Chapter 1
That night, the sky was dotted with stars, and a bright moon hung high in the sky.
Under the silver moonlight, a dark green jeep sped along the asphalt road in the suburbs.
“Your Majesty…”
“We’ve entered Birmingham’s territory.”
Inside the car, the burly man who was driving spoke in a respectful tone.
Beneath the tightly fitted uniform, the muscular contours, firm as steel, could be faintly discerned.
The handsome young man in the back seat simply responded with a soft “Hmm”.
Then he turned his head aside, gazing out the window at the road scenery that kept receding behind them.
In those pitch-black eyes, a trace of rare nostalgia appeared.
Birmingham, huh…
In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed.
Suddenly, Jim Milne’s face paled, his body bent forward sharply, and he began to cough violently.
The burly man in front of him suddenly became nervous and asked worriedly, “Your Majesty, are you alright?”
“It doesn’t matter…”
Jim Milne raised his head and waved gently, indicating that he was fine.
Yet, her delicate face had a sickly paleness to it.
He silently stared at the crimson bloodstains on his palm for a while, then said calmly:
“Aida, how’s progress on the task you were asked to investigate?”
Ida Nahum instinctively straightened her back and reported loudly:
“Your Majesty, it has been verified.”
“Now, not only has the entire business of the Bessie Group come under the control of the Barnard family, but Yvonne Barnard also wants to…”
At this point, Ada Nahum’s tone became inexplicably hesitant.
“What else?”
Jim Milne raised his eyebrows, exuding a formidable presence that demanded respect without even needing to speak:
“Go on!”
After a silent sigh, Ada Nahum reluctantly uttered the second half of the sentence:
“At 8 o’clock sharp tomorrow night, she’ll also auction off the Lu family’s ancestral mansion publicly…”
In an instant, the surroundings became completely silent, like the calm before a storm.
“Good, excellent.”
Jim Milne silently closed his eyes, his fair, slender fingers clenching tightly together.
From within that seemingly immovable figure, overwhelming murderous intent erupted, like a sea of corpses and blood.
At that moment, it seemed as though even the temperature inside the car dropped to freezing point.
Ahead, Ada Nahum instinctively stiffened her body. Cold sweat covered her forehead, and she felt as though thorns were piercing her back…
Since Jim Milne was honored and elevated to the highest position.
He had no idea how long it had been since he’d last seen his king so furious.
It seems that every member of the Barnard family isn’t even aware that their doom is near.
After all, within our great Huana, who doesn’t know that the might of the supreme ruler must not be challenged?
Ida Nahum was filled with emotion. Towards Jim Milne behind her, she felt nothing but utmost respect and loyalty.
At sixteen, I joined the army and fought in various battles across the land.
At just the age of twenty, he took charge of the Qianlong Special Forces, which are regarded as a vital asset of the nation.
After that, the vast deserts, the snow-covered plains, and even the dark and silent depths of the ocean…
During his ten-year military career, Jim Milne traveled to almost every corner of the world.
Time and again, I’ve braved every danger to perfectly carry out all the orders from above!
And during these ten years of fierce battles, he never suffered a single defeat in his lifetime. No one could suppress his prowess!
In the end, Jim Milne, through countless heroic deeds, succeeded in becoming the seventh Guardian Supreme of the Great Hua Empire.
Today, he rules over the northern cold regions, commands a million mighty soldiers, and is truly one of the most powerful officials in the land.
The power in one’s hands is as heavy as mountains. Describing it as “turning one’s hand to create clouds and turning it again to bring rain” is no exaggeration at all.
Ida Nahum had no doubt that crushing the Jiang family would be far easier for Jim Milne than crushing an ant!
After entering Birmingham, the jeep stopped in front of the main entrance of a luxurious mansion.
“Your Majesty, we have arrived,” said Ada Nahum, turning her head respectfully.
Opening the car door, Jim Milne stood up slowly, gazing at the characters “Luyuan” gracefully inscribed above.
For a moment, his expression seemed to be lost in endless reminiscences.
The happy days of childhood and the carefree years of adolescence were all spent in this manor.
Although he was only an adopted son, the entire Bessie family treated him as their own.
Especially their eldest brother, Cornell Bessie, who not only protected him everywhere outside the family, but also showed great care for him within the family.
Whenever Jim Milne thought of that kind, warm smile, his heart ached as if pierced by needles, and his fingertips turned white from gripping so tightly.
In just three months, first, my elder brother Cornell Bessie died…
Then there’s the bankruptcy of the Bessie Group, with my adoptive father’s lifelong efforts being stolen from him by others.
Today, even this ancestral mansion of the Bessi family is now up for public auction in a desolate situation.
Everything behind this is because of that woman!
Thinking of this, Jim Milne gritted his teeth loudly, with rage burning in his heart!
“Ivonne Barnard…”
“Even if I were to slice you to pieces a thousand times, it wouldn’t be enough to ease the hatred in my heart!”
Jim Milne took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, before stepping through the gates of the garden.
Before he even reached the mansion, he heard a lot of noise and commotion coming from inside.
Jim Milne immediately frowned, realizing that even the usual servants were nowhere to be seen.
A strange sense of foreboding arose in his heart, and he immediately quickened his pace.
“Two worthless pieces of trash, get lost from here!”
“How many times do I have to say it? This land now belongs to the Barnard family!”
“If you keep refusing to leave and causing trouble, don’t blame me for forgetting our past friendship!”
The door was wide open. In the main hall stood a burly man in a suit. With his hands on his hips, he shouted in an extremely arrogant tone.
In front of him, an elegantly dressed elderly couple stood closely together, looking sad and indignant.
“Omar Jodi! You beast!”
Furious, the household head, Ron Bessie,’s face turned red, and his hands began to tremble involuntarily:
“My Bessie family has always treated you well. I never expected that you would turn out to be such a heartless and ungrateful wretch…”
Omar Jodi’s eyes twitched, giving him a truly menacing look.
Immediately afterwards, he raised his large hand, shaped like a palm-leaf fan, and smacked it hard against the old man’s cheek.
“Pop—”
With a crisp sound, the powerful slap almost sent Ron Bessie tumbling to the ground, with blood streaming from his mouth and nose.
“Old man!”
The middle-aged woman let out a cry of horror upon seeing this. She rushed to her husband’s side and asked, “Husband, how are you?”
Suddenly, the middle-aged woman’s eyes turned red with tears streaming down her face. She turned around and cursed angrily:
“You ungrateful wretch…”
“After all, you’ve been with the Bessie Group for over a decade!”
“At this point, not only do you fail to show gratitude, but you even turn against those who’ve been kind to you. How can you even be called a human being?”
Omar Jodi simply sneered at these words, continuing to twist his wrists as if unconcerned at all.
It’s true that he was once a key executive at the Bessie Group. There’s no doubt about that.
And now, he’s firmly attached to a new master with far greater strength.
As for the Bessie family? They’re nothing but a thing of the past.
“What? Do you really expect me to call him ‘Chairman Lu’ now?”
“Should I call you ‘Madam Director’?”
“The Birmingham Bessie family, hehe, what a glorious name in the past.”
“A top family that once stood alongside the four great clans… Now it’s reduced to this state. All thanks to your damned son.”
