Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 1984

"I’m surprised that you can tell. Is it that obvious?" Ray touched his chin. He thought he covered it up well.

He never allowed Vivian to intervene in his affairs because he was worried that she would gain enemies from being involved.

Therefore, even if he was troubled, he would never tell her.

Nevertheless, Vivian was an intuitive woman. She could sense when something was wrong with him.

However, this time, he concealed it so well that even Vivian did not notice it. Unexpectedly, Luke noticed that something was wrong.

"Did you investigate me, or did you notice it from something that happened?" Ray asked curiously.

"We're friends. Why would I investigate you? I guessed that something was troubling you because you went all out with Gordan," Luke said. He noticed that Gordan's injuries were more severe than before.

Ray let out a laugh and admitted. "I did vent my anger on him, but it's not all because of Vivian."

"Tell me more." Luke's words were simple, but they indicated to Ray that Luke was considering whether or not to help him.

After all, his capabilities in Russia were limited. A dragon would be teased by a shrimp in shoal water. It might be a better option for Ray to deal with it by himself rather than for him to send in his men.

"It's nothing for you to worry about. There have been several men causing trouble on my site. They make a scene and grab whatever they can. It’s not out of the ordinary, but I can’t find out who these people are. The most depressing thing is that I lost a deal that was about to close to an unnamed organization. I lost a fair bit of revenue because of that," Ray said.

He had to support his sizable group of subordinates. As such, it was natural for him to be anxious seeing that his revenue was decreasing.

It would be nice if he knew who his competitors were, but he had no idea.

He got some of his men to investigate, but they either did not return or found nothing...

That was why he was in such a bad mood.

"Is that so?" Luke frowned.

Ray held a certain power in Russia and was an honorable man. Not many would dare threaten his interests.

Even if they wanted to get involved, they would be forthright with it. Nevertheless, in the end, Ray would more often than not be on the winning side.

This was known throughout Russia.

No one would be so stupid to fight with Ray. However, a daring organization had emerged. It was even one that Ray had not been able to find out more about.

"Many new organizations have been established in recent years. Although we’re not the most harmonious, none of them would take things so far with me. It's not just me who’s suffering losses. Everyone is suspicious of one another, and a fair few came to talk to me as they suspect that I’m behind it," Ray said.

They would not trust him just on his words alone.

Since he was a suspect, the others would be more suspicious of him if he did not show any strong proof that it was not him...

Luke kept silent for a few seconds. He thought of the Island of Despair...

Although they had not made any big moves in the past few years, he knew that since the Island of Despair was re-established, they would not be willing to stay unknown or make some money by working on mere tasks.

The Island of Despair would embark on the same path as before sooner or later.

"Did you know that the Island of Despair was re-established?" Luke asked.