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–”

Briers, you’re probably clueless

made a little visit

just three hours later, here comes Mister Kelvin Scruggs to fetch you, sporting

he’s been roughed up,

closer and yanked back

The sight was startling.

patchwork of pain, his skin etched with the

opened up where

been a moment to

on even a basic

“Kelvin!”

down her face as she

didn’t he? It had to be him! Let’s go to the cops, let’s take

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

he crouched on the ground,

childlike

sobs.

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

behalf.

empathy was too much

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

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gaze. “Speak. How did Marcus get to you? It must

for you to have turned on Miss Briers. I bet it’s…your

wept openly. “I just

He’s ruthless! He took my folks and used their lives

back…”

strangled by sobs, unable to

“Alex.”

Amber had also gotten out of the

her

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