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.”

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

She’s had a bit too much to drink, but

you could come

The

hotel’s location, then added with a hint of a smile, “Oh, and

Alexander.

Alexander?!

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

with a gravity that matched his words, “They say the

heard your

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

Friends?

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

“Sure!”

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

safely.”

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still-groggy Acela out of

tore

by, and the clock struck one

lady back to

Mall, maids escorted

the bamboo, beckoned Alexander with a soft

Ghost Sword strode from behind

Hardy, you can breathe

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

seat.”

He stood before

fringe of the bamboo. With a slight arch

you mentioned? Sorry, they don’t pique

that, he spun on his heel and strode

“How dare you!”

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

of his approach. In a heartbeat, he was before Alexander, his sword gleaming like a

steel pressed

locking eyes

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

Hm?

with intrigue.

excitedly. Alexander was actually challenging the Ghost

ocean, and whose skills were a mystery even to the underworld

all remembered

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