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?

bed. You’ll learn what real torment is.

the mercy of

with bandaged stumps where their fingers had

awe as they gazed at the white–haired elder in

cruel laughter faded. He shook his head and spoke with a

to the ancestral house. You’re not to leave without

let out a snide laugh, clearly unbothered. “Mister Yorgos Lacher, save

with the Ledgers?”

bowed slightly. “The head of the family insists. Please, Mister Marcus

make

“Damn!”

breath, yet 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

impassive, simply responding with a curt,

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

minx has finally shown

Marcus’s face

“Move out!”

a stop at

“Gentlemen.”

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to the villa’s entrance, and shouted. “I’m Kelvin, sent by Mister Marcus Ledger. Please, open

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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