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Lucien rubbed his temples in frustration as he scanned the report handed to him by the Butler James. The names of the families written on the document painted a dark and sinister picture of Novus city, a place that appeared bright and colorful on the surface.
Gomez, Baker, and Bailey families were the top dogs when it came to their direct involvement with the Shadow Syndicate. These rising families might not have much influence in the city yet, but they were making waves in the deep waters of Novus.
But it was the next three names that troubled Lucien even more. Montgomery, Parker, and Hayes families might have shown only limited connections with the syndicate, but Lucien knew better than to trust such a shallow report. These families might have even deeper ties than the ones explicitly mentioned in the document.
