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These senior members of The Ivory took pride in their seniority in the group. Furthermore, Marc was always unwell. So, they had long made plans to tear down The Ivory. Even when they were before Colene Waters herself, they did not show any respect to her at all.
Wide-eyed, Colene chided, “Everyone, dogs are my father’s favorite animal. Also, we’ve always had a rule that it is forbidden to consume dog meat at The Ivory. Yet, you are all acting out collectively like this. What is the meaning of this?”
“We didn’t even have time to eat because we had to rush here for this damn meeting. There aren’t many restaurants nearby either. There was only one dog meat stew restaurant that had decent food. Are you saying that we should starve ourselves, Ms. Colene?”
“Plus, it’s our freedom to eat whatever we want! Women are such troublemakers, poking their noses into everything!”
It was indeed their freedom to eat anything they wanted.
However, they were treating the conference room as their canteen. They were clearly challenging the Waters family’s boundaries!
Colene was fuming. Her breathing quickened, and her temples throbbed.
She couldn’t leave them be. But if she stopped them and they retaliated, today’s meeting would not happen again!
As she contemplated what to do, she heard crisp sounds of clacking heels walking closer to them.
Alyssa was dressed in a smart, black suit. She carried a strong bearing with her as she strutted into the conference room, much to everyone’s surprise.
“Lyse…?” Colene was floored to see Alyssa’s sudden appearance.
Colene was a strong woman who would not even shed a tear even if she was shot three times. At this moment, she was moved to tears to see her savior descending from heaven. The senior gang members only felt that Alyssa looked somewhat familiar.
Most of them were boorish men who mingled in the underworld. They wouldn’t have had a chance to come in contact with a daughter of a wealthy family like Alyssa. Even if they met her, they would only presume that she was an immature woman with her looks.
Some of them even started laughing as if she were a joke.
Colene clenched her hands into angry fists. She hit the roof!
She didn’t mind if others laughed at her. But if they looked down upon Alyssa, she would show them who the boss was!
That said, Alyssa didn’t give Colene a chance to react. With a frigid look in her eyes, she walked calmly toward the man who called Colene a troublemaker.
She had one hand in her pants pocket, seemingly relaxed; with her other hand, she lifted the casserole that contained the hot stew.
In the next second, everyone gasped in shock. Following that was a loud cry.
Alyssa had flipped the entire casserole over the man’s head!
“Ah!” He leapt to his feet. He looked like a mess, and his scalp felt like it was burning!
“You were the one who said that women were troublemakers, weren’t you?”
Alyssa crossed her arms in front of her chest. She curled her lips and gave off an air of arrogance. “Not only are women troublemakers, we are also merciless when we’re triggered. So, this is a reminder to you. Remember-never anger a woman ever again.”
The senior members in the room had known each other for decades. They had already conspired with one another in secret for their mutual benefit.
They couldn’t stand the fact that their fellow gang member had been assaulted by a woman. Each of them slammed on the table and stood to their feet. They glared fiercely at Alyssa, who still had a calm expression on her face.
“You bitch! How dare you hit me! Where the fuck did you come from?” The man removed the casserole on his head and smashed it on the floor.
Without waiting for Alyssa to introduce herself, Colene waltzed over and shielded Alyssa behind her. She stared back at the members angrily.
“This is Ms. Alyssa Taylor, the daughter of Mr. Winston Taylor, KS Group’s chairman! If any of you dare to so much as touch her, I will come after you even before Mr. Winston does!”
Everyone was astonished. Instantly, the rowdy conference room fell into silence.
The man, who was covered in stew, shuddered. He stopped himself from cussing.
The greasy stew was spilled all over the table and the floor. Naturally, it splashed all over Alyssa too.
She removed the blazer of her expensive suit, which had been stained. She flung it at the man and said, “Wipe it down. Let’s get on with the meeting.” Although succinct, her words were full of intimidation!
After such an upheaval, the senior members lost their appetite. They assumed their seats in an annoyed and unserious manner.
Colene sat at one end of the conference table. With the same cool expression on her face, Alyssa sat down next to her, giving her a great sense of security. “We’re having The Ivory’s internal meeting today, Ms. Colene. Yet, you invited an outsider to sit in with us. This isn’t in accordance with our rules, is it?” This question came from Harry Mendez, a member whom everyone addressed as “Haz”. He was one of the respected members of the group. Alyssa lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Colene scoffed. “All of you treated our Ivory Group’s conference room as your canteen. You even consumed dog meat right here. Were you following our rules?” Colene looked at the room coldly.
Her response shut everyone up temporarily.
“Today, I have two items I’d like to announce…”
Colene paused. She had a fiery gaze in her eyes. “The first announcement is that I will officially take over Nathan’s position. I will be managing Ivory Group and Ivory Gang’s 13 divisions in Solana City.
“The second announcement is that from this moment onward, drugs will be completely banned within The Ivory Gang!”
Right at that moment, the conference room was in an uproar as a complete ban on drugs was a massive blow to them.
Within less than six months, almost all of The Ivory was under the drug’s control. All 13 divisions, from the lowest of ranks to the highest, were involved with the drug.
Furthermore, the hefty profits from the drug were splendid. Colene’s announcement was messing with their slices of the pie!
“I disagree!”
“Me too!”
The meeting attendees started shouting their disagreement.
Colene clenched her hands into fists on the table. Her eyes became reddened.
On the other hand, Alyssa looked overly calm as she remained seated confidently next to her.
“This directive is absurd, Ms. Colene! The Ivory’s rule is that we are not to have drug dealings. But what we’re selling is a type of medication, not a drug! Why can’t we sell it?”
Harry was someone who sold significant amounts of the medication. He protested the moment he heard that drugs were going to be banned.
“You declared that drugs would be banned for no good reason. This is equivalent to cutting off our members’ access to making money! Business hasn’t been good in the first place. The 13 divisions were only able to get by thanks to the sales of the drugs. How will everyone make a living if you call for a ban like this?”
“That’s right! It’s immoral to sever our avenue for making a living!”
The members were all in agreement with one another.
“Although that product isn’t a narcotic, it is an illegal medication. Because of this product, a few lives have been lost within Solana City. Some of the deaths have even been linked to The Ivory!”
Trying to get through to them was exhausting. In a clear voice, Colene continued, “The person who developed the medication did it with ulterior motives. They might have an even more harmful purpose behind doing so. If we do not ban the medication now, it will be too late when the entire organization keels over!
“The police are already on high alert because of this. They also already have their eyes on The Ivory. If we don’t put a stop to this, our members will really end up not being able to make a living!” “That would just be their luck. It’s not the drug’s fault!”
Harry refused to yield to Colene’s instructions. With a wave of his hand and a gleam of greed in his eyes, he added, “Even other gangs in the other areas are short of supply for this medication right now. There is an inflation in the price per pill. It is the perfect time to earn big bucks.
“You say that the coppers are on high alert? That sounds like a good thing to me! As the saying goes, high risk, high returns!”
Colene was burning with so much rage that her stomach started cramping.
She was already losing her cool even though it had barely been an hour since she sat down in this seat. At this moment, she finally understood why Marc’s health had been deteriorating all these years. “Ms. Colene, since you want to ban the medication, we have nothing else to discuss with you!”
Harry got up. He had a gloomy expression on his face. The others followed suit, demonstrating their rebellious attitude.
“From now on, I am officially leaving The Ivory’s management!
“I will be in charge of my own earnings. The Ivory does not have to bother about me. My comrades and I will no longer work for the Waters family!” Harry declared.
Colene rolled her eyes.
“The same goes for us!”
Seven or eight division heads had risen to their feet in the blink of an eye. “I’d be an idiot not to take the profitable route now! Since the Waters family wishes for us to be out of a job, there’s no poinoal net in us pursuing this matter!”
More than half of the senior members went against Colene. It looked as if they had conspired to do so beforehand.
Their attendance today wasn’t to participate in the meeting but to pressure Colene into leaving.
Just as they were about to leave the conference room, Alyssa, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up.
