“I understand, thank you.”

Vin could not help the slight tremble in his voice as he spoke to one of his nephew’s caretakers.

The crime lord made certain that the boy would want for nothing. He paid the board handsomely to ensure that his nephew’s accommodations would be nothing short of what royalty would enjoy, but it seems it was not enough.

“Bullying, huh?” he muttered to himself as he dialed the school to confirm the reports and schedule a visit as soon as possible. “This is all my fault.”

Quite frankly, he hadn’t expected things to have escalated this far. While most of the bullying was about the boy...