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"Break his legs!"

Xeno turned and walked toward Nash.

The burly man next to Xeno walked over and kicked Bostin's legs, immediately breaking them.

Bostin screamed like a slaughtered pig, hoarsely shouting at the top of his lungs, "If you think you can walk out of Jenzburg alive, I'll change my last name to yours!"

Xeno turned a deaf ear and approached Nash. "Mr. Calcraft, we're late."

Nash shook his head, saying, "Not at all. You set off after us. We've only just arrived too."

Then, Nash and his companions walked into the courtyard.

With red eyes, Adam walked over and looked down. His voice choked with emotion as he said, "Mr. Calcraft, Ms. Lewis... Thank you!"

Nash patted Adam on the shoulder. "Let's go and offer some prayers to Maria first."

Hence, Adam led them to the memorial hall for prayers.

Relatives of the Temby family looked at each other in surprise.

Were these the people from the Lewis family, from Jonford?

Was that endless convoy outside real?

After saying short prayers to Maria, Nash asked Adam, "Why aren't there any villagers here to mourn with your family?"

Adam laughed bitterly. "Because in their impression, our family is very poor."

Hearing this, Nash fell silent.

He understood the principle that when one was poor in a bustling city, no one would ask about them. However, when one was wealthy in the deep mountains, even distant relatives would come to visit. Nash looked at the group of relatives from the Temby family and asked, "What about them? Why were they fighting just now?"

"They were fighting over my mother's ten-million-dollar compensation!"

Adam bluntly told Nash about these relatives' audacity.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

He did not have the ability to stop them from disturbing his mother's funeral, but Nash certainly did.

Nash looked at them and said, "Since you people have no affection for Maria, you should leave. This funeral has nothing to do with you!"

Johnny glanced at the crowd outside and swallowed his saliva without daring to speak.

Meanwhile, Maya pulled her son and walked out.

Even the thugs from Huevo County had been dealt with by Nash's gang. How could they dare to continue causing trouble?

Well, it would not be too late to come back for the money after these people left.

After the relatives and friends of the Temby family left, a long line was formed outside.

Harrison and Lauren came over, followed by Walter, Grant, and Olivia...

All of Nash's friends from Jonford showed up to pay their respects.

The convoy was stretched across the village road of Stonywood Village for two or three miles. Even the village chief had never seen such a scene before.

He immediately used the village's broadcast to criticize the villagers for their disrespectful behavior then led the villagers in organizing Maria's funeral. én.swnovels.net

At about 7:00 pm, the originally desolate courtyard became lively.

There were more than 20 tables set up in the courtyard, and even the adjacent walls were knocked down. The funeral took up the space in the neighboring yards as well.

The villagers were busy running around and gossiping about the backgrounds of these people.

They heard that Maria worked as a maid for a wealthy family in Jonford, and everyone lamented in sympathy. They then directed their anger toward Adam's relatives.

"Those bastards are despicable. Maria's barely cold, and they're already thinking about snatching her compensation money!"

"Yeah, besides Maria and her son, there's not a single decent person in the Temby family!"

"Don't go mocking others. When these people weren't here, you didn't even think of coming over to help with the funeral!" Maria's burial was scheduled for tomorrow morning.

Since it was inconvenient to stay overnight in the village, most people paid their respects, had dinner, and promptly left.

Lauren and Harrison also planned to return to Jonford overnight.

Before leaving, Lauren told Adam that Kai and Helena had returned from overseas. Hubert's family would come to Maria's burial tomorrow morning.

Nash, Hera, and Melody planned to return the next day. They stayed at a hotel in the county town.

Hera was worried that Adam's relatives might cause trouble, so she left two bodyguards in the village to assist Adam.

By 10:00 pm, Hera and Melody, who had been traveling all day, had already gone to bed.

Meanwhile, Nash sat on the couch, watching TV and smoking. He knew things would not be too peaceful tonight. Then, around 11:00 pm, Nash's phone rang.

It was a message from Xeno: [Mr. Nash, how about a few drinks at Jenzburg's Starlight Bar?]

Nash replied: [Are you treating?]

Xeno sent a grinning emoji: [Of course, I can't make Mr. Nash pay!]

Hence, Nash put away his phone and left the hotel. He looked for a secluded corner before summoning his sword.