<h4>Chapter 254: Episode 254 Stray Dog Starts Acting Up (Part 1)</h4>


    "Grandpa! You..."


    Alexander Johnson’s heart tightened, and he quickly started to speak. But before he could finish even a single sentence, Soren Johnson mmed the door shut with a loud "bang."


    "Someonee here. Keep a close watch on the Eldest Young Master. If he goes missing, I’ll hold all of you ountable!"


    After giving hismands, Soren Johnson turned and left.


    "..."


    Alexander stared at the closed door. He said nothing, nor did he take any further action.


    Within the Johnson Family, Soren Johnson had always held absolute authority. Even now, despite Liam Johnson having already taken over the Johnson n Group, the entire family was still under the old man’s control.


    Meanwhile, Chloe Simpson and Lucas Hughes had finalized their divorce. Alexander no longer needed to worry as much about their situation.


    For the time being, staying at the Johnson Family Residence wasn’t an issue.


    Because of this, Chloe began to experience some genuinely rxing and peaceful days.


    After the divorce, Chloe voluntarily handed over the keys to the marital home to Lucas and moved back to live with Emily Sterling.


    Emily Sterling had always known about the entangled rtionships between Chloe, Lucas, and Alexander but chose not to ask too many questions.


    In Emily’s view, whether Chloe and Lucas got divorced or whether anything happened between Chloe and Alexander didn’t matter. What mattered was that her daughter was happy.


    Throughout her entire life, Emily never wished for Chloe to achieve great wealth or status—she just hoped Chloe would be healthy and live joyfully and peacefully!


    With Alexander gone, Chloe’s work at the psychological clinic becameckluster and uneventful.


    Chloe’s workdays became incredibly easy—clocking in, clocking out, going home to have dinners with Emily.


    On her days off, she would apany Emily on strolls through the park, go shopping, or enjoy leisurely walks.


    Everything felt like a return to a simpler time, to the days before Chloe had met Lucas Hughes.


    Suddenly, Chloe felt a sense of genuine happiness.


    A happiness that came from life’s simplicity—a pure, unadulterated kind of contentment.


    A feeling of peace, as if time stood still.


    And yet, in the quiet solitude of manyte nights, Chloe couldn’t help but think of Alexander.


    She and Lucas were divorced now,pletely done with one another, with no reason to stay in touch—a natural oue.


    As for Alexander, though, she felt as if something more might still happen between them in the future.


    Still, this situation was fine. After the unfortunate pregnancy misunderstanding, after all the chaos with the Johnson Family and Selene Wilson, perhaps it was true that her rtionship with Alexander had finally been severed for good.


    Good!


    She and Alexander had never belonged to the same world.


    He was the Crown Prince of the Capital Circle, the future heir to the Johnson Family—the likes of him were meant to be with women like Selene Wilson, a true heiress.


    Atst, everything seemed to have returned to normal.


    Chloe thought that her life would now be uneventful, simple, and in—a peaceful existence.


    But life often has a way of defying expectations.


    Over the course of the month, Lucas Hughes hadn’t spent a single idle moment.


    If he wasn’t partying wildly somewhere, he was wreaking havoc elsewhere.


    His ongoing medical condition had finally been resolved, and after years of restraint, he naturally wanted to let loose.


    He had practically been swapping women every day, spending any free time between work with them.


    His escapades were going swimmingly until one particr evening, during a meetup with Harry Mason and a few others.


    Suddenly, someone mentioned that Harry King had returned. Instantly, Lucas’s mind drifted to Chloe Simpson and to the things Harry King had once told him.


    Back when he was still married to Chloe, Harry naturally didn’t have a shot.


    But now...


    Shit. He hadn’t had his turn yet—there was no way he’d let Harry King beat him to it.


    And more recently, Alexander Johnson hadn’t visited the clinic at all during the past month, nor had he evene close to getting involved with Chloe.


    Without the Johnson n’s Young Master in the picture to interfere, wouldn’t it now be even easier for Harry King to make his move?


    Especially considering Harry already had wealth and influence at his disposal.


    Hell no! Lucas had to act first!


    That very night, Lucas drowned himself in alcohol before seeking Chloe out.