Chapter 30

Alex chuckled.

That was enough.

With a chilling smile, he replied, "Did you really think I refused Grandpa Abraham's request all because of your silly threats?"

"Isn't that why?"

Mr. Lancaster shot back, his voice dripping with contempt.

Alex's cold chuckle echoed in the room.

"I expected more wisdom from someone your age. Clearly, overestimated you.

Mr. Lancaster was on the verge of exploding with rage.

"Are you trying to insult me?"

Alex sneered.

The answer was obvious.

"You know what? Sophia gave me $100 million as compensation."

Mischievously, Alex deliberately exaggerated the amount by 1,000 times,

With that, Alex pulled out the bank card and waved it in front of them.

What the fuck?!

$100 million?!

As compensation?!

As Alex had expected, Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster nearly choked

Mr. Lancaster's face turned a furious shade of red, steam practically erupting from his nostrils.

The veins on his forehead bulged, and his eyes widened to the point they looked ready to pop. Mrs. Lancaster, no less infuriated, was fuming like a dragon in the throes of indigestion.

"Where did you get that?!" she screamed.

you hear me? Sophia gave it to me."

"Didn't you

such intense disdain that if looks could kill, he'd have been dead and

Alex had been boasting about having

the lowlife had extorted their

away and, if she could, break his hand in the

have no right to take it! Hand it over!" she demanded,

Alex rejected right away.

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We had an

would never give you that money. You

Alex shrugged.

bedroom with your daughter, as Grandpa

the money and leave her alone, as she suggested.

silent, their faces twisting with

their

your daughter, I don't

waiting for a response, he turned

That served them right.

he

Lancaster spat, turning to her husband in a

had walked out on them as if he

The nerve!

he?! How could he extort our daughter

her feet angrily, like a

him get away with

How disrespectful!

Alex was walking off

Never!

was their money, and she wouldn't rest

we get the money back!"

Lancaster nodded in agreement, his anger barely

need to act fast.

Jack back home," he added, an idea forming in

right person to deal

approved,

and more than capable of standing up

Alex.

hesitate to break

thief deserved no

called Jack,

later, Jack arrived, barely welcomed by his parents before

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