No 1 Supreme Warrior

The moment Caroline and Rebecca returned home, the rest of the family members who were waiting with baited breath in the living room rose to their feet.

"How did it go? Do we have any chance of getting through?"

Rebecca released a defeated sigh but said nothing else.

Jonathan could tell from a single glance that something was wrong. "Caroline?" he said in a nervous tone. "It didn't go well, did it?"

Caroline rolled her eyes. "It's all Leo's fault. He screwed things up completely. And now we've just become the laughing stock of the whole event!"

A worried look formed on William's face. "Leo? What on earth did he do? Where is he now? Is he okay?"

"Why are you acting concerned about him? He was there to sabotage our plan!" Caroline then recounted the whole story to everyone, exaggerating the details to spice things up.

"It's always Leo's fault! Why does he keep reemerging like a cockroach that refuses to die?"

"It was all his fault that we were brought down by those Lawson gangsters five years back. And now here he is, screwing up our plans again! Why can't we catch a break from him?"

"Enough is enough. He needs to be taught a lesson!"

"..."

Curses rang out all of a sudden.

William was the only one who hadn't said anything. He sat there silently with an inscrutable look on his face. "Did he really?" he asked, breaking his silence. "Did he really ruin our plans?"

"Why would I lie about this?" Rebecca fired back confidently. "He scuppered our chances. He should be disowned!"

The crowd all echoed in agreement.

"I agree."

"Me too."

"Ditto."

A smug look spread across Rebecca's face. "Everyone wants Leo gone, William," she thought. "As the head of the family, surely you wouldn't ignore the wishes of your own kin."

"Quiet!" William shouted, then furrowed his brows and fell into another silence.

a long while, William broke his silence. "It's still too early for us to be having this discussion. I'll head to the venue with Caroline and Rebecca tomorrow. We'll talk after that. Thank

on their faces. They could tell that William was still trying to

for one more day to pass, then. I'd like to hear what

drove the car into a high-end residential area called

garage, opened the door, and said,

Leo walked in with a million thoughts swirling inside

house, but the house of a woman he'd loved and missed for five years. He'd be lying if he said that he

fell asleep sometime after dinner even though

Lydia became extremely awkward around

never invited a man into her home before, let alone Leo, a man she had just met. Even though he was her husband and the father of her daughter, he was still technically a stranger

thought you'd

stupefied Lydia. "You didn't want

course not. I was just… surprised,

didn't you fight back earlier?" Lydia asked in

of Caroline Ford, William's daughter. You were forced to marry Kate Lawson five years ago when the Ford family was facing a financial crisis, but

had someone look into my background?"

know you better.'" Lydia studied him for a moment. "I

didn't have the courage

upstairs," Lydia

stood up instantly. For a moment, he hesitated.

a moment. "I've been just

at her back and said,

body was shaking. She immediately turned her head away, avoiding

regretted not being able to come see you,

that as a sign to continue. "I joined the army because I wanted to gain the strength to protect you

promptly ran upstairs like a

"Bang!"

the door

bitter smile crept up

the guest

woke up very early the

kept the habit

Lydia and Emilia were up

immediately opened her arms when she saw Leo walking out of the room. "Dad, give me

jealous. "I've been with Emilia for five years," she thought.