Luca was certain after she saw him evade her question.It was Pierre!"Didn't you find out more before you kidnapped me? I was rumored to be romantically involved with Luke Crawford. Also, I work in T Corporation. If I don’t show up to work, they’ll know that I'm missing and call the police." Luca reminded him in a casual tone.The man knew that Luca's kidnapping had been announced on the news.The kidnappers thought that even if a passerby who was around when they kidnapped her called the police to report it, it would take a long time for the mindless police officers to find out Luca's identity.They never expected that on the second day of the kidnapping, the police already knew who Luca was and issued a notice.‘Could it be… that what she said is true?’They had been involved in multiple kidnappings of prominent figures but they had never dared to provoke the Crawford and Mallory families.Everyone in their line of work knew that the businesses those two families were involv
"Of course, your wedding gift will be different from other people's. Let's put it this way. You can have whichever of Mallory Corporation’s subsidiaries you fancy. We’ll go through the transfer procedures. You can build your career and won't have to work for me anymore," Percy said."Subsidiary? I don't want any of them, Brother. I'm happy with how things are now. I get to take the company's dividends and occasionally do what you tell me to do. My life is leisurely." Pierre turned Percy down when he heard that he wanted to give him a subsidiary company.Even though Percy was his brother, he would never hand over Mallory Corporation to him.What he wanted most was Mallory Corporation, not any of its subsidiaries. Nevertheless, he was not stupid. He knew that if he said something, he would be turned down. Maybe he would even reveal something, so he chose to keep it to himself.Percy listened to Pierre, who positioned himself as a hands-off shopkeeper. If he had not investigated him a
"No, we didn't say anything. She was the one who asked us if someone from the Mallory family was involved." Eric did not dare to mention that she guessed it because of what he said for fear of being scolded.Pierre did not expect Luca to be so smart. He yelled into the phone, "Good-for-nothings! How did she act after she asked that?""Nothing. She's very calm," Eric replied as he made a helpless look at his companion."Stay away from her. I'm going to find a way to divert her suspicions," Pierre said. He then hung up the phone and drove to the villa.Percy's men followed behind him, but Pierre did not notice because they were skilled.When Pierre was halfway there, Luke's men met up with Percy's. They talked and changed positions so Pierre would not notice that something was wrong.He drove to the villa. Luke's men arrived and knew that this was not Pierre's usual address, so they sent the location to Luke.At the same time, Percy was also updated on their location.He sent Luk
Pierre clenched his fists when he heard her mock him. ‘Is she really not afraid or is she putting on an act? She’s still making fun of me in the situation she’s in now?’Pierre felt that he had to teach her a lesson so that she would not think she was on vacation.When he thought of that, he raised his hand and slapped Luca in the face.Luca knew that he was going to slap her so she prepared herself. She could not let herself bang her head on the bed like the night before. Even though she was mentally prepared, Pierre did not hold back and gave her a tight slap across the face.Her neck was twisted to the side. She was in pain.‘Does Pierre want to kill me?’Blood spilled from the corners of Luca's mouth. She turned her head and stared at Pierre. "What do you want from me?"Pierre noticed the wound on her forehead and asked Eric, "You did this?""It was an accident. We didn't mean to do it," Eric explained.Pierre did not condemn them. He looked at the blood spilling from
As soon as Eric heard that, he immediately praised Pierre, "That’s smart! When will this matter end?"Based on the industry standards, they had to complete everything before they could receive any money.Pierre glared at him. "If Luke cares about this woman, he’ll act soon. Why are you in such a hurry?"Eric was speechless when he heard that Luke Crawford was involved.He was not afraid because Luke was involved. There were not many people who could get Luke’s attention. If he compromised because of a threat, he would have to compromise a lot.What worried him was if Luke treasured the woman in the room.The two seemed to be romantically linked… If he and Derek were not able to escape in time, both of them would be sent to jail!"What? Are you feeling dissatisfied? Do you think I’m not paying you enough?" Pierre asked when he saw Eric keeping quiet.Eric wailed in his heart. If he had known that this woman was involved with Luke, he would never have kidnapped her no matter ho
Luca stared at the ceiling and could not think of any ideas.Her only option was to obediently go with their arrangement lest she suffered again. A woman against two men was not a fair fight to begin with. On top of that, her hands and feet were bound.Eric opened the door and walked in. When he saw how desperate Luca looked, he thought about the connections she had.He felt uneasy, so he opened the door and walked in with some medicine."Does it hurt?" He looked at Luca's swollen face. He did not hold back when he slapped her earlier. After all, he did not dare to disobey Pierre’s orders in front of him.Luca glanced at him and said nothing.It hurt for her to open her mouth, let alone speak.Eric was not bothered that she did not respond. He took out the medicine in his pocket. When he went to purchase merbromin and iodophor, the pharmacist recommended it after she learned about the patient’s wound.She told him that if he was unsure of the depth of the wound, it was best if
Luke turned on the camera, and at the same time, the video was done loading. He moved the mouse to the button for it to start playing, and his hands were shaking a little."Luke, calm down." Percy saw the cursor trembling slightly on the computer screen and knew that he was nervous.Luke acted calm but he could never calm himself down whenever the matter involved Bianca.Bianca was his other half. She was his sun and moon. After all these years, she finally came back to him but was forced to go through these hardships all over again. When he thought of that, Luke could not calm down. "Click on it," Percy said.Luke clicked on the video.The video had been edited. What they saw was Luca being slapped in the face by a man wearing a mask. After a few slaps, her face swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye.The loud sounds of slapping came from the stereo, which showed that this video was not faked.Luke could not help but clench his fists when he saw Luca being tortured. He
Luke glanced out the window and said in a confident tone, "It's here."Jason was about to pull over to the side of the road when he heard Luke say, "Go a little farther.""Yes." Jason followed his instructions and drove past two villas before he stopped the car.Luke sat in the car and had no intentions of getting out. He directed the men who were already lurking in the area.He was feeling extra confident since Percy had lent him his men as well.Jason sat in the driver's seat without moving, silently waiting for the next command.Once everything was planned out, Luke opened the car door.When Jason saw that he was about to get out of the car, he quickly asked, "Boss, do you want me to follow you?""Wait here," Luke instructed him with a blank expression. He got out of the car, walked to Pierre's villa, and glanced at the surveillance camera at the door.He did not bother to sneak around because he was not afraid that the people inside would find out that he was here and run