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“Jaden tricked me, Riley. You have to believe me,” Leonard said in a panic to his tearful daughter.Riley had been constantly advising Leonard of what was happening, but he just would not listen to her.Crying, Riley said, “What else do you think is going to happen now, Father? You two should confess to your sins at the Battle Warrior Department later and hope that you’ll get a lighter sentence!”“I-I…”Both Leonard and Wilfred were completely dumbfounded, trembling away at what they just heard.Meanwhile, Jaden laughed uproariously and said, “None of you are getting away with this. Leonard, Wilfred, we’re now on the same side, which means you’re my accomplices. In other words, it won’t be easy for either of you to get away scot-free.”“I’m going to f*cking kill you!” Leonard yelled as he charged toward Jaden.However, a bodyguard stepped out and threw Leonard onto the floor.“Father!” Riley yelled and ran over, helping Leonard back to his feet.Leonard yelled, “I trusted you,
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“Ah, Draco huh?” Jaden said dismissively as he sniggered.‘This man’s not that impressive.’However, Jaden’s expression changed drastically when he suddenly realized something. “What? You’re known as Draco?”Jaden was so shocked that he abruptly took a few steps back. He raised his head and froze where he stood.‘Draco?’ he felt a shiver travel down his spine. ‘What Draco?’Jaden was astonished. And it was not just him. Leonard and Wilfred, too, abruptly raised their heads as well. They stared at Adrian who was seated on the chair.Riley looked dumbfounded as well as her gaze landed on Adrian.‘His moniker is Draco? Why does that name sound so familiar?’Everyone in the room was familiar with this name. It belonged to the highest-level leader of Wyvern Peak—War Legate Draco, who was the finest war legate in all of Navia.All at once, the boardroom fell deathly silent. Everyone stared at Adrian in shock and was so astonished that they could not utter a single word.On the othe
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“I am Thor.”“Zagan.”“Serpent.”“Magus.”“Awaiting orders, War Legate Draco!” Daniel and the other four people said in unison.Jaden was shaking violently and he was immensely shocked upon hearing this greeting. He broke down and instantly got on his knees. He was so hopeless and terrified that tears were streaming down his face.Leonard was astounded, and so was Wilfred.‘War Legate Draco? Adrian truly is War Legate Draco!’The siblings broke down too.Their nephew Adrian was the renowned War Legate Draco.“Oh god!”“What has the family done?”Leonard and Wilfred were beating their chests in anguish and crying profusely. They were filled with boundless remorse at this very moment.Riley stood by with her little mouth hanging wide open in shock. She never imagined that Adrian would be someone so powerful.***The boardroom fell silent once again.Jaden’s face was drenched in tears as he knelt on the ground.Leonard and Wilfred were sobbing audibly with their mouths ag
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One arm?Everyone was stupefied.Hydra inhaled sharply and said as he stared at Adrian, “You’re quite the talker, Draco. I’d like to see how you’re going to fight me, a war legate, with just one arm.”Adrian smiled.“Step back, Riley,” he said.Riley acknowledged with an “ah” and quickly went to stand behind him.At this very moment, Adrian started exuding an overbearingness that made any ordinary person fear him.The fight was about to break out in the boardroom at any moment.Hydra let out an angry grunt before he threw a punch at Adrian as if he could not bear to be insulted. His fist was known for breaking boulders in Luposia and his moniker of Hydra was well-known across the country. In fact, he was Luposia’s pride and glory.The pride of Luposia, War Legate Hydra, launched a ferocious attack at Navia’s War Legate Draco.However, a thud followed by a muffled groan was heard before everyone could ascertain what had happened. Then, Hydra, who was charging toward Adrian ear
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Adrian inhaled a deep breath and shut his eyes upon hearing Leonard’s answer.Riley shut her eyes as well.Adrian said, “Leonard, we have the same blood coursing through our veins. I thought that despite your awful personality, you’d never put Sam in harm’s way.“Looks like I was sorely mistaken. You attempted to kill your niece-in-law. That shows how malicious your heart is.”Adrian was deeply disappointed.Leonard instantly got on his knees upon hearing Adrian’s remark. He slapped himself over and over and said through his tears, “I’m the one in the wrong, Adrian. I’m shameless. I’m an animal.“I’ve disappointed Henry, and you even more, Adrian. But please give me a chance to change for the better. I'm begging you.“I’m begging you, Adrian.”Leonard began to bow repeatedly.Adrian thundered, “Stop him, Daniel!”Daniel nodded. He walked over and lifted Leonard to his feet as he said angrily, “Leonard, you shouldn’t be bowing to a junior member of your family no matter how mu
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Riley was stunned.She felt as if she was in the middle of the world’s biggest joke.If Leonard and Wilfred had found out that Adrian was War Legate Draco from the start, they would most certainly have worshiped him like he was a god.However, they were utterly unaware of this fact, and hence, missed the best person that could have been a part of their lives.Was that not ridiculous?Riley smiled bitterly, shook her head, and walked out of the meeting room.***The same morning, Swallowston’s Paraiso was shut down by the Battle Warrior Department.Then, word spread across the whole of Swallowston.Jaden from Southrive’s River family had joined forces with Luposians and endangered Southrive. The Battle Warrior Department had already dealt with them. Luposia’s War Legate Hydra was killed by War Legate Draco in Paraiso’s office building.Soon after, Southrive’s Battle Warrior Department set out to detain the Rivers and they were subjected to legal treatment.Leonard and Wilfred
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Harold did not speak but he nodded.“You knew huh?” Riley huffed.Harold nodded again.Riley inhaled a deep breath and said, “Grandfather, Sam is your granddaughter-in-law. You can scold her, but how could you bring yourself to have her killed?”Harold did not know how to answer her. He was utterly incapable of answering this question.Riley inhaled a deep breath and wiped her tears as she exclaimed, “Adrian is War Legate Draco!”The Xanders’ heads whipped up upon hearing this, including Harold.“What did you say, Riley?” Cecelia asked in astonishment.“Adrian is War Legate Draco. It was he who saved the hostages from the hotel the other day. It was also he who killed Luposia’s War Legate Hydra today.“You’ve made a horrible mistake, Grandfather. All of you did!”Cecilia’s jaw dropped.Faye’s mouth hung wide open, and so did Cedric’s and Jacob’s.Harold looked at Riley in a daze and said, “Repeat that, Riley… Did you say that Adrian is War Legate Draco? H-How is that possib
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Harold made the decision to return to the old family home in Pane so they could live a normal life as Riley had requested.Riley lingered in Xander Manor for a long time before leaving.Meanwhile, Samantha was at home, laying in bed. She could barely sleep because Adrian had yet to come home since he left this morning, and she could not reach him by phone either.The Xanders were in trouble and the Battle Warrior Department had shut down Paraiso. Everything had happened too quickly.Samantha’s head was a chaotic mess. She had dark circles under her eyes when she woke up the next day.“Hasn’t Adrian come home, Sam?”Rue asked when Samantha got up for breakfast in the morning.Samantha shook her head and took a seat. “I don’t know where he is and he isn’t picking up his phone. It’s possible that he’s busy.”Rue took a seat and let out a sigh. “Your uncles-in-law were sent to prison and the Xanders are in trouble. There’s no telling what Paraiso's situation is now.“Where do you