Chapter 0304

With a jolt, the scene kicks off.

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Kelvin felt a shiver run through his scalp. Like a puppet on strings, he turned stiffly to face Alexander,

who

wore a slight, knowing smile. Struggling, Kelvin managed to force a weak grin. “Sir, are you pulling my

leg?”

“Benefits? Threats Wanda’s more family to me than my own sister, and I…”

Mid–sentence, Kelvin snapped out of it, backpedaling fast. “Why the heck do I owe you an

explanation? Wanda’s business is her own!”

However, Alexander just chuckled.

Poor Kelvin, Wanda’s agent, was no Oscar winner. His fear was too raw, his act too rough around the

edges. Since Andrew, Hec, and Hunter had skedaddled, Alexander had dug up everything there was to

know about the Ledgers.

Marcus Ledger, the family’s third son, was a piece of work. He was cruel, the type who had never let

Wanda slip through his fingers.

“Alex, what in the world are you saying?”

Wanda, standing by Kelvin, had overheard their exchange and was shaking her head in dismay.

“You’ve got it all wrong about Kelvin. He’s not like that. We’re practically like family–”

chuckle, Alexander interjected, “Miss Briers, you’re probably clueless that while you

in therapy, the Ledger’s chopper made a little visit to snatch you

here comes Mister Kelvin Scruggs to fetch you, sporting a fresh bruise

looking like he’s been roughed up,

closer and yanked back Kelvin’s

The sight was startling.

with the angry marks

Sores had opened up where

been a moment to

even a basic

“Kelvin!”

down her face as she took in the

to be him!

about my acting career anymore, I don’t care about anything–I’m ready to take

as he crouched on the

childlike

sobs.

turned his back on Wanda, but there she was, worried sick about him, ready

behalf.

of empathy was

on being a good judge of character, and you’re not a

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“Speak. How did Marcus get to

for you to have turned on Miss

with guilt and fear for his parents, wept

their lives to threaten me! If I don’t

back…”

by sobs, unable to

“Alex.”

of the Porsche, standing by

her

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