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383. The Warringtons and the Vanderbilts
Josiah Warrington clenched his fist and glared at Adam Vanderbilt. It was a death stare if Elizabeth had ever seen one, and she tried to calm her father before things could take a turn for the worse.“Please hold it together, dad. He is not worth it. We are here to celebrate the new year,” she urged, fluttering to his side. “Please, just let it go. The people are watching.”“Then let them watch and learn what happens to uninvited guests,” Josiah muttered, brushing Elizabeth to the side.“You are not welcome here!” he repeated, closing the distance with quick, deliberate steps. “Take your family and leave before I have you thrown out.”Adam Vanderbilt stabbed the ground with his cane and stared right back at Josiah.“I am not going anywhere. This is a free country, and your family doesn’t own this province.”“But we own this field. This carnival was organized by the Warrington family. And you have come here as a rude pest! So, I am asking you very politely to get back in your car and g
382. Unwelcome
Alex returned to the mansion wearing a smug look on his face. He had taken out two birds with one stone without even getting his hands dirty.The moment Elizabeth saw him striding in, she couldn’t help but enquire.“How did it go? Your bonding exercise with Connor Vanderbilt?”Despite trying her best, she couldn’t hide the displeasure in her voice.“It didn’t go as planned. But I improvised,” Alex replied, smirking softly. “The Vanderbilts won’t be bothering us anytime soon. I’ve made sure of it.”“How?” Elizabeth’s eyes lit up with a curious glint. She couldn’t believe that the Vanderbilts had suddenly agreed to leave their family alone after years of cutthroat rivalry. “What did you do?”“Opened up an old can of worms,” Alex replied, grinning with satisfaction. “Let’s get ready for the carnival. We’re getting late.”Even though Alex had played his cards just right, he knew his solution was only temporary. But for now, he was more than happy to play nice instead of raising new enemie
381. Old Scars and New Wounds
At the ancestral Vanderbilt mansion in the Rosemoore estate, a neatly dressed old man with a clean-shaven face and round, rimless glasses walked downstairs, supporting himself on a black cane with an ebony head.The attendants and guards quickly stood aside with their heads bowed and eyes lowered.Adam Vanderbilt’s wrinkled face mottled into a rotten frown as his sons, Connor and Rory, walked over the front porch and entered the mansion.“Look who is here! The pig who thinks he can just rut around in my flowerbeds and crap where he pleases!” Adam yelled with such rage that spit flew out of his mouth, and his whole body trembled.Rory lowered his eyes and tried to mumble an apology.“I am sorry, dad. I got held up and—”“Do you think I was born yesterday?” Adam Vanderbilt thundered, his voice booming through the mansion, leaving the attendants in shudders. “I know where you were and exactly what you were doing!”Rory’s eyes immediately turned to his brother. Fixing his smoldering gaze
380. Trial by Fire
“What the hell is going on in there?” Connor Vanderbilt shouted from outside, banging on the barn door. “Rory, don’t do anything stupid! I already told dad about this. He’ll be here soon!”Hearing those words, Claire lost her nerve.“Rory! Open the door. I can’t stay here!” she urged with frantic urgency. “If your dad sees us together, we’ll be in deep trouble!”“Dad’s not coming out here. My brother is full of crap. Just ignore him!” Rory snapped back before marching off with his shotgun to hunt Alex.Claire staggered back toward the barn door, her nerves on edge and her heart thumping in her chest. She realized that she had taken a dangerous plunge by going after Alex. And one phone call could ruin everything.Rory’s men spread out as ordered and continued searching the barn. But it seemed like Alex had disappeared into thin air.“Come out, come out, wherever you are!” Rory taunted. “I swear if you don’t, I’ll burn the whole place down with you in it!”“Argh!”One of the thugs screa
379. Love, Death and Bullets
Claire had used her feminine charms to manipulate Rory into capturing Alex for her. But now that Alex was sitting tied up in a bundle right in front, she found herself in a trap.A sinking feeling washed over her being as she felt something dragging her into a pit of quicksand.She realized that Alex wasn’t the hostage here. Not anymore.“What do you want from me?”The words came out softer than she had expected. Her voice was already failing, and she no longer had the nerve to carry out the deed.“I want to talk to you, alone.”Claire raised her gloved hand and motioned to the ruffians, asking them to leave.“But Rory said we shouldn’t leave you alone. This man is danger—”“I said get out!” Claire yelled from, the voice rising from her belly as she lost her temper.The thugs had no choice but to step out of the barn and leave the two of them alone.“Grab a chair. This is going to be a long discussion,” Alex said, motioning to her.Claire begrudgingly dragged a wooden stool to the mid
378. A Willing Captive
Rory and his thugs took Alex to an abandoned cattle ranch on the westernmost fringes of the province. Save for the one dusty trail cutting through the empty corn fields, it was completely isolated from the rest of the countryside.This made it the perfect spot for all kinds of criminal endeavors.Alex was promptly dragged into a barn and pushed onto a wooden chair. His hands and feet were tied to the chair, and as soon as they took off the jute sack, a blindfold was placed around his eyes, and his mouth secured with cheap duct tape.Anyone else would have started struggling now, but Alex didn’t so much as flinch. He sat there completely upright without showing any signs of panic.Mistaking Alex’s composure for temerity, Rory scoffed at the pathetic display.“I thought you’d at least put up a fight. But I guess you’re just another city slicker—all bark and no bite.”Alex heard everything, but didn’t move a muscle. His face remained set in stone, and he neither tried to break free nor s
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