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."

Alex replied with an icy stare. "He's not half

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

he wanted to

to

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

the loser staring

You're a walking disaster,

be so vile?" another

and this is how you repay him-talking crap behind

hurled insults at Alex, convinced he was the

Would it kill you to just say thank you?" Sophia snapped, her voice sharp

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a little gratitude was the least someone could offer after having

if dignity mattered more than survival. Foolish

thank him if he'd actually done

not only did he fail to help, he's the one who triggered this inadness in

furrowed. "What are

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

Florence shot up from the bed in

dare malign Charles! He's a decent man,

doctored all kinds of evidence to tear him down

Alex," several Lancasters

knew you'd stoop

you always have to stir

act like an adult for once? Is it really

Saying thank you wasn't the

would mean accepting Sophia had to marry

"Never," he whispered.

like classic Alex-his jealousy twisting into yet another act

me, ask Clara,” Alex said, jerking his

last night-and she's the reason Bella came after you in the first