Chapter 0249

Dawn broke over Ol’ Mare, casting a soft glow on the quiet Belmont Hills neighborhood where the Chesire family lived.

*Amber, Alex, are you serious?!” In the Chesire’s living room, Susanne, who had just dropped little Olivia off at preschool, listened in horror to Amber’s harrowing tale of her abduction. Her face went as white as a sheet.

“They didn’t hurt you, did they? Oh, my poor baby!” She wept uncontrollably.

“I’m fine, all thanks to Alex.”

Patrick, a cigarette dangling from his fingers, tried to steady his shaky voice. “Amber, you’ve got to be more careful from now on. We need to beef up security. If it hadn’t been for Alex… Well…

Amber glanced at Alexander, biting her lip, her face awash with guilt.

After her last frightening experience, she had been vigilant about her safety. She blamed her own stubborn

streak for not telling Alex and sneaking off with Acela to Lackspur County.

If only she had notified Alex, maybe none of that would have happened. The Ellis family, the Hart family…

Those people were the worst!

“Alex.”

on his cigarette, Patrick finally spoke up. “You’re out of the service, right? Was that jet last night your old squad? They went above and beyond for us. You

“Absolutely!”

the military, they didn’t hesitate to lend a hand.

bit her lip, her voice barely above a whisper. “Alex, back on the boat, I thought I heard your fellow

war machines into action. I racked up

sending them

shifted gears, his tone turning serious. “Amber, we’re stepping up your security detail starting now. I’m putting Ray in charge. He’ll have a team of top-notch guards on you round

Amber murmured in agreement.

they come, and the head honcho of New Chesire Group’s security force. He answered

Ray on the job, unless they ran into a martial

in safe hands.

that powerful family from up north,

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products could push into the northern

the home market under control, and everything’s ticking along nicely. I’m considering a trip overseas to scout out the scene. Our ‘One Life’ product is a hit here, and it’s bound

but Alexander gently broke the silence. “I’m open to exploring overseas, and dipping our toes in the northern market doesn’t sound bad

“That settles it, then!”

He booked an international flight on the spot and

where we

make a trip back and maybe

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