When Louisse was finally dragged out of the bar Cami crossed her arms and red at Lucius.
"She is your sister, how dare you hurt her like that!" Cami shouted angrily at him. She couldn''t hold back and just needed to tell him off. To Cami hurting anyone was wrong regardless of gender or rtion.??
Even when Cedric dealt out his harsher punishments she wasn''t fully on board, in some cases yes, she agreed, but other times she felt he went too far.
That''s why it was always Ian that had to deal with Ray and his underworld gangs, Cami just normally couldn''t stomach it.
"She will never learn, and I cannot treat my sister any differently from my people." Lucius said as he turned his back on Cami and asked a waiter to bring him a drink. "Plus she deserved it."
"Cami, don''t." Benedict whispered as he realized that his sister wanted to speak up against Lucius'' harsh actions.
She was very tempted to say something, anything, just to contradict him. She felt the need to tell him he was wrong but Cami knew her brother only had her best interest in mind. He wouldn''t have stopped her if there was no need.
Cami sighed and simply shook her head. She was already frustrated and pissed off with Lucius and what had happened. She just wanted to go home.
"You still owe me an exnation." Lucius said as he walked back to their table, still choosing to sit next to Cami.
"Move over to the other side, Benedict." Lucius told Benedict as he pointed at the free spot across them.
"Will you throw me to the ground too?" Benedict asked as he raised his eyebrow at Lucius.
It was a valid question since no one could normally avoid Lucius'' wrath, should they anger him by choice or by ident.
"If I hurt you, Cami will hate me." Lucius pointed out. "I cannot afford to get her any more angrier than she already is."
"Fine." Benedict said as he moved for his seat to the one across Lucius and Cami.
"Now, you were going to exin something to us." Lucius pointed out as he looked at his girlfriend, who was still seated next to him, looking at her brother.
"About Cedric?" Cami asked. She wanted to be sure as to what Lucius was referring to.
"Yes." Lucious said with a nod as he picked his ss up from the table and took a drink.
"Alright, think of it this way. If Cedric could so easily go up to theserge internationalpanies for partnerships and ventures, why is he doing it only now?" Cami asked as she nced between Benedict and Lucius.
"It wasn''t time?" Benedict asked his sister. Of course he too already knew why Cedric didn''t just go up to the international brands. He was part of the team that assessed the situation regrly, even until now he worked with Cedric on it.
"It''s always the right time for Cedric." Cami said, shaking her head. "If Cedric Reyes wants something done, he can get it done and he can make the situation match his needs."
"No one is that powerful, Cami." Lucius said with a frown as he heard what his girlfriend had said. "No one can shape the industry or the country by that much."
Cami knew that Lucius did not like her implying that Cedric was very powerful and practically impossible to defeat, but of course, Cedric really was that powerful.
"He has his morals and refuses to break them, that is the only reason why he doesn''t fully control this country." Cam told Lucius with a frown. "He is a dangerous man, Lucius, and us going up against him is a dangerous game."
"I do not believe he is that influential." Lucius said, shaking his hed.
"Alright, let me put it this way. Who do you think is the most influential person in the business world in this country?" Cami asked.
"Cedric Reyes, of course." Lucius answered quite confidently.
"And the second?" Cami asked him.
"The Carpio family, your cousins." Lucius quickly answered.
"Back then it was Aiden, because of the Carpio family and their support." Cami exined as Lucius listened intently. "But with my brother gone the Carpios will slowly fall."
"Why don''t they ask Benedict or you to lead thepany? You are rted after all." Lucius pointed out.
"I don''t want to paint an evenrger target on my back. I like living." Benedict said with an awkwardugh. "And I would never risk my sister''s life for money or influence."
Cami nodded and mouthed a thank you to Benedict, it was an act but she was truly happy about how much her brother cared for her.
"So who is the second most influential businessman now in your opinion, Cami?" Lucius asked her with a smile.
"Raymund Laurence." Cami answered proudly. "If he stopped his businesses this country would go into a standstill, he controls thergest airlines, thergest miningpanies, and even now thergest food chain. And guess what, he is Cedric''s best friend and brother-inw."
"Okay, so the businessworld is dominated by him, but the government is not." Lucius Ting argued. "It''s true there are two Sebastians in power, but that hardly sways the government and it''s policies."
"Lucius, why do you think Jose Sebastian is a very popr president?" Benedict asked Lucius.
"The Sebastians have always been popr, at least that''s what your brother told me." Lucious said with a shrug.
"I can''t believe Aiden said that." Benedict said as he struggled to avoidughing.
"Lucius, the Sebastians are very powerful because everyone wants to be on their side. I mean, wouldn''t you want to be when both thergest businessmen and the people that control the media are practically family?" Cami asked as she crossed her arms on her chest.
"I guess, but if they had a falling out things could change." Lucius said as he thought of a way of breaking such a strong friendship.
"Many have tried, Lucius." Cami said, shaking her head. "Cedric Reyes will trust his friends, people he sees as brothers more than anyone in the world."
"Okay, fine. Cedric Reyes is practically unbeatable. Then why are you saying that he had to make a move to his loss. And what loss? I see no loss for him." Lucius said as he admitted that he underestimated Cedric in part.
"Cedric didn''t want to approach internationalpanies because he wanted to build his own that canpete with them." Cami pointed out.
"He still has the chance to do that." Benedict told his sister. "All''s not lost for him, he didn''t have to terminate their contracts."
"Would you want to have known traitors by your side?" Cami asked as she emphasized the word traitor. "We all know that Cedric Reyes does not look kindly on people who betray him, there is always a high risk of them repeating it."
"Why does he keep you by his side then?" Lucius asked his girlfriend.
At first Cami hesitated with his question, but a realization came to her and she smiled.
"In his mind we are just dating, and Cedric is a sucker for love." Cami said with augh. "Just imagine how much he is willing to suffer and go through just for his wife, Adrianna. He lived a horrible life with the Hernandez''s and it was all because of love."
"So he thinks you are still on his side?" Lucius asked.
"Yes, but he will be more careful, he will make sure to test me and my loyalty." Cami said with a grin. "So I want you to be prepared. This fight with him cannotst forever, I will need to return to Mor Co."
"But will you always be mine?" Lucius asked as he looked lovingly into Cami''s eyes.
"Yes." Cami lied. "I am yours."
"So what is the risk of him working with internationalpanies?" Lucius asked, returning them to the original topic.
"It will cost him more, and he will have more to lose. It also means he cannot expand internationally since someone else handles the franchises or partnerships elsewhere." Cami exined.
"And those secondarypanies, isn''t he pumping in more money and resources into them, surely it is a sound investment." Lucius told Cami.
"They are second for a reason." Cami exined. "He will be cing more money with a higher risk. He also has no guarantee that their business ns are more sustainable. He will need more time to n for them."
"It also means that there is a chance you could target them and he could lose. There was a reason why they were second, something easily exploitable." Benedict added as he pretend to absorb what his sister had exined.
"And what about those that were only second because of their limited resources?" Lucius asked.
"Those will thrive, but at the level of thepanies he was recruiting, there were very few of those." Benedict exined as he thought of whichpanies fitted Lucius'' description.
"So we made him flinch?" Lucius asked.
"Yes, we did." Cami said with a nod.
"Add to that the fact that Cami was missing tonight only to appear at your party, he was surely on edge today." Benedict added as he thought of the situation.
"I will use his loss then to my advantage." Lucius said with a grin. "Thosepanies he abandoned, I will pick them up and put them on my corner."
"Be careful, you saw how easily they jumped ship." Cami warned Lucius. She was hoping he wouldn''t listen to her, but she doubted that.