All Chapters of Her Ex-husband Is A God Of War: Chapter 71
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Charles knocked on the gate once.Silence.There were no guards outside. Fair. It was midnight. Since he met Sadie, she hadn’t been getting midnight visitors, so the lack of presence didn’t feel off—at first.But two seconds later, after knocking again—then again—and still getting no response?Something was off.The guards shouldn’t be asleep. Not in this house. Not on his watch.He pulled out his phone and dialed Hardin. Let him check the gate. If these fools were actually sleeping, Charles wasn’t going to let it slide.Hardin picked up on the second ring.“Took you long enough,” Charles snapped. “Open the gate.”There was a chuckle on the other end.A chuckle?“You’re not pulling my leg, are you?” Hardin asked, sounding amused.Charles frowned. “What?”“My house doesn’t have a gate,” Hardin said. “And I can’t even hear your voice—”“Your house?” Charles cut
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She darted a glance at Charles—who was already walking toward the mirror.“You did this?” he asked, his voice low, cautious.“Must’ve been one of those fans,” she said with forced casualness, though her feet wouldn’t carry her even an inch farther into the room. “Don’t tell me you’re scared, Charles.” She tried a light tone. “Stuff like this happens to celebrities all the time.”Charles turned to her, disbelief etched across his face. “What?”“I guess someone broke in,” she shrugged. “Nothing new. That’s why I keep telling you—I’m not just some regular girl in New York.”Her eyes flicked toward her phone on the nightstand—but there was no way she was going near it. Not when she didn’t even know if she was still alone in that room.“I… I can’t find my phone, though,” she added, pretending to search around her.“Here.” Charles picked it up and handed it to her.She smiled, taking it. “You’ve got sharp ey
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Charles gave him a side glance. “Do you need me to repeat myself?”“No, sir. My brain just malfunctioned for a second. I’ll handle it.”“Thank you so much, sir. I really—” the man broke into grateful tears.Charles cut him off coldly. “Let’s just hope we never meet again in real life.”He ended the call.By now, all the guards had gathered in front of the house. None of them said a word. Eyes on the ground. Silent.Sadie had already questioned them earlier, asking if anything strange happened overnight. But what were they supposed to say? “Sorry ma’am, we ate takeout and passed out like kids at a slumber party”? They knew they were done for.And this job? It wasn’t your average security gig. Sadie paid them real money. More than most got in a year under other A-listers.Now Charles was standing in front of them—and that made everything worse.It wasn’t his looks. It was the aura. The man