"Austin had allowed Wayne to do so, either Austin had changed and arranged it on purpose, or he was helpless about his own successor."
Sophia analyzed the intelligence, speculating two possibilities.
Douglas suppressed the resentment in his heart and followed with, "Whichever it is, the Lando Family's attitude is very firm, loyalty that isn't absolute is absolutely disloyalty, you can't trust Austin like you used to anymore."
Hearing this, Sophia gave a bitter smile. If not Austin, whom could she trust?
Any other member of the Tulip Family would be even less trustworthy than Austin; where in the world is there absolute loyalty, if not under the binding of interests to oneself.
"Baron Kimo, your plan is a bit too aggressive," Sophia suddenly regretted.
"It's more efficient this way, and having the power dispersed for too long, these guys have forgotten who they are," Douglas said emotionlessly.