“Six minutes remaining. Clear this venue. Since you’re just offended, don’t even think about charging the fee!”

Fane stared coldly at the remaining people.

Although they were tough as well, they were nothing compared to Black Dragon. None of them dared to look Fane in the eye.

“Everyone, leave immediately or else!”

They started shouting immediately. The other customers were obviously terrified from before and ran away like their lives depended on it.

They could not see how Black Dragon had died. It was as though something supernatural occurred.

In less than a minute, the entire bathhouse was empty!

A beautiful female server walked out meekly after being signaled by the bouncers and asked in a worried tone, “Sir, t-t-the place is empty. How can we serve you?”

“Go get a set of branded clothing and a sumptuous meal for my daughter. If not, don’t even think of leaving here alive!”

Fane carried Kylie inside, causing the server and bouncers to have the color drain from their faces.

“Of course, sir. We’ll get to it immediately!”

The beautiful female server recovered from her daze and bowed deeply toward Fane’s back!

Fane brought Kylie into the bath and took the old dirty clothes off her. The corner of his mouth twitched.

Kylie was scared. There were some scars on her supple skin.

“Kylie, did daddy scare you earlier?”

Fane smiled lovingly at Kylie as a tear almost escaped his eye.

“Daddy, you’re amazing but also terrifying!” Kylie pursed her lips, then finally peeped carefully.

“Terrifying?”

Fane was stunned. Kylie was only four years old. That was an age where they were most innocent, yet he took action right in front of her and had even killed a person.

To him, killing a single person was no different from eating or drinking.

However, to Kylie, that was…

“Alright. Kylie, from now on, daddy won’t be so terrifying. However, those were bad people and they deserve to be punished!”

Fane carefully helped Kylie wash up. “From now on, I’ll have you and your mother live comfortably. Kylie can have a comfortable life just like other kids!”

The little girl seemed confused.

Beside them, Shauna smiled. “Master, would you like to give Miss Selena a call? If she knows that you’re back, she’ll definitely be delighted!”

“No need. We’ll head over soon!”

Fane calmly stated, “Shauna, from now on you’ll continue taking care of Selena and Kylie. Don’t worry, I won’t skimp on your salary!”

“Oh right, I’ve heard that the retired soldiers are given a decent pension. The lowest is rumored to be around 10 to 20 thousand bucks. Master, how much do you get?”

Shauna quickly thought of something, then laughed. “I’m very close to Miss Selena. It’s for the best that I can take care of Miss Selena. As for the salary, it’s fine as long as I have enough to survive!”

“Hehe, it’s sufficient!”

Fane laughed it off. To him, money was nothing. He could replace the richest person in Middle Province with just a phone call if he so wished.

Shauna contemplated for a moment, then spoke again. “Oh yeah, Master Fane, Kylie’s surname is Taylor. It can’t be helped. Your in-laws were mindful of your previous status and thought you didn’t make it…”

“Oh…” Fane responded, then said, “It’s okay. She’s the daughter of Selena and I!”

Very quickly, the pretty server brought over some delicious foods and a beautiful princess-styled dress. Placing them to one side, she then carefully retreated out of the room.

Growl!

After her bath, Kylie silently swallowed hard, feeling famished.

Fane lovingly touched Kylie’s face as he watched her wolf her food down, saying, “Silly little girl. Eat slowly! After you’re done, we’ll go see your mommy!”

After Kylie finished her meal, she grabbed the two slices of leftover cake with her hands.

“Daddy, I… I wanna bring this back for mommy and grandma!”

She looked at Fane, then asked in a worried tone, “Can I?”

Fane was speechless. It would seem that his earlier fights had indeed scared Kylie and made her afraid of him.

“Of course! As long as you’re happy!”

Carrying Kylie in his arms, Fane was ready to leave with Shauna.

However, before they even reached the door, an Audi stopped right outside and a bald man got out of it.

The bald man had a scary face with a long scar over it. His eyes were sharp.

One of the servers could not resist snickering. “Excellent. The Clark family’s number one fighter is here. Hahaha, that kid is screwed!”

“That’s right. Master Clark was furious after receiving the phone call and had Dan Jameson come over to turn that kid into a cripple.”

The other guard snickered and watched from the sidelines, hoping for a good show.

“Where’s he?”

Dan walked over to Fane after asking around.

“Kid, you’re quite the man, having managed to kill Black Dragon!”

“However, it won’t end well for you today!” Dan said in a deep voice, his eyes narrowed.

“If I want you dead, you won’t survive for more than three seconds!”

Fane looked at his opponent, then at Kylie in his arms. “However, my daughter is here. I don’t want to scare her. Why don’t we have an arm-wrestling match?!”

“Arm-wrestling?”

Dan was caught off-guard. “Do you think I’m here to play with you?”

“Hehe, of course it’s not to play around. You just said that your master wants to cripple me, didn’t you?”

“What about this. If you win, I'll voluntarily cripple my limbs!”

“If you lose, I’ll just need you to cut off one finger!”

Fane bellowed in laughter. After experiencing so much killing, he could tell with a look that this person was a ruthless one.

“Interesting!”

Dan smiled, then walked up to a table. “Kid, get over here. Since you like to play this, I’ll play with you!”

“Shauna, hold Kylie for me!”

Fane then passed Kylie to Shauna.

Very quickly, both their hands clasped together.

“Begin!” announced one of the guards.

“This kid dares to arm wrestle with Dan? Doesn’t he know how strong Dan is?”

“That’s right. Dan can potentially kill a cow with one punch!”

A few buff guys were watching the show with their hands crossed in front of their chests.

If Fane lost and tried to deny the results, Dan would teach him a lesson on regret.

“Argh!”

Dan poured in all his strength, just to realize that Fane’s arm had not moved an inch.

“I-I-Impossible!?”

He gasped a mouthful of air. The next instant, Fane snickered and Dan lost the match.

“I believe you won’t deny the result. One finger. As for which one you choose, I’ll let you decide!”

Fane then took Kylie back in his arms and left the scene.

“Who’s that guy? His strength is amazing!” Dan finally said with disbelief after Fane was long gone.

“Brother Dan, you’re not really cutting a finger, are you?” asked a person as he walked up to the bald guy. He swallowed hard while looking at the empty gate.

Shauna led Fane to the door of a small, dilapidated courtyard house.

There was a big banyan tree in the courtyard. Looking in from there, it appeared tranquil. However, there was the problem that the place was too run down.

“You’re telling me that my mother, Selena, and the in-laws are staying here?”

Seeing the house in front of him, Fane felt sorry for them.

Selena was the daughter of Master Taylor. She was fantastically talented. Back then, she was even known as a stunningly beautiful director that exuded pride. Countless people courted her.

At that moment, because of her decision to keep the kid, she was kicked out of the household to stay at such a place!

Shauna smiled bitterly. “There’s also your little uncle! He was still young five years ago, but he’s now 19 and staying here.”

“That many people!”

Fane’s eyes turned red. “Selena must’ve had a hard time!”

However, they quickly noticed a Bentley was parked by the courtyard.

“Why’s there a Bentley here?”

Fane scowled, feeling suspicious.

“I don’t know. After all, I hardly come here. Sigh, too many things have happened over the five years. Miss Selena has been waiting for you all the while!”

“However, her parents’ patience ran out a long time ago. Furthermore, they had a strong bias against you...claiming that you forced yourself on Miss Selena during the wedding night, taking advantage of her drunkenness…” Shauna said carefully with a frown.

“Sigh, I can only slowly make it up to them. I’ve caused father and mother-in-law to suffer together!”

Fane sighed deeply. He too wanted to stay by the side of his woman, and yet was just as helpless.

Just as he entered, Fane scowled and raised his hand, signaling Shauna to keep quiet for the sound coming from within the house made him angry.

The voice of Selena’s mother could be heard. “Young Master Clark, don’t you worry. There has been no news of that kid for five years. He’s long gone! I’m planning to go apply for a death certificate. By then, you can marry our Selena!”

“Haha, thank you very much!”

Young Master Clark laughed loudly, then said, “Auntie, there’s actually no need to get that death certificate. The marriage certificate is just a piece of paper. I, Ken Clark, am not such a superficial person. When the time comes, we just need to arrange a glorious and grand marriage ceremony! The most important thing is for Selena to agree to our marriage.”

“Agree! Of course she’d agree!”

Selena’s mother immediately thumped her chest and said, “Don’t you worry. Her father and I will help you persuade her!”

“Really? However, she is quite the stubborn one!”

“Back then, if not for her insisting to give birth to that b*stard, you guys wouldn’t be kicked out of the Taylor family to suffer alongside her over here!”

Young Master Clark then added calmly, “Sigh, five years ago, Selena was the prettiest girl in the Middle Province. Look at her now, what has she become?”

“That’s right. It’s all that delivery boy’s fault. The original deal was just a faked marriage, yet he ended up impregnating our Selena.”

Once again, Mrs. Taylor added, “Our Selena is really obstinate, stubbornly claiming that child to be her flesh and blood, swearing to care for her!”

“Hehe, it’s okay. Uncle, Auntie, I’m sincerely in love with Selena. Once Selena is with me, wealth is not an issue!”

Having said that, Young Master Clark took out a jade bracelet. “I had someone bring this jade bracelet over from Shanghai. It’s worth quite a sum. I’ll give it to Auntie as a gift!”

“T-T-This… How can we accept this?”

…

Beyond the door, Fane’s expression turned uglier by the second. His fists gripped tightly together.

He tried his best to suppress the raging fire in his heart. After calming himself, he then knocked on the door.

“Who’s there?”

Mrs. Taylor’s voice sounded annoyed as she opened the gate.

“Who’re you?”

Mrs. Taylor, Fiona Lewis, looked at Fane suspiciously, then looked at Kylie, asking, “Why are you holding onto our Kylie?”

“Grandma, h-h-he’s daddy!”

Kylie looked at Fane, then said softly, “Daddy said that with him home, nobody would dare to bully me and mommy ever again!”

Fiona was dumbstruck on the spot, then quickly exclaimed in astonishment, “Wonderful. Fane, the shameless one, is actually alive… You have the gall to show up now? You need to compensate my daughter for her lost youth. Our family is in a rut because of you!”

“Who? Who’s back? It’s that b*stard Fane?”

Selena’s father rushed out, limping forward to grab at Fane. “I’ll kill you, you beast. If not for you tainting our Selena’s purity, would she need to make a living from collecting trash? If not for you, my leg wouldn’t have been crippled!”

Fane had a huge shock. How did Selena end up collecting trash? How did her father’s leg end up like this?

Although it was not his fault as Selena took the initiative, he was also drunk during that time and did not resist the urge.

However, it was still because of him that they ended up like this.

No wonder Andrew Taylor and Fiona Lewis would hate him to this extent.

Fane’s heart was wracked with guilt. ‘That’s right, if not for my impulsive behavior, their entire family wouldn’t have had to suffer.’

“Shauna, take Kylie over to the courtyard to play for a while!”

Fane passed Kylie over to Shauna.

“Brat, of all times, you chose to come back now. Why are you here? It’d be better if you had just died on the battlefield!”

Fiona was in tears. “I think you’re just unwilling to let our Selena live a single day in comfort. You animal!”

“I’ll teach you a lesson!”

Andrew immediately sent a slap at Fane.

However, the next instant, his hand was firmly in Fane’s grasp. “Father, I’m sorry. It’s because of me that you had to suffer. Regardless, Selena has already given birth to Kylie. I, Fane Woods, will take full responsibility. I won’t let her down. She has waited for me all this while. I’ll let her live a comfortable life.”

“Huh, you dare to grab my hand? Get out of my sight!”

Andrew was pissed. As expected of a retired soldier, Fane’s strength was great. He was unable to move an inch.

“He can’t leave!”

Unexpectedly, right at that moment, Young Master Clark approached them with a smile. “This kid is back just in time. Since he’s not dead, we can have him divorce Selena. Moreover, Kylie is his kid. He’s her father, therefore he should take custody over Kylie. From now on, we’ll just have Kylie follow him!”

Having said that, he further added with a grin on his face, “After all, I’m unwilling to help someone take care of their baggage. Without this burden, both mine and Selena’s life will be much better!”

“That’s right. You’re absolutely right! To be honest, I don’t really like this little girl anyway!”

Fiona nodded repeatedly. “After all, she shouldn’t have existed!”

Hearing those words, Fane felt the urge to kill them all in just one strike.

However, deep down, he reminded himself to stay calm. After all, Fiona was Selena’s mother, his mother-in-law.

This place was no longer the battlefield where he killed as he wished. At the very least, Fiona and Andrew were not his enemies.

Andrew’s leg was in its current condition because of his rash actions with Serena on their wedding night.

Their hatred for him was reasonable.

However, there was an outsider present.

Fane smiled coldly, then looked toward Young Master Clark. “Kylie is my daughter. She’s not baggage, nor is she a b*stard child. You have to kneel down and apologize for your words!”

At that point, Fane paused for a moment, then continued, “If not because of my unwillingness to stain this place on my first day home, you’d be dead by now!”

“Haha, brat, did I hear you correctly? Do you know who you’re talking to?”

Young Master Clark laughed, then pointed at the Bentley outside. “I heard that you used to be a delivery boy. A few years of war as a soldier has made you a tough guy, eh? You’re nothing in my eyes. Do you know how much that car costs? A person like you can’t afford to buy one in your entire life.”

“That’s right. Fane, stop your meddling. Take your daughter and leave!”

Fiona took a step forward, then added, “Stop messing with my daughter’s search for happiness!”

“Mother, unless Selena personally asks me to go away, I will never leave her side!”

Fane looked at Fiona with a resolved expression on his face.

“What do you have to compare with me? How do you qualify to be with her? A person needs to understand his own shortcomings, no?”

Young Master Clark took a step forward, then jabbed at Fane’s chest. “You’re just a useless soldier…”

Smack!

To their surprise, Fane sent Young Master Clark a few steps back with a slap. He spat a mouthful of blood along with three teeth.

“Ouch!”

Young Master Clark screamed while his cheeks burned.

“Y-Y-You dare to hit me? You’re courting death! Do you know who I am?”

Young Master Clark was furious. He wanted to fight back, yet dared not to.

The person in front of him had returned from the battlefield. He, a pampered young master, was surely no match for Fane.

“Fane, do you know who he is? He’s the Clark family’s young master. The Clark family is a lot wealthier and has more influence than our Taylor family!”

“I don’t care who he is. He dared to badmouth my daughter and have unclean thoughts about Selena. It’s already generous of me to not kill him!” Fane coldly declared.

“Alright, you’re ballsy and quite capable. Do you dare to let me make a phone call?” Ken said menacingly.

“I wouldn;’t be scared even if you made 10 calls!”

Fane could not be bothered with him. Such trash meant nothing in his eyes.

“F-F-Fane Woods?”

Right then, a melodious voice could be heard coming from behind them.

Fane’s heart trembled. He turned around to see Selena, still beautiful as ever, but dressed in simple garments. His eyes immediately turned watery. “Selena, I’m back.”

“This is wonderful. I knew it. I knew you'd survive!”

Selena’s body trembled, dropping the bags filled with trash to the ground. “It’s good that you’re back. Our child must not be without a father!”

Selena’s voice quickly regained its calm.

Must not be without a father!

Those six simple words made Fane realize Selena’s feeling for him at that moment.

That was right. They hardly had any feelings for each other as the marriage was just for show.

What happened that night was due to Selena’s rashness…

As for the child, she could not bear to abort her as she was her own flesh and blood.

Just six simple words fully expressed the helplessness in her heart.

“Selena, rest assured. Nobody will dare to bully you from now on!”

Fane raised his hand, declaring matter-of-factly, “I swear!”

“My dear, have him get out of here and take Kylie along. He will only bring trouble!”

Seeing her own daughter come home, Fiona grabbed onto Selena’s hand and said in tears, “Divorce him quick. Young Master Clark just promised us that he will take good care of you and us. I don’t want to see you collecting trash again. I also don’t wish to live in such a difficult situation anymore. Staying in a place like this is making us the laughing stock of others.”

“Ma, I’m sorry. I can’t abandon Kylie! Although Fane might be useless, he’s still my man and Kylie’s father. I believe that if we work hard together, our life will definitely get better!”

Selena managed a bitter smile, her eyes filled with helplessness.

“H-H-He hit Young Master Clark right after he returned home. Look, even his teeth fell off!”

Andrew was squatting on the floor in anger, feeling disappointed.

“What?!”

Selena looked at the teeth and bloodstains on the floor, then shot an astonished look at Fane. “W-W-Why did you hit him? You’re too rash! This will be troublesome!”

“It’s fine, honey. You don’t have to worry!”

Fane smiled calmly, silently appreciating the woman standing before him. She was just as pretty as before.

“What do you mean there’s nothing to worry? Quickly come apologize to Young Master Clark. He’s the most promising child of the Clark family’s younger generation and also the Eldest Young Master. He’s the heir apparent, the Clark family’s future master!”

“This time, you’re really in big trouble!”

Selena was extremely worried, urgently pushing Fane toward Young Master Clark.

“Apologize? Ptooi!”

Once again, Young Master Clark spat out the blood in his mouth, then looked up and puffed his chest. “It’s too late to apologize now. My dad has ordered Dan Jameson to come and settle this matter!”

“Dan Jameson?”

Fane was baffled. Was that not the person he had just defeated in an arm-wrestling match? What a coincidence.

Seeing how Fane was in a daze, Young Master Clark burst out laughing. “What’s this? Scared? Do you know who Dan is? He’s our Clark family’s number one fighter that will kill without remorse. He took down two to three hundred people all on his own. Do you think you’re so great just because you’ve been a soldier? Hehe, what an ignorant fool!”

“Young Master Clark, please show your generosity and let this person go. He’s just a boor. Why bother?”

Selena went forward to put in a kind word for Fane, feeling helpless.

“I’ve lost a few teeth and you’re telling me to let him go? Are you kidding me?”

Young Master Clark massaged his swollen cheek, filled with anger. “I can let this slide as long as you divorce him right now...and marry me!”

“Young Master Clark, is that necessary? With your status, you can easily find a beautiful young lady. Why would you insist on a married woman like myself?”

Selena smiled awkwardly. “Young Master Clark, please stop your jokes!”

“I’m sorry, but you’re the type I like!”

Young Master Clark laughed coldly. “Since you’re unwilling to divorce him, then I’m not to be blamed. This brat will die today!”