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–”

Alexander interjected, “Miss Briers, you’re probably clueless

the Ledger’s chopper made a little visit

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

forehead, looking like he’s been roughed

and yanked back Kelvin’s

The sight was startling.

pain, his skin etched with the angry

Sores had opened up where

been a moment to

on even a

“Kelvin!”

voice broke, tears streaming down her face as she

him!

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

face as he crouched on the ground, a

childlike

sobs.

there she was, worried sick about him, ready to go to war on

behalf.

of empathy was too much

pride myself on being a good judge of character,

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did Marcus get to you? It must

to have turned on Miss Briers. I bet it’s…your family,

swamped with guilt and fear for his parents, wept openly. “I just want Wanda to

He took my folks and used their lives to threaten me! If I

back…”

strangled by sobs, unable to go

“Alex.”

also gotten out of the Porsche, standing by

her

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