"Rick..." Cleo warned.
"Yes Cleo, I know what this means. Even if it means losing power so be it. Because I'm not going to unite our two houses through marriage." I said.
"That's such a shame," Tricia answered playfully.
"Here is a deal Tricia," I said then grabbed the document on the table and handed it to her.
She frowned and went through it quickly.
"That's a business deal Tricia. We can't be marriage partners. But we can be business partners. Sooner or later you will take over your father's empire as the mistress. So your say will hold power. If you join me and stand by my side. We will be invisible and become the most powerful business partners in the underworld." I said seriously.
She burst out in laughter then dropped the document on the table.
"You must think I'm a dumb bit
