Chapter 249 Rudy Challenges The Don

• Another tense, charged encounter was happening in the Shangri-La. The penthouse, where Lucien Delano had his offices, was a hallowed place where no one could walk into freely.
• The Don’s study was dim, thick with cigar smoke and the scent of old leather. Rudolph Delano stood before his father, shoulders squared, his chest heaving like he had carried his rage up the stairs with him. His father, the Don, took a long, deep swig from his glass of whiskey, the flicker of annoyance masking a twinge of unease.
• Shadows from the tall lamp stretched across the Don’s study, sharpening the lines of his stern, ageing face. He was still handsome, a rugged, hardness which made women swoon. The silver hair, thick and vibrant, shone in the dim light. His son Rudoph stood opposite him, fists clenched, his breath ragged, eyes burning with hate.