The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 238

"Mom, what the hell's going on?”

Sophia asked, her voice shaky as she looked at Florence with wide incertain

eyes.

Florence edged closer and perched on the bed, fixing Sophia with awary gaze.

"Listen, Sophia. Bella Kane attacked you, remember? Then the Kares sent their goons to tear down our companies. Charles promised to help us out this mess, but only if I agreed to let him marry you."

"Mom-"Sophia began.

"Sophia, hush,” Florence said with a pointed smile.

"We're talking about Charles Kingston here, the top dog in Vancouver, practically royalty. You couldn't snag a better husband if you tried. You're divorced now, and sooner or later, you'll have to marry again. I want grandkids, and I want them from the best stock."

"Mom..." Sophia tried to speak, but Florence cut her off.

"I already gave Charles my word. Your uncles are all in on it. Every single one of them wants you to marry Charles to cement an alliance between the Lancaster and Kingston families."

"The Lancaster Group board approved it-Megan says the shareholders are salivating over a Lancaster-Kingston merger. The stock will explode the moment you put on his ring."

A sharp headache throbbed through Sophia's skull.

She couldn't recall the moment everything got this complicated.

"Sophia, you don't have to agree," Alex said flatly. "Charles didn't solve anything with the Kanes."

"Oh, Alex," Jay snapped, stepping in front of him.

"If Charles didn't do it, who else could? Don't forget, you owe him a damn apology on your knees. You started this chaos by beating people up, and Charles saved your skin. You'd be a corpse by now if not for him."

"That's right,” Florence chimed in. "You'd have been six feet under a hundred times over if Charles hadn't stepped in."

with an icy stare. "He's not half as powerful

paint Charles as some kind of hero, propping him up without the slightest clue

to lay claim

never to

You think you're more capable than Charles?" someone taunted. "Go

mirror and see the

walking disaster, nothing but trouble," another

so vile?" another Lancaster

hide, and this is how you repay him-talking crap behind his

he was the

you to just say thank you?" Sophia snapped, her voice sharp with disbelief. "If it weren't for Charles, you'd

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least someone could offer after having

pride of his, as if

done something," Alex said, his tone

help, he's the one who triggered this inadness in the first

brow furrowed. "What are you talking

she was jealous-thought you were fooling around with Charles behind her back. That's what started it all. Charles is the real cause, from the

shot up from the

He's a decent man, nothing

jealousy. Probably doctored all kinds of evidence to tear him down since he's better than you in every

Alex," several Lancasters

knew you'd

to stir

once? Is it really that hard to just

Saying thank you wasn't the

would mean accepting Sophia had to marry

"Never," he whispered.

Alex-his jealousy twisting into yet another

Clara,” Alex said, jerking his chin

night-and she's the reason Bella