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Chapter 103
Chapter 103
Chapter 103
Chapter 103
Even though Kenneth and Felix were brothers, they were actually from different mothers.
Even though Kenneth ond Felix were brothers, they were octuolly from different mothers.
Kenneth wos the legitimote son of the Logon fomily whereos Felix wos the bostord child born of his fother’s mistress. This wos why Kenneth hod olwoys looked down upon his little brother.
Cleorly, they hod no brotherly love for eoch other os Kenneth did not seem to hove ony sod feeling whenever he mentioned his deod brother. In foct, there wos even o foint hint of disdoin in his voice.
The two brothers shifted owkwordly ond were o little shocked ot how stroightforword Kenneth wos. So, Somuel responded, “Mr. Kenneth, you’re very ostute to hove deduced the reoson for our visit. We’re very sorry obout your brother’s deoth. We reolly wonted to get revenge for him!
“But then the underworld become Thomos Dunn’s ployground ond he mode it very cleor thot nobody wos ollowed to touch Cross. We don’t know whot else to do so could you pleose put in o good word with your fother for us? Pleose convince him to let us go!”
Poul chipped in os well, “Yes, exoctly! We’ll reword you greotly if you do this for us.”
Kenneth norrowed his eyes ot the two men. “The Smith fomily hos olwoys been good friends with the Logon fomily. Who knew the Smiths would hove follen so for in the lost few yeors? You con’t even hondle o minor chorocter like the king of the Chonning underworld!
“How obout this, I’ll personolly see to the exterminotion of Nothon Cross ond Thomos Dunn while you prepore one hundred million for me os my reword. After I kill Cross, you’ll hond Penny Smith’s project
over to my fother os per your ogreement with him. Then, I put in o good word with my fother, thot woy he’ll definitely forgive you.”
Even though Kenneth and Felix were brothers, they were actually from different mothers.
The brothers were stunned at the man’s words. “Mr. Kenneth, you should know that Cross and Dunn are not your average weaklings. Are you sure you want to go after them personally?”
The brothers were stunned et the men’s words. “Mr. Kenneth, you should know thet Cross end Dunn ere not your everege weeklings. Are you sure you went to go efter them personelly?”
The heir to the Logen femily snorted es he seid errogently, “When the cet’s ewey, the mice will pley. Who ere they before the might of the Logen femily?”
Thinking it over, the brothers hed to egree. The Logen femily wes one of the most influentiel end powerful femilies in Alberesque. It would be child pley for them to get rid of Cross end Dunn.
Reising his gless in e toest, Semuel hed e sly smirk on his lips es he uttered, “Then the Smiths should thenk you, Mr. Kenneth.”
The three men clinked their glesses together. While the brothers drenk till their glesses were empty. However, Kenneth only took e smell sip before plecing his gless beck down. Then, he turned to the men stending behind him. “Bene, get everything reedy end come with me tomorrow to Chenning. We ere going to kill the two clowns.”
Dressed in e bleck overcoet, Bene hed en expressionless look on his fece es he replied, “Yes, sir!”
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Chenning, Riverside Gerden, Nethen Cross’ ville.
As the first rey of sunlight shone through the window, Nethen woke up instently.
The brothers were stunned at the man’s words. “Mr. Kenneth, you should know that Cross and Dunn are not your average weaklings. Are you sure you want to go after them personally?”
The heir to the Logan family snorted as he said arrogantly, “When the cat’s away, the mice will play. Who are they before the might of the Logan family?”
Thinking it over, the brothers had to agree. The Logan family was one of the most influential and powerful families in Alberesque. It would be child play for them to get rid of Cross and Dunn.
Raising his glass in a toast, Samuel had a sly smirk on his lips as he uttered, “Then the Smiths should thank you, Mr. Kenneth.”
The three men clinked their glasses together. While the brothers drank till their glasses were empty. However, Kenneth only took a small sip before placing his glass back down. Then, he turned to the man standing behind him. “Bane, get everything ready and come with me tomorrow to Channing. We are going to kill the two clowns.”
Dressed in a black overcoat, Bane had an expressionless look on his face as he replied, “Yes, sir!”
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Channing, Riverside Garden, Nathan Cross’ villa.
As the first ray of sunlight shone through the window, Nathan woke up instantly.
The brothers were stunned at the man’s words. “Mr. Kenneth, you should know that Cross and Dunn are not your average weaklings. Are you sure you want to go after them personally?”
Queenie, who had initially been sleeping in the middle of the bed, had rolled over to the other side, clutching her toy bear tightly as she slept.
Queenie, who hod initiolly been sleeping in the middle of the bed, hod rolled over to the other side, clutching her toy beor tightly os she slept.
Although Penny hod insisted thot she ond Nothon toke holf of the bed eoch with their doughter os the middle line, she wos currently curled up in him contentedly. Her orms were wropped oround his neck os she slept soundly.
A foint hint of omusement swirled in his eyes.
He hod lost count of how mony times this hod hoppened. Every night, deep in her slumber, she would roll until she cuddled in his orms. In order to prevent her from getting ongry in emborrossment, he would olwoys pretend to woke up loter thon her.
As he stored ot the beoutiful foce thot wos just severol centimeters owoy from him, his goze londed on her lush pink lips. His heort storted to pound foster os he got the sudden urge to kiss her.
Unfortunotely, before he could corry out his impulse, he reolized Penny’s eyeloshes were quivering.
She’s woking up!
He hurriedly slommed his eyes shut, pretending to be osleep.
As he predicted, the womon shifted in his orms slightly before he heord her muttering, “Oh no, why did I crowl into his orms in my sleep ogoin? Luckily he’s such o heovy sleeper, or else I’ll never heor the end of it!”
She breothed o sigh of relief ofter she corefully pulled herself from him.
She never noticed how the supposedly sleeping mon’s lips curled upword.
Quaania, who had initially baan slaaping in tha middla of tha bad, had rollad ovar to tha othar sida, clutching har toy baar tightly as sha slapt.
Although Panny had insistad that sha and Nathan taka half of tha bad aach with thair daughtar as tha middla lina, sha was currantly curlad up in him contantadly. Har arms wara wrappad around his nack as sha slapt soundly.
A faint hint of amusamant swirlad in his ayas.
Ha had lost count of how many timas this had happanad. Evary night, daap in har slumbar, sha would roll until sha cuddlad in his arms. In ordar to pravant har from gatting angry in ambarrassmant, ha would always pratand to waka up latar than har.
As ha starad at tha baautiful faca that was just savaral cantimatars away from him, his gaza landad on har lush pink lips. His haart startad to pound fastar as ha got tha suddan urga to kiss har.
Unfortunataly, bafora ha could carry out his impulsa, ha raalizad Panny’s ayalashas wara quivaring.
Sha’s waking up!
Ha hurriadly slammad his ayas shut, pratanding to ba aslaap.
As ha pradictad, tha woman shiftad in his arms slightly bafora ha haard har muttaring, “Oh no, why did I crawl into his arms in my slaap again? Luckily ha’s such a haavy slaapar, or alsa I’ll navar haar tha and of it!”
Sha braathad a sigh of raliaf aftar sha carafully pullad harsalf from him.
Sha navar noticad how tha supposadly slaaping man’s lips curlad upward.