Episode 7

"Will I die today? I don't think so!"

Fane remained unmoved. He glanced outside and saw Jenny taking Kylie to play under the banyan tree.

"Hmph, let's see if you can still act tough later!"

Ken Clark could not bother to engage in conversation with Fane. He was confident that Fane would soon regret his actions.

Quite suddenly, several cars pulled up outside the house. Dan Jameson, who was the Clark family's top fighter, entered with a few muscular men.

Stepping into the yard, Dan bellowed, "Who's the one bold enough to threaten our young master? Do you want to die?"

At that moment, Dan was livid because he had just encountered someone he couldn't defeat and who had caused him to lose one of his fingers.

He had just finished treating his wound in the hospital when his master called him. He was informed that Young Master Clark was beaten up and it was his job to sort out the problem.

"That trash's name is Fane Woods. Just a stinking retired soldier and he dares to show arrogance in front of me!"

Young Master Clark grumbled upon seeing Dan approaching with his underlings.

"This matter is really—" Dan began while hurrying to take action to vent his frustration.

However, upon seeing the man standing in front of Ken Clark, he almost turned to stone out of fear.

"We meet again! Such an unexpected surprise."

Fane smiled serenely, and then looked towards Dan's bandaged hand.

"It seems you're quite the character. You are indeed a man who keeps his word!"

Initially, Ken Clark did not understand what Fane was talking about. He frowned and looked at Dan. Ken Clark then questioned, "You've met him before?"

Dan's expression was a bitter smile, and then he nodded. "Young Master Clark, uhm...

It's lunchtime. Why don't we just go back?"

As he spoke, Dan even winked several times at Ken Clark.

"Lunch? What lunch? Beat him up. Damn! If I can't get my revenge today, I'm not a man!" Ken Clark snorted with frustration, failing to comprehend Dan's signaling.

Slap!

Fane stepped forward and slapped Ken's face once more.

"You..."

"Dan, seize him!"

Slap!

"Dan..."

Slap!

With several sequential slaps, Ken Clark fell and almost passed out.

"Dan, why aren't you and your men taking action?"

Ken Clark was close to weeping. He sensed that something was amiss. He had never been treated like this before.

Dan dared not take any action.

Everyone around had witnessed the Black Dragon being taken down. They lowered their heads out of fear and dared not take a step forward.

"Excuse the disturbance!"

The next shock came when Dan walked toward Fane and bowed respectfully. He then signalled to his minions,

"Take Young Master Clark home!"

In a flash, the thugs carried Ken out the front door.

"Put me down. Dan, what's the matter with you? I ordered you to disable that hooligan. Dan, why are you such a coward today?"

Ken Clark ranted all the way, but it was futile. He was simply carted away.

"This is..."

Fiona and Andrew were both dumbfounded. They initially thought Fane was finished. Who could have imagined such a dramatic scene unfolding?

"Could it be that Dan is afraid of you? Do you know each other?" Salena asked with confusion written across her face.

"It's a long story!" Fane replied with a pained smile.

He then noticed the trash bags on the floor and asked, "Salena, why are you scavenging trash? What has happened in the past five years?"

The atmosphere eased until the topic arose. Fiona instantly started boiling with anger once again.

Furiously, she stepped forward, intending to push Fane out the door.

"It's all because of you, you vermin! If not for you imposing yourself on my daughter and getting her pregnant, would she have been driven out of the Taylor household? Do you think we would have to scavenge trash to survive?"

"Mom, stop it. It's not his fault. It was my own decision. He didn't impose himself!"

Salena shot back sharply, "That night's event is nothing to regret. I will never rue my choice. I will take responsibility for my actions. Wasn't it Grandpa who told me to marry him? He's the man who will stand by me!"

"Impossible. It must be this scoundrel who forced himself on you. You were drunk and he took advantage. That's certain!"

"You are the eldest Miss of the Taylor family, and he's just a delivery man. How could he be a suitable partner for you?"

Fiona refused to believe Salena's statement. She glared at Fane with clenched teeth.

"You ruffian, I don't care. You have to compensate my daughter for her lost youth and divorce her. Let her marry Young Master Clark,"

"Mother, I've already told you. Unless Salena says so, I will not divorce her!"

Fane had made up his mind. He looked at Salena, finally showing a tender expression.

Fane then asked, "Salena, can you tell me what happened? Even if you were expelled from the Taylor family, you shouldn't be scavenging the trash, should you? With your connections and abilities, how could you possibly not find a good job?"

Salena mustered a bittersweet smile, one filled with immeasurable suffering.

"Do you think I wanted any of this? After I got pregnant, I was told to have an abortion. I refused and was cast out. What kind of job could I take when I was expecting? Furthermore, grandpa banned all his companies from employing me!"

Salena took a seat, her gaze saddening.

"Some companies were willing to hire me. For instance, those from the Clark family. They were willing, but with the condition that I terminate my pregnancy. Moreover, Ken Clark was always watching me! What else could I do? The Taylor family was even worse. They would only leave me alone when I was picking scrap. Otherwise, they would send people to destroy my ventures even if I had just started a simple small stall!"

"Damn it!"

At that point, Fane could no longer contain his emotion. The wife of the Greatest Warrior being forced to scavenge and left without aid?

"You see, it's all because of you. If not for trash like you, would our family have come to this?"

Fiona still felt as disgusted as ever, "Furthermore, Salena's father broke his leg working as a porter. Look at him now! Sob, sob, sob, why is my life so difficult?"

"Mom, dad, I'm sorry it turned out like this!"

Seeing Fiona crying and how the entire family couldn't even afford decent food, Fane was overwhelmed with guilt.

"Don't worry. Now that I'm back, no one will dare to oppress you in the future!"

"Nonsense!"

Fiona's voice trembled, clearly shaken as she pointed at Fane.

"You're just a soldier. What can you do? At best, you can only talk big. I think it's ten times, a hundred times better for our Salena to marry Young Master Clark or Young Master Wilson than to be with trash like you!"

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