Chapter 0305

The night was a blur of shadows and light.

Zabaleta at midnight was a spectacle of splendor, with the hustle of people and cars like a living, breathing

dragon.

For

over a

century that crossroads of two rivers had blossomed into a bustling metropolis, the pride of the

East, dubbed ‘Easter Vittorios. Rumor had it that even the beggars there sat on fortunes larger than some

small–town tycoons.

The saying might be a bit over the top, but Zabaleta was just that–a glittering international city where space

was at a premium. Towering above it all was the Ledger family, reigning supreme.

“Kelvin nailed it, and that little witch Wanda took the bait!” Marcus had just hung up with Kelvin and was then

smirking at Wanda’s photo on his phone. “Thought you could run, Wanda?

what real torment is. Anyone who

mercy

Marcus, Andrew, Hec, and Hunter sat with bandaged stumps where their fingers had been, their

and awe as they gazed at the white–haired elder in the cloak.

laughter faded. He shook his head and spoke with a gentle firmness. “Mister Marcus Ledger, there’s trouble brewing at home. The head

ancestral house. You’re not to

let out a snide laugh, clearly unbothered. “Mister

dare mess with

he bowed slightly. “The

make

“Damn!”

he would not dare go against his father’s orders. With a dismissive snort, he said, “Fine, I’ll go back, but not before I catch Wanda and take her to the old

remained impassive, simply responding with a curt, “Agreed.”

was about to add something else when, from outside the living room, a bodyguard’s voice boomed. Mister Marcus Ledger, there’s a

the little minx has finally shown

smirk crossed Marcus’s face before he gestured

“Move out!”

Porsche eased to a stop at the villa’s front

“Gentlemen.”

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car door open, dashed to the villa’s entrance, and

motion, eight Ledger family bodyguards, clad in black suits and armed with rubber batons or alloy daggers, swarmed eut from the entrance’s shadows, encircling

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