Chapter 109

"All he knows is violence, that filthy bastard!"

Sophia paused, caught off guard. Alex was usually calm and controlled, but maybe her mother was right-maybe he was jealous now that Marco was around.

So he really does love me, she thought, feeling her checks grow warm.

"Why are you just standing there?" Florence.snapped. "Aren't your going to do something?"

Right then, several security guards appeared, seizing Florence and Jack with hostile expressions.

"Wait!" Marco stepped forward and held out a hand, "What do you think you're doing?"

"They insulted Miss Jasmine Kingston's guests-accused them of being thieves and deserve to be punished," one guard spat.

"Hold on." Marco discreetly pressed some cash into the head guard's hand.

"I knew Jasmine Kingston personally. I'll make sure she hears how well you handled this. I'm sure she'll let the insult slide. All right?"

The head guard eyed the money-equal to a couple of months' salary-and broke into a smile.

"If you say so, sir. Just keep those two under control. Dogs like them belong in a cage."

He gestured to the other guards, who promptly let go of Florence and Jack. Then, before walking away, the guard glowered at a few onlookers still hovering nearby.

"You heard me-scram! Unless you're begging for trouble!"

The small crowd scattered in a hurry.

Meanwhile, Marco's own men hovered uncertainly.

They kept their gazes down, bracing for a scolding. Marco gave them a hard look, as if to say:

'How could you all lose to one guy? I told you to handle him, and instead you got beaten like dogs.'

"Sophia, look at your brother!" Florence wailed.

hunched over, tears

attacked?" Florence insisted. "If you don't believe me, ask Marco's guards-they

the men, secretly fuming that they'd promised to teach Alex

Marco's guards said, "your mother's right. That man, Alex-he assaulted your brother. When we tried

him down because he's a

claimed they didn't touch him, but the truth

no saint. The second you divorced him,

Sophia's chest tightened.

done this? Was he so enraged by the divorce

guards, "Take him to the hospital. Go with him. And call the police-

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Chapter 109

moment, Sophia stood in

protect your brother!" Florence hissed, supporting Jack as they started toward the exit. "Don'tter that

I need to

rubbed her temple, a pounding headache gathering, then turned

threw the first punch. My men might outnumber him, but they said they didn't want to fight him at all-yet

my mother...she isn't

so, there's no excuse for

your own brother. He obviously didn't stop to think how that would hurt you. That alone

twisted with

really have changed so much? Or

"Don't let him walk away from this. He needs to learn his

her anger burn through the

Across town, in the back of a sleek limousine, Alex stiffened at the sight of her

his reluctance, Alex

want?" he asked

explanation,"

"What kind of explanation?"

"Did you just beat up my brother and

was unhesitating. "I

you'd stoop so low.

Her accusation blindsided Alex.

so hostile-or so

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