His Lordship Alexander Kane

Chapter 249

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.”

taking a long drag on his cigarette, Patrick finally spoke up. “You’re

They went above

gratitude.”

“Absolutely!”

tears still in her eyes, nodded vigorously.

owe them big time. We should take them out to dinner, maybe pick

some nice gifts!”

her lip, her voice barely above a whisper. “Alex, back on the boat,

shouting something. They were shouting something about a Temple

that…?”

War, Temple Lord,” Alexander corrected with a smile. “Only

quite a few commendations in my time, so

Lord made an

sending them

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

now. I’m putting Ray in charge. He’ll have a team of top-notch guards

round the clock.”

Amber murmured in agreement.

they come, and the head honcho of New

He answered only to Alexander

a

Amber was

in safe hands.

family… They’re that powerful family from up north, aren’t they?” said Patrick, trying to

what he

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dawning on him, “And you know, I’ve been thinking. Amber’s got

market under control, and everything’s ticking along nicely. I’m considering a trip

Our ‘One Life’ product is a hit here,

any plans for expanding up north, but Alexander

overseas, and dipping our toes in the

“That settles it, then!”

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