Seeing that some of the Turnbull blackguards were becoming hesitant, Tamon quickly moved to seize the moral high ground instead.

"Quit being stubborn, Vicky!" he bellowed. "Our family will fall if we don't surrender Frank Lawrence! I don't mind letting Glen keep his leadership, but I won't forgive Frank! We can't afford to bear the crime of killing a direct heir of the Lionhearts! What are we going to do if Simon Lionheart storms our homes with his martial elites?! We'd all be dead, all because of that scumbag!"

"No, we aren't that weak," Vickly calmly retorted. "You're human, Granduncle. Quit being an ingrate-you look worse than animals."

Then, she whipped out a knife from under her bed, pressing it to her neck. "Frank has saved me and our family repeatedly. If you want to take him, you'd have to do it over my dead body!"

important here?! Are you

are plenty of fish in the sea, and you'll find someone better given your disposition. I think Titus Lionheart is

your engagement?" Wes added.

Titus only

none of you remember, so let me refresh your memory!" she snapped, turning and pointing at Frank. "Do none of you remember who's the one

years-for three years, South Sea Crow kept murdering our own, while Lionhearts claimed that they failed to stop her. You all know the truth about that now,

to scapegoat your savior to curry our enemy's favor! Do you know no shame?! I could feed a stray with

left the Turnbull elders and executives scowling, and most

and morals. And having worked as a businessman his whole life, he could not care

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