Failed plans
Author: Life_Of_Mid
last update2025-01-11 01:18:50

Larry Higgins was currently seated in a beautiful penthouse in one of the five-star hotels in the city.

It was annoying that he had to leave his abode in the capital to come to this pathetic city just to carry out the orders of his superior.

To think that it was all because of one man that the Augustus family was willing to do so much just to ensure his downfall.

Letting out a sigh, he swirled the wine in the glass he was holding while looking down at the beautiful view the penthouse afforded him.

“Boss, Captain Martinez hadn't called yet and that crazy old man you sent as well hasn't returned. Do we send in more men?” Clement asked.

“Just wait,” Larry remarked. “These things take time. Elijah Silva isn't as easy to defeat as you think.”

“I see.” Clement nodded though he wasn't pleased by Larry's decision.

After he was kicked out of the Dawson family, he was forced to seek refuge with Larry but even then, he got turned into a pathetic subordinate that was at Larry's beck and call.

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