In the grand hall of the Inner Island, Ralap and Timothy had taken their seats.

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The families of Inner Island were intertwined in business affairs, yet each harbored a healthy dose of suspicion towards the others.

With the island's limited resources, maintaining stability often meant that someone had to draw the short straw.

None of the four ruling families were saints; all were vying for a larger slice of the pie. The long-standing peace was nothing but a

veneer.

The Porter clan had a rocky relationship with both the Earwood and Brown families due to the past conflicts. Only with the

Bradshaw clan had they managed to maintain a semblance of harmony.

Timothy was the epitof a fence-sitter, always attempting to offend no one. Sometimes he would prefer to take a small loss

rather than burn bridges.

Ralap had thought Timothy would be an easy nut to crack, but the previous night's genteel rejection had proved him wrong.

To pay a second visit was a tough pill for the old man to swallow, but with his adversaries ready to pounce at any moment, he

desperately needed to secure an ally.

"Mr. Bradshaw, if you stand with me, the Porters are willing to give up their pharmaceutical dealings for the next six months."

their underlings in line, and they were supplied exclusively by BLACK.

as to keep the distribution

half a year's trade rights, which

the past, Timothy would have jumped at

was also capable of concocting those drugs, so the so-called trade rights were

with a tone tinged with feigned concern,

my son. I'd like to spend this month

of the

surge of frustration. He'd bent over backwards, and yet

as his anger reached a boiling point where he was

demeanor brightened instantly, "Sir, you've

and took a seat to sip tea with

he looked up with a smile. "After all these years,

it would be fitting for you to reveal yourself, sir. Especially

were

eyes; he can’t believe Timothy was out of line with

Mister had connections with the elders. If Timothy were to speak out of turn, it

family.

are you questioning the Mister?" Ralap seethed, ready to

chuckled, exuding an

I wish to pry into the Mister’s privacy. But if you

by methodically loading each

man was lan, then lan

he looked at the Mister, and his gaunt face betrayed

your understanding, sir. lan's a wildcard, and all I want is to

trouble that kid would bring to

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