The preparations for the deal that will take place tomorrow keep all of his men somewhat more occupied than ever. In order to keep the boss from losing his temper, everything must go according to plan. Even he keeps wanting this transaction to mark the culmination of their intelligence gathering and preparations for the impending major fight, which he hopes to happen really soon. And whenever a situation such as this rears its head, Mattias is very much the busiest among the rest. As the boss only orders them around, they cannot expect him to engage in the preparations. And that, in and of itself, frequently frustrates and annoys the junior boss. But, because he shares the same goal as the big boss in achieving this victory for their crew, he is compelled to follow him for the time being because the big boss appears to have more knowledge than him. "What do we really have here? It seems everyone is a tad busy, wouldn't that be?" Everyone's attention was drawn to the obnoxious voice,

As would have been expected, all of the Dragon Warriors members are on heightened alert as they make their way into that agreed-upon location. Especially in light of the call that Lucio made to the underboss and the capo earlier that day, every one of them was feeling anxious. Since they were just about to embark on a trade, they have been wary about what could possibly go wrong in connection with what Lucio is insinuating. But both the underboss and the capo consider Lucio's message to pertain to Elliot and his gang. It was not just a coincidence that they came to visit, right? But that doesn't give a valid explanation for why or how Lucio can even say those things. Elliot will not actually put Ariella in harm's way, and they are so sure of that, so maybe this is really just a coincidence that they are here. They would still have to move forward and finish this transaction, albeit with some reluctance. Markus glanced at Luke, while the underboss glanced at the boss, Ethan, as the

Elliot and his men would have been assembled on the front lawn of the Gregory family estate earlier than they were supposed to. This was after Brit, who previously received the information from their tactical squad and was deployed to be out on the search for links following the Dragon Warriors transaction, reported something that made them anxious and cautious at the same time. It was news that they had somewhat anticipated already. And it appears that they have thought that yet another organization is out there that could pose a serious threat to them. As their men have reported, the disguised man is someone that they must trail and give a name to. He decided to approach his impromptu gathering with his men with caution, completely aware that Ethan's men were gathering nearby and keeping a close watch on each of their movements as well. Of course, the Dragon Warriors are starting to doubt them too, and they have no one to blame for that matter at all. They have both been highlight

A clearing of the throat behind her alerted Ariella's mother to someone's presence with her in the kitchen. She turned around, and she couldn't help the beaming smile that appeared on her face when she saw who was with her. "I heard you stayed up late last night, so why are you up very early in the morning?" Ariella's mother inquired as she occupied herself once more in the kitchen this early. "Didn't you get a good sleep in the room? Are you uncomfortable staying here? Are you hungry? Do you want anything to eat?" Questions after questions kept pouring in, as she didn't want any of their guests to feel uncomfortable staying with them, especially if it was Elliot Allister. "Oh, no, please don't worry about me. No, not really all that." Elliot retorts right away. "I am comfortable anywhere as long as Ariella is with me. No worries about us, as me and everyone else are having a great time here." Ari's mother simply cannot help but swoon over the relationship her daughter is having wit

Lexy finds it really impossible to start believing what her three superiors are trying to convince her of doing, and she protests in an instant she heard it, "No! Why would you even want me to do just that?" Well, it was a direct order from the three bosses, but right now, only the capo is in conversation with her somewhere within Gregory's residence. And the order that was just repeatedly told to her is that she and Markus will be needed in order to carry out the boss's plan for Ariella tonight. "Can't you be doing it instead? Can't there be anyone else to do it aside from me?" Brit's brow furrowed instinctively when he heard Lexy say those words to him. "Are you forgetting that I continue to be your boss and also that the order came from the big boss, Lexy? You've really got me on edge now." Lexy has a strong desire to enter a plea with the capo right about now. "I fully understand that, capo, but is there not another way to deal with this? We have a lot of men here, so why does