Chapter 525

Thorsten laughed. "You're clever. Maybe you'll be born into a good family in your next life."

With that, he stood, and I instinctively leaned forward, almost collapsing at his feet. One of his bodyguards moved to grab me, but Thorsten held him back, giving me a cold, disdainful look. "Now that you know everything, what do you want? Beg me to let you go?"

Yes, I wanted him to let me go.

I couldn't die here—not like this. That would be too much of a loss.

"I don't believe you. Not unless you let me confront Matthew myself. Or at least call him—I want to hear what he has to say." My words were both genuine and a desperate attempt to buy time.

If I could just hold him off a little longer, maybe someone would come looking for me.

But who would?

I didn't have time to figure that out. I held Thorsten's gaze, praying he'd give in.

But he just signaled to his bodyguard, and the next thing I knew, I was being dragged away.

Thorsten left, and I was shoved back into my chair, his words ec