The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 190

Chapter 192

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Alex strode down the corridor leading to the VIP room, but he didn't need to look over his shoulder to sense it.

The tension.

The ring of bodyguards fanning out behind the walls, posted at every exit and window.

With a quick mental sweep, he detected their martial auras, each one bristling with skill far beyond the average rent-a-thug.

So Raymond's rolling out the red carpet, huh? he mused, lips twisting into a wry grin.

No matter. He pushed the door open and stepped inside.

"Raymond," he said, skipping pleasantries, "you told me you'd secured a five- hundred-year-old Wild American Ginseng. I'm here for it. Where is it?"

Raymond Wellington-dressed sharp in a tailored suit-lounged on the plush armchair like he was king of the world.

"So impatient,” he teased, cl

apping his hands once.

A bodyguard slipped in, carrying a polished wooden box.

Raymond took his time setting it on the table between them, sliding the lid open slowly-almost theatrically.

Inside lay a dark-yellow root, no bigger than a palm, its long strands curling around themselves. Alex's eyes lit up like he'd just struck gold.

"That's it, all right-five centuries of potent ginseng," he murmured, leaning in to inspect it. He could practically feel the energy radiating off its twisted shape.

"How's that for quality?" Raymond asked with a silky smile. "Satisfied?"

"Very." Alex reached for the root without hesitation.

lid slammed shut

into something colder. "What's

eyes narrowed. "What's this about? We

an

I compensated you with that swanky hotel, right? So let's say this precious little root is up for trade only if you share something of

you'd owe me the ginseng-period," Alex retorted, his

smile grew

cheap bastard. I'll throw in another fifty mil, in cash if you want-just hand over the formula. You'll never have

Chapter 192

your pocket change?" Alex let out a short scornful laugh. "I'm not selling that formula- especially not to a snake who cannot

Raymond tapped the wooden box with a finger, the subtle threat echoing in the

who decides whether you leave here with your precious root-or dead

willing

"And if I don't hand it over? Then

Alex said calmly. "You owe me that for saving your

I've got

waste another breath. He lunged for the box, hand darting across

clamping down on Alex's wrist. For a moment, he wore a smug grin-right up until he felt the terrifying surge of force ripping through Alex's

hell?

squeezed any harder. Panicking, he released Alex's wrist and hurled

blow head-on with his

clashed in a thunderous collision that rattled

Chairs flew back.

the room like a ragdoll. He skidded across the cold floor, momentum unrelenting, until

of the blow was so brutal that the chair he'd been sitting in didn't just break-it exploded into splinters, its remains scattered like debris from a

Alex sat calmly, like an immovable mountain.

Coughing, he forced himself upright.

grabbed the wooden box off the table, shoved it under his arm, and

Raymond. Don't ever try to do business with me

with fury as he watched

snapped, fumbling for his phone. "Guards! Get

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