At the mention of this, there was a vicious glint in Xander's eyes. It was fleeting yet intense.

"Hmm, you don't need to worry about it."

Grace caught it and raised her hand to straighten his collar.

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Grace's eyes were more determined than ever. She looked almost as intimidating as Xander.

Over the years, she had been through a lot. She was no longer the naïve young girl she once was. She knew that in this circle, there was never such a thing as peace.

Xander caught her hand and said, "Through thick and thin?"

"Yes, I remember."

She also knew why he had said that at the time.

The vicious look in his eyes faded. He held her hand and caressed it in his palm.

"No, Gracie, you don't have to stoop so low for me."

few hours earlier, at

the company at the age of 18. He was well-known as an

anyone and made a surprise visit to the

their documents as

he entered the elevator. Behind him, his secretary at the company's headquarters, Hazel Yale, appeared. "Jake secured the city's subway project, and with

at the numbers on the elevator and asked, "Where is

"He's..."

opened. The secretariat staff saw him and immediately moved to make a

forward to stop them. "Do you

No one dared move.

to the executive office open and stood at

atmosphere in the room was very ambiguous. A handsome but cunning man sat in the main seat. A half-undressed woman was sitting on his lap, hugging him in

woman's back.

remote on the messy desk,

Bringing women

smile faded, and he urged, "Can't you see my brother isn't happy? Get off

out, clutching

it." Xander didn't even glance her

the woman's

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