Son-In-Law Gets an Upgrade
Chapter 160

Chapter 160

"Let him go first. Then I'll give you the card," bargained Alex.

Glancing at Charlie, Reuben chuckled. "Although I don't believe you have the guts to try any funny business, this is your turf after all. What's more, Freddie was killed by you. Of course, I will have to take more precaution when dealing with you."

The moment he finished, one of the young men behind him pressed a knife against Charlie's neck.

Alex's heart immediately skipped a beat. "Alex," Charlie wheezed, "Don't care about me! If you were to hand over the black card to him, you will never be able to take your revenge!"

"Charlie..." Upon hearing how weak Charlie sounded, Alex could tell that they had completely destroyed the Mortal Force inside him.

I'm going to kill them! If it hadn't been for me, this wouldn't have happened to Charlie. And the Mortal Force he's been cultivating for almost all his life wouldn't have been destroyed either.

"Get out of here, Alex! The fact that you were able to kill Freddie goes to show that you're already incredibly strong. If you were to run away as fast as you can, Reuben might not be able to catch up with you... Charlie implored as he shook his head.

"Cut off his tongue," Reuben ordered coldly.

The young man grunted in agreement and prepared to stick the knife into Charlie's mouth.

"Hold it!"

The expression on Alex's face changed drastically as he barked, "I'll give you the black card."

"I knew you are a loyal person." Reuben smiled as he waved his hand to signal the young man to stop.

Alex then whipped out the black card and hurled it towards Reuben without even the slightest hesitation.

Catching the card midair, Reuben proceeded to scan it using a special machine to check the remaining balance inside. After that, he smiled at Alex and said, "Mr. Jefferson, please don't blame me. After all, I'm just carrying out your stepmother's orders."

Alex narrowed his eyes dangerously as he kept quiet.

Grinning like a Cheshire cat, Reuben rounded up his men with a wave of his hand and they promptly left the place.

Although Susan had wanted him to kill Alex, he knew that she didn't really want Alex dead.

What she was truly after was this black card.

With this black card in her possession, the Jefferson family would be in the same league as the most powerful organizations once again.

As for Alex, who would care about whether or not he was dead now that the black card was no longer with him?

Alex hastily ran over to Charlie and untied him.

"Charlie, this is all my fault..." Alex was filled with remorse. If he hadn't prematurely revealed his true identity to help Heather, he wouldn't have attracted Susan's attention.

Charlie then wouldn't have had his Mortal Force destroyed by Susan in an attempt to slow her down.

"Alex, you... Now that Susan has the black card, the Jefferson family will only get stronger and stronger. It'll be much harder to save your-father then!" Charlie sighed. Chapter 160

A jolt of shock coursed through Alex's body. "Where's my father now?" he asked hastily.

"There isn't a point in telling you who they are. They're much more powerful than Susan. And you weren't even able to defeat her."

Sighing, Charlie shook his head and continued, "Alex, your father was right. Your greatest weakness is that you're too kindhearted."

Drawing in a deep breath, Alex decided against forcing an answer out of Charlie. Since his Mortal Force had been destroyed anyway, Alex was going to ask him to stick around. There would be plenty of chances for questions in the future.

"Let's go, Charlie. Reuben alone isn't enough to wrest that black card out of my hands."

Alex then proceeded to help Charlie out of the living room.

Charlie's heart skipped a beat after hearing that and he stared at Alex with a perplexed look on his face.

Soon, they walked out of the manor. Much to Charlie's surprise, he was greeted with the sight of Reuben and company surrounded by more than a hundred thugs.