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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Chapter 576
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More and more people who had already lost everything—stripped down to nothing but their underwear—suddenly chose recklessness over caution.They sat on the cold stone steps, eyes bloodshot, voices hoarse, and shouted in unison, “I bet my life!”They knew exactly who Chen Liong was.The true leader of the Dragon Group.One of the strongest Outer Disciples.A man whose name alone was supposed to guarantee victory.Those who had hesitated before now looked from Alex to Chen Liong, their doubt melting away. In their minds, this fight had only one ending.They rushed forward, throwing in the last scraps of what they owned—rings, tokens, spiritual stones, even the clothes off their backs.They bet everything.Chen Liong looked down at Alex as if he were examining dirt on his shoe.“You, servant,” he said coldly, his voice carrying across the platform. “From this moment on, you will serve the Dragon Group.”Alex lifted his chin and met his gaze without flinching.“No,” he replied calmly.He
Chapter 574
Everyone could see it.The Tiger Group’s outer disciple staggered backward, his face smashed flat by the iron wok that had just collided with it.Blood poured from his mouth. His two front teeth were gone. Completely gone.He swayed for half a second, eyes unfocused, then collapsed onto the stone platform in a heap—humiliated, broken, ugly in defeat.A ripple of shock ran through the crowd.Eight Fatty didn’t hesitate. He stomped onto the platform, grabbed the fallen disciple by the collar, and dragged him across the stone like a sack of trash. The man’s heels scraped uselessly against the ground.With a final grunt, Eight Fatty hurled him off the edge of the platform. The body rolled and landed hard at the feet of the Tiger Group.“Take your useless disciple back,” Eight Fatty barked.“You—!” The injured Tiger Group disciple tried to rise, fury blazing in his bloodshot eyes.“What?” Eight Fatty shot back, folding his arms. His voice boomed across the square. “This platform is sacred.
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Hearing that, Alex broke into a wide grin.A thunderous voice ripped through the courtyard.“Who the hell thinks they can mess with our Number Nine?”Heads snapped toward the corner. Eight enormous figures pushed through the crowd. The Fatty brothers. Massive bodies. Heavy steps. Faces burning with fury.They stormed straight toward Alex and formed a tight circle around him, sealing him off from the world.The outer disciples from the Tiger Group and the Dragon Group froze for a second when they saw who had arrived.One of the outer disciples sneered. “You bunch of oversized pigs. We’re about to teach this kitchen servant a lesson, and you dare stand in our way? Do you all have a death wish?”The First Fatty stepped forward, his belly shaking with each step, eyes blazing.“He is our brother,” he said coldly. “Touch him, and next time you eat, you might find my shit special mixed into your food pill.”A wave of disgust swept through the crowd. Faces twisted. A few even gagged.Everyone
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Alex knew, these people here could kill him and call it justice.He could die at the hands of Wan Junhao—a servant—or at the hands of the Outer Disciples who watched from the sidelines like vultures.Either way, death was on the table.So Alex made his choice.If he had to die, he would die fighting Wan Junhao on the platform.At least there, he would have a chance.The best a servant in Wudang could ever learn were scraps—some Wudang’s basic cultivation techniques, a handful of crude sword forms, simple movement arts.Wan Junhao leapt onto the platform with the confidence of a man who had already won. He pointed at Alex, his finger sharp as a blade.“Number Nine,” he called out coldly. “You’re dead. Get up here.”The crowd shifted, hungry.Alex didn’t rush. He bent down, picked up his battered soup pot, and settled it over his head. Then he climbed onto the platform.He lifted the iron wok in his hand like a sword. The metal caught the light. It looked ridiculous.For a moment, there
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