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.

to speak, lifted his head

words caught in his

the woman reached into her

of the weapon in her hand sent terror rushing

Kane," she said, swinging the weapon

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

froze, eyes locked on

no longer stand. One by one, they dropped to

the most

his head.

are the

ost beautiful

eyes, but we could not see. Now I see the truth-you

ringing sound.

sudden flourish, she hurled the

gasped-then roared

wasn't a blade or a gun at all, but a thick bundle of hundred-dollar bills.

apart, raining cash across the courtyard like

hands clawing at the air, their cries filling

chaos with her chin high and her

born to be a queen, and they followed her

had

saw the rain of money, they surged outside, shoving each other aside to grab whatever

dragged Alex from

only to see Bella Kane striding toward him, looking every inch the

her eyes met his,

mask, the regal

face flushed red, her proud walk faltered, and she suddenly looked

girl caught sneaking out

hands twisting nervously as

said softly, almost

an eyebrow, studying her. "I'm fine. How

her lip. Her fingers curled together, fidgeting like a

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

thank

Bella's eyes widened as if

heartbeat, the shy act vanished. Panic flooded her face.

help me, Alex! Something's happened to

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

but she

days ago," she gasped, "my

governor of Vermont

grand welcome party but

went wrong. The morning, he collapsed!

someone had poisoned him."

s

eyes brimmed with tears, spilling down

she pleaded. "I'll do anything

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