Chapter 235

The phone buzzed.

It was a call from Idris.

Ronald stood, glancing at Stella. She had already closed her eyes, succumbing to the warmth of her wine-induced slumber like a kitten too weary to keep awake. He answered with a curt, "Speak."

"Boss, just as you predicted, Lancelot is hiding out in Portis City."

"Did you find him?"

"Not yet, but we spotted Kaku, his right-hand man, around town today."

In the dimly lit room, a sharper glint flickered in Ronald's normally stoic eyes.

"Keep a tight watch on him," he commanded, his voice icy.

"Understood!"

"And..." Ronald's tone softened slightly as his gaze fell on Stella, who was sound asleep on the bed. "Assign a few more people to keep a discreet watch over her." He was, of course, referring to Stella.

hesitated. "Should we tell Ms. Quinn to avoid going

came

danger. He wished for her world to remain peaceful and ordinary, free from constant

family's darker dealings. That was, until Regina and Xander stirred the

ending the call with Idris, Ronald stepped out onto the balcony, lighting

His phone vibrated again.

"Mother," he answered.

you know Xander and Mervin Burton are now in cahoots? They've got designs on Star," his mother

"I'm aware."

you know that. Make sure Star

smirk at his

Skittish?

saw no trace of the timid girl his mother spoke of. Yet, he assured her, "Understood." "I've heard

"Of course."

I send Yvonne to

the Quinn family due

"No need," Ronald asserted.

He couldn't risk Yvonne's

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