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Chapter 1516

Author: Cozy Season
It was late at night.

Inside the church, soft light filtered through the colored glass, casting a shadow that stretched long and unnerving.

Suddenly, footsteps echoed through the vast space. A young man dressed in a black robe and wearing a mask entered.

"Didn't get the job done, and you're still here to face me?" The bishop's voice was low and ominous.

The young man was unfazed. "Debra and Marion are keeping Drake well protected. We had no chance to move. The Potter family guards escorted him the whole way from the airport. We couldn't act."

The bishop paused, his fingers tightening around the ring in his hand.

"The Potter family?" he muttered, "Without Andrew leading them, they're just a bunch of misfits."

"It's not so easy to remove Andrew," replied the young man. "Rumor has it that he was crippled in a kidnapping incident, but he's still walking. And another rumor said he was dying, but he's still kicking and alive."

"The Four Great Families only have one person like that.
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