Female Novel"I bear you no ill will, Mr. Sorano," Gus retorted firmly at Willy. "Why would you mistreat you in anyway? If anything, it does the
Sorano family no good to start a fight without knowing why. After all, we're talking about a martial elitewho's clearly outraged
enough to charge into our own turf."
"Fine. In that case, I'd like to hear the brat's story."
Tony nodded, withholding his rage as he turned toward Frank with a cool glare. "What's your beef withmy family, Mr. Lawrence?
We should at least understand why you're trying to start a war here."
"That's right." Gus nodded.
"Hmph. Finally, someone who speaks like a human being." Frank snorted as he eased his foot overWilly's kneecap.
Turning toward Gus darkly, he asked, "When you consulted me, we agreed that I'd bring you medicineto treat your recurring
condition, didn't we?"
"Is that true?" Tony turned to Gus.
"Yes, it is." Gus glanced at him in turn, nodding solemnly and frowning.
Frank then bellowed, "I happened to be busy, so | sent a man to deliver the medicine, but Willy hereintercepted him at the gates
and tortured him! So what are you going to do about that?!"
Tony was left stunned by Frank's bellow, while Gus exclaimed in shock, "You're saying that Mr. Soranotortured your courier?! | don't
know anything about that!"
He was just curious as to why Frank had not delivered the medicine on the appointed tas agreed... SoWilly had messed
everything up!
"Wait!"
Tony held up a hand, frowning at Frank. "There's plenty of issues in what you said, Mr. Lawrence. |don't even know you, so whynovelbin
would my grandnephew attack your courier? Did your courier upset him?"
Frank snorted, not bothered to explain himself. "Why don't you let Gus over there explain?"
Gus nodded at Tony in turn. "Mr. Sorano here had a little disagreement with Mr. Lawrence in Rivertonwhen he attempted to acquire
Lycoris Entertainment. | stepped in so that they both let it rest on that occasion, but..."
Gus trailed off, but his meaning could not be clearer—Willy clearly held a grudge and took it out onFrank's courier, so Frank had to
chere himself in the nof vengeance.
"Gus Zeller, you prick!" Willy cried all over the floor right then. "You're obviously friends with him! That'swhy you spared him in
Riverton... You'd believe him even though Granduncle Zam was killed there! Instead, you'd take it outon me, and now you're
siding with him again! Aren't you consorting with the enemy against our family?!"
Gus glowered visibly at Willy's outburst, leveling him a cool look as he chuckled. "Actually, | haven'teven settle that issue with you,
Mr. Sorano! I've told Master Sorano about everything that happened in Riverton—why else do you thinkyou were being
investigated so thoroughly?!"