Todos los capítulos de My Cousin Tried to Steal My Place as the Don's Heir: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

My mother was Don Elias Colin's only daughter, and he adored her.My grandfather was so happy when I was born that he threw parties for an entire month and invited every powerful family to celebrate.Before I'd even opened my eyes, he'd named me the heir in the family's official records.Too bad I hadn't inherited the Colin family's hunger for power.When I was ten, my grandfather took it upon himself to teach me the rules of the game.I stared at the book for an hour, then doodled stick figures in the bottom right corner of the page.My grandfather was so angry he could barely hold his cane.The next day, he brought my cousin Ron into the business.Ron was four years older than me, smart and levelheaded.While I still couldn't tell one gun from another, he could pick up any weapon in the warehouse and tell you everything about it.At 15, he was already mingling with ease at the casinos alongside the family's advisor. At 16, he was going to the docks alone to negotiate drug deals.I co

Ron strode over.When he saw Morwen gripping me, his expression darkened."Let go."Morwen hesitated, but she let go.I immediately held up my wrist so he could see the red marks her fingers had left."She froze my bank card."And she says I owe you ninety million and have to marry someone to pay it off."And that's not all. She wants one of your future children to be the Colin family's heir!"When Ron heard that last part, he frowned."Morwen, did you say that?"Morwen's eyes welled up at once."Ron... let me explain."She pointed at the bills on the table."I only did it because I can't bear to watch you sacrifice so much."Ron didn't say anything.The tears spilled over."For ten years, you've protected the family's reputation and settled every fight. Whenever something goes wrong, who fixes it? You."And Sorrel?"She can't even follow the money through the Colin family's illegal businesses. Every year, she just stamps a document for you, and we all have to play along with her littl

The reception hall went silent.Ron stared at me as the truth slowly sank in. His brows drew together."Sorrel, don't let your temper get in the way of family business."Morwen stood up too."Is this really necessary? Because of a few things we said the other day? We were trying to help you."You make a scene in front of everyone. Then what?"Ron has been the Colin family's underboss for ten years, and suddenly you want to pick someone else?"The people who do the real work will never listen to you."She wasn't entirely wrong.Ron hadn't kept the underboss position just because he was a Colin.He'd been good at the job for ten years.Vincent didn't rush to defend me. He just looked at Ron."You think the family seal is just a formality?"Ron's voice dropped. "At least during my time as underboss, that seal hasn't done a single thing for the Colin family.""All right."Vincent nodded."Then let's put it to the test."The words were barely out of his mouth when one of the men hurried in

Ron was quiet for a long time.After the capos had gone, he pulled me aside."Sorrel, let's talk. Just us."I didn't say no.After ten years together, I owed him the chance to say his piece.Ron closed the door and got straight to the point."I'll admit I had the Colin family's rules wrong."But replacing me without warning might not be wise."That made a lot more sense than Morwen's nonsense.I gestured for him to go on."I'm the one who brought in the arms suppliers we use now."On the big contracts we signed last year, the bosses will only talk price with me."And everyone on the shipping line, from the captains to the shipowners, has worked with me for six years."You voided my underboss seal today."But a seal can't replace those relationships."I nodded."So?"Ron looked at me."Renew my appointment this year, as you always have."I don't need the permanent contract."I'll keep Morwen in line too."Once you find someone who can replace me, I'll step aside."He said it calmly.It

That night, Ron came to see me alone.This time, Morwen didn't come with him.He didn't bring a contract or any papers.He sat across from me in silence for a long time.In the end, I spoke first. "What do you want to ask me?"Ron stared at the family seal on the table."So what was I, all those ten years?"I blinked."You were underboss."He gave a bitter laugh."The one-year-at-a-time kind?""Right.""So it wasn't just them humoring you?""No."Ron closed his eyes."But back then, the Don told me... to go through the formality with you every year."I thought about it for a while, and then I remembered."Right. He wasn't wrong."Ron looked up."What do you mean?""To me, it really was just a formality."Because for ten years, I wanted to choose you every single time."He went still.I handed him the roster Vincent had sent over.Every January second, a new letter of appointment went out to every territory."You saw me stamp your renewal papers without a second thought each year."You