Rosemary laughed, her eyes glinting with malice. "Believe me, you will never get anything better than my daughter. And you are not leaving, you are kicked out because Lily deserves a better guy than you."Alex didn't want to escalate anything and quietly walked out.Lily watched Alex's back, her heart heavy. She couldn't help herself and asked, "Mother, do you think it's right to divorce Alex?""Why do you ask? Between a lowly soldier of the Empire and Ethan Gavin, who's from the second-ranked wealthy family, why do you even need to think? The answer is so clear.""It just isn't ethical. Alex is a good person." Lily whispered."Remember, good people always lose to rich people! A good person can't feed you well.""But since Alex joined our family, our business has suddenly gotten better.""So what? Do you think the lowly soldier is the reason our family is doing well? Do you think he's a fortunate boy? What I know is if you marry Ethan, our family will get even better!"Lily fell silen
Alex arrived at the Los Angeles Mayo Hospital.Despite his low-rank soldier uniform, Ava treated him politely. She led him to the VIP Ward, where two bodyguards at the entrance bowed slightly to Ava before allowing them to enter.Inside, Alex saw an old man lying on the bed, hooked up to a modern machine monitoring his heartbeat and pulse.The man's lips were blue, and he was struggling just to breathe. Alex approached the man, Lucas Sharp, the leader of the Sharp group.He touched Lucas's wrist and allowed his inner energy to cycle through Lucas's body, quickly identifying the clotted blood caused by poison."What do you think?" Ava asked, her voice tinged with worry."He is poisoned by a slow-release toxin. I bet it was administered by someone close to him," Alex replied."Can you help my father?" Ava's face turned panic-stricken."I think I can, but I need some equipment. Can you provide it?""What is it? We'll find it," Ava's face brightened with hope. All the doctors had already
"You," Eva called out to Alex, her voice trembling with suppressed rage. "You better treat my father well, or I will kill you."Alex's eyes turned cold, a dark anger flickering within them; he never liked being threatened. "Then I don't want to try anymore. I'm sorry, I'm just wasting my time here."With that, Alex turned and began to walk out of the ward.Ava hastily grabbed Alex's hand, desperation evident in her eyes. "Please, don’t listen to my twin sister. Please try your best to help my father. Just do your best, it’s okay with whatever the result.""Ava," Eva began, but Ava quickly cut her off."Eva, shut your mouth. If you open it again, I will walk out with him and let you handle all of this. Later, I will tell the big family you prevented Father from being treated. See what they will say.""He doesn't look reliable," Eva protested, her voice wavering."Then start fucking find someone reliable in these 24 hours! All you've brought is this fucking doctor who can't do anything!
Eva, tears streaming down her face, clutched at her sister. "Ava, what do we do?"Alex, hearing Ava scream, opened his eyes and saw the chaos unfolding.He rushed to Lucas’s side, assessing the situation quickly. "Everyone, step back!" he commanded.With precise and swift movements, Alex started reinserting the needles. The room fell into a tense silence as Alex worked, his hands moving deftly. And sweat appeared on Alex forehead.Gradually, Lucas’s breathing steadied, and the vomiting ceased. The color began to return to his skin.Ava’s shoulders slumped with relief. "Thank you, Alex," she whispered, her voice breaking.Alex face serious, glaring at Raymond and his doctor. Raymond glared back without fear. "This isn’t over," he muttered under his breath.In front of everyone, Alex took his communication device and made a video call to the Governor."Alex, how is it going there?" the Governor asked on the video call."Sir, I want to give a report. As you instructed, I'm trying to heal
Ava screamed as she tried to maintain control of the car on the winding road. Alex immediately assessed the situation and shouted, "Get down!"Even though the car was protected by bulletproof glass, if it got hit in the same place a few more times, it might break.He reached over and grabbed the steering wheel, steering the car off the road to safety. "We need to find cover now! Slowly, releasing the gas pedal."Ava, trembling, ducked down as Alex maneuvered the vehicle. Her heart pounded in her chest, fear evident in her wide eyes."Who could be doing this?" she asked, her voice trembling with fear."I don't know, but we need to stay safe. Keep your head down and don't make any sudden moves," Alex instructed, his eyes scanning the surroundings for any signs of the shooter.It seemed like they were being attacked by snipers.The car slowly came to a halt after hitting a large concrete barrier. Inside the car, Alex activated his smartphone and made a call to the military base. "Detect
Bullets whizzed past them, hitting the car behind Ava as Alex shielded her with his body. Both fell to the asphalt.Alex senses were on high alert as he scanned the area around them.Ava was shocked as seeing the bullet hole on her car, positioned right where her head had been. If Alex hadn’t come to help her, she might have already been dead."Stay down," Alex whispered urgently. "The sniper is still on the building." As soon as Alex tried to check the sniper’s position, another shot hit the car."You," Alex called to the driver while pointing his hand gun to him, "do you have a sniper rifle in the car?""Yes, yes," the driver said, staying low as well.Alex stealthily moved from his position to the back of the black SUV. The sniper shot at him again, hitting the SUV's glass.He found the sniper rifle’s box and quickly checked everything. He was trained to use all kinds of firearms.After ensuring the rifle was ready, he fired a few shots to get familiar with the weapon.Then, with a
Alex took more time to process Ava’s words.Seeing his silence, Ava's face suddenly turned a bit red, and she laughed. "I am just joking with you. No need to think too serious about it."Alex didn't know if he had just missed a once-in-a-lifetime chance or if he had been saved from riding a tigress."So, what do you think? Can you help me by being my boyfriend?""Well," Alex hesitated for a moment.He didn't have to do it, but there were only a few weeks before the Empire's one year peace treaty with the Aslan Country would turn void.Alex believed Aslan had planted their spies in the West Empire. In past Aslan and Drakonia were really close, and he believed Gavin family was still using Aslan's power to dominate the West Empire, while Aslan used Gavin as spies to get a clearer view of the West Empire for the next attack."Alex," Ava called, her hand touching Alex's. "Our bodyguards were protecting my father. And you know I am just a weak woman, and I have a lot of enemies, even my fia
Lily knew Alex really well, but to her shock, she never thought Alex would ever get close to Ava Sharp.Ava could be called the queen of Los Angeles; A woman other women were always jealous of and men always dreamed of being with.She was dressed in a skin-tight dark dress that showcased her alluring curves, tiny waist, and great breasts that made all women envious. Her bright, shining skin and captivating features gave her the aura of royalty, like a queen gracing her subjects with her presence.Lily couldn't hide the jealous feelings as Alex suited Ava really well.As Alex and Ava entered the hall, some people started to approach to show their faces to her, trying to build a connection.While Alex stood alone, he tried to keep some distance but not too far, so if something happened, he could protect Ava.Lily walked up to Alex and asked coldly, “What are you doing here?”Alex looked at Lily and remained silent.“Yeah, what are you doing here, loser?” Jasmine walked to Lily’s side. “