Female Novel
Chapter 197
Quincy understood that Thomas couldn’t simply back down since he was already treating Olivia. Evenif the Six Greatest Families spared him, those of their level wouldn’t let him go. Thomas’ only choicenow was to confront them head-on and fight to the bitter end.
The Six Greatest Families had become increasingly audacious in recent years. Even someone as low-key as Quincy found many things hard to tolerate. It might be a good thing if someone could repressthem now.
Thomas was deeply moved. He hadn’t known Quincy for long, but Quincy had been incredibly helpfulto him. Thomas hadn’t done much in return, except for giving him a copy of the ‘The ImperialAcupuncture.’ There was no need for Quincy to go to such lengths to help him.
The Six Greatest Families were not to be taken lightly. It was evident from their involvement in thesacrificial ceremony that they had connections to people at that level.
To step forward and help him at this time was a risky move! Yet, Quincy had decisively taken a stand.This friend was worth having!
“Thomas, the Mortons will also lend a hand, but unlike Dr. Hofstead, we won’t openly support you. Atmost, we’ll help you deal with some troubles behind the scenes. After all, we are a big family. Anycarelessness could drag the entire family down. I hope you understand where I’m coming from,” utteredJohn in a resolute tone.
“The Peralta Family too! I’d like to see how the Six Greatest Families have improved after all so manyyears of sitting still!” added Samuel as he exchanged a smile with John.
Far from resembling old men, the two of them exuded a youthful vigor. They appeared more likespirited young individuals ready to take on any challenge.novelbin
The old men decided to go all out like youngsters would. There was nothing wrong with taking agamble for Thomas’ sake!
Thomas’ eyes turned red and moist. True friends were not those who surrounded and cheered you onwhen you were successful. It was those who resolutely stood by your side and pulled you up when youfaced difficulties or needed help. And right now, these three individuals in front of him were true friends!
Thomas didn’t know how likely he was to succeed, but he had already made up his mind.
After all, Duban’s skills as the martial arts expert of the Pearson Family were truly impressive. It wassafe to assume that the other Five Greatest Families would also have formidable experts. Thomaswouldn’t stand a chance if they all attacked him together.
If worse came to worst, he would have to resort to using firearms. As long as he had a gun in his hand,Thomas had nothing to fear!
The King of Marksmen no longer wielded his weapon because he had once shot and killed his closestfriend. But now, he was picking up the gun once again to protect his friends. This battle allowed for nodefeat, only victory. Thomas represented not only himself but also Olivia, Quincy, and both the Mortonand Peralta Families.
“Zach, if you know about this in the realm beyond, I hope you won’t blame me,” Thomas silentlymurmured in his heart.
“Thank you!” He wasn’t the best speaker. Even though he had a thousand words in his head, a simple“thank you” was the only thing he could utter.
The three of them smiled lightly. To them, Thomas’ ‘thank you’ was worth more than a thousand words.
“There were six at first, but now that the Pearson Family has now practically fallen, there are only fivefamilies. But in reality, you only have to deal with three of them.”
“That’s right. Dr. Hofstead is right. The other two families will most likely remain neutral.” John noddedin agreement.
The Six Greatest Families were not united. In fact, those two families had often distanced themselvesfrom the Six Greatest Families system.
“Oh?” Thomas’ eyes brightened when he heard that. He was clearly intrigued by the intricacies of thesituation. “Did something happen?”
Quincy smiled and began explaining. “The Six Greatest Families consist of the Pearson Family, theXalmar Family, the Hind Family, the Yam Family, as well as the Saunder Family, and the Zane Family.Among them, the Pearson Family is connected to the Saunder Family by marriage. Declan Pearson’swife is the daughter of Taylor Saunder, the former head of the Saunder Family. I know you wanted meto investigate Declan and the others to get them out of the picture, right? But you don’t really need todo that. Now that Terrence and Norman are dead, Declan will inherit the position of the family head.Unlike Norman, he has never been interested in family affairs. Furthermore, he and Olivia are close. Hegenuinely cares for her. As for Gavin Pearson, you can kill him if you want. It doesn’t matter.”
Thomas frowned deeply; he couldn’t believe that Quincy would actually plead for mercy on behalf ofDeclan.
No, Declan has to die. He can’t possibly not hate the person who killed his father and brother. Thomaswasn’t afraid of retaliation from him, but there was no guarantee that he wouldn’t harm Olivia like hisfather and brother had, all in the name of protecting the interests of the Pearson Family.
Upon seeing Thomas hesitate, Quincy continued, “I assure you, as long as you don’t kill Declan, theSaunder Family won’t get involved in this fight. The Saunder Family has been uninvolved with a lot of
things for many years. If I personally intervene, they will grant me that favor. And the Zane Family hasalways had close ties with the Saunder Family. They will follow the Saunders’ lead. They, too, won’ttake any action.”
John and Samuel also chimed in with the persuasion, “That’s right, Thomas. We can’t touch Declan.Losing two families in one go would significantly reduce our pressure.”
“I’m somewhat familiar with Declan as well. He is different from his older brother. For our sake, please,spare his life.”
Thomas was caught in a dilemma. “It’s not that I don’t want to respect your request, but I’m sick ofbeing targeted. I’m sure you didn’t know this, but people have snuck into Olivia’s bedroom to hurt herwhen she was asleep. If I let Declan go, I’m afraid Olivia will still be in danger.”
Quincy’s gaze shifted. “How about you go back and ask Olivia for her opinion?”
He was well aware of the internal affairs of the Pearson Family and knew that Olivia had a closerelationship with her uncle. He believed she would definitely stop Thomas from doing Declan harm.
Thomas eventually nodded in agreement.
Quincy and the other two breathed a sigh of relief when Thomas agreed.
It was hard to imagine the three of them joining forces to persuade a young man with no status orbackground not to kill a core member of one of the Six Greatest Families. Moreover, they wereearnestly asking him to spare Declan’s life. They would surely become the laughingstock if word gotout. People would think they had gone mad. They should have let him kill whomever he wanted tobecause he firstly had to have the ability to do so!
However, it was exactly because he was Thomas that everything was different. Nothing seemedabsurd anymore.
As for Gavin, there was absolutely no room for mercy. He had to be killed. A beast like him who worehuman skin deserved no pity.
“I’ll visit the Saunder Family later and gauge their stance. Over the years, they have been the mosthonest among the Six Greatest Families. They have never done anything too excessive. I believe that itwon’t be any different this time. They won’t stand against you,” Quincy reassured as he stood up.