Chapter 27
No.1
Eleanor gasped. "So you admit to cheating?"
After a beat, Alexander muttered, "She and Julian Ashford—"
"Only children tattle." Eleanor rolled her eyes. "Adults cut their losses."
Alexander yanked out his IV and stood.
"What are you doing?" Eleanor panicked. "Lie back down!"
Buttoning his shirt one-handed, he stated, "I'm fetching her."
"Alexander!" She grabbed his arm. "Wake up! You're broken up!"
No.2
He frowned. "Since when?"
She felt his forehead. "Did the stomach bleeding damage your brain? You gave her the ultimatum!"
The Royal Gardens staff had recounted that day in vivid detail.
Recognition finally dawned on Alexander.
His expression hardened. "She always throws tantrums. The more you indulge her, the worse she behaves."
Eleanor Kingsley's fingers trembled with rage.
Evelyn Sinclair had endured until now before breaking up with Alexander?
No.3
How much suffering had that poor girl endured all these years?
"It's over between you." Eleanor's voice turned glacial.
"Evelyn admitted it herself. Everyone around you says so. The whole world believes it. Alexander Kingsley, how long will you keep lying to yourself?"
Her lips curled in disdain.
"My son was never this pathetic."
Alexander remained silent.
Kingsbury's elite social circle praised Eleanor's diplomatic charm.
No.4
Only Alexander knew how venomous her words could truly be.
"Fine. You claim she's pulled this stunt before. Even if that's true, didn't you say ignoring her would work?" Eleanor adjusted her cuffs with deliberate slowness.
"Then ignore her now. Stop harassing her. Look at your recent behavior—does any of it resemble the Alexander Kingsley I raised?"
A mocking laugh escaped her.
"Though I suspect greater humiliation awaits you."
Alexander didn't understand her implication.
But her words struck a chord.
No.5
He remained at the hospital. By evening, Nathan Carter delivered the backlogged documents.
"The Horizon Media lawsuit," Alexander tapped the desk after concluding his video conference, "proceed as planned."
"Understood." Nathan scribbled notes. "Still assigning it to Ethan?"
"No. You'll handle this personally."
......
"Evelyn, Legal wants you." Martha Nash tapped her shoulder, glancing at the draft on her screen. "Finish this later."
Alexander had made his move.
No.6
The Crown Prince's bold promise to protect Evelyn had been empty after all.
Martha sighed as Evelyn walked away.
Even if Julian Ashford provided temporary shelter, how could he shield her forever?
If Alexander was determined to crush a rookie, what did winning one lawsuit matter?
Horizon Media would become just the beginning. No company would dare hire her.
Could an ant topple a redwood?
Martha knew the history.
No.7
Years ago, Kingsley Group's coordinated attack nearly bankrupted this legacy media house.
Only Julian's overseas intervention saved Horizon from collapse.
And the mastermind behind that corporate war?
None other than the now-untouchable Alexander Kingsley.
"With her looks," Martha crunched her lollipop, "I'd have married rich instead of suffering here."
"Why's Alexander suing us for libel?" a colleague asked.
"Him suing her, not us," another corrected. "Thank God I didn't write that piece!"