NovelEnglishChapter 0249 Dawn broke over Ol’ Mare, casting a soft glow on the quiet Belmont Hills neighborhood where the Chesire family lived.
*Amber, Alex, are you serious?!” In the Chesire’s living room, Susanne, who had just dropped little Olivia off at preschool, listened in horror to Amber's harrowing tale of her abduction. Her face went as white as a sheet.
“They didn’t hurt you, did they? Oh, my poor baby!” She wept uncontrollably. “I'm fine, all thanks to Alex.”
Patrick, a cigarette dangling from his fingers, tried to steady his shaky voice. “Amber, you've got to be more careful from now on. We need to beef up security. If it hadn’t been for Alex... Well...
Amber glanced at Alexander, biting her lip, her face awash with guilt.
After her last frightening experience, she had been vigilant about her safety. She blamed her own stubborn streak for not telling Alex and sneaking off with Acela to Lackspur County.
If only she had notified Alex, maybe none of that would have happened. The Ellis family, the Hart family... Those people were the worst!
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Alex.”
After taking a long drag on his cigarette, Patrick finally spoke up. “You’re out of the service, right? Was that jet last night your old squad? They went above and beyond for us. You have to show them sgratitude.”
“Absolutely!”
Susanne, tears still in her eyes, nodded vigorously. “Even after you've left the military, they didn’t hesitate to lend a hand. We owe them big time. We should take them out to dinner, maybe pick out snice gifts!”
Amber nervously bit her lip, her voice barely above a whisper. “Alex, back on the boat, | thought | heard your fellow soldiers shouting something. They were shouting something about a Temple Lord. Is that...?”
“It's Lord of War, Temple Lord,” Alexander corrected with a smile. “Only the Temple Lord can order the legion’s war machines into action. | racked up quite a few commendations in my time, so the Temple Lord made an
exception, sending them for the rescue.”
Without missing a beat, he shifted gears, his tone turning serious. “Amber, we’re stepping up your security detail starting now. I’m putting Ray in charge. He'll have a team of top-notch guards on you round the clock.”
Amber murmured in agreement.
Ray was George’s right-hand man, tough as they come, and the head honcho of New Chesire Group's security force. He answered only to Alexander and George himself.
With Ray on the job, unless they ran into a martial arts master like someone from the Ellis family, Amber was in safe hands.
“The Ellis family... They’re that powerful family from up north, aren’t they?” said Patrick, trying to recall what he 112:
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Chesire products could push into the northern market?”
He continued, a new thought dawning on him, “And you know, I’ve been thinking. Amber’s got the hmarket under control, and everything’s ticking along nicely. I’m considering a trip overseas to scout out the scene. Our ‘One Life’ product is a hit here, and it's bound to catch on abroad too.”
Amber had not laid out any plans for expanding up north, but Alexander gently broke the silence. “I’m open to exploring overseas, and dipping our toes in the northern market doesn’t sound bad to me.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“That settles it, then!”
Patrick, whose legs had troubled him for years but were then healed, was itching to travel. He booked an international flight on the spot and reminded Amber with emphasis, “Our Chesire family is thriving, but don’t
you forget where we cfrom!”
“We're in the middle of expanding the factory, right? Let's make a trip back and maybe set up a new plant there as a thank-you to our people back home.”
Amber nodded. “Sure.”
After waving goodbye to Patrick at Ol’ Mare International Airport, Amber wasted no time. She hopped into the passenger seat of a cherry-red Porsche and called an old family friend.
“Uncle, it's Amber.”
Avoice, weathered with age but laced with excitement, cthrough the phone. “Amber, my dear! | was just about to reach out to you. Can you spare stime? There’s trouble back in the village, and | thought, with your family doing so well in the city, maybe you could lend a hand?”
Trouble back home? A flicker of concern crossed Amber's face.
The Chesire family was a big deal in Ol’ Mare, so much so that even the influential clans in Woolpackton from Province Town had to pay them mind.
However, right then, her focus was supposed to be on the raw material base in Lackspur County. Personal visits back hwere rare, and a phone call was usually all she could manage. “lll make the trip.”
Alexander steered the car with a casual flick of his wrist, glancing over at Amber with a reassuring smile. ” We'll figure out what's going on once we get there. Just stay safe, and I'll be back before you know it.” Amber’s eyes softened, her trust in him unwavering. “Okay!”
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