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.”

a long drag on his cigarette, Patrick finally spoke up.

your old squad? They went above and beyond for us. You

gratitude.”

“Absolutely!”

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

big time. We should take them out to

some nice gifts!”

voice barely above a whisper. “Alex, back on

shouting something. They were shouting something about

that…?”

Lord,” Alexander corrected with

quite a few commendations in

Lord made an

them

a beat, he shifted gears, his tone turning serious.

putting Ray in charge. He’ll

round the clock.”

Amber murmured in agreement.

come, and

He answered only

the job, unless they ran into a martial

Amber was

in safe hands.

powerful family from up north,

what he

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push into

him, “And you know, I’ve

along nicely. I’m considering a trip overseas

Our ‘One Life’ product is a hit

expanding up north,

and dipping our toes in the northern market doesn’t sound

“That settles it, then!”

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