Seeing that sof the Turnbull ckguards were bing hesitant, Tamon quickly moved to seize the moral high ground


    instead.


    "Quit being stubborn, Vicky!" he bellowed. "Our family will fall if we don''t surrender Frank Lawrence! | don''t mind letting Glen keep


    his leadership, but | won''t forgive Frank! We can''t afford to bear the crof killing a direct heir of the Lionhearts! What are we


    going to do if Simon Lionheart storms our homes with his martial elites?! We''d all be dead, all because of that scumbag!"


    "No, we aren''t that weak," Vickly calmly retorted. "You''re human, Granduncle. Quit being an ingrate—you look worse than


    animals."


    Then, she whipped out a knife from under her bed, pressing it to her neck. "Frank has savedand our family repeatedly. If you


    want to take him, you''d have to do it over my dead body!"


    "Vicky!!!" Tamon was clenching his fists in rage at Vicky''s radical retort, especially when she called him less than an animal. "You''re


    beyond saving! Don''t you see what''s important here?! Are you sentencing all of us to death over smanwhore?!"


    "Exactly," Quentin reasoned as well. "There are plenty of fish in the sea, and you''ll find someone better given your disposition. |


    think Titus Lionheart is really great in that respect."


    "Why don''t you apologize and resyour engagement?" Wes added. "Everyone will be happy when that happens.”


    However, mentioning Titus only left Vicky smirking.


    "I guess none of you remember, so letrefresh your memory!" she snapped, turning and pointing at Frank. "Do none of you


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    remember who''s the one who saved everyst one of you during the annual dinner? Do you think you''d still be standing here to


    orderaround if not for Frank?!"


    Then, snorting and shaking her head, she chuckled coolly. "No, | guess you''ve forgotten everything. Three years—for three years,


    South Sea Crow kept murdering our own, while Lionhearts imed that they failed to stop her. You all know the truth about that


    now, and we would''ve been wiped out if not for Frank!


    "And now that Frank had to kill Sif to save me, forget not helping—you scumbag turned against Frank instead, ready to scapegoat


    your savior to curry our enemy''s favor! Do you know no shame?! | could feed a stray with scraps, and it''d show more gratitude


    than you lot!"


    Her metaphor left the Turnbull elders and executives scowling, and most of them turned toward Tamon, who was clearly their


    leader.


    But at his age, Tamon had long since given up on shand morals. And having worked as a businessman his whole life, he could


    not care less about Vicky''s insults.


    "Well, we have no choice since you''re not cooperating," he said quietly. "Die all you want—it would make us even after the


    Lionhearts lost their heiress. Go, Jet. Subdue Frank and Vicky. Make them cooperate even if they refuse to."


    "What?!" Vicky almost thought she misheard, but Tamon clearly did not care if Vicky lived for the sake of his coffers!


    "Yes, sir," Jet replied, ever loyal to Tamon.