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In James's car, the atmosphere was pleasant as the two chatted about various things, catching up with each other. At the thought of their mentor, Jenny missed him. "I wonder where he has gone.""I have no idea," James answered. "The old man never contacts me. I thought you would know." Despite Jenny being Mr. Birkett's secret student, she received more love and affection from Mr. Birkett, which made James jealous of her.Jenny smiled wryly. "I haven't been able to contact him for a long time.""Don't worry. He has spent many years like this. He knows what he's doing." James knew what she was worried about and tried to comfort her.Jenny nodded and asked, "James, when will you be free? Let me treat you to dinner."James had been very kind to her. When they were under Mr. Birkett's mentorship, James had always guided her, so Jenny wanted to thank him."Well, I'm free whenever you are," James said with a grin. There was no way he would forgo such a precious opportunity. Jenny

"What are you doing? Let go of my daughter!" Rowena rushed out with a group of bodyguards after receiving Jolene's call.She had rushed, thinking all she needed to do was to help her daughter teach someone a lesson. She didn't care whose fault it was and wanted to support her daughter immediately. However, she was shocked to see her daughter in Alec's hands, her face flushed from lack of air."Mom..." Jolene managed to say, tears streaming down her face.Rowena was angry and anxious, "Sir, let my daughter go. I'll give you whatever you want."Alec was indifferent. "I just want her life."Rowena tried to intimidate him by saying. "Do you know who she is? She is the daughter of the Walter family. If you attack the Walters, you won't leave here alive."Jolene was losing consciousness and waved her hands frantically, but Alec was unmoved. In fact, her mother's words only disgusted Alec.Rowena urgently instructed the bodyguard behind her, "Quickly, save her!"As the bodyguard was a

Ten minutes of fighting later, Alec started feeling worn out as he noticed that he was no match for his opponent. He was gripped by shock and frustration for not being stronger.Alec stumbled backward from the impact of another punch that landed on his cheek. The middle-aged man didn't give Alec time to recover—he charged at Alec and punched him violently. Had he not strictly followed Graham's orders to teach Alec a lesson, Alec would have been dead by now.Soon, Alec was face-down on the ground."You may leave," Graham said to the middle-aged man. Then, he strode up to Alec and stood towering over the defeated man on the ground with a regal air. "Alec Faust, I get that you're quite capable, but your ability is still lacking for Bardoff City standards. Had you met another opponent instead of me, you would have died here today. Here's a warning—lay low before you are strong enough so you can live longer." With that, Graham turned around to leave. He suddenly stopped and said, "Jenny

Alec nodded, looking calmer than Jenny. Carefree as always, he'd only take on the problem when it surfaced. He believed that there would always be a solution to any problem.He led her to the sofa, sat her down, and handed her the ointment. "You should at least finish what you started."She didn't object to that and continued applying the ointment to his body. The living room fell into silence when they stopped talking.Soon, she was done and ready to leave. "Have a good rest. It's best if you could rest at home for a few days.""Are you leaving?" he asked. She nodded. "It's late. I need to get home." She knew Graham didn't like that she was in touch with Alec, and she worried she might fuel Graham's dislike of Alec if she got home late."Jenny," Alec called out, his deep gaze fixated on her face. "The truth is, you still care about me. Don't you?" As expected, she was silent. He added, "I'm not strong enough yet. Can you wait for me?""Wait for you?" She was puzzled by his wor

The branch office of the Faust Group was relatively unknown in Bardoff City, as it was less influential relative to the many big names. However, as most people paid attention to the developments of the Glass family, they noticed that the family had been making moves against the Faust Group, which piqued their curiosity.The outsiders mistook the actions for the Glass family's ambition to acquire Faust Group, but only Jenny knew that Rowena and Jolene were behind the recent moves. Worried that Alec would struggle to fend off the attacks, Jenny wanted to call him out of concern but held back in the end. Based on her understanding of him, he would definitely turn down her offer to help when his ego acted up, just like the average man.With that in mind, she decided to ask James for help later. Well, she wasn't exactly asking him to actively intervene. It'd be great if he could at least hold off the Glass family. Moreover, a stronger Glass family would be bad news for the Walter family.