Chapter 273

Jericho Kane couldn't sleep.

Anxiety gnawed at him relentlessly, twisting his stomach in knots

He had explicitly warned his helicopter pilot to avoid any confrontation with Alex, praying silently that no trouble had ensued.

But at that very moment, a violent roar pierced through the night air-the unmistakable thunder of helicopter blades slicing the darkness.

His pulse quickened as he rished outside.

The chopper descended heavily onto the square, sending dust and leaves spiraling chaotically.

The pilot stumbled out, his face ghostly pale, eyes wide with terror

"What happened? Where is Mister Alex?" Jericho demanded urgently, grabbing the pilot's trembling shoulder.

The pilot struggled to form words, each one choked out in panic.

The more Jericho heard, the more his blood ran cold, a bone-deep dread settling over him like a suffocating fog.

"Promise me you'll keep everything you've seen tonight a secret, Jericho ordered sharply.

"Believe me, sir, I want nothing more than to erase this night from my memory forever," the pilot stammered, his voice barely above a whisper.

With dread thickening his steps, Jericho stormed back inside, his voice echoing harshly through the hall.

"Butler! Summon Bella and Scarlet to the main hall immediately!"

Minutes later, Bella and Scarlet hurried in, confusion and unease shadowing their faces.

"Father? Why have you called us at this hour?" Bella asked cautiously.

Without warning, Jericho's palm crashed mercilessly against Scarlet's face.

The brutal slap hurled her body against the nearby table, the crash resounding throughout the hall.

"Father! What on earth are you doing?" Bella cried out, rushing forward to aid Scarlet.

"Ask her yourself!" Jericho snarled, his face twisted with fury.

He swiftly drew a sword from its ornamental sheath on the wall, tossing it roughly to Scarlet's feet.

"If you truly comprehend the gravity of your mistake, Scarlet, then cut off your arm with that blade! It's the only way I might spare your worthless life-but know this: from tonight onward, you are no longer my niece!"

Bella's eyes widened in horror. "Father! What has gotten into you? Scarlet couldn't possibly deserve this!"

Jericho's rage surged uncontrollably.

defy my explicit orders! She deliberately contacted the Dupont family,

maintain her lie. "Mistaken?" Jericho roared, his foot

themselves called me when their men

Jericho's arm, pleading, "Father, please calm yourself!

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she saw this!"

dangerously, his voice trembling with barely

doing? Did

fear. "What

pitiful existence, a living corpse as punishment!" Jericho spat, his voice trembling. Scarlet's

"Impossible! His family

family?” Jericho hissed venomously,

Whitmans, one of Texas's most powerful families, tremble and pray that their lineage won't be completely exterminated because of Owen's reckless

the slums," Scarlet whimpered, blood trickling

"He's nobody!"

eyes darkened dangerously, and another savage kick fractured

to judge his worth, you foolish girl?" He struggled to contain the sheer terror that gripped him

Scarlet shouted defiantly through bloodied teeth, her stubbornness

clenched his fists, frustration boiling within him, knowing he must keep Alex's true identity

under people so terrifyingly powerful that even the governor of Texas himself would

between ordinary men and those who walk among devils? Alex is someone you never cross. Befriend him, and fortune will smile upon you. Provoke him, and pray that he'll see

Scarlet whispered in terror, the reality of her actions

elite men were crushed-utterly humiliated," Jericho replied,

mercy, just for the slim chance of surviving Alex's

face deathly pale, horror gripping

grim finality. "Pick up the sword and

nearly fainted, her trembling fingers unable to grip the

frantic with desperation, threw herself at

don't go this far,” Bella

Alex-he's not a man who enjoys hurting others. He's a doctor, a healer. Violence goes

for."

eyes burned with fury, but beneath it was unmistakable

Bella. If Alex loses control because of

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TRYING TO PROTECT

me fix it," Bella insisted,

Scarlet to him myself. We'll

understand. He's not unreasonable."

shook his head

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