her face was small and sweet.

Before, she had hoped to experience this feeling—that she was protected. However, she had no choice but to be strong for her family when jackie was not around. She had no choice but to be a strong, independent woman who had to carry the weight of her family on her shoulders.

Chapter 605
Now that jackie was back, she had hope.

“Right. No matter what happens, you have to promise me one thing, dear!” Selena lifted her chin and told jackie.

“What is it? I’ll promise you anything!” jackie smiled.

“We must find the man Xena’s seeing. She’s extremely clever, so we have to be cautious not to alert her!”

Selena thought about it for a while. Then she said, huffing, “Xena has my brother and my parents eating out of her palm now. They won’t believe whatever you and I say. That’s why we have to catch them in the act and let my brother see who she really is. Only then will he completely give up on her!”

“All right, I get it. Don’t worry. I’ll be discreet, and I’ll catch the man she’s seeing!” jackie nodded and promised.

After they washed up, they went into Kylie’s room to wake her up before the three went down for breakfast.

When breakfast was done, everyone got into their cars and drove to a small river in the countryside. They set up their barbecue pit, took out the ingredients, and began grilling the food.

There were usually plenty of people barbecuing around the area since it was specially reserved for barbecues. There were even hired staff to clear the place. However, they would need to pay 20 dollars to use the facilities.

On one side, there was a public toilet, as well as a few pavilions for everyone to rest and play.

Not too far away was a fairly large supermarket. Business was pretty good in a place like this.

“Mmph! It’s so good!” Kylie relished her chicken skewer.

“It’s a little hot today. You and Ben are drenched in sweat, jackie!”

Xena smiled. She had been calling out jackie’s name in an endearing tone since they left the house that morning. It was evident that she was a lot closer to him now.

“Oh, right. Thanks for yesterday, jackie. I would’ve been dead if it weren’t for you. You’re my savior!”

Xena smiled and added, “I’ll go to the supermarket and buy some water for all of you!”

“Don’t sweat it. We’re family. I couldn’t just leave you to die. Consider your debt paid as long as you continue your loving relationship with Ben!” jackie chuckled as he replied.

“Don’t worry. It’ll happen!”

Xena stood up and wheeled around, heading toward the supermarket.

She arrived at the supermarket and bought quite a few bottles of mineral water.

She looked at jackie from a distance. Once she was sure that no one was around, she opened one of the bottles and popped the medicine into it.

Of course, the pill was amazing. It completely dissolved and no one could tell that it was poisoned.

Once the poison was completely invisible to the naked eye, Xena heaved an internal sigh of relief. She capped the bottle and placed it on top of the bag, walking towards jackie and the others.

She was well aware that jackie was intelligent. If she gave him the bottle that had an opened cap, he would definitely be suspicious.

However, she was not an idiot either. She placed the bag on the ground when she arrived at jackie’s side and immediately took the bottle, wrenching its cap off. She thrust it to him. “Here, jackie. Drink some water. Look at you. You’re bathing in sweat!”

“Oh!”

jackie frowned. Xena was being a little too nice to him.

Still, it was just a bottle of water. He was probably reading too much into it. He took the bottle from her. “Thanks!”

Chapter 606
From the side, Ben’s brows furrowed as he was grilling the meat. He could not comprehend the scene before him.

He was Xena’s boyfriend, not jackie. Why was she never this considerate with him?

Furthermore, jackie was his brother-in-law. Xena’s actions twisted his guts.

Xena’s heart leaped in excitement when jackie took the bottle. She immediately whipped out another bottle and opened it for Ben. “Here you go, Ben. You’re drenched in sweat, too!”

“Okay!”

Ben was delighted. He instantly snatched the bottle and took a big gulp out of it.

“We’ll grab it ourselves!”

Selena forced a polite smile but was not very happy. jackie was her husband. Since when was Xena responsible for caring for him?

Besides, she even opened the cap for him. This was being a little too friendly. Even if she did that, she should have given the bottle to Ben first. Why did she let jackie take it first?

Here, Selena could not help but suspect that she was beginning to like jackie just because he saved her yesterday, and because he had given her a million dollars. Even if she did not like him, it was possible that she was trying to seduce him now that she knew that he was rich, so that she could siphon some money from him.

At this moment, jackie took the bottle and was about to take a sip, but he stopped.

Xena frowned. Was jackie able to detect even a colorless, tasteless poison?

Anxiety clutched at her heart when she considered the possibility. jackie was someone who could kill without blinking. He would probably give her a single punch and send her into oblivion if he found out she tried to poison him.

Her expression darkened. She stared at jackie, trepidation pounding in her chest. She felt as though she could hear her own pulse.

“What’s wrong, jackie? Aren’t you thirsty?” Xena gulped and posed the question tentatively.

jackie craned his head to look at her and flashed a wan smile. “Of course, I’m thirsty!”

After saying that, he tilted his head back and gulped the water down, drinking more than half of it in one go. In the end, only a little bit was left. He carelessly flung it into the trash can beside him.

He was well aware that there was something in the water—and he was even more aware of what exactly was in it.

For a brief moment, a murderous intent surged within jackie. He wanted to shred that dmn btch apart. However, he quickly toned down on his anger.

He remembered what Selena had told him that morning, and he remembered his promise to her—that he would not alert Xena to his actions. They needed to weed out the man she was seeing, and they needed to show Ben that Xena was seeing someone else behind his back.

Besides, Ben was here now, and so were Fiona and the others. He would have no way to explain himself if he killed Xena.

Would they even believe him if he told them the water was poisoned? The poison would probably take about a month to manifest, so he would be fine for now, almost as if he had never drunk any poison. Would they believe him? A poison like this was truly dangerous.

More importantly, even if they did believe him, Xena would never admit to it. They would not be able to do anything if she insisted that she did not know anything, and she would probably shift the blame to the bottled water company.

Xena heaved an internal sigh of relief when she saw jackie drinking the water—and plenty of it to boot.

He probably did not know anything. Otherwise, he would not have drank nearly the entire bottle in one go. There would be absolutely no evidence then.

“Come on, let’s eat! The wings are ready!”

Chapter 607
jackie distributed the freshly barbecued wings to everyone. After a while, he stood up. “Take your time eating it. I’m going to the toilet.”

After he ducked into a cubicle, he whipped out a silver needle and pricked his skin on several acupuncture points.

At that moment, he vomited all the poison in his stomach.

jackie flashed a cold smile after he kept the silver needle away. “This poison isn’t a bad idea at all, but it’s shallow of her to try to kill me with this!”

He walked out nonchalantly.

At around one in the afternoon, everyone packed up and drove home.

Xena retreated to her room to rest once they arrived home. Meanwhile, jackie took Selena out for a stroll through the small patch of forest outside their villa.

“What on earth happened to Xena? She hated your guts before, and now she’s treating you like a god. Never mind her buying water for you—she even opened the cap for you!”

Selena was still unhappy when she thought about what had happened earlier.

“Selena, she’s not being nice to me. She poisoned that bottle of water!”

Yet, jackie gave her a frosty smile. “If I hadn’t promised you that I’d remain discreet just so we can weed out the man she’s seeing, I would’ve killed her on the spot!”

“What?!” Selena was shocked. “That–that bottle was poisoned? No way. Didn’t she just buy it?”

jackie smiled again. “She did, but she dropped the poison in before giving it to me. She even pretended to open the cap for me because she was afraid I’d realize the cap had been opened before!”

“My god. No way. I really thought she had turned over a new leaf just because you saved her and that she wanted to establish a good relationship with you. Who knew the witch would dare to poison you!”

Selena was extremely angry. “God. You’re such an idiot, dear,” she quickly added, frightened. “Why did you drink that water, then? And you drank almost all of it!”

“Don’t worry. Your husband is a miracle doctor. I’ve solved this little problem a long time ago!”

jackie chuckled and spoke, “The poison will probably take about a month to manifest if you don’t treat it, but since I’ve treated it, it won’t be a problem.”

“I’m so mad! I’m going to kill that b*tch!”

The more Selena thought about it, the angrier she became. Xena was really rotten to the core. Fortunately, jackie was a doctor and sensed that something was off soon enough to cure himself of the poison. What would happen if it happened to a regular joe? Was she really going to resign herself to the fate of a widow?

However, she only took two steps before jackie dragged her back. “What are you doing? You’re going to alert her if you do this. Besides, what proof do you have now? If you go, she might just turn the tables on us and knock you down senseless instead, and she’ll frame us both. Your brother and your mother won’t believe you. They’ll definitely think you’re still against her!”

“But I just get so frustrated when I think about it!”

Selena was so angry that she stomped her foot against the ground.

“Don’t worry. I’m going to use her own trick against her. She thinks that I drank that poison so naturally, she’d want to report the entire situation to her man. I believe someone is manipulating her actions from behind the scenes because no ordinary person can procure that poison so easily!”

jackie smiled. He was well aware that the poison Xena had fed him was probably the same poison Ken and Neil had intended to give Fiona, which would have been fed to him eventually.

That was why he surmised that the man behind Xena’s back was probably Ken Clark or Neil Hugo. They knew that she was someone who would do anything for money, and that was probably why they had instructed her to administer the poison on him.

Chapter 608
“You’re right. It’s frustrating, but we have to hold our anger back for now. I believe our enemy doesn’t have any precautions set in place. He’ll definitely reveal himself soon!”

Selena finally calmed down after a while. How could she not control herself when jackie was able to control himself and drink the poison even after knowing that the water had been poisoned?

The only thing she could do was to hold it all in—for the sake of her brother and her parents so that they would not be blinded any further by this woman.

“Do we have any countermeasures? Or do we just wait like this?”

Selena could not help but say after thinking about it, “I really think we should hurry up and catch that b*tch while she’s with the man.”

jackie flashed a bitter smile. “I’m just worried that this man isn’t in an intimate relationship with her. It’ll be impossible for us to catch them on the same bed. What if the man just wanted to use Xena to give the poison to me? What if he had already given Xena some down payment earlier? She would have the money to buy all those clothes and our judgment would’ve been wrong!”

Selena also nodded. “You’re right. If that were the case, my brother will have zero trust in you!”

jackie also frowned. Dealing with this entire scenario was harder than slaughtering enemies on the battlefield. He noticed that Xena had been buying new clothes and bags quite frequently. She dressed more seductively, as well. Both he and Selena had assumed that she was seeing a man on the side and that she had traded her body for money. They thought she was seeing two men at the same time.

However, Xena poisoning him today caused jackie some uncertainty about his initial judgment. If the man had only given her money to administer poison, how was he going to explain it to Ben?

“I really think we need to be super cautious about everything we do!”

The crease between Selena’s brows deepened. She did not want to waste a single moment because having a woman like Xena right beside her was like being with a viper in a pit.

Today, she had given jackie the poison. In the future, she might give it to Ben, or her parents. For a woman as venomous as her, they needed to reveal her true colors as soon as possible.

“Dear, do you have such little faith in your husband?”

jackie flashed her a bitter smile. “I’ve told the bodyguards at the gate a long time ago to keep tabs on her. If they see Xena walking out alone, without a bodyguard or Ben, they’ll report it to me in secret,” he said. “I’ve also secretly installed a bug and tracking device on her today.”

“Seriously? You’re amazing, dear!”

Selena was suddenly delighted when she heard that. She impulsively flung her arms around jackie’s neck, giving him a peck on the cheek. “Now I know you’ve had a plan all along, dear.”

“Of course. Xena’s very cunning. It’ll be difficult to unravel her schemes if we don’t do some scheming of our own.”

When jackie pressed a button on his side, he could hear everything she was doing.

“All right, Ben. It’s getting late. Rest nicely at home and wait for me. My friends have asked me out for karaoke.”

Xena’s voice drifted.

jackie and Selena shared a glance when they heard this. Their hearts leaped in delight. Was Xena really going to head out alone? This was too much of a coincidence. They actually heard what they wanted to hear the moment they decided to eavesdrop on her.

Ben’s voice rang out as well. “Bring me along, Xena. I’m a pretty good singer, too. I’m so bored at home. You never bring me out when you see your friends!”

Xena replied, “Why would you come along? They won’t be happy if you’re with me. We’ve already said that we wouldn’t bring others to our meetings, and we wouldn’t bring men along. Us girls are only able to completely relax when we’re singing on our own!”

Chapter 609
Xena paused for a while before resuming, “Right. Don’t call me at night either, okay? We always play a game during our gatherings where we’d put all of our phones on the table, and the owner of the phone that’s the first to ring will be the one to pick up the bill. We always end up spending over ten thousand dollars, so I definitely don’t want to pay. We have to save up a bit. Understand?”

“Then, when will you be back?”

Ben’s voice rang from the listening device again.

“Seriously, Ben? Why do I feel like you’ve been nagging at me more and more lately? My friends and I always hang out, drinking until late in the night. What do you mean ‘when am I coming back’? Of course, we’re going to go to a hotel to sleep. I’ll come back in the morning!”

Xena was getting a little impatient. “All right, I’m off. See you tomorrow!”

Soon after, they heard the thud of a closing door. It seemed that Xena had gone out.

jackie and Selena heard the clicking of heels from outside, growing softer as the sound faded into the distance and followed its master down the stairs.

“Dear, it seems like Xena’s going to see that man. This is a golden opportunity for us!” Selena spoke.

jackie nodded. “She definitely thinks that I’ve been poisoned. Now, she either can’t wait to ask for her reward or she’s going to report the incident to him. As to whether she’s in an intimate relationship with that man, I don’t dare to ascertain just yet.”

“I do think they’re in a physical relationship!”

Selena mulled over it for a while, then she spoke in a solemn tone, “I have a strong feeling that they are since she’s so secretive about it. She wouldn’t do this if they weren’t in a physical relationship. Secondly, never mind that she’s been dressing more provocatively lately, she’s also been spraying on some heavy perfume. The possibility of them being lovers is very large.”

“All right. I trust your judgment. We can call your brother now and find our proof!”

jackie gave her a small smile and together, they left their room. They also temporarily disabled the eavesdropping function on the device, only leaving the tracking function on.

“Mr. jackie…”

They did not expect the bodyguard at the entrance to approach them as soon as they exited. “Mr. jackie, Xena…”

It was evident he had come over to report the situation.

“Never mind,” jackie interrupted him. “I know what’s going on. Go down now!”

The bodyguard nodded and went down.

jackie and Selena stood in front of Ben’s room, their insides stirring with uneasiness. In the end, Selena sighed heavily before knocking on the door.

“Sis? jackie? What’s going on?”

Ben stared at the two of them suspiciously when he opened the door.

“Let’s go. Don’t forget that promise you and jackie made. If you find her with another man, you’ll kill her yourself. Right?”

Selena’s expression darkened as she looked at her brother, utterly solemn.

Chapter 610
“Sis, what are you talking about? Hasn’t she gone for a karaoke session with her girlfriends?”

Ben frowned. His features twisted into a slight grimace. Now that his sister and jackie came over looking for him, they probably had some measure of certainty in themselves.

He never wanted to believe what they said, but he himself felt that Xena had changed a lot lately. She would frequently go out with her so-called girlfriends, and she would never bring him along.

Still, he harbored hopes that everything was a fluke and that he was reading too much into her actions. He hoped that jackie would never find his evidence, and he definitely hoped that Xena would wed him and that they would have the wedding soon.

Yet this day had come, and it had arrived so soon, too. jackie and Selena were both standing at his door.

“How can you be so idiotic, brother? Both of you are about to get married. She’s your fiancée. Why wouldn’t she bring you along if she’s going to see her girlfriends for karaoke? Besides, this isn’t just a one-time thing, right?”

Selena was speechless for a while before she spoke with a tinge of disappointment.

“But Sis, she herself said that her girlfriends don’t bring outsiders along and that they can only loosen up when they’re alone among themselves. That’s why she doesn’t bring me along…”

Ben insisted on believing in Xena.

“So…are you coming along? She’s definitely going to see a man. Don’t tell me you’re chickening out now? Why are you so scared if you trust her so much?” Selena spoke with irritation in her voice, her arms folded across her chest.

“Let’s go, then. I refuse to believe she’ll do something like that to me after all I’ve done for her!”

Ben clenched his palm into a fist and stomped out of the door, trudging down the stairs.

Selena shot jackie a glance and the two immediately trailed after him. The three quickly got into a car and drove out.

“But Sis, Xena has been out for a few good minutes now. Can we even find her? Don’t tell me you know where she is.”

Ben’s heart palpitated as he sat at the back.

He knew that jackie was clever and that he would always have a plan in wait. Since he and his sister had brought him out so confidently, they probably had pretty good proof already.

Selena, who sat beside jackie, took his phone out. She turned it on and showed it to Ben.

“You two planted a tracking device on her?”

Ben watched the flashing dot on the screen moving forward. His expression darkened.

“We had no choice. Xena’s extremely sneaky. We’d be found out long ago if we didn’t do this. That’s why the best method is to let her go first before following her.”

Selena’s lips curled into a bitter smile. Although she felt that this method was a little underhanded, she had no choice but to go along with it for the sake of her little brother, so that he would finally open his eyes to the truth.

“She stops! It’s the Grand Star Hotel!” Selena yelled abruptly as she quickly realized that the red dot stopped moving as soon as it arrived at the Grand Star Hotel.

Chapter 611
After she spoke her last word, she wheeled around to look at Ben. His face went white, as though an artist had forgotten to put any color on his face.

A few seconds of silence filled the car before Ben blurted awkwardly, “There are several restaurants on the first floor. Perhaps she made an appointment with her girlfriends to have dinner first, or perhaps they agreed to meet at the hotel before they head out for karaoke? Isn’t it normal?”

Ben paused for a moment and then his face lit up as if some idea popped up in his mind. “Look! Aren’t there a few bars next to the Grand Star Hotel? They could’ve just parked their cars in the hotel’s parking lot and plan to walk over to these bars, right? That’s possible, too! So, Sis, don’t simply make assumptions. I believe in Xena—she’s not a slutty person!”

Selena was stunned. She could not believe that up until this moment, her dear brother still had so much trust in Xena, siding her without hesitation. A cold smile crossed her face as she snorted, “My dear brother, how could you still believe in her? Can’t you tell how cunning and vicious she is? Didn’t you feel she was acting strange when we went for the barbeque this morning?”

“Acting strangely? Which part of her behavior was strange? I didn’t see it!”

Ben frowned. The folds between his brows grew deeper as he tried to recall any strange act from Xena. Suddenly, he shouted out of nowhere, “Oh! Sis, are you referring to when Xena handed jackie a bottle of water? Are you jealous because of that? If that’s the case, Sis, you’re being oversensitive! It’s just a bottle of water, what’s the matter?”

A frosty smile returned to Selena’s face. “Just a bottle of water? Do you know what was in that bottle of water…”

Selena briefly recounted the episode to Ben.

“Impossible! Xena’s no such person! How could she do such a thing? Somebody must have threatened her to do so! Yes! This must be the case, somebody had threatened her!”

The truth could not reach Ben’s ears. He refused to believe it. In his heart, Xena was almost a symbol of an angel—pure and innocent. She had never allowed Ben to touch her even after being together for so long. She told him to wait until the day of their wedding night. Only then, would she allow him to touch her.

A pure-hearted angelic girl like Xena would be hard to find in this world. He truly believed that he was so fortunate to meet such a perfect girl.

As for the fact that Xena always wore sexy and provocative clothing and loved dressing up, that was because Xena was a fan of fashion! There was nothing wrong with her pursuit of fashion. Not to mention, the love for beauty is a woman’s nature.

jackie drove the car and parked outside the Grand Star Hotel as they spoke.

He grabbed his phone from Selena and said in a firm and solemn tone, “Ben, this button will turn on the eavesdropping function of the device that I’ve secretly planted under her bag. This small device not only helps to track but also to listen to the sound around it. The only flaw is that this device can’t record their voices. However, I believe that the eavesdropping function is sufficient for us to know whether or not Xena’s meeting her girlfriends as she said. Once I turn on this button, we’ll know the truth!”

jackie stopped for a moment before he resumed, “The red dot has stopped in this area. This indicates that Xena has arrived at her destination. Now, do you dare turn on the function to listen in on her?”

Ben gritted his teeth, stretched out his finger, and finally tapped on the button on the screen.

A man’s voice came from the phone.

“Baby, finally you’re here! You’ve made me wait for so long!”

A coy woman’s voice emerged in the next second. It belonged to Xena.

“Jeez. I have to sneak out every time I want to see you. I even have to look at the rearview mirror when I drive to make sure nobody follows me. You’ve made me into a thief now. Ivan, I don’t want to live a fearful life like this anymore!”

“Ivan Taylor!” jackie and Selena exchanged glances in unison. Their eyes widened at the fact. They had their guesses and made a lot of speculations, but Ivan Taylor had never crossed their minds. How could they have guessed that the b*stard Xena was seeing was Ivan Taylor!

Moreover, judging from the conversation itself, it was obvious that this was not the first time they were together—they must have been together for a very long time.

Selena switched her gaze over to Ben. This time, Ben was no longer calm. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, staring straight at the phone. Rage was consuming him alive. The veins on his neck were popping out, and at the same time, his eyes reddened.

Chapter 612
“How could it be him?”

Selena’s forehead puckered. She was at a loss for words. If Xena was with the others, it would not cause this much emotional damage. How could it be Ivan Taylor?

Even jackie’s face turned gloomy at this fact.

After all, Ivan was Selena’s cousin. If it was Ken Clark or the others, jackie could have just ended their lives without thinking twice.

Ken and the others were always targeting jackie and his family. They even wanted to slit jackie’s throat. If the poison was given by Ken, jackie would have no worries about killing him.

However, if the person behind it was Ivan Taylor, the situation became more complicated. Ivan is a Taylor and Selena’s cousin, after all. If he sent him to the grave, it would be too much. Besides, Ivan had never inflicted grave harm on jackie before, other than hatred, mockeries and contempts.

Furthermore, if Old Master Taylor knew that jackie had killed his only grandson—Ivan Taylor—he would spew blood to death. Not to mention, Xena was the one who initiated the dirty deed and had offered herself to Ivan. Hence, Ivan could not be blamed completely.

Besides, the Taylor family’s anger would spike if jackie killed Ivan just because of their secret affair.

After all, one hand cannot clap alone. It was not as if Ivan had forced Xena into this.

“Dear, what do you say? I’ll follow you!”

all the possibilities, jackie threw the ball

good idea to kill him. He’s responsible for the South Hill Real

was the one who offered herself to him or he went to Xena first. We can’t let this slide. Beat him up, hard! Make him bedridden

great news to tell you!”

what’s making you so giggly?”

poisoned water yesterday! And he’s completely

as this b*stard dies, you can announce our relationship in front of everyone in the Taylor family. I’ll officially be your girlfriend then I won’t have to be with Ben the hopeless waste

you really give jackie the

disbelief. He had been looking forward to

made him sweat like a pig. So, I volunteered to buy them some drinks and seized the opportunity to put the poison pill into his bottle of

arrogance could be heard in Xena’s tone as though she had

away from Selena’s birthday, and that day will also be jackie’s memorial day. His body will become weaker and weaker as the days pass,

aloud, and then added, “Babe, come here. Let me undress

when

voice was full

imp. You don’t say

let out a

with so much anger he was about to

sister had been saying was true, that Xena, this slutty

statement about Xena poisoning him was proved to be

What she said

right. Don’t forget to buy me a

Ben gnashed his teeth as the anger thrummed through his veins. He stretched out his hand and tapped the button on the screen, turning off the listening device. In the next second, he got out of the

“Let’s go!”

before getting out of the car to follow

three appeared at the front desk of the hotel in a

Taylor is staying in!” jackie commanded with a frosty

confidential. I’m sorry but I can’t tell you…” The female receptionist replied

slapped them on the desk. “You have two choices here. First, find out the room and

words had successfully frightened the female receptionist. She knew that there were many

would not

into the definition

female receptionist frantically typed on the keyboard and searched through the system.

glad

on the receptionist’s desk. The three of them strode towards the elevator and took it to the fifth floor. Soon, they

a keycard door!

between Selena’s brows crinkled when she noticed the hotel room

door was kicked wide open

the room abruptly, Xena—who was lying in the bed—emitted a piercing scream. She was so frightened that she hid under the blanket, using

burst open, Xena reacted almost instantly. She knew that something was wrong so

one of horrified surprise as well. The only clothing left on his body was a pair of boxers. He quickly

Are you guys insane? How dare

expression

of a

could no longer hold back his anger. He leaped toward Ivan with a firmly

onto the ground, hard. When he got up on his feet, a stream

are you nuts? Why did you hit

shot Ben a deadly stare. “The woman in bed right now is from a nightclub! I found her in a nightclub! Why the f*ck did you hit

f*cker! Stop lying! Do you think I don’t

swell of rage rose in Ben again as he charged forward,

make a sound because she believed that when Ben and the others barged into the room, they did not manage to see her. Therefore, they could have just been throwing some guesses to lure her out. As

right at his face but this time, he was well prepared. He swayed slightly to the left, just enough to avoid the blow, and then he shot his right knee upwards, striking Ben’s

was struck by Ivan’s powerful kick. He plopped

How would you know if it was Xena? Don’t simply make

the three did not pick up anything strange from him. “I got this woman from a nightclub! What fiancée? Stop spewing nonsense!” He retorted in a

I’ll fight you

the ground and charged toward Ivan,

Ben was sent flying backward with another kick. He plummeted to the ground, again. Ben was not

weak as you? I’ve had bodyguards since I was young. Of course, I’ve learned and practiced a few moves! And you? Your pathetic brain is only filled with games! Yet, you

his face as if

you just

a cold smile. Ivan gave the poison to Xena, and if he could not kill

woman, why are you being nosy? Besides, the

about to approach him, he unconsciously stumbled back to the corner of the room, gulping fearfully. Even though he knew a bit of fighting, he could only, at best, beat someone like Ben Taylor. Fighting with jackie? It would be like an

do. He’s my beloved wife’s brother, after all. You beat my dear brother-in-law, it

of jackie’s mouth curled upwards, showing a disdainful smile.

this time, Ben had got up on his feet as well. He wiped off the blood

woman under the blanket was Xena, you’d end her life yourself, right? You said that as long as I found evidence for you, you’d send her to hell. Don’t you forget our deal!” jackie paused for a moment and continued, “So, I won’t do anything

teeth were gritted firmly as he looked at the shivering figure hiding under the blanket. He strode

“Ah!”

was hiding under the blanket sheet, trembled at the thought of knowing jackie was here as well. Her hope to stay hidden and alive was ripped away completely when she knew that jackie

could not figure out how jackie and the others discovered where she was and that she was secretly seeing Ivan. She deliberately took extra precautions when she went out today! She even kept an eye on the surroundings when she got

what are you doing! F*cking pervert! I

arms

Instead, he walked up to Ivan and threw him a powerful kick, a kick

him inside out. Every

few more merciless kicks were thrown at Ivan

stood as still as a statue, only staring menacingly at Xena. He was hoping with all his heart that

blame me for this. You can only blame yourself and your uselessness. Do you think I’d be with Ivan if you weren’t a useless piece

He could not hold back his rage any longer as he gave her a few heavy slaps across her face. He snarled, “Shameless fcking b*tch! Pretending to be all elegant and pure in front of me every day! You’re just a nasty,

How dare you

you! I’m fortunate that I decided not to give myself fully to you. You’re a grown man, yet, you’d hit a woman? Luckily, I’ve yet to marry you. Otherwise, I’d suffer from domestic

heartache tormented Ben and he raised his

Stop being a useless gnat and hit me! A grown man who’d beat a woman? How can I be with a person like

frozen. At this moment, he actually began to

stood behind Ben, could not stand the situation anymore. She went forward and served

do you

out that Ben loved her very much, so naturally, he would be reluctant to beat her. For a long time, Ben was even afraid of

thought Selena would come forward

was not wealthy before, but every time he had something good, he’d share it with you! The money he’s been saving up was always for you to go for your karaoke sessions or to the internet café to enjoy yourself! During the years that you two have been together, how much have

You approached Ivan and slept with him for his wealth! How dare you shamelessly shove all the blame onto my

wheeled around and spoke to Ben, “Ben, why are you still standing here with a puzzled look? End her right now! Trash like her should be eliminated immediately. Don’t tell me you want to keep this rubbish

me if

head, staring straight into Ben’s deadly pupils. “I don’t love you and don’t want to marry you. That’s because I think you’re incapable! You’re a useless piece of trash that only knows how to play games all

“Shameless!”

bed. His hands were around her neck, choking her. “I—I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you today! You f*cking gold

eyes were full of wrath and he looked as though he had emerged from hell. “I’ll end you! Fcking shameless

Xena just because you’re a piece of useless sht!” Ivan yelled. He

there was much affection between the two of them. He truly did not wish humiliation and death

enjoy the scene of introducing Xena as his girlfriend in front of the Taylor family. He wanted

was getting feebler and feebler, her face turned blue and it

Ben could not bring himself to kill her

let go of Xena

her throat and could not stop coughing and gasping for air. She

doing? How can

her last breath, and Ben could have

“Sis!”

kill the one they love with their whole heart? She betrayed me, and my heart broke, but…but, I can’t bring myself to kill her. I love her beyond everything. I just can’t do it! And she’s right, I’m useless, I’m not capable at all. I don’t even dare to take someone’s life!”

inside her.

much. Even though the other party had wronged him,

advantage of the timing and got up and rushed

breathed out a sigh of defeat

could fully understand Ben’s feelings. It was already arduous for Ben to let go of this deeply rooted affection, what more killing

would feel better

who was lying on the ground, spat out another mouthful of crimson red blood. His face had

him to death

walked over to jackie and pulled

you sow. You can find whoever to sleep with and have an affair with, but you went for Xena. What does that say?

Old Master Taylor. Besides, if he were to tell Old Man Taylor about the poison, no one would believe him. Now that he had forced the poison out of his body, his body was as healthy as before. Nobody would

pretend he was not aware of the plan to poison

lot better now after beating up Ivan real bad just

kill me just because Xena is fond of me but not Ben? What a joke! If you murder me, then pray real hard for forgiveness from my Pa

dryly and shot jackie a hateful stare. “ jackie, I’ll remember what happened today! And

was not bothered in the slightest. He walked over to Xena’s bag and plucked off the tracking device. He then held Selena’s hand

from where he was. A few minutes after jackie and the others left, Ivan used all his strength and finally got himself on the bed. His whole

find that Xena had been

to detach from his body and

how long that arrogance of yours can last. I bet you don’t know that you’ve been poisoned, do you? Humph! You’re strong and powerful, but you can live for at most another twenty-nine days? And when the time comes, your body

muttered to himself, his tone icy

…

Young Master Clark, bad news! Somebody’s beaten Ivan up, and I don’t know what his

horrific hotel room, terror thundered down on her. Even until now, she

the direction

happened? Tell me everything from

The Taylor family is now a second-class family, and with the fame and glory

“ jackie, the b*stard!”

of me. Besides, I was extra careful when I went out. I truly don’t know why and how on earth they knew my whereabouts. They tracked me to the hotel, and then Ivan and I were caught on the

“I was almost killed by Ben. Luckily, he couldn’t do it in the end and loosened his grip around my neck. Only then did I manage to escape. I didn’t bring my phone

it. I don’t think Young Master Ivan would

silent for a moment and then a disdainful smile hung

way. How can you be so

“ jackie is a hot-headed and simple-minded

the scene, this one-brain-cell brat might’ve

because of this, it would be difficult for them to justify

relief upon hearing Ken’s words. “ jackie and the others should’ve left by now,

618 “I—I’m coming

throbbed inside Ken when Xena requested him to take some bodyguards and go

his heart that no one in the Clark family possessed combative skills that were on par with jackie’s, not even the number one bodyguard of the Clark family—Dan Jameson. Even if he

was burning with anger. Plus, he was a simple-minded brat who had a close relationship with the Goddess of War. All in all, they did not dare to offend jackie at all. If jackie wanted to beat him, he could only swallow

Master Clark, are

and felt something was

good-for-nothing adopted son-in-law, why should I be afraid of him?” Ken sneered dryly, but

to him first. If jackie left the scene, he’ll answer the phone, provided

at Ken’s plan. It

moved his fingers on his phone, dialed Ivan’s numbers,

beaten by that motherf*cker jackie and I’ve called nine-one-one.

voice came out from the phone’s

Master Clark! I went to seek

jackie didn’t dare to throw heavy blows. After all, I’m the Young Master of the Taylor family, so he wouldn’t dare throw hard punches. He wouldn’t

a sigh of relief. He managed to stand up and could walk around the room now. Although his whole body was aching, the injuries were not severe. They

the Taylor Residence or the company. If he went back in such a

father that it was because of his secret affair with Xena and they

still in the room!” Xena hung up the phone,

and down, scanning Xena’s alluring figure. He had to admit, Xena’s body was well maintained and the clothes she put on tonight were short and provocative as well. Ken could not stop the perverted thoughts from popping up frantically in his

bodyguards over and we’ll go to

“It’d be better to keep tonight’s matter as a secret. To Young Master Taylor, it’s

I’ll keep my mouth

burning stare on her chest. Her cheeks were suddenly kissed pink

and soon, came out with several bodyguards behind him.

skipped towards them and got into the car as well. The cars

Ben had already returned to the

619 Ben stayed silent the whole way home, as though sadness had stolen his words. It was obvious that

I understand if you can’t kill her. After all, you’ve been together for

backseat. She continued, “But, this is the last time you’ll be grieving. The next time we see her, you can’t stop

silent for several seconds before he finally nodded. “Don’t worry, Sis. I understand now. I was useless before, and too naïve. I don’t

“But, to kill her…I really can’t do it! In the future, it’ll be fine with me as long as you don’t kill her in front of me. I

in this way!” Selena

“Oh, right. By the way, is

have the solution, he wouldn’t

now it seemed that his skills were more than that. He was a miraculous doctor, but Selena was not sure if jackie possessed the medical knowledge for other illnesses and if he

a bitter smile and hobbled into the house

right to me. Where did you all go?” Fiona came

on Ben with Ivan. I truly didn’t expect

they would have killed

way!

one of horrified surprise. She

face, coupled with Selena’s bad

the

saying? This woman’s not so simple, yet none of you believed me.

after dropping her last word while jackie followed her back

kill

Selena could no longer suppress her irritation about the situation. “It’s not only because of my brother,

as easy as A-B-C! Your brother couldn’t do it just now, but I can, right? Doesn’t she love money? And there she thought she’d become wealthy after marrying Ivan? I’ll let her taste her

make her regret everything and kill her after

tilted her

said in the hotel room through the tracking device? Ivan has been wanting to get rid of us because he

will be the best revenge

I’m not interested in Taylor’s inheritance at

comfortably. We have a villa, and also cars! I truly enjoy the life we’re having right now. As for the Taylor

wife, you’re too simple

waist. “Dear, you’re kind-hearted and it’s not a big deal to you. How Grandpa Taylor distributes the properties, you have no interest at all, I’m sure. The thing is, Ivan doesn’t think so! For a long time, he always felt

married a rich man, you wouldn’t be competing with him for the assets anymore. He’s worried that he might need to share a part of the Taylor properties with

things slide due to our blood relationship, but he’s

him take over the company, I’m afraid that not long after, the Taylor properties and assets will all be gone. He’ll make sure that everyone’s efforts go into the drain. At that time, Grandpa Taylor will be so

sure he feels the same! I, Selena Taylor,

not only bullied her and impeded her from finding a job in other companies, he

the war and both of them had found decent jobs with the Drake family, Ivan would tone

naïve and ignorant. Ivan had never treated her as one of the Taylor’s at all. He did

certain amount of power in Eastfield. It would have been easy for him to find a woman to play and sleep with, but instead, he went for Xena. It

it’s getting late. When you have time, please visit Grandpa Taylor more often. His attitude toward us has changed a lot after his seventieth birthday banquet!” jackie said, bobbing his

couple quickly took a warm

was lying on a hospital bed,

didn’t you

the bed,

what’s going on, too! I even took extra steps to make sure

a heavy sigh. She was worried. “I’m done for! Although Ben spared my life this time, I don’t think jackie will. I think his hatred toward me now is

in her heart that jackie had spared her life twice. The first time was during the incident outside the city. jackie had shown her mercy

used her sneaky mind and successfully blended into the family again. jackie did not seem

let her go. jackie was not able to kill her in front

had left Ben completely, she could no longer return to that family. Every plan and every deed had been exposed. She

kill you.” Ivan smiled bitterly. “Luckily jackie

joy began spreading throughout every inch of

be the one to have Selena once jackie was out of the picture. He had waited for this day for a very

could catch onto what Xena was planning.

after he heard about

“Some other time,” he quickly dismissed. “I’ll

this promise of yours!” the

about the current situation, so I’ll tell him all about it later. He’d definitely be over the moon when he hears about this!” Ken was so happy that he nearly

Xena began,

had happened. “If that’s the case, then that means jackie doesn’t know he’s been poisoned, does he now? He doesn’t even know that his life is in danger! Let’s just

that’ll stir the entire town. That day happens to be the day of his death, too. Don’t you think that’ll be a day of celebration for us? Selena’s birthday is his

guy is still alive right now. I really wish he’d drop dead as soon as possible!” came Ken’s honest reply laced with disdain. He was genuinely hoping jackie would succumb to

way for jackie to pass on early,” Ivan spoke up after a moment to himself. “ jackie had dug a hole for himself when he killed the Xenos family’s young master of Sky City, Quil Xenos. This Xenos family is a big family and is much stronger than the Drake family. Now that jackie has been poisoned, his body will get weaker over time and his

leaping in joy when he was catching onto

the Xenos family a visit and tell them how jackie killed their young master. That

he’s poisoned, you can ask the Xenos family to take action after a few days. That way, their chances of succeeding in getting even would increase,” schemed Ivan with a nonchalant grin on his face. “Of course, this is if you’re in a rush to see jackie die as soon as possible. If you’re not, then you can wait and see how

The entire Taylor family’s business

getting quite late. Let me call Neil and tell him about this over some drinks,” Ken spoke. “This will surely

hospital and entered his car, Ken rang up Neil and invited him out to

…

ask me out so late at night?” huffed Neil once he arrived at their meeting spot. He had

Neil began to believe he and the others would no longer have the chance to win over Selena’s heart. After all, the Taylor family had become a second-class

was not below theirs as he was acquainted with the Goddess of War and had even saved her life. Apart from that, they knew that Sharon George harbored feelings for

this town were still

An extremely happy matter!” Ken grinned

to me.” Neil smiled bitterly. It seemed that Ken had a change of luck and struck gold or something. Still, what did this

as he insisted, “Don’t worry. You’ll be just as happy when you hear what I’m about to say!”

become so stingy? You were the one who called me out for drinks, and now you’re

that paying the bill is worth it when you know what this is about! It’s also big and good news for you!” Ken smiled and walked inside. “Of course, it’s

I really don’t know what to do with you. You’ve caught my attention and now you’re telling me that you won’t tell me about it?” Neil was speechless. “Come on, tell me about it. I really want to know what it is so

bottle in one go. Do you think that the amount of poison he took was enough?” Ken started laughing loudly and patted Neil’s shoulder. “How’s this?

“ jackie really drank that poison?” It was too good to be true for Neil as he broke a slow smile. “F*ck! That’s good news alright! He’s poisoned! This poison is a potent

for this news, right?” said Ken

F*ck… jackie’s dying soon.

plan began to formulate inside Neil’s mind. Once jackie was out of the picture, he would ask

and used to have a good relationship with Selena. Neil was good-looking and

the least of his concern; a fat pig like him would never get

be out of the picture after jackie was gone. He could use money and his own true heart to win over Selena. She would be very distraught after her husband’s passing, but his passion

“I’ll tell you the details of the situation in a bit. This Xena can be rather useful in things like these. She actually completed something that we kept failing

bimbos are dumb. I never thought that Xena could be quite quick-witted and Ivan to have quite good insight. We’ve finally gotten rid of jackie!” The excitement was getting the best of Neil as he took his cell-phone out and said, “Let me call Ivan. The more the merrier, and we can treat this as an early celebration!

call Ivan right now. jackie had beaten him up, and he’s now in the hospital

up? Could jackie have known about this matter? That doesn’t seem right… if jackie knows that he’s been poisoned, wouldn’t

was beaten up, it wasn’t about this matter. jackie knew about him and Ben, and

sat himself and patted Neil’s shoulder. “Do you want jackie to die

I wish that he’s dead right now! I’ve been waiting so long for this day, but now,

glad to hear that. In that case, follow me tomorrow to a place called Sky City…” Ken chuckled and told Neil about how jackie killed Xenos family’s Young Master Quil

“Great! Let’s go early tomorrow. If that’s the case, jackie’s strength would decline. Coupled with the fact that the Xenos family’s masters are

enjoyed their drinks to their hearts’ content. The next day, they brought several bodyguards with them and left for Sky

Several cars drove toward Sky City

away from Eastfield; it took them two to three hours to even get there by

and the others eventually reached the outskirts of Sky City

were in this city, thus Neil and the others made sure to be at their best behavior

meal before they started asking around about where the Xenos

and the other is powerless?” Ken was startled at the information given by a passerby

be two Xenos families here, but there’s only one left now. Someone had wiped out the bigger Xenos family, and their properties were then

They had just reached this place, yet they were faced with the fact that the Xenos family had been eliminated while their properties were sold

was surprised. “Their family was really powerful, but they’ve crossed someone they shouldn’t have. Sigh! What a terrible fate!” The passerby paused here before he continued, “Nonetheless, this person had morals. He only killed

what’s going on? How can the Xenos family be wiped out when they’re so powerful? Apart from that, this person had already returned

over. “Goodness me… Could it be

“Could jackie have speculated that the Xenos family would avenge their fallen young master and, because of

in fact saved the Goddess

He doesn’t have any true strength, relying only on others to do his dirty deed! Doesn’t he feel that troubling the Goddess of War and wasting her precious time is a

alive?” Neil sighed inwardly. It seemed as though their plan to end jackie’s life

the both of you talking about?

passerby was stunned. “Do you think the Goddess of War is here? How’s that possible? The person

Ken instantly looked at each other. What was this? Was

a man. I heard that he’s a very powerful King of War, but I’ve forgotten his name. I wonder how the Xenos family offended a King of War!” came the passerby’s

Ken were baffled even more. This

and gave it to the passerby.

Thank you, Young Master!” Elated, the man gratefully took the money and

I not understand what’s going on?” Neil looked at Ken, who was in front

sighed. “What can we do? Everybody in the Xenos family is dead, so we can only return to Eastfield. jackie got lucky this time; he dodged a disaster. Still, it doesn’t change the fact that he’s poisoned. We don’t even have the antidote, and it’ll be too late by the time he notices something

an attack on the Xenos family,” surmised Neil. “He’s ruthless, alright! What we didn’t expect was

Xenos should’ve died, though. I heard from Xena that he even kidnapped Fiona and herself, wanting a three-way with them, but jackie managed to

War’s daughter, and people came looking for him

dispirited at the turn of

they bought some fruits and decided to visit Ivan when they reached

…

evening when they got to the

you here?” blurted Xena when

visit.” Neil smiled bitterly before sitting down at Ivan’s side. “We went to Sky City today. Regrettably, the Xenos family had offended a King of War from Eastfield, so before we could even look for the Xenos family, the King of War had already sought them out and killed the entire family. We went through all that trouble just to

really fcking lucky!” Ivan was

We can only wait it out at this point. We have twenty-eight more days.” Ken was unhappy, still. He planned to count down these

jackie say that he’d give Selena an extravagant birthday

his behalf, and that it’ll be much better if

Young Master Clark’s really smart. You would think of this…” Ivan nodded. “I’ve thought about it, and publicizing this event is possible. However, your copies must be attractive. You can try to employ those aunties and ask them to help send flyers on your behalf. I believe that this would quickly catch everyone’s attention. Still, this

On the following

just finished breakfast when

lowered, Ben stood silent before them—and for a good, too—before he muttered, “Brother-in-law, Sister, I have something to

looked at each other and wondered if Ben’s mood had improved. They nodded and walked outside with

but I’m not highly educated, so I don’t

a complete bastard who only knows to fool around and take things for granted. When our family was poor and my sister picked up

that Ben had matured overnight. He was able to reflect on his actions and

can’t even win a fight with Ivan…!” Ben laughed a bitter laugh, without mirth behind it at all.

type of business you want to do, and you never have to

did not expect Ben to turn down his offer with a shake of his head. “I don’t want your money. We have two Rolls-Royce Phantom given to us by Miss Sharon because Brother-in-law helped cure her condition. As Mother is getting her car license, leave one for her. I’ll sell mine and get money from it. I want to try

ahead if you want to sell it, but remember that you won’t have a

by that time, I can simply buy a car at a hundred thousand budget. I now realize that we need

to say. It seemed that Ben had

whatever you want to do,” assured

and Father that Xena poisoned me. I don’t want to worry them. I’m honestly fine. These

of her as a kind and nice person. I didn’t even want to face the fact that sometimes, I do feel like something’s wrong with

the grounds not far

Warrior is calling out to us!” Elaine was happy when

call him Master instead. Wouldn’t the Supreme Warrior scold you If others overheard that?”

Orchid, you said it twice…” Elaine bit back a smile before

embarrassed. Elaine said

what can we do for you? Are you going shopping with your lady? Do you need our protection?” gushed Elaine the moment she

to do something. Both of you, follow him and

for this. I’m a man. Why do I need to be protected? It’s normal for Mother and Sister to bring two bodyguards with them when they go out, but why do I need to bring bodyguards? It’s so

you! You have a bruise on your forehead and it’s obviously from a fight. How dare you say that you don’t need protection because you’re a man? I think that you’re the one who needs protection the most!” countered Elaine, feeling unappreciated and frowned upon. The Supreme Warrior finally appointed some work to

never thought that a bodyguard would fight back. He rolled his eyes at

down on women?” Elaine raised her head and said provocatively. “If you’re so capable, fight with me. If you win, I won’t follow you. Otherwise, we stick to Master’s plan; I’ll be

fight with a woman!” came Ben’s reply, an indirect concession to the female

incapable!” Elaine smugly replied, her hands

up with a comeback, Ben immediately opened the car door

his car. “Let’s go, Young

me?” quipped Ben when Elaine sat at the

her closely, this woman was pretty and had a good figure. With the seatbelt on, her figure looked sexier. Her long, fair

was slightly embarrassed when such

what if I sit by your side? It doesn’t affect your driving!” Elaine rolled her beautiful doe eyes as she grinned cheekily. “Hey, who hit you

Ben was taken aback at this woman’s strong offer, and he had a tight smile on his face. “Nevermind,” he declined. “Even if I do want vengeance, I should be the one to do

idea that you still have a backbone!” Elaine then mulled things over and suggested, “If that’s the case, I can help you get stronger whenever you’re free. I’ll train

a sign of agreement it was. “Sure, I’ll treat it

residence, Andrew and

Xena really get together with Ivan? We couldn’t sleep at all last night because of this. We’re afraid that your

convincing smile on her face as she did. “I feel that this is a good

and you say this is a good thing?” Fiona was speechless; she had no idea why

been good enough for my brother. I’ve told him before that Xena’s just a golddigger and that her social connections are rather shady. Apart from that, she had questionable relationships with several people in the motor robbers. It’s just a shame that none of you

before she added, “Brother has finally grown

it? That’s a very expensive Rolls-Royce Phantom!” Fiona was getting more stupefied. She

a living himself. He wants to sell the car and open an internet cafe…” Selena then explained the situation to Fiona and Andrew. “ jackie wanted to give him money to start a business, but he declined jackie’s offer. Doesn’t that sound

move on from Xena soon.” Andrew

Xena anymore after this! This girl’s daring enough to bully my son. I’ll slap her so many times if I ever see her again…! She’s gone

you want the next time you see her!” Selena commented, a small smile

and they soon

…

Drake family’s

Yvonne, and Sharon walking out from the

he saw Sharon. This woman had been visiting a little too

finally here. I missed you so much!” Sharon instantly ran

instantly felt something was wrong. He almost passed out when he turned to look at his

no reason?! It was

his arm and rubbed against

push her away

I need a reason to miss you?” Blush seared

no man did not like this. Since Sharon had explicitly expressed her feelings for jackie, Yvonne thought she could push her to be bolder.

also told Sharon that she should always be

dress skimpily and get closer to jackie, she never thought

proactive. I hope this works!” said

them smiled before walking

her face, Tanya began, “ jackie, we’re going to the amusement park later. As always, we’ll be bringing only you, and no other bodyguards! Don’t worry,

a faint smile. “Since Miss Tanya wants to go, then I’ll spend time and accompany the

you, an old antique, know how to praise women!” Tanya was rather elated when she heard jackie’s choice of words. jackie praised

knew his nonchalant words caused Tanya—this young and pretty lady—to have unrealistic

jackie laughed; this was his

She recalled the time when their lips accidentally met when they were wrestling; his lips

she

men like

he drank with Yvonne, and at that same time, he

was purely an accident. He had no idea something like that would happen. When he saw Yvonne’s abashed expression, was it possible that she had fallen for him

this would be troubling, and Sharon was already making him feel uncomfortable. How could

he’s charming and manly. I wouldn’t fall for him at first sight if he wasn’t!” It shocked them that Sharon would still

need to have the reserved attitude of a woman!” This was Tanya’s house, thus he could only give her sound advice instead of chasing her

mind in such

Will you like me if I’m reserved? But didn’t Yvonne say that men

Drake. You even taught people

Sharon and growled, “Sharon, why

had happened, Sharon sheepishly replied, “Sorry, my

everything later when we go out to play! I’ll pay for food and the amusement

arms across

“Let’s go!”

…

of them eventually arrived at the

handing out flyers once they parked the car and reached

out flyers on such a hot day… That must be difficult!” The four of them knew that these people had

this was a flyer about the amusement park’s activities so he

stunned when he actually

looked at their flyer

jackie, you’re so romantic!

were some romantic heart-shaped photos on the flyer, and there were words

more days to the birthday of Taylor family’s No. 1

jackie White, will hold an extravagant birthday party in 27 more days! We welcome

the words written on

birthday party like this!” Sharon looked at the flyers and looked at jackie with hearts in her

wife’s birthday party like this. jackie, your wife will surely be so happy with this!” Truthfully, Yvonne envied Selena to an extent. jackie was already advertising the party far before the event started. She would love it if a man were to treat

that, these…words are too high-profile, too much. There’s even a countdown to the date of the party. Moreover, it’s stated here that you’re the ‘Goddess of War’s savior’ and that your wife is ‘the

entire city knows that

“I didn’t make these flyers. While I do want my wife’s birthday party to stir the entire city and

move, but the more she thought it over, the more she realized that this was not

admitted that jackie saved her life before, nobody

to be proud of. If somebody else was in jackie’s shoes, they

however, had never taken something like this as

many people know about this as I’ve just mentioned it briefly the other day. Even Old Master Taylor doesn’t know

look!” At this moment, Yvonne pointed at a taxi that drove past

their sockets when he realized what it was about. What was going on? Why were

would anyone do this, apart from trying to be romantic to your wife and for the surprise factor? Who’d spend money to publicize this

saw through him. “Don’t pretend and deny it. You’re really good

that—‘don’t pretend and

it. “There’s only one other

don’t have any motive to do this. I’ve given Ivan a beating,

jackie as his

knew he was not poisoned, while both Xena and

thirty days from the day he consumed it. Was it a coincidence that the day so happened to be Selena’s

this matter. They were waiting to see how jackie would fail on that day. What sort of

even went ahead to publicize the party. Even if it was canceled, jackie and the

happier if the

smiled coldly once he was able to conclude

Do you

elusive. It was this mysterious feeling that made her want to know him more. She believed

this publicity was done as a deliberate

Nevermind, let’s go! it’s time to go in and enjoy ourselves!” jackie smiled indifferently and walked toward

as she looked at

that jackie had made his guesses but

entire city?” After mulling it over, Tanya soon realized that ‘stir the entire city’ here meant

more money. If jackie only wanted to spend around ten to twenty million, that would not

These people wanted jackie to lose his face and unable to bear the cost of such a grand event so they could make fun of him! This person is a low-life, alright. They rather spend money to help

cold smirk appeared on Tanya’s face when she came to that revelation. The other party might not know this, but the Drake family had been thinking of ways to get into jackie’s good books. It did not matter if it was

up to him, and assured, “Don’t stress over it, jackie. It’s a good thing that other people helped you with the

jackie smiled, not

already bought four tickets and

Meanwhile…

envy him… He has

when they saw what he saw. “Hey, all three of them are beauties! One of them not only

These women looked like they come from rich families, so it’s only natural that this man is just as rich. Otherwise, why would these women go out with him? Normal people like us can

633 These park-goers could only look

Meanwhile…

had several young men and women with him. “Isn’t that Miss Drake?” the

knew it was Tanya the moment he noticed her, and he was startled to see her here. “Tsk, tsk! And it seems Tanya’s not the only one here.

second-class aristocratic family, asked

family was a third-class aristocratic family, thus the only thing he could afford to do was look at jackie’s female companions, even though he liked pretty

would fail should he

many

Lowe had one of the flyers he received at the entrance in his

never thought they would meet this

what had happened. “F*ck… He’s really lucky with the opposite gender! He’s able to be with beautiful

closely and sourly commented, “Stir the entire town? He’s

army and had already spent over a hundred million on other things. He shouldn’t have much left with him; probably around tens of millions. Can he genuinely host a party that’ll ‘stir the entire city’? This advertisement should’ve cost him millions since it’s all

bus stations with this advertisement in the advertisement spaces. They must’ve been put up

advertisements,” blurted a young woman among the company. “How much money has he left for the

absolutely correct. If the aim’s to stir up the entire city, doesn’t it have to be several levels higher than the Old Master Taylor’s seventieth birthday dinner? At the very least, it should be held at a very expensive bar. Old Master Taylor’s birthday dinner wasn’t hosted in an extravagant

then. I want to see how he can stir up the entire city!” Young Master Lowe would be lying if he said he was

jackie and

at jackie as though asking

kept staring at a middle-aged man with dark glasses and a cap not far away

kept pointing aimlessly on the ground. He seemed to be blind yet was tailing

possible? He’s just a blind person,” countered Tanya as she looked at the blind man. “What’s wrong with

that he turned blind at this age,” muttered Sharon as

when he heard the reasoning of these women. “Look carefully,” jackie insisted, “there’s something wrong with his cane. Try and think why is he

instantly sped toward the supposed blind man with the cane. “F*ck! This guy is a pervert,” she snapped, “and he’s secretly taking photos!” Yvonne

she finally realized what

the man and she pushed him down

once he collided against the ground. He then yelped, “Help! Somebody’s

of the group of young women walking in front of him, and these women turned around to look at them. The man’s yelp had also attracted the attention of other

you bullying a blind man?!” scolded one of

the ground without any reason? She’s really ruthless! What’s in

around on the ground before he got a hold

this bastard was extremely daring. He had the gall to

away

scolded Yvonne, “What’s wrong with you, woman? How can you scold the blind person when you

his cane away. “I won’t let him leave. He’s a pervert, and this cane is his instrument to take photos! I saw him

man immediately yelled loudly. “It’s bad enough she pushed me down, but she even

that possible? This blind man is a pervert who secretly takes photos?” Some of the people started suspecting

under their skirts!” Tanya pushed her way through the crowd

you guys.” Sharon also walked forward. “How can you all say she’s bullying the blind person when she’s

of the George family? I heard that she had

lady must be Miss Tanya then, right?” another man exclaimed.

exchanged comments about her. They had no

member of the Drake family, the daughter of the richest man in Eastfield. Why would she lie to us?”

she’s very active in doing charity work. Why would she

have purposely stretched this under a skirt? Even if I stretched the cane under their skirts, that’s just an accident. How could you say that I did it on purpose?!” He paused here before continuing, “Apart from that, I’m blind. If you say that I’m secretly taking

of the three men who pushed their way through the crowd immediately said, “Yes, this woman misunderstood him

accuse someone else? Being heroically is the right thing to do and proclaiming positive energy isn’t wrong, but accusing someone baselessly

the blind man and spoke, “Hey, Brother. It’s better if you don’t walk around in such hot weather. There’s a slightly cooler place over there. Come, let

are more kind people than bad ones in this world!” chirped the blind man in a seemingly grateful manner, and this moved many of the onlookers. Indeed,

she and the rest were wrong about him? What this blind person said seemed to make sense. Why would he take photos of other people’s underwear

as they were wondering what to do next, jackie pushed

earnestly at

smiled indifferently. “You can’t leave yet because I have unanswered questions. Why would he, a blind man as he claimed, keep stretching his cane under the

man immediately became defensive. “Young man, don’t talk nonsense. I can’t even see, and you’re smearing my name. How would I know