Chapter 193: Dialing for Backup

Melson's shout had not been particularly loud, yet Alfredo still flinched. He hadn't expected the man in front of him to be this reckless. Alfredo was a spoiled scion, yes, but he understood one thing with painful clarity: in Capital City, you're surrounded by people you can't afford to cross. So he had long operated by his own rules, steering clear of hard cases like Melson. He had thought his usual ruthless tricks would be enough to cow a nobody. He never imagined the man before him would be...