Ethan Gavin shook his head, "I really didn’t know that Alex could go this far to ask Ava to cancel your project.""What? Alex did this?" Lily's eyes widened in shock."Yes, of course. Why do you think he was calling the manager and telling him to inform Ava Sharp? I saw him slipping a paper to the manager. Maybe that paper was written to cancel the project I fought to give you.""But," Jasmine struggled to accept what had just happened, "does Alex have the power to do that? He’s just a lowly soldier, and you made him lose his job."Ethan shook his head again. "Don’t you know that Ava Sharp is famous for keeping a boy toy? I bet Alex is her boy toy for now, but don't worry. Soon, Ava will get bored with him and replace him with another guy soon."Lily’s face turned mix of sad and anger. "But how could he be so cruel to cancel our project?"Ethan held Lily's hand kindly. "Alex must have done this because he doesn’t like that I’m close to you. He’s jealous of me, but it’s not his fault.
Ethan Gavin stepped forward, his eyes blazing with defiance. "I am warning you, if you dare to touch me. You know who my father is, right? Peter Gavin, the owner of the Gavin Group"Joe Russo smirked and gave a signal to his bodyguards.One of them stepped forward and slapped Ethan across the face. "So what? You're messing with the Russo family. He's Jack Russo's son. How dare you make him bleed? Even your father must give face to Russo family, right?"The guests started to turn pale, their faces reflecting the fear spreading through the room.The Russo family was one of the three biggest mafia groups in Los Angeles, known for their hundreds of thugs, gangsters, and followers ready to destroy any business that crossed them.Some guests began to edge away from the brewing trouble."Man, if this had happened a year ago, no one would have dared to touch the Gavin family. They still had the federation president supporting them.""Yeah, if the mafia had slapped one of Gavin’s people back t
When the seventy people rushed to attack Alex, his perception shifted into high gear, making everyone seem like moving in slow motion.Facing a hundred men or seventeen people was always the same; they only covered the area in his front, back, left, and right, along with any gaps between them.What he had to do was attack and evade any strike coming within his one-meter domain.When one person launched a punch to hit him with the power to make a black and blue bruise, Alex evaded and countered with a punch powerful enough to break a bone.That was the fairest exchange in fighting, to exchange meat with bone. Alex's body recoiled, using all the power from his cells to launch the punch.If Mike Tyson's punch was recorded at 700 kgf, making it feel like being hit by a 700 kg object, Alex's punch was recorded at 999 kgf.One of his hits was enough to break any bone. Everyone who got punched by Alex automatically lay down, moaning in pain or fainting, unable to do anything.He was like a p
"Alex!" Jasmine yelled commandingly. "Turn yourself in to them and follow them to meet Russo. Ask for forgiveness. Don't drag us into your problems!""Yes, Alex, if you want to die, go to hell alone. You must face the consequences for what you've done to the Russo family," Ethan continued."He's right. We have nothing to do with your mess," another voice added.Alex turned his cold eyes to Joe's right-hand man, Roger, who was smiling wickedly down at him. He stepped forward, his grin growing wider."Are you scared now? You can start by kneeling and begging." He could feel the people in the hall starting to support him, their murmurs of agreement making him feel more powerful."Go beg for forgiveness!" Jasmine yelled again."Just take him away!" Ethan shouted."I have given you mercy," Alex whispered to Roger, his voice colder than ever. "Yet, you chose not to hear me out.""We are the ones showing mercy," Roger sneered. "If you don't follow us, everyone here will be punished by Jack R
Alex was inside one of the black vans, feeling the cold air conditioner while having a conversation with Lavinia.“Who is Jack Russo?” Alex asked.“Once he is one of the Drakonia Federation’s president's attack dogs. He did all the dirty work for the president, like killing and kidnapping the political enemies families and controlling the underworld.”Alex looked at the picture of Jack Russo on the screen that Lavinia had sent.“When the president died, they became independent and quickly rose to be one of the top three mafia groups in the city.”“How about our Grey people? Isn’t it time for them to control the west Empire underworld?”“We've been busy controlling the Federation’s ex-military for years. The plan to control the underworld will be completed next year to avoid chaos. Do you want me to start the process earlier to clean up the underworld?”Alex's fingers tapped on his thigh. “No, let me handle this alone. I haven't trained my body in a long time. Do you have a reason I ca
“Who are you?” Jack asked, knowing he would not survive the day. His bones were broken in many places.Alex took a picture from his backpack and put it in front of Jack. “Do you know this girl?”Jack knew very well who she was. He had already planned to kill the old man after putting his wife in the hospital.“If you forgot, I'll remind you. Your son raped this girl and killed her, then you tried to save him from prison. So the girl's father paid me to kill you.”“Wait, I will pay you as much as you want if you let me go. Just name your price.”“My price?” Alex laughed, finding it very funny. “Do you think you can afford my price?”“Of course, I have money, just say your price. I will try to meet it.” Jack began to beg. “Please. I beg you.”“You only need to know how much your life is worth, how much the girl's father paid me to kill you.”“How much?” Jack asked, his voice trembling.“One dollar.” Alex shot him in the head, and after Jack fell, he placed the girl's picture by his side
After about half an hour inside the car, Eve Sharp found herself really hating Alex, and Alex didn’t care about her at all.The tension inside was truly awkward. If Ava and Alex were like magnets, always missing each other after separation, with Eva, they found that they needed to separate as quickly as possible when they got close.“You better treat Ava nicely since she doesn’t want to meet any other doctor except you,” Eva said in an unfriendly tone.Alex replied with silent.Finally, the car pulled over in front of a grand mansion.“Follow me,” Eva led the way, and they hurriedly made it to a big bedroom.Ava was lying on the bed with a private nurse taking care of her. Her face was pale, and her breathing was short and quick.Alex looked at her and found she had the same symptoms as his father.“Alex,” Ava called with a blurry gaze. “Please help me.”“Don’t worry, I will help you.” Alex touched Ava’s wrist, looking into her eyes and mouth. “You have the same poisoning as your fath
"Think whatever you want," Alex said as he returned to the bathtub to help Ava with the final treatment.The nurse assisted Ava in drying her body and dressing in clean clothes before she lay down on the bed to rest.After the nurse left, only Ava, Eva, and Alex remained in the room."The poison is already gone," Alex said, sitting by her side. "Can you tell me what you ate or touched last time before you got sick?""I just drank water from the tap, I think," Ava replied, thinking hard. "Why?""The poison in your body is the same as your father's. It's a slow-acting poison that accumulates over time. There must be something your family consumes regularly without knowing it's contaminated."Alex started to piece things together. It was possible their drinking water was poisoned. He remembered the past when, during the war, some people went as far as poisoning wells and rivers."Ava, which company handles the clean water processing in Los Angeles?" Alex asked."It's our company, Clean W