Chapter 17


    La’s cousin, Elliott Taylor, was just about to teach a lesson to La, who was just an adopted


    daughter of the Taylor family.


    However, he didn’t expect that someone would appear all of a sudden and give him a smack in the


    mouth.


    “Ouch.”


    Elliottboriously lifted his head, gingerly shielding his inmed cheek with his hand, and shot an


    intense, burning re towards the man who had forcefully delivered a resounding p across his face,


    his eyes seething with an overwhelming tide of anger.


    “Damn! You son of bitch! How dare you hit me?


    “Someone! Come here!”


    Elliott called out in a loud voice.


    With a loud thud, a dozen or so of the Taylor family’s servants, armed with clubs, emerged from the


    Taylor Vi at once.


    And then Elliott pointed at Gavin and shouted loudly.


    “Break this rascal’s legs and throw him out!”


    “Yes!


    The group of servants echoed in unison and rushed toward Gavin at once.


    La was instantly shocked by the scene and quickly stood in front of Gavin. With a resolute


    demeanor, she extended her arms in a steadfast attempt to shield Gavin from harm, all the while


    vociferating loudly and forcefully berating the approaching group that loomed ominously before her.


    “What are you doing?


    “Stand down! I told you all to stand down!”


    However, the servants in front of her appeared to ignore La’s shouts and continued to advance on


    Gavin.


    With anxiety in her eyes, La turned to Gavin at once and then yelled.


    “Gavin, run!


    After that, she bellowed at the group of servants once more.


    “Are you nning to rebel? I’m the daughter of the Taylor family, and I order you all to stand down!”


    Nevertheless, the servants in front of her showed contemptuous expressions after they heard La’s


    words.


    Elliott, standing at the back, even sneered.


    “You’re just an adopted girl, and how dare you think you’re the daughter of the Taylor family?


    “Go teach her a lesson, too!”


    The group of servants of the Taylor family spoke in unison at once and brandished the sticks in their


    hands.


    “Ugh…”


    La, who wore an anxious look, suddenly heard a low sigh from behind.


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    The next moment.


    With a swoosh, she felt her long hair whipped by the rush of air.


    A figure surged forward from behind her at once.


    The next instant.


    The sound of bodies hitting the ground resounded.


    Surprisingly, within the blink of an eye, all of the imposing servants of the Taylor familyy writhing on


    the ground, emitting agonized screams from their mouths.


    Seeing this turn of events, La and Elliott were left dumbfounded.


    La gazed at Gavin’s sturdy back, which stood in front of her, and then slowly spoke with a trembling


    voice.


    “Gavin?”


    Gavin had disappeared for ten years. How had he be so powerful after returning?


    At the same time, fear welled up in Elliott’s eyes as he gazed across at Gavin.


    Elliott observed Gavin, who was now standing in front of him with a calm demeanor, as if he hadn’t


    done anything.


    Gavin’s eyes bore no emotion.


    Instead, they were filled with an icy, cold look that even sent chills down Elliott’s spine.


    “You… You…


    “How dare you injure so many people from the Taylor family in front of the Taylor Vi?”


    Elliott still tried to threaten Gavin at this moment, but his voice trembled, revealing his fear.


    Afterward, he shouted toward the Taylor Vi, “Get some help! Someone is killing people here!”


    He knew that he was unable to handle it alone, so he called for assistance.


    At that moment, a middle-aged man’s voice emanated from within the Taylor Vi.


    “What’s going on? What’s all thismotion?”


    Shortly after, a middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman, both dressed elegantly, walked out from


    the Taylor Vi.


    After they noticed that the servants of the Taylor family were all lying on the ground, they quickly shared


    a surprised look.


    “Who did this?”


    Elliott wasted no time rushing toward them and loudly replied.


    “Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, it’s him! It’s this son of a bitch who did it..


    “Go get the warriors of the Taylor family out to teach him a lesson. He’s trying to cause trouble for the


    Taylor family!”


    At the same time, La walked forward to stand in front of Gavin again and said to the middle-aged


    couple.


    “Dad, Mom, you’ve got it all wrong!


    “This is Gavin. He’s back!”


    Upon hearing La’s words, the middle-aged couple all froze in ce, their gazes narrowing as they


    locked onto Gavin.


    “Gavin? You’re Gavin?”


    Gavin also recognized the two individuals.


    Clearly, the middle-aged couple was La’s parents, Jackson Taylor and Ruby Taylor.


    Out of courtesy, Gavin stepped forward with kindness on his face and said.


    “Hello, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor. I’m Gavin, and I’m back.”


    However, Ruby and Jackson all frowned at the same time as soon as they heard Gavin’s voice.


    Ruby directly spoke out.


    “Why are you still alive? Then, what are you doing back here in Brookspring?”


    “Mom!” Hearing Ruby’s words, La called out in shock, looking at her mother incredulously.


    She couldn’t understand why her mother and father seemed so averse to seeing Gavin as if they didn’t


    want to see him at all.


    Gavin had long expected their negative reaction. Therefore, after he saw this, his guess of the Taylor


    family’s current situation became even clearer.


    But Ruby and Jackson continued to disregard La’s protests. They just red at Gavin and spoke in


    a cold tone.


    “You’re now just a homeless dog from a worthless, extinguished family. How dare you attack the


    servants of the Taylor family? You must be out of your mind to think you can challenge us. You idiot…”


    Suddenly, before Ruby could finish her speaking, her words were abruptly cut off as a loud p was


    heard, followed by a


    scream.


    “p!”


    “Ah!”


    The next second, Ruby was sent flying backward, just as Elliott had been before, andnded on the


    ground with a thud.


    The members of the Taylor family who witnessed this were left in shock, wondering how Gavin could be


    so audacious.


    Only La thought that she should show any empathy after she had witnessed her mother being


    mistreated.


    However, she knew that it was her mother who assaulted Gavin first. And to be honest, La had


    never felt a strong sense of belonging to the Taylor family all the time.


    From a young age, the Taylor family had never treated her as part of their own, subjecting her to daily


    physical and verbal abuse. Now, as she watched Ruby be blown away, she even felt a strange sense


    of satisfaction.


    “You dare to strike me, you son of a bitch!”


    Gavin red at Ruby, showing no concern for her status as La’s adoptive mother.


    He spoke with casual indifference, “You dare to speak ill of the Clifford family, huh? And you deserve


    the p.”


    “You!” Ruby angrily pointed at Gavin, and to everyone’s surprise, she curled her lips and turned to


    Jackson, saying,


    “Honey, he hit me!”


    What on earth was going on?


    Jackson, who had just snapped out of his shock, turned his head to re at Gavin at once and shouted


    in a loud voice. “How dare you?


    “Someone! Come here!”


    As soon as the sound of Jackson’s voice died away, dozens of servants from the Taylor family


    brandished weapons with a flurry of activity and red at Gavin with anger.


    “Hmph!” Jackson snorted coldly.


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    “You bastard, let’s see how you make it out of the Taylor family in one piece today!”