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

Ralap had failed to persuade Timothy yesterday, which left him fuming, but necessity had driven him to try his luck once again Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

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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."

line, and they were supplied exclusively

as to keep

half a year's trade rights,

have jumped at the offer, but now

the so-called trade rights were less valuable in

concern, "I must confess, Robin's been feeling

my son. I'd like to spend this month with Robin quietly in the chapel,

the Bradshaw

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

reached a boiling point where he

instantly, "Sir, you've

a seat to

a smile. "After all these years, we still don't know what our benefactor looks

is here as well, it would be fitting for you to reveal yourself, sir. Especially since lan has recently escaped

fox. If he were to return in disguise,

believe Timothy was out of line with

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

family.

are you questioning the Mister?" Ralap seethed,

chuckled, exuding an aura of

heard of lan's past tricks, not that I wish to

by methodically loading each bullet; the

was lan, then lan wouldn't leave this place

at the Mister,

wildcard, and all I want is to preserve the peace of Inner

added, "You know the kind of trouble that kid would

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