Chapter 138

 

There was a short silence from the other line.

"Bruce… Lieself has died. It was last night."

Bruce nodded, "How sad. We expected this of course. You suspected he did not have much longer to live. The man was terrible toward the end of his life. Someone inside tried to keep the fact hidden but it could not miss your sharp gaze of course. That man was clearly too much outside of his sanity to lead his Mafia House properly. There were some erratic orders they were following. I was kind of worried for them. Those poor-"

"Drake Lieself," Adonis interrupted.

Bruce's blood seemed to run cold when he heard the man's name, "Wha- What?"

"Drake Lieself," Adonis continued, "is in the city today."

Bruce was too stunned to speak.

Several minutes passed before Adonis sighed, "I was just informed. I have sent someone to confirm how long he has been in the city and when he arrived."

"C- Can't be," Bruce murmured.