The Almighty Dominance

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 staining his

Florence insisted. "If you don't believe me,

a furious glance at the men, secretly fuming that they'd promised

Alex-he assaulted your brother. When we tried to step in, he

trying to calm him down because he's a friend of Marco's. We didn't

didn't touch him, but the

bitterly. "I've been warning you-Alex is no saint. The second you divorced him, he went off

Sophia's chest tightened.

Was he so enraged by the divorce that

guards, "Take him to the hospital. Go with him. And call the police- this attack happened in broad daylight. Alex can face a few years in

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long moment, Sophia

Jack as they started toward the exit. "Don'tter that bastard off

need to do." Sophia

headache gathering,

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

mother...she isn't exactly

there's no excuse for assault,"

think how that would hurt you. That

twisted with

really have changed so much? Or had

hand landed gently on her shoulder. "Don't let him

exhaled, finally letting her anger burn through the

Alex's number. Across town, in the back of a

reluctance, Alex picked

you want?" he asked

I need an explanation," Sophia said, her

"What kind of explanation?"

breath. "Did you

reply was unhesitating. "I

it really was you! I never thought you'd stoop so low. Is this your way of getting revenge on my family just because I divorced

Her accusation blindsided Alex.

to sound so hostile-or so unwilling