LOGINI was one of Sicily’s top experts in forgery and intelligence. Whether it was a priceless work of art, cutting-edge weaponry, or a highly classified document, once it passed through my hands, no one in the underworld could tell whether it was real or fake. After years of rival factions trying to claim me for themselves, I had grown tired of that life.That changed when my biological father brought me back to the Valenti family. I had just undergone surgery on my vocal cords, and my doctor had forbidden me from speaking for three months. So I simply pretended I could not speak and enjoyed the peace and quiet. After I went missing as a child, my parents adopted another girl. I had assumed that a powerful family as large and complicated as the Valentis would inevitably be filled with scheming and infighting, but instead, my sister was gentle and considerate, while my brothers spoiled me endlessly. Being protected by someone felt so good that it was almost addictive. Then the Eight Families suddenly joined forces and set a trap, intending to seize all of the Valenti family’s assets. Soren Greco, heir to the Greco family, stormed in with his men and threw an agreement onto the floor. “Either sign it and get out, or we’ll be collecting your bodies tomorrow morning. And while we’re at it, I’m taking these two women with me.” My father was humiliated and pushed past his breaking point, while my brothers stood firmly in front of my sister and me, shielding us behind them. My sister was trembling all over, ready to trade herself for the lives of our entire family. I calmly made my way through the crowd, stepped forward, and looked directly at that arrogant idiot. Then, in the still-raspy voice my doctor had only cleared me to use the day before, I said, “Go home and ask your father whether that original document from Geneva three years ago would hold up under scrutiny.” “Our three-year agreement expires tomorrow.” “And ask him one more thing for me. Does he still want to live?
View MoreA month later, Soren had been completely cast out of the Greco family, and within days, several of his old enemies found him and broke both of his legs.Before long, he lost his mind entirely and spent his days begging in dark, damp street corners while muttering the same sentence over and over again.“C, I’m going to kill you...”As for the Greco family, Vincent knew exactly how to handle the aftermath.He not only returned every piece of territory and every shipping route they had taken, but also handed over thirty percent of the revenue from their docks as compensation.In the end, I agreed to renew our arrangement for another three years, although this time, I alone decided the rules and the price.The gifts sent by the other seven families as apologies piled up outside the gates of the estate.I refused to meet any of them, so they could only leave their gifts behind and depart nervously.My mother returned from Florence overnight and held me in her arms as she cried over everythi
There was a new restraint in the way they looked at me, as if they were suddenly unsure how to act around me.Vera’s eyes were still red, and she gripped the hem of her coat tightly with both hands before taking a small, uneasy step backward.She probably thought that I had become far stronger than she had ever imagined and no longer needed an older sister standing in front of me to protect me.Seeing how tense everyone was, I simply stretched my arms in front of them and let out a lazy yawn.Then I took Vera by the hand and pulled her down onto the sofa with me.Leaning against her side, I murmured weakly, “Vera, talking is exhausting, and dealing with all this trouble is even worse.”“Now that I’m home, can’t I just leave C behind?”I tilted my head toward them, blinked, and softened my voice in a deliberately pleading tone. “Dad, Gabriel, Luca, Aldo, Ezio, and Vera... you’re not going to throw me out just because I happened to be good at fighting when I was away, are you?”The tensi
“This is impossible... How could this happen? I don’t believe it!”Soren pulled out his phone with trembling hands and frantically began calling the uncles and allies who had always treated him like one of their own.“Uncle, it’s me, Soren! You have to help me and send your men over here.”Before he could even finish, an angry voice exploded through the phone. “Soren, you brainless idiot! If you want to get yourself killed, don’t drag the rest of us down with you!”The call was immediately disconnected.Soren quickly dialed another number. “Riccardo, we agreed that we were going to bring down the Valenti family together! We’ve spent so long setting this up, so we can’t just give up now!”The answer he received was just as cold. “Soren, for the sake of what we once had, I’ll give you one piece of advice: you’re on your own now.”He kept dialing numbers like a madman, calling a third person and then a fourth, but each call either went unanswered or ended with someone cursing him out.In
On the other end of the video call, Vincent’s face had turned livid with rage as he shouted, “Get the jet ready right now! I’m going over there myself, and I’ll skin that idiot alive with my own hands!”If there had not been a screen between them, Soren would probably have already taken a slap across the face.I casually rubbed my ear and said, “Vincent, your son really is noisy.”Still being held down on the floor, Soren stared fixedly at the computer screen on the table.The screen displayed the page for transferring the Valenti family’s assets, with every preliminary step already completed and only the final confirmation left.The moment he pressed that button, all of the Valenti family’s funds would be transferred into the Eight Families’ joint account.It was his last chance to turn the situation around.I saw exactly what he was thinking and said, “Let him go and let him press it.”The men released him, and Soren scrambled toward the computer.I walked over and stopped beside him


















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