His Lordship Alexander Kane by Useless Caesar

Chapter 0195

After exiting the bar, Alexander zipped away in his Porsche. Within minutes, they were checking into the sleek Lifestyle Hotel.

“Brother-in-law,” Yaser said, steadying the young woman. He fished a phone from her purse, unlocked it with her fingerprint, and scrolled through the contacts before handing it over with a rueful grin. “Check this out.”

Alexander eyed the phone screen, his expression flickering with surprise.

The contacts were a roll call of whimsical monikers-Pikatchoo. Ultroman, Fairy… They looked like buddies.

from a chat room, not a single traditional name in sight.

“Kids these days, huh?”

Alexander shook his head with a smile, pulled out his phone from his pocket, took a frontal photo of the girl,

and edited a multimedia message before sending it off.

[To: Maxine Griffith]

The message was brief and to the point. [Find out who this person is, get her family’s contact info, and do it

now!]

In just under three minutes, Alexander’s phone buzzed with a response from Maxine, the Duke of War. [Her name is Acela Hardy, 22 years old. Her dad’s Drake Hardy, also known as Mister Hardy. Used to run things in Woolpackton’s shadows. His personal cell is…]

“She’s Mister Hardy’s daughter?”

Alexander eyed the text, then looked over at the young woman still groggy from her night out. After a moment’s thought, he dialed the number Maxine dug up, using Acela’s phone to reach out to Drake.

At the Tormora Festival, right in the bustling heart of Woolpackton, stood the Rectewald Mall-the biggest entertainment complex around.

an area the size of twenty-plus football fields, and behind the

focusing

man in a sharp suit pushed a wheelchair. Three middle-aged men stood by

in the bamboo- shaded pavilion, a serene smile on his face. Across from him, a thin elder in a simple blue robe shared in

has grown deep.

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the tea set and-with a gentle smile-gestured toward the men below. “Should I send them away? They’ve been on their feet

long wait.”

warm smile, Drake whispered, “Invite them over. I’m curious to hear

a nod, Wilhelm approached the pavilion and addressed the five heavyweights of Woolpackton’s shadowy corners with a dismissive grunt. “Mister

Mister Hardy, and it’ll be the last

a shared fear evident in their

were Mark, head of the Hudson family, Raine, the Schneider family’s second in command, Tommy, the reigning kingpin of Woolpackton’s underworld, Harry, bound to his wheelchair, and

could turn Province Town’s underworld upside down, but in Drake’s

meek as church mice.

“Mister Hardy.”

the man who had left

leader, stepped forward with a respectful bow. “Boss, you’ve been out of the game for ten years. We wouldn’t normally

Wilhelm beside him. Seeing no sign

“Lately, over at

of Ol’ Mare’s shadowy ranks, New Chesire Group’s rise to

“Alexander?”

water, mulled over the name before dismissing the

it. You

looked at each other, reluctant

still the boss of Province Town! That jerk Alexander, my brother Patrick’s son-in-law,

respect for you…”

With a swift, unseen move, a sword flashed out, its tip stopping