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.

high, dominating the city’s skyline. It sprawled

and behind the main edifice lay an old-fashioned

where Drake

focusing on

the manor’s garden, beneath a pavillon shaded by verdant foliage, a man in a sharp suit pushed

middle-aged men stood by his side, heads

deep respect as they faced the elderly

a silver-haired man in his

Across from him,

the easy conversation, both savoring their tea

men waiting outside.

the night has grown deep. It’s

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until the slender elder, Wilhelm tidled the tea set and-with

away? They’ve

hours. They’ve had a

long wait.”

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

the pavilion and addressed the five heavyweights

dismissive grunt. “Mister Hardy will see you now.

and keep silent

else. Cross Mister Hardy, and it’ll be the last thing

a shared fear evident in

Hudson family, Raine, the Schneider family’s

the reigning kingpin of Woolpackton’s underworld, Harry, bound to

his steadfast pusher

turn Province Town’s underworld upside down, but in Drake’s

as

meek as church mice.

“Mister Hardy.”

who had

the de facto leader, stepped forward with a respectful bow. “Boss, you’ve been

We

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stealing a glance at Wilhelm beside him. Seeing no sign of

to

over at Ol’

laid out the whole saga. The shake-up of Ol’ Mare’s shadowy ranks,

their rough dealings with Alexander. He

“Alexander?”

glass of water, mulled over the name before dismissing the matter with a

wrist.

it. You can

looked at

bit down hard,