The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 167

Raymond frantically dialed number after number, desperate for anyone who could save him.

But every time the call connected and people arrived, the answer was the same- was tearing him apart from the inside.

His breath came in ragged gasps, and blood oozed from the corner of his eye.

no one could handle whatever

A sudden wave of horror crushed him: he was running out of time. He practically stabbed at his phone.

"Lyra...!"

Lyra's voice sounded maddeningly calm on the other end. Uncle Raymond. So... have you finally prepared the Cheval Blanc paperwork?"

"You little wretch," Raymond snarled, his voice cracking with anguish. "I told my people to handle it, all right? Tell your man to get over here and fix me!"

Lyra only snorted. "You're the one begging for help, Uncle. Doesn't seem polite to order him around like some lapdog, does it?"

Raymond's pain spiked; his vision blurred red. Still, he forced down his fury and stammered, "Fine-where's Alex? I'll come to him myself."

Lyra sounded almost amused. "Oh, I'm with him now. We're at a small village about two hours outside Vancouver by bus. I'll send you the location. Hurry, unless you'd rather drop dead first."

The moment Raymond got the GPS pin, he barked at his pilot, "Move, dammit! Find that brat-now!"

The helicopter tore across the sky, slicing the trip down to ten minutes instead of the usual twenty-five.

One hour earlier, at a small orphanage in a dusty mining town...

Alex was busy sorting out donation funds with Ruth, the orphanage caretaker.

She felt overwhelmed by the sudden windfall-exactly one million dollars.

Josephine helped the restaurant while Alex patiently explained the paperwork to Ruth.

Lyra called. "Alex, where are you?"

"Why?"

"My father says Raymond's collapsing from whatever poison you predicted. I want to come see you. Mind if I drop by?"

Not long after Lyra arrived, the thundering chop of helicopter blades overhead

running outside

first time seeing a real helicopter land in the fields behind

like a man on the brink

spotted Alex calmly standing

his chest. "I've been healthy my entire life. Explain why I'm suddenly keeling over with

an eyebrow. "Uncle Raymond, you think

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clenching through waves

don't care who's behind it.

doubled over, nearly

panicked looks-if their boss died, nobody would

on Alex. "What the hell is wrong with

cure him, or I'll make you regret

just about to step forward when those venomous words slapped the air. His

and this is their attitude? Who the

another miracle worker," Alex said, his voice dripping with contempt. "Because

had ever dared

veins bulging in his neck. "Our boss is a goddamn VIP. If you don't get on your knees and

dying to have your skull caved in,

curled in a sneer. "Try

pain feels like. If you don't fix our boss, I'll burn this place to

lunged forward with a crackling punch aimed straight

through the air-a clear sign he

raw arrogance in his eyes

demanded worship,

before the punch even grazed Alex's

guard's neck

scream before collapsing, dead

graveyards are full of men who thought they were indispensable. Go join them."

family here leads straight to the

bodyguards jumped back, eyes wide with terror. They whipped

to kill me, is that it? You really want

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load your boss back into that helicopter and go buy him a

half-collapsed, panic warring with agony as more

he just murdered one of my men! How are you going to handle

to die together? Go find another place. Don't die in this small village, only

and for the first time in years, true fear flickered