Living With My Lady Boss

Chapter 27

Wilbur observed lan carefully. He seemed to recall hearing his last name being mentioned by Lightning Hank earlier.

“Can we talk inside?” lan said politely.

Wilbur smiled and then turned to look behind him. Faye had sat up with the blanket on her legs.

He bowed slightly. “Come in.”

lan made his way to the living room slowly, sitting down on a corner of the couch. Wilbur sat down next to Faye and lit a cigarette. “How may I help you?”

lan looked at Wilbur and said, “Lightning Hank’s dead.”

“Oh well. He deserved it,” Wilbur said calmly.

lan frowned. “The Owens clan started out as a small escort business before switching to corporate when the new Dasha was formed. Nevertheless, we’ve always been good fighters in the past centuries.”

do with me?” Wilbur

respond to Wilbur’s question but said, “Clans like ours place value on keeping our true strength hidden to the outside world, and we’ve built up enough of a name for ourselves to deserve a decent amount of respect from everyone. But now, one of our

seems you’re referring to Lightning Hank,” Wilbur said.

“Lightning Hank was my father’s pupil. He has done a lot for the Owens, and I have to speak up for

like the Owens nurtured someone of Lightning Hank’s character. It

might not know what he’s been up to, but what we do know is that he’s part of

if a b*stard like Lightning Hank came out of there,” Wilbur said calmly.

a rage at those words. “Anyone who dares insult a member of the Owens clan

replied, “Is that so? Aren’t you afraid that I might kill

first?”

“I’m just a member of the Owens clan, someone unimportant. If you killed me, the clan would just pick another runner to talk to you. You won’t affect the

of

three days. The biggest clans of Seechertown will be there. I hope you’re brave enough to bear the

what all those clans are all about,

turned

frowned at once. “The clan seems pretty strong.”

L