2024-09-08 00:05:27"Sir, please—" the sales representative attempted to intervene.
"You must remove this poor fool immediately! He’s ruining our shopping experience, and I won’t tolerate it," the man insisted.
Beatrix crossed her arms, watching the situation unfold with a smug expression, her head held high, exuding arrogance and confidence.
The sales representative was caught in a difficult position.
She didn’t want to choose sides. What could she do? If she followed the man’s orders, she’d be driving away a customer.
Yet, she didn’t want to upset the old man either.
She spoke into the intercom, saying, "Mr. Jerry, we have a bit of a situation here. Could you come quickly, please?"
Within a minute, a man with a stern expression appeared...
Jerry White, the store’s sales manager, had arriv
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Josephine faced the reporters with steady, professional calm.“War means killing,” she said clearly. “We should not initiate another conflict without legitimate cause. The funds allocated for weapons should be used to feed the poor and advance technology for public welfare.”“See?” Lyra muttered. “She’s basically an angel. And I heard she still cries in secret sometimes. People say she still feels guilty about Alex’s death. She visits his tomb almost every month.”Lyra took a sip of her drink, lowering her voice. “Writing poetry, too. Stuff like—‘To be alive, and to know you are gone—This is the greatest torment.’You know that went viral?”“That damn man,” Sophia muttered. “Even dead, he still leaves people heartbroken.”“Oh damn Alex,” Lyra started again, wiping her eyes. “I seek you in the heavens, I seek you in the earth below; But nowhere in this vast world can your shadow be found.”Sophia sighed. “Your death has bound my life in frost,Yet still I call your name.”Then, as i
Chapter 487
Estoria, a few days ago.Sophia Lancaster — or Sophia Montclair— sat at a lavish dinner table across from a handsome man. His suit was spotless, his watch glittered under the warm lights, and every move he made screamed one thing:He was trying too hard to impress her with money.Sophia felt nothing. Not even a spark.When she used to struggle for money, men like him seemed fascinating — polished, wealthy, a target.But now that she had power, status, and more money than she ever imagined, she realized how hollow it all was. Everything felt staged. Everything felt fake.Only one thing ever felt real.Alex’s smile.There was honesty in it. Warmth. A softness that reached his eyes. Even when he had nothing, he still gave her everything he could.Care. Kindness. A love so sincere it frightened her.‘The towers chant my name, yet none hear the ache beneath it.The crowds applaud, yet my heart remains a solitary moon.Only he once understood my soul…and now he drifts beyond my reach.’And
Chapter 486
Alex yawned, both hands raised in a lazy stretch, completely unfazed by the disaster unfolding at the table.Beatrix and the others sat frozen, faces drained of color.“I think I’ve had enough drama for today,” Alex said, voice flat, bored, done.He turned to Renata. “Hey. you’ve eaten. Why don’t we get out of here? This place is a circus.”His calm tone snapped Renata out of her shock. She blinked, looked at him, then glanced nervously toward Gerhard, Beatrix, Conrad, and Annabella—each of them in a humiliated, miserable state.“What about them?” she asked quietly, concern still gripping her voice.Alex shrugged, cool and unbothered.“Let them clean up their own mess. They can call Mommy, Daddy, or Grandmother to bail them out and pay for whatever disaster they created.”He tilted his head slightly. “We’re useless here except as the awkward third wheel. Unless you plan to pay for them—which you can’t—there’s nothing you can do.”Renata, still dazed, fell into step beside Alex Saint-C
Chapter 485
Gerhard felt a cold, sharp dread slice through him. He was a Captain and a Baron's son, born to privilege, but here, under the heavy shadow of Viscount Leopold, he was nothing.A target.If the Viscount decided to strike, Gerhard's pride, his bones, and his carefully constructed world would shatter.He could only endure the beating, retreat to his room, and weep the slow, agonizing tears of utter defeat."Sir, is the woman truly your sister?"Leopold's eyes, cold and merciless, bored into him. "I just met her an hour ago. But I say she's my sister, and that's exactly what she is. What in God's name is it to you, you little insect!"A sharp, open-handed crack echoed through the private room. Leopold's slap sent Gerhard's head whipping sideways.Now, everyone present knew the chilling truth: Viscount Leopold hadn't come for an argument; he was hunting trouble, and Gerhard was his prey.Yet, the question hung heavy in the air: Why? Why was a Viscount, a man of such power, tearing into Ge
Chapter 484
The manager froze, completely thrown off. He had called for Mister Saint-Claire—yet the other man stepped forward like the name belonged to him.It was so shameless it made the air tighten.“Excuse me,” the manager began, ready to correct the mistake.But Alex lifted a hand, calm and steady. “It’s okay.”Since Alex didn’t mind, the manager let it slide.Gerhard, however, was glowing.For a moment he looked stunned, then stunned turned into pride—especially with Renata standing beside him. Being greeted by the head manager himself? That was enough to inflate any ego.Conrad stared at him, jaw dropped.“Gerhard, you’re unbelievable. That guy’s the branch head. He treated you like royalty. Since when did you know people like that? You never mentioned any of this—such a low-profile man!”Gerhard burst into self-satisfied laughter.“Hahaha! No need to brag about my connections. I keep things quiet. Low-key is better!”Renata blinked in surprise. For once, Gerhard didn’t seem like empty tal
Chapter 483
“Renata, do you know this?” Gerhard said, chin lifted with that familiar smugness. “I’m the fastest officer in Winchester history. From cadet to captain in just two years. No one’s ever done it before.”He didn’t stop there.“I still remember the newspapers. My name everywhere. They even called me the Prince of Winchester. Millions of women sent me love letters. I’m practically a legend here.”Renata nodded out of politeness.“This man is unbelievably shameless,” Alex muttered, feeling secondhand embarrassment crawl up his spine.Gerhard couldn’t read a room if someone handed him the instructions. Why brag about being a captain in front of Renata—the daughter of a duke, the daughter of a general?A captain’s rank is nothing to her family. But sure, let him strut around like captaincy is the peak of human greatness.Gerhard kept talking, proudly clinging to his captain rank like it was the center of everyone universe.Moments later, the flying limousine slid to a stop at the front ent
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