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The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 401
A letter?
Beatrice got up and looked around, but there wasn’t a sign of Mask anywhere.
‘Brother Mask!’
She mumbled to herself, feeling lost and defeated. Her mind was still stuck on the scene of Mask saving her for the second time. When she remembered how she had acted then, she felt a burst of shame shooting through her. Thinking about how he had slapped her, the memory was sweet rather than painful. It didn’t hurt at all, but instead, she felt love.
She clutched her heart, feeling restless from the burst of emotions, and her ears felt hot.
Looking down at the letter, there was only the word ‘Beatrice’ on the front. She blushed even harder, and her heart beat faster.
‘He actually knows my name!’
‘Could it be that he already noticed me a long time ago? It can’t be… A love letter inside this, right?’
The more she thought about it, the more she jumped for joy. Her hands trembled, and she was so close to screaming.
Even though she had just been deceived and betrayed by her best friend, she didn’t bother to think about it because to her, right now, the most crucial thing in the world was Mask.
Cough, cough!
Alex chose this moment to walk out. He had already changed his clothes, discarding the mask and carrying a big bag in his hands. Inside the bag, it was filled with women’s clothing.
It had been given to him by Leanne previously. Obviously, the real recipient was meant to be his wife, Dorothy.
“It’s so late. What are you doing in the yard? Huh? Even your clothes are torn, and you’re holding a letter? What’s that, a love letter?” Alex purposely exclaimed in surprise.
Beatrice’s expression changed immediately when she caught sight of Alex. She snorted coldly. “What are you doing at my house in the middle of the night?”
“It’s not like I’m not here for you… Is it really a love letter? Come on, let’s have a look. I can be your reference.”
Beatrice hurriedly hid the letter behind her back, giving him one last snort before scurrying back into the house.
She wanted to open the letter immediately. She couldn’t wait to see what Mask had written to her.
Alex found it amusing and shook his head, heading in to look for Dorothy. When he walked in, he took note that Claire wasn’t around. That was great! He went straight to his wife’s room.
In the next room, Beatrice opened the envelope. She read it eagerly. There were only a few words on it, and the moment sheread it, she suddenly burst into tears.
This wasn’t a love letter at all. The words were…
Miss Assex, seeing a person’s handwriting is as good as meeting face to face.
I was surprised when I learned of the reason for this matter. I saved your life twice, but it didn’t have any special meaning behind it It just so happened that I was there at the right time. I’m already married, and I have a sweet wife by my side, and my family is beautiful. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Lastly, I would like to offer a little piece of advice.
If you can’t let go of the wrong person, then you will never find the right person!
Live life well, and be kind to your family. I hope that you will grow up to be a person with both good morale and of good use to society. That would be the best repayment for me. Good luck, and don’t do any more foolish things.
Regards,
Mask.
This letter was of course written by Alex. Plus, the handwriting had been deliberately changed. He had given it a lot of thought, as it was to prevent her from meeting him while she was still awake and of a clear mind. It was possible that she would recognize him, and this was the safest way to go about things.
Alex could hear her sobbing from next door, and he sighed lightly, shaking his head.
This strange feeling really was an unprecedented one.
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But soon, all his thoughts quieldy fell on his wife, Dorothy.
She wore a pair of black pajamas with garters, and the hemline was extremely low. Her long legs were half curled up as she leaned against the bed, reading a book. Her legs alone made Alex unable to divert his eyes. How could he have the time to think about Beatrice?
“My wife, are you reading? Aren’t you tired? Come, let me give you a massage.” Alex walked over immediately, gently leaning a hand on her leg.
Thud!
Dorothy placed a leg on Alex and said, “Where’s the washboard?”
Alex grabbed her ankle and replied, “Where would I find a washboard? Who even uses it nowadays? Oh, but I’ve some clothes for you. Have a look and see if you like them.”
“Clothes? Hmph, is this some guilty conscience of yours? Speak up, what’s going on?”
Alex chuckled, then sat down on the edge of the bed. He grabbed her foot and placed it on his lap, squeezing it gently as he said, “What did your sister say to you?”
Dorothy was basking in the comfort of the massage and stopped kicking him. “Why do you care what she said? Tell me what you have to say.”
“Alright. If I said that Cheryl asked me over to treat a neurologist from Switzerland, would you believe me?”
Dorothy gently shifted her tender white foot on his face and said, “I think you’d need to see a neurologist instead. Since when have you been able to give treatments?”
“I know the essence of acupuncture, ” Alex replied.
“You know acupuncture?”
“Yes, I was self taught, which I learned while my mother was in the hospital. Don’t you think my massage technique feels really good? There isn’t any other massage technique in California that will be able to beat mine. Cheryl’s grandfather even wanted to worship me as his teacher!”
“Get out! California’s legendary doctor wants to worship you as a teacher? Then why don’t you just say you’re also going up to heaven at the same time? Tell me the truth. Otherwise… You won’t have a bed to sleep in tonight.”
Alex quickly glanced at the bed, feeling shaken, and hurriedly said, “Alright. Cheryl knows Daya, so I got in contact with Daya through her to make some arrangements. I wanted her to endorse the product my mother is making.”
He couldn’t help but praise his quick wits for so spontaneously coming up with such an excuse.
The moment he said it out loud, he couldn’t help but remain stunned for a while and thought, ‘That’s actually a feasible idea. I’ll have to discuss it with Mom to see if it’s necessary for us to do this.’
Dorothy frowned. “Have Daya’s endorsement? She’s a top tier celebrity. She won’t be cheap. I heard that even some beverage company offered her a hundred million endorsement fee the last time, but still, she turned it down.”
Alex smiled. “The legendary doctor Coney has saved Daya’s life once. With Cheryl coming forward, the cost will be considerably lowered.”
The moment Dorothy heard that she became jealous once again. But she couldn’t be of any help in this matter. If Daya really did agree, then it was indeed the best choice.
Could she force Alex into rejecting Cheryl’s help and losing Dayan’s endorsement? The first person who would come after her at that time would then be her mother-in-law, Brittany.
“Sigh.” She sighed loudly, feeling inexplicably heartbroken.
She then paused, as though she had made up her mind and said, “Go and take a bath, then come and sleep once you’re done.”
‘Hmph!’
How shameless could Cheryl be, eyeing someone else’s husband so closely as though she was ready to dig in anytime? If she didn’t make her move soon, she could be the one picked off.
As for whatever agreement she had with her mother, Claire, who cares about that?
Alex was delighted and immediately rushed into the bathroom. The moment he entered, he saw a set of clothes already prepared, hung on the shelf, which made him feel even more emotional.
He showered as quickly and efficiently as he could. Wrapping a towel around himself, Alex walked out of the bathroom.
Now that he had successfully established his foundation and had sophisticated martial arts skills, his body was extremely well proportioned and had defined lines. He even had sexy V-line abs.
Dorothy, who had been reading a book, blushed after stealing a glance at him. Her heart skipped a beat, and her breath quickened. Even her eyes could not avert. She hadn’t even noticed her own husband’s body. Since when did his figure become this good?
No wonder Cheryl was so shameless, sticking to him with such a thick face.
“Turn off the lights,” Dorothy mumbled in a low voice. Her heart thumped fiercely in her chest.
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Click!
The lights were turned off. The room instantly became as dark as ink, which immediately emitted a strange atmosphere. It was like grass that grew wild in the darkness.
Alex’s eyes could see clearly in the dark, and he walked over silently.
He placed one hand on Dorothy’s thigh.
He could clearly feel her delicate body trembling and how she shrank back at the touch. But she quickly calmed down. The man was her own husband, what was there to be shy of?
It should have been this way a long time ago, now already half a year late. She reached out too with her hand. The next moment, with a soft grunt, Alex nibbled on her lips.
Bang!
Simultaneously, the room door was suddenly pushed open, along with a ray of light pouring in and brightening the room. Claire stood at the door, donned in a pair of silk pajamas, looking like some deity. Seeing the scene on the bed, she became angered to the point she almost exploded.
“Rockefeller, you ungrateful ingrate! How dare you sneak around with my daughter!”
She swooped in like the wind, grabbing the towel on Alex’s body with a violent force.
Alex immediately held on to it, feeling like ten thousand wild boards had suddenly stampeded into his heart and then thundered, “Claire Assex, are you out of your mind?! Let go, what are you trying to do?!”
How could Claire be willing to let go? She was furious as she shouted, “You’re asking me what I’m doing? What are you doing in my daughter’s room in the middle of the night? What did you promise me? Were your words as good as air? Are you even still a man?”
“She’s my wife! I agreed to make Dorothy the richest woman in California, and then only I would have children with her.”
“Then, just what do you think you are doing now?!”
“We’re not having children. We’re just… Warming up…”
“Get out! Get! Out! You’re not allowed to touch my daughter until you reach your goal.”
“Let go! Why aren’t you letting go? Claire, you don’t have a husband. Do you want your daughter to turn out the same as you, a widow?”
Dorothy had also gotten up, holding onto Alex’s towel as she yelled back, “Mom, let go first. Why are you pulling on his towel? If you have something to say, then just let go first and let’s talk properly.”
The loud arguments had intrigued Beatrice over to them too. She was stunned as she saw the scene right in front of her.
Claire, her mother, was actually fighting for a towel with her sister, and the main point here was that the towel was on Alex.
She suddenly recalled the words that Mask had told her, to treat her family kindly. Beatrice still didn’t like Alex, but since her sister was so hell bent on this, what else could she do?
She rushed forward, hugging her mother’s waist, and pulled at her hard. “Mom, stop making a fuss! They’re husband and wife, and Sister has her own rights and thoughts. You may be able to stop it once, but you can’t keep being at their tails all day every day in the future?”
Just at this moment, the sound of something shredding suddenly pierced through the air.
The bath towel couldn’t withstand the violent tugging and tearing.
When Alex stormed out of the Assex residence, his face was shrouded in darkness. With someone as crazy as Claire around, it was like having a mountain presented in front of him. It was too troublesome even to want a positive outcome after sustained efforts with Dorothy!
He drove back to Maple Villa alone.
At the same time that this happened, a figure suddenly flew out of the window of room 0804, landing heavily with a loud thud on a BMW car below it. Upon impact, the entire front of the car caved inward, and the headlights burst into shards. Its alarm instantly went blaring.
The person who had fallen was Spark.
Another person with a corpse on his back followed immediately, stealthily climbing down from the window, disappearing silently into the darkness.
The corpse was Spark’s bodyguard.
Soon, Anna and the others retreated from the scene. Only Yeferson’s body was left in the room.
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“Ahhhh!”
An ear-splitting scream pierced through the air.
It turned out that there were a man and woman in the BMW, two people that happened to be meeting discreetly because they couldn’t contain their emotions. But they ended up seeing someone jump off the building and smashing into their car, causing them to yell frantically in shock
Unfortunately for them, this would leave their minds traumatized from now. Every time they did something, they would recall this scene, and it wouldn’t bring them as much joy anymore.
Very quickly, the midnight crowd gathered, and hush whispers could be heard, with fingers pointing about.
Some quickly made police reports, and some called 911. The one thing that piqued everyone’s curiosity was that the man who had jumped off the building wasn’t wearing any clothes.
Half an hour later, the Rockefeller family residence in California received a piece of news.
After the last farce in the mourning hall, the Rockefeller Group was feeling slightly precarious.
The Yowell’s, Thousand Miles Conglomerate, and Waylon Realty, all local heavyweights, had stood on Brittany and Alex’s side, standing up for them, much to the shock of many entrepreneurs present. The other businesses that had initial plans to collaborate with the Rockefeller Group had gradually become more ambiguous, adopting a wait and see approach instead. They were all afraid of being implicated by the Rockefellers.
Just then, John furiously shouted at one of the bodyguards, “Are you serious? It’s been so many days, and you can’t even find where that b*tch Brittany has gone to? Then what’s the point of having you?”
Brittany had made a bold statement, stating that she would destroy the Rockefeller Group within three months.
Although he felt a deep sense of contempt in his heart, he absolutely didn’t believe it. Even with the help of the Yowell family, she wouldn’t be able to defeat the Rockefeller family in such a short time, not by just relying on commercial power alone. The Rockefeller Group was not that weak, after all.
However, there was an instinctive fear that John had towards Brittany. It was better to be safe than sorry, after all.
It was vital to know yourself and the enemy well in order to win every battle.
The bodyguard lowered his head. “No, it’s as though she has disappeared from the face of the earth. But Alex is still in Maple Villa.”
John said angrily, “From now on, keep an eye on him closely, 24/7! Also, step up on your efforts to find Brittany’s trail! She must be planning something in secret, and I don’t know what’s she even up to now. I know this woman very well. She must be getting ready to give me a surprise.”
Just at this moment, Noah rushed in with an anxious look on his face. “Something has happened to Spark.”
John said in an icy tone, “What’s the matter now? That little son of a b*tch, not doing anything useful all day, and we just fished him out of prison. What has he done now? I really want to kill him! Only then will I be clean.”
Noah pursed his lips and glared at John. “Spark is dead.”
“What?!”
John’s furious face froze for a second. “What kind of joke are you playing?”
“It’s not a joke. Spark fell from the eighth floor of a building and died. Tony called Olivia just now, and she almost collapsed.”
Very quickly, with Mariah’s support, Olivia came stumbling in.
“Hubby! Spark, my baby Spark… Baby…”
Soon, a group of people arrived at the morgue and saw Spark’s body.
“Captain Lee, please tell me, how did my son die?!”
John’s eyes were practically ablaze, trying his best to suppress his rage. He only had one son, one that had died so unexpectedly. He had just sent his father off, and now he had to send his son off.
“Was it Alex who did it?”
Olivia started yelling at the top of her voice. “It must be him. He must have been the one to do this! Go and get him. Why are you still hesitating?”
Tony shook his head. “Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Rockefeller. My sincerest condolence for the death of young master Rockefeller. However, according to our post mortem, this matter had nothing to do with Alex. Instead, it was a crime of passion.”
“What? Passion? Who was it, who was the one who killed my son?! Which woman was it?! I’m gonna rip her to pieces! I’ll destroy her entire family!” Olivia screamed loudly in a fury.
John didn’t speak. However, his expression reflected agreement toward Olivia’s words.
Tony pointed to another corpse that was covered with a white cloth. A strange, strained expression washed all over his face. “That’s him.”
The white cloth was pulled off.
And the body of a man was revealed.
John’s eyes widened, and his face was stunned. “Captain Lee, are you sure that love was the motive of this murder? Then, where is the woman?”
“There is no woman,” Tony replied with a blank face.
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“There’s no woman? What do you mean?” John bore a surprised look on his face as he looked toward Tony, his brain seemingly unable to process the words.
“According to the preliminary examination by our forensics just now, Mr. Spark and this man, Yeferson, just did the deed in the hotel room,” Tony said.
Everyone present fell into dead silence.
Carol and Natalie, who came along with them, nearly burst out laughing. Fortunately, they managed to suppress it.
“Impossible! This is definitely not true. I know my son. He definitely doesn’t swing that way, and his orientation has always been the same. I saw it with my own eyes,” John roared.
Tony waved his hand. “I won’t comment on this. I’m just telling you that these are the results of our investigation.”
Olivia pointed to Yeferson’s body. “You’re saying that this guy is the one who killed my son? The one who pushed him out the window?”
Tony nodded. “According to the traces left at the scene, that seems to be what happened in this case. After he pushed the young master down, he committed suicide. Sigh. Please restrain your grief, everyone, and accept fate.”
Anna and the others from Divine Constabulary came with lots of experience, and they often came across such cases. It was a trivial thing to set up such a scene and to ensure that no one would be aware of what really transpired.
Olivia’s leg gave way as she slumped to the ground, wailing loudly.
John pointed at Yeferson, his voice vicious as he said, “Who is he? Who are his other family members?!”
He wanted to get revenge.
“He’s just a student from California University. We just checked and found that he’s an orphan,” Tony replied.
Mona Weiss didn’t come from a family of a wealthy background.
Her parents were ordinary wage earners, and a month with a monthly salary of only about ten thousand dollars, her allowance was also, needless to say, limited.
Now that she had an extra of five hundred thousand, she was prepared to buy the bag that she had been eyeing for a very long time.
At that moment, a call suddenly came in. It was Harry, whom she had dinner with.
She smiled as she picked up the call. “Are you having trouble sleeping, Harry? It can’t be that you’re too excited, right?”
Harry didn’t sound excited at all. Instead, he sounded like he was going to burst into tears any second. “Mona, something has happened. Something huge has happened. I knew it. I knew that something big would happen. We’re finished at this rate.”
Mona’s heart jumped up to her throat.” Is Beatrice dead?”
In her heart, she thought, ‘Could it be that Beatrice couldn’t withstand the humiliation and chose to commit suicide by jumping out the building?’
“It’s not Beatrice. It’s Spark. He jumped down from the building and died on the spot. Yeferson is also dead.”
“What?!”
Mona jumped up. She could feel her soul almost leaving her body from the shock.
The most important lead in Beatrice’s case was her.
Spark’s bodyguard had approached her and asked for her help in dealing with Beatrice. In addition to the five hundred thousand that she had received that day, she was also supposed to receive an additional one million after the incident.
She had thought of countless possibilities.
The most likely outcome would be that Beatrice would be used as a fling for a bit, and she wouldn’t dare make it public if she wanted to keep her reputation intact. She would end up only enduring it silently. Because if it were to happen to Mona, she would also have done the same.
And now that Spark and Yeferson were dead, things had really blown out of her expectations.
Spark Rockefeller was the young director of the Rockefeller Group, and he held a distinguished status. His death would definitely cause an uproar, and his entire family would surely use everything at their disposal to dig into the root of the matter.
Mona sunk back onto her bed, her legs feeling like jelly. She asked, “What about Beatrice?”
“I don’t know. I don’t dare to call her. I don’t even dare to go home right now. I’m afraid that there’d be police waiting for me at home if I return,” Harry said.
Just then, Mona heard the police siren below.
Her face instantly darkened, and she scurried to the window, peeking out.
Thankfully, it was just passing by and not looking for her.
“Where are you now, Harry? Let’s meet up and talk, and sort out our thoughts to make sure our stories align.”
The two quickly agreed to meet up in a small forest where there would be no one during the night.
If it we re on a normal basis, Mona wouldn’t have dared to meet a man in that kind of place in the middle of the night, but the situation at hand was unprecedented, and that was the least of her worry at the moment.
The two met up twenty minutes later.
Before they could say much, a few masked men suddenly rushed out, knocking them out and shoving them into sacks, stealthily carrying them away.
***
Dududu…
Just as Alex returned to Maple Villa, he received a call from Azure.
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“Mr. Rockefeller, we got them both. Do you want to take it from here?”
The culprits in question were Mona Weiss and Harry Trump.
Alex Rockefeller had asked Azure Storm to handle the matter earlier.
For Beatrice Assex to be removed from the incident, both Mona and Harry’s identity could not be revealed. They were involved in framing Beatrice, however, and for that, they had to face the consequences. It was perfect for Azure to teach them a lesson.
“No, I do not want to see them.”
“Since the woman likes to prostitute girls out, why don’t we let her taste her own medicine?” Alex said calmly.
“I know what to do,” Azure replied.
A single sentence decided the fate of these two people. If only they heeded the saying of ‘reap what you sow’. Alex believed Azure would do a good job.
He looked up at the gloomy sky. Not the moon or a single star could be seen, a sign of impending rain. Upon entering the house, he heard Michelle Yowell’s yells. “Alex, is that you?”
Alex rushed into the room and saw her lying on the bed with a strange expression on her face.
“What happened? Are you feeling cold?”
“No, that’s not it. Could you get me a sanitary pad from the store? It leaking.”
The muffled crackle of thunder could be heard as raindrops started trickling down on the ground with a pattering. Alex cursed silently. Why didn’t she give him a call earlier? Now he had to make a run for the convenience store in the rainstorm.
The night passed without much incident. For most, it was one of many ordinary nights. For some, though, it was only the beginning of their suffering.
The Rockefeller Group once again saw themselves on the headline of the news the next day.
Spark Rockefeller was under the spotlight this time. According to leaked news, Spark and his boyfriend had a dispute after spending some intimate time together. Spark was pushed off the eighth floor and died on the spot. While his boyfriend, a hunky guy, killed himself with poison.
“Spark is dead?! And he was gay?”
Back at Assex Villa, Claire Assex let out a surprised yelp as she saw the news on television. Painting her toe, she accidentally smudged some of the nail polish on her nose. Only recently, she had actually wanted Dorothy to marry Spark
“Oh my gosh! Thank the heavens I did not have Dorothy marry Spark! Otherwise…”
She kept patting her chest, trying to calm herself down while Beatrice opened her eyes wide in disbelief. “Yeferson is dead too!”
“What about Mona and Harry?”
Beatrice knew better. Thinking back, it was obvious that she was deceived by them last night, and Mona was definitely involved. She did not dare tell her mother and sister about what happened. Instead, she ran into her room and called Mona.
The phone was off. Harry’s phone was the same!
“Did you do it, Mask?”
“You took revenge for me?”
“I know you have a wife, and I promised not to disturb your life, but I have the right to keep loving you!”
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Hailey Lawson went to Alex hastily for help. “Alex, Alex! You need to come to the beauty salon, quick!”
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Immediately, Alex was dragged away by an anxious Hailey Lawson.
She was on her phone the entire time. “Hang in there, Cathay! Yes, yes, I understand! Don’t worry, my girl, I will compensate you with a hundred million dollars for each slap you receive. If she smacks you ten times, that’s a thousand million dollars! You trust me, don’t you?”
“Yes, yes! Whatever you do, just hang in there! The doctor is coming with me. We will be there soon!”
Alex found it amusing but realized that something terrible must have happened to Hailey’s beauty salon. They quickly got into the car as Hailey slammed her foot on the throttle. The car sped away and almost crashed into a little garden amongst the residences.
“Should I drive, Hailey?”
Alex swapped seats with Hailey and took the opportunity to find out more details on the incident. After instructing Alex where to go, she explained, “Something happened to one of my exclusive customers in the beauty salon. A rash broke out after using our new product. She got into a rage, slapping my employees and threatening to close down my salon!”
“That’s quite intimidating.” Alex raised his brows.
Hailey smiled bitterly. “Unfortunately, she has the means to do it.”
“What do you mean?” Alex was surprised.
Charles Carter’s Waylon Realty was one of California’s biggest enterprises, and as his wife, Hailey had access to plenty of capital to build her salon. It was one of the best salons in the state, if not the best, a place of prominence and exclusivity.
Only someone of immense caliber had the means to shut her business down.
“Who is she?”
“I don’t think you have heard of her name. She’s Betty Dawson, a prominent socialite in the circle of upper-class ladies and a member of the Summers family.”
At that moment, Alex understood why Hailey was so distressed, why she even promised to compensate her employees so handsomely.
Among the four great California families, the Summers’ ranked first, while the Yowell family came in last. Positioned in between them were the Colemans and the Johanssons.
The Summers’ patriarch was once a prominent politician and still wielded much influence, although now retired. And his eldest son was currently California’s governor.
It came as no surprise that the daughter-in-law of such an influential family could single handedly destroy a beauty salon with just words.
“This is a life or death situation, Alex. And my life, no, the lives of my family are all in your hands!” Hailey was so distressed she began babbling. Grabbing onto Alex’s shoulder, she said, “If you straighten out the issue, I will do whatever you say!”
Alex’s heart skipped a beat as he turned to look at her. Recollections of the time when he cleansed her body of the aphrodisiac came rushing into his mind. Coincidentally, it happened in this very car they were currently in too.
“I will do my best, don’t worry,” Alex said. After a brief pause, he continued, “Oh, before I forget, has your father-in-law been harassing you lately?”
Hailey blushed and rolled her eyes. “Why do you have to talk about this? No, we cannot do it anymore! I cannot betray Charles’ love!”
Alex’s expression froze. It was a misunderstanding!
“Oh no, no! You have it all wrong! I was just concerned about you. Also, he might not have intended to do such a thing that day. Something evil influenced his actions, just like how you used to have really nasty dreams.”
“What?! Are you taking his side now?” Hailey could not help feeling angry at the very mention of Zack Carter. “Fine, I will keep my mouth shut.” It wasn’t something he wanted to know about anyway.
He drove very fast, urged by Hailey. Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the entrance to the beauty salon.
It was Alex’s first Visit, and he was immediately taken aback by the salon’s exterior and e architecture. It had been designed in a Gothic style and was as beautiful as one could imagine, reminding its visitors of a private, pristine garden.
However, Hailey wasn’t in the mood to bring Alex around for a tour. She hastily entered the salon. Her employees were already waiting for her by the doors.
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A demure, attractive young lady immediately approached Hailey Lawson when she entered. She had a red slap mark on her cheek as she greeted Hailey with tears in her eyes.
“Miss Lawson!”
“How are things?” Hailey did not have the energy to concern herself with the slap mark on her employee’s face.
“The Phoenix Hall is almost thrashed. Ms. Cathay is down on her knees too!”
Hailey grimaced and quickly went toward the direction of Phoenix Hall. Even before she arrived at the entrance, sounds of people yelling and things breaking could be heard.
“Where is Hailey Lawson? Where is she?!”
“Three minutes! If she is not here by then, I will make sure this place closes down forever!”
Hailey broke into a bitter grin and hastened her footsteps.
The once grandiose and majestic Phoenix Hall was reduced to rubbles, with the expensive emerald phoenix statue by the entrance suffering heavy damage as well, considering how it had lost its head.
“I’m here, Madam Dawson!”
Hailey carried herself meekly around but was shocked to see Betty Dawson’s condition.
Betty was already a plump woman whose weight matched her equally lanky 165 meters. She was wrapped in a white towel around her body and on her head. It seemed like she just got out of the shower.
Her swollen face was a sight to behold, and with the rashes all over her body, it was a frightening sight and must have horrified her to no end.
Smack!
Betty immediately slapped Hailey across her face. “Finally, you’ve come. I thought you disappeared. What the heck did you use on me? Is it even safe for human use? How am I going to meet people now, huh? Nothing could possibly compensate for my loss!”
Hailey could only force a smile and apologize even though she was slapped.
Alex entered at that moment and immediately saw a group of people kneeling on the floor. Next to Betty stood an emotionless and silent lady, obviously her bodyguard.
“I am so sorry, Madam Dawson! Please do not worry. We will take responsibility for the mistakes of Belle Blossom!”
“Take responsibility? Are you sure?” Betty raised her hand again.
Alex quickly stopped her by grabbing her hand and said, “Please calm down, Mrs. Summers, we can always talk this out.”
Alex’s sudden actions surprised everyone in the room while the bodyguard tensed up. A blast of energy emanated from her body, revealing her rank to be Advanced-Royal.
Alex was astonished to learn of the Summers family’s depth and capabilities.
Betty was only one of the many in-laws of the family but had been placed under the protection of an Advanced-Royal bodyguard. What about the wife of the heir? Or the head of the family? Or the governor himself?
Interrupted by Alex, Betty was startled.
“Outrageous! Who are you?”
“Is he your bodyguard, Hailey Lawson? I think you don’t want your salon anymore, letting a man witness my outburst. Take him out, Faye!”
The female bodyguard named Faye punched Alex, landing a heavy blow on his stomach.
Boom!
His Chi reverberated as he stood unfazed.
Faye stumbled a few steps back and looked at him in disbelief.
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“Impossible!”
Faye regained her balance after stumbling five steps backward.
On the contrary, Alex Rockefeller stood as steadfast as ever with his hand still grabbing onto Betty Dawson’s arm.
Her husband was a fighter himself, and she knew a thing or two about them. Shock quickly turned into anger.
Shaking her arm free from Alex’s grip, Betty glared at Hailey Lawson. “So this is what you are up to, Hailey Lawson! Where did you get the dumb courage to defy the Summers family? I promise you, Hailey Lawson. You are done for, and that goes the same for your husband’s company!”
Hailey was on the verge of crying. “This is not how it is, Madam Dawson!”
“Why are you so angry, Mrs. Summers? Can’t you speak like a civilized person? Do you want me to teach you the way?” Alex stared at Betty.
“What?!” Betty’s chest heaved in anger as the towel wrapped around her body started loosening all of a sudden.
She grabbed it before it could fall and furiously exclaimed, “Who gave you permission to speak, fool! One word and your lifeless body will be on the streets tomorrow!”
“Are you sure?” Alex snickered and shook his head. Initially, he came to help Hailey treat her customer, but he had a change of heart.
This woman right here was being extremely unreasonable and obnoxious, thinking that she could do whatever she wanted just because she was the Summers family’s daughter-in-law.
Seeing the situation turning for the worse, Hailey quickly stopped Alex and whispered in a low voice, “Alex, please control your temper. We don’t want any escalation!”
Alex shook his head. “This has nothing to do with your beauty salon, Hailey. This woman right here is being unreasonable and irrational. So what about the Summers family? I don’t care who comes here, I will give them a piece of my mind. Don’t worry. I’m responsible for whatever happens!”
“Unreasonable? Can’t you see the state I’m in?”
“Yes, I see it. You are an ugly woman who looks even worse right now. But it has nothing to do with the salon. It was your fault,” Alex replied coldly.
Indeed, a shocking remark.
This was particularly true for Hailey, who did not know what to think. She instantly regretted a little, asking Alex for help. This was not what she expected!
“Damn it!”
Betty was enraged and immediately sent her hand flying across Alex’s face.
Alex grabbed her hand and slapped her instead.
“How dare you hit me!”
Betty was taken completely by surprise. Ever since her marriage into the Summers family, her status had skyrocketed, and everyone treated her with the utmost respect and reverence. Nobody would ever hit her!
“Oh, not just that, I can kill you if I want to,” said Alex.
Betty exploded in a fury and shouted at Faye. “Take him down, Faye! What are you waiting for?! Can’t you see I was hit?”
Alex slapped her again as her already swollen face swelled up even further.
“Ahh!!!”
She jumped and screamed, making a whole fracas out of it.
Faye had no choice but to approach Alex.
He shook his head, saying, “I wouldn’t do it if I were you.”
Of course, she knew just how weak she was in Alex’s face. This young man right here was at least a Mystic-level fighter!
“Unfortunately, this is my job. I have to do it.” Swiftly, she lunged at Alex.
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Alex Rockefeller was quicker, instantly putting Faye to sleep with a blow to her neck.
“Faye! Faye!”
Betty Dawson cried out in surprise, not expecting her bodyguard to be so useless.
Dialing a number on her phone, she cried, “Someone hit me and knocked Faye out, darling! Come quick. I am at Belle Blossom!”
She then said to Alex after ending the call, “You are not going anywhere!”
“Relax, I will be here waiting. Why don’t you bring your husband’s eldest brother along too? I don’t want to do this a second time,” said Alex.
“You’re crazy!” Betty roared. Deep down inside, however, she was feeling a little anxious.
Alex seemed too calm, and with such extraordinary powers, he was definitely not an ordinary character, Betty thought to herself.
Yet, he was so young. What did he do to deserve this?
She quickly calmed herself down and went to put on her clothes in the changing room.
Hailey Lawson looked mortified as she realized the storm that was coming. It wasn’t something Waylon Realty nor her tiny beauty salon could weather.
“Who is this guy, Miss Lawson? Does he know what he is doing?”
“Why is he trying so hard to provoke the Summers family? He is not here to help, but to bring us all to ruin!”
The ladies in the salon trembled in fear and began whispering to Hailey.
Hailey became agitated and wanted to give Alex a piece of her mind. She was, however, promptly reminded of the times he rescued her, thus decided to stay silent for now.
Alex noticed her worried expression. “Relax, Hailey. I will take responsibility if anything happens,” he said.
Hailey forced a smile at him as her employees voiced out. “Who are you to take responsibility?”
“Have you heard of the Summers family? I think you are trying to bring harm to Miss Lawson!”
“So what if you can fight? Can you defeat guns and bullets?”
Alex ignored the many criticisms hurled along his way.
Soon enough, a ruckus could be heard from the entrance of the beauty salon. There was a flurry of footsteps, the squealing of the ladies in the salon and a man’s thundering roar. “Where is my wife? You are all going to face the music for hitting my wife!”
Betty’s husband, Ted Summers, had brought his people along.
Hailey shivered. Her employees were frightened and felt weak in the knees.
Hearing the noise, Betty smirked at Alex. “My husband has arrived. Let us see how outrageous you can get. If you ever walk out of this hall unharmed, I will tell everyone that you’re my sugar daddy!”
Alex chuckled. “It’s a deal then. If nothing happens to me, you will get down on your knees and call me daddy!”
“Hmph! ” Betty rushed to her husband with tears streaming down her face. “Look at how he hit me, darling! I want you to break his limbs!” she wailed bitterly.
Seeing the pathetic state his wife was in, Ted was furious and charged toward Alex. His eyes widened suddenly, and he dropped on his knees.