2024-08-21 09:43:49As Alex approached the house entrance, Sophia noticed that Alex
was behind her."Haven’t you had enough?"
"Believe me," Alex replied, "running into you is the last thing I wanted today."
Sophia stepped out, blocking his path.
"So, what is it then? Are you here to remind me of the biggest mistake of my life?"
"Mistake?" Alex’s tone grew colder.
"I could say the same. You think I enjoyed waking up and realizing I’d wasted my time with someone so shallow?"
"Shallow?" Sophia’s eyes flashed with anger.
"You’re just bitter because you know I’m right. You’re nothing but a loser, a gold-digger."
Alex laughed, shaking his head.
"You’re delusional. I don’t need anything from you, least of your money."
Sophia stepped even closer, her finger jabbing the air between them.
"Then what do you want? To ruin my life even more?"
"No, I’m not here to ruin anything." Alex locked his eyes with hers. "I’m meeting my fiancée."
"Your fiancée? You have a fiancée?" Sophia shocked.
"I’m here to meet someone named Sophia Lancaster at this address," Alex’s patience wearing thin.
"I’m not looking for you. So, if you can help me out, call her, and I’ll leave as soon as possible."
WTF?!
Sophia paused, her expression shifting from shock to realization.
"Wait... you're here for that Sophia Lancaster?"
Alex coldly replied.
"Yes! Can you please just get her? I don't have time for games."
Sophia bit her lip, trying to mask the confusion swirling inside her.
"There’s no need to call anyone. I’m... I’m Sophia Lancaster."
They stood there, staring at each other in stunned silence.
Just then, a voice called out from inside the mansion.
"Alexander Leonhart!"
An old man stepped out, his face lighting up with a wide smile.
"Master told me you would come today! What are you doing out there?"
"Grandfather," Sophia called.
The old man, Abraham Lancaster, turned towards them, his eyes twinkling with amusement.
He looked between them, his smile growing even wider as if he had been waiting for this moment.
"So, you've met Alex, your fiancé. It’s great to know you both know each other."
Sophia quickly interjected, "We are not—"
"Call your parents, Sophia," Abraham said, cutting her off.
"Gather everyone in the Great Hall. I have an announcement. You both are going to get married today."
Sophia stood, shocked.
"Finally, my long-held wish can be fulfilled today," Abraham’s voice trembled with happiness.
He walked over to Alex, his hand reaching out to grasp Alex’s.
"Come, let’s go to the Great Hall. You’ll meet your in-laws."
Sophia watched them walk away, disbelief and anger surging through her.
She had lost her virginity to that man, and now she was supposed to lose her future too.
"This can't be happening!"
She had dreamed of an extraordinary fiancé, someone worthy, someone heroic, not any rubbish!
Instead, she was now being handed to a man she could have picked off the street.
As CEO of Lancaster Group, known for her beauty and bright future, how could she marry such a man?
What would people think?
"No," she decided. "I'll stop this marriage, no matter the cost."
***
In the Great Hall, Abraham guided Alex to an honored seat.
"How is Master?"
"Still healthy after a hundred years," Alex replied.
"You’re young, successful, and humble. I’m fortunate to have a grandson-in-law like you. Sophia is a good person; please give her a chance to get to know you better."
Alex nodded politely, but he doubt the possibility.
Sophia didn’t look like she wanted the chance.
"Wonderful, wonderf—" Abraham laugh joyfully.
However, just then, an angry voice cut in.
"Are you insane?! Sophia cannot marry him!"
Lady Lancaster, Abraham's wife, angrily stormed into the Great Hall.
She was flanked by their two sons and two daughters-in-law, with Sophia trailing behind them.
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He began leading Alex along a winding stone path deeper into Thousand Herbs Peak.As they walked, he pointed out various buildings scattered along the mountainside—storage halls, herb-drying courtyards, and refining chambers where disciples worked with large cauldrons and strange medicinal tools.“Thousand Herbs Peak holds an important position in the Wudang Sect,” the young man explained.His tone shifted into something more professional.“We cultivate medicinal herbs, gather rare plants from the mountains, and manage their storage.”He gestured toward several terraces carved into the hillside, each filled with carefully planted herbs.“Our department specializes in spirit medicine.”His eyes briefly flicked toward the distant refining halls.“Pill refinement. Herbal extraction. Medicinal preparation.”A faint smile appeared on his face.“If it heals the body or strengthens cultivation…”“…there’s a good chance it came from here.”“Becoming an Outer Sect disciple of Thousand Herbs Pe
Chapter 583
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Chapter 582
Elder Jun Sik’s fist shot forward like a cannonball, aimed straight at Alex’s face. If it landed, there was no doubt about the outcome—Alex would die instantly.For the briefest moment, regret stabbed through Alex’s mind.“I shouldn’t have come here.”The thought barely formed before the strike arrived.But a split second before Jun Sik’s fist reached Alex’s face, another hand suddenly appeared and clamped down around his wrist, stopping the blow in midair.The courtyard froze.“Jun Sik,” a calm voice said. “Is it really necessary for your fist to kill?”Jun Sik’s eyes flared with anger as he turned his head.“Xie Han,” he snapped. “Stay out of this.”Elder Xie Han stood beside Alex, his grip on Jun Sik’s fist firm as iron.“You’re trying to kill one of my people,” Xie Han said evenly. “How could I not interfere? Did you ask my permission before raising your hand against him?”Jun Sik’s face twisted with fury.“I am the elder of the Discipline Department!” he barked. “This brat is acc
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This was no longer a simple fight.“We’re defending ourselves!” one of the fatties shouted back, voice trembling but defiant. “You were the ones who attacked us first!”“Doesn’t matter,” the burly man sneered. “We are the Servants’ Discipline Department. No one will listen to your excuses. The elders will stand with us.”His words hung heavy in the air.Authority. Power. Influence.They weren’t just facing swords.They were facing the weight of the entire hierarchy.Alex’s iron wok came down one last time.The final standing member of the second wave from the Servants’ Discipline Department crumpled to the ground. Silence followed—broken only by groans and the scrape of bodies shifting in pain.Alex turned to First Fatty, breathing steady, eyes sharp.“How many people are there in total in the Servants’ Discipline Department?”First Fatty hesitated, then answered, “About a hundred.”“A hundred?” the burly man barked from the ground, blood running down his mouth as he forced himself up
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