Chapter 16 - The Corrupt Senator Strikes Back Against The Syndicate
Before Khloe could formulate a reply, the heavy oak doors of the office burst open without warning.
Matteo rushed inside, his face pale and taut with urgent operational panic.
“Boss, we’ve got a major problem,” Matteo announced, stepping up to the edge of the glass desk.
“Speak,” Dominic ordered, his relaxed demeanor vanishing instantly into hard, ruthless authority.
“Senator Kensington just used emergency state tax enforcement to seize three of our shipping containers at Conley Terminal,” Matteo reported.
Khloe gasped, realizing the political war between the corrupt senator and the mafia boss had just escalated dramatically.
“He thinks he can strangle my supply lines over a spilled plate of pasta?” Dominic asked coldly.
“He’s banking on us retaliating with violence so he can call in federal RICO charges,” Matteo warned.
Dominic turned his gaze slowly toward Khloe, a brilliant, calculating light flashing in his slate-gray eyes.
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“Violence is for amateurs, Matteo. We’re going to destroy him with a spreadsheet instead.”
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