Chapter 755
Chapter 755:
“Your suggestions may be feasible, but it’s not what I want. I want to see Ashton suffer retribution in the shortest possible time. He must die. And the only way to achieve it is to use our secret treasures. If you really treat me as a friend, you will give me your secret treasures and let me use them.”
Leonardo and Hamlin exchanged glances and unanimously refused. Leonardo said, “No, that’s absolutely impossible! Those things can’t be used for such a trivial matter. Don’t even think about it.”
“Exactly! Even if it doesn’t cost anything, the treasures can only be used once every thirty-two years. Using them for such a trivial matter is madness,” Hamlin echoed.
Seeing Leonardo and Hamlin reject him resolutely, Stephen could no longer hold back his anger. His face twisted with rage as he slammed his fist on the table and lashed out, “You traitors! You don’t keep your promise. It was you who saw Skyline Group as a threat, so I decided to deal with them. But now that Skyline Group is targeting my business, how dare you two act like cowards!”
His voice thundered through the room, his fury escalating with each word. “You don’t take me seriously at all.”
Leonardo and Hamlin were already displeased to begin with. Now that they were being reprimanded by Stephen like this, they grew even angrier.
Leonardo’s face darkened as he snapped, “Are you out of your mind? When did we ever ask you to deal with Skyline Group? It was your own decision, fueled by your obsession with Ashton. Don’t try to pin the blame on us. We won’t let you drag us down with you.”
“That’s right! We are not refusing to help you. We’ve already offered you the best solutions we can think of. But you’re the one unwilling to accept them. How can that be our fault? This is not even a desperate situation yet. How can you suggest using those secret treasures against a mere company like Skyline Group?”
Stephen had a blazing row with Leonardo and Hamlin. Eventually, the two men left the Crawford family’s residence with grim expressions.
Stephen clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white. Now that his two closest allies had turned their backs on him, he was so furious that he became even more determined. “Since you are unwilling to hand over your secret treasures, don’t blame me for using schemes,” he muttered through clenched teeth.
𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓼𝓽: ⳑ𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀．𝖼𝗈𝗺
The three families couldn’t have been more different in their trades, yet they were bound by a single, extraordinary link—each possessed a secret treasure.
To unlock the treasures’ full potential, all three artifacts had to be brought together simultaneously.
However, both Leonardo and Hamlin fiercely guarded their treasures and had no intention of lending a helping hand. This left Stephen with no choice but to devise a new strategy. He needed an ally who could help him acquire the other two treasures.
The first option that sprang to his mind was the Axe Gang, a notorious crew he had supported financially during their rough beginnings. Given their history, Stephen assumed it would be easy to enlist their help.
Acting quickly, he reached out to Slater and Roger, who had just returned from Inewood. He requested a meeting, confident they wouldn’t turn him down.
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