Lord Lexâs wake ended successfully at 8 pm. The curtain of life for this powerful man had fallen. The
rest was left for his descendants, to tell the merits and
demerits of his stories. Lord Lex had another godson named Clay Ember, yet he had never been able
to contact him. Hence, this was
possibly the only regret he had in life. âWaltz, take it easy. Death is inevitable for human beings!â Alex
felt slightly heartbroken after seeing Waltzâ s haggard face, with heavy dark circles under her eyes.
Waltz flung herself into his embrace and sobbed. âGodfather didnât have to die. It was all my fault. If
only I
didnât go to your room that nightâ¦â
Alex put a finger to her lips. âNo, donât blame yourself. If anything, I should be the one to take the
blame. I
insisted on participating in the SCBA Battles. Otherwise, we wouldnât have to deal with so much stuff
later
on.â Waltz was still tearing up, but she didnât forget to defend him. âNo, thatâs not it. If it werenât for you,
Godfather wouldâve died under the hands of that guy hired by Xavier Young. You saved him back at
Eastward
Island too!
Why would you be the one to be blamed?â Alex said, âIt would be the best if none of us were to be
blamed! Weâre in a hurry, letâs not dwell on this
matter any longer⦠By the way, do you want to go home with me tonight? Iâll let you sleep in my bed.â
Waltz was slightly swayed, but she still shook her head in the end. âSave that offer for me later! Iâd like
stay by Godfatherâs side tonight.
This will be the last time. After tonight, I wouldnât have the chance to do so
anymore.â
Alex could understand her feelings at the moment. Back when William died in the car crash, he wasnât
able to sleep for days as well. An hour later, Alex went back to Maple Villa. He felt that something was
off as soon as he arrived at the
doorstep.
He could sense someoneâs Chi in his villa. It was the Chi of a martial artist. Moreover, it was oddly
familiar. He did not deliberately hide his tracks and walked right into the huge entrance of the villa. Alex
then noticed
a woman sitting on the sofa in his living room. It really was an acquaintance. The woman was one of
the Four Great Princesses who would soon become his
servant in a few days as promised, Suzaku.
At this moment, Suzaku was crossing her legs while holding a glass of red wine in her hand. The wine
was Waltzâs favourite, a 1982 Chateau Lafitte Rothschild. Every bottle was known to be extremely
expensive. More over, there werenât many bottles left in the world nowadays. He frowned, visibly upset.
âWho told you that you could drink this bottle of wine?â His tone and attitude made Suzaku startled
slightly. She parted her cherry lips gently and drank half a glass of
the wine.
She said while staring at him, âArenât you supposed to ask who I am?â
âI donât feel the need to ask of a servantâs name,â Alex said as he took off his shoes.
However, after seeing the high heeled shoes on Suzakuâs feet, he hesitated for a brief moment. Then,
he wore
his shoes again and said, âHold on, have the floor cleaned thoroughly, my junior sister likes to walk
around
the place barefoot.â
Suzakuâs gaze became even stranger because Alexâs behaviour was completely different from the
reaction of
any average person. âDonât you want to know why Iâm here?â She slightly squinted her eyes and asked.
Alex replied, âI know even if I donât have to ask. Youâre here to take a beating.â Suzaku finally fumed.
She was so close to explode in anger because of Alexâs nonchalant yet ostentatious tone.
She had dug up some information about him before coming to his place. âBefore this, this man was just
some useless son-in-law, shamed by his in-laws. So why is he putting up such
a tough act in front of me?â Whoosh!
She fiercely threw the glass in her hand towards Alex.
Just then, with a light step, she leaped over the tea table. After moving for a distance of seven or eight
meters, she swung her fist towards Alexâs temple. She was prepared to kill him with a single blow so
that she didnât have to listen to his annoying blabbering. However, a black figure shifted towards her in
the next second.
Smack!
She was slapped hard across the face.
Before she could even land on the ground, she was sent flying back to the sofa. Her left cheek was
now
swollen, bleeding. She had a stupefied yet terrified expression on her face, as if she had just seen a
ghost.