Being Pursued By Ex-husband novel Chapter 419

Chapter 419 I Am Not Short Of Money

Yvonne tactfully ended their conversation upon seeing Alexander come out.

Sophia turned to face the man and smiled at him. “That was fast.”

“Yeah,” Alexander responded, reaching to hold Sophia's hand. “Let's go back.”

“All right.” Sophia agreed with a smile.

After everything that had happened, midnight was near.

Both Felix and Yvonne had brought their secretaries along to handle the remaining matters.

Alexander glanced at Felix. “You and Ms. Leighton will take care of this together. We don't want any compensation. We want imprisonment—the longer, the better.”

Felix nodded. “I understand, Mr. Xenos.”

Sophia looked at Yvonne. “Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Leighton.”

Yvonne quickly shook her head. “It's nothing, Ms. Yarrow. It's getting late. You and Mr. Xenos should head back first. We'll discuss the remaining matters with Mr. Lane.”

Yvonne was her capable assistant, and Felix was Alexander's trusted aide. Sophia felt that entrusting the matter to them would be more than enough.

“All right.” After replying to Yvonne, she then followed Alexander and got into the car.

The car slowly began driving. As it was nearly midnight, the roads were quite empty with few vehicles passing by every now and then.

Feeling sleepy, Sophia yawned.

Alexander glanced at her in response. “Are you tired?”

Sophia hummed softly in response. “Yeah, a little.”

Pausing for a moment, she asked, “Was Dillon trying to get information from you earlier?”

“Yes.”

The car stopped at a red light. Alexander turned his head to look at Sophia and briefly recounted what had happened.

After hearing the story, Sophia couldn't help arching an eyebrow. “He probably won't be getting much sleep tonight.”

Alexander caressed her head. “You can't endanger yourself like this again in the future.”

Gazing at him, Sophia replied solemnly, “Okay, I won't do it again.”

The traffic light turned green soon, and Sophia pointed a head, reminding, “The light's green now.”

Alexander shifted his gaze back to the road and started driving again.

Sophia looked out the window and thought about what had happened. “It was Megan who alerted me tonight.”

Upon recalling how Megan offered to help before she left, she was quite touched.

“I see. I'll have Samuel send her a gift.”

Sophia thought for a moment before answering, “All right.”

After all, there used to be enmity between her and Megan in the past. Although things were now settled, it would still be quite awkward for her to suddenly gift her something.

Since Samuel, Megan's cousin, was available as a convenient intermediary, wasting such a great opportunity would be a shame.

When they returned to the mansion, it was already twenty minutes past midnight. Although Sophia hadn't been injured, her biology clock was acting up at such a late hour. Exhausted, she fell asleep right away after taking a shower.

When Alexander came out from the shower, he noticed Sophia was asleep. Quietly approaching her, he carefully and gently tucked her in.

Tonight's events had gone smoothly, and Sophia was safe.

However, they were lucky that Dillon hadn't gone completely mad.

Alexander swore to himself that he would never allow Sophia to take such risks again.

Before the police arrived, he had been in the car nearby. His heart was like a string, taut with anxiety. Any slight commotion in the warehouse would stir up ripples in his heart.

Sophia stirred slightly in bed, and Alexander snapped out of his thoughts. Gently, he climbed into bed and pulled her close, holding her tightly before finally closing his eyes and drifting off to sleep.

The next day, the couple woke up at around eight in the morning.

Sophia moved and was surprised to realize that Alexander was still in bed. It was a rare sight.

Turning to him, she saw the stubble on his chin and gently touched it with her hand. “Good morning.”

Alexander's dark eyes flickered, and he planted a soft kiss on Sophia's forehead.

Smiling faintly, Sophia propped herself up in bed. “Genie, open the curtains.”

Sophia raised her hand to shield her eyes as the bright sunlight poured in. “I'm going to freshen up now.”

“Okay.”

Squinting, Alexander watched as Sophia entered the bathroom before picking up his vibrating phone and answering the call.

Felix was the one who called. Last night's kidnapping case was the talk of the town. Somehow, the news had leaked around three in the morning, and now the internet was abuzz with the story of Odyssey's shareholders kidnapping one another.

Despite the lack of photos or videos, the rumors alone were enough to cause Odyssey's stock to fluctuate significantly in the early morning.

One shareholder kidnapping another was no small matter; it naturally impacted Odyssey.

Felix had discovered that Randy was the one who released the news. Dillon and his gang had truly gone mad, seemingly determined to destroy Odyssey and drag Alexander down with them.

Felix had managed to suppress the news, but he was worried Randy might take further action, so he called Alexander for instructions.

Alexander's expression turned grim after he heard Felix's report. “He sure has a lot of free time. Since he's so free, let's find something for him to do.”

Felix understood what his employer meant. “I got it, Mr. Xenos.”

He then told Alexander about the result of the discussion with Sophia's lawyer. “Though Dillon kidnapped Ms. Sophia and tried to extort you, she wasn't harmed, and he didn't physically assault her. The case is relatively minor, and he could face up to five years in prison. However, after Randy spread the news online, Mark contacted me. If the incident causes significant social impact, the sentence could be increased to somewhere between five to ten years.”

Public opinion was a double-edged sword. Dillon wanted to use it to crush Odyssey and Alexander, but it seemed to have backfired on him.

He was desperate to see Alexander suffer.

Now faced with a dilemma, they could either sacrifice Odyssey's interests for a longer sentence or protect Odyssey at the cost of a shorter sentence for Dillon.

Alexander scoffed. “Then let's not suppress the news. In fact, let's make the incident even more public.”

He was wealthy and didn't care about the consequences.

When Sophia finished freshening up and heard Alexander's comment, she curiously asked, “Expose what?”

Alexander hung up the phone and put it aside. “Randy posted online about the kidnapping incident.”

Sophia frowned. “That's not good for Odyssey.”

“Indeed.” Alexander nodded. “But it could make Dillon's imprisonment sentence even longer.”

Pausing momentarily to process everything, she then chuckled. “Is that worth it?”

“It's okay. I'm not short of money,” he reassured her.

Sophia hummed in agreement. “That's right, you don't.”

Alexander caressed her cheek. “I'm going to wash up now.”

“Okay,” she replied.

Sophia picked up her phone and, as expected, saw several messages from Yvonne.

The content was similar to what Alexander had just told her. Although Dillon committed kidnapping, he hadn't physically harmed her, so the charges were relatively light, with a maximum sentence of about five years.

However, if the impact of public opinion was amplified, they could fight for an extension of his sentence by two to three years.

Well, that explained it.

With an additional two to three years, Alexander could earn back the money he had lost recently. However, Dillon would have to spend those extra years in prison, and once he got out, he likely wouldn't have many years left to live.

Considering that fact, Sophia suddenly felt it was worth it.

Once Felix ended the call with Alexander, he immediately instructed his team to release the news again. As time ticked by, more and more people became aware of the situation.

Randy, who had just woken up, saw Odyssey's plummeting stock price and felt a surge of satisfaction.

However, he knew this was not enough. To completely destroy Alexander, he needed to make this incident even more groundbreaking.

Randy wasted no time releasing the second wave of news, directly naming Dillon this time.

This was all part of the plan he and his father had devised. They originally intended to release the news after Dillon had fled the country, but Dillon ended up getting arrested, and when Randy went to visit Dillon last night, the latter told him to proceed with the original plan. Dillon even urged him to make Alexander suffer at all costs.

It was only after further questioning that Randy learned Dillon's arrest was due to Alexander's counterplot. Alexander had lured his father into a trap.

With his father arrested, his brother entangled in legal troubles, and his own company nearing winding up, Randy blamed Alexander for his misfortunes and loathed him deeply.

He and Dillon shared the same goal—to make Alexander pay, no matter the cost.