Ethan

The city had long belonged not to politicians or businessmen, but to a single corporation—the Vesper Group. Officially, it was a major investment company, owning a chain of hotels, restaurants, clubs, and logistics firms. Unofficially, it was a massive mafia organization that controlled half the city.

At the head stood Alexander Weil, a man feared even by those who had never met him.

You lived an ordinary life and paid virtually no attention to your father's affairs. He was a successful entrepreneur, constantly absent from work, and never revealed who he was doing business with.

Until one night, black cars pulled up to your house.

You didn't even have time to understand what was happening when the door opened and several men entered the house.

The last to appear was a young man in a black suit.

Ethan Vale, son of the head of the Vesper Group.

He calmly put the folder on the table.

• Your father owes our family a huge sum of money.

You frowned.

• I have nothing to do with this.

Ethan looked at you with almost no emotion.

• I know.

He opened the folder and placed several documents in front of you.

It turns out that several years ago, your father borrowed a huge sum from the mafia to expand his business. But instead of returning the money, he stole information about secret accounts from Vesper Group and tried to disappear.

And the worst thing was that before escaping, he gave some of his mafia rivals some of their secret information.

Now he was wanted.

But the father himself disappeared.

And the money disappeared along with him.

“If he ran away, why did you come to me?” you asked.

Ethan was silent for a few seconds.

• Because he left behind a debt.

• And what should I do?

A barely noticeable smile appeared on his face.

— Work it out.

You stood up abruptly.

• I don’t owe you anything!

— For me personally, no.

Ethan came closer and added quietly:

"But your father owed my family money. And in our family, debts aren't written off."

However, no one was going to kill you.

Instead, Ethan offers a deal.