CHAPTER 580: CHAPTER 568

Having wandered around for so long, he had experienced many odd adventures that he simply couldn’t ever finish talking about. He always thought that he would be able to face this woman with a calm heart since he had endured quite a bit of training.

However, at this very moment, his heart couldn’t help but flutter uncontrollably.

"Hey, I showed you how much I missed you! And all I get is a long time no see? Come on, dude!" Joanna was still quite overwhelmed, with tears in her eyes.

She had so many things she wanted to say to Liam, but the man’s indifference made it feel as if he didn’t want to talk to her at all, which made her rather disappointed.

After all, Liam was one of the few people who truly understood her. He was practically her soulmate, someone she could speak to day and night.

"Sorry, Boss. Clara told me everything that happened. I’m sorry I came so late. You must’ve suffered so much..." Liam’s eyes reddened as he responded.

In actuality, he was very excited to see her, and he had so many things to tell her too. He just... felt rather guilty for not being there, especially about Joanna’s painful relationship with Ace. As if it were his own pain, his heart genuinely ached for the woman.

"I thought you’d be able to get your happy ever after with him once I left. Looks like I was just being... too idealistic." Liam sighed deeply. "I guess we just can’t control everything that happens in life. Fate is as such."

His trip was able to broaden his horizon greatly, which helped shape his personality further.

He was now much more mature than before, speaking as if he held great wisdom.

"Yeah, fate is as such. We are all prisoners to fate, and it is inevitable." Joanna hugged him tighter as she recounted her past experiences.

’I knew Liam would understand me!’

On the other hand, Quinton’s expression darkened as he continued watching on. He then approached them with a frown, placing his hand on the man’s shoulder. "Hey, this is my sister. Don’t you think you’ve hugged her enough?"

Liam smiled brightly as soon as he saw the masked man. "Ah, Mr. Quinton, the infamous Night Demon! The one and only man who nearly murdered the head of the Moran family! What an honor to meet you!"

"Ha, looks like you know how to talk sweet. It’s a shame I never liked people who kiss *ss.

Why don’t you show me your true strength instead?" Quinton taunted as he clenched onto the man’s shoulder. "Come, fight with me."

Joanna slapped her forehead out of embarrassment. "Quinton, don’t be like this. This is Liam’s party, for crying out loud. Why did you ask for a fight out of nowhere?"

"It’s okay. Since he’s your brother, Boss, that means he’s my brother too. It’s only fair to show him my strength." Liam seemed open-minded, agreeing to the fight right away.

With that, the two started sparring in the middle of the hall.

Worried, Clara grabbed Joanna’s arm anxiously. "Joan, nothing bad’s going to happen, right? Why are they fighting all of a sudden?"

"It won’t," Joanna replied confidently. "Don’t worry. There’s no way Liam can handle my brother. The fight will end within three moves."

Both Quinton and Joanna were descendants of General Maurice Pierce, after all, hence were naturally gifted in martial arts and strength.

Knowing Liam, who was all brain and no brawn, she had no doubt that this would be an easy fight.

However, as another few minutes passed, Joanna was absolutely shocked...

She didn’t expect Liam, whom she used to make fun of for his lack of martial skill, would become so agile after a mere year. He managed to dodge three attacks from Quinton, who nearly struck his vitals at one point.

As Quinton tried to punch him straight in the chin, Liam turned and dodged it with ease. He got down and did a sweep kick in a fraction of a second.

Quinton had great reflexes and immediately leaped into the air, attempting to grab Liam by the shoulder with his big hands.

Even so, Liam’s core strength was strong, and the attack didn’t move him in the slightest.

He then unleashed his next attack right after.

The entire fight was tense and intriguing through and through, as the two were at a

stalemate. This attracted a lot of attention from the guests.

"Great fight! Great fight!" The guests applauded and cheered loudly as if watching a professional match.

Joanna, too, was in absolute shock during the entire process. Her eyes widened. "I can’t believe it. I really can’t... Did Liam secretly whale on his stats? How did he go from a noob to such a great fighter in such a short period of time?!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, looks like Liam wasn’t bluffing at all. He did encounter a master. Good thing he didn’t embarrass himself today!" Clara was calm the entire time, but this managed to make her raise her chin. For the first time, she found her brother rather cool and dashing.

"A master?" Joanna turned to the woman, visibly curious.

"Yeah, he encountered these thugs in Cyndiago about eight months ago while traveling.

They were an underground organization that intended to kidnap him as their prized

possession. Maybe it was fate or luck, but Liam managed to destroy the organization and saved a bunch of young teens who had been kidnapped as well. So the leader of the thugs intended to kill him after that..."

"Really? Why did he never mention any of this to me?"

"He didn’t want you to worry, so he specifically told me not to tell you."

"What then?"

"I guess it’s because good people get good karma. My brother saved that group of young teens, right? One of the young girl’s godfathers is very powerful and has been looking for his missing goddaughter for a while."

"After he learned that my brother was in a difficult situation, he protected him all the way to the borders and taught him many skills. That’s why he’s so strong now."

Hearing this, Joanna couldn’t help but fall silent, mixed emotions welling up in her chest. It seemed she realized that she wasn’t the only one suffering in this world. Not long ago, while Liam was in a distant country, he wasn’t quite living his best life either.

The man had only ever given her good news instead of bad ones, which made her assume that he was still the immature little kid who had never suffered the cruelty of this world.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, shouts could be heard coming from the crowd.

Joanna turned around, only to find that her brother landed a kick on Liam while his mask was also removed.

"Why is this man’s face... so scary?"

"I heard that he’s the Night Demon. He really does look scarier than the devil!"

The guests seemed frightened, though their gossip and pointing toward Quinton did not cease. Some even instantly pulled their phones out to record this scene as well.

"Get lost! Get lost!" Quinton was basically crawling to get his mask back on, his fingers trembling from rage.

He was once worshipped in the village due to his good looks, yet everyone was disgusted by his terrifying appearance now. His tall ego took a hard dent from that.

Every time he faced such scrutiny, he couldn’t help but feel his resentment towards Ace grow.