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Kingston Manor,

The leader of Mafiosi cuffed his cuff links and wore the perfume before wearing the black double breasted coat. The knock on door made him halt in his actions and he answered emotionlessly, "Come in!"

Oliver Ricardo entered the room and with usual emotionless face greeted his master, "Good Morning, Ferris!"

"Good Morning Oliver, any new news?" Ferris Kingston dominating voice was enough to make one feel goosebumps but Oliver is exceptional. He had been working with his boss now for 10 years since the death of elder, Nathaniel Kingston.

"Spanish clan. They are demanding for the trade of weapons but our ships are still on ports. They are getting angry as they have lost a huge amount because weapons didn't reached on time." Oliver narrated the matter to him.

"Is that so?" Ferris asked nonchalantly, "tell them that Ferris Kingston is cancelling the contract and they should have thought about it before meeting with Italians behind my back."

"Uh but Ferris they will be furious. They already have lost a huge amount..." Oliver started but the  menacing glare from his boss made him halt.

"There is no place for backstabbers in my life, Oliver. They should have thought about consequences before going behind my back." Ferris voice was so chilled that the temperature of room suddenly became cold enough to make Oliver shiver.

Oliver nodded as he scrolled down on his notepad to narrate other updates.

“Our men in Sicily reported to have delivered the drugs safely. The group under Liam is reported to have successfully robbed the bank. The group under Abraham was successful in the bomb blasting of government factories. The group under Ben had got hand on some of the politicians of Europe to make them agree on our terms. We are going great.”

“Great. Is that all?” Ferris asked leaning against his desk.

“The news of your escaping the world most secure prison for second time is going viral around the globe. The world want to see the face of the most powerful and merciless man in world. You are on every news channel. What I mean by is your name and picture. Obviously people were curious so a picture is out but it’s not much clear as we have upper hand in country.” Oliver said proudly.

“The Europe police as California’s know, will soon understand that nothing is off limit for Mafiosi. California is my country. This government is mine. The rules and regulations are are mine. The prime minister is also my man. It won’t take long before I take over Black Hole and make Europe mine too. It won’t be long....” The determination in the voice of North American most dangerous mafia lord was clear.

It won’t be long......

A knock on door made Ferris look away. Shawn, the house cook, entered with a worry masked on his face.

"Young master forgive me for disturbing you early in morning but matter is urgent....the young miss Sophia has locked herself in her room and refused to come out...."

Ferris Kingston eyes darkened and so were the fist clenched. Without uttering another word, he strode to his rebellious 5 years old daughter's room.

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Ferris Kingston took out the spare key from his pants pocket and unlocked the door. Opening the door, he looked around only to find no trace of his daughter. He took two steps inside and then heard a shrill voice from behind,

"Boo!"

Ferris Kingston turned swiftly and looked at his daughter who was giggling but then frowned. "Daddy! You were supposed to be scared!"

Ferris Kingston looked at his niece who looked very much like his late sister except for her blonde hair that she took after her late father and his brother-in-law.

"I am very scared my precious." Ferris Kingston said in a gentle voice which was never heard by anyone except those who have witnessed him together with his niece who is like a daughter to him.

"But you didn't even flinch daddy! I scare everybody who enters my room and everyone flinched but you don't." His niece, Sophia Kingston, said angrily as she pouted.

"Do you like to scare people, my precious?" Ferris Kingston had his eyes fixed on his niece who was very much like him in the habits.

"Yes! Because they are scared of you so I want them to be scared of me too. Daddy do you think if I wear a ghost mask, will they be more scared?" The five-year-old asked innocently.

Ferris Kingston's eyes shimmered with mirth at his daughter's words nonetheless, he couldn't help but continue the conversation.

"Do you see me wearing a mask to scare people? Or do you find my face scary?"

"No, you don't and that is why I am concerned." Sophia Kingston said as she looked at him innocently with her big doe-like eye.

"Concerned?" He raised his eyebrow in question.

"Yeah! You are handsome but you don't have a wife! Even our fat gardener has wife...." and she told him again what she had been telling him for the last 2 months since the parent teaching meeting where he went together with his sister in law, Diana.

She had been constantly asking him the same question that why aunt is coming to the meeting when it should be her mother and where is her mother and how does she looks like.

Ferris Kingston has made it forbidden to everyone to ever tell Sophia that she is not his daughter and that her parents have died in an accident.

It was his sister’s last wish that Sophia experience the love of parents without knowing that they are not his real parents......

He knew what was going on in her daughter's mind but he couldn't help but get angry with himself. He knows his child needs a mother but he is not ready to let a woman enter his world.....

He believed woman to be nothing but serpent who even stings their own kids when in need....

“Come, my precious, our breakfast is getting cold,” Ferris said as he took his daughter's hand in his and then picked her up in his arms as he walked down the stairs to the dining room.

“Good Morning grandpa!” Sophia chirped loudly and Nathaniel Kingston looked at his granddaughter and smiled widely. He got up from his place and opened his arms wide for his granddaughter.

Sophia ran to her grandfather and hugged him dearly. “My precious princess!”

“Sophia darling? We are here also.” Sophia raised her head to look at her uncle Alex Kingston, who stood beside his wife, Diana Kingston.

“My Uncle!” Sophia hugged her uncle and then aunt, Diana, who kissed her cheek affectionately also.

“Come sweetie, your breakfast is here.” The babysitter and housemaid, Lily Shawn, asks the young princess.

“Okay, Lily!” Sophia said and Lily helped her in sitting on the chair.

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Ferris Kingston unlocked his pistol as he looked at his set target. With a count of three, he shot.

“Wonderful!” Alex said as he looked at his brother shot exactly at the target.

“Are the drugs delivered safely?” Ferris asked still focused on the target as he unloaded his gun again.

“Yes, brother. Ah! Yes, the Russian wants to conduct a meeting with you in the coming week. They say they to talk on some important matters.” Alex told him as he looked at his brother impressively who again shot exactly at the target.

“Did they tell what they want to talk about?” Ferris asked as he looked at his younger brother attentively for the first time since he entered the plot.

“They hinted about trading something. Not exactly told the work. Said they will talk about it face to face.” Ferris Kingston narrowed his eyes thinking and then nodded at his brother.

“Oliver, tell them we will conduct a meeting with them on coming Wednesday at Perkins hotels.” He told Oliver without looking at him and shot again, exact at the target.....