Mr. Warlord novel Chapter 1

"Tiger General, the army of Wolf Kingdom is approaching our border, and they are going to invade us! The Emperor of Dragon Kingdom ordered me to take you back to lead our army!"

In a street, a rough-looking guy in dusty armor was begging with one knee on the ground.

In front of the tough guy was a tall man in cheap clothes. He looked poor and ungroomed.

"I have retired for many years and have left those things behind. Tell the Emperor to find someone else." Poker-faced, Jeffrey Langdon said in a flat tone.

Many passersby thought they were crazy people shooting a funny video, so they did not dare to get close to the two guys.

"Tiger General, the King of Wolf Kingdom is leading an army of three hundred thousand men himself, and we might lose control of the West Land at any time. Tiger General, please think about our kingdom! You are indispensable to the Dragon Kingdom..." Liam Rivett was still pleading.

"Say no more of it!" Jeffrey waved his hand and interrupted Liam, "It is just an army of three hundred thousand men. Don't be so afraid! You can think of a way to meet the attack! My wife has asked to go to a dinner party with her, so I don't have time to dawdle here!"

Jeffrey got on his electric scooter and left after saying that.

Liam froze there. He could not believe that Tiger General had got married. He thought the girl who was worthy of Tiger General of Defense must be someone from a noble family.

Three years ago, Jeffrey Langdon, Tiger General of Defense, was in his prime, but he suddenly returned all his wealth and retired. After that, he went back to his hometown, Grandsouth City.

The reason why he suddenly retired was a mystery. Even Liam, Jeffrey's loyal subordinate, didn't know the reason.

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Many people gathered at the Martindale's to have a dinner party. They were talking and laughing at the table.

"Come on, Selina! A toast to you!"

"Mr. Chadwick, a toast to you, too! Thank you for helping Selina secure the contract."

"This contract can bring at least two million profit for our family! I should drink more toasts to you!"

They toasted each other, and their faces beamed with joy while they were talking.

Selina Martindale, the second daughter of the Martindale family, secured a contract from the Galaxy Group with the help of her fiancé, Adrien Chadwick. It was a great achievement, so the Martindales must hold a party to celebrate it.

"Sorry, I am late. I was busy with something just now. Thank you for waiting for me." Jeffrey suddenly strode into the room and apologized to everyone.

The laughter in the room suddenly stopped.

The Martindales looked at each other while thinking about the same thing, "Why did you thank us? We have not been waiting for you!"

Jeffrey had been married into the Martindale family for three years. The Martindales thought Jeffrey was a good-for-nothing because he did not achieve anything and had to live off his wife.

None of the Martindales bothered to be nice to a loser like him.

"Don't flatter yourself! Can't you tell? We have not been waiting for you at all!" Selina's mother, Helen Smyth, said coldly.

"What kept you so long? Did your electric scooter break down?" Selina's younger brother, Jacob Martindale, sneered.

Jeffrey felt a bit awkward. He only said that to be polite, but he could never have thought that the Martindales would laugh at him for what he said.

Luckily, he had become used to them ridiculing everything he said long ago.

He didn't want to make a fool of himself any longer, so he just sat down quietly beside an exceedingly beautiful girl.

She was Eliza Martindale, the eldest daughter of the Martindale family. She was Jeffrey's wife, even though they had never consummated.

Eliza was the most beautiful girl in Grandsouth City and many guys' dream girl.

But Brandon Martindale, Eliza's grandfather, forced her to marry Jeffrey and let Jeffrey married into the Martindale family three years ago. Everyone thought Brandon was out of his mind because Jeffrey had just retired from the army at that time.

The most beautiful girl in Grandsouth City had married a poor guy. That was the biggest joke in Grandsouth City.

"Don't say anything. Just eat your dinner." Eliza whispered coldly.

"Got it." Jeffrey began to have his meal quietly.

He was with a heavy heart as he remembered how Liam had begged him to go back to the army.

Foreign enemies were approaching the border of his kingdom. He used to be the Tiger General of Defense. How could he just sit by?

Jeffrey's arrival was just a small episode at the party. Soon, everyone forgot about Jeffrey and continued to chat with each other in joy.

"Our family will certainly become a noble family soon since we have established a connection with the Galaxy Group!" Joan Martindale, head of the Martindale family, said with a big smile on her face.

"Yeah. What my son-in-law did was really impressive. He helped Selina get the contract immediately. He is totally different from someone else's son-in-law who only idles around." Ruben Martindale glanced at Jeffrey who was eating with his head lowered.

Ruben was Joan's second son. He was the father of Selina and Jacob. Ruben never got along well with Eliza's father, Craig Martindale, so he would not miss the opportunity to scoff at Craig and his family.

Eliza, Craig, and Eliza's mother, Sophie Welford, all became awkward after they heard what Ruben just said.