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.”

out at a bar tonight,

had a bit too much to drink, but

you could come

The

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

Alexander.

Alexander?!

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

and spoke with a gravity that matched

often the bravest, Alex. I’ve heard

I had a hunch

Friends?

the Lifestyle Hotel, Alexander mulled it over briefly

“Sure!”

with a grin, “Yaser, kick back and relax here. I’ll get Miss Hardy

safely.”

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Yaser behind, he helped the still-groggy Acela out of

and tore

hours ticked by, and the clock struck one in the

back

bamboo grove behind Rectewald Mall, maids escorted Acela

stone bench among the bamboo, beckoned Alexander with a soft

Sword strode

breathe

softening. “Thanks for bringing my girl home, Alex. Come

seat.”

feet. He stood before the pavilion

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

‘friends’ you mentioned? Sorry, they don’t pique

that, he spun on his heel and strode away, not bothering

“How dare you!”

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

In a heartbeat, he was before

steel pressed against Alexander’s

Alexander remarked, locking eyes with his

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

Hm?

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

was actually challenging the Ghost

skills were a mystery even

remembered the

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