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Paddy gritting his teeth, glared at Alexander, grabbing at his ankle in an attempt to pry his foot from his throat, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t make him budge an inch.“Let… me… go… I can’t… breathe…”Paddy’s face was flushed, his skin shifting between shades of purple and red, showing signs of suffocation.Alexander’s foot on Paddy’s hand began to press down harder. With a slight smile, he asked coolly: “What? Can’t take it anymore? Weren’t you just acting all tough?”A sickening crack echoed through the room as the bones in Paddy’s right hand fractured under the pressure.“Ahhh!”Paddy screamed in agony, cursing himself with regret.Paddy’s followers recoiled at the sight of Alexander’s calm, cruel smile, realizing he was a far more ruthless figure than their boss.Thorne approached Alexander, bowing like a loyal servant: “Young Master Reynolds, shall I call someone to handle them?”“No need. Someone will take care of them soon enough.”Almost as if on cue, a patrol
Two days later.In the conference room, Tommy looked smugly at the documents in his hands, sent by Cisco after having his subordinates contact him.Upon being discharged from the hospital, Cisco had thought things over and decided that if he wanted to salvage his dignity, he needed to start from within the Marshall family, uniting them on his side. This way, facing ostracism from the family, Eleanor would likely choose to abandon Alexander.The fastest way to win over the Marshall family was through benefits from cooperation.Thus, Tommy found himself sitting here with a look of smug satisfaction.Walden cleared his throat and let his gaze drift over everyone—Tommy, Eleanor, and Laurie—using the moment to underscore his authority and position.“The company's growth rate has been disappointing lately, especially with the recent contract orders. Not only have we not seen an increase, but there are signs of decline. Eleanor, what’s going on?”Walden slammed his hand on the table as he sp
Thorne pondered for a moment, understanding Alexander’s intentions, and then picked up his phone to call Robert Perkins.Robert was sitting with Borden Rocha’s group, and as his phone rang, they all grew tense.Robert answered, exchanged a few words, and then hung up: “The CEO of Astra Cure doesn’t get along with Young Master Reynolds. Right now, he’s looking to discuss a partnership with the Marshall family. Thorne thinks Astra Cure’s CEO may use this to target Young Master Reynolds, which is your chance to make amends.”The group looked at each other in surprise. They hadn’t expected an international corporate CEO to get involved.“Astra Cure sells pharmaceuticals and health products, and the Marshall family also deals in pharmaceuticals. It’s likely someone within the Marshall family reached out to Astra Cure to initiate this partnership, perhaps even to make things difficult for Young Master Reynolds’s wife. We should help Young Master Reynolds handle this.”“We should also find a
Eleanor firmly shook her head: “Even in business cooperation, you can't humiliate others. You're helping him coerce us like this; don't you feel any pangs of conscience?""Insolent! Conscience? Asking you to kneel is hardly coercion! Are you going to tell Alexander to kneel or not? If not, you'll become sinners of the Marshall family!"Cisco lifted his chin, looking down his nose at Alexander, and said leisurely: “Your Marshall family's etiquette is really lacking; you can't even command a live-in son-in-law. I truly doubt your ability to manage an enterprise; perhaps I should find someone else to cooperate with.""Please wait, Director; I will make Alexander kneel before you.” Walden said in panic.After speaking, Walden looked toward Eleanor: “Eleanor, this is a great opportunity for the Marshall family to develop; quickly tell Alexander to kneel before the Director.""No!"Eleanor said firmly."Eleanor, are you crazy? Sacrificing our family's development opportunity for a useless m
Seeing Tommy, Cisco glared at him in fury: “What cooperation! I have internal issues to resolve. Once I’m done, I’ll deal with that useless Alexander.""And if you don’t make that man kneel before me next time, don’t even think about discussing cooperation again!"Tommy stood frozen as Cisco left. He had thought he could gain favor and become the brightest member of the Marshall family, but reality had dealt him a painful slap.After regaining his senses, Tommy directed all his anger at Alexander; if it weren’t for Alexander, Cisco wouldn’t have left!<
After Alexander and Eleanor left the company, they drove leisurely down the road.“Alexander, I just feel like everything isn’t real. Why would those real estate moguls gift us such a large plot of land?” Eleanor said, feeling somewhat bewildered.“It’s not that big, only about 500 acres. It’s not nearly enough to build a few high-rises.” Alexander replied casually.“You sound like a real estate tycoon! What do you mean, ‘only 500 acres’? Such a large piece of land is useless to us. The uncles are bound to be watching us like hawks, they might even stir up trouble later.” Eleanor expressed her concern, worried that it could bring further turmoil at home. Besides, with such a large piece of land, she didn’t have the capital to expand the factory.“No rush. Today they’re giving us land, maybe tomorrow, someone will give us factories and equipment. It’ll all come in time.” Alexander said with a smile, then looked out the window: “Let’s go visit Mary and check with the doctor about her con
Alexander applied a bit of force with his foot, pushing the old woman off. The chubby boy looked wide-eyed in the direction his grandmother was thrown, suddenly frightened.Just as the boy was about to release his grip, Alexander’s other leg lifted, sending him rolling to the ground like a tumbling ball, stopping only when he reached his grandmother.The constant rolling left the chubby boy dizzy, stars spinning before his eyes.Ignoring her pain, the old woman got up and carefully checked on her grandson.Eleanor stepped out of the shop, glanced at the distant old lady and boy, and asked, slightly puzzled: “What happened to them?”"Nothing, let’s go get tickets.” Alexander replied, carrying Mary as he walked with Eleanor to the ticket booth.Mary wrapped her arms around Alexander’s neck, whispering in his ear: “Dad, you’re amazing! You looked just like a superhero.”“Hahaha, I am a superhero. Soon, I’ll fly high with you, Mary.” Alexander laughed happily.Watching Alexander’s family b
One of the guards, eager to curry favor with Arturo, turned and intercepted Mary, lifting her up.In the guard’s arms, Mary struggled fiercely, slapping him on the shoulders, neck, and face. She even scratched his face with her nails in the chaos.The guard, his face twisted in anger, raised his hand to slap Mary: “You little brat! Are you trying to get yourself killed? You scratched my face!”“No, let go of my daughter!”Eleanor, seeing the guard about to hit Mary, screamed hoarsely, trying to rush forward to save her.The guards stepped in, blocking Eleanor’s path.“You’re asking for it!”Alexander’s eyes went cold. He moved forward quickly, shoving aside the guards in his way.The guard holding Mary raised his hand to slap her, and Mary squeezed her eyes shut, calling out for her dad.Just as Mary felt the wind from the guard’s hand about to strike, Alexander grabbed the guard’s wrist.Then, he squeezed, crushing the guard’s wrist.“Agh!”The guard screamed in agony as Alexander pul