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.”

out at a bar tonight, unwinding with some friends, and I ran

bit too much to drink, but she’s okay. If you’re not too busy, Mister Hardy,

you could come

The address

hint of a smile, “Oh, and by

Alexander.

Alexander?!

flicking to Harry

spoke with a gravity that matched his words, “They

the bravest, Alex. I’ve heard your name’s

around, and I had a hunch you’d be

Friends?

Alexander mulled it over briefly before flashing a subdued

“Sure!”

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

safely.”

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he helped the still-groggy Acela out

tore off toward

by, and the

the lady back to

bamboo grove behind Rectewald Mall, maids escorted Acela to her

among the bamboo, beckoned Alexander with

Wilhelm, known as Ghost Sword strode from behind Alexander

you can breathe easy. Miss Acela is

his eyes softening. “Thanks for bringing

seat.”

on his feet. He stood before the pavilion and

With a slight arch of his brow, he said,

Sorry, they don’t pique my

his heel and

“How dare you!”

as he shifted his stance, a subtle dance of feet that belied

heartbeat, he was before Alexander, his sword gleaming like

pressed against

steel” Alexander remarked, locking eyes with his

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

Hm?

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

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

were a mystery even

remembered

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