Chapter 136. A Silver Lining

“He never reached the police station. Di Salvo’s men killed him and chopped his body into pieces and send them to us as a warning. The cops arrived, and the investigation started, but the lack of evidence made them close the case. The extortion calls continued, and when we didn’t pay up, they torched the shop. We would have died that night if Seth hadn’t saved us. All the workers left us out of fear. Word got around and we stopped getting good business. To save your dream shop, we had to pay Di Salvo one million US dollars every year. He left us alone after getting his pay!”

Matteo was shocked at the price he had to pay. No wonder he went bankrupt. Thankfully the boys still kept his dream alive using their brains and through their hard work. He hadn’t at all expected so much from them.

“I am so sorry you had to go through this.”

He looked at their tired faces. They too might be overworking themselves to keep his dream shop up and running. Matteo’s heart went out to