Half-step Purgatory

Durin stroked the black cat on the armrest of his chair, sitting on the black leather sofa. Through the glasses perched on his nose, his gaze passed over the long table in front of him and settled on the man kneeling on the carpet:
"I understand, you've made money in Naples, your business has been very successful, and you've led a happy life. You've had those secret police, friends in both the law and the underground, and even the Royal Family speaking on your behalf."
"You don't need a friend like me, I know that. You're afraid of owing me a favor, and you don't want to get involved in troubles."
"But now you come to me and say, 'I beg you, Mr. Durin of the Corleon family, please help me seek justice, so that my life and my family will not suffer and sink into despair.'
Yet, in your eyes, I was nothing more than a second-rate artist involved in movies and music. Even at the brink of death, you still show me such disrespect, not even willing to call me by my title... Keeper of Secrets."

Durin's Diary

"As soon as she saw you, Natalia got crazy excited," Anta said with an exasperated smile as she watched Durin embracing his sister. "You spoil her too much."


"Actually, I came to see you, but it seems my sister has definitely caught my scent," Durin explained with a smile.


Anta just smiled and raised her eyebrows, then reached out to pinch Natalia's cheek before turning to Durin: "What are you planning to do next?"


"Head back to Eternal Blaze Nest, focus on getting the film right, and then with the weather warming up, it's time to start preparing the kids for their promotions. Then we need to see whether the Green-skinned Orcs will launch an offensive during the summer."


Chapter 345: An Ordinary Day