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!”

considering all the possibilities, jackie threw the ball to Selena, letting

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,

the one who offered herself to him or he went to Xena first. We can’t let this slide.

news to tell you!” Xena’s voice rang from the

making you so giggly?” Ivan returned,

drank the poisoned water yesterday!

and her mouth curved into a wicked smile. “As long as this b*stard dies, you can announce our relationship in front of everyone in

give jackie the

surprised voice contained a hint of disbelief. He had been looking forward to this day for a very

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 it to him. I seriously didn’t expect

and arrogance could be heard in Xena’s tone as though

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

laughed aloud, and then added, “Babe, come here. Let me undress you. You deserve a good reward from

cute when you’re impatient to get

was full

imp. You don’t say what you think, do

out a

Ben was burning with so much anger he was

out that what jackie and his sister had been saying was true, that Xena, this slutty woman, had long been in private affairs

poisoning him was proved to be true,

that Xena was such a woman—a rotten and dirty woman. What she said about him—a hopeless trash—was completely

me

tapped the button on the screen, turning off the listening device. In the next second, he got out

“Let’s go!”

glances before getting

desk of the hotel

which room Ivan Taylor is staying in!”

I’m sorry but I

out a stack of bills from his wallet and slapped them on the desk. “You have two choices

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

not provoke such a

the definition

keyboard and searched through the system. “Room

icy laugh. “I’m glad you brought your

the receptionist’s desk. The three of them strode towards the elevator

a keycard door! We can’t open

she noticed the hotel room

was kicked wide open with just a single

piercing scream. She was so frightened that she hid under the blanket, using it to cover her body and

door burst open, Xena reacted almost instantly. She knew that

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

Selena, why are you here? Are you guys insane? How

a frosty expression

son of a

hold back his anger. He leaped toward Ivan with a firmly balled fist, slamming

to fall onto the ground, hard. When he got up on his feet, a stream of scarlet blood flowed

Why did you hit me? What right do you have

a deadly stare. “The woman in bed right now is from a nightclub! I found her in a

Do you think I don’t know who’s under the blanket? That’s

in Ben again as he charged forward, swinging

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 long as Ivan kept denying it, there would still be hope for her to stay

this time, he was well prepared. He swayed slightly to the left, just enough to avoid the blow, and then he shot

by Ivan’s powerful kick. He plopped

would you know if it was Xena? Don’t

pick up anything strange from him. “I got this woman from a nightclub! What fiancée? Stop spewing nonsense!”

I’ll fight

from the ground and

flying backward with another kick. He plummeted to the ground, again. Ben

had bodyguards since I was young. Of course, I’ve learned and practiced a

his face as if

Ivan Taylor, did you just forget

he could not kill Ivan, at least he would give

sleep with your woman, why are you being nosy? Besides, the things between men and women are out of their

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 ant trying to pick on an elephant—no

beloved wife’s brother, after all. You beat my dear brother-in-law, it would only be fair if I beat you up to avenge him,

a disdainful smile. He walked slowly towards Ivan, painfully

got up on his feet as well. He wiped off

end her life yourself, right? You said that as long as I found evidence

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

“Ah!”

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

went out today! She even kept an eye on the surroundings when she got out of her car in the hotel’s parking lot. No one and no car was following her, not to mention jackie and the

are you doing! F*cking pervert! I haven’t put

her arms immediately

them. Instead, he walked up to Ivan and threw him

inside out. Every jostle sent ripples of pain through his shoulder, back, and neck,

merciless kicks were thrown

staring menacingly at Xena. He was hoping with all his heart that

put her clothes on quickly and returned Ben’s stare. “Ben Taylor, you can’t completely blame me for this. You can only blame yourself and your uselessness.

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, filthy witch who does dirty deeds

How dare you hit

that I decided not to give myself fully to you. You’re

tormented Ben and he raised his arm high again. However, his movement

with a hateful sneer on her face. “Just hit me! Stop being a useless gnat and hit me! A grown man who’d beat a woman? How can I be with a person like that? Besides, I’ve been with you for two to three years now and I’ve never seen a

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

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

btch! What right do you

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

she never thought Selena would come

been saving up was always for you to go

a gold digger and this is an iron fact! You approached Ivan and slept with him for his wealth! How dare you shamelessly shove all

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 to celebrate the new year? Have you forgotten the agreement with jackie? Today, you

if you

that only knows how to play games all day. What’s

“Shameless!”

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

and he looked as though he had emerged from hell.

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 jackie, yet he could

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

of the Taylor family. He wanted

feebler, her face

Ben could not bring himself to kill her in

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

coughing and gasping for

you doing?

and Ben could have avenged himself! Yet, her softhearted brother

“Sis!”

river. “Can someone really 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!”

a tremble inside her. She

was right. He loved Xena too much. Even though the other party had wronged him, for

had recovered from the previous episode, took the advantage of the timing and got up and rushed out

room, Selena breathed out a sigh of defeat and sat down on the side of the bed, feeling

It was already arduous for Ben to let go of this deeply rooted affection, what more killing the one he

feel better

out another mouthful of crimson red blood. His face had

You’ll beat him to death

switched her attention over to jackie and Ivan and sighed tiringly. She walked over to jackie and pulled at his sleeves, asking him to stop the

listen to me clearly. What happened today is due to what you did in the past. You reap what you sow. You can find whoever to

affair, he and Selena would not be able to justify themselves before 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 believe he was poisoned as there was no evidence to

only pretend he was

he did feel a lot better now after beating up Ivan

of me but not Ben? What a joke! If you murder me, then pray real hard for forgiveness from my

shot jackie a hateful stare. “ jackie, I’ll remember what happened today! And don’t you worry, you’ll regret your actions sooner

slightest. He walked over to Xena’s bag and plucked off the tracking device. He then

off the tracking device 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 body was

Xena to come back, Ivan picked up his phone and called her, only to find that Xena had been so frightened

Looks like I have to call 911!” Ivan cursed. He felt that his limbs were about to detach from his body and it was about to fall apart. He did not know how badly he was

to see 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

to himself, his tone icy cold.

…

Clark, bad news! Somebody’s beaten Ivan up, and I don’t know what his condition is right now. What

terror thundered down on

moment before speeding toward the

just happened? Tell me

“Wait, speak slowly. Tell me the details, who beat him? The Taylor family is now a second-class family, and with the fame and glory the Taylor family had received during Old Man Taylor’s birthday banquet, who on earth would dare to

“ jackie, the b*stard!”

I did to make jackie and Ben so suspicious 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 spot by two of them

last syllable, she cried aloud. “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 with me when I ran out, and I didn’t know what else

I

for a moment and then a disdainful smile

can you

“ jackie is a

scene, this one-brain-cell brat might’ve ended Ivan on

him because of this, it would be difficult for them to justify themselves before Old Master Taylor. Furthermore, Ivan is the main

and the others should’ve left by now, but I’m still afraid. Could you please get several

“I—I’m

Ken when Xena requested him to take some bodyguards and go with her to the hotel. His face sank

in 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 brought a bunch of bodyguards with him, they would not be able to

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 it and blame himself for

Clark,

aback and

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

added, “I’ll make a call to him first.

at Ken’s plan. It was

his phone, dialed Ivan’s

jackie and I’ve

out from the phone’s

Ivan’s voice, Xena immediately snatched the phone from Ken, “Ivan, I’m here with Young Master

After all, I’m the Young Master of

managed to stand up and could walk around the room now. Although his whole body was aching, the injuries

or the company. If he went back in such a state, he would have to endure all the shame

ask why jackie had attacked him, he could not possibly tell his father that it was because of his secret affair with Xena and they were caught on the spot

are still in the room!” Xena hung up

How did he manage to track you down and catch the both of 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

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

jumped. “It’d be better to keep

I’ll keep my

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

his residence and soon, came out with several bodyguards behind him. They

got into the car as well. The cars were heading in

Ben had already

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

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

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

before, and too naïve. I don’t behave like a grown and mature man. I don’t even have a decent job! To her, I’m still a hopeless, unrecyclable piece of

from his mouth again, “But, to kill her…I really can’t do it! In the future, it’ll

you can think in this way!” Selena replied, her eyes

right. By the way, is

didn’t have the

jackie’s medical skills were just average, but right 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

villa. Ben flashed a bitter smile and hobbled into the house

He doesn’t seem right to me. Where did you all go?” Fiona came out from the villa and questioned Selena,

Xena, this slutty woman. She cheated on Ben with Ivan. I truly didn’t expect that Ivan’s the

they would have killed him on the spot. She

No way! How’s

one of horrified surprise. She could

coupled with Selena’s bad mood, she could not help but gulp hard. “Are you sure?”

percent! We caught them in the middle of the act in a

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

after dropping her last word while

must kill

situation. “It’s not only because of my brother,

her, it’s 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 own fruit! I’ll make sure she knows that even if she married Ivan, she won’t be anywhere close to ‘wealthy’. She’ll realize that Ivan is her worst

mean you’ll make her regret

slightly taken aback. She tilted her head

hear what they said in the hotel room through the tracking device? Ivan has been wanting to get rid of us because he feels that you’ll compete with him for the Taylor’s inheritance. I know you’re not

chortled sarcastically. “Because this will be the best

not interested in Taylor’s inheritance at all! I’ve never

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 for the Taylor

dear wife, you’re too

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

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

Selena listened to jackie’s detailed analysis, she was at a loss for words. “I get what you mean. I’ve been forgiving him and letting things slide due to our blood relationship,

in agreement. “Furthermore, Ivan’s not as good as you in managing businesses. If you let 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 pissed, he might get a heart attack and

never thought of letting us live. I’ll make sure he feels the

mind. Ivan had not only bullied her and impeded her from finding a job in other

them had found decent jobs with the Drake family, Ivan would tone down his behavior for a bit. Hence, she decided to let all his past deeds stay

as one of the

to find a woman to play and sleep

have time, please visit Grandpa Taylor more often. His attitude toward

quickly took a warm shower and went to

lying on a hospital bed, taking some

too careless! How didn’t you know you were being

was sitting beside the bed, sighed

I even took extra steps to make sure I wasn’t followed! I really can’t fathom how they

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

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

and successfully blended into the family again.

was not able to kill her in

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

stay close to me these few days. They willingly participated in yesterday’s event, so they can’t explain their actions if they kill you.” Ivan smiled bitterly. “Luckily jackie didn’t know that you fed him poison. If he

unadulterated joy began spreading throughout every inch of Ken’s being when he

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

what Xena

Ken’s expression lightened up right after he heard about her

time,” he quickly dismissed.

this promise of yours!” the gleeful Xena chirped

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, and she relayed

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 wait and see how he dies after this

bed—grinned 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 think that’ll be a day of celebration for us? Selena’s birthday is his death anniversary…! Oh, I get excited

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

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

in joy when he was

Clark only needs to pay the Xenos family a visit and tell them how jackie killed their young master. That way, the Xenos family would know who the killer is,”

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

really. The entire Taylor family’s business is under my management, and the company needs me

this over some drinks,” Ken spoke. “This will surely make a good conversation!” The smile on Ken’s face did not once waver since he knew jackie had been

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

…

late at night?” huffed Neil once he arrived at

After all, the Taylor family had become a

from that, they knew

salt into the wound, many people in this town were still talking about Old Master

An extremely happy matter!”

be that way to me.” Neil smiled bitterly. It seemed that Ken had

hear what I’m about to

“Young Master Clark, when did you become so stingy? You were the

the bill is worth it when you know what this is about! It’s also big and good news for you!” Ken smiled and

telling me that you won’t tell me about it?” Neil was speechless. “Come on, tell

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

“ 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

much for you to pay for this news, right?” said

dying soon. The gods must be

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

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

was the least of his concern; a fat pig like him would never get Selena. Hence, once jackie died, Ken would have

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

Ken’s cool-headed reply. “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

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

don’t call Ivan right now. jackie had beaten him up, and he’s now

“Why was he beaten up? Could jackie have known about this matter? That doesn’t seem right… if

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

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

course I want that. I wish that he’s dead right now! I’ve been waiting so long for this

me tomorrow to a place called Sky City…” Ken chuckled and told Neil about how jackie killed

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 rather strong, he’s definitely

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

Several cars drove toward Sky City the

took them two

reached the outskirts of Sky City around twelve

were in this city, thus Neil and the others made sure to be

restaurant and had a simple meal before they started asking around about where the Xenos

families here? One is huge and the other is powerless?”

“Yes, Sir. There used to be two Xenos families here, but there’s only one left now. Someone had wiped out the bigger

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 family had been eliminated while their properties

know Quil?” The passerby 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,

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

speechless, and he took a deep breath after mulling it over. “Goodness me… Could it

this was highly possible. “Could jackie have speculated that the Xenos family would avenge their fallen young master and, because of that, sought for the Goddess of War’s help to end their family? He might’ve done

before, jackie had in fact saved the Goddess of War. Had

relying only on others to do his

Neil sighed inwardly. It seemed as though their plan to end jackie’s

are the both of you talking about?

How’s that possible? The person who took out the Xenos family was

Ken instantly looked at each other. What was this?

his name. I wonder how the Xenos family offended a King

and Ken were baffled even more. This was getting out of

seconds before he took out several hundred dollars and gave it to the passerby. “Thank you for your time, Brother. This is for

Master!” Elated, the man gratefully took the money and walked

going on?” Neil looked at Ken, who was in front of him, and prodded, “What

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

that the Xenos family’s young master has offended a King of War. He must’ve been very angry to have dealt such an attack on the Xenos family,” surmised Neil.

that he even kidnapped Fiona and herself, wanting a three-way with them, but jackie managed to get there in time and killed

might’ve offended the Kind of War’s daughter, and people came looking for him

returned to Eastfield, dispirited at the turn

between both men, they bought some fruits and decided to visit Ivan

…

when they got

here?” blurted Xena when both men suddenly appeared, walking toward her

City today. Regrettably, the Xenos family had offended a King of War from Eastfield, so before we could even

really fcking lucky!” Ivan was dumbstruck when he heard

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

jackie say that he’d give Selena an extravagant birthday party? Since this guy loves to gloat about that, why don’t we make things difficult for him

should publicize on his behalf, and that it’ll be much better if everyone in town knows about

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.

On the

and Selena had just finished breakfast when Ben walked toward

too—before he muttered, “Brother-in-law, Sister, I have something to tell you

wondered if Ben’s mood had improved. They nodded and walked outside

then spoke, “I intended to get myself a job but I’m not highly educated, so

a moment before he lifted his head and attested, “I’m a man, not a loser in the eyes of others. I want to grow. I now realized I had been a complete bastard who only

each other, noting that Ben had matured overnight. He was able to reflect on his actions

power to punch the person who stole my lover,” Ben blurted. “I can’t even win a fight with Ivan…!” Ben laughed a bitter laugh, without mirth behind it at all.

you no matter what type of business you want to do, and you never have to

“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

and was gifted to you. Go ahead if you want

I’ll still have some money left after I set up the internet cafe, and by that time, I can simply buy a

It seemed that Ben had changed a

you want to do,” assured

that Xena poisoned me. I don’t want to worry them. I’m honestly fine. These people had been day-dreaming when they thought that they could poison

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

strolling the grounds not far away from

Elaine was happy when she saw jackie waving

glare. “Shh, quiet! Don’t address 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

627 “Ahem, ahem! Sister Orchid, you said it twice…” Elaine bit back a smile before she walked

was embarrassed. Elaine

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

do something. Both of you, follow

there’s a need 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

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 her so she must complete it, no matter what happened. She

He rolled his eyes at her. “If that’s the case, I don’t need two female bodyguards following

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 watching you from afar and

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

don’t simply speak when you’re incapable!” Elaine smugly replied, her

Unable to come up with a comeback, Ben immediately opened

Elaine and Orchid immediately boarded his

quipped Ben when Elaine sat at the passenger’s

a good figure.

when such a

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

Elaine then mulled things over and suggested, “If that’s the case, I can help

he nodded, a sign of agreement it was. “Sure, I’ll treat it as increasing my physical

and Fiona walked

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

Mother,” Selena assured her, an equally convincing smile on her face as she did.

fiancee got together with another man and almost killed him. Our entire family’s worried about him, and you say this is a good thing?” Fiona was speechless; she had no idea why Selena would

had never 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 believed in

laughed before she added, “Brother has finally grown up.

sell it? That’s a very expensive Rolls-Royce

cafe…” Selena then explained the situation to Fiona and

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

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 Fiona, her hands at

satisfy you, you can slap her all you want the next time you see her!” Selena commented, a small smile on her

go to work.” jackie smiled, and they soon left in their car to

…

eventually reached the Drake family’s residence and

and Sharon walking out from

visiting a little too frequently these days. She was

here. I missed you so much!” Sharon instantly ran up to jackie and hugged his arm, shaking it as she

passed out when he turned to

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

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

tried to push her away gently. He then walked backward and made sure there was a good

I need a reason to miss

fact, Yvonne’s idea; she knew no man did not like this. Since Sharon had explicitly expressed her feelings for jackie, Yvonne thought she could push her to be bolder. She could dress in an exposing way

from that, Yvonne also told Sharon that she should always be in close proximity with jackie to

speechless when she saw this situation. While she did ask Sharon to be proactive, dress skimpily and get closer to jackie, she never thought

hope this

of them smiled before

we’re going to the amusement park later. As always, we’ll be bringing only you, and no other bodyguards! Don’t worry, I’ll pay for

that before!” said jackie with a faint smile.

I didn’t know that you, an old antique, know how to praise women!” Tanya was rather elated when she heard jackie’s choice of words. jackie praised her as the

jackie knew his nonchalant words caused Tanya—this young and

laughed; this was his first time being

think. I’m not saying you’re old!” Tanya glanced at jackie secretly. She recalled the time when their lips accidentally met when they were wrestling; his

lips met not once, but twice. She got very shy whenever she thought of that moment,

alluring bottom lip and added, “Actually, slightly older men like

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

accident. He had no idea something like that would happen. When he saw Yvonne’s abashed expression, was

would be troubling, and Sharon was already making him feel uncomfortable. How could jackie handle it

fall for him at first sight if he wasn’t!”

a woman. You need to have the reserved attitude

change her mind in such a short time when he saw

if I’m reserved? But didn’t Yvonne say that men like proactive women? She

You even taught people how

growled, “Sharon, why are you such a fool?

replied, “Sorry, my bad. I was careless and blurted

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

across her chest, inwardly

“Let’s go!”

…

eventually arrived

a few aunties handing out flyers once they parked the car and reached the park’s

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

the amusement park’s activities so he merely gave

stunned when he

also looked at their flyer once they noticed

jackie, you’re so romantic! Did you

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

to the birthday of Taylor family’s

hold an extravagant birthday party in 27 more days! We

words

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

surely be so happy with this!” Truthfully, Yvonne envied Selena to an extent. jackie was already advertising the party

the party. Moreover, it’s stated here that you’re the ‘Goddess of War’s savior’ and that your

you think your advertisement is a little too exaggerating? With this, the entire city knows that

though his expression was darkening. “I didn’t make these flyers. While I do want my wife’s birthday party to stir the entire city and this was the

mother? Fiona? Andrew?” Tanya had initially assumed jackie could pull such a romantic move, but the more she thought it over,

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

all, this was something to be proud of. If somebody else was in

never taken something like this

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

pointed at

eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets when he realized what it was about. What was going on? Why were such publicizing words continuously broadcasted on the taxi? If that was

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 publicize this

at jackie with a grin as though she saw through him. “Don’t pretend and deny it.

did that—‘don’t pretend and deny

thought about it. “There’s only one other person who knows about

to help publicize this party?’ 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

to jackie as his eyes lit up.

Selena, and Ben knew he was not poisoned, while both Xena and

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

to see how jackie would fail on that day. What sort of a scene would it

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

be even happier if the party happened as

an amazing scheme this is.” jackie smiled coldly once he was able to conclude everything. It seemed that the other party

‘scheme’? Do you know who

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

publicity was done as a deliberate attack

it is, but I have my suspicion. Nevermind, let’s go! it’s time to go in and enjoy ourselves!” jackie smiled indifferently and walked toward the amusement park’s

as she looked at jackie’s

that jackie had made his guesses

soon realized that ‘stir the entire city’ here meant that

If jackie only wanted to spend around ten to twenty million, that would not stir the city. Not even a hundred

unable to bear the cost of such a grand event so

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 ten billion or a hundred billion; they would take any amount and help

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

not wanting

Sharon had already bought four

Meanwhile…

random park-goer. “F*ck, I envy him… He has three beautiful ladies around him,” he

looked over and were also very envious when they saw what he saw. “Hey, all three of them are beauties! One of them not only has a nice figure, but her eyes

even think about it. 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 only look!” One of them smiled bitterly. He looked at Tanya’s long legs

only look at

Meanwhile…

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 man

And it seems Tanya’s not the only one here. The beautiful Yvonne and Miss Sharon are

Young Master Lowe?” One of his companions, a man from a second-class aristocratic family, asked with a

that was rather rich. Still, his 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

knew there was a chance he would fail should he even tried to pursue these

ladies have turned down many young masters

been getting quite the attention lately. This is the person on the flyer!” Young Master Lowe had

thought they would meet

son-in-law who married into the Taylor family!” The 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

“Stir the entire town? He’s just a son-in-law who

commander in the 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

I saw several bus stations with this advertisement in the

advertisements,” blurted a young woman among the company. “How much money

levels higher than the Old Master Taylor’s seventieth birthday dinner? At the very least, it should be held at a very

go and take a look by then. I want to see how he can stir up the entire city!” Young Master

and the

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

a cap not far away

at hand that he kept pointing aimlessly on the ground.

possible? He’s just a blind person,” countered Tanya as she looked at the

at this age,”

“there’s something wrong with his cane. Try and

toward the supposed blind man with the cane.

angry when she finally realized what was going on. Sharon, along with jackie

the first to walk up to the man and she pushed him down to the ground with such force. “You

the ground. He then yelped, “Help!

the group of young women walking in front of him, and these women turned around to

man. “What’s wrong with you? Why are you bullying a blind man?!” scolded one of the women that the supposed blind man was tailing behind, and Yvonne

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

around on the ground before he got a hold of his cane. He then tapped

noticed his indecency; this bastard was extremely daring. He had the gall to stretch the cane under her dress when he saw so many

Yvonne immediately walked away

out from the crowd and scolded Yvonne, “What’s

put 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 his instrument to take photos! I saw him secretly taking photos

loudly. “It’s bad

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

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

own eyes. She gets nothing good for being kind to you guys.” Sharon also

this the eldest young miss of the George family? I heard that she had turned into a pretty woman. I wouldn’t be able to recognize her if I hadn’t

pretty lady must be Miss Tanya then, right?” another man exclaimed. “I was wondering why

thus began the exchanged comments

what Miss Tanya said. Miss Tanya is a member of the Drake family, the daughter of the richest man in Eastfield. Why would she

against injustice, and she’s very active in doing charity work. Why would she lie to us?” Several other women also went along

under a skirt? Even if I stretched the

the three men who pushed their way through the crowd immediately said, “Yes, this

to the plate. “Young lady, you’re really kind, but how can you wrongly accuse someone else? Being heroically is the right thing to

Brother. It’s better if you don’t walk around in such hot weather. There’s a slightly

man in a seemingly grateful manner, and this moved

him? What this blind person said seemed to make sense. Why would he take photos of other

were wondering what to do next, jackie pushed his way out from the crowd and stopped

earnestly at jackie. “What is it, Brother? Is there

cane under the skirts of girls wearing them? Why didn’t he stretch his cane to those wearing long pants?” jackie chuckled.

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