"You need money earned through legitimate channels. I can get you the biggest profits in the shortest amount of time, using the simplest methods! In return, as the Young Master of the Underground, you must guarantee that no shady characters or riff-raff will come looking for trouble with me or get in my way!"
"So, you need the Winters Family as your shield, while you lead the way? You want the Winters Family to be your bodyguards? You've got some nerve!" Ronan Winters poured himself a cup of chrysanthemum tea as well, sipping it slowly, his long eyelashes masking his expression.
"What I can give you is more than enough to cover the protection fee!" Seraphina Sterling replied calmly, not the least bit discouraged by Ronan Winters's taunt. "I am confident that, other than me, no one can deliver on those three points. You can think it over carefully."
Seraphina Sterling left the decision to Ronan Winters, exerting no pressure whatsoever.
