Living With My Lady Boss by Blue Silver

Chapter 27

Wilbur observed lan carefully. He seemed to recall hearing his last name being mentioned by Lightning Hank earlier.

“Can we talk inside?” lan said politely.

Wilbur smiled and then turned to look behind him. Faye had sat up with the blanket on her legs.

He bowed slightly. “Come in.”

lan made his way to the living room slowly, sitting down on a corner of the couch. Wilbur sat down next to Faye and lit a cigarette. “How may I help you?”

lan looked at Wilbur and said, “Lightning Hank’s dead.”

“Oh well. He deserved it,” Wilbur said calmly.

lan frowned. “The Owens clan started out as a small escort business before switching to corporate when the new Dasha was formed. Nevertheless, we’ve always been good fighters in the past centuries.”

“What does that have to do with me?” Wilbur asked calmly.

said, “Clans like ours place value on keeping our true strength hidden to the outside world, and we’ve built up enough of a name for ourselves to deserve a decent amount of respect from everyone. But now, one of our men is dead.”

you’re referring to Lightning Hank,” Wilbur said.

my father’s pupil. He has done a lot for the Owens, and I have to speak up for him

like the Owens nurtured someone of Lightning Hank’s

and said firmly, “We might not know what he’s been up to, but what we do know is that he’s part of the Owens clan. Now that he’s dead, someone has to

like Lightning

a rage at those words. “Anyone who dares insult a member of the Owens clan is courting death.”

Aren’t you

first?”

you killed me, the clan would just pick another runner to

pretty courageous of you,” Wilbur

letter in three days. The biggest clans of Seechertown will be there. I hope you’re brave enough to bear the consequences of

clans are

He turned around and walked out

frowned at once. “The clan seems

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They wouldn’t dare mess with me if they knew who I