FAMILY SQUABBLES
Author: Sage Athalar
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

NIKAELEON

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Antonio had already moved his things from his designated room, and the house staff would move his son’s things into the same room. It was a representation of Antonio leaving his position as Consigliere and Manolo taking over from him. Antonio was officially retired now, he had served my father and our family for almost four decades. He was the best at what he did, there was no doubt about it, and it would take a while for me to get used to not having him around here. But, when I had taken over from my father, he had to adjust to the change too so I owed him the courtesy of doing the same for his son.

Manolo seemed like a hard working guy, he and Marcel would be my most trusted from now on. Marcel is my enforcer, and now Manolo would be the Consigliere. He and Scorpion still had a little animosity going on between them but I wouldn’t interfere with it as long as they kept it between them and it didn’t affect the family or the business. They were both grown men, they could
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