Shrugging, Rob said, "Frank Lawrence... died in the fight against the South Sea Crow."


    The members of the Turnbull family, however, appeared suspicious toward his nomittal response. Some even saw through him right then and were quietly considering how to make their exit. "Ahem..."


    Rob cleared his throat to draw everyone''s attention back to him, and smiled, "Since I''ve aplished the feat of ying the South Sea Crow, while my father suffered quite the shock, we''ve agreed that I will take over as the head of the Turnbull family. Right, Father?"


    All Glen felt was a bitterness in his throat as he looked at the threatening smile Rob shot at him and turned toward the members of the Turnbull branch families.


    They were all waiting for his answer, just as Glen came to realize what Rob meant earlier when he mentioned a bloodbath.


    If he refused Rob, the soldiers waiting outside would charge in with their guns and massacre everyone in this ballroom, leaving none alive.


    After that, he would subjugate every branch family across Draconia with the Lionhearts'' help, either using violence or just bribery.


    While it would prove a hassle for Rob, it was not impossible and if he went through with it, the ranks of the Turnbulls would really be shredded.


    However, if he acknowledged Rob''s statement, he would be stepping down as head of the Turnbull family. And just like the other option, there was no assurance that anyone here would survive.


    "How devious!"


    Glen certainly hated the Lionhearts to the bone just then-that bunch really would not rest unless his family fell!


    But even as he looked at everyone else along with Rob, who was still waiting for his response, he knew that there was no backing out now.


    After a brief silence, he nodded ever so slightly.


    "Hehehe..."


    Rob was immediately smiling smugly when he saw his father nod, as he had expected that.


    He always knew that his father was weak and would not destroy half of the Turnbulls'' expansive business empire by his own hand.


    However, the members of the Turnbull branch families could see through Rob''s mad ambitions, and promptly tried to reason with him.


    "Mr. Turnbull, are you really stepping down now?"


    "Yeah. Everything is going well-why now?"


    However, it was simply not up to Glen, and he nced at his son exasperatedly as he rasped, "Well... From this day forth, I will no longer be in charge of family matters."


    "No way!"


    "Exactly! You''re still young, Mr. Turnbull! Why would you—"


    "Shut up!"


    Even as the members of the


    Turnbull branch families relentlessly tried to talk Glen out of it, Rob sprang this feet and snapped, "What would any of you know? My father is in shock and not fing mentally. Are you trying to push him to his death here?!"


    The members of the Turnbull family tactfully turned silent right then, as even the dumbest among them could see that Glen was now Rob''s hostage. And right now, everything Rob said was absolute.This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.


    As For Rob, seeing them hang their


    heads instead of protesting, he smugly announced, "Very well. I, Rob Turnbull, shall officially take over as the head of the Turnbull family And with the powers vested in me..."


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