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!”

possibilities, jackie threw the ball

my brother end her. As for Ivan Taylor, hmmm, it wouldn’t be a good idea to kill him. He’s responsible for the South Hill Real Estate projects and he’s my cousin, too. If we kill over this matter, Grandpa Taylor

offered herself to him or he went to Xena first. We

tell you!” Xena’s voice

you so

jackie drank the poisoned water yesterday!

a wicked smile. “As long as this b*stard dies, you can announce our relationship in front of everyone in the Taylor family.

give jackie the

of disbelief. He had been looking forward to this day for

He was responsible for the grilling, which 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 water. I pretended to help him open the bottle before handing

the incident, brazenness and arrogance could be heard in Xena’s tone as though she had accomplished a glorious

day will also be jackie’s memorial day. His body will become weaker and weaker as the

laughed aloud, and then added, “Babe, come here. Let

You’re so cute when you’re impatient to

voice was full of

say

out a

was burning with so

sister had been saying was true, that Xena, this slutty woman, had long been in

Xena poisoning him was

rotten and dirty woman. What she said about him—a hopeless trash—was completely beyond his imagination as well. She

buy me a villa, too!” Xena’s voice

the button on the screen, turning off the listening device. In the next second, he got out of the car and strode

“Let’s go!”

glances before getting out of the car

desk of the hotel in

Taylor is staying in!” jackie commanded with a

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

desk. “You have two choices here. First, find out the room and the money

receptionist. She knew that there were many people in this world that she could not

not

into the definition of

typed on the keyboard and searched through the system. “Room five-oh-two!”

let out an icy laugh. “I’m glad you brought your brain with you

towards the elevator and took it to the fifth

a keycard

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

was kicked wide open

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

Xena reacted almost instantly. She knew that

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

here? Are you guys insane? How dare you break into my

a frosty expression covering his face. He reprimanded them

son of

could no longer hold back his anger. He leaped toward Ivan with a firmly balled fist, slamming a punch

hard. When he got up on his feet, a stream of scarlet

Ben, are you nuts? Why did you hit me?

Ben a deadly stare. “The woman in bed right now is from a nightclub!

f*cker! Stop lying! Do you think I

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

She did not dare 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

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

was struck by Ivan’s powerful kick. He

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

check, making sure the three did not pick up anything strange from him. “I got this woman from a nightclub! What

I’ll fight you

shot up from the ground and charged toward

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

indeed useless trash! Do you think I’m as 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

brazenness and arrogance covered his face as if he was the ruler

you

the poison to Xena, and if he could not kill Ivan, at least

I didn’t even sleep with your woman, why are you being nosy? Besides, the things between men and women are out of their own will. I didn’t force

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

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

upwards, showing a disdainful smile. He walked slowly

his feet as well. He wiped off the blood near his nose

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 to Xena. You should be the one

hiding under the blanket. He strode belligerently to the bed and pulled the blanket sheet

“Ah!”

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 was here and that Ben was going to kill her. Her heart hammered in her chest and her body shook with

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 out of her car in the hotel’s parking

F*cking pervert! I haven’t put on my clothes

out her arms immediately

did not even bother to look at them. Instead, he walked up to

pain crushed him inside out.

thrown

He was hoping with all his heart that he would not witness the scene that he hated the most. However, he could not avoid the truth

you can’t completely blame me for this. You can only

snarled, “Shameless fcking b*tch! Pretending to be all elegant and pure in front of me every day! You’re

dare you

despair, she said, “Ben Taylor, how could you! I’m fortunate that I decided not to give myself fully to you. You’re

he raised his arm high again. However, his

be with a person like that? Besides, I’ve been with you for two to three years now and I’ve never seen a hopeful future

tongue was tied by a series of questions. He stood frozen. At this moment, he actually began to believe that

Ben, could not stand the situation anymore.

right do you

soaked in anger. She knew inside out that Ben loved her very much, so naturally, he would be reluctant to beat her. For

Selena would

a shameless slut? Indeed, my brother 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

and slept with him for his wealth! How

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

if you

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 day.

“Shameless!”

down on the bed. His hands were around her neck, choking her. “I—I’ll kill you! I’ll kill

Ben like a tide. His bloodshot eyes were full of wrath and he looked

It’s a consensual relationship! What right do you have to kill her? You can’t blame Xena just because you’re a piece of useless sht!” Ivan yelled. He spat out a mouthful of blood after receiving a few kicks from

him a lot, and there was much affection between the two of them. He

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

feebler, her face turned

bring himself to kill her in the

his vision. He let go of Xena and fell to the

coughing and gasping for air. She was panting

are you doing? How can

last breath, and Ben could have avenged himself! Yet, her softhearted

“Sis!”

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!” he

tremble inside her.

party had wronged him, for him to kill someone he loved the

and got up and rushed out the door. She was afraid that if she

room, Selena breathed out a sigh of defeat

let go of this deeply

feel better

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

Let’s go. You’ll beat him to death

tiringly. She walked over to jackie and pulled at

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

about the poison, no one would believe him. Now that he had forced the poison out of his body, his body was

was not aware of the plan to poison

he did feel a lot better now after beating up Ivan

is fond of me but not Ben?

what happened today! And don’t you worry, you’ll regret your actions

Xena’s bag and plucked off the tracking device. He then held Selena’s hand and

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 body was in pain

Ivan picked up his phone and called her, only to find that Xena had been so frightened that when she escaped the

that his limbs were about to detach from his body and it was about to fall apart. He did not know how badly he

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,

tone icy cold. Then he dialed

…

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

down on her. Even

thought for a moment before speeding toward the direction of Ken Clark’s residence to look

me everything from A to

Taylor family is now a second-class family, and with

“ jackie, the b*stard!”

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

neck. Only then did I manage to escape. I didn’t bring my

worry. I’ve thought about it. I don’t think Young Master

a moment and then a disdainful smile hung over

can

“ jackie is a hot-headed

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

added, “But Selena was there, too. So, he wouldn’t kill Ivan. He’s Selena’s cousin after all, and if jackie killed him because of this, it would be difficult for them to justify themselves before Old

of relief upon hearing Ken’s words. “ jackie and the others should’ve left by now, but I’m still afraid. Could you please get several bodyguards and come

618 “I—I’m coming

Xena requested him to take some bodyguards and go with her to the

were on par with jackie’s, not even the number one bodyguard of the Clark family—Dan Jameson. Even if he brought a bunch of bodyguards with him, they would not be

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

Clark, are you afraid of

and felt

a joke! He’s merely a good-for-nothing adopted son-in-law, why should I be afraid of him?” Ken sneered dryly,

a call to him first. If jackie left the

in agreement at Ken’s plan. It was a feasible

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

Goddammit! I was beaten by that motherf*cker jackie and I’ve

came out from the phone’s

snatched the phone from Ken, “Ivan, I’m here with Young Master Clark! I went to seek help from him to get you out of there! Are you

I’m the Young Master of the Taylor

up and could walk around the room now. Although his whole body was aching, the injuries were not severe. They were only bruises on

Taylor Residence or the company. If

his father that it was because of

We’ll come over immediately. My phone and bag are still in the room!” Xena

you?” Ken cursed out loud. He turned his head towards Xena and his eyes went up 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

call some bodyguards over and we’ll go to Ivan’s place together

and his adam-apple jumped. “It’d be better to keep tonight’s matter as a secret. To Young Master Taylor, it’s an extremely

keep my

thought she had noticed Ken’s burning stare on her chest. Her cheeks were suddenly kissed pink at the thought, yet she put on a smile,

his residence and soon, came out with several bodyguards behind

them and got into the car as well. The cars were heading in the direction of

Ben had already returned

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

you can’t kill her. After

in the backseat. She continued, “But, this is the last time you’ll be grieving. The next time we see her, you can’t stop us from wanting to kill her. After all, this woman is too cunning. Not only did she cheat on you, but she also attempted to poison your

Sis. I understand now. I was useless before, and too naïve. I don’t behave like a grown and mature man. I don’t even have a decent job! To her,

Then, a voice came out from his mouth again, “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 believe I’ll stand

that you can think in

By the way,

the solution, he wouldn’t have drank

average, but right now it seemed that his skills were more than that. He was a miraculous

a bitter

to Ben? He doesn’t seem right to me. Where did you all go?” Fiona came out

cheated on Ben with Ivan. I truly didn’t expect

from Selena’s mouth. If it were someone else, they would

way!

of horrified

look on Ben’s face, coupled with Selena’s bad mood, she could not help but gulp

the middle of the act in a hotel

defeated sigh. “What have I been saying? This woman’s not so simple, yet none of you believed me. Do you finally get

the villa after dropping her last word

kill Xena,

longer suppress her irritation about the situation. “It’s not only because of my brother, she poisoned you too! That fcking piece

love money? And there she thought she’d become wealthy after marrying Ivan? I’ll let her taste her own fruit! I’ll make sure she knows that even if she married

make her regret everything and

her head slightly to the side

of us because he feels that you’ll compete with him for the Taylor’s inheritance. I know you’re not interested in it at all, but

“Because this will be the best revenge for

inheritance at

forming between her brows. “I just want to live a peaceful life. Plus, the money we earn monthly is more than enough for us to live comfortably. We have a villa, and also cars! I truly enjoy the life we’re having right now. As

dear wife, you’re

happily and wrapped his arms around Selena’s 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 that Grandpa Taylor always treated you very well and that you’ll eventually take what belongs to him! He’s

the general manager of the company. Naturally, he wouldn’t want to share any of it with anyone. If you 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

words. “I get what you mean. I’ve been forgiving him and letting things slide due to our blood relationship, but he’s never done that for me. He’s never thought of letting us live.

long after, the Taylor properties and assets will all be gone. He’ll make sure that everyone’s

He’s never thought of letting us live. I’ll make sure he feels the same! I, Selena Taylor,

bullied her and impeded her from finding a job in other companies, he also bullied Kylie! She only tolerated and swallowed it down

Drake family, Ivan would tone down his behavior for a bit. Hence, she decided to let all

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

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 was so obvious that he did it deliberately

more often. His attitude toward us has changed a lot after his seventieth

warm shower and went

lying on a hospital bed, taking some

Xena, you’re too careless! How didn’t you

sitting beside the

going on, too! I even took extra steps to make sure I wasn’t followed!

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 beyond any imaginable level. If he gets

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

successfully blended into the family again. jackie

Ben who had let her go. jackie was not able to kill her in

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

their actions if they kill you.” Ivan smiled bitterly. “Luckily jackie didn’t know that you fed him poison. If he knew about it, he wouldn’t have considered so many

of unadulterated joy began spreading throughout every

he would be the one to have Selena once jackie was out of the picture. He had waited for this

initially worried Xena would fail since jackie was rather smart and could catch onto what Xena was planning. He never thought Xena would succeed at feeding jackie the poison

How’s that, Young Master Clark? Am I reliable?” Xena saw how Ken’s expression lightened up right after he heard about her success. “You seem so excited! Don’t you think you

face. “Some other time,” he quickly dismissed.

this promise of yours!” the gleeful Xena chirped at

do it? Tell us about the specifics. Neil still doesn’t know about the current situation, so I’ll tell him all about it later. He’d definitely be over the

began, and she relayed the entire

after he heard what 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

at this as he spoke, “That’s right. Young Master Clark, jackie said that he wants to prepare an extravagant birthday party that’ll stir the entire town. That day happens to be the day of his death, too. Don’t you

wish he’d drop dead as soon as possible!”

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

you mean?” Ken prodded, his heart leaping in

Master Clark only needs to pay the Xenos family a visit and tell them how jackie killed their young master. That way, the Xenos

in getting even would increase,” schemed Ivan with a nonchalant grin on his face. “Of course, this

entire Taylor family’s business is under my management, and the company

tell him about this over some drinks,” Ken spoke. “This will surely make a good conversation!” The smile on Ken’s face did not

car, Ken rang up Neil and invited him out to some

…

me out so late at night?” huffed Neil once he arrived at their meeting spot. He had been under the weather lately as jackie had become increasingly hard

the chance to win over Selena’s heart. After all, the Taylor family had become a second-class aristocratic family,

the Goddess of War and had even saved her life. Apart from that, they knew that Sharon George harbored

this town

matter! An extremely happy matter!”

not be that way to me.” Neil smiled bitterly. It seemed that Ken had a change of luck and struck gold or something. Still, what did this have to do with

You’ll be just as happy when you hear what I’m about to say!” Ken

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

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 fine if you don’t want to

tell me about it?” Neil was speechless. “Come on, tell me

half a bottle of that mineral water bottle in one go. Do you think that the amount of poison he took was enough?” Ken

Neil as he broke a slow smile. “F*ck! That’s good news

not too much for you to pay for this news, right?” said Ken as the grin never

pay for it! F*ck… jackie’s dying soon. The

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

used to have a good relationship with Selena. Neil was good-looking and prepossessing, but he did not have such a

least of his concern; a fat pig like him would never get Selena. Hence,

so long as Ken would 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

the situation in a bit. This Xena can be rather useful in

excitement was getting the best of

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

right… if jackie knows that he’s been poisoned,

wasn’t about this matter. jackie knew about him and Ben, and he’s found out some things between him and

room, Ken sat himself and patted Neil’s shoulder. “Do you want

he’s dead right now! I’ve been waiting so long for this day, but now, I’m hopeful! One month… He’ll

to a place called Sky City…” Ken chuckled and told Neil about how jackie killed Xenos family’s Young Master Quil

tomorrow. If that’s the case, jackie’s strength

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

624 Several cars drove toward Sky City the following

them two to three hours to even

the outskirts of

extreme people were in this city, thus Neil and the others

had a simple meal before

One is huge and the other is powerless?” Ken was startled

there’s only one left now. Someone had wiped out the

Master Quil have come from this wiped-out Xenos family?” Ken gulped; he could not believe what he had just heard. This seemed too coincidental. They had just reached this place, yet they were faced with the fact that the Xenos

here before he continued, “Nonetheless, this person had morals. He only killed the important figures and martial artists in the Xenos family, but most of the workers, children,

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

mulling it over. “Goodness me… Could it be that Goddess of War, Lana Zechs

have speculated that the Xenos family would avenge their fallen young master and, because of that, sought for the Goddess

possible. Despite having returned the favor to jackie before, jackie had in fact saved the Goddess of War. Had jackie begged for her help, the Goddess of War won’t have the

angry. “F*ck! jackie truly is too cunning and prognostic. How could he have foreseen this? He doesn’t have any true strength, relying only on others

It seemed as though their plan to end jackie’s life much earlier than

are the both of you talking about?

War is here? How’s that possible? The person who took out the Xenos family was a very strong middle-aged

each other. What was this? Was

I heard that he’s a very powerful King of War, but I’ve forgotten his

War?” Neil and Ken were baffled even more. This was getting out

and gave it to the passerby. “Thank you for your time, Brother. This is for you to buy

Thank you, Young Master!” Elated, the

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

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

very angry to have dealt such an attack on the Xenos family,” surmised Neil. “He’s ruthless, alright! What we didn’t

I heard from Xena that he even kidnapped Fiona and herself, wanting a three-way with

of War’s daughter, and people came

to Eastfield, dispirited at the turn

bought some fruits and decided to

…

was evening when they got

Young Master Clark, why are you here?” blurted

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

fcking lucky!” Ivan was dumbstruck when

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

say that he’d give Selena an extravagant

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

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,

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and Selena had just finished breakfast when Ben walked toward

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

looked at each other and wondered if Ben’s mood had

get myself a job but I’m not highly educated, so I don’t know what I can

not a loser in the eyes of others. I want to grow. I now realized I had been a complete bastard who only knows to fool around and take things for granted. When our family was poor and my sister picked up trash just to earn a living, I took the money you

matured overnight. He was able to reflect on his actions and assessed

the person who stole my lover,” Ben blurted. “I can’t even win a fight with Ivan…!”

start a business?” offered jackie after careful deliberation. “I can sponsor you no matter what type of business you want to do, and

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.

a new car and was gifted to you. Go ahead if you

an issue to sell it for six million. I’ll still have some money left after I set up the internet cafe, and by that time, I can simply buy a car at a hundred thousand budget. I now realize that we need to be frugal even though we’re rich. And to think

Ben had to say. It seemed that Ben had changed a lot after the turn

to do,” assured Selena as she

then occurred to jackie as he spoke, “By the way, Ben, don’t tell Mother and Father that Xena poisoned me. I don’t want

about this, but I thought of her as a kind and nice person. I didn’t even want to face the fact that sometimes, I do feel like

strolling the grounds not far away from

calling out to us!” Elaine was happy when

him as Supreme Warrior and call him Master instead. Wouldn’t the Supreme Warrior scold you If others overheard that?” Elaine carefully eyed her surroundings. If others

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

was embarrassed. Elaine

you? Are you going shopping with your lady? Do you need our protection?” gushed Elaine

Both of you, follow him

do I need to be protected? It’s normal for Mother and Sister to bring two bodyguards with them when they go out, but

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

thought that a bodyguard would fight back. He rolled his eyes at her.

“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 watching you from afar and protecting

I’m a man, and I won’t fight with a woman!” came Ben’s reply, an indirect concession to

you’re incapable!” Elaine smugly replied,

Ben immediately

Orchid immediately boarded his car. “Let’s go, Young Master

are you sitting beside me?” quipped Ben

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

such a

she grinned cheekily. “Hey, who hit you by the way? Do you want

628 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

I’ve no idea that you still have a backbone!” Elaine then mulled things over and suggested, “If that’s the case, I

a short moment before he nodded, a sign of agreement it was.

at the residence, Andrew and Fiona walked

where did your brother go? Did Xena really get together with Ivan? We couldn’t sleep at all last night because of this. We’re afraid that your brother might lose his

worry, Mother,” Selena assured her, an equally convincing smile on her face as she did. “I feel that this is

worried about him, and you say this is a good thing?” Fiona was speechless; she had no idea

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

grown up. He even went out to sell his

to sell it? That’s a very expensive Rolls-Royce Phantom!” Fiona was getting

and open an internet cafe…” Selena then explained the situation to Fiona and Andrew. “ jackie wanted to give him money to start a

after such a blow. I hope he can move on from Xena soon.” Andrew nodded in satisfaction, obviously satisfied with Ben’s

meet 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 overboard this time!” fumed

to satisfy you, you can slap her all you want the next time you see

smiled, and they soon left in their

…

the Drake family’s residence and walked

thing he expected was to see Tanya, Yvonne, and Sharon walking out from

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

I missed you so much!” Sharon instantly ran up to jackie

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

V-neck dress for no reason?! It was quite obvious she was trying to

woman was doing this on purpose. She practically glued herself against his arm and rubbed against it incessantly. Any other man

to push her away

I need a reason to miss

in fact, Yvonne’s idea; she knew no man did not like this. Since Sharon had explicitly expressed her feelings

she should always be in close proximity with jackie

dress skimpily and get closer to

rather proactive. I hope this works!” said the

smiled before walking

Tanya began, “ jackie, we’re going to the amusement park later. As always, we’ll be bringing only you, and no other

faint smile. “Since Miss Tanya wants

Tanya was rather elated when she heard jackie’s choice of words. jackie praised her as the pretty lady. Did he genuinely feel she was

and pretty lady—to have unrealistic

this was his first time being called

think. I’m not saying you’re old!” Tanya glanced at jackie secretly. She recalled

met not once, but twice. She got very shy whenever she thought of that moment, and her heart would beat so much

bottom lip and added, “Actually, slightly older men like you are mature and steady men. These men are the most

and at that same time, he saw Yvonne’s abashed face. His expression

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 because of

troubling, and Sharon was already making him feel uncomfortable. How could jackie handle it if Yvonne was feeling

I wouldn’t fall for him at first sight if he wasn’t!” It shocked them that Sharon would still go up to jackie—even after he basically tried

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

in such a short time when he saw her proactive

Will you like me if I’m reserved? But didn’t Yvonne say that men like proactive women? She even told me that it’s difficult for men to pursue women, but

are, Yvonne Drake. You even

to Sharon and growled, “Sharon, why are you such

what had happened, Sharon sheepishly replied, “Sorry, my bad. I

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

her arms across her chest, inwardly pleased at the

“Let’s go!”

…

of them eventually arrived at the

would see a few aunties handing out flyers once they parked the car and

That must be difficult!” The four of them knew that these

amusement park’s activities so he

he actually digested the

going on?” The trio also looked at their flyer once they noticed jackie rooted on

this for real? jackie, you’re so romantic! Did you design

flyer, and there

the birthday of

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

words written on

This is so romantic of jackie! He’s promoting the birthday party like this!” Sharon looked at the flyers and looked at jackie with hearts in her eyes. “Not only are you manly,

thought you’d publicize your 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

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 a little too exaggerating? With this, the entire city knows that you’re the one who saved the Goddess of War’s

was darkening. “I didn’t make these flyers. While I do want my wife’s birthday party to stir

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

admitted that jackie saved her life before, nobody would have known about it

somebody else was in jackie’s shoes, they

something like this as

noses in my business?” jackie’s wry smile dropped into a frown. “Not many people know about this as I’ve just mentioned

jackie, look!” At this moment, Yvonne pointed

about. What was going on? Why were such publicizing words continuously broadcasted on the taxi? If that

a lot of money on this intense advertising. Why would anyone do this, apart from trying to be romantic to your wife and for the surprise factor? Who’d spend money to

grin as though she saw through him. “Don’t pretend and deny it. You’re

did that—‘don’t pretend and deny it’—sounded

about it. “There’s only one

jackie thought to himself. ‘They don’t have any motive to do this. I’ve given Ivan a beating, so they must hate me. Why are they still spending money

to jackie as his eyes

while both Xena and Ivan were

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

sly dogs—Ivan and Xena—would want to make a big fuss on this matter. They were waiting to see how jackie would fail on that day. What sort of a scene would it be if Selena’s birthday became his

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

happier if the party happened as

smiled coldly once he was able to conclude everything. It

by ‘scheme’? Do you know who it

an important identity. She felt like jackie was getting more and more elusive. It was this mysterious feeling that made her want to know him more. She believed that as long as she proactively involved herself with jackie, she would then know his

seemed as though this publicity was done as a deliberate attack against him. Still, she had no idea how

let’s go! it’s time to go in and enjoy ourselves!” jackie smiled

frowned as she looked

could see that jackie had made his guesses but did

the entire city’ here meant that the more

around ten to twenty million, that would

people wanted jackie to lose his face and unable to bear the cost of such a grand event so they could make fun of

this, but the Drake family had been thinking of ways to get into jackie’s good books. It did not matter if it was ten billion

“Don’t stress over it,

right!” jackie smiled, not wanting to say anything

had already bought four tickets and gave

Meanwhile…

“F*ck, I envy him…

he saw. “Hey, all three of them are beauties! One of

so it’s only natural that this man is just as rich. Otherwise, why would these women go out with

These park-goers could only look at

Meanwhile…

not far away from where they were, overheard their conversation. This man had several young men and women with him. “Isn’t that Miss Drake?” the

it seems Tanya’s not the only one here. The beautiful

who’s that man, Young Master Lowe?” One of his companions, a man from a second-class aristocratic family, asked

rich. Still, his family was a third-class aristocratic family, thus the only thing he could afford to do was look

would fail should he even tried to pursue

turned down many young

flyer!” Young Master Lowe had one of the flyers he

would meet this

man suddenly understood what had happened. “F*ck… He’s really lucky with the opposite gender! He’s able to be with beautiful women no matter where he went, and

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

shouldn’t have much left with him; probably around tens of millions. Can he genuinely host a party that’ll ‘stir the entire city’?

I saw several bus stations with this advertisement in the

spend lots of money on the advertisements,” blurted a young woman

right, that’s 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

until the party. We’ll go and take a look by then. I want to see how he can stir up the entire city!” Young Master Lowe would be lying if he said he was not being bitter at this point. “He might make a fool out of himself

and the young

aren’t many people queuing there!” Tanya smiled and looked at jackie as though asking for permission. What she did not know was that

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

the ground. He seemed to be

Tanya as she looked at the

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

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

toward the supposed blind man with the cane. “F*ck! This guy is a pervert,” she snapped,

Sharon was just as angry when she finally realized what was going on. Sharon,

she pushed him

against the ground.

attention 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

you? Why are you bullying a blind man?!” scolded one of the women that the supposed blind man was tailing behind, and

ground without any reason? She’s really ruthless! What’s in that head of hers?!”

a hold of his cane.

irate once she noticed his indecency; this bastard was extremely daring. He had the gall to stretch the cane under her dress when he saw so many people were speaking on behalf

immediately walked away and hid

men squeezed their way out from the crowd and scolded Yvonne, “What’s wrong with you, woman? How can you scold the blind person when

her thoughts into words, Yvonne walked up to the man and took his cane away. “I won’t let him leave. He’s a pervert, and this cane is

this woman snatching my cane?” The blind man immediately yelled loudly. “It’s bad enough she pushed me down, but she even

This blind man is a pervert who secretly takes photos?” Some of the people started suspecting what Yvonne said. After all, who would

of trash that takes photos of girls under their skirts!” Tanya pushed her way through the crowd as she yelled

We saw everything with our own eyes. She gets nothing good for being kind to you guys.” Sharon also walked forward.

family? I heard that she had turned into a pretty woman. I

Tanya then, right?” another man exclaimed. “I was

as well, thus began the exchanged comments about her. They had no idea that they would meet

Miss Tanya said. Miss Tanya is a member of the Drake family, the daughter of the richest

active in doing charity

cane! I can’t even see the road, so how could I 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

the crowd immediately said, “Yes, this woman

else? Being heroically is

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

there are more kind people than bad ones in this world!” chirped the blind man in

and the rest were wrong about him? What this blind person said seemed to make sense.

Just as they were wondering what to do next, jackie pushed

He smiled earnestly at jackie. “What is

cane under

can’t even see, and you’re smearing my name. How would I know what’s