Chapter 156 156

Chapter 156 156
Chapter 156 : POV Alexander Kingston

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The promise he made when he was still a child — who would have thought the future would come to collect it.

Alexander once promised Ana’s biological mother that he would protect Ana, and the red thread had been tied since that very moment.

An unavoidable meeting and feelings Alexander could not ignore, but everything had an equal price. Whether he had to pay for all of this with his life or not.

That night became utterly chaotic. As the snow fell heavier, Alexander, Ana, Kai, and all of Alexander’s men were rushed to the hospital.

At that time, Freddie and Sin coordinated with Kennedy Harold, who helped them, and uncovered the entire investigation of Abraham Kingston that the Morgan Regis side had tried to erase.

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At the hospital…

Among them all, Alexander was indeed the one in the most danger. A major surgery was being performed to remove all the bullets that had shattered into fragments in his shoulder.

As his life hung by a thread, Alexander began to see his past again…

“What is this? Why am I seeing all of this?” he whispered, watching the journey of his life like a film.

His blue eyes looked deep as he smiled when he saw his father and mother, also Anya in their old home. The arrival of Kai, Sin, and Freddie, as well as his other friends, softened Alexander’s gaze.

Then all that happiness seemed to be devoured by flames. Alexander sank into darkness. He was adopted by Raymond De Graham to hide his true identity.

And Raymond De Graham was not a gentle figure. He raised Alexander to be strong because he knew that in the future Alexander would have enemies with enormous influence.

That didn’t mean Raymond De Graham was a bad person, but he was never gentle even once.

He had even left the teenage Alexander with Kai, Sin, and Freddie in the forest for weeks to see how they would survive.

“Hmmm…”

Alexander smiled faintly, his eyes softening as he saw Raymond, who always looked stern and fierce, but in his final moments held Alexander’s hand and said thank you.

“Thank you for being my son, for not hating me and accompanying me in my old age. I did all of this so you would become strong, because you must protect your other brothers …” The last message from Raymond De Graham, someone who was always stern, sounded very gentle.

For some time, Alexander forgot that message because he was drowned in his dark revenge, chasing an enemy he didn’t even know.

Alexander never visited his family’s graves because he felt unworthy. He would only go once he had successfully taken his revenge.

Through Alexander’s eyes as he watched the flashbacks of his life, he felt sorry for himself, who had sunk into revenge and darkness.

“Hmmm, that’s me… never thinking about the future except revenge…”

“How pitiful…” he whispered softly. Then the memory jumped to one night not long ago.

Alexander felt as if he experienced his first spring in life. On the night he was in turmoil because his men had been killed, he saw a girl in a pastel floral dress, her long wavy hair and hazel eyes shining like crystal.

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At that moment, Alexander’s heart, which had only beaten for revenge, echoed with a different heartbeat — a longing he didn’t understand, a feeling he couldn’t comprehend.

He wanted to have that hazel-eyed girl with the round eyes.

With a flat tone and a surprising command to Kai, Alexander asked him to follow Anastasya.

He kept watching the girl come out of the hotel, crying so beautifully. The wind seemed to blow gently, and suddenly the rain poured heavily.

Before his eyes, the girl who stirred his heart in such a strange way made everything look beautiful in his blue eyes that always reflected loneliness, cruelty, and revenge.

His feet moved without his command. He stood in front of Anastasya, the girl crying so sorrowfully.

And when Ana lifted her face and looked at Alexander…

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At that moment, Alexander was mesmerized by her crystal-like greenish eyes, so round and incredibly beautiful.

At first, Alexander thought he liked Ana’s tears because they made her eyes look like crystals.

Alexander didn’t know that the woman standing before him was the promise of his past that he had forgotten because of his dark revenge.

But the red thread that had bound them all this time made Alexander unable to reject his fate, reject his feelings that only wanted Anastasya.

Only thinking about Anastasya, only feeling desire for Anastasya because she was indeed the woman destined to be his one and only love.

With that confusion, for the first time Alexander desired a woman. He had tried dating before, but he never even wanted to touch them, so all the firsts he experienced were with his Ana.

His woman, his love, his life, and his queen.

At first Alexander was very cruel, but he did that because he didn’t understand the strange feelings growing in his heart.

But even though his words were harsh, he took Ana on dates, gave her everything that might make her happy, took her to amusement parks, watched fireworks together, and shared their first kiss.

Yes, even though he was a powerful man who could have any woman, his trauma and revenge initially made Alexander feel nothing, feel no desire for anything until he met Ana.

“Hmmm…”

Alexander smiled faintly, seeing his memories begin to gain color because of the presence of his spring. Ana brought a beautiful smile to his face.

“Does she know my first kiss was with her? That every touch of mine I have only ever given to her?”

Alexander whispered softly. His memories continued — when he confessed his love for the first time, his heart pounded, when Ana slowly showed her feelings it made Alexander incredibly happy.

Alexander’s smile colored his face, the man who once swore he would never be happy again, that he didn’t deserve happiness because of the misfortune that happened to his family.

Having no desire to live, only the desire to take revenge.

But it seemed the universe heard all his words. When his revenge was accomplished, now he stood at the brink of death.

Alexander’s memories continued to the moment when Ana gathered all her strength to row the lifeboat with her small hands against the huge waves.

Alexander’s expression looked extremely sorrowful. His blue eyes, always sharp, now looked very sad…

Ana, who had run out of strength, when she fainted, crawled just to hold Alexander in her arms.

Using all her remaining strength to make Alexander feel warm, then…

Ana’s trembling voice made Alexander’s chest ache…

“How about we travel around the world? Choose the most beautiful place and build our home there…”

“I like flowers. I’ll plant flowers all around our house, I…”

“I also like trees, especially fruit trees. We’ll plant many trees so birds and other animals can eat…”

“When I look back, I’ll see you standing there, watching me with a smile and running to hug me. By then we’ll have a son and a daughter. Honestly, I don’t want them all to look like me — I want our son to look like you. Giving birth is painful, but I still want to have many children with you…”

“Doesn’t that sound nice?”

As he saw that memory, somehow tears flowed from Alexander’s eyes. Ana’s words were her response to what he once said while holding her under the apple tree.

Then, as Alexander’s sorrowful sobs broke in the darkness and silence…

Ana’s soft, weak voice was heard again…

“I think I love you, Alexander, so please fulfill your promise to me…”

“You said we would build our home on that hill, right?”

“Right?” Ana sobbed, making Alexander — who had finally received her love in return — laugh softly while crying.

At that moment his memories ended. Everything turned dark, and he clutched his chest that felt tight.

“I did say I would never be happy. I did swear I would give my life as long as I could take my revenge…”

“But now I have a reason to keep living. Please give me one chance to live my life with my Ana…”

“I don’t want to break my promise to her. Please…” Alexander pleaded to the emptiness.

For the first time, Alexander wanted to live. He wanted to be happy and start his life with Ana.

Without revenge, without hatred and danger, he wanted to live normally and accept true love…

But it seemed the universe had other plans, because Alexander was standing between death and life…

No one knew what would happen next…

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Author: Hello, I hope you like this novel. I apologize for any flaws, and thank you so much, everyone. 💙💙💙💙