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
Seeing Helen''s look of confusion, Frank nodded calmly. "Though I wouldn't say Fleur Lang's merely involved… The whole thing was planned up by her and Gable Lane.""What…?!"Helen was stunned speechless and was left further shocked to learn that Frank kept Gable confined here in Lanecorp Tower.How could she have known that so much could happen in the Lane family in the brief few days she was gone?Frank then took a recording device from his pocket and put it on Helen's desk, chuckling coolly as he told the security guards, "Go. Bring Jade Zahn and Gable Lane here. Also, let Fleur Lang and her friends in—I will interrogate them directly."However, as soon as Fleur and her group entered Helen's office, they did not expect Fleur to seize the initiative right away."Frank Lawrence!" She pointed at Frank's face as she bellowed, "You are an enemy! You're not a member of our family—you have no right abducting my son! He just went out to buy me medicine, so you better have an explanatio
"Who's the real culprits?"Even as Jade wiped her tears, she was glancing between Frank and Helen behind her desk."Exactly!"Seeing that Jade had turned her attention to Helen and Frank, Fleur promptly pressed her advantage. "What do I stand to gain if Luna's dead? Nothing! Doesn't everything make sense if they're the ones who killed Luna?!""Make… sense?" Jade was quickly being misled, as she was so obsessed with avenging her daughter that she could not think straight."Think!"Fleur kept snapping as she walked up to Jade while pointing at Frank. "Haven't things always been difficult between you, your daughter, and him? Now that he's killed Luna and shifted the blame on us Southstream Lanes, Helen would have the perfect excuses to bring us all down! It's killing two birds with one stone!"And if Helen ousts us, all the hard work and success our family accomplished over the years would fall into the hands of outsiders! So use your pig brain and think—who really stands to gain