Chapter 0255

As the story unfolded, time marched relentlessly on.

Outside Jackman’s Pharma, Matthew lay in a pool of his own blood. The gashes from Alexander’s

lethal cash

no longer bled, but his breaths were shallow and desperate.

Nearby, one of his four bodyguards was down to his last breaths too, his head a gruesome mess from

Alexander’s handiwork, flies buzzing in a frenzy that sent shivers down his spine.

“Kid, you…” Despite his fading strength, Matthew’s glare was murderous. “Don’t get cocky. My big

brother is on his way, and he’s a beast. Ranked eighty-three in the Chart of Fighters, he’ll take you out

with ease!

“To insult the Jackman family is to sign your death warrant. Even if you’re tough as nails, you’re a dead

man walking!”

Alexander stood a stone’s throw away indifferently, and he looked at Matthew like he was already a

goner.

To the average Joe, Matthew was untouchable royalty, the Jackman family’s golden boy. To Alexander,

the War Temple’s top dog, he was just another bug to squash.

The screech of tires ripped through the silence.

A sleek Maserati skidded to a halt in the plaza, and out stepped a smirking Leandro in his fancy Croc

shoes. He sauntered over.

Each step was measured, a perfect rhythm. He walked like a man charging up for battle, his presence

alone

enough to make even the toughest fighters think twice.

to be messed with,

sparkled with hope as he

Alexander with a wild look in his eyes,

had the

this, to insult the Jackman family, he’s got

at his disgrace of

with a sinister smirk. “So you’re the one stirring up trouble at

remained impassive as

Compensation?

my time

the smirk growing more pronounced. “Ever since I made the

ages since I’ve had to lift a finger. You must

at the peak of energy transformation… Ha,

myself? I’ve got to admit, it’s

out a slow breath, shaking his head with

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to him had gone ghostly white, shaking like a leaf

Leandro’s

overwhelming presence.

“Alex!”

Alexander’s arm, quivering. “Let’s just drop it, okay? We’ll head back

to Amber, and we won’t drag you into our village mess anymore. The Jackman family

up north…

out of

pull Alexander away, aiming to retreat to

Alex? Amber?

up, his eyes lighting up with recognition. “Oh!

the

washed-up soldier, Alexander?”

his feet were planted in

“So you knew it was me. What’s

if it’s you, that makes things

his hands together, his knuckles popping loudly

surged

fingertips. “I was going to have a little talk with Amber,

Chesire

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