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.

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

me explain..." Dominic's legs buckled,

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 just a minor thing. You were in Devonport, and I didn't want to bother

so...

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

absorbed into Colby's empire, he had decreed that no part of the

Colby, Dominic knew his fate would be grim, no better

hard all year and barely make ends meet. Without the casino, how

year, and that's not enough for you? Dominic, you greedy bastard." Colby's tone was

that Colby might end his life right then

even the mentor who had raised him, Mr.

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