The Pinnacle Of Life

Alex Rockefeller had no idea what was wrong with his mother-in-1aw lately. Every now

and then, she’d get beaten up. Alex had begun to feel numb. “Who hither this time?”

Alex asked over the phone.

“It’s Uncle Anderson,” Lady Beatrice Assex said.

Ander Assex actually went and hit Alex’s mother-in-law again.

“I’ll be right there!” Alex said.

Alex told James Coney and Cheryl Coney he had to leave before quickly making his

way over to the Assex family’s place.

Many patients who were still waiting in line to be seen by the miracle doctor blamed

themselves for missing such a good opportunity.

At this hour, traffic in California was a little congested. Hence, by the time Alex arrived at

his destination, he was already an hour late.

Anderson and the others were long gone.

Madame Claire Assex sat on the ground with her hair all messed up. There were

bruises all over her face and arms. Both sides of Lady Beatrice’s face were swollen up,

and her eyes were also black and blue. Things were even more messed up in the villa.

Everything had been smashed, including the television, fridge, coffee table…

Nothing had been left unscathed.

“This… What happened?” Alex was shocked.

the past, he would somehow

had thought Anderson Assex would slap Madame Claire a few times at most.

expect him to be

Beatrice glared at Alex. “You useless piece of trash. What’s

around?

earlier, but you’ve only just arrived. Why don’t you

getting a headache from just seeing you,” she

with the temper, miss? You look fine. Why don’t

the

Anyway, our family can’t count on you.

you show up to help, I’d probably be dead,” Madame Claire yelled

moment, Lady Dorothy Assex had returned. Earlier, she, too, had been

door,

no idea what

when Lady Dorothy asked did Madame Claire start to

Emma Assex, and eight other bodyguards charged

began breaking things.

that this villa belonged

could break anything they wanted. The eight bodyguards

first and second floor! When Madame Claire and

stop them, they

said that, unless you transfer South Cali Structures’ contract

of Dorothy-Alex Constructions, they

break things.

hit us every time they see

sobbed between

“Outrageous!”

all of these, Lady Dorothy

her down. “Calm down, honey. Calm down! So what if

the new villa,

yourself,” Alex consoled.

hope in Alex. But now, after hearing what

can you be such

belongings have been destroyed. My mother