Toys For The Big Boys ✓

(22) Dark Saints

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     "Now...what were your complains?" I asked with a smirk.

     Everyone didn't dare say anything. The atmosphere of the room quickly changed, and I wanted to laugh because of it.

    "Romeo", my uncle called out, quickly making me look back at him.

     "This does not change the fact that you are acquainted with a member of a very powerful gang", uncle Antonio explained.

     I nodded my head and said, "I know, but listen to me first."

    My uncle wanted to say something else, but he sighs and nods his head, "Alright, since this is the first time you're actually participating in our meetings, I'll give you your spotlight", my uncle answered.

     I looked at everyone and started with my explanation, "The man that I'm acquainted to works for me at the company. Everything was fine until something bad happened. You see this man ran away and left that gang, now the gang is coming for him and they want to kill him, and through all the ruckus I got included in it."

     "So you're saying he's somehow not a part of the gang anymore?" my uncle asked.

     "Yes...well, in a sense. I was going to let the gang slide, but...they decided to kill my people, and that's declaration of war", I stated, making everyone start talking again.

     "That is true, especially when you're a pure-blood Valentino. But, if you haven't forgotten Romeo, you are not in a position anymore to declare war to another group. You are a mere member of this family because of your name, nothing more", my uncle explained.

     "So you're telling me that you can't help me", I say, and I swore I heard someone laugh.

     "If you want this family to help you Romeo, then you know what you have to do. Accept your fate, accept the position that your father had left, and then we will negotiate with you", uncle Antonio explained further, making me curse under my breath.

     "And what? Be the head of the family so everyone could push me around again?" I asked as I angrily looked at the board members.

     My uncle sat up straight and answered me, "It will be in your hands if you want the men to push you around, or respect you like how they respected Claudio."

     "No, I won't lead the people who threw me away when I was in pain. I will deal with that gang on my own and I will protect Julien even if it kills me", I seriously say, suddenly making my uncle's eyes widen from shock.

     He immediately stood up from his seat and looked at me, "J-Julien...you said Julien."

     I looked at him confusingly. Then I said, "Yes, Julien Choi. He's the member of the gang that I'm acquainted with."

     Everyone in the room gasped, making me confused and irritated even more since they obviously knew something about Julien that I didn't.

    Uncle looked like he was going to lose balance when he heard me say Julien's name. He quickly held the table for support as he looked back at me, "The B-Black Angel? He's...he's alive?"

     And with that question, I knew this was something serious. There was something important here that I didn't know that everyone else clearly knew about.

     "What are you talking about? Of course he's alive", I say.

     Uncle looked at me with disbelief and asked, "Romeo, do you have any idea who that man is?"