His Lordship Alexander Kane by Useless Caesar

Chapter 0196

Drake stared at the call from Acela, not picking up right away, lost in thought.

His bond with ‘Acela’ was tangled and tough.

Back in his heyday, he had carved out a name for himself in Woolpackton, eventually rising to the top of the underworld’s heavyweight division. After years of spilling blood and making enemies, he had too many scores

to settle.

His wife was murdered by his adversaries 20 years ago. He sent his only daughter overseas with a web of fake IDs, all to keep her safe from the life she led.

In Province Town, only Ghost Sword, close as a brother, knew the truth about Acela.

It was a bitter pill to swallow, but as his daughter grew up, she came to despise everything about him. She

saw Drake as the worst kind of criminal, and she even blamed him for her mother’s death. Then, Drake and

Acela were practically strangers, their father-daughter bond all but broken.

“Why on earth is Acela calling me out of the blue?”

Drake cradled his phone, lost in thought for a moment before he exhaled and picked up the call.

In Ol’ Mare, just a stone’s throw from Belmont Hills, at Lifestyle Hotel, Alexander was holding Acela’s phone, a dial tone humming in his ear. A slight smirk played on his lips as he whispered, “Is this Mister Hardy from

Woolpackton?”

The question hit Drake like a thunderclap in the quiet of his bamboo garden. His voice turned frigid. “You have Acela’s phone? Who are you, and what’s your connection to her?”

“We just met by chance.”

some friends, and I ran into your daughter. She’s had a bit too much to drink, but she’s okay. If you’re not too busy, Mister Hardy, maybe

The address

hotel’s location, then added with a hint of a smile, “Oh, and by the way, the

Alexander?!

the phone close, and spoke with a gravity that matched his words, “They say the

had a hunch you’d be

Friends?

lounge of the Lifestyle Hotel, Alexander mulled it over briefly before flashing a

glanced at Yaser and said with a grin, “Yaser, kick back and relax here. I’ll get Miss Hardy

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the still-groggy Acela out of the hotel, hopped into his cherry-red Porsche. and tore

ticked by, and the clock

lady back to her

behind Rectewald Mall,

among the bamboo, beckoned Alexander with a soft command,

he spoke, Wilhelm, known as Ghost Sword strode from behind Alexander to Drake’s side, murmuring.” Mister Hardy, you can breathe

face relaxed, his eyes softening. “Thanks for bringing

at the fringe of the bamboo. With a slight arch of his brow, he said, “Mister Hardy, are these the ‘friends’ you

heel and strode away, not bothering

“How dare you!”

that belied the swiftness of his approach. In a heartbeat, he was before Alexander, his sword gleaming like a serpent of steel pressed against

Alexander remarked, locking eyes with his opponent, his face betraying no fear.” Here’s your

Hm?

eyes sparkled with intrigue. Harry, Tommy, Mark, Raine, and the others watched excitedly. Alexander was actually challenging the Ghost Sword, a man whose power

all remembered the

cross into the stage of

were seen as tough individuals, a step above the average person, but were not considered true