Chapter 265

"Alex? You again," Henry sneered, turning sharply with venomous eyes fixed on the man who dared interrupt his triumph.

"What the hell brings a lowlife like you here?"

"Just working," Alex drawled casually, his tone dripping disdain.

"But you still haven't answered me: Did you kill this brute to keep him quiet?"

"Are you out of your damned mind?" Henry scoffed arrogantly, looking down his nose at Alex as though addressing a rat

beneath his boots.

"This bastard attacked innocent folks. I just did Vermont a favor no thanks necessary."

"You? A favor?" Alex's eyes darkened dangerously.

"I reckon you'd better come clean with your connections to Tommy and this big guy right here."

"Connections?" Henry laughed scornfully, his voice echoing off the opulent walls.

"You accusing me of running the Vermont underworld, Alex? You really think I'm the mastermind behind all this?"

"Am I supposed to believe you're innocent - along with everyone else standing here?" Alex fired back without blinking

Henry snapped, "I think it's you who's been colluding with that thug and the whole damn underworld!" his voice laced with

accusation.

"Alex isn't like that," Bella interjected fiercely, but Henry swiftly silenced her.

"Don't be a fool, Bella! This is the same dog who laid hands on you Guards, arrest this man immediately!"

Henry barked, his command echoing sharply as elite guards instantly drew their weapons, aiming squarely at Alex.

"Since when did the Duponts start thinking they could spit in the face of Vermont's governor?" Kelly Kingston's voice cut through the tension like a blade as she stepped forward boldly.

"Put your damn guns down and leave."

"Sorry, Kelly, I just can't do that," Henry replied with dangerous confidence, his eyes narrowing in a threatening glare.

"This man tarnished my reputation. Either he kneels and begs for forgiveness and leave his arms, or he doesn't leave this place

alive."

mind, Henry?" Kelly snapped, her voice cutting like a whip. "Alex

Families loyal to the Duponts run deep, even here in Vermont. We

dropping to a deadly whisper. "So the vultures from Chicago

Henry sneered. "I'm

Alex burst into

casually at the bloodied brute sprawled on the floor. "You can

rose, dripping

protruded harmlessly from his thick skin, falling away one

shield the big guy's body from the rain of bullets and forced

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confident smirk shattered

the banquet?" Alex questioned the big guy

brute

Vermont's underworld, everaging the influence of certain family businesses in Vermont aligned with the Dupont family.

in panic,

from the dessert tray, flicking them with

acupuncture points, freezing them mid-step, paralyzed

What witchcraft is this?" Henry shrieked, trembling as he fumbled frantically for his gun, aiming shakily at Alex. Another peanut flick, precise and ruthless,

do to me?" Henry stammered in horror,

Alex's peanuts struck felt rock-hard, completely numbing his nerves and blocking the

incompetent," Alex said coldly as he stalked forward, each step deliberate, eyes burning with disdain, "you still

defiant despite the fear flashing in

release me while you still can, Alex. Otherwise, I'll

threaten me?" Alex

Henry across the face with

crack echoed across

one of the Chicago Lords!" Henry snarled, spitting

as he delivered a sharp, merciless slap across Henry's arrogant

rattled free,

of Vermont, pale-faced and trembling, started

the big guy was lying," one of them said hurriedly, his voice cracking. "You can't trust

another chimed

sharpened, and he frowned. "What's that supposed

let Henry

not enemies we can

chuckled, the sound low and

asked without looking away. "Seems like half the so- called

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