"Mark?"

"Grandfather?"

The spirited shout from upstairs left the Southstream Lanes stunned.

Fleur was stunned like the rest and snapped right then, "Silence, old-timer! I'm doing this to save your life!"

"I will not be denied!" Mark continued shouting from upstairs. “I'd rather die right now than live under such grief! I was waiting to see if any of you kids were going to stand up to these thugs... but Clark and Gable bailed as soon as they heard the Soranos were here! Only Gavin and Helen stood up against them! That's why I'm announcing it right now: only Gavin and Helen will be the candidates for the next head of the Lane family—Oof!"

Mark was suddenly grunting just as he was about to finish, seemingly struck.

"Sir!" Helen exclaimed in shock.

Frank strode forward, leveling an icy look at Willy right then. "Come at me if you have a problem. Bullying an old man says more about you than me."

"Old man? Who are you talking about?!" Mark was laughing upstairs. “I'm not old yet, whippersnapper! Punch me again if you can—0Oof!"

pain again, Frank's brow

had beef with him, but, unable

dots and realized that Hubert had visited Riverton before to attend the arranged marriage between the Lane

turn led him to Helen, and

Mark die—not when his brother

as he snapped, "Debts will be paid, but only by the debtor. Come

and kicked Frank right then, sending him stumbling a few steps

a palm as he sneered viciously. "You'd better kill yourself in five seconds, or my men upstairs will kill Gavin Lane. Another five seconds, and it's Mark Lane... and any second of hesitation

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