Ch. 1571..1580

chapter 1571 The screeching noises caused by the friction between the tires and the ground had been ear -piercing, but Alex did not send any of his men after him.

Here on this land, anyone who was remotely of status had tortured Jane with the full intention of killing her, and Jane did not even say anything to protect the eighteen year-old young woman from earlier. However, she tried everything she could to protect the elderly man just now, and that was enough proof that the old man in his seventies did no harm to Jane.

Alex looked Jane in the eyes and pulled her back into his arms. "He has helped you before, has he?"

Jane sneered. "No one has helped me here in White Ocean City, Alex Poole. Taking the eighteen-year-old young lady from earlier as an example, it's true that she had given me a piece of bread before, but it was nothing but their leftovers from a few days ago. Don't read too deeply into it. No one has treated me with kindness. I simply think that if my death is inevitable, then why drag another innocent down with me?" she paused for a moment and lowered her head, and her tone became much calmer than earlier. "I saw that you intended on burying those people who had tortured me for two nights and a day alive, but I don't understand why. If I'm going to die anyways, at least let me die knowing what's going on, will you?" 1 She paused again before chuckling sarcastically at herself. "Whatever. Why am I even saying this? You wouldn't agree to what I say anyways. Do whatever you want with me. It’s all whatever."

With that said, Jane turned away and refused to look at Alex, her eyes even struggling to focus as she did.

Alex held onto her even tighter. "How can I make you believe what I'm saying, Jane?

Twenty days ago, when I was leaving Bay County, I was really hoping that you and Noah would live happily ever after. I was really going to hand over all of my business to Sebastian and stay by your family of three for the rest of my life. The only thing I failed to think of was that Lily would hurt you. It's my mistake, Jane. It's my mistake and I've blamed myself ten thousand times for it. Because of my carelessness, you have suffered so much and it has even caused the man you loved most to die. Allow me to apologize to you, okay, Jane?" Alex tried to convince Jane painstakingly.

She looked at him. "You are spending all this effort in telling me these things simply to make your wife Lily happy."

Just as Alex was struggling to find a way to explain himself to Jane, Garrett suddenly called out to him from behind.

"Master Alex, you should come see this."

Alex was still holding onto Jane at the time. He could not bring himself to let go, under the impression that she was too weak to stand on her own without him holding her. He was enraged the moment Garrett called for him and turned to stare daggers at the man. "

What's so important that you can't make the call??"

"Master, it's best that you come see this," Garrett insisted.

Alex could only set Jane back down and went toward Garrett alone. "You have a death wish! " he said.

Garrett whispered into Alex's ear and Alex suddenly came to realize something. "Thanks! "

he said to Garrett formally. He then turned and went back to Jane and just as he had his arms raised, ready to pick Jane back up, his phone rang out of the blue. 1 He took it out and answered impatiently, " Hello, who's calling??"

A woman's voice came through the other side of the line distinctly. "Alex, I am calling to ask if you have found Jane. If you haven't, you shouldn't even come back! If you dare to come back, I'm going to kill you!"

Jane beamed at the voice as tears started rolling down her cheeks. Her lips were quivering as she blurted out, "Sa--Sabrina?"

chapter 1572 Sabrina, who was on the other end of the line, was resting for her pregnancy at home. She had been two months pregnant by then. The need to take care of Zayn and Aino throughout the years she had been on a run had caused Sabrina to work any job that came her way, to the point where she would not turn down the most exhausting and difficult work that the men at the construction site refused to take. During the time when she had just given birth to Aino, she worked in the mud to fix the roads in heavy rain. She did not sleep for a day and a night, and for that, she earned an overtime salary of two thousand dollars.

The money was enough to buy medicine for Zayn and a month's worth of baby formula for Aino. ’ Sabrina was extremely happy at the time. When she arrived home, Zayn was so worried for her that his eyes were reddened from the urge to cry.

"Sabbie! Keep this up and you will never be able to give birth to another child again!" he scolded her furiously.

Sabrina did not care. "That's fine, Zayn. I don't intend on getting married anyways, let alone have another child with a different man. Why would I need to give birth to another child? It's okay."

She had not cared about it six years ago, but six years later, her relationship with Sebastian had blossomed with such certainty that the two tried every possible way to have another child. However, despite their efforts for over a year, Sabrina had not succeeded in getting pregnant.

Both Sabrina and Sebastian knew distinctly that the reason behind it was how damaged Sabrina's body was.

Sebastian would always comfort her, saying, " It's okay if you don't get pregnant. We already have Aino anyways."

Neither had expected for her to get pregnant after a year and a half.

The doctor had emphasized to Sabrina at their first visit to the hospital, "Your body is weak and will struggle to keep the babies. You must be cautious if you wish to keep them. No extreme sport activities or working overtime. Consume your meals on time and make sure that your diet consists of nutritious ingredients. Be careful not to be exposed to temperatures that are too cold or too hot, and do not get too tired or angry."

All the advice had Sabrina snorting in frustration, but then the doctor added, "If you don't have much to do, it would be best for you to stay in bed for the first five months of your pregnancy; it would be ideal for the fetuses."

Because of the doctor's advice, Sebastian would get Sabrina to lay down on the bed whenever there was a chance. On top of that, he even got Aino to stay by her side to keep Sabrina happy.

Indeed, everything was going smoothly in Sabrina's life lately, she worked mostly from home. Ruth, the assistant that she had trained personally, worked hard and had become independent. Apart from that, Sabrina's mother also came to visit very often, bringing different food for Sabrina every day. Because of that, Sabrina had gained weight and grown lazier, she started sleeping a lot, and often struggled to wake up, so much so that she had forgotten to follow up on the matter concerning Jane. It was also because of the fact that Jane had not called her for a long period of time and Sabrina did not have Jane's contact in hand.

It was not because she was a bad friend to Jane. Furthermore, Alex had contacted Sebastian about twenty days ago to hand over all business to Sebastian so that he could go back to the northeastern region to watch Jane in silence. In Sabrina's mind, she felt that it must be a sign that Jane was doing well. At the very least, she had found true love and she had Alex watching out for her behind her back, so it was unlikely for her to encounter any sort of danger. However, her bubble had been shattered just moments ago when she received a call from Alex's subordinate, Garrett.

chapter 1572 Sabrina, who was on the other end of the line, was resting for her pregnancy at home. She had been two months pregnant by then. The need to take care of Zayn and Aino throughout the years she had been on a run had caused Sabrina to work any job that came her way, to the point where she would not turn down the most exhausting and difficult work that the men at the construction site refused to take. During the time when she had just given birth to Aino, she worked in the mud to fix the roads in heavy rain. She did not sleep for a day and a night, and for that, she earned an overtime salary of two thousand dollars.

The money was enough to buy medicine for Zayn and a month's worth of baby formula for Aino. ’ Sabrina was extremely happy at the time. When she arrived home, Zayn was so worried for her that his eyes were reddened from the urge to cry.

"Sabbie! Keep this up and you will never be able to give birth to another child again!" he scolded her furiously.

Sabrina did not care. "That's fine, Zayn. I don't intend on getting married anyways, let alone have another child with a different man. Why would I need to give birth to another child? It's okay."

She had not cared about it six years ago, but six years later, her relationship with Sebastian had blossomed with such certainty that the two tried every possible way to have another child. However, despite their efforts for over a year, Sabrina had not succeeded in getting pregnant.

Both Sabrina and Sebastian knew distinctly that the reason behind it was how damaged Sabrina's body was.

Sebastian would always comfort her, saying, " It's okay if you don't get pregnant. We already have Aino anyways."

Neither had expected for her to get pregnant after a year and a half.

The doctor had emphasized to Sabrina at their first visit to the hospital, "Your body is weak and will struggle to keep the babies. You must be cautious if you wish to keep them. No extreme sport activities or working overtime. Consume your meals on time and make sure that your diet consists of nutritious ingredients. Be careful not to be exposed to temperatures that are too cold or too hot, and do not get too tired or angry."

All the advice had Sabrina snorting in frustration, but then the doctor added, "If you don't have much to do, it would be best for you to stay in bed for the first five months of your pregnancy; it would be ideal for the fetuses."

Because of the doctor's advice, Sebastian would get Sabrina to lay down on the bed whenever there was a chance. On top of that, he even got Aino to stay by her side to keep Sabrina happy.

Indeed, everything was going smoothly in Sabrina's life lately, she worked mostly from home. Ruth, the assistant that she had trained personally, worked hard and had become independent. Apart from that, Sabrina's mother also came to visit very often, bringing different food for Sabrina every day. Because of that, Sabrina had gained weight and grown lazier, she started sleeping a lot, and often struggled to wake up, so much so that she had forgotten to follow up on the matter concerning Jane. It was also because of the fact that Jane had not called her for a long period of time and Sabrina did not have Jane's contact in hand.

It was not because she was a bad friend to Jane. Furthermore, Alex had contacted Sebastian about twenty days ago to hand over all business to Sebastian so that he could go back to the northeastern region to watch Jane in silence. In Sabrina's mind, she felt that it must be a sign that Jane was doing well. At the very least, she had found true love and she had Alex watching out for her behind her back, so it was unlikely for her to encounter any sort of danger. However, her bubble had been shattered just moments ago when she received a call from Alex's subordinate, Garrett.

chapter 1574 Alex was visibly relieved. "Of course not, Jane."

Just like a twenty-year-old young man who had just gotten his first crush, he was so happy that he showed her a big grin, showing his yellow teeth. He had not brushed his teeth for days. He looked a bit gross and smelled.

"Jane, come home with me. Look at you, you are five-months pregnant now and your belly is only going to grow bigger. Come home with me and be my queen. I will take care of you from now on." Alex looked at Jane in an expression as though he was trying to impress her. He did not even bother to ask whether Huron and Lenny had done anything to her. It did not matter. Even if Jane had been tainted by those men, it did not matter. He did not ask because he did not want her to get hurt again. He simply wrapped his arms around Jane and studied her swollen belly. He felt extremely happy. He was going to have a child.

From then on, he was going to become a father, just like Sebastian. Would his child be a little girl as witty and willful like Aino, who would dare to hit even her own father?

Completely immersed in his fantasy, Alex muttered, "Jane, let's go home..."

However, Jane pushed him away with determination.

"Jane..."

She simply stared at him blankly. "What about ...my mom?"

Alex immediately smiled and said, "Jane, I've already sent someone to pick Noah's mother up. She will be here soon. I promise I will admit her to the finest retirement house in the future. We will take care of her for the rest of her life."

"Oh..." Jane murmured carelessly. After a brief moment of silence, she asked another question in a robotic tone, "You are really not here to kill me or toy with me, just like Sabrina said?"

"Jane, I'm human. You have been with me for seven years. Have you ever seen me hurt ordinary people? I will never treat people who have nothing to do with me cruelly, not to mention you, who has stayed by my side for almost eight years."

fl II • • • "Jane, your man isn't blood-thirsty or perverted, so I'm not toying with you. Everything that happened in the past two weeks has been Lily's schemes."

Jane's head bowed a little lower. "So you want to take me back and live happily ever after?"

"Of course! I will only marry you in my life. You won't fit into a wedding dress during your pregnancy, but once you give birth, we are going to have the wedding of the century. I will make you the happiest bride on earth. The love you will receive from your husband from now on will not be any lesser than what Sebastian is giving Sabrina."

Jane smiled. The way the smile appeared on her pale little face had sent Alex's heart into excruciating pain.

After she finished smiling, she said in a hoarse voice, "I guess I'm luckier than Sabrina.

She was found by Sebastian after running for six years, and it only took three months for you to find me. Before running away, I couldn't manage to go from being your pet to becoming your wife after being with you for seven years, but I'm going to become your wife after running for three months and being found by you? Alex, is this... Are you giving me the carrot after you give me the stick?"

II II • • • "You were the one who chased me out. It's you who has caused me to suffer so much. My lover died because of you. Are we supposed to just let all that go, just like that? Alex, you're human, but so am I. I've said so before, I've made up my mind the day you chased me out from your place without saying anything. I will never go back with you."

"You won't forgive me, Jane?"

"Would you? Would you have forgiven me? Let's say I cheated on you and stole all your money. Once I got bored of that man and suffered the consequences, I then came back to you and said Alex, come home with me, I will be a good wife to you from now on.”

chapter 1575 "Would you be willing to accept that?"

II II • •• Jane grinned. "There isn't such a thing as forgiving or not forgiving, since we have broken up, all ties should be cut. If you are a demon that I can't shake, naturally, I can only go with you and let you do whatever you want to me. But now that you've mentioned that you never hurt normal people, and that you've been looking for me, then what I can say to you, Alex, is that we are done. We will never be together again. I'm tired. I'm so tired. I'm thirty- five this year, not twenty. I can't go through the storm again in my life. As long as I'm alive to give birth to my child, to take good care of my mother... That's what would make me feel most grounded. I never belonged to your world to begin with. Your family, everyone around you, and most importantly, yourself, none of you have ever thought of me as a suitable match. I see it clearly now; my life belongs in the mud. You are Master Alex of Kidon City, the one and only of the entire city. We aren't good for each other. Go back, Alex. I've forgiven you. I won’t resent you again, but I won't go back with you."

Jane turned to slowly walk away out of the mansion as she spoke, she was stumbling. Her clothes were in pieces, and because of her weakened state, she had to lift her belly with her hands gingerly as she walked.

Alex looked at her and his heart ached to the point that his voice trembled. "Jane, are you not even going to give me a chance for making just one mistake? I made one mistake, and you are going to label US as a dead case?"

"A mistake?" Jane turned around and stared at Alex expressionlessly. "Do you know what it's like for your heart to die? For almost eight years, we ate together. We slept together.

There weren't another two as close as US. The time I spent with you was longer than even that of you and your blood brothers and your parents. In the end, you chased me out of your home with no hesitation and just a few words. At that very moment, my heart had been struck dead by you. My heart's already dead, so what use is it to talk about who's right and who's wrong? I don't have a heart anymore, Alex. My plan for the rest of my life is simple: to take care of Mom; and as for my child, if I get to give birth to it, it's luck; if I can't, then it's fate. That's all."

With that, Jane turned to leave again. Alex could tell that Jane would rather die out there than to go back with him. she was determined. He was different from Sebastian. Back when Sebastian brought Sabrina back from foreign lands, he had leverage over Sabrina:

Zayn and Aino. On top of that, Sabrina had not lived with Sebastian all those years ago and had not given much to him; whereas Jane had given Alex her life. Indeed, he had struck her heart dead.

Alex did not go after her immediately, and instead watched as Jane stepped out of the mansion. Coincidentally, a car was parked outside the mansion and Noah's mother got out of the car.

"Mom!" Tears started streaming down Jane's face.

"Jane! You are alive..." The old woman started crying as well.

"Mom, we are safe now. I'll take you to a place that belongs to someone who is willing to take us in." 8 "..." Alex watched in silence from behind them.

chapter 1576 There was someone who would take her in?

Who?

Just as Alex was about to go and ask about it, his phone rang. He took it out and found that it was from Sebastian. He looked up to the stumbling pregnant woman and the elder, and thought, ‘Their pace is slow anyways. Besides, if I follow too closely, Jane will get even more upset.’ Alex motioned for his subordinate to come forward and said, "Go and see which direction they are heading toward. Don't follow too closely or alert them."

"Yes, Master Alex," the subordinate responded immediately.

Alex finally picked up the phone after that. " What's up, Sebastian?"

Sebastian's worried voice came through from the other side of the line. "Alex, Jane and you... II Hearing the voice of his blood brother, Alex suddenly sighed with boundless regret and despair.

"What's wrong, Alex?" Sebastian asked with concern. He then proceeded to explain apologetically, "Sabrina and Aino both wanted to eat crab ravioli from the old streets of South City; they make it the juiciest and most tender over there, but it takes quite some time. I got up early in the morning and drove there to buy them the ravioli. I just got back."

Sensing the overflowing paternal love, the love that a husband had for his wife and the contentment Sebastian felt from his family had torn Alex’s heart apart.

"Alex, I heard from Sabrina the moment I got home. She said that you've found Jane and she ...won't believe you. Now that Sabrina has explained everything to her, is she willing to come home with you?" Sebastian asked.

"Sebastian, sometimes when people make mistakes, all they need to do is to apologize and make sure that it won't happen again; but sometimes, there are mistakes that can't be made. All it takes is one mistake and nothing can be restored any longer," Alex responded with a sorrowful tone. ' Sebastian paused for a moment, before asking the question that he knew the answer to.

"Jane... Even after learning that you regret your action, and that you have been looking for her the entire time, she's still not willing to come back with you?"

"Throughout the seven years she had been with me, all I knew was that she was gentle and obedient and wouldn't cause much trouble. Besides..." Alex chuckled sarcastically at himself, "Besides, I kept her around back then because I knew that she could be easily dismissed, which she was. she just left as soon as I asked her to. She didn't hesitate or cling onto me. She was the kind that did not trouble me with any consequences, but now that I dismissed her, it's harder than flying to get her back."

Sebastian did not know what to say. Before finding Sabrina, he had always been a man who did not get too close to other women. He rarely spared any woman a second glance, but his overall impression on Jane had been good. He felt that she was a quiet woman, she was gentle, intelligent, and understanding. She never asked for attention or threw babyish tantrums. There were times when the four blood brothers gathered and Jane would always be by Alex's side, she would remain there in silence like a calming lake. If the four of them were playing poker or anything, Kelvin and Martin's women would more or less try to get their attention, but Jane never did so. She would always smile and turn to leave. After a while, she would make tea and serve it to the men with snacks. In truth, Sebastian had seen Jane as his sister-in-law from the bottom of his heart as he felt that she was indeed a great woman. However, no one had ever imagined that Alex would actually toss her out. At that very moment, Sebastian had not expected for a woman as obedient and submissive as Jane to be so determined in turning away.

"Sebastian, I never thought of Jane as a woman who was proud and cold. I always thought that Lily was prouder than she was, but Jane now has made me realize the true meaning of pride. Jane was the one who was proud, down to every bone in her body! Her clothes are all torn apart, and with that big belly of hers, she can’t even walk straight but still refused to let me help her. Say, how can I overcome her pride and get her to come back with me?" Alex continued in his sorrowful voice.

chapter 1577 "I feel the same as she does right now, and no longer expect anything from the child in her belly. Even if she doesn't have any child in the future, we can be Aino's godparents. Right now, I'm just worried about her. Her body can't take the suffering any longer."

"Who said anything about becoming your goddaughter?? I don't want you! Hmph!"

Suddenly, the voice on the other side of the line had switched to Aino's willful and proud voice.

"Baby Aino?"

"Who are you calling ‘Baby’?? Hmph! I hate you!" Aino started crying as she attacked Alex, "Aunt Jane is the best auntie I've ever had! She is so great and you just tossed her out!

You might have made only one mistake, but Aunt Jane didn't have any money and almost got herself beaten to death by Lily! All of these happened because of you! Aunt Jane better not come back with you, ever!! I. Hate. You! Hmph! II "I'm sorry, baby."

Aino softened slightly. "Let me tell you! I only want Aunt Jane as my godmother! Not you! I hate you!"

II II • •• Before Alex could react, Aino had already hung up. Alex chuckled sarcastically at himself and put his phone away as Garrett approached him from behind.

"Master Alex."

Alex turned around and looked at Garrett, depressed. "Is everything handled?"

Garrett nodded. "All settled, Master Alex, except for the youngest girl. You said to let her go, so I did."

"Mm-hm."

"Master, wh- -where is Mrs. Poole?" Garrett looked around and thought to himself. " Wasn't she here just now? It's only been a short while, so where is Mrs. Poole?"

Alex sighed. "Let's go after her. she probably hasn't gone far."

"G--GO after who?" Garrett asked in confusion.

Instead of answering his stupid question, Alex asked him another question, "Say... Do I seem like a bad person?"

After a pause, Garrett said, "Master, you have never harmed the lives of innocents. I remember a few years back when you were bringing peace to those barbarians in the Middle East, you came across a family so poor that they didn't have a morsel of food on their plates. You gave them your Vacheron Constantin watch worth three hundred thousand for them to exchange into money."

Alex suddenly chuckled sarcastically at himself at Garrett's comment about him. He then continued to say, "This time, I'm going to become a bad person!"

"???"

• • • "If I don't become a bad person, my woman will never come back with me. Get in the car.

We will continue to chase my wife!"

There was a saying that treating one's wife poorly might feel good at the moment, but to get her back would be like walking through fire. Alex felt that that saying best described his situation at that moment. He got into the car, and had Garrett drive after the stumbling pregnant woman and elder from a far distance.

The two were indeed extremely slow. They helped support one another as they walked a few steps before stopping again. They would stop to ask for directions from time to time and would even need to rest by the road for ten minutes and every mile they walked. They walked for three hours and the car behind followed them for the entire three hours until Jane found her way and stopped outside a mansion. 1 Jane helped the old lady down and went to press on the doorbell.

"Where is this?" Alex asked.

"Master, it's written there... Powell... The Powell Mansion?"

Powell? Lenny? Alex immediately straightened up in his seat in shock.

chapter 1578 Lenny! The old man who had been to the doors of Huron's place and shouted at Alex four hours ago. That man was almost seventy and claimed that Jane was his woman, and now Jane was really going to take refuge in Lenny's place? At that moment, Alex felt as though all his internal organs had been pitifully torn to pieces. He opened the car door in a dazed state and went out.

"Master!" Garrett shouted behind him. Ever since Alex had started looking for Jane, he did not stop acting frantic. He became repulsive, irritable and would sometimes be seen with his eyes red. Three hours ago, Jane had told Alex that she would not go back with him decisively, and if he was to go after her right now, he was only going to make Jane resent him more. Garrett could only hope that his master would not get kicked out by Mrs. Poole.

He watched Alex anxiously but to his surprise, Alex said, "I just want to hear what they will say. We are too far from them right now, so we won't hear them."

With that said, Alex headed toward Jane and took long strides to stand before the gates of the mansion. Alex and Garrett then squatted down and hid in the bushes outside the mansion as though they were thieves.

The old lady, whom Jane was helping, happened to be speaking to her at the time, " My girl, I’m relieved now that I've sent you here, stay here if you think that this man is dependable. I’m going to get going now," she said in a hollow voice.

Jane got on her knees before the old lady. " Mom... Are you going to abandon me?"

The old lady immediately started crying, bursting into tears suddenly. "My dear girl, Mom...

Mom is old. My son died deep in the mountains, and I want to go and keep my poor son's company as soon as possible..."

"Mom, I'm sorry, Mom. I'm sorry!" Jane sobbed guiltily. "It's all because of me. If not for me, Noah wouldn't have died. Mom, stay with me, okay? We will live. Once I give birth to the child, we will give it away and I'll meet death with you. I'll take you to that mountain to look for Noah then, and if there's nothing left but bones, we will die beside his bones, okay?" ’ The old lady wiped the tears off Jane's face and said, "My girl, why are you doing this?"

Jane clung onto the old lady's leg. "I've never had any family to love me, Mom, you and Noah were my only family. If none of you can be around anymore, there's no meaning in my life, Mom. Stay with me, Mom. We will live together. Okay, Mom?" ' The old lady hesitated for a moment before asking, "Will the owner of this mansion accept us?"

"I'll beg him," Jane instantly responded. "I think he will accept US. He is interested in me, and he himself isn' t that bad of a man. As long as he is willing to take US in, I will do anything for him. Don't worry, Mom. I won't let you suffer. No matter where I go, I'll take you with me."

The old lady petted Jane on the head. "My dear girl, I know that you care for me. I also know that you are respectful and prioritize our bond. Noah did not die in vain, and I am grateful for you."

"Mom, let us live together, okay? I will be your daughter, Mom." Jane ran into the old lady's embrace in tears.

In the bushes, Alex observed the poor mother and daughter and was overwhelmed with emotion. That was a woman who had been with him for seven years and it was not until now that he realized how much she cherished love and loyalty to the point that she simply had to pay the people who had helped her before back. She was pregnant and was left with nowhere to go, but still she was going to protect the old mother with her life.

She had always lacked love, she was always the giver, but she had never received any affection until she met Noah and his mother. Her current actions, reactions, and decisions reflected precisely what a great conscience she had.

chapter 1579 Unfortunately, a woman that great would never go back into Alex's arms. Just as he reflected on it, the mansion's gate opened and the old man who stepped out was none other than Lenny.

Seeing that Jane was supporting an elder and standing outside his door, Lenny was shocked. "You... Didn't you... Master... Master Alex..."

Jane forced a smile. "Master Powell, you..." She swallowed to calm herself before continuing, "I knew from the first day you took me back, that you... You are a good person.

You were kind to me, and did not torture me like Huron did. I... I might be pregnant, but I can still be your companion between the sheets. I don't need a title or your money. As long as you agree to take me and my mom in and keep US fed, I don't even need to eat that well, so long that there's food every day... Is that okay, Master Powell?" Jane looked at Lenny in anticipation. 2 Lenny did not respond for a while. He then sighed and said, "Sigh, little pregnant lady, don't you know that I've just barely escaped death? Had I run even slightly slower, I would have been buried alive along with those people. I've been panting non-stop since I got home."

Lenny wiped the sweat off his face as he spoke and was visibly frightened. In fact, he had spent the last three hours doing his research. He found that this so-called Master Alex from Kidon City never took the lives of the innocents, and that Alex always kept his promises. If he had agreed to let Lenny go, it meant that Lenny was not in any life threatening danger.

All things aside, Lenny had not done anything that was out of line. He had made a few enormous deals in earlier years and managed to run certain businesses in White Ocean City, but when it came down to things that were illegal or inhumane, he had never been involved. Therefore, Master Alex from Kidon city would not target him, but at that very moment, Lenny was no longer as interested in Jane as he was before, mainly because she was too much trouble. Jane was someone who had offended Master Alex of Kidon City.

Who would dare to keep her? It would have been suicidal.

Lenny glanced over at his mansion purposefully at this point, as he had just taken in an innocent, eighteen-year-old young woman.

The young woman said that she used to be Huron’s, and she was the only survivor after all the other women had died alongside Huron, including Lenny's ninth lady Cindy.

Lenny asked the young woman, "How are you alive?"

"M--Master Alex set me free himself. He said ... I was innocent."

Lenny laughed. "You are indeed innocent. You look a hundred times better than my ninth lady. Your skin is so bouncy, too. Very well, you will take the place as my ninth lady. I'll give you twenty thousand a month as pocket money, and if you serve me well, I'll give you a bonus of two hundred thousand by the end of the year."

Despite having escaped death just now, the old man had no fear as soon as he saw a young- looking woman. Now that he had a young woman by his side, and with Jane's relationship with Alex considered as well, it was only natural that Lenny no longer wanted Jane.

To his surprise, Jane fell on her knees before Lenny. "Master Powell, please take me in. I need nothing but food. Just think of me and my mom as beggars, would you?'' ' "..." Alex watched in silence from the bushes.

chapter 1580 Alex could not begin to imagine that Jane would rather beg so submissively in front of a man older than her own father than go home with Alex. How humiliating it was for her to be this determined? At that moment, Alex's heart was instantly filled with frustration to the point that he came close to punching himself to death. However, he remained silent as he watched Jane begged Lenny.

Lenny was, indeed, not too bad of an old man. He sighed sadly, "Little pregnant lady, it's not that I don't want you because you are pregnant. I am especially impressed with how you treat your boyfriend's mother. I respect you for that, but still, I can't take you in. You are Master Alex's woman."

Jane shook her head. "Master Powell, look at me right now. Could Master Alex of Kidon city want me?? How stupid could he be to want someone that looks like me? Don't worry, Master Powell. Alex Poole... Master Alex doesn't want me. otherwise, would I have come to you with my mother?"

"..." Lenny did not respond. He had indeed been moved by the pregnant woman's action for the past two days, but he also did not want any trouble. However, the woman seemed too pitiful. He thought about the fact that Jane looked rather beautiful, and with a good ‐ looking face and a certain grace in her, despite her ragged clothes, her aura was not something that women from small towns could compare to. Women from big cities were different, after all. Once she gave birth and recovered from it, she might come to be useful 1 to him. After thinking it through, Lenny said, " You agree to follow my orders from now on, and do whatever I ask you to do?"

Jane nodded frantically. "Mm-hm, I'll do anything you ask!"

"What if..." Lenny thought that it would be best to be honest with a woman like Jane. He was not willing to benefit from immoral methods. He preferred to be straight-forward and transparent about what he did. "Let me tell you this, little pregnant lady. I won't possibly marry you."

"I... I don't need you to marry me." Jane said hurriedly.

"As for companions between the sheets, I have more than enough." 1 II II • •• "If the matter between you and Master Alex from Kidon city is over and he has abandoned you, no one other than me in this whole wide world would be willing to take you in with you being pregnant and an old lady by your side. There is going to be a price for me to take you in. Once you give birth and recover from it, you will need to pay me back." Lenny finally got to the point.

"I will! I will pay you back!"

"I thought about it, and here in the Northeast, we often get European businessmen. Those Europeans have high standards, and with your face and elegance considered, you will need to serve them for me when the time comes."

"..." Jane froze. Was he asking her to... To be a prostitute? Tears streamed down her face.

Perhaps this had always been her fate, she nodded. "Okay!" ' Behind them, Garrett, who was hidden in the bushes, cursed, "F*ckthat bast*rd! To think that Mrs. Poole actually begged for mercy in that old fool's place this morning! Now he's forgotten all about how he barely escaped death! Master, I will go tear that old bast*rd into pieces right now!"

"He is already more sensible than Huron and Cindy," Alex said calmly. "He is an old businessman who got rich by trading. Most of his money had to be earned that way."

In Alex's mind, he felt like the deal Lenny offered was fair enough. Alex even thought that he was doing a good deed. He saved Jane and her mother, and even allowed her to give birth to her child. How could he possibly be wrong? 3 "But... Master, when will Mrs. Poole's suffering come to an end then?" Garrett said.