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Chapter 536
The host smiled tightly.“We’re here to do business, not start a war. Let’s all calm down.”Leonora found her seat at the very front of the hall, her name engraved neatly on the table. As expected, Alex was seated automatically at her right.The problem was the left seat.Old man Kaltmann had already taken it.Alex Saint-Claire sat down without reacting. As he did, Leonora leaned closer, lowering her voice.“That man over there—the one you slapped,” she whispered, her eyes flicking forward, “is Marquise Anton Dunkel. The richest man in Dunkelfels. His duke despised my grandfather, so our families have been at each other’s throats for years.”Her voice hardened. “The one beside him is Leon Zhao—a powerful cultivator from the Xia country. He defected to Prussia long ago
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“What the hell are you doing?!” Kaltmann roared, his voice cracking with rage. “I’m calling the police!”Alex knew exactly what that meant. If this reached the authorities, there would be sanctions—serious ones. His status, his citizenship—everything he had spent three brutal years fighting to obtain—could be erased in a single decision.He turned sharply to Leonora.“Miss Silberkreuz,” Alex said, “I slapped and kicked this man under your authority. Do you want me to kill him too?”Leonora froze. For a split second, even she looked shaken. Alex had just dumped every risk straight into her hands without hesitation.“That’s a lie!” Kaltmann shouted, staggering upright. His finger shook as he pointed at Alex, fury trembling through his arm.“Miss Silberkreuz never ordered you to touch me! How dare you hit me—kick me! You’ll pay for this!”Alex stepped forward.In one brutal motion, he grabbed Kaltmann by the collar and smashed his fist into the old man’s face—once, then again.“Miss Silb
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The laser rifle fired.A blade of white heat ripped through the air and struck the exact spot where Alex had been standing.The men didn’t slow down. They were certain he was dead. Six figures in sleek black armor, weapons pulsing with high-tech power.They moved forward, cautious but confident.Nothing.No body.No blood.Only scorched ground. A tree split open, still smoking. Grass burned to ash.The air went cold.“So,” a voice said behind them, calm and clear, “there are six of you.”The voice came from behind them.All six men spun around in panic.Alex stood there—calm, unharmed, already watching them. Close. Too close.Weapons snapped up instantly, muzzles locking onto his chest.Then everything stopped.Their fingers froze on the triggers. Arms locked mid-motion. Muscles screamed but refused to move.One by one, they felt it.An invisible force seized their bodies.Their own guns began to turn—slowly, deliberately—until each barrel pointed directly at its owner’s head.Fear hi
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Alex glanced back at Renata and shook his head.“Did they hit your head too hard?”She stared at him blankly.“What are you talking about?”He frowned in disbelief.“No sane woman asks about making love while she’s lying injured in a hospital bed.”“I didn’t mean this very moment,” Renata answered quickly, clearly embarrassed.“Let’s make it never,” Alex replied flatly.“What?”“I refuse,” he said firmly.“Are you sure?” Renata studied him, trying to understand. She had forced herself to be brave, to offer intimacy as a way of saying thanks.In her mind, that kind of offer usually made men thrilled and eager. She absolutely believed no one would reject her.She was a duke’s daughter, admired wherever she went, breathtakingly beautiful and fully aware of her effect on people.Yet after gathering all her courage, after swallowing her pride and speaking honestly, the man in front of her dismissed her without hesitation.And that stung more than any of her visible wounds.Alex folded his
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Matthias’s face went completely white. Panic tore through him as the words poured out in a frantic, broken rush.“Renata—please. I was wrong. I was wrong to ask for the sixth-generation VÖXEN. I was greedy. Disgusting. Shameless.”His legs trembled, barely able to keep him standing.“I’m sorry,” he choked. “I swear I’ll never do it again. Never. Please… please forgive me.”“That’s it?” Renata snapped. “You think forgiveness will end all of this?” Her eyes burned as she stared at him. “Fine. Then I’ll sit back and eat popcorn while I watch your entire family die. Good luck.”Baron Sturmfels turned to Renata and dropped his head.“Renata, please forgive what my son did to you,” he begged. “He was blinded by greed. I’ll repay every cent he stole from you. All of it. Please—tell Mr. Saint-Claire to spare my family. We are innocent.”Renata’s scream ripped through the room.“Innocent?” Tears streamed down her face as her voice shattered. “He took all my money. Fine—you can return it. But w
Chapter 531
Bruno stared at Count Oskar, frozen in disbelief. His mind went blank, like a circuit had been burned out.Count Oskar Winterhagen.The underground overlord of Winchester.Bruno was nothing more than a local leader, a small-time figure ruling a narrow slice of territory. But Count Oskar? He ruled this entire area.No—he ruled the city’s shadows themselves. Every man in Winchester’s underworld knew his name. He was absolute power.Bruno never imagined he would cross paths with someone like that—especially over something so trivial.All of this, just because Matthias had asked him to deal with a minor nuisance.Matthias, completely unaware of who Count Oskar was, had just been struck down by Oskar’s men.Dazed and furious, he leaned close to Bruno and whispered through clenched teeth, “Bruno, what the hell is going on? Who is this old man? Can’t you handle him? I’ll give you another hundred thousand dollars.”The moment those words left his mouth, Bruno started shaking.The next second,
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