Chapter 1147: One slip up
Five Secret Family.
Hera once heard about this legendary family as a kid. Back then, Vicenzo, her father, found his interest in this secret society that the Five Secret Family was leading. Vincenzo’s reasons when she asked why, were simply to sate his curiosity.
But it seemed her father wasn’t simply sating his curiosity.
Old Madam Zhu didn’t know too much about the Five Secret Family besides the crumbs Felice told her. According to her, these Five Secret Families were so powerful they had control in many regions of the world. They could incite war and put the whole world in chaos with the flick of their hands. They could even kill a country’s economy if they so pleased.
Just that alone was enough to bring fear to anyone. Hence, the many big nations kept their existence a secret. The mere idea in fiction was enough to make people wonder and tremble in fear, but if people knew this was actually the reality, it could mean a lot of things.
"Even at this age, they hold control over many regions," Old Madam Zhu continued, eyes cast down. "I heard they were cruel if they wanted to be. It’s the reason that until now, they have such power over the world. Because once they find out that anyone is having second thoughts about them, they would die even before they open their mouths."
Hera’s face turned sour, massaging her temple as she absorbed this newfound information. She considered many things except this one. She should’ve known there was a reason her mother wanted to talk to her about something before she left that night.
’She was probably going to talk about those people,’ Hera hissed as she lifted her eyes at Old Madam Zhu.
"From what I heard, your mother was supposed to marry another son from one of the families," Old Madam Zhu continued. "She didn’t detail everything, but that is one of the reasons she ran away. She didn’t want them controlling her life anymore. Quite the irony when she ended up becoming an agent."