The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 210

Jaşinine swept out of the mansion's towering entrance, heart pounding as she spotted Alex waiting by the ornate gates.

Without a word, she wrapped her arms around him, pressing her face against his chest.

"Just... let me stay like this," she whispered shakily. "I need it more than I can say."

Alex held her close, voice gentle. "You're doing better than you think."

Tears pricked at Jasmine's eyes.

"Why, Alex? Why is this happening to us? Why can't we just laugh like we used to, back when everything was simple? Why does it have to be this vicious fight?"

He sighed, resting his chin against her hair. "You know the answer-you have to protect yourself."

Her words trembled with bitterness. "I hate what I've turned into, but there's no other way."

Hours later, the two found themselves by the rolling surf at the beach.

Moonlight glittered on dark waves.

Alex breathed in the salty air, trying to calm Jasmine's anxious spirit.

Then both their smartwatches buzzed.

"A message from Charles," Alex muttered, scanning the screen. He read the text in a dry, mocking tone:

"I won't forget the humiliation you threw in my face today, Alex! You'd better pray you never cross my path again!""

shook his head

hasn't learned a thing." He glanced

hers. Her expression darkened

the Skin Dew Essence crisis fast. Otherwise, don't blame

eyes. A slow sigh escaped

ever," Alex muttered. Then he gave Jasmine a questioning look. "So... what exactly

Everything was going so smoothly until one of our own turned

bribed our key people to jump ship to Jericho Kane's company. They stole our research and left us scrambling. Our main project-Skin

flickered in

swiped top employees but ran

to start from zero. The

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remotely ready."

as thick as the scent of

steady on her. "So if either you or Jericho perfects SkinDew Essence first,

and

wins at the next big fair gets it all. But how can we compete if everything's been stolen? Our top scientists, our data,

rubbed his chin, thinking. "I'm not an expert in modern research, but I came across an ancient formula with very similar effects to Skin Dew. It's

desperate hope shining through. "Emerald Elixir? And you think it

nodded slowly. "From what I've read, it helps prolong life and retain youth. It's not something average doctors talk

his arm. "That's perfect. If there's even a slim chance,

a short list of

list. "They're mostly standard. The only tricky one is Verdantheart Root. I'll

Alex asked, arching a

replied, already dialing the

Alex said neutrally, waiting as she made