The Protector

Hearing this, everyone in the Jones family knew what was going to befall the Gonzales family.
They could have picked a fight with anyone. Why did they have to choose Levi?
Levi continued, “How does this Klaus Gonzales like? There must have been a reason behind my mother’s reluctance to marry
him.”
Klaus Gonzales hesitated before admitting, “Yes, there was a reason, behind your mother’s actions! Klaus had a reputation for
being quite the playboy back then. He used to do nothing but fool around with his parents’ money all day long. Your mother had
even witnessed him, sleeping with another woman, with her very own eyes!”
Here, Michael didn’t dare to continue further. Sensing Levi’s anger, he bowed his head and remained silent.
Levi asked angrily, “Even while knowing this, you had chosen to marry my mother to this man?”
“I had no choice in the matter! Marriages in clans like ours are largely decided by the elders in the family, and neither your
mother nor I had a say in it. Besides, Klaus had taken a liking to your mother and had insisted on marrying her. I couldn’t reject
his offer.”
“Back then, I’d agreed to allow your mother to marry him because I had hoped that an alliance between our families would be
beneficial to us, the Joneses!”
“However, that was the biggest mistake I had ever made in my entire life!” Michael gave out a huge sigh.
“Is the Gonzales family very powerful?” Levi asked.
To the best of his knowledge, the most powerful royal family in South Hampton was the Goel family.
“They’re powerful, very powerful! Xabian Goel might be the most famous in South Hampton, but he’s nowhere near being the
strongest!”
Michael sucked in a deep breath. “The most powerful forces in South Hampton is actually the Restaurant of Peace, started by
The Three Musketeers and Osborn St. Jacques.”
Levi pressed forth imperiously, “Well, tell me more about it!”

Michael explained, “The Restaurant of Peace has existed since a very long time ago. There’s a legend in South Hampton,
saying, that any criminal, no matter how heinous his crimes, is safe, once he enters that restaurant. No one will be able to punish
him, regardless of their position in society.”
Levi was incredulous. “Can the Restaurant of Peace really grant amnesty to criminals? If I go into that restaurant after killing
hundreds of people, will I be safe? Can nobody touch me?”
Michael nodded. “Yes, that’s right. Hence, everyone regards the Restaurant of Peace as the strongest forces in South Hampton.”
Levi smiled. “Wow, it must be a restaurant of great reputation then. Continue!”
“The second most powerful group of people in South Hampton are The Three Musketeers. The first Musketeer is Lionel
Gonzales, and the second Musketeer is Ritchie Fulmer. Finally, the last Musketeer is Perseus Emil.”
“Klaus Gonzales is the son of Lionel Gonzales. That’s why I’d gone ahead with the marriage, despite my own misgivings.”
Michael was very clear about how powerful the Gonzales family was.
Levi smiled. “By sending this coffin to your doorstep, isn’t the Gonzales family trying to announce how poorly they regard the
Jones family?”
“Exactly! The Gonzales family doesn’t even humble itself before the Goel family sometimes. Of course, they aren’t going to care
about a small clan like us,” Michael replied carefully.
Hence, this year’s anniversary meeting was extremely important. Michael wanted to take the opportunity to climb the ranks for
his family.
Levi gritted his teeth. “I don’t care how powerful the Gonzales family is! Since they’d humiliated my mother in the past, I’m going
to get my revenge!”