Still, Larry sighed feebly as he began, "I happen to meet that woman on a business trip in Talnam. S-She con to me, goadinginto investing into two pieces of land that she said would make a lot of money. I fell for it, and she bailed onjust a few days ago, while taking a huge chunk of my company's properties with her..." Larry coughed violently, clearly choking with rage even as he finished, "I-I wouldn't have been worried about Lanecorp's rise if not for that..." "I see." Frank nodded at Larry's words, realizing with a start.

Larry said he met Juno in Talnam... So she was Talnamese? "B-By the way, Mr. Lawrence..." Seeing that Frank was interested in Juno, Larry, bent on survival, quickly added, "That woman is allergic to lilies... and severely, I might add." "Severely allergic to lilies?" Frank murmured as he made a mental note—it seemed that he was right, choosing to spare Larry and ask him about Juno.

While Larry might be lying, it was pointless at this point, since Frank could easily verify his words.

"Good. I will spare you since you've been honest." Frank snorted. "You just might survive if you can get yourself to a hospital in half an hour." As Frank turned to leave, Larry gritted his teeth as he pushed himself to his feet with considerable difficulty, even bowing gratefully at Frank.

you for sparing my life... Argh!" He suddenly gasped as he felt a heartrending agony

seemed Peter had picked up a knife one of Larry's goons dropped when he fled and

was incensed when he turned and saw

had his reasons for sparing Larry, only for Peter to kill him with a literal

This s what you deserve, and

doornail—an arm for his life? It was certainly a fair trade! And even as he watched Frank leave, there

Helen was abducted, and Frank rushed inside to free her

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