Yora, however, shook her head at the confused looks thrown her way. "But after all is said and done, I am still Mark Lane's wife... and I desire an alliance between the Yimmels and the Lanes as equals. What do you say to that?"

"What?!"

It was not just the Yimmels-even Helen was left dumbstruck by Yora's offer.

What was Yora saying? An alliance, and at this stage? Was that even possible?! "Have you gone mad?!"

Cadell sprang to his feet, snapping right then, "We still have our hostages, and our family is much more powerful than the Lanes! We can return to Bralog in one piece even if we fail to take over the Lane family or Lanecorp! Why should we ally ourselves with some mooks like them?!"

"Exactly, Madam Yimmel! There's just no reason for it!"

"Are you perhaps in shock? Could you be delirious?"

Yora snapped, glaring at Cadell and the rest. "I am still the matriarch, so you'll

deflated, but they were certainly upset,

sure that they were silent before turning back to Frank, asking apprehensively, "How about

and Helen looked on eagerly,

"Frank!"

leapt up, pulling Frank as she cried anxiously, "Please, they still have Granduncle and Uncle Gavin, and they're clearly compromising a

"That's right."

with Frank as well. "It's already good enough that the Yimmels are willing to back down, and it's a major accomplishment if we can secure the Southstream Lanes release. We don't have to push them any

turned to Yora. "I refuse-because I have a better offer, if

to suggest a counter-offer too? "Do tell," Yora said, showing no hint of anger as she calmed the key members and executives of the

Lane family. Shares and ownership over all Yimmel properties and businesses will be split with Lanecorp, with

"What..."

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