Ice and Fire novel Chapter 885

In the living room, Derek sat down next to Mike.

"Is Greg alright?" Mond asked with a concerned look. Naturally, he was worried about Greg since he was Violet's husband.

"Yes, he is. He is a strong, good boy. He knows what to do," Derek nodded.

"I am beginning to think we should make a move sooner than later. If we had done that earlier, Sally wouldn't have killed Greg's stepmother. Our lenience and stalling has only emboldened that senseless, bloodthirsty woman." Soren suggested with a little frown, as he laid eyes on Derek and Mond.

As the meeting got underway, the group of four got engrossed in discussion. Looking on, the men in black suits standing guard knew what was happening, but unless they got a express permission, they could't contribute a word to the meeting.

"I didn't know that she is such a cruel woman. But this time, I'm convinced. She murdered her friend just to get away with what she's done," Derek remarked, narrowing his eyes. Cross-legged, he reclined on the couch and crossed his hands.

"Having neither family nor friends, she has no heart as well," Mond cautioned. The news of Sharon's death had left him devastated. It had never occurred to him that Sally would be so callous as to murder Sharon.

Derek didn't respond, but looked ahead with his deep-set eyes.

"What do we do?" Mond asked, shifting his gaze to look at Derek.

"We've got no choice but to wait," Mike chimed in promptly. He suddenly sat straight, and turned to the other three men. "We can't act rashly," he warned.

"If we continue to stand by, we don't know who will be her next target," Mond retorted. He couldn't read Sally's mind. Now he had no idea what she would do next.

However, Derek disagreed with Mond. He still remembered Mike's words that Lawrence had his plan. Besides, that person was in the city. He was certain that there was no need to worry despite of this accident.

After a long pause, Derek began, "Mond." Gazing into Mond's eyes, he continued, "Just follow Mike's advice."

Today, Mike was in the charge of making decisions.

"I already told Lawrence. He knows what happened in the Xiao family. There is no need to worry," Mike assured the elders.

Turning to Derek, whom he knew would catch his drift faster, he continued, "Uncle Derek, that woman only takes orders from Lawrence. So there is nothing we can do to let her work for us."

Derek nodded in agreement. He knew that woman.

Mond and Soren exchanged a look, but remained silent.

When the father and son stepped out of the Xiao family's villa, Soren looked at Mike who stood beside him. "Who is that lady you referred to? Why did both you and Derek agree to do nothing after you mentioned her?" he asked curiously.

"Dad, it's complicated. The only thing you need to know is that Sally will never get what she wants as long as that woman is here," Mike replied. Without Lawrence's permission, he wouldn't leak any information about that woman to anyone, including to his father. Besides, the fewer people about knew her, the better it was for her operations in the shadow.

"Well, fine. The Chu family is always powerful and mysterious. I don't doubt their capability," Soren agreed. Noticing that his son was unwilling to tell him, he didn't press further.

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Mond headed straight to his villa. When he drove into the yard, he had a feeling that something was wrong with his house.