Chapter 0196

Drake stared at the call from Acela, not picking up right away, lost in thought.

His bond with ‘Acela’ was tangled and tough.

Back in his heyday, he had carved out a name for himself in Woolpackton, eventually rising to the top

of the underworld’s heavyweight division. After years of spilling blood and making enemies, he had too

many scores

to settle.

His wife was murdered by his adversaries 20 years ago. He sent his only daughter overseas with a

web of fake IDs, all to keep her safe from the life she led.

In Province Town, only Ghost Sword, close as a brother, knew the truth about Acela.

It was a bitter pill to swallow, but as his daughter grew up, she came to despise everything about him.

She

saw Drake as the worst kind of criminal, and she even blamed him for her mother’s death. Then, Drake

and

Acela were practically strangers, their father-daughter bond all but broken.

“Why on earth is Acela calling me out of the blue?”

Drake cradled his phone, lost in thought for a moment before he exhaled and picked up the call.

In Ol’ Mare, just a stone’s throw from Belmont Hills, at Lifestyle Hotel, Alexander was holding Acela’s

phone, a dial tone humming in his ear. A slight smirk played on his lips as he whispered, “Is this Mister

Hardy from

Woolpackton?”

The question hit Drake like a thunderclap in the quiet of his bamboo garden. His voice turned frigid.

“You have Acela’s phone? Who are you, and what’s your connection to her?”

“We just met by chance.”

at a bar tonight, unwinding with some friends, and

a bit too much to drink, but she’s okay.

you could come

The

location, then added with a hint of a smile, “Oh, and by

Alexander.

Alexander?!

his gaze flicking to Harry and the others

with a gravity that matched his words, “They

the bravest, Alex. I’ve heard your

hanging around, and I had a hunch you’d be keen to catch up with

Friends?

Alexander mulled it over

“Sure!”

with a grin, “Yaser, kick

safely.”

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helped the still-groggy Acela out of

and tore off

hours ticked by, and the clock

lady back

the bamboo grove behind Rectewald Mall, maids escorted

seated on a stone bench among the bamboo, beckoned

Ghost Sword strode from behind

can breathe

relaxed, his eyes softening. “Thanks for bringing my girl home, Alex. Come on, have

seat.”

remained on his feet. He stood before the pavilion and eyed Harry.

the bamboo. With a slight arch of his brow, he

Sorry, they

spun on his heel and strode away, not

“How dare you!”

grew tense as he shifted his stance, a subtle dance of

his approach. In a heartbeat, he was before

steel pressed

bad piece of steel” Alexander remarked, locking eyes with his opponent, his face

the sword away, or it’ll be the end

Hm?

distance away, Drake’s eyes sparkled with intrigue. Harry, Tommy, Mark,

was actually challenging the Ghost

and whose skills were

remembered

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