After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Chapter 27 A Blind Fate

"What?!" Morris exclaimed, a surge of panic washing over him. Tiffany felt her heart skip a beat as anxiety gripped her.

They shared a glance, a silent exchange of fear that their scheme might have been uncovered.

As father and daughter stood in tense silence, Xander entered with a commanding stride that seemed to drop the temperature in the room.

His presence was formidable, and Morris and Tiffany felt the weight of it, their nerves fraying under his scrutiny.

"Mr. Bennett, what brings you here at this hour?" Morris asked, trying to mask his unease with a veneer of ignorance.

Xander gestured to Leo, who nodded and signaled to the guards, "Bring them in."

Within moments, the vagrants were ushered inside, their faces bruised and battered, barely recognizable.

The sight of them sent a chill down Morris and Tiffany's spines, their skin growing pale with dread.

"Mr. Xander, please have mercy! We were coerced! They sent us! We didn't know she was your wife! Spare us!" the vagrants pleaded, collapsing to their knees in desperation. Tiffany, panicking, pointed at them, "They're lying! I never instructed them to do this! They acted on their own! What does this have to do with us?"

Her outburst caused Morris to break out in a cold sweat, stumbling back to clutch the sofa for support.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Tiffany asked, oblivious to the grave mistake she had made.

Xander's gaze, cold and unyielding, turned toward Tiffany. "They haven't revealed any details, yet you seem to know quite a lot."

Shock coursed through Tiffany's veins

Tiffany's eyes widened, her jaw dropping as she realized her error.

After a long pause, Tiffany attempted to deflect the situation, her tone shifting to one of feigned innocence.

"Xan, it's not my fault. We were meant to be engaged, but Isabel forced herself into the picture. She's the one to blame!"

She moved closer to Xander as she spoke, her silk nightgown clinging to her form, highlighting her curves.

Leo watched her with incredulity. He knew many had tried to seduce his boss before, but all met unpleasant ends.

"Leave!" Xander commanded, his voice cutting through the air like a blade. His eyes, sharp and intense, pinned Tiffany in place, rendering her too terrified to move.

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Leo's expression was one of grim certainty as he thought, In this world, only Isabel could cross my boss and emerge unscathed.

He stepped forward, his voice laden with desperation. "Mr. Bennett, please reconsider this. Your grandmother and the Perkins have a deep bond. If not for this connection, your

face remained an impassive mask. "You should count yourselves lucky. Without that link, the Perkins would be nothing but a memory

gulped, the sound

over the disheveled vagrants before settling on

station."

Leo answered,

turned and made

gathered

""Xan, wait-"

but didn't turn. "From now on, the Perkins and the Bennetts have no further connection. If you harm her again, you will face

voice caught in her throat as she watched

frustration churned within her, bubbling over into a tempest

nightgown tightly, wrinkling

you can manipulate right now," Morris said, his tone heavy with resignation as he placed a

I will not let this stand! I will take back what's mine!" Tiffany's face twisted in rage, her eyes blazing with a searing intensity. Morris's expression darkened,

If we prevail, you'll be Xander's

his face a mask of conflicted

I've come up with a plan!" Tiffany's eyes sparkled with a new

asked,

under the guise of apologizing for the situation. While he's there, we'll slip something into

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Morris hesitated, clearly torn.

Perkins will be entirely severed from the Bennets" Tiffany urged,

that moment, Albert

plan isn't without merit,

why are you here?" Morris

I really stay away when

are you implying?" Morris

a small, insignificant family. Our real growth began after Tiffany's engagement with the Bennetts. Many companies sought us out, eager to use our connection to the Bennetts for their own gain. This is how

absorbed Albert's words, worry etched on his

think we should

types of people. My belief is that Xander's interest in that woman is likely a façade.

don't think Xander truly cares for that

Albert to Tiffany, weighing

we'll

into the day, the sun already

off the remnants of a

she still felt the weariness from the