Ignoring his pride, Mr. Jones approached Sherman with a forced smile: “Chairman Lopez, it’s an honor to have you here. I apologize for not greeting you properly. Please, come inside for some tea."Sherman shook his head: “You really think I’d enter your house? I’d just be insulted by your family again."Mr. Jones’s face fell, his embarrassment clear, cursing Lucas and Steve internally.More guests crowded around Sherman and Alexander, eagerly introducing themselves."Chairman Lopez, I’m Garth Jones, CEO of ECL. If you nee
The No. 1 Phillips Club in the provincial capital. In the most luxurious VIP room, Liam sat with his legs crossed, lighting a cigar."The latest premium Havana cigar, Mr. White, give it a try."Archie White, seated across from Liam, looked fierce, with a scar on his face resembling a vicious centipede, and six round scars on his bald head.Archie White was a notorious criminal, on the run and constantly evading capture. He claimed to be a martial monk from Cedar Grove Shaolin Temple, but after being unable to endure the harsh training and strict rules, he led a few of his brothers down the mountain and became a gangster.Whether Archie was truly a martial monk or not, no one could confirm. But Liam knew that Archie's skills weren’t just talk—he possessed real martial abilities."Cigars are the hobby of you rich folks. Us poor guys prefer smoking ABCs.” Archie said, pulling out an ABC cigarette and putting it in his mouth: “Let's get to the point. This isn’t our first meeting. You know
"Oh, so you care about your wife, huh? Let me give you a little preview of what’s happening.” Archie said, amused, as he held the phone up toward Walden and the others. Seeing Archie’s gesture, the thugs intensified their assault."Ah! It hurts! Damn you, Alexander, you bastard! You got us beaten—get over here now!""Reynolds, you piece of trash! If you don’t come, your wife’s going to end up dead!""Eleanor, tell that useless husband of yours to hurry up, or we’ll all be beaten to death!" Walden’s group shouted angrily, their voices reaching Alexander. Hearing their curses, Alexander immediately thought of a place—his company! Only at the company would Walden and the others be with Eleanor, and only there would there be so many people.With the location of Eleanor’s kidnapping clear, Alexander quickly grabbed his electric scooter and sped toward the Marshall family's company.It was rush hour, and the roads were surely congested, but the electric scooter proved to be the fastest opti
Eleanor’s eyes widened in fear, worried that Alexander might get hurt. Though she had seen him fight before and knew his strength, she couldn’t help but feel anxious.But as Alexander sent thug after thug flying, her heart began to calm. Walden and his group watched in shock, their eyes bulging like eggs, their mouths agape in disbelief. How was Alexander doing this?Could this really be the same "worthless" guy everyone had insulted and mocked so often?That disbelief quickly turned into rage. If Alexander was so skilled, why hadn’t he saved them sooner? Why hadn’t he dealt with their enemies earlier?It was all Alexander’s fault. His actions had dragged them into this mess!“That bastard, they were so tough when they beat us up. Why are they crumbling against Alexander?” Walden growled bitterly.Walden clenched his fists.“It’d be better if Alexander died. If they kill him, we won’t have to deal with any more of this crap. He should’ve died a long time ago." Tommy’s eyes were bloods
Alexander grabbed Archie's hair, yanking his head up forcefully. Archie weakly fluttered his eyelids, opening his eyes to meet Alexander's gaze, deeply regretting his choices."Speak.” Alexander demanded, his single word carrying a tremendous weight. At that moment, Archie became incredibly obedient, knowing that if he kept his mouth shut any longer, he might not live to see another minute."It... it was Liam Brady. He hired us to kidnap you and your wife, take you both to the provincial capital for him, offering 9 million.""Liam Brady!"A flash of murderous intent gleamed in Alexander's eyes.Alexander had thought the situation with the Silva family was resolved, and he hadn't planned on pursuing them further. But what Liam had done now gave him the urge to bring down the entire Silva family.Crossing the line was one thing, but targeting Eleanor again—this was something Alexander could not tolerate."Fine, I'll let you live. But from now on, be a decent person. If I hear you've don
The taxi sped along, and two hours later, Alexander arrived at the gates of the lavish Nine Nice club. Flanking the entrance were two lines of imposing security guards, each holding batons, standing tall like a wall of enforcers.Alexander got out and walked towards the club, the eyes of the guards following his every move. Anyone else might have been intimidated and turned back, but Alexander paid no attention to their stares.As Alexander approached, one of the guards stepped forward and waved his hand."Stop. Nine Nice has been fully booked by a VIP today. No entry allowed.""What if I insist on going in?"Alexander asked indifferently. The guards burst into laughter, knowing full well that Alexander had come to cause trouble. But seeing one man daring to ignore the presence of more than ten guards was nothing short of laughable."Are you deaf, or is your brain fried? Didn’t you hear me?" The guard walked up to Alexander with a sneer, swinging his baton to shoo him away. Alexander
The security captain remained silent for a moment, finding it difficult to quantify the gap. As he continued to watch Alexander cut through his men like a wolf among sheep, the security captain realized that he was far inferior.Initially, the captain had believed that he wasn't far behind, but now, seeing the devastating power of Alexander, he knew that if Liam ordered him to face this man, it would be a death sentence.He decided it was better to show fear now and let Jefferson, the so-called “Redwood Master.” handle it.“I think I could last ten moves at most. At least, he's on par with Archie.” he admitted reluctantly.Liam nodded, taking a cigar from the box on the table and holding it between his fingers: “Archie... probably isn’t as good as him."“What?” The security captain was surprised.This level of skill was incredible, even stronger than Archie. Before Jefferson had arrived, the security captain had thought Archie was the most formidable person around. But he realized now
Suddenly, the cigar Liam held fell to the ground as his eyes widened in shock. His jaw dropped as he watched Jefferson, once so full of might, now being crushed beneath Alexander’s foot.Just moments ago, Jefferson’s ultimate move had been so powerful, yet Alexander had taken him down with a single kick, pinning him underfoot like a dog.What... what just happened? How could this be?Liam hadn’t even seen Alexander’s movements clearly. One second, Jefferson had been charging forward, and in the blink of an eye, he was lying on the ground, with Alexander’s foot pressing down on his face.The head of security gulped nervously. He considered himself familiar with ruthless individuals, but this was the first time he’d seen someone so deadly that it defied belief.His legs trembled uncontrollably, and the gun in his hand shook violently. The head of security felt as though the gun he was holding was as heavy and hot as burning iron.Against someone as fast as Alexander, could a gun even hi