NEMESIS

The North

“The Rogue Mafia is not completely gone, Uncle.” He reported to Mason, who sat with his chin on his hand, his eyes narrowed in displeasure when he spoke — making a dissatisfied gesture that was quite comforting to him. Because that means he's not happy with that damned consigliere's performance, right?

“Those who don't disappear completely will be bad for all of us. Some time ago, our mafia members were brutally murdered and hanged in a city park — some of our members were also returned in a box mutilated and their organs were missing.” And that was the impact of Giuliana, who couldn't do her job properly.

"So?"

He was stunned, his uncle's voice seemed too calm for someone who had just heard unhappy news like this — when he should have shown his anger ready to explode, because practically with this news he must have felt his pride slightly scratched.

But, what is this?

“We should do something to prevent something like this from happening again, but we don't need to involve outsiders like Giuliana to do it. Because, in fact, he who is often praised and exalted is not great enough to eradicate all of this.”

Mason cleared his throat, looked him straight in the eye and pierced his soul. This wasn't the first time his uncle had put on a dark expression like this, but for some reason this time it felt very different — ​​as if he had been wrong to speak ill of her.

“We also can't completely depend on Giuliana, she has a lot of work assigned from us and taking care of The North is not one of them,” he said, then he paused “It would be better if you eradicate them all yourself and stop expecting help from the elite of The Orphic — it was your fault for being incompetent at leading that they entered this area and acted as if they were in charge.”

Of course, he should have known well that his uncle wouldn't blame Giuliana for this — he would blame him who was still on the inside of the family, the leader of the Lorelai family who also led the mafia in the North.

“You lost your prestige by blaming her who was only ordered by us to wipe out the Rogue Mafia.” He sighed lowly, looked totally disappointed of him “I thought you could do better than this as the head of the Lorelai family, but it seems Giuliana was right — I chose you wrongly as the head of the Lorelai family.”

How dare she say such things about him?!

His face remained calm, not showing any emotion even though the rage was almost overtaking him — his hands were clenched into white fists, his veins showing more and more clearly. Giuliana Alderidge never knew her place even after he put her in her place.

“You have let me down by destroying her property. That is an unseemly dirty act you would do to someone who has saved you from being destroyed — yes, The North is the strongest of the four noble mafia families. But without Giuliana, your reputation as the head of the strongest family would be ruined overnight.”

Yes, he is Theodore Lorelai — the most sadistic and dangerous person on earth. He was never indiscriminately against anyone and had no mercy towards anyone who had done wrong. Because of that, many people feared him. And just like what everyone says — he was so perfect, no one is equal to him and no one can beat him.

Except Giuliana Alderidge.

Only her who dared to lift her chin high in front of him even when other women were willing to kneel before him, throw away their high egos and even throw away their pride just to grab his attention. But Giuliana has always been an exception - her high status in the organization made any man and woman look at her with amazement, treating her like she was someone of honor and not even daring to treat her differently.

Then, coupled with beauty combined with brain power, extraordinary intelligence in carrying out strategies and giving good advice to the organization made everyone, even the four leaders in the organization amazed by her. It then made him even more arrogant and egotistical, thinking that no one would be able to beat his perfect and amazing abilities.

She was the only exception, only Giuliana Alderidge, who could beat him.

So, she had to be exterminated.

He must kill her, before she kills him.

“Do something stupid, and see what I'll do to you later.”

Like what?

Removing him as the head of the family by force or what?

"I will kill you if it is needed."

How dare he.

To think that his own uncle dared to threaten him just for a mere girl made him surprised and he couldn't even stop thinking about what she did to his uncle until he was bewitched?

"So make yourself even better. I don't want my fellow leaders mocking me because of you, who are not capable of becoming the head of our prestigious family," he says firmly, showing the highest authority he has in the Lorelai family. "My expectations of you are so high, not because you're my sister's son, but because I can see your potential and I think you're capable enough to rule the Lorelai."

He looked into Mason's eyes and tried to find something inside them, "What are you trying to say, uncle?

"What I'm trying to say is, fix yourself and don't let a woman influence you — don't let anyone, let alone a woman, have control over you, including Giuliana." he chuckled evilly afterwards, to the point of getting goosebumps because he's just discovered his uncle's darkest side now. "I'll take care of your matters with her, and don't you ever act up again."