Rise of the Pauper Son-in-law

Chapter 66 (The Declaration Ceremony)

A shot of applause went up as Grandfather Walter and Drake walked into the grand hall which had been well prepared for the official declaration of Drake as the heir to the Sullivan's empire.

The hall had been filled to capacity with all the prominent figures in the city. Drake had finally agreed to come in terms with his grandfather and to become the sole controller of all that was tied to the Sullivan's name.

"You think, Walter's grandson can be anything like Walter?" Some of the invited guests asked one another.

There was this skepticism amongst some of the members of the major shareholders who were not comfortable with the fact that a lost grandson who knew knew nothing about what has been going on within the Sullivan empire, would be the one to lord over it all.

Captain and his entourage walked in, his presence commanding everyone's respect. As one of the few successful mafia lords after Walter, he too, had built a reputation that made him operate dirty, yet without any law enforc