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The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 541

Lady Dorothy Assex shook her head. She had a little headache.

This feeling was like pulling two all-nighters and drinking three cups of heavily caffeinated coffee. Although she was now very energized, it was too much for her head, and she couldn’t quite take it.

After that, memories of what happened before she passed out started to appear in her mind. Lady Dorothy recalled that she had thrown blood and passed out after that.

Where was this place?

After a while, she recognized that she was at Villa 8!

“Honey, what happened to me? ” Lady Dorothy asked. She reached out to Alex Rockefeller, wanting to be hugged by him.

Regardless of whether her body was weak or trying to show she was in charge in front of Cheryl Coney, Alex still fulfilled her wish.

He walked over and hugged her. “Don’t be afraid. You were inflicted by a kind of poison from Canyonland. Fortunately, Cheryl saved you in time. You are all fine now,” Alex said softly.

“We?” Lady Dorothy finally saw that her mother, Madame Claire Assex, and her little sister, Lady Beatrice Assex, were next to her. She could see bloodstains on their clothes too.

At that moment, neither of them was conscious. They were lying down halfway on the couch without moving at all.

However, on their bare bellies, something black, almost looking like worms, began crawling out of their belly buttons. Lady Beatrice’s case seemed better. The parasitic worms were still very small, and they were barely visible. Most of them were close to getting out.

Madame Claire’s case, however, was different.

Granny Blackwood had added a little more stuff for her. One parasitic worm could be clearly seen crawling out of her belly. It appeared to be a short earthworm-like creature, probing around with its head, and it was extremely disgusting. Looking at it would send chills down one’s spine.

“Ahh!!!” Lady Dorothy shrieked in surprise.

At this moment, Alex quickly grabbed a glass container and captured the worm with it.

Only then did Madame Claire wake up, startled and frightened.

Madame Claire looked down and noticed that her shirt was open. What did that b*stard, Alex, do? She immediately became angry and exerted her most tremendous force, slapping Alex across his face. “B*stard, I’m your mother-in-law. What are you doing to me? You immoral b*stard!” she yelled.

Fully focused on catching the parasitic worm, Alex didn’t expect Madame Claire to overreact so suddenly. Most importantly, he didn’t dare move his hand, worried that the worm might fall and drill its way into her body again. If that happened , it would become a lot more difficult to retrieve it since it had already been frightened.

Hence, Alex didn’t try to dodge the slap.

Madame Claire had slapped him hard across the face. Of course, Madame Claire was very weak right now. Even if she used all her might, her slap felt no different from scratching an itch.

“Mom, stop moving around. Alex is catching the worms for you!” Lady Dorothy felt speechless.

“What worms? Clearly, he’s sexually harassing me…”

After saying this, Madame Claire realized Alex was holding a container. Inside, a disgusting worm flipped and flopped around.

“What… What is this? Ahh… What’s this on my stomach? Alex, what did you do to my stomach?”

Madame Claire started screaming while flailing her arms, trying to hit the creatures on her stomach.

“Don’t move.” Alex felt like he was out of words. He held Madame Claire down.

Despite her yelling and screaming due to her fear of Alex forcing himself upon her, Alex proceeded to eliminate the tiny parasitic worms that crawled out from her body. These were all larvae born within a day, hatched from eggs laid by the earthworm-like parasitic worm that had appeared earlier.

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One could only imagine how terrifying it must be when these worms became fully developed in one’s body.

“What… What are these things?” Lady Dorothy Assex questioned in bewilderment.

At this moment, Madame Claire Assex was too afraid to move, so she allowed Alex Rockefeller to do whatever he wanted. All the hair on her body stood on their ends. Lady Beatrice Assex had also woken up, and she was looking at them with her eyes wide open.

“These are all parasitic worms,” Cheryl Coney said.

Cheryl didn’t know why Alex said she was the one who saved Lady Dorothy, but after giving it some thought, she decided to cooperate with Alex.

“Parasitic worms? As in the parasitic worms in Canyonland? You mean… are they just like the worms Blue Phoenix used in the martial arts television show, The Smiling Proud Wanderer?” Lady Beatrice had a look of disbelief on her face. Although she felt afraid, the look in her eyes conveyed some sort of excitement. It was because she was a fan of martial arts and had always had a dreamt to become a female martial artist since she was a kid.

When the masked man saved her that day, he opened her eyes to the world of martial arts.

Meanwhile, the appearance of this parasitic disease from Canyonland allowed Lady Beatrice to sense that world’s beauty and mystery.

Alex glanced at her, feeling rather speechless.

‘Aren’t you afraid anymore?’ he thought.

Although Lady Beatrice wasn’t. afraid, Madame Claire was terrified out of her wits. When Madame Claire realized that the worms in Alex’s hand had originated from her stomach, she shuddered, getting the sudden urge to slice her stomach open and remove her organs to get them cleaned. Otherwise, it was simply too disgusting.

“Alright. That should be all,” Alex said before letting go of Madame Claire. He grabbed a tissue and rubbed her stomach for her.

Madame Claire trembled slightly, but her eyes immediately turned red, and she started yelling while pointing a finger at Alex. “It must be because of you, you idiot. That’s why Beatrice and I had to suffer like this! Look at you. Aren’t you useless? You’re brainless too. Is your head full of crap? That woman has already said that Ms. Fernandez from California Plaza has the backing of Thousand Miles Conglomerate and Lord Lex Gunther. Think you can afford to mess with Lord Lex Gunther? With a single command, he can make us suffer beyond reason. Do you understand?”

Alex was already very unhappy after getting slapped for no reason earlier.

Now, Madame Claire was pointing and yelling at him. This time, he became furious.

Wham!

Alex slapped Madame Claire’s thigh forcefully. “Lord Lex Gunther is nothing! Don’t you have any idea who inflicted the parasitic disease upon you? Have you lost your mind? If you were poisoned because of that California Plaza woman who licked toilet bowls, where did Dorothy’s poison come from then?”

Madame Claire yelped in pain, but she also acknowledged what Alex said, and looked at her eldest laughter in surprise. “Dorothy, were you poisoned too?”

Lady Dorothy nodded. “Mom, were you in California Plaza? What happened? Why is Lord Lex Gunter from Thousand Miles Conglomerate involved?”

Madame Clare angrily explained what happened.

She hated Vanya Tyler for her barbaric and shameless attitude, but she was also afraid that Penelope Fernandez and Lord Lex Gunther might exact revenge on her. In the end, she blamed everything on Alex and vented on him. “It’s all thanks to this idiot. If he hadn’t hit that little b*tch, Vanya, why would this happen to us? Great. Now, Vanya’s mother definitely won’t let usoff the hook. There’s also Lord Lex Gunther. When the time comes, not only will Alex be in trouble, but our entire family will be in trouble! Dorothy, let’s do this. You will get a divorce with him right away. In the future, he will have nothing to do with our family. Whether he lives or dies, it’s his own problem,” Madame Clare said.

Alex was very familiar with Madame Claire’s sharp tongue. He just acted as if she was spewing nonsense. However, Cheryl was extremely angry when she heard these things. “Alex, I heard from Chloe previously that your mother-in-law is extremely stingy and selfish. She doesn’t care about anyone but herself. I didn’t quite believe it at first. Today, I’ve really learned the truth. I’ve met unreasonable people before, but I’ve never seen one this shameless.”

“Today, Alex was the one who took care of everything for you. Without him, the two of you would have been forced to lick toilet bowls.”

“Earlier, he already explained clearly that you somehow caused someone to poison you with this parasitic disease. How dare you blame this on Alex? Do you people think he’s easy to bully? How could people like you exist?”

“Do you want a divorce? Do it then! Alex, why do you still care about a marriage like this? Get a divorce right away. I’ll come with you. Once you get divorced, we’ll get registered to marry next door!”

Everyone in the Assex family looked at Cheryl with stunned expressions on their faces.

Soon, Madame Claire started yelling. “Oh, Alex. I knew there was something going on between the two of you. You even swore you’d be loyal to Dorothy and make her the richest woman in California. It’s all a lie! Dorothy, why do you still want a jerk like him around? Divorce him. Divorce him right now! He’s gotten into trouble with Lord Lex Gunther. Let this shameless woman deal with Lord Lex Gunther’s rage instead!”

Just as Madame Claire finished speaking, a car stopped in front of the villa.

Lord Lex Gunther opened the car door and walked out of the car with a handful of Chanel shopping bags.

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Lord Lex Gunther came alone.

Waltz Fleur lived here. Since Lord Lex Gunther was Waltz’s godfather, of course he knew the address. But he couldn’t simply disclose Mr. Rockefeller’s address to other people. Only people in the inner circle should know.

Hence, when Lord Lex Gunther’s bodyguard wan ted to follow him, he refused. The bodyguard didn’t deserve to know where Mr. Rockefeller lived!

The main gate was left open. Before Lord Lex Gunther even entered, he heard a woman saying something in an exasperated tone.

He vaguely heard his name and the mention of someone’s rage.

“Is Mr. Rockefeller’s mother-in-law still upset?”

“I’ve already made Penelope’s family lick all the toilet bowls in California Plaza. Is that not quite enough? How about getting them to lick Grandview Mall’s toilets too?”

At this moment, Penelope Fernandez and her family had already vomited their bile juices. As California Plaza’s general manager, she was usually very privileged. She would only enter high-class Clubhouses, and the toilets she used were all custom-made with fully automated AI functions.

Each of these toilets cost several hundred thousand dollars. Penelope wouldn’t even enter the toilets in shopping malls. Never had she thought she would have to lick the bowls inside! After doing it once, she already vomited everything she ate the night before.

Forget about over 1,00 toilet bowls. One was enough to take her life.

In the end, Penelope’s husband and the manager of the Chanel outlet had to take most of the burden.

The female store manager hadn’t stopped crying until now. She was nearly out of tears. All she wanted was to suck up to Penelope. As a result, she ended up pushing herself down the proverbial abyss of hell.

At that point, a martial artist from Thousand Miles Conglomerate, responsible for supervising them, suddenly received a call from Lord Lex Gunther.

The group of people thought that Lord Lex Gunther was willing to take back his order. They thought their suffering would finally come to an end.

In fact, Penelope even had other hopes.

At the very least, she was one of Lord Lex Gunther’s employees. Earlier, Lord Lex Gunther had probably punished them to appease Alex. Now that Alex had left, they wouldn’t have to lick anymore toilet bowls. Perhaps, they might even be compensated.

To her surprise, the martial artist looked at Penelope and the rest upon ending the call. “Lord Lex Gunther said you’ll have to lick the bowls in Grandview Mall’s toilets too. Penelope, you and your daughter will head there!”

When Penelope heard that, she instantly passed out.

***

“Mr. Rockefeller, are your mother-in-law and sister-in-law alright?”

After Lord Lex Gunther walked through the door, he looked at everybody. He put the shopping bags down and hurriedly walked over to Alex.

Alex was a little surprised by Lord Gunther’s arrival. Lord Gunther, however, had come at the right time.

Alex glanced at Madame Claire Assex and sneered. “Weren’t you afraid that Lord Lex Gunther would have me killed with a single word, then drag your family down with me? Well, why don’t you ask him now if he dares to attack me?”

“Mr. Rockefeller, you must be joking. I would rather jump to my death or hang myself than attack you!” Lord Lex Gunther quickly said.

Madame Claire stared at Lord Lex Gunther. She had a feeling that she had seen him somewhere before, but she couldn’t recall anything.

On the day that Madame Joanne forced Lady Dorothy Assex to get married to Spark Rockefeller, Lord Lex Gunther had gone over to the Assex family’s place with a group of executives from Thousand Miles Conglomerate. They brought gifts too. However, there was a mishap, and Lord Lex Gunther had left in a hurry. At the time, Madame Claire was stuck outside and couldn’t see what happened clearly at all.

Madame Claire rolled her eyes. “Who is he?” She asked.

“He is Lord Lex Gunther. The Lord Lex Gunther of Thousand Miles Conglomerate.”

Lord Lex Gunther hurriedly nodded. “Yes, yes. I am Lord Lex Gunther. Madame Claire, I have already punished Penelope and her family heavily. To avenge you, I made them lick every toilet bowl in California Plaza. And oh, I have just ordered them to lick Grandview Mall’s toilet bowls too. I wonder if you’re pleased with that,” he said.

When he said this, all the women were stunned.

How many toilet bowls were there in California Plaza and Grandview Mall if these all added up?

If one really were to lick all these, wouldn’t their tongue be damaged?

But, the very next moment, Madame Claire seemed to have become enraged. She spat in Lord Lex Gunther’s face. “Who are you trying to fool? If you’re Lord Lex Gunther from Thousand Miles Conglomerate, then I must be your father!”

There was no way she would believe it.

What kind of person was Lord Lex Gunther anyway?

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There were countless experts beneath the number one fighter in California’s underworld. Even in the eyes of the public, Lord Lex Gunther was to be considered among the most influential people.

But this man in front of Alex Rockefeller was bending over backward, trying his best to please him, humbler than a beggar. How could someone like this compare to Lord Lex Gunther from Thousand Miles Conglomerate? This man wasn’t even worthy of being Lord Lex Gunther’s servant.

Lord Lex Gunther was stunned for a moment. He couldn’t move.

How many years had it been?

In California, he ruled the entire underworld. Who wouldn’t show him respect? Even the mayor of California addressed him by name and bought him a cup of tea. However, this annoying woman in front of him had the audacity to actually spit in his face.

If she had been someone else, he would have been enraged, getting someone to chop her up and feed her to the dogs. But this was Alex Rockefeller’s mother-in-law. Had he not just witnessed her yelling at Mr. Rockefeller too?

Lord Lex Gunther felt much better when he thought about how he and Mr. Rockefeller were on the same level. In fact, he was even a little happy.

Indeed, Madame Claire Assex pointed at Alex and began yelling, “You’re a loser. Did you really think that I was stupid? Did you think I’d fall for that? Lord Lex Gunther is a prominent Californian. He’s a big shot But look at this man’s behavior. What difference are he and a pug? Please, if you’re going to find someone to behave this way, at least find one who looks more fitting… Okay, if you want to die, go ahead and do it, but don’t drag our family into it. Sure, you can act all you want with a fake Lord Lex Gunther. I’d like to see what you’d actually do if the real Lord Lex Gunther were here.”

“I am the real Lord Lex Gunther!” Lord Lex Gunther cried helplessly.

Madame Claire pushed him away. “And I’m a real queen! Get lost!”

Alex sighed. “You should head back first!” he said to Lord Lex Gunther.

Of course, Lord Lex Gunther didn’t want to deal with such a woman as annoying as Madame Claire. He could neither hit nor argue with her. Alex happened to speak his mind, and he hurriedly left.

Lady Dorothy Assex said nothing throughout the entire debacle.

She had become numb to her mother’s vices. For now, Lady Dorothy only had Cheryl Coney on her mind.

She felt incredibly jealous.

In the end, Lady Beatrice Assex was the one who finally spoke up. “Mom, stop being so unreasonable all the time. We really ought to thank Alex for what he did today. If he hadn’t been around, who knows what might have happened to us? Vanya Tyler went after me specifically. She’s not a good person. Alex saved us.”

Alex was surprised.

Since when Lady Beatrice took his side?

Madame Claire, on the other hand, was furious, never expecting her youngest daughter to take Alex’s side. “Are you out of your mind? Don’t you hate him a lot? Why are you helping him?”

“I’m not helping anyone. I only side with reason. Anyway, I’m on my brother-in-law’s side in this matter,” Lady Beatrice said.

Madame Claire continued yelling for a long while. Finally, she still insisted on leaving. But the three of them had just recovered from the parasitic disease, and they didn’t have a car. Only Alex could drive them.

Before leaving, Lady Dorothy walked up to Cheryl. “Dr. Coney, thank you for saving us today. One day, I’ll definitely return the favor! However, Alex is my husband, and I won’t offer him to you. You should just give up!”

Cheryl moved close to Lady Dorothy’s ear. “I’m not asking you to offer him up. I’m just waiting for the two of you to get a divorce,” she whispered.

“In that case, you can wait until you’re old and gray!”

“That won’t happen. Your mother will help me,” Cheryl said.

“…”

Lady Dorothy was furious, but in the end, she was dragged away by Madame Claire.

Alex drove them to Senna Port. When they arrived, Lady Beatrice took her sweet time to get out of the car. After both Madame Claire and Lady Dorothy got out, she winked at Alex. “Thank you, Alex! I believe that Lord Lex Gunther won’t trouble you,” she said.

“Oh? Even your mother doesn’t believe that, so why must you?” Alex asked.

“Because… I simply believe,” Lady Beatrice said.

“Hehe… Well, let me show you something,” Alex said. Alex took his phone out and showed her a video.

When she saw it, Lady Beatrice suddenly covered her mouth. With a look of disbelief on her face, tears began to roll down her cheeks.

“Thank you. Thank you for doing these for me,” she sobbed softly as she embraced Alex.

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Alex Rockefeller showed Lady Beatrice Assex the same video Lord Lex Gunther had sent him about Vanya Tyler licking toilet bowls.

“Oh, my god!”

Although Alex moved his phone away, he still felt disgusted by watching through the screen.

He couldn’t take it anymore, and he started to wonder if he should call Lord Lex Gunther so they could stop licking those latrines.

To his surprise, Lady Beatrice suddenly pounced on him and hugged him.

“Uhh?” Alex was stunned.

He had never thought he’d be treated this way.

But little did he know, Vanya had for a long time been Lady Beatrice’s worst nightmare. Even now, Lady Beatrice would still often dream about getting bullied by Vanya.

Today, Alex helped her beat up Vanya. Now, he even forced Vanya to lick toilet bowls. As such, it was as if all the previous trauma disappeared in an instant.

“Did you get Michelle to help you? Or did you get Daya?” Lady Beatrice finally felt embarrassed, and she let go of Alex Rockefeller. She pulled out a tissue and wiped tears off the corners of her eyes.

“…”

How should Alex answer this?

Earlier, Lord Lex Gunther himself had shown up personally, but in the end, none believed it was him. “I called Michelle. The Yowell family is so powerful that even Thousand Miles Conglomerate needed to show them respect. Vanya had no choice but to admit defeat… Alright, let’s get out of the car. There are things for you in the trunk,” Alex said.”

These were all clothes from Chanel that Lord Lex Gunther had brought over just now.

Lady Beatrice hadn’t noticed it, but now that she suddenly saw such a large pile of Chanel clothes, she was stunned.

“Are these all mine?” she asked.

“Uhh… Probably. The Chanel outlet wanted to compensate you,” Alex said.

Alex only told them Lady Beatrice’s measurements. Meanwhile, Lady Dorothy’s figure was a lot wider and mature than Lady Beatrice’s, and there was a good chance she wouldn’t fit in these.

Lady Beatrice checked the clothes out. She’d be lying if she said she didn’t like them. In school, she was often teased as the pretty but poor girl since she was the poorest among the other pretty girls. She had never even worn any clothes from Chanel.

This time, Madame Claire brought her into Chanel, intending to get Alex to pay.

“How did they know my measurements?” Lady Beatrice looked at the label. Indeed, the measurements were exactly hers.

“You used to make me wash your clothes. I’ve seen them, and I remembered,” Alex replied rhetorically.

“I think… I think I’ve never asked you to wash my underwear before, have I?” Lady Beatrice asked.

That’s right. There was even underwear in the shopping bags. In fact, these were also her size.

Alex was stunned. “About that… I really didn’t know.”

Lady Beatrice bit her red lips. Suddenly, she recalled losing a pair of underwear in the past. She couldn’t find it no matter how hard she tried. She then recalled that Alex had stolen her mother’s underwear a few days ago. At that moment, everything suddenly made sense.

“Alex, I know you might have that kind of fetish. Perhaps, it’s partially thanks to my sister. Despite being married for so long, she never let you touch her. However… You really should stop stealing these things. It won’t look good if you’re caught. I can forgive you for what you stole in the past. Consider it a gift. But… Please don’t think about me that way. I… I like someone else,” said Lady Beatrice as her gaze fell.

With that, she collected the clothes and hurriedly walked into the villa.

Alex appeared dumbfounded. “Eh? What did I steal… What did you mean? Perhaps you meant…”

Oh god!

Alex understood it now, but he felt that he’d been terribly misunderstood.

***

Half an hour later, Alex returned to Maple Villa. He had to figure out who was trying to harm his wife and family, or it would feel like a thorn had been left in his back

As it turned out, Waltz Fleur had also returned home. “I heard that your mother-in-law’s family had been poisoned. Is that true?” Waltz asked.

Clearly, Waltz had found out about this from Lord Lex Gunther.

“Yeah!” Alex answered.

“Did that old woman in the basement do it?” Waltz asked.

“That’s right. I was planning to put her through a thorough investigation,” Alex said.

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The two of them entered the basement.

Alex Rockefeller woke Granny Blackwood with a direct kick.

“Tell me. Who sent you to harm Madame Claire, Lady Dorothy, and me?” Alex asked.

Splat!

The old woman spat a mouthful of saliva at Waltz Fleur. Waltz, however, easily avoided it.

Waltz knew early on that this old woman was peculiar, one that could inflict a person with parasitic diseases. The old woman probably possessed countless poisonous items. After dodging the spit, Waltz directly picked up a long wooden stick and started hitting the old woman.

Wham! Wham! Wham!

Granny Blackwood cried out in pain right away.

Waltz showed no mercy. She went for Granny Blackwood’s weakest spots that would induce the greatest amount of pain.

All women had similar weak-spots on their bodies. It didn’t matter if one was old or young; the pain would still be unbearable.

“If you don’t tell me, I’ll beat you until you die,” Waltz said.

Wham! Wham! Wham!

Granny Blackwood’s limbs were all tied up. She couldn’t move at all. The stick landed on the parts of her body that hurt the most, and she couldn’t even dodge the attack

Most importantly, Granny Blackwood wasn’t a woman with unyielding integrity. More than anything, she hated Madame Joanne from the Assex family for setting her up. After being hit a few times, Granny Blackwood immediately confessed. “I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you! Joanne Carlton made me do this,” she cried.

“Who is Joanne Carlton?” Alex asked.

“She’s Madame Joanne, your wife’s grandmother. She offered me 32 million dollars to harm you and your wife’s family so you will all be bedridden for the rest of your lives. You were all about to be in a permanent coma,” Granny Blackwood said.

When Alex heard this, he was enraged. He couldn’t help but feel the urge to murder everyone in the Assex family.

Waltz felt extremely surprised too. “I never would have thought Madame Joanne could be this cruel. She wouldn’t even spare her granddaughter.”

Alex snorted coldly. “She’s an old crook There isn’t a line this old woman won’t cross,” he said.

“Why did she do this?” Waltz asked.

Granny Blackwood was the one who answered this question. “Joanne, that old woman wanted to take over your wife’s company. I was told that someone would be heading there tomorrow to complete the succession… All I have to do is give her a call and tell her I’ve poisoned you too, and her plan would succeed.”

Alex’s glare was as sharp as a knife.

“Good! In that case, I’ll give you a chance to live. I want you to do her what she wanted to be done to us. Can you do it?” Alex asked.

Granny Blackwood wanted nothing more than to survive right now. At this point, what wouldn’t she promise to do? She immediately nodded.

“That won’t be a problem,” she said.

Alex looked at Granny Blackwood with a cold stare. “But you can’t be fully trusted. I must place something in your body to restrain you.” ‘

***

The next day, Lady Emma Assex was incredibly excited that she was once again slated to become the general manager of Dorothy-Alex Constructions.

Yesterday, when Lady Emma heard that Lady Dorothy Assex’s family, including Alex, had been poisoned by Granny Blackwood’s parasitic disease and that they would be forever unconscious, she became so excited she couldn’t sleep all night.

Lady Emma decided that she would visit Lady Dorothy and Alex herself after reclaiming Dorothy-Alex Constructions today.

At half past eight in the morning, Madame Joanne, Benny Assex, Anderson Assex, and Lady Emma arrived at Dorothy-Alex Constructions.

Lady Emma directly looked for Lady Dorothy’s secretary. “From now on, Dorothy-Alex Constructions belongs to Assex Construction again. I’m officially your CEO. Immediately summon all personnel above the supervisory level to meet in conference room number one, ” Lady Emma announced proudly.

The secretary was dumbfounded when she heard this. “That can’t be right. Ms. Assex never mentioned it,” the secretary said.

“Lady Dorothy had a sudden illness and will never wake up again. Didn’t you know?” Lady Emma asked. Lady Emma stared at the secretary before suddenly slapping her across her face. “Hurry up and do as I say. Are you deaf? Do you want to stop working? Fine. You’re fired.”

Right then, a voice could be heard from behind. It said, “Who told you I’d never wake up again?”

The voice belonged to a gorgeous lady who walked over in her high heels. She was none other than Lady Dorothy, and theexpressions on her face were nothing less than icy.

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The two of them entered the basement.

Alex Rockefeller woke Granny Blackwood with a direct kick.

“Tell me. Who sent you to harm Madame Claire, Lady Dorothy, and me?” Alex asked.

Splat!

The old woman spat a mouthful of saliva at Waltz Fleur. Waltz, however, easily avoided it.

Waltz knew early on that this old woman was peculiar, one that could inflict a person with parasitic diseases. The old woman probably possessed countless poisonous items. After dodging the spit, Waltz directly picked up a long wooden stick and started hitting the old woman.

Wham! Wham! Wham!

Granny Blackwood cried out in pain right away.

Waltz showed no mercy. She went for Granny Blackwood’s weakest spots that would induce the greatest amount of pain.

All women had similar weak-spots on their bodies. It didn’t matter if one was old or young; the pain would still be unbearable.

“If you don’t tell me, I’ll beat you until you die,” Waltz said.

Wham! Wham! Wham!

Granny Blackwood’s limbs were all tied up. She couldn’t move at all. The stick landed on the parts of her body that hurt the most, and she couldn’t even dodge the attack

Most importantly, Granny Blackwood wasn’t a woman with unyielding integrity. More than anything, she hated Madame Joanne from the Assex family for setting her up. After being hit a few times, Granny Blackwood immediately confessed. “I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you! Joanne Carlton made me do this,” she cried.

“Who is Joanne Carlton?” Alex asked.

“She’s Madame Joanne, your wife’s grandmother. She offered me 32 million dollars to harm you and your wife’s family so you will all be bedridden for the rest of your lives. You were all about to be in a permanent coma,” Granny Blackwood said.

When Alex heard this, he was enraged. He couldn’t help but feel the urge to murder everyone in the Assex family.

Waltz felt extremely surprised too. “I never would have thought Madame Joanne could be this cruel. She wouldn’t even spare her granddaughter.”

Alex snorted coldly. “She’s an old crook There isn’t a line this old woman won’t cross,” he said.

“Why did she do this?” Waltz asked.

Granny Blackwood was the one who answered this question. “Joanne, that old woman wanted to take over your wife’s company. I was told that someone would be heading there tomorrow to complete the succession… All I have to do is give her a call and tell her I’ve poisoned you too, and her plan would succeed.”

Alex’s glare was as sharp as a knife.

“Good! In that case, I’ll give you a chance to live. I want you to do her what she wanted to be done to us. Can you do it?” Alex asked.

Granny Blackwood wanted nothing more than to survive right now. At this point, what wouldn’t she promise to do? She immediately nodded.

“That won’t be a problem,” she said.

Alex looked at Granny Blackwood with a cold stare. “But you can’t be fully trusted. I must place something in your body to restrain you.” ‘

***

The next day, Lady Emma Assex was incredibly excited that she was once again slated to become the general manager of Dorothy-Alex Constructions.

Yesterday, when Lady Emma heard that Lady Dorothy Assex’s family, including Alex, had been poisoned by Granny Blackwood’s parasitic disease and that they would be forever unconscious, she became so excited she couldn’t sleep all night.

Lady Emma decided that she would visit Lady Dorothy and Alex herself after reclaiming Dorothy-Alex Constructions today.

At half past eight in the morning, Madame Joanne, Benny Assex, Anderson Assex, and Lady Emma arrived at Dorothy-Alex Constructions.

Lady Emma directly looked for Lady Dorothy’s secretary. “From now on, Dorothy-Alex Constructions belongs to Assex Construction again. I’m officially your CEO. Immediately summon all personnel above the supervisory level to meet in conference room number one, ” Lady Emma announced proudly.

The secretary was dumbfounded when she heard this. “That can’t be right. Ms. Assex never mentioned it,” the secretary said.

“Lady Dorothy had a sudden illness and will never wake up again. Didn’t you know?” Lady Emma asked. Lady Emma stared at the secretary before suddenly slapping her across her face. “Hurry up and do as I say. Are you deaf? Do you want to stop working? Fine. You’re fired.”

Right then, a voice could be heard from behind. It said, “Who told you I’d never wake up again?”

The voice belonged to a gorgeous lady who walked over in her high heels. She was none other than Lady Dorothy, and theexpressions on her face were nothing less than icy.

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“Mmphhh…”

“Shut up!”

Slap!!!

Alex Rockefeller grabbed Lady Emma Assex by her hair and slapped her.

“Who asked you to spew nonsense?”

Slap!

“What did the doctor say to you? My wife came home after a short visit to the hospital. The doctor didn’t even know what parasitic diseases were. Are you the only one who can predict the future?”

Slap!

“Who gave you the courage to come to our company and snatch out things away? Who do you think you are? Who gave you the right to do all this?”

After several slaps, Lady Emma’s face had swelled up like a pig’s head. Blood was splattered in all directions. Alex moved so fast that nobody from the Assex family could react in time.

Even if Anderson Assex did react in time, he didn’t dare speak up for his daughter.

That was because he was truly afraid of Alex, afraid that he might cause undue problems to himself once he stepped forward.

“Jenny, this woman slapped you earlier. You can slap her back now,” Alex said to Lady Dorothy Assex’s secretary. He knew her name, Jenny Cassidy.

Having been slapped for no reason, Jenny had naturally become enraged.

She nervously looked at everyone in the Assex family. “Can I really?” she asked carefully.

“Of course, you can. An eye for an eye. Aren’t you mad?” Alex asked.

“Of course, I’m mad! Okay, I will slap her,” Jenny replied without hesitation.

“Don’t you dare!” Lady Emma shouted angrily.

Smack!

Jenny slapped Lady Emma forcefully. “Do you think I’m afraid? Who do you think you are? Compared to Ms. Assex, you’re just a piece of trash. Not only do you lack the capability, but you also lack the academic credentials. Without the Assex family, you are nothing! Oh, the Assex family is about to go down soon, aren’t they? How did Assex Construction, a good company, end up like this? Isn’t it all because of your own doing?”

“You’re crossing the line!” Madame Joanne shouted. She lifted her crutch and was poised to hit Jenny’s head with it.

In the end, Alex grabbed it. Right after that, he slapped Madame Joanne across the face.

Suddenly, everyone became silent. They were all shocked.

Alex actually dared to hit Madame Joanne.

“Alex, how dare you hit my mother? You’ve got guts!” Benny shouted angrily.

Alex chuckled icily. “I’ve already done so. What can you do to me? She’s already asked someone to poison our entire family. Should I respectfully address her as my grandmother? Should I tell her that you’ve done a good job poisoning us, but it didn’t work this time? Try again?”

“That’s bullsh*t!” Madame Joanne’s face was contorted, and her hair was all messed up. She felt so angry that she might throw up blood and die soon.

Despite being so old, she got slapped by Alex in front of so many people. He said she poisoned their family. Even if it was the truth, Alex was at fault for pointing it out.

“Do you have proof that I poisoned your family?” Madame Joanne asked.

“Do you want proof? That’s easy!” Alex chuckled before snapping his fingers.

Soon, a short, elderly, dark faced woman showed up at the corner of a walkway nearby. It was none other than Granny Blackwood.

Granny Blackwood slowly walked over.

Madame Joanne’s eyes began quivering in disbelief.

The older woman approached Madame Joanne with an unfriendly gaze in her eyes. “Joanne Carlton, you shouldn’t have set me up. Since you did, you’ll have to pay the price,” she said.

Granny Blackwood opened her mouth and blew at Madame Joanne’s face.

Madame Joanne’s facial expression changed drastically. Her body shivered all over. The next moment, she fell to the ground and became unconscious.

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“Mom, Mom. What happened to you?”

“D*mn it. What did you do to my mother?”

When Benny and Anderson Assex saw their mother had passed out on the floor, they immediately panicked. Quickly, they picked her up. Enraged, Anderson even shoved Granny Blackwood.

Benny was horrified, and quickly, be restrained Anderson from going any further.

Benny had heard from Madame Joanne that Granny Blackwood was a terrifying person. Her body was supposedly covered in poison, and she could inflict parasitic diseases on anyone without even making a sound.

Hence, Benny knew Granny Blackwood must have done something to his mother. He also didn’t dare hit her. There were surveillance cameras everywhere, and people would see that Granny Blackwood didn’t even do anything to Madame Joanne from its footage. There was nothing to accuse her of.

Alex Rockefeller frowned a little.

He had asked Granny Blackwood to put Madame Joanne in a coma without being obvious about it, not expecting her to act right away and in the plain sight of everyone too.

Alex, however, didn’t care anymore.

Granny Blackwood spat at Anderson before chuckling coldly. “Who are you? How dare you push me? Indeed, Joanne can never give birth to anything nice. You’re just like her when she was a kid,” she said.

Granny Blackwood glanced at Alex before turning around and leaving.

“Hurry, send Mom to the hospital!”

The Assex family had shown up as if they owned the place, but now, they scurried away like roaches. Madame Joanne, in particular, had arrived standing but left while getting carried horizontally.

“If anything happens to my mother, I won’t let you off the hook,” Benny said coldly to Alex before he left.

Alex let out a cynical chuckle. “Everybody knows what happened to your mother. She offended too many people out there, and she deserved this. If you want to exact revenge on me, bring it on. I’ll be ready for anything,” Alex said.

He really didn’t think much of the Assex family. At this point, if Alex really wanted to deal with them, he simply had to make a few calls and the Assex family would be gone forever.

He simply just wasn’t bothered.

Once the Assex family had left, Jenny Cassidy raised her fair thumb at Alex. “Alex, you really are amazing. You even scared Madame Joanne off.”

Jenny could be considered a long time employee of the company. She had already been around since the time Alex helped Lady Dorothy Assex establish the Assex Construction City South Subsidiary Company. Hence, she and Alex knew each other. Previously, she was also Maya Howards’ subordinate and shared an even closer relationship with her.

Alex snorted coldly. “This old hag knows nothing but villainy. This time, she asked for it. On the other hand, I feel bad that you were slapped because of all this. Does it still hurt?” Alex asked.

“No, it’s fine. I’ll be fine after a while. Well then… Ms. Assex, I’ll get back to work. Have a good chat,” Jenny quickly said.

“Alright! ” replied Lady Dorothy before pulling Alex into the CEO’s office.

She then locked the door and pounced on Alex.

Lady Dorothy initiated a kiss.

“Honey, you saved me again,” she cooed, adding softly, “Tell me. What do you want as your reward?”

Alex pondered for a moment. A playful smile then appeared on his face.

He recalled that Lady Dorothy had promised to do something the other day.

Hence, he whispered something into her ear.

“Ahh!”

When Lady Dorothy heard what he said, she immediately blushed. Her body shuddered uncontrollably as she covered her face in embarrassment. “No, no. Absolutely not…”

She then peeked at Alex through the gaps in her fingers before looking around at the room. “Why don’t we go over there?”

Alex looked at where she was pointing. It was a built-in bathroom in the CEO’s office.

Suddenly, Alex could feel himself breathing harder, and his heart was beating faster.

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Alex Rockefeller hugged his wife as if hugging a ball of flame.

Without saying another word, he picked Lady Dorothy Assex up.

“Argh!”

After the Assex family had left, they quickly sent Madame Joanne to the hospital.

While driving, Benny Assex started going crazy, banging his hands against the steering wheel. Anderson and Lady Emma Assex were so terrified they couldn’t speak.

“Brother, what… What are you doing?” Anderson asked.

Screech!!!

Benny suddenly stopped the car in the middle of the road and slapped Anderson across his face. “All of this happened because of you and your daughter! You two losers! D*mn it! Resources spent on you two are a waste. You bring nothing to the table and cause trouble all the time.”

Anderson became enraged too. “Brother, what does this have to do with Emma and me?” he protested.

“It’s all because your daughter wants to take over Lady Dorothy’s Dorothy-Alex Constructions, isn’t it? If that weren’t the case, Dorothy-Assex Constructions wouldn’t even exist. They would still be Assex Construction City South Subsidiary Company, part of our Assex Construction conglomerate. Assex Construction wouldn’t have fallen from grace like it is now,” Benny spat.

“Uncle, isn’t that a little too funny? You’re the one managing Assex Construction, and you’re the company’s CEO. What does it have to do with us?” cried Lady Emma.

“Which is why I said one of you is an idiot, and the other is retarded. How could you possibly manage Dorothy-Alex Constructions? The company would definitely be finished within a month under your leadership!” said Benny without holding back. “If it weren’t for you repeatedly messing with Lady Dorothy and Alex, bringing problems to Assex Construction, would we have lost the contract with Waylon Realty? Would we have lost the dealership from Thousand Leaves? Would we have failed to sign a contract with South Cali Structures? The Assex family is going bankrupt!” Benny exclaimed.

“What?” Anderson was shocked.

“Brother, is the Assex family going bankrupt? How could that be?” he asked.

“It’s all thanks to you two idiots! You destroyed Madame Claire’s villa, stole from her, and got yourself locked up. To bail you out, the company had to lose all its liquefiable assets. This time, we’ve even taken a loan worth 30 million dollars! Now, we can’t even pay our employees. What do you think we should do?” asked Benny.

While he spoke, Madame Joanne suddenly sat upright.

“Huh? Mom, are you fine?”

They were all shocked.

Madame Joanne looked around. “Has Granny Blackwood left? She didn’t come after us, did she?”

“…”

“Look at the lot of you! I was just pretending to be unconscious. Otherwise, if Granny Blackwood really did poison me with a parasitic worm, I’d be finished for sure,” Madame Joanne gushed.

They all sighed in relief.

However, they had no idea that Granny Blackwood’s breath did indeed contain poison. The only thing was, the parasitic disease would have to go through a process before it was activated. Those afflicted would instantly pass out, but they would regain consciousness for a while after that. Later… Things would end in a sorrowful state.

Since Madame Joanne said she was only pretending, there was no longer the need to go to the hospital. Hence, they returned home right away.

However, on their way home, Benny received a call from his secretary.

“Mr. Assex, Citizen Bank’s people are here, asking us to repay our debts right away. If we don’t do so, they’re going to freeze our accounts and clear the loans by force.”

“What? How did this happen?”

“They even said that you’ve taken a high-interest loan, but there’s a problem with your credit rating.”

“How dare they…”

Before Benny could say anything, the secretary continued. “Also, Mr. Assex, when it was time for the company to pay our staff today, accountant Muller said the company doesn’t have a single dime left. Somehow, word got out, and now, all the employees are causing a scene. Things are getting out of hand.”

Benny’s head was throbbing. Quickly, he turned on the engine and headed to the company.

Meanwhile, something major had also happened to Alex Rockefeller.

He thought it would be a beautiful incident. Instead… The outcome was a terrible one!

Alex looked at his shirt that was covered in filth. “What should we do?”

Lady Dorothy leaned against the bathroom sink. Not saying a word, she shook her head slowly. “Ughh…”