Chapter 8 - The Vengeful Brother
Clara froze completely, staring down the dark, terrifying barrel of Victor's shotgun.
She begged him to lower the weapon, explaining that Rico was bleeding to death on the workbench.
Victor stepped entirely into the room, kicking the heavy steel door shut behind him.
He looked at Rico's unconscious body with a cold, disgusted sneer.
Victor declared that Rico absolutely deserved to die for what he had done to his sister.
Clara argued fiercely that the Vivaldi syndicate was entirely responsible for Elena's tragic murder.
Victor laughed a bitter, heartbroken laugh that echoed loudly in the small maintenance room.
He revealed that Rico had foolishly ignored a peace treaty to expand his own profitable territory.
It was Rico's arrogant, reckless orders that had directly provoked the drive-by shooting.
Clara felt a profound sense of shock, realizing the mafia boss she was protecting was genuinely responsible for his own tragedy.
Rico groaned softly and slowly opened his feverish, bloodshot eyes.
He looked at Victor and weakly confessed that every single word was completely true.
Rico told Victor to take his ultimate revenge, but begged him to let Clara and Leo walk away safely.
Victor cocked the heavy shotgun, perfectly prepared to execute the bleeding king of Brooklyn.
Clara threw her body entirely in front of the weapon, refusing to let another innocent person die in front of the child.
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Victor hesitated, his finger trembling slightly on the heavy metal trigger.
Leo suddenly woke up and began screaming in pure terror, mirroring the exact breakdown from the restaurant.
