Chapter 45

The chill of the sharp wind was nothing compared to the cold stare Alex received from the old man in front of him, his father-in-law.

Telling the truth he only needed two seconds to break the old man's bones, and what he thought was his greatest block.

But was it morally right to hit your own father-in-law?

"Father-in-law, why do you want that man to be your son-in-law? Am I not good enough?"

Tommy chuckled. "Alex, you really are thick-skinned, aren’t you? Do you know who that man is? He is James Wellington, the first rank family with total assets of 10 billion dollars."

"Even we Deneuves only have about 100 million dollars," Tommy mocked Alex. "Can you imagine what will happen to Sophia if she marries into a first-class family? Everyone will be happy, including her mother and me."

"Father-in-law," Alex gazed at him seriously, his eyes filled with determination.

"I may not come from a first-rank family, but I am from an S-rank family—a royal family. Don’t you think that is enough to e