His Lordship Alexander Kane

} Chapter 0549 i The jeers of the Xanthos family's young I guns never stopped, but Alexander ignored them.

I He locked eyes with Alonso. His voice was low and steady as he said, "This is your only chance, no second chances. So, what will it be? Are you giving up that 40 percent stake in Callie Group?" There was no way Alonso would cave! Alonso narrowed his eyes and scrutinized Alexander before laughing mockingly.

"Look at you—so0 young and spry.

Unfortunately, you are way over your head, thinking you can waltz onto our turf and win." He sneered, "Let me make this crystal clear—you're not laying a finger on Callie Group's shares! You can be a superhero for all I care, but as long as— A

I He never got to finish that thought. NôvelDrama.Org © content.

\ Alexander disappeared in the blink of an I eye. Alonso's cheek flared with heat-and then burned with pain. His body flew through the air, crashing into the garden I" 30 meters from the main hall! / "What the—" Every Xanthos family member was slack- jawed. The slap echoed like thunder, striking deep into their souls and ears.

Their pride was in the dirt! The Xanthos family's head was publicly humiliated and sent soaring by a slap from a nobody. If word spread, they would be the brunt of every joke up north, and they would never recover.

"you... you had the guts to hit me?!" Alonso was a mess, barely able to rise from the manicured lawn of the front garden, his hand pressed against his swollen cheek. His eyes were filled with

I rage and panic as they locked onto I Alexander's. "This is Xanthos territory, I and we don't take kindly to I troublemakers!" he screamed.

your family head has spoken. Everyone, get him! Take this arrogant fool down I and show no mercy—" Crack! Alonso's rant was cut off again.

Alexander charged in, closing the 30- meter gap in an instant, his hands a blur as they struck Alonso, sending him reeling. With a quick kick, Alonso was on the ground, and Alexander turned to face the crowd, his voice calm and detached as he said, "Anyone else feel like challenging the rules? Step up and show yourself." The silence that followed was absolute.

The once boisterous members of the %anthos family fell silent, their eyes wide

I as they watched Alonso flounder and cry yout on the ground, too scared to breathe I too loudly.

I I It was for a good reason.

I They were Xanthos in name but not in (practice, living on a generous allowance with no regard for family affairs or the martial traditions they were expected to uphold. They had never seen such raw violence.

Alonso, their so-called family head, was nothing more than an opportunist who rose to power in the aftermath of Ywain's death and lacked real clout.

They were supposed to die for Alonso? It was hardly worth it.

"You call yourself the head of the family, but it appears you're not living up to the title," Alexander said, his expression frosty as he looked down at Alonso, bloodied and ignored. "The Xanthos family owes me, and I will not be

I deterred. If you can't hand over the shares, I'll have to make do with taking I your lives." ( Ywain, the former patriarch, had died, I leaving behind debts that hung over the family like a dark cloud. "Since Ywain left I this mess, it's only fair that the new head pays the price with his life," Alexander said.

"Alonso, do you get what I'm saying? Are you the one in charge of the Xanthos family now? Your life—is it mine to take?" Alonso's heart pounded. How did that guy know his name? Alonso shook uncontrollably, attempting to ignore the sharp pain on his face. His thoughts raced—was his title or his life more important? Did that guy come for money or blood? One thing was clear—he could not be the hoad of that family

-w I "I'm not the family head!" Without a second's delay, Alonso pointed { I desperately at Callie and Tacker. "They're the true heirs—Ywain's children. They I should take over, not me! { "Youwantto settle a debt? Go after them.

I'm not your man, I swear!" He turned to the other Xanthos family members, pleading for backup. "Come on, help me out here! Tell him I'm not the one he's looking for!"