Chapter 420

Debra pondered the underlying meaning behind Marion's words.

The story swirling around was indeed the stuff of legends, but something didn't add

1. up.

With the Houston family's vast empire, tracking down Marion should have been a cakewalk. Yet, for sixteen years, no one had found him. And in all that time, not a whisper of the Houstons surfaced in the tale.

"Do you know how my family rose to power?

"The military?"

The Houston family had always leaned on their military might to build their business. Over time, they'd gone legit, but their roots remained firmly planted in the armed forces. Even now, their old loyalists held sway in major military units.

to follow orders from the Houston higher-ups. But now that I'm in charge, that won't happen again," he said, squeezing her hand. "I'll protect you from all sorts

flash of car lights caught their attention. Two figures spilled out of the vehicle,

up the stairs. "Only an unromantic man like Marion

her mouth. She choked, and Marion swiftly handed her a glass of water. After she drank, she asked, "How

shrugged. "We heard you were at the port. There are so many in

and docked it here. With that kind of money, why not

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winked at Marion.

gaze shy and evasive. He smiled

seat. "You should have told me about your plans earlier. We need to go through the whole process again at the Royal Grand Hotel. The money's already been spent, so we might as well make the

go." Debra stood up, blocking the cake

deepened, and he also got up. "Let's

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