Chapter 0258

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At the Chesire homestead.

Twilight was settling in, casting long shadows across the entrance of the village. The folks of Chesire

were gathered, hopefully yet worriedly. Village chief Chesire paced, his eyes scanning the northern

road with

growing anxiety.

“Mister Kashton Chesire.”

A cherry-red Porsche rolled to a gentle stop at the crossroads. Alexander emerged, flashing a gold-

embossed card with his name on it, and offered a reassuring smile. “The pharma company has come

through with compensation. Everyone can head to the hospital, and the bills are taken care of.”

Next to him, Asher climbed out, his mouth opening and closing without a word. His eyes, fixed on

Alexander’s face, were filled with silent thanks.

He had seen it all go down and knew the truth-the Jackman family from up north had not paid a dime.

However, Alexander, or Alex as they fondly called him, stepped up to cover all the medical costs for the

villagers.

A godsent aid, indeed. Alexander was nothing short of a hero to the Chesire clan.

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“Alex, I can’t even begin to express my gratitude!” Kashton was clueless about the behind-the-scenes,

but his thanks were endless. He paused, concerned about creasing his brow.

“Everything’s squared away with the factory, right? They’ve dealt with the pollution problem?”

Alexander’s smile did not waver.

That factory, the Jackmans’ old place, was perfect for New Chesire Group’s next expansion. His father-

local economy, and then it was theirs.

price of one.

to the factory’s worth, it was peanuts.

there

ever was one.

we’re back at Ol’ Mare, I’ll get the ball rolling. Training for everyone, then it’s off to work

plant.”

small talk. After quickly briefing Kashton, he

waved to the villagers. “Just hang tight

I’m off!”

pedal and his car shot toward

at the bustling headquarters of New Chesire Group, Amber was blissfully ignorant

the Chesire family

was on a roll. ‘One Life’ had taken the domestic market

rapidly taking shape. The whole group was a

family had easily clinched the title of Ol’ Mare’s

“Amber.”

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miss a beat and

the Chesire estate, his smile easy. “A few tweaks

and we’ll be up and running. It’ll sort out the jobs for

team handle it.”

face went blank, her

the Jackman family’s heirs in a fight and seized

you’ve… You’ve stirred up a hornet’s nest!” Amber’s

family aren’t some minor clan you can just

around. They’re one of

northern powerhouses, the real deal. You’ve… You’ve

just cracked a wry

The Jackman family, impressive?

to worry about. For someone like Alex, the mighty Lord of

as easy as swatting flies. If he decided to take

Well, that would

a walk in

tough,” Amber said, her voice tinged with worry. “But even

even a tiger can’t stand alone against a pack

thoughts, draining the color from her

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