?


    Helen was as beautiful as she was sessful, but Gina had no right to a son-inw with such horrific connections!


    Even so, the whole thing started because Ilsa''s greedy daughter Ashley wanted Frank''s million dors for herself and sold him a cheap knock-off suit.


    In fact, the only one innocent person in their family was Monrad, throwing a hissy fit even as the rest of them dragged him into their mess. Ashley, who was untied, was left staring nkly as she sat beside Ilsa, murmuring to herself repeatedly, "I should''ve been honest and respectful to Mr. Lawrence... This wouldn''t happen to us otherwise... I should''ve been honest and respectful to Mr. Lawrence..."


    "Shut up!"


    Theo almost snapped at his sister''s chanting, springing to his feet as he bellowed, "I knew it! You''re just going to me me but who could have known that he was really a wolf in sheep''s skin?! Why can''t he just tell us directly that he''s such a big deal?! He did it on purpose, just so that we''d look like clowns..."


    Even as Theo buried his face in his palms and bawled hysterically, Ashley turned stiffly toward him, her lips pursing miserably, "Do you think it''s possible that he didn''t want to resort to name-dropping to bully us? That he really just wanted to be reasonable?"


    Ilsa flinched at those words as she came to a realization too.


    Frank had been persistently trying to be reasonable, but what did they do?


    They persistently distorted the facts and forced Frank to call upon his connections, to fight fire with fire.


    If they had just given in earlier and admitted to their mistake, they at least would not have provoked Gene, even if that meant suffering a blow to their reputation.


    In hindsight, they had really brought this down upon themselves...


    But even as despair overwhelmed them, a ck Lincoln arrived at the mansion.


    Over a dozen bodyguards in ck suits and shades soon alighted.


    "Take him," the bodyguard leader said quietly, after taking out a photo from his pocket and confirming Theo''s face.


    "No... wait! Where are you taking me?!"


    Theo started to struggle violently and even turned to run. "No... I''m not going out like this!!!"


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    However, he had barely made a few feet when one of the bodyguards whipped out his handgun and shot him in the leg. "Argh!!!"


    Theo screamed in pain as he copsed on the ground, after which the bodyguards carried him away.


    "Wait, what...?" I and Ashley were


    staring as everything unfolded in surprise, confused because the bodyguards only took Theo and not


    them.


    "Mr. Lawrence was very clear. He will spare your lives out of respect for Madam Zonda," the bodyguard leader said as he put away his handgun and pointed at Ashley "As for you... you''d better return Mr. Lawrence''s money soon or else!"


    And while that, the ck Lincoln sped off, taking Theo''s screams with it.


    Ilsa Wa Diankly as her son was


    renken away, all her life draining


    out of her as she copsed on her rear.


    swno


    Beside her, Ashley was smiling miserably. "Mom, it seems that we''re really nothing to Mr. Lawrence..."