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Henry stood tall, even though his knees were practically quivering under Alex's

gaze.

Pride wouldn't let him back down. After all, if he caved now he'd never live it down.

"Kill me? Seriously, pal? What, you think you're some hotshot assassin?" Henry spat, his chest heaving.

"Let me tell you something: You so much as graze me the wrong way, and your body's gonna be nothing but confetti."

Alex cocked an eyebrow, then smacked Henry in the back of the head hard enough to make him stagger.

The force felt like a semi-truck plowing through Henry's skull.

"Confetti, huh?" Alex sneered, stepping closer.

"I just about rattled your brain, and guess what? I'm still breathing. Look, you threatened my family, so everything's fair game now. Ready to die? I can make that happen-no problem."

Henry stumbled, heart pounding.

He could practically taste death in the air, and it was nothing like his empty bluster.

Dropping to his knees, he swallowed his shame as if it were a knife scraping down his throat.

"P-please," he stammered, bowing so low that his forehead scraped the pavement.

"I messed up, okay? I butted in where I shouldn't have. Raymond-do whatever the hell you want with him. I won't interfere."

On the inside, Henry was burning.

This was a humiliation so foul it made his

eyes water.

No way was he letting it slide. His thirst for revenge was tuming into an obsession, but for now, he'd eat the dirt.

He'd be back.

Alex eyed him with a mix of disgust and boredom.

breathing

"Fine," he muttered. "Killing you here would be a waste of time. I don't need a horde of Chicago Lo down my neck. It's just disgusting, finding a pack of filthy dogs in front of your house just because you kicked the dirty puppy."

"Go on, crawl back under whatever rock you came from."

Alex released his aura, and in an instant, six bodyguards releasing from the weight that pushing them-they bolted to Henry's side and hauled their battered young master into a gleaming black limousine.

slap each of the six bodyguards, shouting, "How can you all be so useless!" before

move.

his head out the window, his eyes wild, his body trembling with fury. "You're dead, you hear

the car sped off before Alex could respond. He just shrugged, stuffing

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Alex mumbled. "I've met

and miserable, realizing he'd just lost every last

that chase for easy money would

The Lancaster Mansion

no less, threw her

the doorframe. "Oh, thank

in some filthy cell?" Jack chimed in, his

crowded around her like she'd

a small fortune trying to bail her out-neither bribes nor connections had yielded

with the very credit card they'd loaded up to free her, was

I'm fine, really." Sophia forced a smile, though her

all Alex's fault, isn't it? That lowlife drags you into trouble every time he shows

"Can't believe you got sucked into his mess

voice subdued but firm. "He was

and Jack practically rolled their eyes

he was

on him

random

no point in arguing. They

The minute he heard you were in trouble, he ran around pulling strings

a shudder at the mention of Charles's name. The

it wasn't for Charles, you'd be rotting in a cell.

genuinely

got his old man, Sir Alfred, to yank some levers behind the scenes.

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pitching in, but maybe that was

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need to be grateful," Florence prodded, eyes

not call him

smile. "I'll think

keep from

orphanage rebuild in what used to be the Vancouver

through the dusty streets, Alex noticed the subtle

hammered away

locals now had jobs and a glimmer of

raw smell of fresh cement mingled

this place, like leaving would be the same as turning his back on Ruth

leave until they were safe and comfortable-until that old debt in his

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