Jade's hysterics left Frank impatient, and he raised his other hand to slap her across the face, snapping, "Listen closely! I didn't kill your daughter—someone's trying to frame me! Now tell me what happened before Luna died, and I might catch the killer sooner!""I…"The slap actually knocked some sense into Jade, and she wheezed, "Luna… was with that boy named Borc Zomer. After that, she called me for help, and… And…"Frank released Jade right then and wheeled on Peter, who flinched right then, with a sharp glare."We tried to stay with her, but Luna refused to let us come along, and she…"He trailed off, sighing in frustration. "She snapped at me and the rest of my boys, calling us slaves and bitches, even Helen…""I can vouch for Mr. Lane's testimony."Another security guard scowled as he strode up, growling through clenched teeth, "That woman really doesn't know what's good for her! We reasoned with her, telling her not to go anywhere alone with that man, but she called us
Naturally, Fleur Lang had been hugely dissatisfied that Helen was appointed as the head of the family and head of Lanecorp.And given that Luna was now found dead in one of Helen's hotels, Fleur would come to make a big fuss about it soon enough.The very thought gave Frank a headache, not to mention that Jade was suddenly struggling to get up to her feet. "No… I must return to Laneville at Once! I will ask Mommy… What's going on here?!"Frank held up a hand to stop her, and she immediately snapped, "What are you doing?! Are you trying to stop me?!"Then, she came to a realization and pointed at Frank's face as she bellowed, "Hehehe… I get it! You're worried about letting the family find out that Luna died under your watch! You don't want Helen to lose her place as the head of the family, or you'd be losing your status too!""Shut up!" Frank bellowed.While his outburst sent Jade stumbling a couple steps backward, a maniacal smile soon appeared on her face. "What, are you going t
Though It would be an insult to Helen's uncle and granduncle, Frank had to do it to ensure that the Lane family stayed safe!Nonetheless, the night passed uneventfully, until the next morning when Peter relayed Luna's autopsy report over the phone. "She was roofied so that she couldn't resist, after which the suspect sliced her across the throat. It's obviously not their first time—it was a very clean job.""Got it," Frank replied, not surprised to hear that it was a repeat offenderSoon, Trevor called him as well. "Mr. Lawrence, Sohil Zomer and Borc Zomer are both members of Corpsedale.""Corpsedale…?" Frank had never heard of the name."Their biggest supporter is Hundred Bane Sect, and they are involved in human trafficking, collecting corpses as well as selling various unusual poisons that Hundred Bane Sect makes. One might say that they're one the worst groups in Draconia and have no principles to speak of at all."While Frank was solemn as he listened to Trevor's summary, he
“Who's your brother? Just fuck off. "Gable picked up a cigarette off the table, breathing out a puff as he stared at the pretty faces on stage with a look of lust.He leered at them for a while and eventually blurted, "Your gals are nice."Sohil chuckled. "You can have one if you like, how about that?"Gable sighed disinterestedly. "Ugh, forget it—I don't have much time, I have to get back soon.""Oh, come on!" Sohil laughed. "I have a room waiting right in the back—you'd last just two minutes anyway, so don't make it sound like you'd take a while.""Fuck off." Gable laughed as Sohil threw a jab at him before his tone changed sharply. "So, how did your boy do with that task our great leader sent him on? The madam is still waiting!""Urgh, don't mention it," Sohil groaned as he smacked his lap. "If something like this comes up again, you pricks have to handle it yourselves. Did you know what my son told me when he came back last night?""What?" Gable asked, mystified.Sohil pu
Baba Yaga had said that Frank was a real pickle, and they must never face him directly.After all, the depths of Frank's strength was unfathomable, and many big shots had already died by his hand.As such, they should avoid him whenever they could.In fact, even though Sohil immediately recognized Frank, Sohil pretended he did not because he must not do that in order to avoid rousing Frank's suspicion. "Who are you?!" he snapped. "Why did you barge into my turf and hurt my men?"Frank snorted at Sohil's pointless pretension—he never intended to talk things out peacefully when he came.Still, it surprised Frank to hear Gable's voice from within, and he therefore leaned against the door to eavesdrop on Gable and Sohil.He was at once furious when he found out about their plans.Lowering his head to look at the panicking Gable, he growled icily, "I knew sparing your life was a mistake.""W-What are you talking about?" Gable exclaimed despite his terror. "I just came to buy medic
Either Borc heard the commotion outside or sensed danger, for he never appeared even though his father Sohil called out to him for a while."Move!"Frank quickly pushed Sohil out of the way and strode over, brushing through the curtains to find a burning cigarette on a table and a TV that was still on.He looked around and spotted the window that was wide open, its curtains flapping against the wind.It went without saying that Borc was here a second ago and fled without cleaning up after him after hearing Sohil's call.It might even have been a signal between father and son.Frank was already fuming, even as he looked outside the window to find a blue convertible speeding away.His sharp eyesight picked up the youth who only wore boxers and had panic written all over his face, and he immediately recognized him as Luna's blind date from the other day.However, the car had gone too far for Frank to chase down, so he promptly turned back, restraining Sohil and Gable before they c
Frank stomped on Gable's only leg, narrowing his eyes as he growled coolly, "You really don't know when to give up, huh? Not content with killing your father, you'd try to kill your mother too?! You're a real animal! It'd dirty my hands to kill you!"Though Gable flinched at Frank's outburst, he did his best to force a smile as he pleaded, "You won't kill me, right? I-I had no choice! I racked up a huge debt and they've been coming after me, so if I don't pay up—""That's not my problem." Frank chuckled coolly and pressed his foot down.Crack.As Gable's joints cracked audibly from overwhelming pressure, he cried, "Wait! Wait! I can tell you everything! Just spare my life… I'll return to Laneville with you and confess everything! If you kill me, my mother will hate you even more! You have to let me live!"It was actually a smart move by Gable to save his own skin despite the direness of his situation.After all, he knew that his mother just might be able to keep him alive if he w
The medicine Gable recently recommended to Fleur was divine, reinvigorating her and clearing any minor discomforts or illnesses she suffered.However, it had a side effect—Fleur must consume one pill per day, or she would end up stressed and lose sleep.Like now.In fact, Fleur was completely incapable of recovering from her addiction now—she had to take the pill everyday. Otherwise, she would not be able to calm down at all, as she would feel like ants were crawling all over his skin constantly."Send someone to look for him!" she snapped furiously.Her conspiracy with Gable was flawless for all intents and purposes, and with Mark Lane dying soon enough, Gable would succeed him as head of the family.He had no reason to bail… unless something unexpected had happened."Yes, Madam Lang," the maid replied.Soon after she left, a manservant hurried inside, "It's terrible, Madam Lang! Sources from Lanecorp are saying Gable has been taken to Lanecorp Tower!""What?!"Fleur scrambl