Screams of fear and shock filled the room as the finance minister 's body slumped and fell face first down in front of Riley. He was not amused. He looked at the people below him and shouted," SILENCE"! The whole room went quiet.
" That's better," he said triumphantly. He looked around again trying to find Pete Owens. He found him sitting at the edge of a table quietly eating. Unfazed. Riley smiled genuinely. The only other competition between him and the government for the Decker Group assets was the Owens group.
On the other hand, Pete was in a state of loss. He really had wanted nearly half of the assets, but the presence of an Acres family member ruined everything. This had ruined his plans of finally getting vengeance spanning generations. However, as a firm believer of curses and prophecies, he believed that one of the said curses had come true.
