That night, Mateo left Houston.
His presence in Houston wouldn't have made much difference. After analyzing the situation with the Dougherty Group's senior management, they reached a conclusion that infuriated him: the Gosling group and Reedus's Company were colluding against them. This maneuver had hit the Dougherty Group hard.
Even if the Dougherty Group hadn't invested in Houston, the conflict between the Esquivel group and Liam would have inevitably impacted them. Furthermore, by transferring some of their capital to Houston, they had weakened their ability to withstand risks in Austin city.
Angry as he was, Mateo couldn't do much. He could only try to minimize the Dougherty Group's losses and weather the storm.
Comparatively, the Gosling group and Reedus's Company were having
