"I''m gonna kill you!" Marion shouted.


    He raised his gun and fired three shots at Jeffrey.


    But Jeffrey seemed to have already anticipated Marion''s move. With just a quick motion, he pulled Ivan in front of him.


    The three bullets hit Ivan right in the heart. Ivan slowly looked down at his chest. It was only then that the pain hit him all over his body. He finally realized he was dying.


    He turned to look at Jeffrey. His lips parted, but no words came out. By the time he copsed, Jeffrey''s men had surrounded Marion.


    Marion''s hand tightened around the bloodstained ring. He hade for a bloodbath. If he couldn''t save Debra, he wasn''t nning to leave alive.


    Juan spoke up. "Save your energy. No matter how much you fight, the result won''t change. You might as well think about how to make your exit."


    "He''s not leaving," Jeffrey said, turning to Marion. "Your bullets have run out, and I won''t give you a chance to reload. Everyone who came here is going to die."


    At hismand, several people raised their guns, aiming them at Marion and the others.


    Just as the shots were about to be fired, a voice interrupted, "Mr. Nichols, aren''t you jumping the gun a little?"


    Jeffrey looked up and saw that the neer was Drake.


    "Drake Lowe," Jeffrey muttered indifferently.


    He was unfazed because he knew what Drake was capable of. Besides, he''d already had Juan hold off Drake''s men.


    Anyone who made it here today was already under Jeffrey''s full control.


    Jeffrey sneered, "Bying alone, you''re just signing your death warrant." "Who says I came alone?" Drake countered.


    Suddenly, several people carrying firearms and wearing bulletproof vests swarmed over, surrounding Jeffrey''s men in an instant.


    Jeffrey''s face darkened.


    "Mr. Nichols, long time no see," came another voice.


    Jeffrey tensed up and looked over. The neers were Theda and Robert, followed by Oscar and Chace.


    Over the past few days, Oscar and Chace had been establishing their influence in Flesta, showing no sign


    inning. So, Jeffrey hadn''t


    thought much about them.


    But now, these two had shown up.


    The Odom family ruled Flesta, and their people had been trained by Robert during this time.


    Robert was an expert when it came to killing, and his connections with firearms were solid.


    Jeffrey frowned, realizing that these new people were just as strong as his own forces.


    Oscar said, "Mr. Nichols, my family still has some unfinished business with you. I will stay in Seamar City for a while, and we can take our time working things out."


    He wasn''t the same person from a few months ago. Now, he was strategic and patient.


    With Theda and Robert now aligned against him, Jeffrey realized that any continued standoff would likely end in mutual destruction,


    Jeffrey spoke quietly. "So, you''vee to fight me?"