CHAPTER 117
Author: Universeleap
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The golden morning sun lit up the skyline of Westport, but the city’s mood was still steeped in shock and transformation. The balance of power had shifted so violently, so decisively, that even the most arrogant families now treaded carefully. And at the center of it all stood Jack Sullivan—the man no one dared to cross.

Inside the Brooks estate, Lionel Brooks—once a proud and calculating patriarch—was now humble, even careful with his words. Dressed in a charcoal gray suit, he poured Jack a glass of bourbon and extended the invitation.

“We’re holding a wedding next week,” Lionel said, voice calm. “My adopted son, Rawon, is marrying a lovely girl from a clean, quiet family. Simple affair. But… we’d be honored if you came.”

Jack leaned back in the chair, giving Lionel a mild look. “Didn’t you once call me ‘a back-alley mistake with no pedigree’?”

Lionel winced but didn’t deny it. “That was before you threw half the city into submission and gutted Lucas Carter in front of God and everyo
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