Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

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

explain..." Dominic's legs buckled, and he

good relations with them. They came to me recently

so...

huh? You went ahead 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 all too well the rules Colby had

he had decreed

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

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

and that's not enough for you? Dominic, you greedy bastard."

that Colby might

his own friends and even the mentor who had raised him, Mr. Elwood. What chance did a small fry