Chapter 14
Author: Sunshine
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At the mansion entrance, the butler bowed to Alex, his posture respectful.

“I’m sorry for your trouble. Please, don’t take it to heart.”

“No worries,” Alex replied.

Suddenly, two bodyguards rushed out.

“Stop there and follow us back to the room, or we’ll shoot,” one barked, their hands reaching for their weapons.

Without hesitation, the butler struck both bodyguards across the face.

They staggered back, stunned.

“Fools,” the butler growled.

“This young man is Mr. Kingston’s guest. Mind your words, or I’ll kill you both.”

The bodyguards turned even paler.

They had never seen the butler this angry and didn’t even realize how they were struck.

They had heard the butler was once a feared assassin.

“We... we’re sorry,” one of the bodyguards stammered.

“But Miss Jasmine’s condition is critical, and Dr. Jenkin said this man poisoned her.”

The butler’s eyes narrowed, his voice icy. “So, that idiot made a mistake and now wants to blame someone else?”

He turned to Alex and bowed deeply, his ton
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