Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1101

"You think Sebastian actually has her hidden away somewhere?" one of the men asked hesitantly.

"Bullshit!" Julian snapped. "Didn't you hear him? He's looking for the old hag too.

She's playing us. She doesn't have a dime to her name, but she's got us running in circles.

Where the hell is Lucas? Is he dead?

I told him to stick to her like glue! How did he manage to lose our biggest fish?"

"He's been entertaining another wealthy client for the past few days. I'll get him down here right now."

It didn't take long for Lucas to be dragged into the casino.

The moment he saw Julian's face, terror washed over him.

"Mr. Reed, you wanted to see me?"

"What do you think?" Julian growled. "You lost a billion-dollar mark! What exactly am I paying you for?

I told you to keep your eyes on her, and you get distracted trying to hook up with her daughter-in-law? You're a real piece of work, aren't you?

Trying to play both sides of the family? Did you really think you could gorge yourself on the prime cut while ignoring your damn job?

You were too busy playing gigolo to notice a billion dollars walking out the door!"

Furious, Julian grabbed a heavy glass ashtray and hurled it straight at Lucas.

A lieutenant quickly intervened, catching Julian's arm. "Boss, take it easy!

Don't ruin his face. His looks are the only thing making us money. We still need him.

Besides, Debbie was obsessed with him.

Keeping him around might be our only shot. If she crawls back looking for a fix, he's the bait."

Lucas stood trembling, the confident swagger of a top-tier escort completely shattered. He looked like a cornered rat.

He was utterly terrified of Julian's explosive temper.

Julian narrowed his eyes, considering the angle. "Fine. You keep working the Bella Ward angle. Use her to track down Debbie.

And if you actually manage to turn Bella into a regular at the casino, I'll throw in a bonus."

Lucas grimaced, his face pale. "Boss... Bella already blocked my number."

Julian's temper flared again, and he delivered a vicious kick to Lucas's ribs.

"She blocked you? And you didn't think to wait outside her usual spots? You didn't think to use a burner phone?

Are you braindead? Do I have to spell everything out for you?"

Gasping for air, Lucas nodded frantically.

"Yes! Yes, I'll do exactly what you said, Boss!"

He threw a desperate look at the lieutenant who had defended him. The man gave a subtle nod, and Lucas scrambled out of the office as fast as he could.

Behind him, Julian was still shouting. "Useless trash! We've fed him endless rich clients for years, and he still hasn't paid off his family's damn debt!"