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,

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

giving some thought to the situation, Selena opened her mouth, “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

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

making you so

the poisoned water yesterday! And he’s completely

you can announce our relationship in front of everyone in the Taylor family. I’ll officially be your girlfriend then

really give jackie the

been looking forward to

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.

heard

day. His body will become weaker and weaker as the days pass, and in his last two days, his body will fester. Hmph! Everyone will celebrate when he

and then added, “Babe, come here. Let me undress you. You deserve

cute when you’re impatient to

was full

imp. You don’t say what you think, do

let out a

with so much

out that what jackie and his sister had been saying was true, that Xena,

jackie’s statement about Xena poisoning him was proved to be true,

What she

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

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

“Let’s go!”

glances before getting out of the car to follow

the front desk of

is staying in!” jackie commanded with

confidential. I’m sorry but I can’t tell you…” The

stack of bills 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, I’ll

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

would not provoke such a

into the definition of ‘such a

typed on the keyboard and

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

of them strode towards the elevator and took it to the fifth floor. Soon, they arrived outside

no! It’s a keycard door! We

skin between Selena’s brows crinkled when she noticed

was kicked wide open

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

almost instantly. She knew that something

left on his body was a pair of boxers. He quickly put on his shirt

are you here? Are you

a frosty expression covering his face.

son of

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

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

hit me? What right do you have to

stabilized himself on his feet and shot Ben a deadly stare. “The woman in bed right now is from a nightclub! I found her in a nightclub!

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

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

room, they did not manage to see her. Therefore, they could have just been throwing some guesses to lure her out. As long as Ivan kept denying it, there would still be hope

He swayed slightly to the left, just enough to avoid

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

it

down his nervousness and kept it in check, making sure the three did not pick up anything strange from him.

I’ll fight you

the ground and charged toward Ivan,

plummeted

young. Of course, I’ve learned and

wicked chuckle, brazenness and arrogance covered his face as if he was the

Taylor, did you just forget

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

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

fearfully. Even though he knew a bit of fighting, he could only, at

do. He’s my beloved wife’s brother, after all. You beat my dear brother-in-law, it would only be fair if

a disdainful smile. He walked slowly towards Ivan,

had got up on his feet as well. He wiped

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

under the blanket. He strode belligerently to the

“Ah!”

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

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 of her car in the hotel’s parking lot. No one and no car was following

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

out her arms immediately

look at them. Instead, he walked up

The pain crushed him inside out. Every jostle sent ripples of pain through

merciless kicks were thrown at Ivan

was hoping with all

you can’t completely blame me for this. You can only blame yourself and your uselessness. Do you think I’d be with Ivan if you weren’t a useless piece of

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

dare you

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

he raised his arm high

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 hopeful future from being with you! Especially back then, have you even bought me a branded bag before? Or perhaps some decent clothes and

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

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

What right do you have to

so naturally,

thought Selena would

he’s been saving up was always for you to go for your karaoke sessions or to the internet café to enjoy yourself! During the

digger and this is an iron fact! You approached Ivan and slept with him for his wealth! How dare you shamelessly shove all the blame onto my

around and spoke to Ben, “Ben, why are you still standing here with a puzzled look? End her right now! Trash like her should

if

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, I’m not even married to you, I’m just your girlfriend! I have the freedom to be with whoever

“Shameless!”

grew. He slapped Xena hard before pushing her down on the bed. His hands were around her neck, choking her. “I—I’ll kill you!

and he looked as though he had emerged from hell.

because you’re a piece of useless sht!” Ivan yelled. He spat out a mouthful

affection between the two of them. He

was hoping to enjoy the scene of introducing Xena as his girlfriend in front of

feebler, her face turned blue and it seemed like she was

bring himself to kill

vision. He let go of Xena and fell to

and could not stop coughing and gasping for air. She was panting

doing? How

last breath, and Ben could have avenged himself! Yet, her softhearted brother decided to give up at this critical

“Sis!”

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

a tremble inside her. She understood Ben’s feelings

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

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

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

fully understand Ben’s feelings. It was already arduous for Ben to let go of this

Ben would feel better in

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

beat him to

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

what you did in the past. You reap what you sow. You can find whoever to

understood that if he killed Ivan merely because of a consensual secret affair, he and Selena would not be able to justify themselves before Old Master Taylor. Besides, if he were to tell Old Man Taylor about the poison, no one would believe him. Now that he had forced the

was not aware of the plan to poison

feel a lot better now after

You’d kill me just because Xena is fond of me but not Ben? What

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

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

few minutes after jackie and the others left, Ivan used all his strength and finally got

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

limbs were about to detach

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

tone

…

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

Xena escaped the horrific hotel room, terror thundered down

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

just happened? Tell me

The Taylor family is now a second-class family, and with the fame and glory the Taylor family had received during Old Man Taylor’s birthday banquet, who on earth would dare to go against Young Master Ivan at this point in

“ jackie, the b*stard!”

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

breathed out the 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

about it. I don’t

silent for a moment and then a disdainful smile

can you

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

just jackie at the scene, this one-brain-cell

“But Selena was there, too. So, he wouldn’t kill Ivan. He’s Selena’s cousin after all, and if jackie killed him because of this, it would be difficult for them to justify themselves before Old Master Taylor. Furthermore, Ivan is the main person in charge of the South Hill

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

“I—I’m

take some bodyguards and go with her to the hotel. His

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

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 offend jackie at all. If jackie wanted to beat him, he could only swallow it and blame himself for having

Young Master Clark, are

and felt

why should I be afraid of him?” Ken sneered dryly,

call to him first. If jackie left the scene, he’ll answer the phone, provided he’s not

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

moved his fingers on his phone,

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

came out from the phone’s

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

jackie didn’t dare to throw heavy blows. After all, I’m the Young Master of

relief. He managed to stand up and could walk around the room now.

had now made him feel too embarrassed to return to the Taylor Residence or the company. If he went back

could not possibly tell his father that it was

still in the

btch! 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

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

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

I’ll keep my mouth

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

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

got into the car as

Ben had already returned

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

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

her, you can’t

remained silent for several seconds before he finally nodded. “Don’t worry, Sis. I understand now. I was useless before, and too naïve. I don’t behave like a grown and

can’t do it! In the future, it’ll be fine with me as long as you don’t kill her in front of me. I believe I’ll stand up again

think in

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

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

more than that. He was a miraculous doctor, but Selena was not sure

the villa. Ben flashed a bitter smile and hobbled

did you all go?” Fiona came out from

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

escaped from Selena’s mouth. If it were someone else, they would have killed him on the spot. She never expected it to

No way! How’s

one of horrified surprise. She could not believe her

melancholic and solemn look on Ben’s face, coupled with Selena’s bad mood, she could not help but gulp hard. “Are you

the middle of the act

I been saying? This woman’s not so simple, yet none of

the villa after dropping her last word while jackie

must kill

the situation. “It’s not

now, but I can, right? Doesn’t she love money? And there she thought she’d become wealthy after marrying Ivan? I’ll let

make her regret everything and

aback. She tilted her head slightly to

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

“Because this will be the best revenge for Ivan

Taylor’s inheritance at all! I’ve never thought of

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 to him. As for whether or

dear wife, you’re too

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

Naturally, he wouldn’t want to share any of it with anyone. If you married a rich man, you wouldn’t be competing with him for the assets anymore. He’s worried that he might need

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

not long after, the Taylor properties and assets will all be gone. He’ll make sure that everyone’s efforts go into the drain.

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

bullied her and impeded her from

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

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

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

late. When you have time, please visit Grandpa Taylor more often. His attitude toward us has changed a lot after his seventieth birthday banquet!”

took a warm shower

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

didn’t

who was sitting beside the bed, sighed loudly and reprimanded

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

I don’t think jackie will. I

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

into the family again. jackie did

her go. jackie was not able to kill

longer return to that family. Every plan and every deed had been exposed. She truly believed that the next time she saw jackie, he would

they can’t explain their actions if they kill you.” Ivan smiled bitterly. “Luckily jackie didn’t know that you fed him poison.

the…the poison?” A surge of unadulterated joy began spreading throughout every

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

what Xena was planning. He never thought Xena

I reliable?” Xena saw how Ken’s expression lightened up right after

other time,” he quickly dismissed. “I’ll definitely treat you

yours!” the gleeful Xena chirped

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

how it went down…” Xena began, and she relayed the entire

he heard what had happened. “If that’s the case, then that means jackie doesn’t know he’s been poisoned, does he now? He doesn’t even know that his life is in danger! Let’s just wait and see how he

that he wants to prepare an extravagant birthday party that’ll stir the entire town. That day happens to be the day of his death, too. Don’t you think that’ll be a day of celebration for us? Selena’s birthday is his death anniversary…! Oh, I get

this guy is still alive right now. I really wish he’d drop dead as soon as possible!” came Ken’s

young master of Sky City, Quil Xenos. This Xenos family is a big family and is much stronger than the Drake family. Now that jackie has

prodded, his heart leaping in joy when

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

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

The entire

tell him about this over some drinks,” Ken spoke. “This will surely make

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

…

he arrived at their meeting spot. He had been under the weather lately as jackie had become increasingly hard to

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

was acquainted with the Goddess 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 of

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

superb matter! An extremely

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

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

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

good news for you!” Ken smiled and walked inside. “Of course, it’s fine if you don’t want to know about it. I’ll pay the bill and not

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

that the amount of poison he took was enough?” Ken started laughing loudly

that poison?” It was too good to be true for Neil as he broke a slow smile. “F*ck! That’s good news alright!

pay for this news, right?” said Ken as

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

Once jackie was out of the picture, he would ask Ken out

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

pig like him would never get

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

a bit. This Xena can be rather useful in things

getting the best of Neil as he took his cell-phone out and said, “Let me call Ivan. The more

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

doesn’t seem right… if jackie knows that he’s been poisoned, wouldn’t

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

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

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

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 Young Master

heard this. “Great! Let’s go early tomorrow. If that’s the case, jackie’s strength would decline. Coupled with the fact that the Xenos family’s masters are rather strong, he’s definitely a

content. The next day, they brought several bodyguards with them and left

624 Several cars drove toward Sky City

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

reached the

times bigger than Eastfield. Many powerful yet rather extreme people were in this city, thus Neil and

a simple meal before they started

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

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 a

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

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 important figures and

can the Xenos family be wiped out when they’re so powerful? Apart from that,

me… Could it be that Goddess of War, Lana Zechs wiped

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

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

foreseen this? He doesn’t have any true strength, relying only on others to

Neil sighed inwardly. It seemed

about? What about the Goddess

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

looked at each other. What was

powerful King of War, but I’ve forgotten his name. I wonder how the Xenos

were baffled even more. This was

he took out several hundred dollars and gave it to the passerby. “Thank you for

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

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

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 the antidote, and it’ll be too late by the

have dealt such an attack on the Xenos family,” surmised Neil. “He’s

Xenos should’ve died, though. I heard from Xena that he even kidnapped Fiona and herself, wanting a three-way with them, but jackie managed to get there in time

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

then returned to Eastfield, dispirited at the turn

between both men, they bought some fruits and

…

was evening when they got to the

why are you here?” blurted

at Ivan’s side. “We went to Sky City today. Regrettably, the Xenos family had offended a King of War from Eastfield, so before we could even look for the Xenos family, the King of War had already sought them out and killed the entire family. We went through all that trouble just to

really fcking lucky!” Ivan was dumbstruck when he

more days.” Ken was unhappy, still. He planned to count down

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 guy loves to gloat about that, why don’t we make things difficult for him so he’d stop

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

Master Clark’s really smart. You would think of this…” Ivan nodded. “I’ve thought about it, and publicizing this event is possible. However, your copies must be attractive. You can try to employ those aunties and ask them to help send flyers

On the following

finished breakfast when

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

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

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

for a moment before he lifted his head and attested, “I’m a man, not a loser in the eyes of others. I want to grow. I now realized I had been a complete bastard who only knows to fool around and take things for granted. When our

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

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

what type of business you want to do, and you never have to worry about paying me back.

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

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

that time, I can simply buy a car at a hundred thousand budget. I now realize that we need to be frugal

Ben had changed a lot after the turn of events, and it was a good

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

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

as a kind and nice person. I didn’t even want to face the fact that sometimes, I do feel like something’s wrong with her. It would’ve been better if I broke up with her earlier. I was the one

not far away from them and

to us!” Elaine was happy when she saw

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

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

was embarrassed. Elaine said it

you going shopping with your lady?

going out to do something. Both of you, follow him and

to be protected? It’s normal for Mother and

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

that a bodyguard would fight back. He rolled his eyes at her. “If that’s

with me. If you win, I won’t follow you. Otherwise, we stick to Master’s

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

incapable!” Elaine smugly replied, her

a comeback, Ben immediately

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

quipped Ben when Elaine sat at the passenger’s

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

was slightly embarrassed when such a

beautiful doe eyes as she grinned cheekily. “Hey, who hit you by

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

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

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

and Fiona walked toward Selena

Ivan? We couldn’t sleep at all last night because of this. We’re afraid that your brother might lose his mind and do something foolish!” Fiona frowned, worry written all over her face. “From what I’ve

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

Our entire family’s worried about him, and you say this

a woman had never been good enough for my brother. I’ve told him before that Xena’s just a golddigger and that her social connections are rather shady. Apart from that, she had questionable relationships with several people in

added, “Brother has finally grown up. He even

a very expensive Rolls-Royce Phantom!” Fiona was getting more stupefied. She

car and open an internet cafe…” Selena then explained the situation to Fiona and Andrew. “ jackie wanted to give him money to start a business, but he declined jackie’s offer. Doesn’t that sound like he’s so

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

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

all you want the next

and they soon left in their car to

…

Drake family’s

last thing he expected was to see Tanya, Yvonne, and Sharon walking out from the villa once

saw Sharon. This woman had been visiting a little too frequently these days. She was obviously

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

passed

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

against his arm and rubbed against it incessantly. Any other man would fail to

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

to miss

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

Yvonne also told Sharon that she should always

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

this works!”

of them smiled

on her face, Tanya began, “ jackie, we’re going to the amusement park later. As always, we’ll be bringing only you, and no other bodyguards! Don’t worry, I’ll pay for everything if you

like that before!” said jackie with a faint smile. “Since Miss Tanya wants to go, then I’ll spend time

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

his nonchalant words caused Tanya—this young and pretty lady—to have

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

Tanya glanced at jackie secretly. She recalled the time when their lips accidentally met when they

whenever she thought of that moment, and her heart would

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

was then when jackie recalled the time when he drank with Yvonne, and at that

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

that 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

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

reserved attitude of a woman!” This was Tanya’s house, thus he could only

for him to change her mind in such a short time when he saw her

didn’t Yvonne say that men like proactive women? She even told me that it’s

suddenly darkened. “How clever you are, Yvonne Drake. You

Yvonne sharply turned to Sharon and growled,

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

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

arms across her

“Let’s go!”

…

them eventually arrived at

did not think they would see a few aunties handing out flyers once

day… That must be difficult!” The four of them knew that these people had a difficult job, thus they accepted the flyer

about the amusement park’s activities so

stunned when he

The trio also looked at their flyer once they noticed jackie

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

heart-shaped photos on the flyer, and there

it! It’s 27 more days to the

an extravagant birthday party in 27 more days! We welcome everybody to

were the words written on

party like this!” Sharon looked at the flyers and looked at jackie with hearts in her eyes. “Not only are you manly, but you’re a gentle and romantic

be so happy with this!” Truthfully, Yvonne envied Selena to an extent. jackie was

even a countdown to the date of the party. Moreover, it’s stated here that you’re the ‘Goddess of War’s savior’ and that your wife is ‘the Taylor family’s number one beauty’…” spoke Tanya,

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

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

move, but the

that jackie saved her life before, nobody

be proud of. If somebody else

something like this

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 know about it. Why would somebody publicize

this moment, Yvonne pointed at a taxi that drove past the

what it was about. What was going on? Why were such publicizing words continuously

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

she saw through him. “Don’t pretend and deny it. You’re really good at

Why did that—‘don’t pretend and deny

“There’s only one other

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 something

to jackie as his eyes lit up. He knew

while both

day he consumed it. Was it a coincidence that the day so happened to be

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

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

would be even happier if the party happened as

was able to conclude everything. It seemed that

you mean by ‘scheme’? Do you know

like jackie was getting more and more elusive. It was this mysterious feeling that made her want to know him more. She believed

jackie’s response to this flyer, it seemed as though this publicity was done as a deliberate attack against him. Still, she had no idea how such publicity

Nevermind, let’s go! it’s time to go in and

frowned as she looked at

that jackie had made his guesses but did not

the entire city?” After mulling it over, Tanya soon realized that ‘stir the entire city’ here meant that the more the event

around ten to twenty million,

too heavily? These people wanted jackie to lose his face and unable to bear the cost of such a grand event so they could make fun of him! This

The other party might not know this, but the Drake family had been thinking of ways to get into jackie’s good books. It did not matter if it was ten billion or a hundred billion; they would take any amount and help jackie as

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

smiled, not wanting to say anything

four tickets

Meanwhile…

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

saw. “Hey, all three of them are beauties! One of them not only has a nice figure, but her eyes look so enchanting

rich. Otherwise, why would these women go out with him? Normal people like us can only look!” One of them smiled bitterly. He looked at Tanya’s long legs and under her short skirt, and he gulped

only look

Meanwhile…

conversation. This man had several young men

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

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

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

fail should

turned down many young masters without being

flyer!” Young Master Lowe

would

the son-in-law who married into the Taylor family!” The man suddenly understood what had happened. “F*ck… He’s really lucky with the opposite gender! He’s able to be with beautiful women

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

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

with this advertisement in the advertisement spaces. They must’ve been put up

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

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

bother too much about this; 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

jackie and

Tanya smiled and looked at jackie as though asking for permission. What she did not know was that they had attracted many envious

dark glasses and a cap not far away from him. “That man over there seems

hand that he kept pointing aimlessly on the ground. He seemed to be blind yet was tailing behind a group

person,” countered Tanya as she looked at the blind man. “What’s wrong with

blind at this age,” muttered Sharon as she looked at the

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

toward the supposed blind man with the cane. “F*ck!

realized what was going on. Sharon, along with jackie

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

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

cry for help attracted the attention of the group of young women walking in front of him, and these women

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

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

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

had the gall to

immediately walked away and hid away

Yvonne, “What’s wrong with

into words, Yvonne walked up to the man and took his cane away. “I won’t let him leave.

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

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

telling the truth! He’s a piece of trash that takes photos of girls under their skirts!” Tanya pushed

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

crowd studied Sharon carefully before he exclaimed, “Hey, isn’t this the eldest young miss of the George family? I heard that she had turned into

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

to recognize Tanya as well, thus began the exchanged comments about her. They had no

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

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

a misunderstanding. It’s a misunderstanding! 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

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

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

last of the three went to the blind man and spoke, “Hey, Brother. It’s better if you don’t walk around in such hot weather. There’s a slightly cooler place over there.

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

sense. Why would he take photos of other people’s underwear

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

the blind man was slightly stunned. He smiled earnestly at jackie. “What is it,

“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 wearing them? Why didn’t he stretch his cane to those wearing long pants?” jackie chuckled.

talk nonsense. I can’t even see, and you’re smearing my