The Mafia Heiress's Comeback: She's More Than You Think novel Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Strike Back

Once Stormclaw was sure no one else was around, his stoic demeanor collapsed, and he burst into tears before Maren.

He knelt on the floor, his voice breaking as he spoke. “Miss Morgan, I’m so sorry. We failed to protect you. Due to our failure, you faced dangers, and we lost the Sovereign Underworld, which was rightfully yours.”

The betrayal had cost Maren everything.

Overcome with guilt, Stormclaw felt unworthy of even looking at her.

“If you’re safe, nothing else matters. Please stand up. You shouldn’t cry like this.” Maren, ever composed, just motioned to the chair across from her, showing no intention of blaming him.

“Yes, Miss Morgan.”

Stormclaw gave a quick nod, stood up, and took the seat across from her. The moment he sat down, he couldn’t hold it in any longer and asked Maren about everything that had happened over the years.

Everyone had thought she was dead back then.

Maren finally told him everything she’d encountered during the past two years.

“Thank heavens you’re safe. We’d never be able to face Mr. Edgeworth again if we’d lost you.” The thought of her

navigating a minefield and surviving made Stormclaw shudder.

“Enough with the small talk,” Maren interjected with a steady voice, slicing through the pleasantries. “I need to know who

controls the Sovereign Underworld now, and the nature of this internal conflict.”

As she finished her question, Stormclaw’s face contorted with anger, his hands balled into fists as a cold aura of rage

emanated from him.

He regained his composure with effort, being in Maren’s presence, and revealed the name with a simmering intensity.

“Frank Edgeworth.”

“Frank Edgeworth?”

Maren wasn’t unfamiliar with the name. She had known Frank well. He was Nikolas‘ brother and the second–in–command

of the Sovereign Underworld.

His oldest son, Patrick Edgeworth, had lost the fight to become heir, and it was Maren who ended his life.

“That’s the man,” Stormclaw answered through gritted teeth. “He’s not alone. Frank has been conspiring with external entities. Amidst our internal conflict, he aligned with government crackdowns, catching us unprepared. The losses were devastating–many were killed, others fled.”

The Sovereign Underworld had long stood atop the criminal world, unchallenged until internal strife offered their enemies -both from other criminal elements and the government–a fatal opening.

Maren processed this information before inquiring further, “What happened next? I don’t think Frank could dominate the

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entire Sovereign Underworld by himself.”

Frank lacked the formidable presence Nikolas had commanded; it seemed implausible that he could wield such extensive

power.

After all, the Sovereign Underworld was the top criminal organization globally.

It wasn’t conceivable that anyone could simply assume total control without considerable difficulty.

Stormclaw nodded in agreement. “Indeed, he couldn’t. To manage the situation, Frank fragmented our territories,

distributing them among various gangs. This was both a reward for their allegiance and a strategy to maintain easier

control over smaller regions.”

Upon hearing that, Maren slammed her hand down on the table. “He distributed our territories?”

From its inception, the Sovereign Underworld had stood unchallenged at the pinnacle of the global underworld scene.

It was not just the leader but the sole dominator, feared to the extent that even international military forces kept their

distance.

To think of it now being distributed out…

Stormclaw raised his head to meet Maren’s gaze, which was sharp and piercing. The intensity of her murderous aura sent

a shiver down his spine, a testament to her outrage.

It was clear that she was seething with fury.

Whenever she was enraged, danger was sure to follow.

“Just you wait, Frank.” Maren’s voice was eerily calm as she spoke.

Without hesitation, she continued, “I’m going to rebuild everything. Are you still with me?”

At that, Stormclaw leapt from his chair, adrenaline surging through him. He had been longing for such a declaration.

Without Maren’s survival, he might have withered away unnoticed at the Royal Military Academy.

But she had returned, reviving his purpose.

She wasn’t just another person. She was their steady ground–the one who gave them a reason to keep going.

Stormclaw’s commitment was unwavering. “I’ll follow you to the ends of the earth, without question!”

“How many of us remain?” Maren then inquired.

Regret clouded Stormclaw’s face. “It was a sudden ambush. We were unprepared, scattered. Many fell, others fled. I’m uncertain who survived, if they’ve been captured by Frank or if they’re still free.”

Had he not been cut off from them, he would never have assumed the name Hades or hidden himself away in the Royal

Military Academy.

Maren absorbed this with a nod, her mind racing with plans,

For many decades, Nikolas had controlled the Sovereign Underworld, deepening their influence under her reign as well,

Not even two years could completely dismantle their deeply embedded network.