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.”

long drag on his cigarette, Patrick finally spoke up. “You’re out of

your old squad? They went above and beyond for

gratitude.”

“Absolutely!”

nodded vigorously. “Even after you’ve left

big time. We should take them out to dinner,

some nice gifts!”

above a whisper. “Alex, back on

They were shouting something about

that…?”

of War, Temple Lord,” Alexander corrected with a smile. “Only the Temple Lord can order

action. I racked up quite a few commendations in my

Lord made an

sending them for

missing a beat, he shifted gears, his tone turning

Ray in charge. He’ll have

round the clock.”

Amber murmured in agreement.

was George’s right-hand man, tough as they come, and

force. He answered only to Alexander

Ray on the job, unless they ran into a martial arts master like someone from

Amber was

in safe hands.

Ellis family… They’re that powerful family from up north, aren’t they?”

what he

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push into

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

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

the scene. Our ‘One Life’ product is a hit here, and it’s bound to catch on abroad

for expanding up north, but Alexander

in the northern

“That settles it, then!”

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