Richard Dodge was Joel Quarterâs âlittle brotherâ, and before this, for Joelâs sake, Richard had been
loudly stating his lowly opinion of Alex, treating him as just a small-time bodyguard with no proper
background, and someone who Richard could insult at will.
Moreover, once he knew that not only had Alex hooked up with Phoebe but that Cheryl had also been
added to the picture and the three of them had a blast together, there was extreme envy, jealousy, and
unstable emotions in Richardâs heart.
However, now, the regret he felt was enough to make him throw up. Who would have thought that this
small-time bodyguard would turn out to be the grandson of President Geronimo Melvis from the Divine
Constabulary? Great, he had offended Alex to the max just for the sake of scoring some points in front
of Joel. And now, Joelâs grandfather was on the way here to personally apologize to Alex.
Richard had really dug his own grave!
âJoel asked to see me?â
Alex was taken aback, then looked at Richard, who was bending and scraping to curry his favor.
Richard looked nervous, to the point he was almost kneeling on his knees with how low he was
bending. It was hard to blame him. After everything had been revealed, the entire Dodge family had
gone out of their minds.
Richard had offended the grandson of the Divine Constabularyâs president, as well as Michiganâs
magistrateâs daughter, and the two had disappeared in the area of his club. Who could afford to
shoulder the consequences for this?
Then, the patriarch of the Dodge family had said that the entire matter would be placed on Richardâs
shoulder.
âIf Richard is unable to calm and placate President Melvis and Magistrate Larsenâs anger, then just get
him to take his own life in front of the public!â
With that said, how could he not quake in his boots?
Fortunately for him, Alex and Phoebe had returned safely.
âYes, thatâs right. Second Young Master Quarters has been worried the entire time about the safety of
yourself and Miss Larsenâ¦â
âAlright, ask him to come over then!â Alex nodded.
The incident this time had absolutely nothing to do with Joel, and it was Grant Xenos who had acted
out on his own when Alex had caught his eyes. Even if Alex had not come here to race, Grant would
have found other opportunities elsewhere. It was the terrain here that had made him take Phoebe and
flee to the sea by accident and stumble upon Dragon Island, discovering the existence of Leviathan
Gate⦠All in all, there was still something good that had happened.
Very soon, Joel arrived.
Bang!
Once Joel reached him, he knelt immediately in front of Alex. âYoung Master Alex, I didnât know your
identity before this and have deeply offended you. I beg you for mercy, Young Master Alex, please
forgive my recklessness! From now on, I, Joel Quarters, am willing to work hard for your sake!â
The dignified, aloof second son of the Quarters family was kneeling and apologizing to Alex.
Richard was stunned. He had refused to kneel previously because he still thought he had an image to
uphold. Now that Joel was kneeling, Richard panicked, and he also knelt immediately. Who cared
about upholding the image right now? In addition, he also slapped himself three times in the face.
âYoung Master Alex, I am also the same. I didnât know who you were before this, and Iâm really
damned. Starting today, I, Richard Dodge, swear that Iâm willing to be your lapdog. If you ask me to go
east, I will never dare to go west.â
Alex was flabbergasted. âThe two of you are ready to give and take and are really flexible.â
The two rich young masters laughed bitterly. If it was anyone else here in their position, what else could
they do?
âThen, whatâs the deal with Judy Larsen? And why are there so many reporters and people out there
screaming about grievances?â Alex asked.
Richard answered first. âThat Judy Larsen had such a vicious mind, I donât know what other words can
be used to describe her! She had strongly suggested the race on the mountain roads. Second Young
Master Joel had initially hoped that Judy would help hook him up with Phoebe, but Judy had other
thoughts in her mind. Not only did she want to take Phoebeâs place, tarnishing your and Miss Phoebeâs
reputation, she even wanted us to cheat in the race, to ram the car you and Miss Phoebe were in to
cause an accident. Death is not enough to even wipe out the crimes that she has committed!â
âAs for the other peopleâ¦â Richard glanced at Wayne. âIt seems that Alaskaâs Larsen family were the
ones to call them here. They donât seem to know your identity either, Young Master Alex.â
âThen, those people out there, can you settle them?â Alex asked again.
Richard replied, âI can try.â
As for Joel, he said, âThatâs simple enough. I guarantee Iâll be able to complete this task.â
The two of them went out together.
***
âAlex, who on earth did it?â
âWe saw a man wearing a pigâs mask when we watched the surveillance video.â