Chapter 28
Chapter 28 Alex And His Powerful Status
To put it inly, Derek was putting on a very borate act.
He had yed a very clever hand indeed.
He hadid his dignity aside in order to save Bob. In doing so, he had earned the respect of Bob and
the other gangsters, who would regard him with a mixture of awe and gratitude from now on.
If Derek managed to save their lives today, their loyalty towards him would only increase tenfold. In the
future, Derek would have no problem making them do whatever he wanted.
Alex had recognized this trick immediately. By the time he was a teenager, he was already much more
adept at buying other’s support than Derek would ever be.
Alex looked at Dn. The decision was his.
Derek might have set aside his pride and knelt for forgiveness, but if Dn refused to spare the lives of
Bob and the gangsters, then be it. Alex certainly wasn’t going to intervene and let Dn have his way.
However, Dn was frozen in shock.
Derek was the king of the underworld. However, he had swallowed his pride and knelt before Alex in
order to save Bob Lane. If Dn continued to insist on killing Bob, it would put Alex in a very difficult
position indeed.
Of course, part of him was afraid of disrespecting Derek, too. If he didn’t give in to the king of the
underworld now, he would gain himself a very powerful enemy.
And no matter how close they were, there was no way Alex could keep looking out for him.
Fortunately, Dn was wise enough to pick his battles. Shaking his head, he said, “Forget it. My anger
is nearly gone now that I’ve smashed the brick against his head.”
Alex looked at Dn, but didn’t say anything.
Dn turned to look at Penny. His voice full of contempt, he spat, “I’ll see you at the Civil Affairs
Bureau first thing tomorrow morning. If you have the gall to demand alimony from me, I’ll make your life
a living hell!”
He had a house to his name, and thest thing he wanted was for Quinn to get her filthy hands on it.
She had cheated on him without remorse. She had to be delusional to think that he was going to let her
have the house.
Penny’s heart skipped a beat. Looking at the man standing before, she realized that he was aplete
stranger to her. She couldn’t help but feel a little frightened of him.
Penny nodded meekly. “Alright.” Now that she had been exposed for having an affair, she decided to
toe the line obediently.
Even if she took him to court and sued for alimony, there was no way she could win the case. It would
be extremely embarrassing for her as well.
Besides, Dn had Alex’s support, and Alex was a fairly important man. Going up against the two of
them at this point wouldn’t do her any favors.
Even the king of the underworld had knelt before Alex in subservience. Quinn was afraid of Alex, for
she had good reason to be.
A look of impatience flickered across Alex’s face as he nced at Derek. “Alright, that’s enough. You
can get up now.”
Derek was obviously taking advantage of the situation to garner more support from his followers.
“Thank you for giving me face, Mr. Jefferson.”
mbering up from the floor, Derek pulled out a bank card from his pocket and handed it to Dn. “My
friend, this card contains one million in total. Please ept it as ourpensation and use it to pay for
your medical fees.”
Bob’s heart sank in indignance. He wanted to protest that he had been beaten more severely by Dn.
If anyone deserved to have their medical fees paid for, it was him.
However, he didn’t dare to voice his displeasure.
Dn shook his head. “No, I don’t want your money.” How could he ept his money?
Derek insisted, “Take it. It’s what we owe you.”
“Just take it, Dn.” Alex chimed in.
“I…” Dn couldn’t help but feel a little agitated. To him, a million was an unbelievably huge sum of
money.
Seeing that Dn was wavering atst, Derek quickly stuffed the card into his hands before he could
refuse again. “The password if six 8s.”
“Go to the hospital and have your bruises treated.” Alex said to Dn.
Dn nodded his head. “Alright. I’ll get going first then.” Without another word, he jumped onto his
delivery motorbike and sped off in the direction of the hospital.
Derek turned to Alex. “Mr. Jefferson, would you like to have a cup of coffee with me?”
However, Alex rejected him with a casual wave of his hand. “It’s alright, carry on with your work. I have
to go pick up my son now.”
“Where are you going? I’ll drive you there.” Derek offered eagerly.
Alex shook his head. “It’s really okay. I’ll have someone pick me up soon.” Taking out his phone, he
called Jonathan and ordered him to pick him up from Woodgrove Lane.
Hearing this, Derek quickly exchanged phone numbers with Alex before ordering the other gangsters to
escort Bob to the hospital. After that, he bid Alex farewell, and left immediately with thedies.
…
Meanwhile, in the Sutton family’s vi in Lumenopolis, the Northern Territory, a conversation was taking
ce between father and daughter.
“Kate, my dear, your trip to Neb City this time will determine if our family can rise to the ranks of the
large first-tier ns.”
Woody Sutton, the head of the Sutton family, was slightly past fifty years of age. He was a little on the
plump side and had started balding rapidly years ago.
Right now, his daughter Kate Sutton was sitting opposite him, listening intently to his every word.
Woody had two sons and one daughter. Like most offspring of rich parents, both his sons had
seeded in nothing but squandering away their father’s wealth. For the past few years, Woody had
grown increasingly rmed about their indecent behavior.
On the other hand, he had been blessed with a perfectly business-minded daughter. Over thest few
years, Kate’s help in the family business had been indispensable as she worked tirelessly to spearhead
its growth.
“Dad, don’t worry. Just look at your daughter, no man would let go of the chance to date me if I ever
offer it to them. I promise I’ll be able to take down that abandoned son of the Jeffersons this time.” Kate
responded confidently.
Kate was famous in Lumenopolis for her intelligence and talent, and she was beautiful almost beyond
belief. The line of young heirs in Lumenopolis who wanted to date her stretched around the block.
Kate did not believe that Alex would disregard her presence.
Woody agreed with his daughter. Besides, he was quite confident that she wouldn’t let him down.
Kate continued, “I do have one worry, however. The Jefferson family will definitely retaliate once they
find out, and I’m not sure if he’ll be able to withstand that.”
“The Jeffersons will never forgive him. He did make off with around 100 billion of the family fortune,
after all. In doing so, he caused his own family to be downgraded to a second-tier n. If the
Jeffersons, they must first get their hands on that 100 billion. Hence, they’ll never let Alex get away.”
However, Alex had beenying low in Neb City for the past eight years. Now that he had finally
summoned up the courage to use some of that money, it meant that he was ready tounch his final
vendetta against the Jeffersons.
His eyes glittered with excitement, Woody said boldly, “When the timees, we’ll have to help him.
He’ll be indebted to us forever. If you seed in getting him to marry into our family, we’ll be
fabulously wealthy overnight. We’ll then be able to fight for our family’s position among the first-tier
ns without having to worry about our finances.”
A few decades ago, the Sutton family had been considered one of the most prestigious first-tier ns
of Lumenopolis. Unfortunately, after years of continual strife, they had been demoted to a second-tier
n.
Woody had made it his goal in life to see the Sutton family restored to their previous seat of prestige
before he died.
Now that the opportunity for the Suttons to rise up in the world again had presented itself, he was
bristling with unbridled excitement.
Back in Neb City, Alex had been dropped off at the office by Jonathan and was now making his way
to the kindergarten to pick up his son.
He made a quick detour to Flynn’s shop, but the door was tightly shut. Flynn had mentioned that he
was leaving in two days’ time, perhaps he was taking some time off ahead of his journey.
Alex picked his son up and did a little marketing before heading home.
Carmen and Lucas were not at home, and Heather was still at work.
Alex turned on the television for Stanley to watch cartoons, then he slipped off to the kitchen and
started making dinner.
Just as he finished cooking, Heather arrived home from work.
As they ate, Heather suddenly said, “Kate is arriving in Neb City tomorrow. She wants me to go pick
her up, but I can’t leave the office tomorrow. Can you help me pick her up instead?”
“Kate ising to Neb City?”
Alex felt a little startled. Kate was one of their friends from university. He knew that she hailed from the
second-tier Sutton n, but Kate had always been in the dark about his status as the Jeffersons’
abandoned son.
What is she doing in Neb City?
Alex couldn’t help but think that Kate’s visit in Neb City was a little calcted.
Heather replied, “Yes, she says Four Seas Corporation offered her a job.”
Alex raised an eyebrow. That exined everything.
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Kate wasn’t here for a job, she was here for him.
The Sutton family was a well-respected family in Lumenopolis. As the eldest daughter of the n
leader, there was no need for her to find employment at Four Seas Corporation unless it was for some
other reason.
Besides, Kate had chosen an extremely opportune time to arrive. She was obviouslying on him.
Alex asked, “Alright. What time does her flight arrive tomorrow?”