A few days passed, and Alex had already slipped back into his routine-only now there was something new.

He had taken Josephine under his wing, training her with a seriousness he reserved for only the most promising.

That woman was a monster in the making.

No wonder she had been so strong since childhood, defeating people twice her size with raw instinct.

She had everything it took to be superhuman-maybe even more talent than Alex himself.

He gave her everything he had, holding nothing back.

He trusted her.

He believed she would use his techniques for good.

No matter how angry Josephine got, she never crossed the line—she hit, regretted, and stopped.

She could never truly hurt someone, let alone kill.

Alex poured everything into her, as if passing down his legacy could somehow pay back the world for his sins.

Josephine threw herself into cultivation, training harder than ever in her room.

She stopped helping him in the clinic, not that it mattered. Few people came anyway.

Alex carried on, his focus split between his patients and the girl who might one day surpass him.

As usual, Alex was distributing food and vitamins to the homeless inside the clinic when a sleek black limousine glided to a stop at the entrance.

The sight alone was enough to freeze the crowd.

Then the door opened, and a woman stepped out-stunning, radiant, out of place in the filth of the slums.

The homeless stared, wide-eyed, their whispers spilling out.

"Isn't it strange?" one muttered. "Why do beautiful women keep coming to this place?"

"First Governor Jasmine, then the model Sophia," another added with awe.

"Fools," an older man snapped, shaking his head. "The real angel here is Josephine. Her beauty matches theirs, but her heart-her heart is pure."

"Yes," another voice chimed in, "I agree completely!"

"Her kindness was the only currency we could trust in this broken world."

The woman paused, her sharp eyes cutting toward them as though she'd overheard every word.

Her smile was dangerous, laced with venom. She stepped closer, her voice cold and mocking.

"You old men... you worthless rats. How dare you claim to know who the most beautiful and kind woman is-in front of me? Now speak. Tell me, who is the most beautiful, the kindest, the perfect girl you know?”

The crowd froze, the silence pressing down on them like a heavy shroud.

men, eager to speak, lifted his head

his words caught

into

weapon in her hand sent terror rushing through every

Kane," she said, swinging the weapon lightly, as if

as she demanded, "Now tell me who is the most beautiful, the kindest, the one perfect for

froze, eyes locked on the weapon in Bella's

bodies trembled, fear rippling through them until they could no longer stand. One

are the most beautiful... the

another begged, bowing his head. one. Please, show

are the

ost beautiful

we could not see. Now I see the truth-you are the

threw her head back and laughed, a hard, ringing sound. "Excellent. Since

flourish, she hurled the "dangerous weapon" into

gasped-then roared in

a gun at all, but a

apart, raining cash across the courtyard like

hands clawing at the air, their cries filling the

chaos with her chin high and her steps slow, moving with the grace

and they followed her like

inside the clinic, who had been

they surged

Alex

stepped out of the clinic, frowning, only to see Bella

instant her eyes met his, everything

mask, the

her proud walk faltered, and she suddenly looked

sneaking

her lip, her hands twisting nervously as she approached

she said softly, almost shy. "How

an eyebrow, studying her.

at her lip. Her fingers

time you came to help me, I've wanted to see you again. Not for anything

thank me? Don't worry about that. I already got

eyes widened as if

shy act vanished. Panic flooded

to my father!"

to die. Please... you're the only one I could think of. You saved my life once-I need you to save his

she clung to him with desperate strength, burying

few days ago," she gasped, "my father

governor of Vermont

grand welcome party but

went wrong. The morning, he collapsed! He

someone had poisoned him."

s

with tears, spilling down

help him," she pleaded. "I'll do anything for you.

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