"I''d be damned! That chick is so hot!" A few of the Ivory Gang members, attracted by Alyssa''s beauty,


    were distracted from the fight.


    Jasper keenly picked up on the vulgar remarks. He quickly pulled Alyssa into a hug in a protective


    stance. He had to always be on his guard because Alyssa was simply too stunning.


    "What are you staring at? And be polite!" Nathan, aware of Alyssa''s status, went up to p the three


    guys on their heads.


    "Stop it! Stop fighting!" Julien bellowed at the men.


    He wasn''t angry over his family being beaten, just disappointed at how his esteemed father had


    brought security over to provoke the Taylors and even got into a fight with the gangsters. In his eyes,


    Joseph was no different than the hooligans.


    "Enough! Back off!" Nathan said and yawned. He didn''t care to continue the fighting as the Lovces


    seemed badly defeated by the Ivory Gang anyway.


    "Dad, how could you do this as the head of the Lovce family?" Julien confronted Joseph, clenching


    his fist and trembling violently.


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    "Julien Lovce, how dare you question me when you were the one who got into a scandal? You''re a


    disgrace to your family!" Aidan, pressing a hand against his swollen cheek, barked at his brother.


    "A scandal?" Julien broke into augh with a bold twinkle in his eye. "All I''ve done was to go after my


    love. It''s the best decision I''ve made in my life."


    Alyssa and Jasper were shaken by Julien''s daring confession. Society''s judgment had not forced


    Jonah and Julien apart. On the contrary, the disapproval had only strengthened their rtionship. Such


    was the nature of love—determined against all odds and evesting!


    "Julien,e home with me right now!" Joseph glowered at Julien. He clenched his jaw and adjusted


    his loose tie.


    "I won''t," Julien smirked, angering Joseph. "Dad, do you take me as a fool? I''m not going home to be


    beaten to death."


    "You rascal! Did you hear yourself?" Joseph widened his eyes in shock. He threatened, "Don''t call


    yourself a Lovce if you don''te home with me today! You will not inherit any of the family''s assets


    and stocks!"


    Aidan was delighted to hear the threat. Siblings in a wealthy family shared a familial bond yet treated


    each other as rivals. Not many families were as tight as the Taylor siblings.


    Aidan knew he''d be the only heir if Julien was disowned by the Lovce family, rendering him the sole


    candidate to inherit Edgar''s wealth and Joseph''s power. Suddenly, all the injuries he had sustained that


    day did not feel that painful anymore.


    Joseph dialed up his threats. "Not only that, you will be cklisted from practicing in the country. Our


    family will exert pressure on the hospitals, and none of them will employ you."


    "Pfft! That is some real bullshit!" Alyssa red at Joseph and snickered. "Mr. Joseph, are you drunk?


    Do you think you''re the king of thend?


    "You don''t even have the right to stop Julien from going abroad. Even if he stays in the country, he is


    always wee to join the hospitals owned by our family. What can you do about that?"


    Ss joined in the teasing. "Tsk tsk. Joseph Lovce must be really dumb."


    After being publicly humiliated, Joseph was figuring out a pback when Julien announced with


    determination, "You can''t even threaten me by disowning me. So, what makes you think I care about


    the titles and the wealth?


    "I have never thought of inheriting the family wealth. I''m utterly disappointed in my family. There''s


    nothing I miss in the family after Aunt Mandy left. Why don''t we end it once and for all?"


    "You brat! Scoundrel!"