Upper Hand.

Valke dropped his father at the home where they would be staying. He was tired from the trip and his recent operation was weighing down on him.

He took the car and drove off heading to the Sulter mansion so he could talk with Bella.

He was half a mile from home when the two black cars stopped him.

Valke frowned he had not come with any bodyguards or his guns.

He sighed getting out.

"Can you get out of the way?" he said.

They approached him and without warning attacked, he scoffed, it seemed they didn't know who the son of the Pretioa family was.

Fighting them off he stood back seeing them huffing.

"Who sent you?" he yelled. But they attacked again and this time cornered him.

Beating him badly they threw him back at his car. He looked up groaning.

"You are a tough one but we are not ordinary people either. The boss wanted to welcome you and also keep a promise to your father " one said to him.