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.”

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 have to show

“Absolutely!”

the military, they didn’t hesitate to lend a hand. We owe them big time. We should take them out to dinner, maybe

a whisper. “Alex, back on the boat, I thought I heard your fellow soldiers shouting something. They were shouting something about a Temple

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

them for the

up your security detail starting now. I’m putting Ray in charge. He’ll have a team of top-notch guards on you round the

Amber murmured in agreement.

was George’s right-hand man, tough as they come, and the head honcho of New Chesire Group’s security force. He answered only

a martial arts master like someone from

in safe hands.

They’re that powerful family from up north,

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a new thought dawning on him, “And you know, I’ve been thinking. Amber’s got the home market under control, and everything’s ticking along nicely. I’m considering a trip overseas

but Alexander gently broke the silence. “I’m open to exploring overseas, and dipping our toes in the northern

“That settles it, then!”

then healed, was itching to travel. He booked an international flight on the spot and reminded Amber with emphasis, “Our

forget where

right? Let’s make a trip back and maybe set up a new plant there as a thank-you to

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