Chapter 0249

Dawn broke over Ol’ Mare, casting a soft glow on the quiet Belmont Hills neighborhood where the

Chesire family lived.

*Amber, Alex, are you serious?!” In the Chesire’s living room, Susanne, who had just dropped little

Olivia off at preschool, listened in horror to Amber’s harrowing tale of her abduction. Her face went as

white as a sheet.

“They didn’t hurt you, did they? Oh, my poor baby!” She wept uncontrollably.

“I’m fine, all thanks to Alex.”

Patrick, a cigarette dangling from his fingers, tried to steady his shaky voice. “Amber, you’ve got to be

more careful from now on. We need to beef up security. If it hadn’t been for Alex… Well…

Amber glanced at Alexander, biting her lip, her face awash with guilt.

After her last frightening experience, she had been vigilant about her safety. She blamed her own

stubborn

streak for not telling Alex and sneaking off with Acela to Lackspur County.

If only she had notified Alex, maybe none of that would have happened. The Ellis family, the Hart

family…

Those people were the worst!

“Alex.”

drag on his cigarette, Patrick finally spoke up. “You’re out of the service, right?

your old squad? They went above and beyond

gratitude.”

“Absolutely!”

her eyes, nodded vigorously. “Even after you’ve left the military, they

time. We should take them

some nice gifts!”

nervously bit her lip, her voice barely above a whisper. “Alex, back

soldiers shouting something. They were shouting something about

that…?”

with a smile. “Only the Temple Lord

racked up quite a few

Lord made an

sending them for

beat, he shifted gears, his tone turning serious. “Amber, we’re stepping

Ray in charge. He’ll have a team of top-notch

round the clock.”

Amber murmured in agreement.

was George’s right-hand man, tough as they come, and the head honcho of New

answered only to

job, unless they ran into a martial arts master

Amber was

in safe hands.

from up north, aren’t they?” said Patrick, trying

what he

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thought dawning on him, “And you know, I’ve

and everything’s ticking along nicely. I’m considering a trip overseas

product is a hit here, and it’s bound to catch on

for expanding up north, but Alexander gently broke

to exploring overseas, and dipping our toes in the northern market

“That settles it, then!”

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