Alex signalled towards downstairs, and Waltz immediately caught on to his message.
The Rockefellers were on edge after all. Who knows when theyâre going to send over hitmen again?
Alex needed to make sure that Brittany was absolutely safe before leaving. Comment by Melisa Chan:
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Due to Claireâs incident, Alex had to rush out this morning as well, leaving Brittany alone at home. This
had already made him quite uneasy. And with Anthonyâs death, he couldnât bring himself to turn a blind
eye to it.
âIâll make another call.â Waltz smiled.
This time, Waltz called Azure.
âAlright, Azure would be here in a bit. Heâs bringing a few of our men to protect this place too.â
Alex furrowed his eyebrows. âDonât cause too much of a ruckus. My mom might not like that Iâm in
contact with people from Thousand Miles Conglomerate.â
Waltz turned around and glared at him. âWhatâs wrong with Thousand Miles Conglomerate? Are you
looking down on us?â
Alex decided to stay silent.
Waltz then reassured him. âDonât worry, they get it. Theyâll be secretly protecting her.â
Alex nodded with satisfaction.
Suddenly, an idea came to mind⦠finding someone to protect her would not make her any stronger so
he still wasnât completely reassured.
âI wonder if Mom could train with me as well?
âI donât need her to have great martial arts skills. I just need her to be able to protect herself.
âThe Force is too hard and difficult to understand. I havenât been able to understand all of it too, so
thatâs a no-go.
âA way to train her Chiâ¦â
Just then, his attention landed on the paper on his table. It was the amended version of The Yowellsâ
Slunce Jauda, suitable for all genders and ages. However⦠his own mother required something more
powerful, something with more potential to protect herself.
He decided to try making more amendments with The Yowellsâ Slunce Jauda as the basics. He wanted
to make something that would help strengthen Brittanyâs Chi.
Within half an hour, Azure and his underlings arrived at Maple Villa. Thereafter, Alex and Waltz left and
headed straight to the Antique Market.
âTobias! Iâm here!â Waltz started yelling out loud as soon as she entered the store. She lifted her
slender fingers and tapped on the counter.
Everyone in the store seemed to be well acquainted with Waltz, referring to her as Ms. Fleur with the
utmost respect. Alex was slightly weirded out, but he decided not to question anything.
In just a few moments, a chubby man rushed out from the back. âMs. Fleur, youâre here. I have
prepared what you asked for. Theyâre right inside. You⦠and this good sir can go in and have a look.â
Alex could tell that this man was speaking quite formally to Waltz. He was even bowing and nodding
gently as well. It would seem that Waltz was quite powerful in this area.
âShall we go in then, Brother Alex?â Waltz turned to Alex.
âSure!â
Tobias realized that Alex and Waltz were close from how she referred to him. Though he was
surprised, he immediately became more respectful towards Alex as well.
He had thought that Alex was just one of Waltzâs underlings. He didnât expect him to be her âBrotherâ.
As they went to the back room, three alchemy stoves were set out on the table. They were different in
size and worn out. One of them seemed particularly shabby compared to the othersâit was missing a
leg. It looked like something from the garbage bin.
âWhatâs with this? How could you sell such trash?â
âTobias, when did you start selling scrap metal, huh?â
Tobias was trembling at this point. âMs. Fleur, didnât you ask me to bring out all the alchemy stoves I
have? Alchemy stoves are quite rare now, they didnât have a market anyway. This is all I have. Theyâre
probably the only ones left in this market. Look at this one, this was consigned for sale.â
Waltz turned to Alex. âBrother, what do you say? Why donât we take this one? It looks the best out of
the three.â
Alex shook his head and said, âNo, Iâd like the shabbiest one.â