"What do you mean?" Damian asked as Elena licked her bottom lip."I know you've been having your doubts about Ravenna's accident," she said, staring at him, trying to get confirmation from his expression. However, Damian just leaned back in the chair and folded his arms against his chest. A troubled expression creased his brow as he looked away for a while."No?" she asked, watching him intently. She rarely sees her boss in this state, confused. Even though he gets confused at times, he rarely shows it. But this was different."I don't know, Elena," he turned to look at her and placed his hands on the table."I just wanted to hear your thoughts before breaking this news to you," she said as Damian's attention was now more fixated on her."The person who tried to kill you has been identified as a member of the Crawling Tigers," Elena said. "From the CCTV, my girl got his face, and luckily, she was able to trace who he was. One of the oldest members of the Crawling Tigers and an ex-conv

"What do you want?!" Apollo, his head now dripping with blood, spat angrily at Lucian, who sat on the only chair in the large warehouse located in a secluded part of the city. Some heavily built men stood at his back, and some were positioned behind Apollo, while Marcello stopped by Lucian's side.After the incident at the hospital the other day, Lucian had asked to meet Apollo later on. When Marcello took him to an underground gambling ring where he frequented and almost met him one time, he had escaped. He had been on the run since the incident of Damian's shootout. The police had been looking for him. To Apollo, anyone that asks to see him during this period is a threat.But Marcello, having the right resources and higher connections in this kind of world, had caught Apollo. The man, who was once a bright and swift fighter, had turned into a chronic gambler. Even though he was on the run, he couldn't keep his hands away from the tables."After the bounty on my head from the police?

"Are you threatening me?" Ravenna asked on the phone, trying hard not to lose it as she stood in front of the pool in Damian's mansion."Of course not. How would I dare? You keep putting off our meeting. I find it infuriating, like you're trying to pick a fight," the other person on the line said as Ravenna closed her eyes for a while. This bastard can't ruin everything for her now. She will never let it happen."Ravenna?" A familiar voice called from behind, and Ravenna turned around to find Damian dressed in a white shirt and white pants, a Cartier wristwatch to complement it, and his hair kind of tousled. He watched her with a careful gaze. She snapped out of admiring how awesome he looked to the possibility of him getting something from his conversation. How long has he been there? She didn't dare ask."Damian," she said as she hung up, and his eyes followed how her phone dropped to her side."Isn't that call important? You should complete it," he said with a neutral look, making

"What the hell—" Ravenna picked up her bag from the table and started to leave when her father held her hand."Let go," she said, trying to steady her shaky voice, her face turned away from him."Why are you doing this?" Lucian asked."Did you bloody set me up?" Ravenna turned to the bank manager, who just cleared his throat, pretending he wasn't being talked to."Leave him out of this," Lucia said as he nodded to the older man, who quickly left the room, as if not scared to be caught in the middle of what he wasn't sure of."What do you want? Why the hell are you on my neck?" Ravenna asked with spite as Lucian let go of her hand slowly."Your cooperation.""I—""I know you're pretending not to know me," Lucian chimed in coolly. "For reasons I am not sure of," he added."What are you up to, Ravenna?" He asked again as Ravenna watched him, her heart pounding against her chest as she searched for answers on his face.She walked back to the seat she was occupying earlier, sat down, cross

Ravenna and Lucian exchanged looks when they heard what was going on with Antonio, both feeling a certain sense of fear."You incompetent bastards! If I lose this deal, consider your whole careers ruined!" He said angrily and hung up, fuming, brushing his hands through his hair."What is it?" Ravenna asked as Antonio stared at her for a moment."Mr. Domenico Santoro, who has no business in hospitality, is now set on acquiring the SU resort I've had my eyes on for the past three years," Antonio said calmly, but one could feel his pain."The same SU resort you're on the verge of obtaining?" Giuseppe asked as Antonio just scoffed, as if all of it was still unbelievable to him."And guess whose fault it is." His gaze shifted to Lucian."Why are we here, Ravenna?" Leonardo spoke up for the first time. "Your dad called this meeting, but it seems like you're the one in charge." He narrowed his eyes at Lucian, who was now sitting down."Sit, Antonio. Let's hear the lady," Leonardo said as Ant