All the bodyguards who approached him had their heads severely injured by just one punch from William.None of them survived, and blood was all over the floor.Clearly, William wasn’t showing them any mercy. Looking at William, who was soaked in blood, the onlookers scattered away in fear of being the next target. After getting rid of the group of bodyguards, William immediately ran up the stage and broke the chains tying Victoria up. “Are you okay?” William worriedly asked as he took off his coat and covered her naked body with it. “We can’t stay here for long. Let’s leave!” Victoria staggered to stand up. Since the Smiths’ shadow guards had been killed so easily and without anyone knowing, there were obviously skilled fighters hiding in this place. “Do you think you can leave?” Jane snorted. “Listen up, Thunder guards! Kill this man for me!” Right then, ten figures suddenly walked out of the shadows.All of them were masked and had an intimidating aura about them.They were t

After recovering from their shock, they shifted their fierce gazes to William.It seemed like they were going to do as Jane ordered. Seeing that, Jane laughed wildly. “Belmont, weren’t you arrogant earlier? Why aren’t you saying anything now? Let me tell you, it’s too late to be scared! I will make you pay me back a hundred times for what you did to me! It’s over for you!”“Your life is in my hands now, so you’d better not push my buttons,” William warned. “So what if I do? Do you dare to take my life? Go ahead, then! Otherwise, I’m going to kill you! Not only do I want you dead, but I also want you to witness how I would torture your woman! I will make her suffer!” Jane cackled like she would be having the last laugh. “Well, since you wish to die, I’ll grant your wish, then.” Raising his weapon, William directly slashed her neck.Jane’s wild laugh came to a stop in an instant. The next second, her head fell from her neck, rolling on the floor like a ball for a while before it sto

In the Smith family manor, a confrontation was taking place between Victoria and the rest of her family, all for the sake of William.With a gun in her hand, she was ready to shoot anyone who dared to touch William.“I don’t want to hurt anyone, so you better not force me to,” Victoria remarked coldly.“Y-you bastard! Do you intend to betray your family for that boy?” Kyle was furious. “All I care about right now is protecting William.” Victoria stood her ground. “How many bullets do you have, Victoria? Do you even have enough to kill all of us?” Tess taunted. “You can try.” Victoria abruptly turned the gun toward Tess, making the latter pale and hide behind her father, worried that Victoria might actually do something outrageous and reckless out of love. “Are you out of your mind, Victoria? We are your family!” Charlotte could no longer remain silent.She was worried her daughter might impulsively hurt someone, making her the family’s enemy. When Victoria didn’t respond, Charlot

Early the next morning, Richard was returned to the Smith family home, looking quite haggard.Naturally, his arrival was met with excitement from all family members with Victoria rushing over to support him. “Dad, you’re back! How are you feeling? Are you hurt anywhere?”“I’m fine. Sir Dylan let me out as soon as they realized that I had been framed,” Richard answered, smiling. “That's good. At least now we can put all this craziness behind us.” Charlotte said as she came to support him as well. Just as they were about to head inside, the butler, Jon, rushed over with some worrying news. “Sir, the Storms just sent us a letter. Please have a look.” “What?” Richard’s expression darkened after reading the letter. “What’s wrong, Dad?” Victoria leaned closer and soon frowned. The letter only consisted of a few words, but they couldn’t be more threatening.The Storms were blaming the Smith family for Jane Storm’s death, and they claimed that William was the one who ordered the Smith f

“Well, since Tess is adamant, I have nothing to say.” Dennis calmly remarked, deciding to trust in his daughter's abilities. “What do the rest of you think?” Richard turned to face the rest of the family to get their say on the matter.“Tess is doing this for the family! We should support her!”“That’s right! There’s no better alternative anyway!”The crowd was quick to voice their approval.It didn’t matter to them who married Trevor.All they were concerned about was the success of the marriage alliance to protect the interest of the family.“I have everyone’s support, Uncle Richard. Surely you can’t say no?” Tess asked cautiously.“Sure, I can agree to it. But the question now is, will Trevor agree to it?”“Uncle Richard, I’m not lacking in the looks department, and I’m much more talented than Victoria. I’m certain Trevor will not reject me.” Tess confidently said. “Why don’t we ask him to find out?” Kyle suggested. “I will go to the Storms with Tess to talk about the marriage ar