The chill of the sharp wind was nothing compared to the cold stare Alex received from the old man in front of him, his father-in-law.Telling the truth he only needed two seconds to break the old man's bones, and what he thought was his greatest block.But was it morally right to hit your own father-in-law?"Father-in-law, why do you want that man to be your son-in-law? Am I not good enough?"Tommy chuckled. "Alex, you really are thick-skinned, aren’t you? Do you know who that man is? He is James Wellington, the first rank family with total assets of 10 billion dollars.""Even we Deneuves only have about 100 million dollars," Tommy mocked Alex. "Can you imagine what will happen to Sophia if she marries into a first-class family? Everyone will be happy, including her mother and me.""Father-in-law," Alex gazed at him seriously, his eyes filled with determination."I may not come from a first-rank family, but I am from an S-rank family—a royal family. Don’t you think that is enough to e
Under the blue sky and wide horizon, where the skyscraper buildings were towering, Alex stood on the penthouse balcony. He gazed down at everything, his hair tousled by the wind.“Let’s start by accusing the Wellington family of having connections with the Drakonia Federation, our enemy country,” Alex said to Lavinia. “How much time do we have to verify the truth?”Lavinia replied, “If they are accused, we can freeze their entire assets for three months for search and investigation, even if they’ve done no wrong.”Alex scoffed, “It’s impossible for a big company to not have even a speck of dirt. If we search thoroughly, we will have plenty of time to uncover their deep-rooted dirt and bury them alive with the dirt.”"Lavinia, inform everyone that the Supreme Leader suspects espionage by the Wellington family. Deploy rapid response military and police units from across Blackwood to freeze all their assets immediately."“Roger, sir.”“Go get all their family members and throw them into
Inside the penthouse, one policewoman was calming Sophia in another bedroom.Meanwhile, outside on the balcony, a police officer drew his handgun and pointed it at Tommy Deneuve through the glass door."Sir, Please unlock the door, or I'll have to shoot you," the officer warned sternly.Tommy's face turned pale, and he tremblingly opened the door.The policeman looked at him sharply. "I received a report that you, as the father, collaborated with James to harm your own daughter."Tommy’s expression was one of sheer terror as the policeman struck him on his face. "What a messed-up family! You are under arrest and will be in jail for at least ten years.""No, please don't," Tommy begged, his voice thick with fear of the consequences.Alex walked in and asked, "Where is my wife?""She's in the bedroom on the right side, Sir," the officer replied.Alex walked to the bedroom and found Sophia with the policewoman, who glanced at Alex as he entered and then quietly left the room, giving them
At the high-end country club in Blackwood City, a group of Sophia's and Victoria's college classmates had reserved a section for their reunion event.Initially, it was supposed to be a small gathering reunion for locals from Blackwood and around, but once the news spread through their classmate group’s chat, almost 85% of them decided to attend the impromptu reunion, even if it meant flying for two or three hours to Blackwood."Blackwood City will be the place where economic development will soar," one man declared. "This is the perfect time to invest in it."“Of course,” Added the other, "The Empire will spend hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years on city development. All the land and real estate prices will skyrocket. If we don't come here to seek business opportunities, where else should we be?""You are right," a woman chimed in, "my parents told me to ask Sophia if we can make connections with Total Construction; they've secured a $500 million contract for this
The club's atmosphere suddenly turned awkward as Ravenna appeared, clearly intent on looking down on Sophia by mocking her husband’s low status.Every classmate there was aware of Ravenna's envy and her efforts to outshine Sophia.Whenever Ravenna had a chance to score points against Sophia, she never missed it, but usually, Ravenna lost miserably, 10 out of 10 times.Now, she was eyeing Alex with her eagle eyes, determined not to miss this chance to outshine Sophia for the first time.“Jack!” Ravenna yelled to the man who was fencing in a nearby area.One of the players, a burly man, abruptly utilized his strength to lunge at his opponent, causing them to stumble. Sporting a smug grin, he removed his fencing mask, tossed it aside, and confidently approached Ravenna.“What’s up, my dear?” Jack came to hug Ravenna, his arm around her shoulder showing off his domination over her.He flashed a cheeky smile, like a thug proud of his own coolness.“Let me introduce Jack to all of you,” Rav
In the chilly night air, Jack grinned widely, keeping secret from everyone that he had been a fencing champion in high school.Nobody could beat him in fencing; he was sure of it.Now, he had the chance to display his skills in front of Sophia and Victoria, whom he regarded as the most beautiful girls he had ever seen.He quickly made a bet. "No problem, if you want to make a fool of yourself. But I don't need you to bark if you lose, since I already know you're poorer than Ravenna's dog, who even has its own house."Jack turned his gaze to Sophia. "If you lose, just make sure your wife serves me well for one night."Sophia's classmates already disliked Jack due to his bad attitude. Now, after listening to Jack’s nonsense, their emotions rose to a new high.One of them yelled, "You bastard, what do you think of this place?"Another said, "Do you think this is your nightclub where all women can be treated like your Ravenna?""Enough, you're not welcome at this reunion," one declared."
Alex knew everything about fighting with all weapons, and he could clearly see what Jack planned to do using his large physique and full fencing protective gear.He threw his sabre back onto the shelf, and as Jack stepped closer, Alex struck Jack's throat with his right fist with precision and speed.Jack choked although it has protection, the force still reached his throat.Alex's anger hadn't subsided yet.So, he delivered a forceful kick to Jack’s groin; even though it was protected, it caused enough force to incapacitate him.Jack's body suddenly bent over like a shrimp and fell to the arena floor.Ravenna quickly rushed to help Jack, yelling at the top of her lungs, “You're cheating! You have no sportsmanship! You're disqualified! You lose!”Meanwhile, some classmates gave thumbs up to Alex; a few even applauded. One of them yelled, “Let’s start the reunion event!”They all ignored Ravenna and her boyfriend on the arena.Ravenna experienced a mix of shame and fury. Once Jack caug
Inside the big, closed dining hall, Alex could no longer contain himself and walked to the front, facing Jack under everyone's gaze.Jack, undaunted, approached him and said, “What? Are you going to apologize on behalf of your wife? It's too late. My brother is already on his way here.”However, Jack was utterly shocked when Alex suddenly struck him across the face in front of everyone.Staggering, Jack touched his cheek and exclaimed in disbelief, “You... you just hit me?”“What? Is your brain still not functioning properly?” Alex retorted and hit Jack again with all his might, sending him tumbling to the ground, stars clouding his vision.Ravenna, along with all of Sophia’s classmates, watched the scene unfold with a mix of shock and confusion.“You,” Jack managed to say, “my brother will come.”Alex kicked him in the face. “Let your brothers come whenever they want, but I'll make sure you'll die long before they get here.”Jack's face turned pale as Alex continued to kick him.He t