No.1 Supreme Warrior by Moneto

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An elder sighed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“You–you look great!”

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

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

“Young Master Ben?”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Elaine smiled and brought her bodyguards out.

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

After dinner, Kylie returned to her room to rest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Her?”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He flipped Selena over and pressed his mouth against hers.

“Mmph!”

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

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

“You’re beautiful, dear!”

jackie stared at her, goggle-eyed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Agh, so annoying. Quiet, you!”

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

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

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

“All right!”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Don’t worry. It’ll happen!”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Oh!”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Okay!”

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

“We’ll grab it ourselves!”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He walked out nonchalantly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Seriously? You’re amazing, dear!”

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

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

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

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

Xena’s voice drifted.

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

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

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

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

“Then, when will you be back?”

Ben’s voice rang from the listening device again.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Mr. jackie…”

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

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

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

The bodyguard nodded and went down.

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

“Sis? jackie? What’s going on?”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ben insisted on believing in Xena.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“You two planted a tracking device on her?”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Selena briefly recounted the episode to Ben.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A man’s voice came from the phone.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 612
“How could it be him?”

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

Even jackie’s face turned gloomy at this fact.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

considering all the possibilities, jackie

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

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

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

you so giggly?” Ivan returned,

b*stard jackie drank the poisoned water yesterday! And he’s

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

you really give jackie the poison?

hint of disbelief. He had been looking

Yesterday, I purposely suggested going on a barbeque picnic. He was responsible for the grilling, which made him sweat like a pig. So, I volunteered to buy them some drinks and seized the opportunity to put the poison pill into his bottle of water. I pretended to help him open the bottle before handing it to him. I seriously didn’t expect that he’d drink the whole bottle

incident, brazenness and arrogance could be heard in Xena’s

will become weaker and weaker as

added, “Babe, come here. Let

cute when you’re

was full of

You don’t say what you

let out

the car, Ben was burning with so much

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

him was proved to be

did he expect that Xena was such a woman—a rotten and dirty woman. What she said

Don’t forget to buy me a villa, too!”

He stretched out his hand and tapped the button on the screen, turning off the listening device.

“Let’s go!”

and Selena exchanged quick glances before getting

front desk of the hotel

is staying in!”

is confidential. I’m sorry but I can’t

them on the desk. “You have

had successfully frightened the female receptionist. She knew that there were many people in this world

not

jackie fit into the definition of ‘such

the keyboard and searched through the system.

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

towards the elevator and took it to the fifth floor. Soon, they arrived

It’s a keycard door! We can’t

crinkled when she noticed

wide open with just a single

hid

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

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

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

got out of bed, a frosty expression covering

son of

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

he got up on his feet, a stream of scarlet blood flowed

you hit me? What right do you have

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

I don’t know who’s under the blanket? That’s my

Ben again

she believed that when Ben and the others barged into the room, they did not manage to see her. Therefore, they could have just been throwing some guesses to lure her out. As long as Ivan kept denying it, there

face but this time, he was well prepared. He swayed slightly to the left, just enough to avoid

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

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

sure the three did not pick up anything strange from

fight you to

the ground and charged toward

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

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 ruler

Ivan Taylor, did you just forget my

and if he could not kill Ivan, at least

woman, why are you being nosy? Besides, the things between men and women are out

to the corner of the room, gulping fearfully. Even though he knew a bit of fighting, he could only, at best, beat

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

jackie’s mouth curled upwards, showing a disdainful smile. He walked slowly towards Ivan, painfully

Ben had got up on his feet as well. He wiped off the blood near his nose and shot Ivan a hateful

Ben and said, “Ben, didn’t 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,

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

“Ah!”

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

Ivan. She deliberately took extra precautions when she went out today! She even kept an

Taylor, what are you doing! F*cking pervert! I haven’t put on

arms immediately to

at them. Instead, he walked up to Ivan and threw him a powerful kick, a kick that sent

ground. The pain crushed him inside out. Every jostle sent ripples of pain through his shoulder, back, and neck, causing him to

were thrown at Ivan as

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

quickly and returned Ben’s stare. “Ben Taylor, you can’t completely blame me for this. You can only blame yourself and your uselessness. Do you think I’d be

her face. He snarled, “Shameless fcking b*tch! Pretending to be all elegant and pure in front of me every day! You’re just a nasty, filthy

dare you hit

fortunate that I decided not to give myself fully to you. You’re a grown man, yet,

raised his arm high again.

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

a series of questions. He stood frozen. At this moment, he actually

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

do

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

would come forward

had something good, he’d share it with you! The money he’s been saving up was always for you to go for your karaoke sessions or to the internet café to

and slept with him for his wealth! How

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

me if you

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

“Shameless!”

down on the bed. His hands were around

and he looked as though he had emerged from

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

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

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

feebler and feebler, her face

could not bring himself to kill her in the

let go of Xena and fell to the side, mentally and

could not stop coughing and gasping for air. She

you doing? How can you

her last breath, and Ben

“Sis!”

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

a tremble inside her. She understood Ben’s

loved Xena too much. Even though the other party had wronged him, for him to kill someone he loved

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

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

It was already arduous for Ben to let

better

ground, spat out another mouthful of crimson red blood. His face had been beaten blue and

go. You’ll beat him to

attention over to jackie and Ivan and sighed tiringly. She walked over to jackie and pulled

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

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 was as healthy

Therefore, jackie could only pretend he was

now after beating up

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

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

was not bothered in the slightest. He walked over to Xena’s bag and plucked off the

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 it was

hopes of asking Xena to come back, Ivan picked up his phone and called her, only to find that Xena had been so frightened that when she escaped the room, she left her phone

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

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 take pictures of you when I witness this glorious moment of you dying in

tone

…

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

terror thundered down on her. Even until now, she

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

me everything

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!”

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, and

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

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

a moment and then a disdainful smile hung over

way. How can you be so

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

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

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

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

618 “I—I’m coming

inside Ken when Xena requested him to take some bodyguards and

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

had a close relationship with the Goddess of War. All in all, they did not dare to

matter? Young Master Clark, are you

taken aback and

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

make a call to him first. If jackie left the scene, he’ll answer the

Ken’s plan. It

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

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

out from the

voice, 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 out of there! Are

seems like jackie didn’t dare to throw heavy blows. After all, I’m the Young Master of the Taylor family, so he

around the room now. Although his whole body was

to the Taylor Residence or the company. If

possibly tell his father that it was because of his secret affair with Xena

and bag are still in

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

I’ll call some bodyguards over and we’ll go

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

I’ll keep my

burning stare on her chest. Her cheeks

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

car as well. The

Ben had already returned to the

had stolen his words. It was obvious that dread and sorrow had been

kill her. After

be grieving. The next time we see her, you can’t stop us from wanting to kill her. After all, this woman is

don’t behave like a grown and mature man. I don’t even have a decent job!

In the

really glad that you can think in this way!” Selena replied,

suddenly thought of something. “Oh, right. By the way,

preoccupied. If jackie didn’t have the solution, he wouldn’t have drank

his skills were more than that. He was a miraculous doctor, but Selena was not

the villa. Ben flashed a bitter smile and hobbled into

me. Where did you all go?” Fiona

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

If it were someone else, they would have killed

way! How’s that

of horrified surprise. She could not believe

coupled with Selena’s bad mood, she could not help but gulp

them in the middle of the act

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

last word while jackie followed her back

kill Xena,

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

as A-B-C! Your brother couldn’t do it just now, but I can, right? Doesn’t she love money? And there she thought she’d become wealthy after marrying Ivan? I’ll let her taste her own fruit! I’ll make sure she knows that even if she married Ivan, she won’t be anywhere

you’ll make her regret everything and kill

tilted her head slightly to the side

device? Ivan has been wanting to get rid of us because he feels that you’ll compete with

will be

interested in Taylor’s inheritance at all!

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 for the Taylor properties and assets, Grandpa Taylor already entrusted them to Ivan from the beginning, so he’ll definitely pass everything over

you’re too simple and

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

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

things slide due to our blood relationship, but

not long after, the Taylor properties and assets will all be gone. He’ll

make sure he

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

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

being too naïve and ignorant. Ivan had never treated her as one of

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

getting late. When you have time, please visit Grandpa Taylor more often. His attitude toward us has

quickly took a warm

point in time, Ivan was lying on a hospital bed, taking some

How didn’t you

beside the bed,

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

this time, I don’t think jackie will. I think his hatred

twice. The first time was during the incident outside the city. jackie had shown her mercy as she was Ben’s

into the family again. jackie did not

Ben who had let her go. jackie was not able to kill her in front of Ben, too. That

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

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

drunk the…the poison?” A surge of unadulterated joy began spreading throughout every inch of Ken’s being when he heard

one to have Selena once jackie was out of the picture. He

and could catch onto what Xena was planning. He never thought Xena would succeed at feeding jackie the poison without being

reliable?” Xena saw how Ken’s expression lightened up right after he heard about

time,” he quickly dismissed.

this promise of yours!” the gleeful Xena

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 when he hears about this!” Ken was so happy that he nearly bust out a

Xena began, and she relayed

means jackie doesn’t know he’s been poisoned, does he now? He doesn’t even know that his life is in danger! Let’s just

“That’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

such a drag that this guy is still alive right now. I really wish he’d drop dead as soon as possible!” came

Clark, there is a way for jackie to pass on early,” Ivan spoke up after a moment to himself. “ jackie had dug a hole for himself when he killed the Xenos family’s young master of Sky City, Quil

mean?” Ken prodded, his heart leaping in joy when he was catching onto

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

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

no rush, really. The entire Taylor family’s business is under my management, and

and tell him about this over some drinks,” Ken spoke. “This will surely make a good conversation!” The smile on Ken’s

and entered his car, Ken

…

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

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

of War and had even saved her life. Apart from that, they knew that Sharon George harbored feelings for jackie, and jackie overshadowed them completely in the matter

people in this town were

extremely happy matter!” Ken

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

expected Ken’s positivity 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

so stingy? You were the

know what this is about! It’s also big and good news for you!” Ken smiled and walked inside. “Of

caught my attention and now you’re telling me that you won’t tell me about it?” Neil was

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

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

about it? It’s not too much for you to pay for this news, right?” said Ken

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

to formulate inside Neil’s mind. Once jackie was out

with Selena. Neil was good-looking and prepossessing, but he

never get Selena. Hence, once jackie died, Ken would have

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

you the details of the situation in a bit. This Xena can be rather useful in things like these. She

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

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

about this matter? That doesn’t seem right… if jackie knows

knew about him and Ben, and

entered a private room, Ken sat himself and patted Neil’s shoulder.

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

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

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

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

624 Several cars drove toward Sky City the

away from Eastfield; it took them two to three hours to

eventually reached the outskirts of Sky City around

was indeed two to three times bigger than Eastfield. Many powerful yet rather extreme people were in this city, thus Neil and the others

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

are two Xenos families here? One is huge and the other is powerless?” Ken was

“Yes, Sir. There used 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

This seemed too coincidental. They had just reached this place, yet

Sigh! What a terrible fate!” The passerby paused here before he continued, “Nonetheless, this person had morals. He only killed the important figures and martial artists in the Xenos family, but most of the workers, children,

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

he took a deep breath after mulling it over. “Goodness me… Could it be that Goddess of War, Lana Zechs

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

the Goddess of War. Had jackie begged for her help, the Goddess of War won’t have the

foreseen this? He doesn’t have any true strength, relying only on others to do his dirty deed! Doesn’t he feel that troubling

he want his dignity if he wants to stay alive?” Neil sighed inwardly. It seemed as though their plan to end jackie’s life

both of you talking about? What about

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

each other. What was this? Was

I’ve forgotten his name. I wonder

Neil and Ken were baffled even more. This was

hundred dollars and gave it to the passerby. “Thank

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

on?” Neil looked at Ken, who was in front of him,

time; he dodged a disaster. Still, it doesn’t change the fact that he’s poisoned. We don’t even have the antidote, and it’ll be too late by the time he notices something

King of War. He must’ve been very angry to have dealt such an

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

the Kind of War’s daughter, and people came looking for him after

then returned to Eastfield, dispirited at

they bought some fruits and

…

evening when they got to the

Master Hugo and Young Master Clark, why are you here?” blurted Xena when both men suddenly

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

lucky!” Ivan was dumbstruck when he heard

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

his thoughts for a while, and a smirk slowly appeared on his face. “Oh, right. Didn’t jackie say that he’d give Selena an extravagant birthday party? Since this

meant. “Are you saying we should publicize on his behalf, and that it’ll be much better if

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 not enough. We still need to advertise the event on

On the

finished

good, too—before he muttered, “Brother-in-law, Sister, I have something to tell you guys. Can we talk

at each other and wondered if Ben’s

highly educated, so

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.

overnight. He was able to reflect on his

stole my lover,” Ben blurted. “I can’t even win a fight with

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

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

was gifted to you. Go ahead if you

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

after they heard what Ben had to say. It seemed that Ben had changed a lot

with it. Be courageous and do whatever you want to do,” assured Selena as she patted her brother’s shoulder. “Even

spoke, “By the way, Ben, don’t tell Mother and Father that Xena poisoned me. I don’t want to worry

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 his

bodyguards strolling the grounds not far

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

glare. “Shh, quiet! Don’t address him as Supreme Warrior and call him Master instead. Wouldn’t the Supreme Warrior scold you If others overheard that?” Elaine carefully eyed

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

was embarrassed. Elaine said

what can we do for you? Are you going shopping with your lady?

is going out to do something. Both of you, follow him and protect him,” came

Why do I need to be protected?

protection because you’re a man? I think that you’re the one who needs protection the most!” countered Elaine, feeling unappreciated and frowned upon. The Supreme Warrior finally appointed some work to her so she must complete it, no matter what happened. She had to show

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

If you win, I won’t follow you. Otherwise, we stick to Master’s plan; I’ll be watching you from

won’t fight with a woman!” came

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

Ben

boarded his car. “Let’s go,

me?” quipped Ben when Elaine sat at the

a good figure. With the seatbelt on, her

slightly embarrassed when such a

grinned cheekily. “Hey, who hit

his face. “Nevermind,” he declined.

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

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

Andrew and Fiona

all last night because of this. We’re afraid that your brother might lose his mind and do something foolish!” Fiona

smile on her face as she did.

got together with another man and almost killed him. Our entire family’s worried about him, and you say this is a good thing?” Fiona was speechless; she had

before that Xena’s just a golddigger and that her social connections are rather shady. Apart from that, she had questionable

added, “Brother has finally grown up. He even went out to

a very expensive Rolls-Royce Phantom!” Fiona was getting more stupefied. She did not know what

Fiona and Andrew. “ jackie wanted to give

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

not meet Xena anymore after this! This girl’s daring enough to bully my son. I’ll slap her so many times if I ever see her again…! She’s gone

her. If this isn’t enough to satisfy you, you can slap her all you want the next time you see her!” Selena commented, a small smile on her face

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

…

eventually reached the Drake family’s

Yvonne, and Sharon walking out from the villa once he was

dumbfounded when he saw Sharon. This woman had been visiting

instantly ran up to jackie and hugged

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

did Sharon wear a deep V-neck dress for no reason?! It was quite obvious she was

practically glued herself against his arm and rubbed against it incessantly. Any other man

Why do you miss me?” jackie smiled awkwardly as he tried to push her away gently. He then walked backward and made sure there was a good distance

I need a reason to miss you?” Blush seared across Sharon’s

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

Sharon that she should always be in close proximity with jackie to bring

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

I hope this works!” said the

of them smiled

park later. As always, we’ll be bringing only you, and no other

that before!” said jackie with a faint smile. “Since Miss

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 case, was

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

Am I that old?” jackie laughed; this was

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

She got very shy whenever she thought of that moment, and

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

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

happen. When he saw Yvonne’s abashed expression, was

was the case, this would be troubling, and Sharon was already making him feel uncomfortable. How could jackie handle it if Yvonne was feeling the same way? jackie suddenly had

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

a woman. You need to have the reserved attitude of a woman!” This was Tanya’s house, thus he

in

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 easier if women

“How clever you are, Yvonne Drake. You even taught people how to get

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

sheepishly replied, “Sorry, my bad. I was

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

across her chest, inwardly pleased at

“Let’s go!”

…

them eventually arrived at the amusement

not think they would see a few aunties handing out flyers

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

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

stunned when he actually digested

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

jackie, you’re so romantic! Did you

were some romantic heart-shaped photos on the flyer,

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

extravagant birthday party in

were the words written on

Sharon looked at the flyers and looked at

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

that you’re the ‘Goddess of War’s savior’ and that your wife is

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

flyers. While I do want my wife’s birthday party to stir the entire

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

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

was something to be proud of. If somebody else was in jackie’s shoes, they would have told everybody about

taken something like this as

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 know about

At this moment, Yvonne pointed

going on? Why were such

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

at jackie with a grin as though she saw through him. “Don’t pretend and deny it. You’re really good at acting and keeping

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

“There’s only one other person who knows

spend 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

jackie as his eyes lit

he was not poisoned, while both Xena

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

see how jackie would

Even if it was canceled, jackie and the Taylor

happier if the

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

632 “What do you mean by ‘scheme’? Do you know who it is?” asked

with everything she got. This person had an important identity. She felt like jackie was getting more and more elusive. It was this

as a deliberate

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

frowned as she looked at

see that jackie had made his guesses but did not want to

the entire city’ here

to spend more money. If jackie only wanted to spend around ten

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

the Drake family had been thinking of ways to get into jackie’s good books. It did not matter if it was ten billion or a hundred billion; they would take

this, too. She ran up to jackie, catching up to him, and assured, “Don’t stress over it, jackie. It’s a good thing that

jackie smiled, not wanting to say

had already bought four tickets

Meanwhile…

I envy him… He

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

rich. Otherwise, why would these women go out with him? Normal people like us can

633 These park-goers could only

Meanwhile…

from where they were, overheard their conversation. This man had several young men and

see her here. “Tsk, tsk! And it seems Tanya’s not the only one here. The beautiful Yvonne and Miss

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

only

a chance he would fail should he even tried to pursue these

ladies have turned down many young masters without being

lately. This is the person on the flyer!” Young Master Lowe had one of the flyers he received at the entrance in his hands, thus he

never thought they would meet this

“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 woman. What a life that must be…

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

much left with him;

exactly. I saw several bus stations with this advertisement in the advertisement

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

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

there’s just 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!” 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 poorly

and

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

a middle-aged man with dark glasses and a cap not far away from him.

on the ground. He seemed to be blind yet was tailing behind a

He’s just a blind person,” countered Tanya as she

sad that he turned blind at this age,” muttered

women. “Look carefully,” jackie insisted, “there’s something

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

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

was the first to walk up to the man and she pushed him down to the ground

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

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

“What’s wrong with you? Why are you bullying a blind man?!” scolded one of the women that the

she push the blind man onto the ground without any reason? She’s really ruthless!

It’s so painful!” The man pretended to feel around on the ground before he got a hold of his cane. He then tapped it several times against the ground before stretching it

extremely daring. He had the gall to stretch the cane under her dress

away and

scolded Yvonne, “What’s wrong

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

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

who secretly takes photos?” Some of the people started suspecting what

girls under their skirts!”

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

I

right?” another man exclaimed. “I was

thus began the exchanged comments about her. They had no

Tanya 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 in Tanya’s

active in doing charity work. Why would she lie to us?”

This 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, 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 would I take photos? I

through the crowd immediately said, “Yes, this woman misunderstood

up to the 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 wrong, but

and spoke, “Hey, Brother. It’s better if you don’t walk around in such hot weather. There’s a

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

said seemed to make sense. Why would he take photos of other people’s underwear when he was blind? This did not make

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

was slightly stunned. He smiled earnestly at jackie.

blind man as he claimed, keep stretching his cane under the skirts of girls

even see, and you’re smearing my name. How would I know what’s