Chapter 153
Author: Sunshine
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They made it to one of the biggest hotels in Vancouver in record time, with Lyra setting a brisk pace and offering no explanation.

She merely grabbed Alex by the hand and guided him up to the tenth-floor lounge, where two men waited.

One was Lyra’s father, Joe Thompson, looking healthier than the last time Alex had seen him.

The other was a man perhaps twenty years Alex’s senior, built like an aging prizefighter with the kind of intense gaze that hinted he’d once been a force to be reckoned with.

His suit looked one size too small, struggling to contain his bulky frame.

One glance at his cold, unreadable expression told Alex this was not a man to be trifled with.

“Mr. Alex, I’m glad you could make it!” Joe said, standing up the moment Alex and Lyra stepped inside.

The old man’s voice still carried warmth despite his recent brush with death.

“How’re you feeling, Mr. Thompson?” Alex asked.

“Can’t complain,” Joe replied with a grateful nod. “I owe it all to you. Frankly, I wouldn’t be br
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