Chapter 178

As Panther's men ushered them toward the door, Derrick shot us a venomous look.

"Everything here will be mine one day," he hissed, his voice low but filled with menace. "And when that day comes, you'll be the ones leaving" "Derrick!" Cecily chided, though her tone was soft, and there was a strange glint of approval in her eyes as she glanced at her son

It was as if she found pleasure in his defiance.

Just as they were about to leave, Leo spoke up again, his voice cutting through the tension like a blade. "Andrew."

rew stopped, his hand still gripping Cecily's arm. "What?"

"The attack," Leo said, his tone sharp and probing. "Did you have anything to do with it?"

Andrew's face twisted into a puzzled frown. "What attack?"

His confusion looked genuine, as though he truly had no idea what Leo was referring to.

But as I shifted my gaze toward Cecily and Derrick, I saw something different.

Their bodies had gone rigid, and their faces had briefly frozen, the briefest flicker of guilt flashing across their expressions before they quickly masked it.

The tension in the room thickened as Ceccily's fake smile masked her true intentions.

"I heard that Leo was attacked by his rogue big brother, Sharik. Is this true?" she asked, her voice a little too casual for the gravity of the topic.

his face flushing a shade darker with

heaved as he fought to control his emotions, but it was a losing

someone to assassinate

reverberated through the room, making

was sharp with

side, smiled demurely, but the glint

doubts between Leo and his father, leaving

as simple as

I intervened

he claimed that someone else had stolen his bullets and used them to try to kill Leo. He wasn't behind the attack. Do any of you have a

room fell into silence. Andrew's fury was still present,

considering

it," Andrew finally muttered, his voice low, no longer directed at Leo

the tension seemed to break, Ceccily, always dramatic, let her voice waver, her eyes

it's better if we leave," she said, glancing between Andrew and me. "I'll take Derrick with me. We'll be out

turned and began walking toward the door. Andrew, looking as though he wanted to say something, hesitated before

Chapter 178

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about this later had with thu, beds, bully Candy and

dust settled, Leo was left alone in the

back into the couch, his normally sharp, so fare wong way I

in his expression that

always strong, confident, and seemingly unshakable, www boked as though the wife of curring, em fually

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