ter was sitting in a chair in his penthouse in Midtown Manhattan. He cross

musement in the situation. The human and also the butler, Xavier, was instead

utler whispered in fear. "

Alexander's burst of laughter. The butler fli

in disbelief. "That woman wa

aura emitted from him grew heavy. And before Xavier could u

ul. He bent his body to his knees to ease the breathing but eve

is happen?" A

he tried to say choked on his throat. "

The old man took gulps of air to fill in his lungs. His heart rate was running

with stocks in the first place?" Alexande

. "She invested the money from the black card to gain profit for herself. Then she returned all th

his lips turned downward. He d

t she?" Alexander said, "At l

his time, she never touched a

ed hard before he answered, "Ex– excep

nd threw a vase to the wall. The vase shattered to pieces. And Xavier knew that if he

n money from the contra

es, S

" Alexander's voice was raised. The master of the house kicked the coffee table in front of him hard. His power was so

to the contract again? NOTHING??!" This time, h

owing all the items around him or killing his personal butler who ha

t have noticed??"

His lips were shaking so badly

er, X

r, Alexander's eyes darkened aga

his chest again. His mouth

h his face on the floor. "Y– you also did not know w– when yo

eve the words coming out of his mouth. It was definitely his death sentence now. Most definitely. There was no t

herself free easily. But he was also annoyed because she

stay still? Was the mo

e black card to spend more on herself. But he was shocked when Ann told him she never used a penny. Even if she did, she returned every ou

e be like an

with the contract for all her

ould have been enslaved to Alexander t

he di

was waiting for Alexander to throw anoth

ed his face with his hands. "Three thousand years I have lived on this Earth an

ith this one? I have marked her so everyone in the un

er w– with another contra

aid open. The chess pieces were scattered in an abstract yet strategic manner among the black and white squares. He picked

e queen. "I have taken my turn. And I thought I will win this time. But she keeps on walking a step

's thei

te king pieces. He put them all in front of the queen

... the game will

e that even without Xavier lookin

e fun of having

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