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.”

finally

jet last night your old squad? They went above and beyond

gratitude.”

“Absolutely!”

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

lend a hand. We owe them big time. We should take them out to

some nice gifts!”

her voice barely above a whisper. “Alex,

soldiers shouting something. They were shouting something about

that…?”

Alexander corrected with a

machines into action. I racked up quite

Lord made an

sending them for the

he shifted gears, his tone turning

starting now. I’m putting Ray in charge. He’ll have a

round the clock.”

Amber murmured in agreement.

come, and the head

force. He answered only to

they ran into a martial arts master like someone from

Amber was

in safe hands.

that powerful family from up north, aren’t they?” said

what he

1/2:

+15 BONUS

products could push into the

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

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

Our ‘One Life’ product is a hit here, and it’s bound

any plans for expanding up

exploring overseas, and dipping our toes in the northern market doesn’t sound bad

“That settles it, then!”

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255