Chapter 20 If This Could Be Tolerated, What Else Could Not?

Xena Sanders did not tell anyone else about her trap for Alex Cohen to prevent him from getting the news in advance.

Victor Sullivan only knew what had happened after he saw the photos. At first, he was skeptical. To be frank, he did not believe that Alex would have the guts, so he waited patiently for a while. However, not only did Alex not rush to give any explanation, but he also had a tacit gesture.

If this could be tolerated, what else could he not?

Isla Sullivan, who was putting on an act, truly panicked when she saw this scene and quickly pulled her father back.

"Dad, take it easy! Don't forget you have a heart problem!"

"Leave me alone! Even if I die here today, I'll take this bastard down with me!"

Victor pushed Isla away and stared at Alex once again with a vicious glare.

"Who’s that woman?"

Alex smiled calmly and looked towards Xena.

"It's better for you to answer this question."

"How am I supposed to know?"

Xena was a little surprised, but she did not show it and gave the speech she had already prepared.

"Alex Cohen! It's a blessing in several lifetimes for you to marry Lala. Yet, you don't cherish it and do things like that! There's nothing to say. Right now, you only have two choices. Either divorce Lala immediately or wait to go to court! Things are different now and you'd better think about it!"

Alex felt it was almost time, so he took out his phone and said, "I've made a decision. I'm going to broadcast the results, so pay attention! I'm sure after you all hear this, you won't be disappointed…”

After he said that, Alex clicked on the recording that he had copied to his phone.

"Don't tell me that it was Xena Sanders who asked you to seduce me!"

"Exactly!"

"Why would she do that? I'm…”

The conversation between Alex and Sukie could be heard over the speakers.

Isla and Victor only listened to a few sentences and were stunned

Xena was also shocked beyond words. She never expected Alex to have this skill. The conversation between Alex and Sukie was like a sharp sword that stabbed her right in the heart. Before they could finish listening to it, Xena exploded and fiercely jumped over to grab Alex's phone that he had held high.

Xena could not reach the phone even by jumping up due to Alex’s height.

Finally, they heard a buzz and the recording was over, but it just started replaying all over again.

D*mn that one-track loop!

Isla had not expected this to happen in her family. Her head was about to explode, so she put her hands over her head and yelled, "Enough!"

Alex shrugged his shoulders, paused the playback, and said casually, "How was it? Did you guys like what you heard?"

This moment alone proved that it was entirely Xena's doing.

Xena did not have any sense of self-reflection and was still overwhelmed by anger. She went into the kitchen to get a kitchen knife and rushed over to Alex in a murderous rage.

"What are you doing?"

Victor was so frightened that he trembled. He rushed over in a few steps, with one hand over his heart and his other hand pushed Xena. His eyes were red with rage and he yelled, "You want to kill someone? Then kill me first. I could die of an illness at any time anyway. With such a useless wife like you, I might as well die as soon as I can, for f*ck's sake! Come on! Slash me here!"

As he spoke, Victor leaned forward, raised his head, and stuck out his neck.

Originally, his status in the family was not as high as Xena's, so he would not dare to simply contradict her.

However, a dog would jump over a wall once cornered, let alone a human being.

This was the toughest he had ever been in front of Xena.

Xena calmed down and hesitated for a few seconds. She then threw the knife away and ran out.

Victor let out a long sigh, wiped a handful of cold sweat from his forehead, and said to Isla, "Lala, this might not be as serious as you think it is! Give me some time to investigate this. I'll definitely give you a satisfactory explanation. Otherwise...I won't be worthy of being your dad!"

Isla's eyes were in a daze and she was still stunned, so she did not respond.

"Today's incident must not get out of this room, not even a single word, or I'll haunt you even after I die!"

Victor instructed Alex again before he went to chase after Xena.

Without needing a reminder, Alex knew how absurd this was.

A mother-in-law hired someone to seduce her son-in-law?

If this got out, it'll be on the front page of the news and also on Weibo’s hot topic!

Xena was such a proud person, so she might even jump off a building if this were to happen…

Victor ran down to the basement parking lot but did not see Xena. The driver also said that she did not come down at all.

At this time, Xena had already hailed a taxi. After she called Sukie to ask for her address, she rushed over as fast as she could.

Sukie pulled open the door, saw Xena Sanders, and asked with a hopeful face, "When will Shane be released?"

"In another life!"

Slap!

Xena roared and gave Sukie a slap, which made Sukie stagger back in shock. Xena then rushed into the house and slammed the door shut.

Sukie was slapped until she could see stars in her eyes. She crawled up to Xena with fear in her eyes and asked, "Aunty, why did you hit me?"

"Do you have even a brain? How do you even get things done? Do you know that Alex Cohen had recorded your conversation in the car? My family is now in ruins because of what you've done!"

"What?"

Sukie was dumbfounded. She truly did not expect to fall into Alex Cohen’s trap when she was the one that tricked him in the first place.

Xena Sanders took out all of her pent-up anger and frustrations on Sukie. With her status and physical positioning, Xena was at an advantage when she gave Sukie a good beating. It was not until someone rang the doorbell that Xena finally stopped. Before she left, she warned Sukie not to say another word about this.

Sukie refused her neighbor's kind offer to take her to the hospital or help to call the police. She just cried alone in her room for half a day.

The sky turned dark and Sukie had already cried until her face was puffy. She took a shower, put on a clean dress, and hailed a taxi to a nightclub. In the private room filled with smoke and colorful bright lights, she saw Shane Locke’s “boss”, Chase Lucas.

Chase Lucas was born with a naturally fierce look. He ordered his staff to switch to normal lighting and impatiently said to Sukie, “Why are you here again? I've already told you, I didn't intend to give that mission to Shane Locke in the first place. He was the one who had a grudge against the target and accepted the task on his own initiative. Besides, he was the one who went in carelessly. I can't help you.”

Sukie shook her head and pleaded, "Brother Chase, I came to find you today because there’s something else. Can we talk alone?"

Chase stared at Sukie’s chest for a few seconds, then dismissed all his men and leaned back on the soft couch.

"Go ahead."

"Brother Chase, I want to ask you to help me deal with Alex Cohen. He's the reason I've ended up where I am today. Also, I would like to ask you to help protect my parents for a while."

"What does it have to do with your parents?"

"When Shane was arrested, he threatened me to do whatever it took to get him out, else he would arrange for my parents to be killed."

"I see. I can help with both of those favors, but I must be paid to do it. Do you have the money?"

"I don't have any money. Just this…”

Sukie slowly lifted her hands and pulled the straps of her dress away.

In the next second, the dress slipped down.

She was completely naked.

Chase sized her up and suddenly revealed a wicked smile. Without any reservations, he said, "According to the rules, you have to pay some deposit first."

On the other hand, Alex and Isla sat quietly at home.

Isla suddenly got up, "Let’s go! Have a drink with me!"

Alex also stood up, puzzled.

"Are you sure? I thought you don’t like the smell of alcohol?"

"It’s fine if you don’t want to go."

Isla finished speaking and went out resolutely.

Alex shook his head helplessly and followed her while he gave a call to Cynthia Walker.

Half an hour later, Alex took Isla into a proper bar and found a booth table.

Compared to the usually loud and noisy bar, this bar was quieter and more suitable for Isla.

That day, Isla was here to get drunk and she ordered brandy once she sat down.

Alex ordered a coke and secretly asked the waiter to replace the brandy with a mild cocktail.

When Isla was on her second glass, Cynthia Walker finally arrived.

Cynthia understood the situation, consoled Isla for a while, and finally said, "Lala, what I’m saying is that all problems between family members can be worked out no matter what through proper communication. In this case, although Aunty’s at fault, in the end, isn’t it because you married Alex without consulting your family?"

Alex was irritated and said, "Cynthia Walker, are you here to persuade her or to add fuel to the fire?"

"I'm just telling the truth! Lala, don't be sad. I'll talk to Aunty tomorrow."

Isla downed her second glass of alcohol in one gulp and said, "I don't want to talk about family matters right now. You said on the phone this afternoon that the class reunion was a trap. What's going on?"

Cynthia shook her head with a bitter face.

"Our company's cooperation with Grand Express Corp will expire soon, and likely, the contract won't be renewed. Jared Xavier knows very well that regardless of whether the contract’s renewed with our company, as soon as they sign the contract, you won't care about him anymore. So, he wanted to use this opportunity when you still don’t dare to outrightly offend him to plan an elaborate party just to have sex with you!"

"Then what? Is he waiting to go to jail?"

"You think he’s that simple-minded? If he took a few pictures of you in bed, would you still be able to sue him proudly then? He’s a well-known playboy in the city. To pick up girls...actually, not only to pick up girls, as long as it’s to get what he wants, what else can't be done? Speaking of which, Alex Cohen, you better watch out. Maybe he's already looking for someone to get rid of you!"

"He may...have already tried once."

Alex did not have any evidence yet, but he could guess that Shane Locke had taken up Jared Xavier's assignment in the first place.

Isla was lying on the table after a few glasses of fruit wine.

Cynthia said, "She can't drink anymore. Help her back to the car first. I'll come after paying the bill. I'll accompany her tonight!"

"Okay."

Alex nodded and helped Isla to the side of the car. He bent down and placed her in the back of the car.

Isla was not awake, but suddenly grabbed Alex’s hand and murmured, "Wembley, don't go…”

Wembley?

It was obviously a man’s name.

Could it be that Isla really had a man?

Alex felt that his heart was pricked by a needle and was guessing who Wembley was. Suddenly, someone knocked him out on the back of his head.

Cynthia came out after paying the bill and saw that Alex and Isla were being shoved into a Jinbei van by a group of people. She was scared out of her wits. She shouted and ran over as fast as she could, but was still one step too late. She then quickly took out her phone to dial the police.

Suddenly, a large hand reached out, snatched her phone, and disconnected the call.

At the same time, a deep baritone voice sounded in her ears, "Don't call the police yet!"

Cynthia quickly turned around and took her phone from the man. She was on alert and asked, "Who are you?"

"You can call me Big Ken...remember, don't call the police yet. I have my ways to save them!"

Big Ken had recently been tasked to secretly protect Alex. Although he had missed the best time to save Alex, he still kept a clear head. After he instructed Cynthia, he quickly dialed Wayne Larson’s number.

"Master, Young Master has been captured again. I'm afraid you'll have to take action this time…”

Wayne Larson heard this and thundered, "Unf*ckingbelievable! I'd like to see who dares to touch my son!"