Dorothy spent the night at Arthur's house.

Arthur cleaned up the small room that had been used as a storage room, and it was Arthur's study for a long time. The folded wire bed was already covered with dust, and there was a faint musty smell in the room. Since his mother died, Arthur has rarely used this room except for some waste supplies and idle things.

The next morning, Arthur made breakfast for Gina and Dorothy, and Gina was still a little shy at the dinner table. It was the first time she had met Arthur's relatives, and she was not yet 18 years old, and she had no idea how to get along with a mature and generous woman like Dorothy, especially since she was Arthur's sister.

Dorothy asked Gina some questions, and Gina glanced at Arthur from time to time with her big dripping eyes, and Arthur always said, "It's for you, not for me." "It's easy to have breakfast, Arthur asked Gina to take the subway to school by herself, and he has other arrangements today. Seeing Gina leave, Dorothy asked, "She's still in high school?" Have you ever thought about your future? ”

Arthur shook his head and said, "I don't like to think so much, let's think more about what is in front of me." ”

Dorothy ate her bread as she told Arthur about her plans.

Both parents have died, and the decline of the Luciano family is inevitable. Now that the power of the family has been taken over by Montolo, Dorothy only wants to get back what belongs to her and start a new life in New York. She is ready to take back her villa in Narssau County and take over the Luciano restaurant in Little Italy, as well as two properties. There are also Tony's other assets, which are separated from the family if they are involved and belong to the family. She just wants to take the part that belongs to her private, and with Tony's leadership position and wealth accumulation over the years, it should be a rich inheritance.

As for Arthur, he doesn't have to continue to be a cook, he can help Dorothy run Luciano's restaurant, and Dorothy is ready to share a part of his shares to ensure that Arthur has no worries about food and clothing. In the future, Arthur can choose to marry Gina, or be with another woman, get married and have children, and continue the bloodline of the Luciano family. Who made Luthor have only one son and no son for Tony?

Dorothy's advice is actually good, mafia gangs are essentially the same as large family businesses and corporations. In the early days, relying on blood relations, he carved out a world in the original market. As the capital market becomes more and more developed, the business is getting bigger and bigger, but the founding family's voice and control in the company are gradually decreasing. In the end, financial capital and professional managers will completely control the company group, and the founder family, which is completely excluded from the decision-making level and management, will only take a part of the shares, so as to ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing.

Many giant conglomerates and families in the United States have been affected by the impact of modern financial markets, and the withered Luciano family is no exception. Of course, Dorothy didn't know that her younger brother had long been secretly in control of the family, and Montolo was just a puppet who was not very stable.

Arthur didn't listen to Dorothy's plan, his mind was on the 6 of hearts in the safe. He was 80 percent sure that Dorothy would be the owner of the 6 of hearts. It's just that the 6 of hearts is one size bigger than Abramo's 5 of clubs, and Arthur worries about whether he can afford to live with Dorothy's recitation.

"Arthur? Shall we go to Nassau later? It's been a long time since I've been back. ”

"No problem, I'll take a leave of absence from the store... Schmidt was nice to me. ”

Arthur agreed, and it occurred to him that perhaps there might be a place where Dorothy could read the verses on the playing cards. So, the two cleaned up, Arthur opened the safe, took out the 6 of hearts from it, went downstairs and rode his motorcycle, and drove Dorothy to Villa Luciano in Nassau County.

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On the Long Island Highway, Arthur's motorcycle is speeding away.

Once out of Manhattan and Brooklyn, he can ride in the wind unimpeded.

Before he came to this plane, Arthur wanted to own a motorcycle. It's just that the control of motorcycles in China has always been very strict and has become a toy for the rich. And in the United States, motorcycles are more free, and Abu has been persuading Arthur to buy a car, and owning a car in the United States is too commonplace. Arthur didn't want to, he still liked to ride his beloved big motorcycle and speed on the road.

The 1990 version of the Indian Scout he had in his crotch was the most valuable tangible asset he had — the Panasonic TV set in second place.

Getting off the highway and passing Oyster Bay, Arthur's motorcycle passed over the beach where Tony was buried. There were already people sitting there fishing in the morning against the rising sun, never knowing that a corpse was buried under their seat. But who knows if he has stepped on the corpse, and where he will be buried and trampled on in the future.

Leaving Oyster Bay and following the lush countryside boulevard, Arthur parked his car in front of the pink-walled villa.

Dorothy got out of the car, took off her helmet, and looked up at the silent villa, where a few crisp bird calls rang out in her ears. The environment is as beautiful as ever, Dorothy has spent almost 10 years here, and there are many fond memories of her, as well as some nightmares that are hard for her to look back on. If it weren't for the constant news coming from the family that her father, Tony, had died, Dorothy wouldn't want to come back anyway.

Parking the car at the gate, Arthur took out the key to open the gate, and the two entered the courtyard. After Tony's death, the villa was left unused and put up for sale by a real estate agency. There is no shortage of buyers for such villas in New York, but most buyers shy away from this beautiful house after learning about the owner's background and disappearance.

The cobblestone pavement was covered with dust and leaves, and the pool had been drained and had become dirty inside after a few rains. The pink flowers on the Sizhao Flower Tree have withered away, and the entire villa and courtyard have shown signs of decay. It's only been a month, and the sophistication and prosperity will fade quickly with the passage of time.

Dorothy walked around the yard, and everything was still familiar. The swing rack by the pool is gone and turned into benches and parasols. The roses that were wrapped around the walled flowers had long since withered, leaving only thorny vines. The pink exterior of the villa has not been cleaned for a month, and there are traces of spots. Dorothy stepped up the steps to the door of the villa, and Arthur followed and opened the door. I looked upstairs and downstairs, opened the curtains to let the sunlight in, Dorothy stood on the top floor and looked into the distance, the sun sprinkled on her face, and she felt extremely comfortable and happy.

Arthur did not go upstairs, but opened the secret door of the cellar on the first floor, and shouted upstairs, "Dorothy! Dorothy! ”

Dorothy, who heard Arthur's voice, went downstairs and saw Arthur standing by the secret door, stopped for a moment, and said, "Arthur? ”

Arthur said: "I found out that there was a secret door here, which I remember going in when I was a child, and it led to the vineyards. ”

Dorothy said, "Oh... Is it? I... I never knew... I was upstairs and the sun was nice upstairs..."

"Dorothy, let's go down and have a look, maybe we can get to the vineyard."

"No... I'm not interested, I'm not interested, I'm going upstairs. ”

Dorothy turned to leave, but Arthur stepped forward and grabbed Dorothy's arm and dragged him down. Dorothy was so frightened by the sudden turn of events that she screamed, "Arthur! What are you going to do Arthur! Let go of me, let go of me Arthur! ”

But Arthur was no longer the emaciated Arthur of his childhood, he was as strong as a calf, and easily dragged Dorothy down the stairs. He grabbed Dorothy's arms with both hands and dragged him to the door of the secret door, which opened open and the dark passage opened like the mouth of a monster. Dorothy subconsciously desperately retreated, desperately resisting, she didn't know what happened to Arthur and what he wanted to do. But when she saw this dark passageway, she was terrified, afraid of what she had seen in the cellar.

"Let go... Let go of me Arthur! Dorothy's throat began to growl like a female beast, but it still couldn't shake Arthur's tougher will and tougher body. He pushed Dorothy down the cellar, and a musty smell of stale and dampness came over him. If Arthur's horrific memories of the cellar are the deer's head, Dorothy's shadow of the cellar comes from his father and his father's unspeakable secrets.

"Please, let go of me, let go of me Arthur." After the struggle became ineffective, Dorothy began to plead with Arthur. The two had already crossed the corner and reached the door of the room. The door was unlocked, and Arthur kicked it open, only then did he let Dorothy go, push her into the room, and turn on the light.

Dorothy was in the pink room, and the memories that had suffocated her came back to her, and tears took over her eyes. She clenched her arms tightly, her body trembling, and she clenched her teeth, trying not to let that bad feeling take over her. That feeling, the secret she discovered that night, was in this pink room that almost ruined her life. Her imagination of her family, her father, love, life, and childhood memories all collapsed because of the revelation of a secret.

The lucky man uses his childhood to heal his whole life, and the unfortunate man heals his childhood with his whole life, and Dorothy is a person who suddenly becomes unlucky from lucky, and if she can, she would rather not discover her father's secret. This pink room, she originally thought that when she got it again, she would destroy it, completely destroy it. She closed her eyes tightly, resisting the invasion of memories, but it was useless, those images were hard to erase, they were deeply engraved in her mind, and from time to time she went crazy, so that she miscarried and lost two children.

"Dorothy, look at me, open your eyes and look at me, Dorothy."

A voice echoed in his ears, dispelling the haunting memories. It was Arthur's voice.

Dorothy slowly opened her teary eyes, and in addition to Arthur's face, there was an additional playing card—a card facing her back, with golden letters flashing on it.

"Dorothy, can you see the words on the playing cards?"

"Can you see it? Read it to me, Dorothy, and everything will be fine. ”

Arthur's voice seemed to have a hypnotic effect, and Dorothy moved her lips and said:

"I was caught up by you in the dark night, and you made me lie down......"