2024-09-15 00:01:10As she stepped into the sitting room, every pair of eyes turned toward her.
It was the absolute worst moment to be in the spotlight.
She quickly tucked her bank card behind her back, hoping no one would notice.
Grandpa Abraham’s face twisted with displeasure as he glared at Sophia.
“Where have you been? Why didn’t you greet your husband like I told you?”
Sophia’s face flushed with embarrassment, and she wished she could vanish.
In a small voice, she mumbled, “I did, Grandpa.”
“Yes, Grandpa, she did,” Alex chimed in, trying to back her up.
Grandpa Abraham’s expression finally softened.
The truth was, Sophia didn’t care about greeting Alex.
All she wanted was to get rid of him.
She was willing
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Upon arriving at Winchester Central Hospital, Renata lay on a ward bed, barely recognizable. Her body was mapped with bruises and cuts, her face pale and swollen. A thick cast wrapped her right leg, heavy and unforgiving.She looked shattered—physically and emotionally.Alex paused at the doorway.This was a grown woman who had trusted the wrong man, been betrayed, had her heart crushed—and now paid for it with blood and broken bones.The moment Renata saw him, her red, swollen eyes filled instantly. Tears spilled down her cheeks in an endless stream.“Alex…” Her voice broke completely.She collapsed into sobs.“Sofina will arrive soon,” Alex said quietly as he moved to her bedside and sat down. He didn’t rush her. He let her cry.When her sobs grew heavier, Alex’s expression softened. His voice dropped.“Did you find out the truth?”Renata nodded weakly, her chest shaking.“After Sofina sent me your video… I felt something was wrong. I couldn’t ignore it. So Itracked him in secret.”
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“I’ll give you one last chance,” the guard said coldly. “Hand Miss Silberkreuz the book, or you die right here.”Alex laughed. It was short and sharp.“When you threaten someone with death,” he said, “have you already decided how you’ll die?”“We are Silberkreuz,” the lead guard sneered. “Who here would dare touch us? You think the Duke would ever side with you?”Klaus nodded, “I think the Duke would ask why his granddaughter started a bloodbath over a book she never owned.”Leonora’s gaze snapped to Klaus, eyes flashing.“You would really drag my grandfather into this?”“Miss Leonora, there’s no need to talk anymore,” the lead guard said impatiently. “Just kill them.”The other guards activated their laser weapons. A low hum filled the air.“Wait,” Leonora said sharply.“There’s nothing to wait for,” the lead guard replied. “We need to show them who we are. Everyone—kill that man and take the book.”Klaus and his men raised their weapons.Pauline squeezed her eyes shut and pressed he
Chapter 527
Alex continued.Ten boxes.Fifteen boxes.Twenty boxes.Every single one was the same.No hidden compartments.No secret mechanisms.Just useless junk.Nothing special.After searching the entire wooden boxes, Alex straightened up calmly.There was nothing else.Clearly, it was pure luck.“I’ll take only this book,” Alex said, lifting the nameless volume. “Tell me where to transfer the money.”“Sir, our boss said there’s no need,” Klaus replied, bowing again. “Thank you for coming to our establishment.”“No,” Alex said firmly. “You’re running a business. I take the book, I pay for it. Open your bank account.”Klaus didn’t dare argue. He apped his bracelet and activated his three-dimensional banking interface.Alex tapped his bracelet once, aligned it with Klaus’s, and sent the payment.A million dollars transferred instantly.Klaus watched the number appear. His throat tightened.“Thank you for your payment, sir,” he said carefully.“No problem,” Alex replied. He turned to Pauline. “P
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“But, boss—” Klaus tried to speak.The slap came again, harder than the first. His head snapped to the side.What he wanted to say died in his throat: Boss, everyone here is afraid of you—so how can you be this terrified of one young man?But the boss didn’t let him finish a single word. He seized Klaus by the collar and dragged him down the stairs, barking hurried orders for everyone to move quietly—slow, careful, not a sound—terrified that even the smallest noise might disturb Alex.Pauline froze. Just moments ago, those people had gone upstairs with confidence.Now every single one of them had retreated back to the first floor, faces pale, bodies stiff, as if they had just seen death itself.“Klaus,” the boss said. “Do you know who that man is?”“I… I don’t know,” Klaus answered honestly. For the first time, he saw pure fear in his boss’s eyes.“Good,” the boss snapped. “Then listen carefully. Say nothing about us coming here. Whatever he wants—whatever—you prepare it. Food. Drink.
Chapter 525
“Alex!” Felicia screamed, her voice tearing apart with panic. “You’re my son-in-law. Pauline is my daughter. You’re both my guarantors!”“Mom!” Pauline shouted, horror flooding her face. “What have you done?!”The two men slowly turned their cold, predatory gazes toward Alex and Pauline, measuring them the way traders inspect livestock.“These two,” one of them said indifferently. “A strong young man and a young woman. Far better guarantors than a useless old woman.”They shoved Felicia away without a second thought and let her go.“You can go,” the man said. “We’ll keep them.”Felicia staggered free, terror flooding her face. She backed away, shouting over her shoulder, “I’m sorry! I swear I’ll find the money outside! Please—stay here!”Then she turned and ran. She didn’t look back.Pauline instinctively tried to run after her, but a staff member grabbed her arm and yanked her back.A large, thick-necked man stepped forward, looming over Alex and Pauline like a wall of muscle.“You t
Chapter 524
“Today you’re coming with me,” Felicia said to Pauline. “You’re going to learn how money is really made. Using your body only works if you’re smart enough not to let some man hand you a sexually transmitted disease—a death sentence wrapped in pleasure.”Pauline turned her head.“Alex, do you have any sexually transmitted diseases?”“Yes,” Alex replied without hesitation. “I carry ten of the rarest and deadliest ones. So stay as far away from me as possible.”Pauline didn’t even blink. She reached into her bag and pulled out a compact device—sleek, metallic, shaped like a scanner gun. She pointed it straight at Alex’s chest.The device beeped once. A small screen flashed.“Mom,” Pauline said calmly, “Alex doesn’t have any sexually transmitted diseases. Out of two hundred and fifty known infections, he has none. He’s completely clean—perfectly healthy. That’s extremely rare.”Alex frowned.Felicia’s eyes narrowed. “How do you even have something like that?”“Everyone in my class has one
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