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.”

tonight, unwinding with some friends, and I

to drink, but she’s okay. If you’re not

you could come

The address

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

Alexander.

Alexander?!

flicking to

the phone close, and spoke with a gravity that matched his

bravest, Alex. I’ve heard your name’s been on everyone’s

were hanging around, and I had a hunch you’d be keen

Friends?

Alexander mulled it over

“Sure!”

“Yaser, kick back and relax here. I’ll get

safely.”

+15 BONUS

still-groggy Acela out of the hotel, hopped into

and tore off

and the

the lady back to her

behind Rectewald Mall, maids

a stone bench among the bamboo, beckoned Alexander with

Wilhelm, known as Ghost Sword strode from

Hardy, you can breathe easy. Miss Acela

face 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

bamboo. With a slight arch of his brow, he

mentioned? Sorry, they don’t pique

heel and strode away,

“How dare you!”

air around ‘Ghost Sword’ grew tense as he shifted his stance, a

he was before Alexander, his sword gleaming

pressed against Alexander’s

Alexander remarked, locking eyes with

your one chance-put the sword away, or it’ll be

Hm?

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

Alexander was actually challenging the Ghost Sword, a man

dark ocean, and whose skills were

remembered the

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