Leonard became enraged when he saw how adamant Riley was.He became so infuriated with his daughter that he desperately wanted to walk up to her and give her a slap.However, before he could act on his thoughts, Adrian finished reading the documents before him and raised his head. Looking at Jaden, he said, “You’re Jaden Rivers, correct? Answer me this. What kind of status do you think the Rivers hold in Southrive at the moment?”Adrian put down the documents and prepared himself for a major discussion with Jaden.Not expecting Adrian to ask such a thing, Jaden laughed and said, “Is that even a valid question? The Rivers are the most powerful family in Southrive right now. My grandfather can not only bring about huge changes to the place, but he can even cause its economy to tremble with a single word.“The Rivers are considered to be a large family, with my relatives spread across all of Southrive. All it would take is a single order and we can instantly become the face of Southr

Hydra needed to live like an ordinary citizen if he wanted to execute his grand scheme in Swallowston, and Paraiso was to be his base of operations.Hence, Jaden’s plan was to help Hydra secure a foothold within Swallowston.If Hydra had a company here, he would be able to become a legal citizen of Swallowston instead of having to live in hiding.Everyone inside the boardroom could sense Hydra’s extraordinary presence when he walked in.He exuded the temperament of a powerful veteran—a fearless one for that matter.Even Riley could not stop herself from taking a few steps back at the sight of this ferocious man.***“War Legate Hydra…”Jaden smiled and turned around, introducing the people within. “This is Leonard and Wilfred from the Xander family. A minor mishap has happened here today… Adrian, the son of this company’s late owner, is here.“But don’t worry, sir. I’ll handle this!”‘War Legate Hydra?’ Leonard and WIlfred were both confused when they heard this.“Who is thi

“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

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

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