On her way back from Horizia University, Yulia stared at her phone’s contact list for a while, skipping over Yannick and directly dialing his older brother, Vincent Langford—the true head of the Langford Family, a fact unknown to outsiders, who thought Yannick was in charge.

“Yulia?” There was hesitation in the voice on the other end.

“Big Brother, I didn’t mean to trouble you, but I’ve already kicked your people out. I need to let you know. This whole ...