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."

her voice

curled into a malicious sneer. "You're new to this game, Governor Kingston," he said coldly. "Take some advice- don't go making enemies you can't afford. Families

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

your paranoia,” Henry sneered. "I'm merely advising a profitable

Alex burst

brute sprawled on the floor. "You can get

massive man slowly rose, dripping

from his thick skin, falling away one by one

the big guy's body from the

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smirk shattered

this snake order you to sabotage the banquet?"

the brute admitted

control of Vermont's underworld, everaging the influence of certain family businesses in Vermont aligned with the Dupont family. Their goal was to overthrow

in panic, signaling desperately. Instantly

bored sigh, Alex snatched peanuts from the dessert tray, flicking them with

the guards' acupuncture points, freezing

Another peanut flick, precise and ruthless, struck Henry's both his shoulder and thighs. His limbs seized,

did you do to me?" Henry stammered in horror, his

completely numbing his nerves and blocking the brain's commands, leaving him frozen in

eyes burning with disdain, "you still have the balls to show up here throwing insults and throwing fists like you own

defiant despite the

better release me while you still can, Alex. Otherwise, I'll make sure you leave this place in a

dare threaten me?" Alex scoffed, his

he backhanded Henry across the face with a

crack echoed across

father is one of the Chicago Lords!" Henry snarled, spitting blood onto the floor. "How dare you

a sharp, merciless slap across Henry's arrogant face. "You think invoking daddy

tooth rattled free, clattering to the

pale-faced and trembling, started mumbling among

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

exactly!" another

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

Henry go," the

not enemies

sound low and

this?" he asked without looking away. "Seems like half the so- called loyal families in

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