Cameron picked up the scorpion with a tweezer and placed it on the back of her hand.The scorpion crawled slowly but did not sting her.The man’s scalp went numb just by looking at it.‘There’s actually someone in this world who keeps venomous scorpions as pets! This is so perverted!’Cameron saw his gaze, understood what he was thinking, and sneered. “I can let you go, but I need you to do me a favor. If you can accomplish the task, you’ll be rewarded. But if you don’t, I’ll give you a taste of a venomous scorpion bath.”The man bit the bullet and asked, “What do you want me to do?”“It’s very simple. Spread the fact that Joaqin Serrano is still alive to the public, including Manuel’s intention to murder him.” Cameron approached him. “Can you do that?”He nodded hurriedly. “Yes, yes!”Cameron asked her subordinates to untie him.After the man was released, he fled immediately for fear that Cameron would go back on her word.Cameron came out of The Commune, and Mahina was wai
Waylon consoled. “You’re doing great.”They went downstairs together and saw the butler walking in with a chicken in his hand.Daisie was curious. “What’s the occasion?”The butler didn’t speak, but Cameron walked in from outside and said in a loud voice, “There’s no occasion. Wayne is hurt, and I heard that chicken helps.”Daisie smiled. “You’re so nice to him.”Cameron sounded casual. “I’m nice to everyone.”Daisie didn’t know what to say. Was she overthinking?In the evening, Cameron, Daisie, and Waylon had chicken soup for dinner, which smelled delicious.Cameron handed the chicken soup to Waylon. “The chicken has contributed its life and essence to you, so you should have more of it.”Waylon smiled. “Thanks.”Daisie looked at them while she bit down on her fork, but before she said anything, Cameron handed her a bowl. “You’ve been through a lot in the past two days, so you should drink more too.”Daisie forced a smile. “Thanks.”She thought there was no need to bet bec
Cameron said with a hand under her chin, “Was it Mateo and his men?”Mahina nodded. “Mateo is Joaqin’s trusted aide, and Joaqin trusts him fully. After news of Joaqin’s murder surfaced, he was fine with Florence taking over, but after Manuel took over, he started suspecting him.”Cameron smiled. “Now that Joaqin is still alive and Manuel was the one who tried to murder him, there’s no way that Mateo is going to let it slide.”Mahina pressed her lips together and said in a serious tone, “He won’t, but Manuel has killed the people who spread the rumor. Now, most of the people in the gang don’t dare go against him. So even if Mateo is planning a coup, the men might not follow him.”Cameron didn’t speak.That was human nature. When people’s lives were not at stake, they could just suspect and rise up against anyone. However, when Manuel killed someone to set an example, they knew where they stood. Thus, there was no harm in following the orders of whoever the leader was.Most people
Waylon turned to look at her. “Why do you ask that?”Cameron looked helpless. “He always has a smile plastered on his face ever since you came over. Even Nollace doesn’t receive this treatment.”Waylon smiled. “I guess it’s our fault.”Cameron thought for a while and leaned closer to him. “Are you going to acquire the Southern Clan?”Why else would her father think of them as ‘family’?Waylon looked at how serious she looked and couldn't help but smile. “What do you think?”“I—”The rolled-up newspaper hit her foot, and she looked up at Sunny. “You keep making your own assumptions. There’s no acquisition. Do you think money falls from the sky? Acquisitions don’t happen so easily.”Cameron picked up the newspaper. “How you treat them is so different.”Sunny smirked and looked proud. She just couldn’t understand.“Fine, I’ll leave then.” She gave the paper to Waylon, then turned and left. Daisie was going to go after her, but Sunny stopped her. “Willy, go speak to that kid. H
Cameron blinked. Her brain snapped back, and she pushed Waylon away. “You startled me!”She didn’t notice and hit his arm, which made him wince.Cameron extended her hand to grab him. “Did I hit your wound? Let me see.”She then proceeded to take off his clothes. Waylon grabbed her hand. “I’m fine.”“Let me take a look. If you’re bleeding again, we’ll go back and ask them to redo your bandages.” Cameron rambled on while Waylon gripped her wrist and took a deep breath. “Are you sure this is the best place to take off my clothes?”Cameron paused and looked back toward the entrance of the hospital. Everyone was looking at them with weird expressions. To them, one of the men was trying to remove the clothing of the other one. Was that appropriate?More importantly, Waylon’s shirt started creasing, and since he was trying to stop her, it looked like he was being sexually harassed.She let go of him but wasn’t done with it. She dragged him into the hospital. “I’ll check in the con
Sunny nodded. “That’s fine. What about Mateo?”Mahina replied. “I’ve informed Mateo. He’s loyal to Joaqin, so he won’t ignore anything that involves him.”Sunny raised his brows. “What about Cam?”Mahina hesitated, but it was best not to hide it. “She… went to see Mr. Puzo.”…Meanwhile, when Fabio heard that Cameron tried to meet him, he squinted. Before he could reply, someone next to him sounded very careful. “Mr. Southern is as cunning as his old man. He probably wants to meet you to talk about The Serpents.”They had caught wind that Joaqin was still alive, but they didn’t care whether Manuel was the one who tried to kill him. Now that The Serpents were under them, The Southern Clan would have to meet them to talk about this.Fabio took a drag of his cigarette. After a long pause, he crushed the bud in the ashtray. “Where is he?”“He’s at Parkin.”Cameron sat in the main hall of the Parkin Chamber of Commerce. Everyone there had their guards up and stood in two rows.
Cameron caressed her watch and chuckled. “Do you really think Manuel will be loyal to you?”Fabio replied matter-of-factly, “I don’t know if he’ll be loyal to me or not, but one thing I’m very sure of is that he doesn’t have the guts to do anything wild in my place.”“Yeah, you’re right. After all, if he dares to do anything wild, you won’t be using him anymore.”Fabio frowned as he seemed to be mulling over her sentence.Cameron’s smile deepened as she continued. “A subordinate who suddenly gained the power to govern over an organization. Initially, he's supposed to serve you, but we don't even know who he's serving. After all, I'm pretty sure that you're not the one who instructed him to do what he's doing, right, Mr. Puzo?”Her words were sharp, and the atmosphere froze. There was dead silence in the hall, and nobody dared to make even the slightest noise.Fabio took a sip from his tea as his face sank.It was only now that he realized how good Cameron was at talking. She had
Cameron was stunned. “Daisie?”‘She was here to pack some snacks just now?’When Damian realized that Cameron was not into Daisie, his face sank. “Cam, tell me honestly, do you not like women?”He had been a friend of Sunny since Cameron was a kid. In other words, he was the one who watched Cameron grow up and treated him like he was his nephew.Cameron was stunned. “What makes you think that?”Damian picked up the cup and replied, “There have been rumors going around here lately, and all of them are saying that you’re into men.”She rose to her feet and asked, “Who started the rumors?”Damian said helplessly, “I heard it from a little bird. They said you were being touchy-touchy with Mr. Goldmann in front of the hospital. Plus, you don't have any girlfriend at your age, so you can't blame people for being suspicious of your gender orientation. If... If you really don't like women, then... Sunny won't have any descendants.”Sunny had only one son, and if he was homosexual, then