His Lordship Alexander Kane

Chapter 0195

After exiting the bar, Alexander zipped away in his Porsche. Within minutes, they were checking into

the sleek Lifestyle Hotel.

“Brother-in-law,” Yaser said, steadying the young woman. He fished a phone from her purse, unlocked

it with her fingerprint, and scrolled through the contacts before handing it over with a rueful grin. “Check

this out.”

Alexander eyed the phone screen, his expression flickering with surprise.

The contacts were a roll call of whimsical monikers-Pikatchoo. Ultroman, Fairy… They looked like

buddies.

from a chat room, not a single traditional name in sight.

“Kids these days, huh?”

Alexander shook his head with a smile, pulled out his phone from his pocket, took a frontal photo of the

girl,

and edited a multimedia message before sending it off.

[To: Maxine Griffith]

The message was brief and to the point. [Find out who this person is, get her family’s contact info, and

do it

now!]

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In just under three minutes, Alexander’s phone buzzed with a response from Maxine, the Duke of War.

[Her name is Acela Hardy, 22 years old. Her dad’s Drake Hardy, also known as Mister Hardy. Used to

run things in Woolpackton’s shadows. His personal cell is…]

“She’s Mister Hardy’s daughter?”

Alexander eyed the text, then looked over at the young woman still groggy from her night out. After a

moment’s thought, he dialed the number Maxine dug up, using Acela’s phone to reach out to Drake.

At the Tormora Festival, right in the bustling heart of Woolpackton, stood the Rectewald Mall-the

biggest entertainment complex around.

massive structure soared 140 stories high, dominating the

and behind the main edifice lay an

where Drake

retirement, focusing on personal

a pavillon shaded by verdant foliage, a

Three middle-aged men stood by his side,

respect as they faced the elderly

Province Town, a silver-haired

on his face. Across from him, a thin elder in a

their tea with evident pleasure, oblivious to the

men waiting outside.

Hardy, the night has grown deep. It’s

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by until the slender elder, Wilhelm tidled the tea set

away? They’ve been on their

hours. They’ve had a

long wait.”

a warm smile, Drake whispered, “Invite them over. I’m curious to hear

Wilhelm approached the pavilion and addressed

“Mister Hardy will see

and keep silent

all else. Cross Mister Hardy, and it’ll

a shared fear

head of the Hudson family, Raine, the Schneider family’s

kingpin of Woolpackton’s underworld,

his steadfast pusher

they could turn Province Town’s underworld upside down,

as

meek as church mice.

“Mister Hardy.”

they approached the man who had left their world

a respectful bow. “Boss, you’ve

ten years. We wouldn’t normally

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moment, stealing a glance at Wilhelm beside him. Seeing

to

over at Ol’

saga. The shake-up of Ol’ Mare’s shadowy ranks,

dealings with

“Alexander?”

mulled over the name before

wrist.

it. You can go

looked at each

the arms of his wheelchair, bit down hard, his face twisted with