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Chapter 6

Author: Peachy
Don Antonio sighed. His gaze went over Marco's shoulder to me, standing still where I had been the whole time.

Then he looked back at Marco and said the words that would shatter his world.

"You still don't get it, do you? For the past five years, no one ever did business with the Rossi family because of you."

He patted Marco's stunned cheek and gave a cruel smile.

"Our ships docked because Isabella Vettori allowed it.

If she so much as shook her head, not a single seagull could land on those piers of yours."

"Where do you think your first bit of startup money came from? Isabella transferred it from her private trust. Why do you think no one dared to touch your turf in Brooklyn? Because at a family meeting, Isabella stuck a knife through that part of the map and simply said, 'This is ours now.'"

The old man scoffed, patting Marco’s rigid shoulder, his eyes full of contempt.

"Even that arms deal you were so proud of only happened because the supplier owed the old Vettori Godfather a fav
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