Chapter 72

Patricia pondered what her dad would do if he landed a $1 million check. She couldn't wire it from her own account, fearing it could be traced back to her. She figured she'd have to tap into the family math whiz—her dad.

Printing out Lionsliquidlogic.com info, she took it to her father, asking how to send $1 million to her buddy to gear up for taking down Bruno Valentino and the other families.

William chuckled, "Only a million and you're stumped?"

"Dad, cut me some slack. I've been flush for, like, what, a few months? Mom had me on a tight leash with my school cash. Remember her mantra, 'Involve me, I remember forever'?"

William dropped his head, grinning. "Looks like your mom never forgot a thing I taught her. Two decades later, she's got me eating my own words. Wherever she is, she's probably having a good laugh at me wrestling with my own kid."

He did what she asked, but he had an