ng_zodiac:

Wen Leong sat back in his chair and locked his fingers together behind his head. Right now, thanks to Therese, he was in control of almost half the San Francisco underworld. It had taken time, but he was a patient man. Therese was very efficient in changing the minds of the leaders of the various factions.

Tomorrow he had another meeting with another leader. By the end of the day he should have control over another part of the underworld.

franklen_four:

Another day had passed, and the holiday break was soon to be over.  The next day was the beginning of the new year, and Franklin was sure that his family had some sort of event planned.  They were probably going to tell him all about their resolutions for the new year, but Franklin had his own life to worry about.  It seemed conceited, but he really had to work hard to keep up a normal appearance.  Even on the streets he walked, something strange always happened.