Chapter 13 - the morretti threat
the morretti syndicate was furious that their massive, steady stream of blackmail money from vivienne had suddenly dried up. they didn't care about the legal transfer of the cross estate; they only cared about raw power and violent retaliation.
carlo morretti, the ruthless son of the former don, decided to send a direct, brutal message to sylvester. he wanted to prove that the returning king was vulnerable.
late one freezing evening, a massive, heavily armored truck intentionally rammed through the front gates of the cross shipping yard at the southern docks. a dozen heavily armed mercenaries poured out, firing warning shots into the air and setting two empty shipping containers on fire.
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they didn't steal anything. they just caused chaotic, loud destruction, ensuring the media would catch the blazing flames. carlo wanted to publicly humiliate sylvester and show the city that the shipping routes were completely unprotected.
when sylvester received the urgent call about the attack, he didn't panic or scream for police intervention. he simply hung up the phone, his face an impenetrable mask of pure, absolute vengeance. the morrettis had just made the most catastrophic mistake of their miserable lives.
