This sudden piece of news shocked Cameron and Waylon. Sunny walked behind his desk and sat on the leather chair, looking miserable. “I guess my concerns were correct.”Cameron thought out loud. “Do you think it’s Florence?”“I can’t be sure,” replied Sunny. “If she was cruel enough to kill her own father, she would have done it sooner. I think it might be someone close to her.”If someone close to her gave the idea to get killers from the Skull Club to kill Cameron in their own territory, they probably could get rid of Joaqin.Joaqin was the leader of The Serpents. After his death, The Serpents would be led by Florence. That person must have wished that she would take Joaqin’s place.Waylon raised his brow. “Manuel seems suspicious. He might just be involved.”Sunny nodded. “I think it’s him too.”Cameron laughed. “I’ve heard rumors that he’s loyal to Florence because of love. Joaqin would not let his men date his daughter, so if he died, Florence would take his place, and Man
Manuel’s expression changed so slightly that nobody noticed. Florence looked upset as she asked, “Don’t you know?”Sunny smiled. “Why would we know?”She coldly said, “If it wasn’t because the Southern Clan messed with East Gate and let my father take my blame for it, why would my dad be killed?”“Oh?” Sunny nodded. “So it was related to East Gate. That’s weird. Why would what happened in East Gate involve The Serpents?”Manuel immediately said, “If it wasn’t because you confiscated their liquor and pretended to be a Serpent and stole the liquor from Parkin, Mr. Serrano would still be alive!”Sunny chuckled. “So, you're saying that Mr. Puzo caused his death?”Manuel’s expression changed. “What are you saying?”“Did I understand it wrongly then?” Sunny’s eyes turned so dark that Manuel didn’t dare look at him. He continued. “East Gate sold low-quality and counterfeit liquor on my turf. It would make sense for me to confiscate his shipment. However, do you have evidence that we
Waylon enjoyed the show. As they were leaving, he observed Manuel’s expression while slowly following behind Sunny. Cameron followed along too.Florence watched them leave and curled up her fists with extreme hatred in her eyes. Her father wouldn’t have died so horribly if not because of the Southern Clan. They couldn’t even find his body!The Southern Clan started the war this time, so they couldn’t blame her for wanting to end it. When they got into the car, Cameron looked out of the window. “Dad, is it possible that Joaqin is still alive? They’re having a funeral without a body. Don’t you think that it’s strange?”Waylon turned to look at her. “Doing that without a body would prove that Mr. Southern Sr. was right. Someone urgently wanted Florence to take over.“If they’re going to leave the Southern Clan, they’re going to Fabio. Instead of waiting for them to attack us, why don’t we attack first?”Sunny, who was in the passenger’s seat, laughed. “Yes, Willy understands.”C
“From what I see, Donald knows someone among The Serpents. Donald knows how to charm people and treat them very generously, so if he gave them some benefits, they would do as he says.”Sunny thought what Nollace said made sense.He looked at the sea. “What do you plan to do with this key information?”Nollace looked calm. “Donald would only do that because he has a backup plan. If we tell Fabio now, it might backfire. We should wait until we have enough information and destroy him.”Sunny smiled. “I thought you couldn’t wait to tear him down. I guess you’re a very careful man.”Nollace replied. “Better safe than sorry.”“How’s Joaqin?” asked Sunny. Nollace chuckled. “He’s lucky to still be alive. If you didn’t ask me to keep an eye on Manuel, he would probably be dead at the bottom of a hill now.”“So, you saved him. I thought he really died.”When he got the news, he thought that it was the end of the road for Joaqin, but when he attended the wake, and the casket was empty,
This man was as vicious and ambitious as he was. Manuel spoke. “I would do anything to help Florence.”Donald slowly drank his wine. “You would do anything to help her but not yourself. Do you not want power?”Manuel paused. Donald put down his glass, and his eyes were sharp like a hawk’s, as if they were piercing through him. “Men will get any woman they want when they have power, including the one you love.”Manuel lowered his gaze because he was moved.Donald poured more wine for him. “You know that I’m here with someone’s help, and you’re the only person I can trust. I see you as my brother now, so if you want power, I’ll help you get it.”Manuel’s fingers curled up because this got him thinking. Power was more attractive to men than money, especially for Manuel, who had always just been in The Serpents as a member. He had too many limitations.He couldn’t give Florence what she wanted, nor could he win her heart.He wasn’t a looker, so he could only help her in the ba
“No matter how many of us are there, other than stamina and defense, everyone has a weak point that you can use to your advantage.”Daisie bit her lip. She finally understood how rushing things wouldn’t be beneficial. Waylon patted her shoulder and smiled. “If everyone had your determination, everyone would be unbeatable.”She frowned. “You’re mocking me.”He smiled deeply. “Don’t force yourself.”Daisie turned her face away. “No, I need to train well since I've started it. If I don’t, I’ll… gain ten pounds for every meal I take.”That was the worst curse she could think of. Waylon shook his head.Daisie had trained from morning till evening and was covered in sweat. She returned to her room, took a shower, and wanted to speak to Cameron about identifying points of attack.She walked downstairs and asked the butler, who replied, “He should be in his room.”Daisie walked to Cameron’s room and knocked on the door but didn’t get a reply. She turned the knob and realized that i
Daisie remembered why she was there. “I’d like to ask you about weak points.”Cameron looked at her. “It’s easy. Get up where you call. Learning is important when you are sparring. Remember what moves they used to take you down so you will know how to defend yourself the next time they use it.”Daisie thought about it. Cameron shrugged. “No matter how good someone’s defenses are, there will always be a point where you can attack. If you keep attacking that spot, they will keep defending. And when they’re only focused on defending and not offense, that’s when you get them.”Daisie pressed her lips together to try to remember. For the next few days, Cameron watched while Daisie practiced. Daisie had improved tremendously and was able to face three people in one go and still manage to defend herself.She was getting well at using the whip as if it was now part of her body.When she hit the arms of two men, she jumped up in joy, forgot who Cameron was supposed to be, and rushed ov
Waylon watched Daisie walk away. It was time he looked into the identity of ‘Ms. Torres’.The rumors spread quickly, and Daisie suddenly became the future Mrs. Southern, and it finally got to Sunny.Sunny, who was polishing his antique vase, looked up. “Where did these rumors come from?”The butler replied. “The martial arts center. Cameron has been training with Ms. Vanderbilt for the past few days, and many people have seen them. They must have assumed that they have a thing going on.”How would the two girls have a thing going on!?Sunny was amused. “That’s a huge misunderstanding.”Still, the butler was worried. “I’m worried that Cameron’s identity will be exposed one day.”Sunny placed the vase back into the box. “It will happen sooner or later, but the later, the better, especially when we have a very clever guest at home.”“Do you mean Mr. Goldmann?”“Do you remember he mentioned Ms. Torres?” Sunny took a deep breath. “He must have bumped into Cam when she went out as a