It did not take too long for the terrible news to spread through all of Ravendalde. The plane that went to London has been stolen, with all its passengers. More interestingly, Ricardo Rodriguez was on that plane.Aurumia's eyes glowed in shock as she overheard the maids speaking about it. Ricardo of all people. How could he be the victim?"I hear young master might be killed by those terrorists..." they whispered to one another. "Why? If it's money they want, young master has a lot of it." Another said with concern."It's not about money." The whispers grew thin, but Aurumia could still hear every word. "It's the Dark Society!""Dark Society?" Everybody else was astounded. The news people had not mentioned the Dark Society in their reports. They had only called them terrorists. The Dark Society had vanished long ago, could they really be back now?"How do you know this?" Someone asked in suspicion. "That's what they're saying on the internet. On Tiktok.""Then it's just a conspiracy

The chairwoman knew that the time was near for her to claim everything she had ever desired. The plan was simple. For many years, she had been patient. She had been patient with Federico when he asked her for more time to get rid of his wife. She had been patient when she was made to marry a man she did not truly care about. She had been patient when she was forced to bore a son for him. Because she knew her time would come in the end. She had been patient when she first came into this mansion, into this glorious family only to realize that the entire wealth was meant to go to those little brats of his. She had been patient when she was told by the doctor that she would never conceive again, that her womb was gone. She was patient even when she knew that she would never bore a heir to Federico again. When Lyana and Ricardo walked up and down in front of her face, unchallenged contender for the billions of treasury in this bloodline, she was patient still. Carefully, she had plann

"The Rodriguezes?" Annabelle could not hold in her shock. How could the Rodriguez men have taken Julian? How did he even come across them? Did he go to them himself?"What are you saying, Jasper?" She tightened her grip, strangling him with force. "How could those bastards have taken him? Speak!"Her efforts to bring forth worths from his lips only succeeded in making him yelp helplessly, groveling for mercy. She did not care about that. She only wanted answers."I said speak!"The scream grew louder until Lyana Rodriguez quickly came between them, splitting them apart."What are you doing?" Annabelle was not used to being opposed by anyone who was not Lyu, it did not mattee is she used to serve as their maid."You are only hurting him. Let me talk to him instead."Annabelle's eyes widened in awe as she folded with a smirk. Who was Lyana to think she could come in here and make things happen her way. She wanted to retaliate, but the thought of Lyu kept her at bay."How was he taken?"

Many years ago, the secretary who worked in Federico Rodriguez's office was in the alley of orphans, raised herself under the watchful eyes of Lyu. She had been a victim of the earliest of the inner circle's terrible evils, and she had been the earliest of his charitable company. But she never sought vengeance like everybody else. She believed that the world was a chain, a food chain. The apex predators would always feast on the preys. It was her parent's faults for being preys for the Rodriguez family. It would be her fault if the same ever happened to her. Thus she vowed to align herself with the predators. To climb up the food chain."And how far up have you climbed today?" Lyu wondered as she paced with uneasiness, unsure if she could take his deal. She was already leading him through a secret walkway. From all indications, the torture chamber where the boy was kept was just beneath the illustrious walls of the great company."I have climbed very much." She said, proud to be a me

The other members of the council had exited, leaving only the president and Federico Rodriguez of Ravendale.When silence had been the order, bearing witness to the complete absence of possible spies, the two men finally began to speak."You can hear them grumbling." The president said, referring to the members who had just taken their leave. "I am making a decision of which it's kind had never been made before. From now on, all of them will expect special treatment when their family member is in danger. They would want protection and priority given to them, just like we have done with Ricardo."The chairman nodded in agreement. He understood every word. "What would you do then? Mr President? The day they decide to use today's events against you while demanding a big favor?"The president shook his head. "We can only cross that bridge while it lay before us." Then he lit his cigarette. "One thing I can say for sure is that, you, Federico, are the only man who has the right to such spe