"No… No!!!"Even as Gable started to climb into his car, he had thought he could escape, but only for Frank to drag him back.He struggled violently even as his hope to escape became a pipe dream, but it was naturally pointless.Frank even broke one of his arms—the same thing he did with Clark, rendering him immobile."Now, let me think… what should I do with you two?"Frank rubbed his chin, watching as both Gable and Clark lay limply on the ground before turning to glance at Helen in her car.Naturally, he was plenty considerate toward her since he would not allow mooks like these two to live otherwise.However, they were Helen's uncles and Mark's sons—executing both on the spot was really too much."Please, Mr. Lawrence! Just let us go… It's all Gable's idea!" Clark exclaimed through tears and shudders, brotherhood be damned as he sold out his brother right then and there. "He planned the arson on the farm too… he said that everything in the family will be ours if we get the
"Fine. In that case…"Frank turned to Helen as they planned how they would get Clark and Gable back to Laneville.That was when Luna suddenly shrieked, "Die!!!""Gurk—!"Frank turned, and was left gaping in shock.Luna had picked up a machete from god-knows-where and had swung it at Clark's neck while Frank's back was turned.Even Clark could not react in time.Blood welled up in his mouth as he stared in disbelief at the wheezing Luna, even as she hacked off three quarters of his neck.His eyes widened and twitched endlessly, but he was clearly going to die."What are you doing?!" Frank bellowed—he had just decided to take the brothers back to Laneville, only for Luna to murder Clark!Luna was still wheezing, but soon dropped on her rump as she laughed maniacally."Hahaha! Serves you right! Serves you right for fucking lying to me!" Luna kept cursing at Clark even as he lay dead, his eyes wide opened.While Frank remained silent, Gable panicked at his brother's death and c
Trevor had put in time and effort into building the farm resort, contributing greatly for the launch.He even poured in resources from his company Trevor International, bringing in over a dozen subcontractor teams to work simultaneously.Fortunately, Clark and Gable did not manage to burn down the villas they built, or Trevor would be coming after them himself.Either way, he was breathing a sigh of catharsis when Frank told him that those responsible were dealt with.-Frank said nothing after hanging up and continued driving toward Laneville.As soon as he arrived, he found Mark, Gavin, and other key members of the Lane family waiting at the gates.Even Gavin's sons, Jon and Roth, were there with Fleur and Jade Zahn.Frank could understand why they were there—Helen had called them before they arrived.Among them, Jade was fidgeting restlessly. What would she do if her dear daughter got hurt?As Frank stopped the car in front of the Lanes, he said nothing as he dragged Gable
Even as everyone turned to Jade, she kept ranting, "Does Helen have proof that Luna called her and lured her to a trap?! Are you all going to believe her just because she said it?! For all we know, Frank Lawrence can really hold himself in a fight!"But even as she ranted, Gable was scowling on his knees.He certainly had no idea—when he asked Jade about Frank, all Jade had to say about him was 'lowlife ex-husband'.It was why when he was actually up against Frank, he treated Frank with insignificance.Unbeknownst to him, 'lowlife ex-husband' was just Jade's opinion of Frank, and he was not a lowlife.His spite flared even as Jade continued ranting, looking around at everyone. "What are Frank and Helen to us?! Nobodies—that's what they are! Even if we accept Helen back into our family, she isn't really family, so how trustworthy can their words be?! Considering that she's drooling over becoming the next head of the Lane family, we should really be thinking more about this!"That
"What?!""T-That's not what Helen said…""Well, which one is the truth?!""I didn't think that Helen was so devious…"Frank, however, was unaffected by the Lanes' restlessness.He stared at Luna calmly even as she cringed inside Jade's arms, his tone flat. "Having a conscience is what makes a person human, Luna. I don't know if you understand the situation, but I've saved your life today… There won't be a next time since you'd prefer to repay my favor with such spite."Luna certainly did not dare look him in the eye and basically erased what Frank did from her memory as she braced herself and snapped, "Save your breath! I never needed your help!"At the same time, Jade pointed at Frank and bellowed, "Take a good look, everyone! The insolence of this bastard to show up in our house and threaten my daughter in everyone! Where's the justice here?!"Fleur also promptly pressed the advantage. "I'm sure everyone can see who's telling the truth here now? I know you can fight, Frank, a
Mark had kept that farm afloat for most of his life and was strongly attached to the scenic spot.Otherwise, he would have used the land to develop a more profitable industrial zone.As such, to see his own son admit that he had burnt down that farm left Mark's tears welling up in his eyes.Seeing that the old man was overwhelmed, Gavin was ready to take away the phone, but Mark insisted on watching the entire video.Everyone had no choice but to keep watching with Mark at that.Still, it just so happened that the dashcam was not facing the right way when Frank slaughtered Clark and Gable's goons. However, it did capture the scene where Clark threatened to kill Luna with a dagger. "S-Stay where you are, or I'll kill her!" Clark's savage glare was clear as day in the video.Luna had turned deathly pale as Clark held her and kept begging Frank, "P-Please… Save me…"Everyone turned toward Luna right then, leaving her devastated.Seeing herself begging repeatedly and fearfully i
"You're still arguing?!"Mark shot Jade an icy glare and added coolly, "The same goes for you too! Fifty lashes and a hundred slaps!""What?!" Jade dropped limply on her bottom upon hearing Mark's merciless sentence, all light in her eyes fading.While the bodyguards took Jade away, Mark finally turned to Gable.There was no sympathy in his eyes as he shook his head and sighed. "My brother Henry has always rebuked me, telling me that I shouldn't get too many wives and mistresses. But I was convinced that having more heirs would ensure the family's property. Well, look at me now…"Snorting in sheer disappointment, he glanced at Gavin. "There's so many of us, but only Gavin here has an eye on the big picture or is able to differentiate right from wrong."Then, he turned to Helen with a look of relief. "In the first place, I gave Helen the candidacy as the next head of the Lane family because I wanted to whip the family into shape. I wanted the family to strive… but my own sons don'
Mark's threat left Fleur hanging her head in silence.However, Frank could also see that the other members of the Lane family appeared dissatisfied.Discontent was only natural if Helen was appointed the head of the Lane family so soon—if anything, Fleur was saying exactly what was on everyone's mind.Even if they would not protest openly out of respect for Mark, they would try to sabotage Helen subtly, making everything difficult for her.It was up to Frank and Helen to show what they had.With that in mind, Frank nodded respectfully at Mark."Mr. Lane," he said, "I believe that the wager you had with myself and Helen should be kept. We will make a profit of one billion in two months, so that Helen can become head of the Lane family without anyone questioning her abilities""What?" Mark was surprised by Frank's suggestion—he had already announced that Helen would become the next head of the Lane family, but Frank would turn that down regardless?Gavin quickly strode up to them