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.”

cigarette, Patrick finally spoke up. “You’re out of the

jet last night your old squad? They went above and

gratitude.”

“Absolutely!”

in her eyes, nodded vigorously. “Even after

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

some nice gifts!”

above a whisper. “Alex, back on

They were

that…?”

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

quite

Lord made an

sending them for the

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

now. I’m putting Ray in charge. He’ll

round the clock.”

Amber murmured in agreement.

they come, and the head honcho of New Chesire

He answered only to Alexander

into a martial arts master like

Amber was

in safe hands.

They’re that powerful family from up

what he

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could push into the

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

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

out the scene. Our ‘One Life’ product is a

for expanding up

dipping our toes in the northern market doesn’t sound

“That settles it, then!”

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