Dominic, sensing the thick silence in the room, took a deep breath and pressed on, "Colby, did you come back to handle some urgent business?"

"Yeah, something pressing needs my attention," Colby replied, almost too casually. "Bring them in."

Outside, a few burly guys were dragging Dominic's wife and daughter up the stairs.

Hailee, her makeup smeared from crying, was tightly bound, her plump figure shaking with fear. Beside her, Jasmine, also tear-streaked, pleaded desperately, "Dad! Help me, Dad!" Jasmine was still in her school uniform, clearly pulled out from class.

"My wife! My sweet girl..." Dominic's voice cracked with terror. "Colby! What the hell is this? I've busted my ass for you for years, why are you doing this to my family?"

"Dominic, let's get one thing straight. Have you been working your ass off for Colby, or for the Pollard family?" Sophie's voice was soft but had a razor-sharp edge.

the name "Pollard family," the color drained from Dominic's

Dominic's legs buckled,

handling of traitors. Dominic stuttered, "It was the Pollard family... They approached us for a partnership. Mr. Elwood, when he was still around, always had good relations with them. They came to me recently to collaborate, and in a moment of madness, I agreed. I thought it was

so...

the Pollard family, letting the Minton family's underground casino operate on my turf?" Colby's words cut deep, and Dominic

decreed that no part of the

knew his fate would be grim, no better than Mr.

it for our guys! They work so hard all year and barely make

you? Dominic, you

Colby might end

the mentor who had raised him, Mr. Elwood. What chance did a small

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