The Almighty Dominance

For a brief moment, absolute silence engulfed the living room.

Everyone stood frozen, staring at Alex, stunned by the recklessness of his actions.

Madam Henny was not just anyone. She was a pillar of the Montclair family, a respected elder whose every move was met with admiration and reverence.

Disrespecting her was unthinkable.

Florence broke the silence first, "Have you completely lost your mind, Alex? How dare you humiliate Madam Henny like this?"

Henny's eyes blazed with pure rage, "You bastard! Do you even realize what you've done? You'll pay dearly for this!"

Alex didn't flinch. Instead, he met Henny's hateful gaze with a cold smile.

"You want to know why?"

"Maybe you should ask your daughter, Laura Montclair. Last time I saw her, she had the military capture and torture me. Didn't she mention that to you?"

Stepping closer, Alex's voice sharpened, laced with contempt.

"Laura's locked away now, so I can't get my revenge directly. But since you're her mother-the one who taught her arrogance and cruelty-I figure you're just as guilty. Lucky for you, I'm willing to help you fix that flaw."

Without hesitation, Alex swung his hand and slapped Henny across the face, the brutal force shattering her aging teeth.

"Ahh!" Henny screamed in agony, her mouth filled with blood.

Shock and humiliation flooded her eyes as she struggled to grasp how she, the great Madam Henny, could suffer such an indignity.

She had come here ready to crush Sophia and her family like worthless insects.

Instead, she was left drenched in scalding tea, slapped across the face, her dignity shattered-along with a few of her teeth.

"Alex!" Florence shouted, her voice filled with horror and disbelief. "Are you insane? First, you threw tea at her, and now this? You're going too far!"

Too far? Alex scoffed at the thought.

They hurt Sophia. They humiliated her.

He had already destroyed the Guise family for that tore them apart without mercy.

And now this old woman, Henny Montclair? She was the rotting remnant of a family already circling the drain.

Try to hurt Sophia?

She needed to learn what that cost.

"Don't you dare interfere in this, Florence. This is personal vengeance."

Henny's voice, filled with wrath and humiliation, echoed through the room. "Guards! Where the hell are my guards?"noveldrama

Within seconds, the door burst open, and four heavily built bodyguards rushed in, their faces taut with determination.

"This brat dared to touch me!" Henny shrieked, pointing furiously at Alex. "Beat him to a pulp! Teach him some manners!"

"Yes, Ma'am!" The guards lunged toward Alex, fists raised and ready to strike.

Yet something unbelievable occurred.

Alex moved with astonishing agility, easily sidestepping their attack.

The guards suddenly couldn't stop themselves—they stumbled forward, as if something invisible had seized control of their bodies.

Their limbs moved against their will, and no matter how hard they fought it, they couldn't resist..

To everyone's astonishment, the guards' fists suddenly swung toward Madam Henny, delivering brutal blows that sent her sprawling to the floor, shrieking in pain like a wounded animal.

"Have you all lost your minds? Stop! That's Grandma!" Clarissa shouted, rushing to intervene.

But before she could react, two guards turned, their hands beyond their control, striking her fiercely and knocking her aside.

Sophia and Florence watched in stunned silence, unable to comprehend the surreal scene unfolding before their eyes: Henny and Clarissa, beaten by their own protectors, their screams echoing through the room.

Alex shook his head slowly, a faint smirk playing on his lips-like he wasn't the one pulling the guards' strings.

"See how despicable she is? Even her own guards can't resist the urge to punish her. This is their family matter. Let's not interfere; let them enjoy their well-earned moment."

Sophia suddenly felt the humiliation Madam Henny had inflicted earlier wasn't so terrible after all.

Henny and Clarissa shrieked like a wounded animal, beaten mercilessly by her own bodyguards.

"Alex, please! Make them stop!" Florence pleaded desperately.

Alex turned coldly toward Florence.

"Florance, listen carefully. I've

learned a bit about the law. Sophia is

already the acting governor, and

e'll soon become the official

governor, with or without the Montclair family's approval."

"The Guise family has already sealed the deal legally. So why grovel to this useless old woman?"

Florance and the others stood frozen, trying to process what they'd just heard.

Meanwhile, the bodyguards suddenly stopped in their tracks, panic flooding their faces as they realized what they had just done.

They stared at Madam Henny, knowing their careers—and possibly their lives- were over.

"Every one of you is finished!" Henny hissed through swollen lips and bloodied teeth. "You'll all pay dearly!"

Fear gripped the bodyguards, and instead of apologizing or helping, they fled the scene, abandoning Henny to her fate.

"You arrogant brat!" Henny spat, glaring at Alex with pure hatred. "The Montclair family will kill you for this. Mark my words!"

Alex smirked calmly, unbothered. "Laura tried already, and look how well that turned out. But you're welcome to give it a shot."

"You insolent little-" Henny's voice shook with rage as she realized Alex truly didn't fear her threats.

She turned furiously toward Florence.

"Florence, what an excellent family you've raised! I came all the way to Vancouver to help your daughter become governor. Yet, you repay my kindness with violence? Sophia will never be governor now!"

Panic surged through Florence, who dropped to her knees with a heavy thud.

She pleaded desperately, "Madam Henny, please! Don't act rashly. Alex has nothing to do with us! You can't punish us for his reckless behavior!"

Alex scoffed in disbelief at Florence's cowardice.

The Montclairs clearly didn't have the power to control the governor's seat-if

they did, they wouldn't be stooping to such pathetic tactics.

And yet, somehow, Florance was still buying into Henny's empty threats.

How utterly stupid.

"Madam Henny, listen to me! This young man is my ex-son-in-law, and frankly, I despise him. He's got nothing to do with our family!" Florence explained frantically.

Henny sneered coldly. "I don't care

about your complicated family dramas. If he's here, he's involved

with your family. I want a prope

apology right now, or you'll regret it! Sophia's promising future with vanish!" sŵnovel

"Absolutely!" Florence nodded quickly, turning toward Alex in a fury.

"Alex, why are you standing there? Kneel and apologize immediately!"

"You can kneel all you want. But I won't bow to her. She's the one who should beg

for forgiveness to save her miserable old life," Alex replied defiantly.

"You insolent little bastard!" Henny screamed in fury.

Overcome with rage, Florance shot to her feet and slapped Alex hard across the

face. The sharp crack of the impact echoed through the room, stunning everyone

into silence.

"I told you to apologize, Alex!" she shouted.

Alex's eyes flashed dangerously. "You slapped me first. Prepare to lose some teeth."

He could have easily avoided Florence's slap but chose not to.

He had always hated how she forced Sophia into difficult positions. Now he finally

had a perfect reason to retaliate.

Without hesitation, Alex raised his hand to strike Florence back. However, in a sudden blur, Sophia lunged forward, shielding her mother.

Alex froze in horror as he realized his slap had landed squarely on Sophia's face.

Her wide eyes stared at him, filled with hurt and shock, as the room fell into a stunned, unbearable silence.