His Lordship Alexander Kane

Chapter 196

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.”

calmly added, “I was out at a bar tonight, unwinding with some friends, and

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

you could come

her. The

with a hint of a smile, “Oh, and by

Alexander.

Alexander?!

paused for a split second, his gaze flicking to Harry and the

phone close, and spoke with a gravity that matched his words, “They say

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

a hunch you’d

Friends?

the lounge of the Lifestyle Hotel, Alexander mulled it over briefly before flashing

“Sure!”

glanced at Yaser and said with a grin, “Yaser, kick back and relax here. I’ll

safely.”

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Acela

and tore off toward

and the clock struck

back

Rectewald Mall, maids escorted Acela

among the bamboo, beckoned Alexander with a

Ghost Sword strode

can breathe

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

seat.”

He stood before the pavilion and eyed Harry.

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

you mentioned? Sorry, they don’t

on his heel and

“How dare you!”

Sword’ grew tense as he shifted his

of his approach. In a heartbeat, he was

steel pressed

steel” Alexander remarked, locking eyes with

sword away, or it’ll be

Hm?

with intrigue. Harry, Tommy,

excitedly. Alexander was actually challenging the Ghost Sword, a man

skills were a mystery even

remembered

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