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

good idea to kill him. He’s responsible for the South Hill Real Estate projects and he’s my cousin, too. If we kill

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

I’ve some great news to tell you!” Xena’s voice rang

making you so giggly?” Ivan returned,

water yesterday! And he’s completely unaware

front of everyone in the Taylor family. I’ll officially be your girlfriend then I won’t have to be with

jackie the poison?

surprised voice contained a hint of disbelief. He had been looking forward to

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

narrated the incident, brazenness and arrogance could be heard in Xena’s tone as

month away from Selena’s birthday, and that day will also be jackie’s memorial day. His body will become weaker and weaker as the days pass, and in his last two days, his body will fester. Hmph! Everyone will celebrate

Let me undress you. You deserve

so cute when

voice was full of

little imp. You don’t say what you think,

let out a

the car, Ben was burning with so much anger he was about

was true, that Xena, this slutty woman, had long

jackie’s statement about Xena poisoning him was

and dirty woman. What she said about him—a

forget to buy me a villa, too!” Xena’s

veins. He stretched out his hand and tapped the button on the screen, turning off the listening device. In the next second, he got out of the

“Let’s go!”

getting out of the car

the front desk of

room Ivan Taylor is staying in!” jackie commanded with

confidential. I’m sorry but I can’t

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

were many people in this world that she

would not provoke such a

fit into the definition of ‘such a

and searched through the system.

icy laugh. “I’m glad you brought your brain

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

a keycard door! We can’t open

crinkled when she noticed the hotel room door was

door was kicked wide open with just

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

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

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

Ben, Selena, why are you here? Are you guys

a frosty expression covering his face. He reprimanded them

son of a

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

backward, causing him to fall onto the ground, hard. When he got up on his feet, a stream

did you hit

now is from a nightclub! I found her in a nightclub!

f*cker! Stop lying! Do you think I

fresh swell of rage rose in Ben again as he charged

under the blanket. 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 could have just been throwing some guesses to lure her out. As long

slightly to the left, just enough to avoid the blow,

was struck by Ivan’s powerful kick. He

if it was Xena?

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

fight

shot up from the ground and charged toward

kick. He plummeted to the ground, again.

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

and arrogance covered his

did you

and if he

right there! I didn’t even sleep with your woman, why are you being nosy? Besides, the things between

was about to approach him, he unconsciously stumbled back to the corner of the room, gulping fearfully. Even though he knew a bit of fighting, he could only, at best, beat someone like

all. You beat my dear brother-in-law, it would only be fair if I beat you up

showing a disdainful smile. He walked slowly towards Ivan,

Ben had got up on his feet as well. He wiped off the blood near

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

looked at the shivering figure hiding under the blanket. He strode belligerently to the bed and

“Ah!”

here as well. Her hope to stay hidden and alive was ripped away completely when she knew that jackie was here and

She deliberately took extra precautions when she went out today! She even kept an eye on the surroundings

doing! F*cking pervert! I

her arms

them. Instead, he walked up to Ivan and threw

wall before falling heavily onto the ground. The pain crushed him inside out. Every jostle sent ripples of pain through his shoulder, back, and neck, causing him

kicks were thrown at Ivan as jackie

statue, only staring menacingly at Xena. He was hoping with all his heart that he would not witness the scene that he

can’t completely blame me for this. You can only blame yourself and your uselessness. Do you think I’d be with

He snarled, “Shameless fcking b*tch! Pretending to be all elegant and pure in front

How dare

decided not to give myself fully to

heartache tormented Ben and he raised his arm

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

frozen. At

who stood behind Ben, could not stand the situation anymore. She went forward and served a few slaps on Xena’s

What right do you have to hit

knew inside out that Ben loved her very much, so naturally, he would be reluctant to beat

never thought Selena would come forward and

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

approached Ivan and slept with him for his wealth! How

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?

me if you

piece of trash that only knows how to play games all day. What’s the use? Moreover, I’m

“Shameless!”

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

and he looked as though he had emerged from hell. “I’ll end

kill her? You can’t blame Xena just because you’re a piece of useless sht!” Ivan yelled. He spat out a

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

introducing Xena as his girlfriend in front of the Taylor family. He wanted to see how anger and rage consumed

feebler, her

bring himself to kill her in

let go of Xena and fell to the side,

not stop coughing and gasping for

you doing? How can you

loss for words. Xena was about to breathe her last breath, and Ben could have avenged

“Sis!”

longer hold them anymore. Tears ran down his cheeks like a 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

tremble inside her. She understood Ben’s feelings

much. Even though the other party had wronged him, for

the advantage of the timing and got up and rushed out the door. She was afraid that

a sigh of defeat

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

Ben would feel better in

ground, spat out another mouthful of crimson red blood.

beat him

to jackie and Ivan and sighed tiringly. She walked over to jackie and pulled at his sleeves, asking him to

What happened today is due to what you did in the past. You reap what you sow. You can find whoever to sleep with and have an affair with,

that if he killed Ivan merely because of a consensual secret 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

Therefore, jackie could only pretend he was not aware of the plan

now after beating up Ivan real bad just

me just because Xena is fond of me but not Ben? What a joke! If you murder me, then pray real hard

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

off the tracking device. He then held Selena’s hand

taking 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

called her, only to find that Xena had been so frightened that when she escaped the room, she left her phone on the bedside

He felt that his limbs were about to detach from his body

at most another twenty-nine

to himself, his tone icy cold. Then he

…

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

room, terror thundered down on

toward the direction of Ken Clark’s residence to

Tell me everything from A

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

“ jackie, the b*stard!”

don’t know what 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,

my neck. Only then did I manage to

it. I don’t

a moment and then a disdainful

way. How can you

is a hot-headed and

this one-brain-cell brat might’ve

all, and if jackie killed him because of this, it would be difficult for them to justify themselves before Old Master Taylor. Furthermore, Ivan is the main person in charge of the South Hill Real Estate projects. Killing Ivan wouldn’t be a good thing for the Taylor family, at least

by now, but I’m still afraid. Could you please get several bodyguards and come with me

618 “I—I’m coming

when Xena requested him to take some bodyguards and

in the Clark family possessed combative skills that were on par with jackie’s, not even the number one bodyguard of the Clark family—Dan Jameson. Even if

he was a simple-minded brat who had a close relationship with the Goddess of War. All in all, they did not

the matter? Young Master Clark, are

taken aback and felt something was

What 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 in

then added, “I’ll make a call to him first. If jackie left the scene, he’ll answer the phone, provided

Ken’s

speedily moved his fingers on his

Master Clark! Goddammit! I was beaten by that motherf*cker jackie and I’ve called nine-one-one. I don’t know where the

out from

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

I’m the Young Master of the Taylor family, so he wouldn’t dare

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

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

father ask why jackie had attacked him, he could not possibly tell his father that it was because

and bag are still in the room!” Xena hung up the phone, sighing in

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 the clothes she put on tonight were short and provocative

and we’ll go to

to keep tonight’s matter as a secret. To Young Master

keep my mouth

time, she 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, pretending to not have noticed

with several bodyguards behind him. They got

the car as

Ben had

way home, as though sadness had stolen his words. It

her. After all, you’ve

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

Sis. I understand now. I was useless before, and too naïve. I don’t behave like a grown and

halted at this moment. 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 up

can think in this way!” Selena

something. “Oh, right. By the way, is jackie okay? How’s

jackie didn’t have the

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

a bitter smile and

Where did you

Ben with Ivan. I truly didn’t expect that Ivan’s

someone else, they would have killed him on the spot. She never expected

No way! How’s that

into one of horrified surprise. She

Selena’s bad mood, she could

the middle of the act in a

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

walked into the villa after dropping her last

kill

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

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

her regret everything

aback. She tilted her head slightly to

my dear. Did you not 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 interested in it at all, but now

be the best

inheritance at all! I’ve

forehead puckered, lines 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

wife, you’re

How Grandpa Taylor distributes the properties, you have no interest at all, I’m sure. The thing is, Ivan doesn’t

and then continued, “Now he has finally become 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 the Taylor properties with you, so that’s why

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. So now, it doesn’t matter whether

over the company, I’m afraid that not long after, the Taylor properties and assets

letting us live. I’ll make sure he feels the same! I, Selena

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

that since jackie had returned from the war and both of 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 in the past

never treated her as one of the Taylor’s at all. He did

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

visit Grandpa Taylor more often. His attitude toward us has changed a lot after his seventieth birthday banquet!”

a warm shower and went to

this point in time, Ivan was lying on a hospital bed, taking some medicine and hooked to an

How didn’t you know

was sitting beside the bed, sighed loudly

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

Although Ben spared my life this time, I don’t think jackie will. I think his hatred toward me now is beyond any imaginable

her life twice. The first time was during the

and successfully blended into the

her go. jackie was not able to kill her

longer return to that family. Every plan and every deed had been exposed. She truly believed that the next time

worry; just 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 knew about it, he wouldn’t have considered so many

spreading

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

worried Xena would fail since jackie was rather smart and could catch onto what Xena was

expression lightened up right after he heard about her success. “You seem so excited! Don’t

tight smile on his face. “Some other time,” he quickly dismissed. “I’ll

promise of yours!” the

manage to 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 moon

began, and she

poisoned, does he now? He doesn’t even know that his life is in danger! Let’s just wait and see how

on the 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

really wish he’d drop dead as soon as possible!” came Ken’s honest reply laced with disdain. He

Ivan spoke up after a moment to himself. “ jackie had dug a hole for himself when he killed the Xenos family’s young master of Sky City, Quil Xenos. This Xenos family is a big family and is much stronger than the Drake family. Now that jackie

in joy when he was catching onto Ivan’s

the Xenos family a visit and tell them how jackie killed their young master. That way, the Xenos family would know who the killer

days. That way, their chances of succeeding in getting even would increase,” schemed Ivan with a nonchalant grin on his face. “Of course, this is if you’re in a rush to see jackie die as soon as possible. If you’re not, then you

really. The entire Taylor family’s business is under my

Let me call Neil and tell him about this over some drinks,” Ken spoke. “This will surely make a good conversation!” The

entered his car, Ken

…

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

After all, the Taylor family had become a second-class aristocratic family, and Old Master

Apart from that, they knew that Sharon George harbored feelings for jackie, and jackie overshadowed them completely in the matter of

this town were still talking about Old Master Taylor’s seventieth

extremely happy matter!” Ken

seemed that Ken had a change of luck and struck gold or something.

to continue as he insisted, “Don’t worry. You’ll be just as happy when you hear what I’m about to say!” Ken paused here before saying, “But you’ll have to pay for

stingy? You were the one who called me out for drinks,

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

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

poison. He drank half a bottle of that mineral water bottle in one go. Do you think that the amount of poison he took was enough?” Ken started laughing loudly and patted

slow smile. “F*ck! That’s good news alright! He’s

not too much for you to pay for this news, right?”

too much. I’ll pay for it! F*ck… jackie’s dying soon. The gods must be on my side right now!” Neil laughed

Neil’s mind. Once jackie was out of the picture, he would ask Ken out and

Ken was acquainted with Selena for the longest time and used to have a good relationship with Selena. Neil was

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

fear 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 passion would surely change Selena’s thoughts about

today,” came 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

and Ivan to have quite good insight. We’ve finally gotten rid of jackie!” The excitement was getting the best of Neil as he took his cell-phone out and said, “Let me call Ivan. The more the merrier, and we can treat this as an early celebration!

him up, and he’s now in the hospital with Xena taking care of him.” Ken laughed

known about this matter? That doesn’t seem right… if jackie knows that he’s been poisoned, wouldn’t he ask Ivan for the antidote? Wouldn’t he kill Ivan if

about this matter. jackie knew about him and Ben, and he’s found

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

“Of course I want that. I wish that he’s dead right now! I’ve been waiting so long for this day, but now, I’m hopeful! One month…

to a place called Sky City…” Ken

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 a

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

cars drove toward Sky

them two to three hours to even get

reached the outskirts of Sky City around twelve at

to three times bigger than Eastfield. Many powerful yet rather extreme people were in this city, thus Neil and the others made sure to be

before they started asking around about where

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

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

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

they’ve crossed someone they shouldn’t have. Sigh! What a terrible fate!” The passerby paused here before he continued, “Nonetheless, this person had morals. He only killed the important figures and

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

it over. “Goodness me… Could it

and, because of that, sought for the Goddess of War’s help to end their family? He might’ve done this to avoid

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

jackie truly is too cunning and prognostic. How could he have foreseen this? He doesn’t have any true strength, relying only on others to do his dirty deed! Doesn’t he feel that troubling the Goddess of War and wasting her precious time is a

wants to stay alive?” Neil sighed inwardly. It seemed as though

about? What about the

the Goddess of War is here? How’s that possible?

and Ken instantly looked at each other. What was

War, but I’ve forgotten his name. I

and Ken were baffled even more. This was getting out

he took out several hundred dollars and gave it to the

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

Master Clark, why do I not understand what’s going on?” Neil looked at Ken, who was in front of him, and prodded, “What

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

of War. He must’ve been very angry to have dealt such an attack on the Xenos family,” surmised Neil. “He’s ruthless, alright! What we didn’t expect was that this King of War helped out that good-for-nothing

herself, wanting a three-way with them, but jackie managed to get there in time

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

Eastfield, dispirited at the turn

they bought some fruits and decided to visit Ivan

…

was evening when they

Master Clark, why are you here?” blurted Xena when both men

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

lucky!” Ivan was dumbstruck when

wait it out at this point. We have twenty-eight more days.” Ken was unhappy, still. He planned to count down these 28

jackie say that he’d give Selena

should publicize on his behalf, and that

this event is possible. However, your copies must be attractive. You can try to employ those aunties and ask them to help send flyers on your behalf. I believe that this would quickly catch everyone’s attention. Still, this is certainly

626 On

had just finished breakfast

good, too—before he muttered, “Brother-in-law,

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

they stepped outside to the yard, Ben then spoke, “I intended to get myself a job but I’m not highly educated, so I don’t

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 knows to fool around and take things for granted. When our family was poor

had matured overnight.

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

a business?” offered jackie after careful deliberation. “I can sponsor you no matter what type of business you want to do, and you never have to worry about paying me back. Just take the money and give it a

Ben to turn down his offer with a shake of his head. “I don’t want your money. We have two Rolls-Royce Phantom given to us by Miss Sharon because Brother-in-law helped cure her condition. As Mother is

Go ahead if you want to sell it,

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 I used to plan how to treat

seemed that Ben had changed a lot after the

free to do anything you want with it. Be courageous and do whatever you want to do,” assured Selena as

Xena poisoned me. I don’t want to

and Sister have always been telling me 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 something’s wrong with her. It would’ve been better if I broke up with her earlier. I was the one

strolling the grounds not far away from them

Warrior is calling out to us!” Elaine was happy

the Supreme Warrior scold you If others overheard that?” Elaine carefully eyed her surroundings. If others knew that jackie was

twice…” Elaine bit back a smile

embarrassed. Elaine said it

with your lady? Do you need

Both of

“No, no, I don’t think 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

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

at

If you win, I

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

speak when you’re incapable!” Elaine smugly replied,

comeback, Ben immediately

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

Ben

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

was slightly embarrassed when such a beauty

driving!” Elaine rolled her beautiful doe eyes as she grinned cheekily. “Hey, who hit you by the way? Do

was taken aback at this woman’s strong offer, and he had a tight smile on his

I’ve no idea that you still have a backbone!” Elaine then mulled things over and suggested, “If that’s the case, I can help you get stronger whenever you’re free.

he nodded, a sign of agreement it was.

Andrew and Fiona

that your brother might lose his mind and do something foolish!” Fiona frowned, worry written all over

smile on her face as she

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 say something

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

she added, “Brother has finally grown up. He even

want to sell it? That’s a very expensive Rolls-Royce Phantom!” Fiona was getting more stupefied. She did not know what happened to

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

hope he can move on from Xena soon.” Andrew nodded in

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 her hips as

can slap her all you want the next time you see

jackie smiled, and they soon left in

…

the Drake family’s residence and

Sharon walking out from the villa once he was at the

saw Sharon. This woman had been visiting a little too frequently these

629 “ jackie, you’re finally here. I missed you so much!” Sharon instantly ran

instantly felt something was wrong. He almost passed out when he turned

wear a deep V-neck dress for no reason?! It was quite

doing this on purpose. She practically glued herself against his arm and rubbed against

miss me?” jackie smiled awkwardly as he tried to push her away gently. He then walked backward and made

need a reason to miss you?”

did not like this. Since Sharon had explicitly expressed her feelings for

Sharon that she should always be in close proximity with jackie

Sharon to be proactive, dress skimpily and get closer to jackie, she never

I hope this works!” said the embarrassed

them smiled before

her face, Tanya began, “ jackie, we’re going to the amusement park later. As always, we’ll

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

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 pretty lady. Did he genuinely feel she was pretty? If that was the

and pretty lady—to have unrealistic fantasies, he

antique? Am I that old?” jackie laughed; this was his first time being called as

glanced at jackie secretly. She recalled the time when their lips

very shy whenever she thought of that moment, and her heart would beat so

bit her alluring bottom lip and added, “Actually, slightly older men like you are mature and steady men.

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

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

already making him feel uncomfortable. How could jackie handle it if Yvonne was feeling the same way? jackie

Tanya. What you say is very true. I feel that he’s charming and manly. I wouldn’t fall for him at first sight if he wasn’t!” It shocked them that Sharon would still go up to jackie—even after he basically tried to get away from her—and look at him

he was slowly losing his mind. “Miss Sharon, you’re a woman. You need to have the reserved attitude of a woman!” This was Tanya’s house, thus he could only give her sound advice

it seemed difficult for him to change her mind in such a short time when

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

“How clever you are, Yvonne Drake. You

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

happened, Sharon sheepishly replied, “Sorry, my bad. I was careless and

when we go out to play! I’ll pay for food

much better!” Yvonne folded her arms across her chest, inwardly pleased

“Let’s go!”

…

of them eventually arrived

did not think they would see a few aunties handing out

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

a flyer about the amusement park’s activities so he merely gave it a

he actually digested

trio also looked at their flyer once they noticed jackie rooted on the

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

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

forward to it! It’s 27 more days to the birthday of Taylor family’s No. 1 beauty, Miss Selena

of War’s savior, jackie White, will hold an extravagant birthday party in 27 more days! We

words written on the

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, but you’re a gentle and romantic person

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

the ‘Goddess of War’s

too exaggerating? With this, the entire city knows that you’re the one who saved the

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

your family have done this? How about your mother? Fiona? Andrew?” Tanya had initially assumed jackie could pull such a romantic move, but the more she thought it over, the more she realized that this was not the case. jackie, after all, was a rather low-profile kind

of War had not admitted that jackie saved her life before,

proud of. If somebody else

like

they’re old. Why would they stick their noses in my business?” jackie’s wry smile dropped into a frown. “Not many people know about this as I’ve just mentioned it briefly

moment, Yvonne pointed at a taxi that

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

of money on this intense advertising. Why would anyone do this, apart from trying to be romantic to your wife and for the

though she saw through him. “Don’t pretend and

Why did that—‘don’t pretend

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

jackie thought to himself. ‘They don’t have any motive

then occurred to jackie as his eyes lit up. He

Ben knew he was not poisoned, while both Xena and Ivan were sure he was

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

and Xena—would want to make a big fuss on this matter. They were waiting to see how jackie would fail on that

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

be even happier if

jackie smiled coldly once he was able to conclude everything.

‘scheme’? Do you know who it is?”

with everything she got. This person had 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

was done as a deliberate attack against him. Still, she had no idea how such publicity could

I have my suspicion. Nevermind, let’s go! it’s time to go in and enjoy ourselves!” jackie smiled

she looked at jackie’s

his

Tanya soon realized that ‘stir the entire city’ here meant that the more the event was marketed, the more extravagant the event

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

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

face when she came to that revelation. The other party might not know this, but the Drake family had been thinking of ways to get into jackie’s good books. It

and assured, “Don’t stress over it, jackie. It’s a good thing that

right!” jackie smiled, not wanting to say

bought four

Meanwhile…

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

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 look so enchanting too. I wonder what these women taste

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 and under her short skirt, and

These park-goers could only look

Meanwhile…

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

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

One of his companions, a man from a second-class aristocratic family, asked with a nonchalant smile. “He’s so lucky to

family, thus the only thing he could afford to do was

would fail should he even

ladies have turned down many

This is the person on the flyer!” Young Master Lowe had one of the flyers he received at the entrance in

they would meet

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 even his wife is

town? He’s just a son-in-law who married into the family. Can he actually

with him; probably around tens of millions. Can

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

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

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

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 by then. It’d be shameful if this party is

and the

carousel first. There aren’t many people queuing there!” Tanya smiled and looked at jackie as though asking for

however, kept staring at a middle-aged man with dark glasses and a cap not

ground. He seemed to

634 “How’s that possible? He’s just a blind person,” countered Tanya as she looked at

blind at this age,” muttered Sharon as she

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

to react after hearing jackie’s login, and she instantly sped toward the supposed blind man with the cane. “F*ck! This guy is a

Sharon was just as angry when she finally realized

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

the ground. He then yelped, “Help! Somebody’s bullying the

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

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

Is this woman crazy? Why did she push the blind man onto the ground without any reason? She’s really

got a hold of

bastard was extremely daring. He had the gall to stretch

away and hid away from

this moment, two men squeezed their way out from the crowd and scolded Yvonne, “What’s

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

snatching my cane?” The blind man immediately yelled loudly. “It’s bad enough she pushed me

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

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

She gets nothing good for being kind to you

“Hey, isn’t this the eldest young miss of the George family? I heard that she had turned into a pretty

Tanya then, right?” another man exclaimed. “I was wondering why she seemed so familiar… It’s

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

of the richest man in Eastfield. Why

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

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 blind. If you say that I’m secretly taking photos, why

pushed their way through the crowd immediately said,

plate. “Young lady, you’re really kind, but how can you wrongly accuse someone else? Being heroically is the right thing to do and proclaiming positive energy isn’t

blind man and spoke, “Hey, Brother. It’s better if you don’t walk around in

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

speechless. Was it possible that she and the rest were wrong about him? What this blind person said seemed to make sense. Why would he take photos of other people’s underwear when he was blind? This did not make sense even

they were wondering what to do next, jackie

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

leave yet because I have unanswered questions. Why would he, a blind man as he claimed, keep stretching his cane under the

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