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“Everyone, please make sure that you’ve made a well-thought-out decision. You will no longer be part of The Ivory the moment you step out this door.
“From today onward, you cannot seek profit under the name of The Ivory. And you will no longer be under the organization’s protection the moment you leave this place.”
Alyssa squinted. She rested her arms on the armrest gracefully. With a tap of her foot, she spun her chair around and faced them. “Gang life was never about violence. It’s about knowing the ways of the world. I hope none of you assumed that your safety all these years was because people feared your names.”
Everyone in the group looked at one another.
A look of diffidence flashed across the eyes of a few division heads, whose divisions were not as big as Harry’s.
“What are you trying to say, Ms. Alyssa? Are you threatening us?” Harry gave her a fierce stare.
“The Ivory is able to have business dealings and survive till today because my father has been supporting your organization behind the scenes. Yet, your naivety was telling you that all of you were the ones who built The Ivory’s success. That’s ridiculous, don’t you think?”
Everyone was dumbfounded.
The Taylor family invested in The Ivory Gang from behind the scenes? They had never known about this.
“Each of your 13 divisions uses ten million from the Taylor family to maintain your businesses annually. These are all recorded in your accounts. I’m not making this up.”
Alyssa rested the side of her head on her palm. She smiled. “Those of you who no longer wish to stay in The Ivory will also lose this support from the Taylor family. As for the drug that you rely on… Too bad.” Alyssa’s cold chuckle made the senior gang members go numb!
“My brother, Cyrus, is chief of the Criminal Investigation Unit. Those of you who have been in the underworld would have heard of him.
“What if I were to ask him to check on all of you every other day and get him to force all of you to suspend your businesses half the time because of your distribution of illegal drugs? How are you going to continue running your businesses then?
“He is a perfectionist. The moment he locks his eyes on his targets, he will keep pursuing them until he captures them.”
Upon saying that, two or three others, who weren’t as shameless as Harry, sat back down quietly.
Harry continued glaring at Alyssa, as if he was trying to tear her into pieces with his piercing gaze.
He had made such a big fuss up until now. He would be embarrassing himself if he were to back down now.
Others might not have cared about their pride as much when they returned to their seats. But he was not going to be humiliated like that.
“Ms. Alyssa, you can’t scare me. I have been working under Mr. Marc for decades. You can say that I contributed to half of The Ivory’snet success today. I am well-respected in the underworld and also by Mr. Marc himself!
“All these years, we have contributed more than enough to the Waters family. You claim that you spend ten million dollars a year to keep us afloat. But what we’ve given to the Waters family amounts to more than that! Not only are we being oppressed, we’re not even allowed to consume dog meat. We’ve had enough of such miserable days!”
Harry was a man who was well-versed in stirring people up.
After all, he knew that mentioning the ban on dog meat would rile the others up.
“Comrades! Let’s go!”
Even though three members had returned to their seats, five others followed behind Harry.
Right at this moment, Sean barged in the door. He walked in with a frigid look in his eyes. Shadowing behind him were two rows of bodyguards dressed in black. They surrounded everyone in the conference room.
The Ivory’s senior members were taken aback.
Alyssa and Colene also had surprised looks on their faces.
Then, Sean turned to his side and gestured politely for someone to enter.
A tall man in a black coat marched confidently into the room as he watched everyone with his sharp and vicious eyes.
“Landon?”
Alyssa’s eyes widened. She stared at Landon’s handsome face in shock. In an instant, her eyes lit up!
“Mr. Landon?” Colene, who was standing beside her, was also astonished.
She was aware that Landon had only been staying by Lauren’s side ever since she was hurt. He had no time for the business world or the underworld. He had been keeping a low profile. Other than at Cornelius’ funeral, he hadn’t reappeared in public. This was the second public appearance since then.
The rebelling division heads, including Harry, were staggered to witness Landon’s entrance. Some of them were so shocked that they stumbled backward.
Landon was no longer just a Harper family member. He had now taken over as their head!
“Hello, Ms. Colene. Hi, Lyse.”
Landon narrowed his eyes slightly. He slipped his black coat off his broad shoulders. Jordan, who was behind him, caught it in his hands.
“Jeremy told me that there would be a big upheaval at The Ivory today and asked me to come over. I love to be part of the excitement. I can see that he really didn’t lie to me,” Landon chuckled. Looking into Landon’s bright eyes, Alyssa pressed her trembling lips together. She welled up with tears.
She tried her best to control her emotions so that she wouldn’t actually cry.
How long had it been since the last time she saw a smile like that on Landon’s face? It was a long, long time ago….
He was a man who used to roam freely and proudly throughout Solana City. After such an arduous journey, this man had finally returned.
“Everyone, I’m sure that I am no stranger to any of you.”
Landon looked at everyone in the room with a perfunctory smile. Then, he fixed his cold eyes on Harry. “Although my grandfather is no longer around, the Harper family has started to engage in legitimate businesses. As the saying goes, ‘Every cloud has a silver lining.”
He looked down and fiddled with the platinum wedding ring on his ring finger. “To those of you who walk out from this place today-Not only will The Ivory disown you, but you will also not be recognized by the Harper family.
“The world can be a dark and cruel place. I wish you all the best.”
These words were, without a doubt, words of threat!
However, a threat coming from Landon was ten times more powerful than Alyssa’s.
They knew that the late Cornelius used to be a powerful and mighty leader. Even Marc, who had once shot to fame, could not be compared to him.
Subsequently, the Harper family entered into the business world. Eventually, Bill directed their family business toward the legal route.
Even so, many people in the underworld still admired Cornelius. They might not have voiced their thoughts, but they relied on the Harper family because of their reputation.
If they got on The Ivory’s bad side, they might still be able to catch a breather if they held out.
If they got on Harper Group’s bad side, they would lose their Solana City position.
Moreover, Preston died a mysterious death in the hospital even though he was under the close watch of the police. Word was going around that Landon was the one behind it.
“I will count to three. If you return to your seats within three counts, The Ivory and myself will turn the page on today’s incident.”
Landon raised his brows. He curled the corners of his lips up. “Three…”
With the first count, the rebels, besides Harry, dashed back to their seats. They sat back down casually. They acted like nothing had happened. It was an amusing scene to look at. “Out of everyone in The Ivory, you are the one who worked with my father for the longest time, Harry. You’ve even carried me when I was young.”
Colene watched Harry’s stiff and slightly trembling body from the back. She let out a long sigh. In a solemn voice, she said, “The Ivory does not belong to my fatheDalone. It is the fruit of everyone’s labor.
“As long as you’re willing to turn back and never touch that drug again, my father and I will close an eye on all that happened today.”
After a few seconds of silence, Harry still ended up walking out of the conference room under everyone’s watchful eyes.
Harry chose to leave The Ivory. But the other division heads had chosen to stay. The organization’s foundation was safe.
As for the subordinates who were feeling unsettled, they had both Alyssa and Landon there to reassure them. Even if they intended to leave, they no longer dared to make rash decisions.
Colene’s blouse was drenched in sweat by the time the meeting ended. She looked absolutely drained Damn it… I can say that understand Nathan now. He has really been having it difficult all these years.”
After saying that, a sharp pain pierced through her heart; her eyes were filled with tears.
“Don’t worry, Colene. Jeremy and I will think of a way to get Mr. Nathan out.”
Alyssa comforted Colene before turning her gaze toward Landon. “Landon, why did you suddenly come here?”
“Jeremy notified me, of course,” Landon replied with a gentle smile.
“He couldn’t come himself and was worried about you and Madam Colene, so he asked me to come over. After all, people in the underworld still have a little respect for the Harper family.” Colene, being her optimistic self, couldn’t resist teasing, “Oh, Mr. Landon, don’t be modest. Compared to your influence, I’m really nothing.”
“What influence do I have? It’s all my grandpa’s lingering influence.” Landon chuckled wryly.
Alyssa asked with concern, “How is Lauren? Is she okay?”
