My Second Marriage with the Mafia Kingpin novel Chapter 252

Chapter 252: Changing Tunes

[Present Time]

"How about, before you start your coup, you all get down on your knees and beg for a better way to die?"

Before anyone could react, the sliding door from the adjoining room suddenly opened. Everyone turned instinctively toward the sharp sound.

There, seated just beside the room where the meeting was unfolding, was Lucian.

He sat calmly on a tatami chair, quietly eating at a low rectangular table.

As usual, his expression remained unchanged. There was no trace of anger, shock, or anything one would normally expect. If anything, he looked perfectly composed as he elegantly used his chopsticks to pick up small portions of food.

"Ma— Master!" Dante blurted out in shock, his complexion already turning pale.

Everyone’s eyes widened as their mouths opened and closed like fish out of water. Beads of sweat instantly formed along their backs, and their shoulders stiffened.

Yet aside from that, none of them managed to utter another word.

As for Hector, the shock on his face lasted only briefly. His expression quickly darkened as he glanced toward Lukas, who was blatantly smirking at him smugly.

Picking up the teacup he had filled earlier, Lukas quietly rose to his feet and walked into the adjoining room to join Lucian. Once seated beside him, he politely placed the teacup near the big boss.

"You—" Vincent hissed as Lukas casually raised a brow at them.

Meanwhile, Dante clasped both hands tightly against the table before lowering his head. His face twisted in dread while his heart pounded violently against his chest.

"This is exactly what I kept warning you about," he hissed through gritted teeth while glaring daggers at Vincent.

It had been Vincent’s idea to invite Lukas there, confidently assuring everyone that Lukas would attend without informing Lucian.

His reasoning?

Simple.

Lukas’s personality.

Or at least, that was what they had been led to believe.

Alejandro ground his teeth as he scanned everyone in the room before shifting his gaze back toward the adjoining room. Lucian had not spared them even a single glance. He simply continued eating quietly and calmly, as though he were not involved in any of this.

But before Alejandro could speak further, another voice echoed through the room.

"A... lost cause?"

Everyone — including Hector — immediately turned their shaky eyes toward the source of the voice.

Standing beside the sliding door was Gustav. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Damn it!" Alejandro hissed as he scrambled to his feet without thinking.

Only a fool would resist in a situation like this. If Lucian, Gustav, and Lukas were all gathered in the same place they were never supposed to be, then this entire meeting was already compromised.

Which also meant Dominion’s people were likely already surrounding the temple.

THUD!

Alejandro barely made it into the adjoining room before dropping to the floor and crawling forward as quickly as he could. He stopped just several steps away from Lucian, his forehead slamming hard against the floor with a loud thud.

"Master, forgive me! I didn’t want to be here — I was forced into this!" he shouted frantically. "I was threatened!"

Seeing that, Vincent and Dante exchanged horrified looks, their hearts sinking instantly.

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