That evening, Victoria invited Romeo and his daughter to dinner. She was a domineering person who always got her way, but Romeo knew how to please her. He reluctantly gave her 200 million dollars in order to intimidate the NC Organization and make them wary of the Lowe family.
At the dinner table, Romeo served Victoria diligently and apologized for his past mistakes. Harlow also expressed her regret for being influenced by Eliza's manipulations.
Victoria acknowledged their apologies but blamed Eliza for leading them astray.
Romeo was about to say something more when his phone rang.
Glancing at the caller ID, Romeo answered with a casual "Hello."
"What the f***! Do you want your whole family to die? Where are you? I told you to come to the abandoned building on Boisrial Road. Are you incapable of finding your way?" The voice on the other end of the line grew increasingly ominous, as if ready to kill the entire family with a single word.
"Friend, can't we talk properly? Let me tell you, I amn't just a pushover! I'm at the Lowe Residence. You should know the Lowe family, a top-class family in Edoland. If you have something to say, come over." Romeo steadied his emotions as he spoke.
The other person snorted, "The Lowe Residence? Fine, just wait!"
With that, they hung up the phone directly.
Harlow looked at her father with concern, while Victoria furrowed her brow. "Romeo, what's going on? Who was that?"
Romeo waved his hand dismissively. "Someone from the gray area. Their associate was killed in my factory explosion, so they want to cause trouble for me."
Victoria, upon hearing this, let out a cold snort. "Someone from the gray area? They're trying to extort you?"
"Pretty much! They had a tough tone, threatening to kill my entire family! Damn it!"
"They even said they'll come over later." Romeo's face showed his frustration.
Victoria scoffed, "So audacious? Let them come. I want to see how they plan to annihilate your whole family! The Lowe family won't be bullied. If they're sensible, we can compensate them with money. If not, I have dozens of Bright Force experts in the family. I'd like to see which gray forces dare to act recklessly here!"
Victoria wore an expression of pride and dominance. In her mind, although the Lowe family couldn't compare to the four major families in the Capital, in this corner of Edoland, no one dared to provoke them easily. With so many experts and such great influence in the Lowe family, although they had suffered a loss at Lachlan's hands before, it didn't mean that anyone could bully the Lowe family's members.
Romeo and Harlow had just earned Victoria's favor earlier that evening, and upon hearing someone causing trouble for them, Victoria, although puzzled, was ready to stand up for her second son.
What was a force worth anyway? In Edoland, the two dominant forces were Mason and Henry, and no other forces were worth mentioning.
Upon hearing this, Romeo and Harlow exchanged a glance, both showing a triumphant expression. They felt relieved, knowing that as long as the Lowe family protected them, the NC Organization wouldn't dare to act recklessly. It seemed that their efforts to please Victoria tonight were worth it!
Twenty minutes later, at the entrance of the Lowe Residence, a man with triangular eyes arrived with four menacing henchmen, exuding a threatening aura.
"Halt! Who are you people?" The family guards stationed outside the Lowe Residence coldly shouted.
"Who are we? Isn't this the Lowe Residence? Romeo and Harlow, are they here?" the man with triangular eyes asked in a chilling tone.
"What do you want?" The guard's gaze turned sharp as he asked coldly.
"I'm here to find Romeo and Harlow! Get out of the way, or don't blame us for being impolite!" the man with triangular eyes said arrogantly.
"What do you think this place is? This is the Lowe family. Be sensible..." the Lowe family guard angrily retorted.
As a top-class family in Edoland, the Lowe family's guards were usually formidable, and they didn't pay attention to ordinary people. At this moment, they didn't take the man with triangular eyes and his group seriously either!
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