The Pinnacle of Life

When Alex saw Dorothy appear in the room and faced Daya for the first time, he felt a huge headache coming on. The extremely frosty look on Dorothy’s face made him feel especially uneasy.
He wasn’t sure if he was thinking too much, but ever since the divorce, and although they two had finally broken through, reaching the point where they joined flesh and spirit, where they should have been a step closer than before, it seemed to have had the opposite effect, creating a wall between them instead. They were supposed to be each other’s closest person, but it felt like their souls were not close at all.
For example, now, the frosty look on Dorothy’s face made it seem like she had an aura around her that wouldn’t stand to be questioned.
“Cough. Dorothy, it’s actually like this…”
Just as Alex was about to speak, his phone rang.
He was quietly overjoyed when it happened, and thought to himself, ‘This phone call came just at the right time. No matter who it was, I can leave once I pick it up. I really have to show my thanks to this person properly. This call is a real life-saver!’
When he looked at the caller, he found that it was Hailey.
‘Oh my, oh my. Sister Hailey, I really love you to death.’
He picked up the call immediately. “Sister Hailey! calling me at this time… Anything urgent?”
But what came from the other side was the voice of an old man.
“Rockefeller, your sister is in my hands. Whether she lives or dies depends on what you do in the next moments.”

Woosh!
Alex’s brain felt like it was about to explode the moment he heard that. The embarrassed, frustrated demeanor that he had displayed just a moment ago vanished instantly, replaced by a sharp aura that was like a drawn blade.
A murderous look appeared on his face. “Who are you?”
“Hahaha! Forgotten an old man so soon? When you were in the Stoermer residence in Michigan, weren’t you just so arrogant? Didn’t you put on a good show, showing that you can summon thousands of thunder gods? This old man will give you a chance. I’m outside your house right now. Come and kill me with your thunder. If you can’t, then I’ll exterminate your entire family.”
“You… You’re Terrance Coleman?”
“That’s right, it’s me. I’ll give you half an hour, if you don’t reach within that time, your sister will lose her life. If you’re still not here after forty minutes, then her daughter will also die.”
When Alex heard that, the anger welling in his chest became extremely intense. He gritted his teeth and hissed, “You’ve even grabbed Zoey?!”
“Heh heh, you don’t believe me? Come here, say something to your sister, then.”
Very soon, Alex could hear Hailey’s screams. It was from Terrance kicking her broken leg. How could an ordinary woman like her endure such pain?
Then, Hailey’s cries came. “Brother, they’ve hurt Zoey. Zoey hit her head on the flower bed, and there’s a lot of blood. She won’t wake up… What do we do? He’s really powerful, and he said he’s going to destroy you. Y-Y-You better not come… Ahhh!”
There was a scream. Hailey had obviously been beaten up again.
Boom!
Almost instantly, the murderous aura leaked out from Alex.
When the aura burst out, the first thing to bear the brunt was the table next to him. It failed to withstand the blow and even the dishes on it were thrown through the air.
It stunned everyone in the room.
“Terrance Coleman, you listen to me. If anything happens to them, I swear, I will uproot your entire Coleman family, and not even a single piece of sh*t will be left behind.”
The call ended, and Daya nervously asked, “Was that the grand elder, Terrance Coleman? Has he come looking for you?”
Alex’s eyes were as sharp as knives. “I’m leaving.”