Yora could not beg for her life-not when she was joking around and bragging with her family members and executives on how to split the spoils after taking over Lanecorp. But in just the blink of an eye, she was a captive, a reversal of fortunes that came all too quick.

If she begged now, she would be thoroughly humiliated. Her place as matriarch would also be reduced to a joke, as the Yimmels would certainly not listen to her afterward. Threats? Yora had certainly tried.

But in all likelihood, Baba Yaga, her greatest leverage against Frank Lawrence, had been killed by the man himself.

What else could she threaten him with now?

"We still have a hand to play!"

Nonetheless, Cadell Yimmel shook her, whispering under his breath, "Don't you remember the Southstream Lanes? Hagar is still in Laneville with our many elites! If Frank dares to attack us now, we will kill our hostages!" Cadell's words jolted Yora to her senses.

That was true! Gavin Lane and his family were still in their custody. If Frank refused to comply, they could order to have the Lanes killed at any moment!

in her legs as she regained her spirit, sighing. "Hagar really shows foresight... we would've been crushed

left Cadell

son and had in all likelihood turned traitor, helping Frank set up a trap for

tables by using the Southstream Lanes as

cursing his own

not just Cadell-as most of the other key members and executives of the Yimmel family came to their senses, they were cursio Cadell and the wretched son he

got the entire family

were busy condemning Dorek, Yora's face was pale, and she did not even have the

one thing on her mind, clear

Yaga, who was in turn Yora's

in comparison, and she was not even interested in the measly

things were

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