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?

learn what real torment is. Anyone who crosses

the mercy of death.”

Hunter sat with bandaged stumps where their fingers had been, their faces a

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

old man, Yorgos, watched as Marcus‘ cruel laughter faded. He shook his head and spoke with a gentle firmness. “Mister Marcus Ledger,

You’re

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

with

“The head of

don’t make this hard.”

“Damn!”

a dismissive snort, he said, “Fine, I’ll go back, but not before I catch Wanda and take her to the old family

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

add something else when, from outside the living room, a bodyguard’s voice boomed.

little minx has finally shown

crossed Marcus’s face before

“Move out!”

Porsche eased to a stop at the

“Gentlemen.”

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open, dashed to the villa’s entrance, and shouted. “I’m Kelvin, sent

a flurry of motion, eight Ledger family bodyguards, clad in black suits and armed with rubber batons or alloy daggers, swarmed

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