Chapter 104: The Bloodline Grows
The days at school had been going smoothly for Max. With no trouble circling around him, he could finally focus on one thing, building his new empire: the Billion Bloodline.
There were a lot of moving parts, but with his past experience from the White Tiger, Max was placing down the stepping stones, small but calculated moves that would eventually evolve the group into a fully organized crew. His vision? To transform the Billion Bloodline into something the underground world would recognize as an Elite Syndicate.
Sitting at his desk, Max scribbled notes across his notebook, barely paying attention to the lesson. Not that the teacher ever asked him to participate anymore.
If Billion Bloodline grows strong enough to become an elite syndicate, Max thought, maybe we’ll get an invitation this time. And if that happens... it could finally be my chance to meet the White Tiger face-to-face.
With that thought, he continued outlining plans, his next targets, investment ideas, and key roles he’d need to fill.
Elsewhere in the school, Abby and Cindy were chatting as usual. And, unsurprisingly, the topic of conversation was the same person it had been for weeks now.
"I promise you, nothing happened," Cindy said. "I didn’t even talk to Max one-on-one."
"I know," Abby replied with a soft smile. "I trust you, Cindy. We’ve been friends too long. If you ever actually liked Max, I know you’d tell me."
Cindy let out a laugh and playfully bumped her shoulder against Abby’s.
"So that means you do like him, huh? Finally admitting something." Her voice turned teasing, but there was warmth behind it. "But I swear, my dad still won’t tell me anything about what they talked about. And what little he did say doesn’t make any sense."
She shook her head. "I’m telling you, Abby... you’ve picked a really mysterious guy to fall for."