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.

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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.

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“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!”

after considering all the possibilities, jackie threw

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

“However, it doesn’t matter 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 for at least

to tell you!” Xena’s voice

making you so giggly?” Ivan returned,

drank the poisoned water

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

you really give jackie the poison? Are

had been looking forward

the opportunity to put the poison pill into his bottle of water. I pretended to

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

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

when you’re impatient to

voice was

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

let out a

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

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

him

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

Don’t forget to buy me a villa,

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

“Let’s go!”

Selena exchanged quick glances before getting out of

at the front desk of the hotel in

Taylor is staying in!” jackie

confidential. I’m sorry but I

from his wallet and slapped them on the desk. “You have two choices here. First, find out the room and the money belongs to you. Second,

the female receptionist. She knew that there were many people in

not provoke such

fit into the definition of ‘such

receptionist frantically typed on the keyboard and

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

desk. The three of them strode towards the elevator and took

a keycard door!

between Selena’s brows crinkled when she

was kicked wide open with just a single kick

so frightened that she hid under

that something was wrong so she hid under the blanket right

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

here? Are you guys insane? How dare you

out of bed, a frosty expression covering his face. He reprimanded them

of a

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

backward, causing him to fall onto the ground, hard. When he got up on his feet, a stream of scarlet blood flowed from his nostrils and down his

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

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

lying! Do you think I don’t know who’s

Ben again as he

that when Ben and the others barged into the room, they did not manage to see

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

abdomen was struck by Ivan’s powerful kick. He plopped

would you know if it was

nervousness and kept it in check, making sure the three did not pick up anything strange from him. “I got this woman from

I’ll fight you to

shot up from the ground and

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

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

covered his face as if he was the

did you

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

even sleep with your woman, why are you being nosy? Besides, the things

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

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

curled upwards, showing a disdainful smile. He

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

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

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

“Ah!”

knowing jackie was here as well. Her hope to stay hidden and alive was ripped away completely when she knew that jackie was here and that Ben was going to kill her. Her heart

out how jackie and the others discovered where she was and that she was secretly seeing Ivan. She deliberately took extra precautions when she went out today! She even kept an eye on the surroundings when she got out

what are you doing! F*cking pervert! I haven’t put on my clothes

out her arms immediately to grab her

look at them. Instead, he walked up to Ivan

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

kicks were thrown at Ivan as

move an inch. He stood as still as a statue, only 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

Finally, Ben exploded. He could not hold back his rage any longer as he gave her a few heavy slaps across her face. He snarled, “Shameless fcking b*tch! Pretending to be all elegant and

How dare

believing her eyes. With a look of despair, she said, “Ben Taylor, how could you! I’m fortunate that I decided not to give myself fully to you. You’re

and he raised his arm high again.

“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

of questions. He stood frozen. At this moment, he actually began to

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

do you have

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

never thought Selena would come forward and

wealthy before, but every time he had something good, he’d share it with you! The money he’s been saving up was always

slept with him for his

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

if you

trash that only knows how to play games all day. What’s the use? Moreover, I’m not even

“Shameless!”

the bed. His

His bloodshot eyes were full of wrath and he

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

between the two of them. He truly

of the Taylor family. He wanted to

was getting feebler and feebler, her face turned

could not bring himself to kill

He let go of Xena and

stop coughing and gasping for air. She

doing? How can you

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

“Sis!”

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 beyond everything. I just

her. She understood

much. Even though the other party had wronged him,

who had recovered from the previous episode, took the advantage of the timing and got up and rushed out the door. She was afraid that if she was a

of the room, Selena breathed out a sigh of defeat and sat down

Ben to let go of this deeply rooted affection, what more killing the

feel better

spat out another mouthful of crimson red blood. His face had

beat him to death if you

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

you sow. You can find whoever to sleep with and have an affair with, but you went for

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 was as healthy as before. Nobody would believe he was poisoned as there was

only pretend he was not aware of the plan

now after beating up Ivan

to kill me here right now! You’d kill me just because Xena is fond of me but not Ben? What a joke! If you murder

what happened today! And

Xena’s bag and plucked off

not see jackie 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 bed. His whole body was in pain as if

to find that Xena had been so frightened that when she escaped the room,

cursed. He felt that his limbs were about to detach from his body and it was about to fall apart.

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

tone icy cold. Then he

…

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

down

the direction of Ken Clark’s residence

Tell me everything from A to

his brows furrowed. “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

“ jackie, the b*stard!”

I had planned to go on a secret date with Ivan tonight. I 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.

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 to do, so I

worry. I’ve thought about it. I

and then a disdainful smile hung over

way. How can you be

knitted together. “ jackie is a hot-headed and simple-minded guy. He can

scene, this one-brain-cell

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

left by now, but I’m still afraid.

“I—I’m coming

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

bodyguard of the Clark family—Dan Jameson. Even if he brought a bunch of bodyguards with him, they would not be able to touch

now, knowing that jackie was burning with anger. Plus, he was a simple-minded brat who had a close relationship with the Goddess of War. All in all, they did not dare to

Young Master Clark, are

and felt something was

joke! He’s merely a good-for-nothing adopted son-in-law, why should I be afraid of

for some time, he then added, “I’ll make a call to him first. If jackie left the scene, he’ll answer the phone, provided he’s not severely

in agreement at Ken’s

his phone, dialed Ivan’s numbers,

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

came out

phone from Ken, “Ivan, I’m here with Young Master Clark! I went to seek

the Young Master of the Taylor family, so he wouldn’t dare throw hard punches. He wouldn’t

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

Taylor Residence or

attacked him, he could not possibly tell his father that it was because of his secret affair with Xena

are still in the

The bstard jackie’s really sneaky and cunning. 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 the clothes she put on tonight were short and provocative as

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

adam-apple jumped. “It’d be better to keep tonight’s matter as a secret. To Young

worry. I’ll keep

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

came out with several bodyguards behind him. They

the car as

had already returned to the

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

can’t kill her. After all, you’ve

at Ben who was in the backseat. She continued, “But, this is the last time you’ll be grieving. The next time we see her, you

nodded. “Don’t worry, Sis. I understand now. I was useless before, and too naïve. I don’t behave like a

In the future, it’ll be fine with me as long as you don’t

in this

right. By the way,

jackie didn’t have the

this, Selena assumed that jackie’s medical skills were just average, but right now it seemed that his skills were more than that. He was a

Ben flashed a bitter smile and hobbled into

Where did you all go?” Fiona came out from the villa and questioned Selena,

She cheated on Ben with Ivan. I truly didn’t expect that Ivan’s the

someone else, they would

No way! How’s

one of horrified surprise. She

Ben’s face, coupled with Selena’s bad mood,

We caught them in the

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

dropping her last word while

kill Xena, that

room, Selena could no longer suppress her irritation about the situation. “It’s not only because of my brother, she poisoned you too! That fcking piece of

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

make her regret everything

taken aback. She tilted her

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

sarcastically. “Because this will be the best revenge for

“But, I’m not interested in Taylor’s inheritance at all! I’ve never thought of competing with

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 properties and assets, Grandpa Taylor already entrusted them to Ivan from the beginning, so

wife, you’re too simple

it’s not a big deal to you. How Grandpa Taylor distributes the properties, you have no interest at all, I’m sure. The thing is, Ivan doesn’t think so! For a long time, he always felt that Grandpa Taylor always treated you very well and that you’ll eventually take what belongs to him! He’s been holding

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

words. “I get what you mean. I’ve been forgiving him and letting things slide due to our blood relationship, but he’s never done

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

sure he feels the same! I, Selena Taylor, am not a

nodded as memories from the past few years flashed in her mind. Ivan had not only bullied her and impeded her from finding a job in

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

Ivan had never treated her as one of the Taylor’s at all.

woman to play and sleep with, but instead, he went for

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

took a warm shower and went

Ivan was lying on a hospital bed, taking some

careless! How didn’t you

beside the bed, sighed loudly

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

was worried. “I’m done for! Although Ben spared my life this time, I don’t think jackie will. I

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

blended into the family again. jackie did not seem

was not able to kill her in front of Ben, too. That marked the second

longer return to that family. Every plan and every deed

to me these few days. They willingly participated in yesterday’s event, so they can’t explain their actions if they kill you.” Ivan

unadulterated joy began spreading

to have Selena once jackie was out of

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

that, Young Master Clark? Am I reliable?” Xena saw how Ken’s expression lightened up right after he heard about her

tight smile on his face. “Some other time,” he quickly dismissed. “I’ll definitely treat you to a meal some

this promise of yours!” the gleeful

about the current situation, so I’ll tell him all about it later. He’d definitely be over the

went down…” Xena began, and she relayed the entire story to

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

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

he’d drop dead as soon as possible!” came Ken’s honest

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

leaping in joy when he was catching onto

simple. Young Master Clark only needs to pay the Xenos family a visit and tell them how jackie killed

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

“I’m in no rush, really. The entire Taylor family’s

about this over some drinks,” Ken spoke. “This will surely make a good conversation!” The smile

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

…

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

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

had even saved her life. Apart from that, they knew that Sharon George harbored feelings for jackie, and

in this town were still talking about

extremely happy

that way to me.” Neil smiled bitterly. It seemed that Ken had a change of luck and

as happy when you hear what I’m about to say!” Ken paused here before saying, “But you’ll have to pay

“Young Master Clark, when did you become so stingy? You were the one who called me out for

and good news for you!” Ken smiled and walked inside. “Of course, it’s fine if

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

drank that poison. He drank half a bottle of that mineral water bottle in one go. Do you think that the amount

broke a slow smile. “F*ck! That’s good news alright! He’s poisoned! This poison is a potent one and can cause his body to weaken continuously without him knowing it. He’ll die miserably after a

you to pay for this news, right?” said Ken as the grin

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

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

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

like him would never get Selena. Hence, once jackie died, Ken would have the highest possibility among the

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 him. She would

in a bit. This Xena

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

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

that possible?” Neil was surprised. “Why was he beaten up? Could jackie have known about this matter? That doesn’t seem right… if jackie knows that he’s been poisoned,

jackie knew about him and Ben, and he’s found out

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

question is that?” Neil scoffed. “Of course I want that. I wish that he’s dead right now! I’ve been waiting so long

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

“Great! Let’s go early tomorrow. If that’s the case, jackie’s strength would

they brought several bodyguards

cars drove toward

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

and the others eventually reached the outskirts of Sky City around twelve

people were in this city, thus Neil and the others made sure to be at their best behavior as they walked into this foreign

meal before

Xenos families here? One is huge and the other is powerless?” Ken was startled at the information given by

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 very low price. This person had just left. I think he’s

gulped; he could not believe what he had just heard. This seemed too coincidental. They had just reached this place, yet they were faced

You guys 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, this person had morals. He only killed the

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

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

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 this

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

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 very

inwardly. It seemed as though their plan to end jackie’s life much earlier than anticipated, had

the both of you talking about? What about the Goddess of War? What about

think the Goddess of War is here? How’s that possible? The person who took out the

Neil and Ken instantly looked at each other. What was this?

I’ve forgotten his

baffled even more. This was getting

good few seconds before he took out several hundred dollars and gave it to the passerby.

Elated, the man gratefully took the money and walked

understand what’s going on?” Neil looked at Ken, who was in front of him, and prodded, “What should we do

do? Everybody in the Xenos family is dead, so we can only return to Eastfield. jackie got lucky this time; he dodged a disaster. Still, it doesn’t change the fact that he’s poisoned. We don’t even have

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

daughter, and people came looking for

dispirited at

they bought some fruits and decided to visit Ivan when

…

they

why are you here?” blurted Xena when both men

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

is really fcking lucky!” Ivan was dumbstruck

point. We have twenty-eight more days.” Ken was unhappy,

say that he’d give Selena an extravagant birthday party? Since this guy loves to

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

attractive. You can try to employ those aunties and ask them to help send flyers on your behalf. I believe that this would quickly catch everyone’s attention. Still, this

On the following

Selena had just finished breakfast when

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

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

not highly educated, so I don’t know what I can do. I do plan on

I now realized I had been a complete bastard who only knows to fool around and take things for granted. When our family was poor and my sister picked up trash just to earn

matured overnight. He was able

blurted. “I can’t even win a fight with Ivan…!” Ben laughed a bitter laugh,

matter what type of business you want to do, and you never have to worry about paying me back. Just take the money and

don’t want your money. We have two Rolls-Royce Phantom given to us by Miss Sharon because Brother-in-law helped cure her condition. As Mother is getting her car license, leave one for her. I’ll sell mine and get money from it. I want to try operating an internet cafe near the university town. I think that this business suits me as I

“It’s quite a new car and was gifted to you. Go ahead if you want to sell it, but remember that you won’t have

is so new and it’s worth over seven million, so it won’t be an issue to sell it for six million. I’ll still have some money left after I set up the internet cafe, and by that time, I can simply buy a car at a hundred thousand budget. I now realize that we need to be frugal even though we’re rich. And to think I used to

heard what Ben had to say. It seemed that Ben had changed a lot after the turn of events,

you want to do,” assured

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

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 who almost cost Brother-in-law

not far away from them and waved them

out to us!” Elaine was happy when she saw jackie waving

and call him Master instead. Wouldn’t the Supreme Warrior scold you If others overheard that?” Elaine carefully eyed her surroundings. If others knew that jackie was indeed the Supreme Warrior, jackie might not

“Ahem, ahem! Sister Orchid, you said it twice…” Elaine bit back

Elaine

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

brother-in-law is going out to do something. Both of you, follow him and protect him,” came jackie’s unexpected

need for this. I’m a man. Why do I need to be protected? It’s normal for

you say that you don’t need protection because you’re a man? I think that you’re the one who

rolled his eyes at her. “If that’s the case, I don’t need

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

incapable!” Elaine smugly replied,

Ben immediately opened the car door

immediately boarded his car. “Let’s go,

sitting beside me?” quipped Ben

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

slightly embarrassed when such a beauty sat

doe eyes as she grinned cheekily. “Hey, who hit you by the way? Do you want me to help get revenge? Don’t

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

and suggested, “If that’s the case, I can help you get stronger whenever you’re free.

of agreement

at the residence, Andrew and Fiona walked

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

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

got together with another man and almost killed him. Our entire family’s worried about him, and you say this is a

and that her social connections are rather shady. Apart from that, she had questionable

finally grown up. He

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

Selena then explained the situation to Fiona and Andrew. “ jackie wanted to give him money to start a business, but he declined jackie’s offer. Doesn’t that sound like

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

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

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

let’s go to work.” jackie smiled, and they soon left in

…

Drake family’s residence

and Sharon walking out from the villa once he was at

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

629 “ jackie, you’re finally here. I missed you so much!” Sharon instantly ran up to jackie and hugged his arm, shaking it

something was wrong. He almost passed out when

for no reason?! It was quite obvious she was trying to

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

jackie smiled awkwardly as he tried to push her away gently.

a reason to miss

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

she should always be in close proximity with jackie

ask Sharon to be proactive, dress skimpily and get closer to jackie, she never thought Sharon would go overboard and latched onto jackie like

proactive. I hope this works!” said the embarrassed

smiled before walking

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

said jackie with a faint smile. “Since Miss Tanya wants to go, then I’ll spend

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 case, was there a chance he was harboring

caused Tanya—this young and pretty lady—to have unrealistic

this was his first time being

you 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 on her

very shy whenever she thought of that moment, and

“Actually, slightly older men like you are mature and steady men. These men are the

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

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

Sharon was already making him feel uncomfortable. How could jackie handle it if

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 like an obsessed

attitude of a woman!”

difficult for him to change her mind in such

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

clever you are, Yvonne Drake. You

turned to Sharon and growled,

Sharon sheepishly replied, “Sorry, my bad. I

quickly added, “I’ll pay for everything later when we go out to

Yvonne folded her arms across her chest, inwardly pleased at

“Let’s go!”

…

eventually arrived at

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

four of them knew that these

amusement park’s activities so he merely

was stunned when he actually digested the

on?” The trio also looked at their

jackie, you’re so romantic! Did you design this

the flyer, and there were words

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

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

were the words written on

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

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

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

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

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 surprise I prepared for her, I

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

the Goddess of War had not admitted that jackie saved her life

of. If somebody else was in jackie’s shoes, they would have told everybody

taken something like this

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 the other day. Even Old Master Taylor doesn’t

pointed at a

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

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

pretend and deny it. You’re really good at acting and keeping secrets about

was speechless. Why did that—‘don’t pretend and deny it’—sounded

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

money 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 they still spending money and doing

then occurred to jackie as his eyes

while

effect around thirty days from the day he consumed it. Was it a

make a big fuss on this matter. They were waiting to see how jackie would fail on that day. What

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

be even happier if the party happened as

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

by ‘scheme’? Do you know

had an important identity. She felt like jackie was getting more and more elusive. It was this mysterious feeling that made

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

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

she

could see that jackie had made his guesses but did not

that ‘stir the entire city’ here meant that the more the event was marketed, the

wanted to spend around ten to twenty million, that would not stir the city.

cost of such a grand event

of ways to get into jackie’s good books. It did not matter

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

right!” jackie smiled, not wanting to say anything

this moment, Sharon had already bought four

Meanwhile…

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

are beauties! One of them not only has a nice figure, but

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

park-goers could only look

Meanwhile…

overheard their conversation. This man had several young men

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

that man, Young Master Lowe?” One of his companions, a man from a second-class

family, thus the only thing he could afford to

would fail should he even

all, these ladies have turned down many young masters without being

Master Lowe had one of the flyers he received at

would meet this

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 where he went, and even his wife is a beautiful

sourly commented, “Stir the entire town? He’s just a son-in-law who married into

other things. He shouldn’t have much left with him; probably around tens

saw several bus stations with this advertisement in the advertisement

young woman among the company.

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 nodded. He felt that jackie was being too much despite not having

a few days left until the party. We’ll go and take a look by then. I want to see how he can stir up the entire city!”

jackie and the young

though asking for permission. What she did not know was that they had attracted

middle-aged man with dark glasses and a cap

that he kept pointing aimlessly on the ground. He seemed

just a blind person,” countered Tanya as

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

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

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

finally realized what was going on. Sharon, along with jackie and Tanya, followed behind

to walk up to the man and she pushed him down to the ground with

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

front of him, and these women turned

women, not knowing what was going on, felt utterly terrible for the blind 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,

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

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

became more irate once she noticed his indecency; this bastard was extremely daring. He had the gall to stretch the cane under her dress when he saw

away and

from the crowd and scolded Yvonne, “What’s wrong with

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

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

photos?” Some of the people started suspecting what Yvonne said. After all, who would

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

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

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

exclaimed. “I was wondering why she

other people began to recognize Tanya as well, thus began the exchanged comments about her. They had no idea that they would meet such

said. Miss Tanya is a member of the Drake family, the daughter of the richest man in Eastfield. Why would she lie to us?” a woman spoke up

heard that Miss Tanya would always stand up against injustice, and she’s very active in doing charity

is just a cane! I can’t even see the road, so how could I have purposely stretched this under a skirt? Even if I stretched the cane under their skirts,

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

accuse someone else?

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

this world!” chirped the blind man in a seemingly grateful manner, and this

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

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

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

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

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