Chapter 255

"Keep knocking!" Xavier Stapleton glared at Roman Young. "She can't possibly not hear you."

Roman's fingers trembled slightly. "Maybe... she's wearing headphones..."

"Shut up!" Xavier grabbed his collar. "Unless you want to never go home again!"

Just as his knuckles were about to hit the door, Evelyn Sinclair's voice came from inside. "Roman?"

"Y-yes! It's me!" Roman answered quickly.

Xavier immediately pressed himself against the wall, hissing, "Remember—drug her first, then let me in."

The door opened.

Evelyn stood there in a robe, her damp hair dripping. "What is it this late?"

Xavier gritted his teeth in the shadows.

No matter how much he'd knocked these past days, Evelyn never answered. Yet she made an exception for Roman...

Something was definitely going on.

"Evelyn, I finished the new proposal..." Roman's voice wavered.

"Come in." Evelyn stepped aside, her tone sickeningly sweet. "But don't stay long."

Xavier watched the door close, jealousy burning in his eyes.

Five minutes passed. The room was eerily silent.

"Damn it!" Xavier kicked the wall. "That bastard tricked me—"

The door cracked open.

He barged in—only to find the room empty.

"Roman, you—"

A white sheet dropped over his head, wrapping him like a mummy.

"Who's there? Let go!" Xavier thrashed violently, only tangling himself further.

Through the fabric, he saw a tall figure raise a fist—

BAM!

The punch sent stars exploding across his vision.

Before he could recover, a brutal kick slammed into his back, knocking the air from his lungs.

"Mercy... please..." Xavier curled into a ball.

Roman had already retreated to the corner, horrified as Alexander Kingsley descended on his prey like a beast.

Each kick seemed meant to shatter bone.

Xavier's screams grew weaker.

"Enough!" Evelyn rushed forward.

Alexander was a storm of unchecked fury, his entire body radiating violence.

As his seventh kick landed, Evelyn wrapped her arms around him from behind.

"Alex!"

He froze.

Evelyn rose onto her toes, cradled his face, and sank her teeth into his lip.

Blood bloomed between them.

Alexander's pupils dilated. The rage vanished instantly.

By the time he processed what happened, Evelyn had already stepped back.

"Better now?" She wiped her mouth.

On the floor, Xavier lay motionless like a discarded rag.

Roman hesitantly checked his pulse. "H-he's alive..."

Alexander stared at Evelyn's swollen lips, his throat working.

That bite left him trembling far more than the violence ever had.