The assistant hurriedly said, “Master, judging by the words on Master Franco’s forehead, the murderer is probably Oskian!”Finley nodded with a dark face, and he pushed away his anger as he agreed, “He’s probably not just Oskian. He should also know many of our secrets...”Having said that, Finley immediately said, “Right! Franco was supposed to pick up the new stocks from the Italians last night. Help me ask them what the hell happened last night!”Hearing that, the assistant said, “I’ll contact them at once!”Then, he grabbed his phone and left the room.Finley finally recovered a little from the shock enough to think it through, and he muttered to himself, “Franco, rest in peace. I’ll find your murderer and avenge your death. I swear to torture him a hundred times or even a thousand times more than your pain!”Soon, the assistant returned with a panicked look on his face. He came to Finley and nervously gulped. He faltered as he spoke, “Master, something about the situation do
Finley wanted to avenge his younger brother’s tragic death badly, but even so, his biggest worry was not the issue of vengeance, but his shady business’s obscurity.If the disappearance of the Italian mafias were to attract any international attention, his business would be the first to go down the drain.Therefore, he had to cover up the matter at all costs. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.The news soon reached Canada, and as soon as Old Godfather Ryan received news about the compensation, he immediately announced the great news to everyone.He said excitedly, “The one who hired the gang has contacted me. They have promised to pay everyone one million US dollars per person as compensation if they remain missing for the next three days.”The crowd exclaimed in shock to hear the announcement. They respected Old Grandfather Ryan very much, but none of them had expected that he could predict this outcome.One million US dollars was indeed a lot to them.The vast ma
Someone said, “Godfather, one dead person will be compensated with two million US dollars. That’s already a very high compensation. If we’re too greedy, won’t we anger the other party? I don’t want to end up not getting a single penny at all. I don’t want to receive much less than this either.”Old Godfather Ryan smiled slightly. “Don’t worry! I’ve serviced the mafia for fifty years now. I may not be the strongest, but I’m sure that my judgment is better than all of you here.”As he said that, he took the phone and immediately called Finley’s assistant again.Once the call connected, Old Godfather Ryan said in an unquestionable tone, “I don’t care who you are. Listen to my condition. If you want us to shut up, you’ll have to pay at least five million US dollars for every missing person. Also, you must pay up as soon as possible!”Finley’s assistant was shocked at the huge demand, and he cursed in anger, “Are you f*cking crazy?!”“If I paid five million for each person, do you know
Finley had told the assistant to give a stern final offer and immediately end the call. They would then give them time to think and accept their condition.However, he had never expected Old Godfather Ryan to instantly decline him. He had completely overturned the situation in just a short time!The blood was pounding in Finley’s ears when he heard that there were thousands of people on the other side.There were a few thousand people! ‘Are they planning to go to the police station to make a police report or go on a parade?! Isn’t the matter bad enough already?!’He panicked, but Old Godfather Ryan had already ended the call by then.Old Godfather Ryan had fifty years of experience as a mafia member. He might not have learned any real skills, but he was good at bluffing.The busty tone sounded on the phone, and Finley paced back and forth in the room anxiously.He had no idea how he could avenge his younger brother’s tragic death yet, and there was already a bill of four billi
Just as the three minutes were about to end, Old Godfather Ryan’s phone rang again.Everyone in the room was filled with intense excitement, and they clenched their fists tightly as they waited for the final result.Meanwhile, Old Godfather Ryan calmly pressed the answer button. Then, he coldly said a single word.“Speak!”On the other side of the call, Finley’s assistant could already feel the intimidation from Old Godfather Ryan. He could only bite the bullet and say, “My boss has agreed to your demands. However, you must promise that none of you will call the police!”Everyone’s face was filled with joy. They were trying their best to resist cheering while Old Godfather Ryan was still on the call.Old Godfather Ryan was equally thrilled in his heart that he almost fainted. Despite that, he carried on with a strong and cold tone.“In that case, I’ll ask someone to prepare a name list and payment information for each family later. You have twenty-four hours to complete the re
DiNorscion was Claudia’s father.He had always been a well-supported member of the mafia. However, no one would have thought that he would be resented by the mafia’s family at such a time.Everyone’s eyes were red not because of sadness but excitement.They would get five million US dollars for each missing person. Most people in the world would never earn this much wealth in their lifetime, so this astronomical sum made them go crazy and unable to control their joy.It would be hard to completely bribe the missing people’s families with money in an ordinary circumstance. However, it was different from the mafia’s family. These people were already mentally prepared that they might have to face their family’s tragic death someday by joining the mafia.Besides, it was a job with a high death rate. There would always be acquaintances who died tragically every now and then. Hence, everyone was already numbed to the loss of life. That was also why they took their family’s death lightly
“If your five sons hadn’t died, who would even respect you?”“D*mn it! This old thing has such a dirty heart! No wonder he lost all his five sons! He deserves it!”The crowds’ insults made Old Godfather Ryan tremble in anger. He gritted his teeth in anger and scolded, “If I knew you were all ungrateful b*stards, I wouldn’t have helped you! I should’ve let you all call the police so that you wouldn’t get a single penny!”Old Godfather Ryan suddenly thought of something as he said that and blurted out, “Right! You ungrateful b*stards! Since you disagree with my demands, I won’t bother helping you all with this matter anymore! You can go ask for the money yourself!”Then, he struggled in his wheelchair alone and attempted to leave the church.Suddenly, a young man jumped at him and growled, “Ryan, you can leave, but leave your phone behind!”“That’s right!” Everyone else agreed, “You can f*ck off, but you must leave your phone here!”Everyone knew that Old Godfather Ryan had used h
When money came into the picture, family and faith were no longer important.Old Godfather Ryan had been shot to death. He had been nicknamed ‘godfather’ out of respect, but his fate was more like the godfather from the movie ‘The Godfather’.In that movie, the godfather’s image resembled an authoritative elder. Therefore, killing Old Godfather Ryan was just treachery, not a betrayal of faith.However, catching all the priests in the church was an entirely different story. These priests were all followers of God and represented their beliefs.Unfortunately, by restraining the priests to prevent them from calling the police, the group had already betrayed their faith completely. They would be judged by God.Meanwhile, a group of young men had begun to take care of the shooting scene’s aftermath as well as Ryan’s corpse. Fortunately, they were all the mafia’s family. They were accustomed to doing these things and could quickly arrange a perfect plan to clean up the mess.First of a
"Exactly!"Charlie agreed, striking the metal while it was hot. "To be honest, the years Matilda spent in the States would be wasted if she was actually still interested!" "She's a Wall Street veteran who'd definitely have met so many successful men! Why would she be interested in a loser like Jacbo Wilson? It's not like she returned from the States after thirty years to help the poor, don't you agree?"Charlie then finished with a sigh. "The way I see it? You're the only one who'd be interested in him."Jacob heard that from behind the wall and was left absolutely fuming and humiliated.He was the only one who knew that Matilda had come back for him—even if she was worth millions now.However, he just didn't have the spine to divorce Elaine and get together with Matilda.He presumed that it was no rush and that he could just give Elaine the silent treatment—who knew, she might just give in and ask for a divorce herself, and then, he would have no issues getting together with M
"Her real lover?!" Elaine exclaimed in shock. "What are you talking about?"Charlie put on a serious face as she said, "Matilda came back to Oskia for her one true love, who is now her fiance. His name is Yolden Hart, a top economist who's now a lecturer at Aurous Hill University, who was invited all the way from the States. He's a professional manager and used to work in Wall Street, so he'd be qualified to be a CEO in any Fortune 500 company…""Professional manager?" Elaine pouted. "That still means he's a wage slave!"Charlie laughed. "Don't underestimate professional managers now. Just look at Apple Inc.'s CEO—the man earns around a hundred million USD per year, and that's over seven hundred million in Oskian dollars!"Elaine was left gaping, unable to imagine how a wage slave could earn so much.At the same time, Charlie continued, "To be fair, Professor Hart wouldn't earn that much, but 50 million per year is still no sweat for him. Do you get the amount of money we're talki
Elaine appeared taken aback, and she promptly demanded, "You've met Matilda too?!"It was only then that Claire realized she had let the cat out of the bag, and she suddenly didn't know what to say. "Oh… Uh… Mom… I, uh… didn't?"Nonetheless, Elaine was suddenly pressing her menacingly, "If you've never met her, how would you know she's a serious person?!"As Claire stayed silent, Elaine broke down in tears. "No… You're lying to me too! Aren't you?!"While Claire was left at a loss of how she should salvage this mess, Charlie suddenly entered and said, "Claire didn't—but I did.""What?!" Elaine was left staring at Charlie, stunned.Still, she soon demanded, "Y-You've met Matilda?! Did Jacob take you with him to see her?""Yes," Charlie admitted, nodding.Elaine snapped right then, and she bellowed, "Then why didn't you tell me?! To think that I've always done right by you, treating you like my own son, but you wouldn't tell me that Jacob is cheating on me! Y-You disappoint me!"
Jacob certainly left Charlie speechless—the man might get kicked out of the house, but he was more worried about his car.Sighing in exasperation, he told Jacob, "Look, if it fails, I won't be able to get you a nice place, let alone leave the Cullinan with you."Jacob blurted out, "But why—""Don't forget—I'm still living in this house even if you're gone!" Charlie explained, his expression dead serious. "If I let you have a nice place and the Cullinan, God knows how terrible a grudge your wife would hold against me. I need to have a sense of self-preservation too!""If I got you a rundown apartment, I could at least defend myself even if she gets upset about that. I mean, I can't let you sleep in the streets, can I? Claire and I would be guilty of abandoning our elders."Seeing the serious look on Charlie's face, Jacob breathed a long sigh as he clapped him on the shoulder, groaning mournfully, "Oh, I get it. I wouldn't want to upset Elaine if I were in your shoes too…"Charlie
Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me.""I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"The light in Jacob's faded as he shrugged and sighed. "If I could divorce her, I would've—and I would be living happily with Matilda now. What company would I have if I did it now? Do you think Elaine would let me stay in Thompson First, with that attitude of hers?""In the end, I'd be chased out without a place to stay, and I can't suffer the humiliation of moving back with my mom and brother, can I? Hell, they might not even take me back!""So, that's a no?" Charlie pressed.Jacob smiled wryly. "At my age, even if I could, I w
Hearing that Elaine was threatening suicide, Claire exclaimed urgently, "Take me to her now!"The traffic police officer quickly nodded. "Come on!"As the traffic police officer quickly led Claire to Elaine, Charlie arrived just then and gave chase after leaving the luggage by the entrance.Stopping them, he asked, "Excuse me, officer—where's the gentleman who came with Madam Parker? May I see him?""And who are you?" The traffic police officer asked."I'm his son-in-law," Charlier replied. "I was thinking that while my wife talks to her mom, I can talk to my father-in-law, make peace, and take them both home.""Oh, that'd be great!"The traffic police officer exclaimed and quickly beckoned at a colleague, "Come over. Take this gentleman to Jacob Wilson!""Okay!" The other traffic police officer was also quite enthusiastic.Charlie entered the room where Jacob was first, immediately seeing a disfigured Jacob taking deep puffs of his cigarette.Another traffic police officer w
Charlie frowned in thought for a while, before saying, "Well, there is a plan, but I can't vouch for the chances. I also need you to cooperate with me and not let anything slip, or everything will go to waste. Can you do that?""I can!" Claire nodded, determined, before quickly asking, "So? What's the plan?""Well, it's not specific," Charlie replied. "We just have to improvise as we go along. Let's just head in for now!"-They left the airport and took a cab to the traffic police's headquarters. Just as she entered, they saw their Cullinan parked outside.Charlie sent Claire in first while he carried her luggage before following.Meanwhile, Elaine was wailing in her room, "I've been married to him for years! Suffering so much pain and humiliation, only for him to hook up with an old flame behind my back! Is it wrong if I struck out?"The traffic police officer was on the verge of a breakdown, but he still said patiently, "Ma'am, I've told you many times—what he did was wrong
Claire wasn't all that experienced in love and hence didn't know how a person caught in a love triangle would think or why they would experience such terrible mood swings.Still, Charlie's explanation gave her a general idea, and she sighed, "Actually, Dad looked really bad when Matilda came back. He was so obsessed with her that he didn't care if Mom was alive—even bringing her home for dinner. I'd be seething if I was Mom."Charlie sighed in exasperation. "Well, let's not loiter about. Let's go to the traffic police station.""Yeah!" Claire nodded, before holding his arm, "If they're there, that means they're safe, and they won't be fighting with those officers around. So, let's not head over so quickly."Charlie raised a brow. "What are you getting at?"Claire sighed, clearly troubled. "We have to think—how are we going to alleviate this crisis? If it's really as you say and Mom has mostly guessed it right, this fight might just be the start. At best, that fight on the highway
The traffic police officer smiled in exasperation. "Is there no getting through to you? You could even afford to drive a nice car, and you'd most likely survive an accident. But what if you were left bedridden for a long time? Yell at each other in the same hospital room?"Elaine waved him off. "I don't care—all I know is that I will always get my revenge, and on the spot if possible. If there were superheroes, I would be Wonder Woman!""Urgh…" The traffic police officer was utterly speechless. "How about this? We will call your daughter and have her come over to bail you. She will mediate your fight!"With those words, he returned Elaine's phone to her, and it happened to ring just then.It was a call from Claire.Seeing that the contact name said [Daughter], the traffic police officer quickly said, "Go on, answer it!"Elaine took it and answered the call, and Claire asked urgently before she could say a word, "Mom? Where are you? Where's Dad? Are you both alright?"Elaine sulk