"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,

profoundly guilty toward Mark—the Soranos had beef with him, but, unable to find him, they came to the Lane family

visited Riverton before to attend the arranged marriage between the Lane and the

him to Helen, and

Mark die—not when his

Willy as he snapped, "Debts will be

snorted and kicked Frank right then,

as he sneered viciously. "You'd better kill yourself in five seconds, or my men upstairs will kill Gavin Lane. Another five seconds, and

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