Ashton looked out of the car window, deep in thoughts. It took him a while to answer, “He is after money, but not from me.”
I looked at him, puzzled.
He raised his eyebrow and warned, “Look out! Red light!”
I turned back to look ahead and jammed the brakes, startled.
He clapped his hand on his forehead and mocked, “I managed to escape unharmed from Shane, but in the end, I die from my wife’s carelessness. That is a little outrageous, don’t you think?”
I frowned and chided, “Stop spouting nonsense.”
He chuckled and the atmosphere lightened.
The traffic light turned green and I drove on.
he filled me in on the details. “It is Armond. He must have faced a lot of pressure from his family when he lost big due to the incident in Moranta. He hired Shane to make a scene, officially declaring war on me. I suspect
matter?” I was
telling
Their business then was not as diversified nor huge as compared to now. The main player in the oil sector was the Sanders, one of the most prominent families in K City during those days. The
shell-shocked. “The Winona Stovall you mentioned is my
Ashton nodded.
Sanders? Why is
they adopted a daughter, naming her Winona Sanders. However, Mrs. Sanders got pregnant not long after and had her own baby. Due to some personal reasons not privy to us, the Sanders changed your grandma’s last name to
probed,
tried to cozy up to the Murphys. Others felt threatened by their rise, so they plotted against the Murphys. As your grandma held the key to the rise of the Murphys, she was targeted
box grandma left for me, isn’t it?”
that is the one. Armond tried to get close to you because
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