Chapter 256

Alexander Kingsley flexed his wrist slowly.

The rehabilitation training showed initial results, his joints emitting faint cracks.

"Throw him out."

Roman Young's eyes widened. "M-me?"

He fumbled like a startled rabbit.

Before Evelyn Sinclair could speak, two black-suited bodyguards entered.

They efficiently rolled up the bedsheet and hauled Xavier Stapleton away like trash.

...

Morning mist clung to the hotel alley when a janitor spotted a suspicious white bundle by the dumpster.

"What the hell?"

The moment he touched it, the bundle twitched.

"Help!" The janitor scrambled backward.

By the time paramedics arrived, Xavier was barely conscious.

Medical reports showed extensive soft tissue damage and minor internal bleeding.

"Tough bastard," Evelyn murmured over the chart.

She couldn't decide if his thick fat layer saved him or if Alexander had shown mercy.

The project team retreated urgently to Kingsbury.

Xavier remained comatose during transfer. Local police found no leads.

Security footage had mysteriously vanished.

The victim gave evasive answers.

"Just...got jumped by masked men," Xavier stammered.

The final blow came when Roman got promoted during Xavier's recovery.

Evelyn's new department occupied the adjacent office. Winston Strauss' interview teaser kept trending.

"Uncle Lee! That traitor's rising!" Xavier's wounds throbbed with rage.

He'd guarded his hospital room like a fortress, blocking Roman from contacting the Sullivans.

Yet the underling had climbed the corporate ladder unnoticed.

Now with Evelyn's backing, controlling him became impossible.

"Utter incompetence." Hugo Lee's face darkened.

Their perfect scheme lay in ruins.

Using Roman to frame Evelyn should've killed two birds with one stone.

Instead, the prey became the hunter.

Stranger still, the missing CCTV footage left Xavier too scared to press charges.

"Could that woman...have powerful backing?"

"Already checked." Hugo sneered. "The Kingsleys discarded her years ago."

He'd investigated the fire incident thoroughly.

After Evelyn's hospitalization, no Kingsley ever inquired about her.

If she truly mattered, why would they abandon her to obscurity?

Outside the hospital window, dusk deepened.

Hugo missed the blinking red light hidden in the shadows.