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.”

the service, right? Was that jet last night your old squad?

“Absolutely!”

a hand. We owe them

nervously bit her lip, her voice barely above a whisper. “Alex, back on the boat, I thought I heard your fellow soldiers shouting something. They were shouting something about

of War, Temple Lord,” Alexander corrected with a smile. “Only the Temple Lord can order the legion’s war machines

sending them for the

“Amber, we’re stepping up your security detail starting now. I’m putting Ray in charge. He’ll have a team

Amber murmured in agreement.

of New Chesire Group’s security force. He answered only to

a martial arts master

in safe hands.

family… They’re that powerful family from up north, aren’t they?” said Patrick, trying to

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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 to catch on abroad

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

“That settles it, then!”

whose legs had troubled him for years but were then healed, was itching to travel. He booked an international flight on the spot and reminded Amber

where we

in the middle of expanding the factory, right? Let’s make a trip back and maybe set up a new plant there as a thank-you

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