Gasps could be heard from all over the hall as these ten families stood in disbelief, this might be a coincidence right ? how was this man capable of destroying ten families ? I
Impossible.
" Again , if you don't cut off all ties with the Huttons, you might not like what happens next ", Leo repeated , already getting impatient.
" The Douglas family is cutting all ties with the Huttons "
" The Kingston are cutting all ties with the Huttons "
" So are the Cosby's "
" The Green woods too "
" ..."
About ninety families had agreed to have nothing to do with the Huttons in the future. The Huttons faces turned pale , so many losses in s singles hour . The ten families begged and even began to blame everything on the Huttons.
" Hold on ", Edmund said , his face worse than the others
" Do you think you can just take us down just like that ?, then you must have a few screws loose " , Edmund added once more
" Oh ?really ? , what else do you have to offer ? your drug dealership ? your ammonition distribution ? I have all the dirt I need on you ", Leo said then suddenly Edmund's phone began to ring , he saw a stream of unfamiliar numbers , he hesitantly picked up the phone .
" Hello ? yes this is Edmund Hutton...."
Edmund's face turned pale as his phone fell to the ground .
" The Huttons are finished!! " , he said causing the whole family to fall into turmoil .
The police had substantial evidence against them and were taking them to court on a decided date . Edmund quickly went over to Leo , " Please spare us , I beg you ", Edmund said pleading to Leo on his knees .
" I'm not the one you offended now scram!! " , Leo roared before kicking Edmund away then casually he walked out . Edmund looked like he had aged over several decades as his back bent slightly. He had to digest to the fact that ' The Huttons were done '
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Layla woke up to a unfamiliar room , it wasn't hers but was Atticus's , she quickly sat up and soon regretted it as an immense pain could be felt from her right arm , she looked at her arm and saw a bandage wrapped around it . She then remembered she had been shot ! shit!! it hurt like hell!! She managed to get up from the bed and headed towards the restroom cause she needed to .... you know.
After washing her hands and walking out of the bathroom, she turned to close the door only to turn back and be scared out of her wits by the arrogant demigod.
" Atticus!! , I-i mean. Master " , she said , a little stunned he was amused , she actually called his name for the first time. He was left in a daze before quickly being brought back to the present by Layla's voice.
" Uhm.... Master , you're in my way ", she said leaving him stunned. Was she getting revenge for before ? he thought as she walked past him . Layla thought she was done for after she did that to her master but surprisingly he didn't react .
" How's your arm feeling " , Atticus asked, she was taken aback by what he had asked but quickly replied, " It still hurts "
" Hmm.... , you can stay here to rest , if you need anything, tell a maid ", he said then left the house . Alone again, she thought as she laid on his bed . she actually liked her stay here whenever Atticus was around.
" Knock knock "
" Yes ? " she answered without facing the door, she felt down at the moment.
" I see you're missng my brother already " , Layla heard the unfamiliar voice and quickly faced the door , she saw a blonde grey eyed petite lady the same as herself . The lady looked very beautiful . " I'm Lyra , Atticus's half sister "
Layla knew as she remembered her from the banquet at the Huttons villa . what was doing here ? does Atticus know about it ?
" Don't look confused , I'll explain everything to you " , Lyra said as she sat with Layla on the bed .
A few minutes later , Atticus was sitting in his black jaguar when he received a text , he picked up his phone to check . it was from Lyra !!
L - I'm with miss Layla right
now . No need to worry
A - Just make sure she's
safe
L - Okay
...
Atticus then dropped his phone . He had assigned Lyra to watch over Layla as he felt her safety wasn't guaranteed . He had planned from the beginning as he had sent a message to her a day before the banquet asking her to be his subordinate, she agreed . She then intentionally asked Atticus at the banquet if she could go with him so that she could publicly humiliate the Huttons . She didn't care if her family was destroyed, she didn't even have strong ties with them. Her goal was to follow Atticus and she was well aware of this fact as he used this to his advantage knowing that she was a highly intelligent and skilled martial artist. He smiled as he drove closer to his newly owned company, Prudence Corporation which was previously owned by the Huttons.
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Somewhere in a warehouse, the room was poorly lit as a single light bulb hung over a meeting table where seven men wearing masks sat round with a man at the head of the table making them eight in total.
" I've had reports of a new mafia group in country V with a mysterious unknown leader " one of the men said.
" And? ", another asked.
" This group completely annihilated the Naoxing group a week ago "
" What? That's group is really powerful, how did this new group destroy them? "
" Wait, so the news about Naoxing group being destroyed by a new group was true? "
" That's insane "
" Silence!! ", the man at the head finally spoke causing the room to go quiet. " What's the name of this new mafia group? "
" Ah!...., Well they call themselves the Apex sir ", the man replied.
" The Apex..... Keep an eye on them for now ", the man at the head spoke finally revealed his fa e in the light. He had a mask that covered half his face but the scars could still be seen from the lower half of his face. He looked terrifying.
" Yes sir ", the men chorused.
" Sir, there's been news that the king of the underworld is back in Country V "
" Really? At the same time a new group appeared? ", the man at the head asked.
" We've thought about that to sir but there's nothing comparing the two together sir "
" In that case, watch and wait for now "
" Yes sir ".