The noises the two of them made pissed Oswald off when he was trying hard to figure out what to do. “Shut the f*ck up!”The two men stopped talking and turned to look at Oswald.Oswald massaged his aching temples and said, “We can’t hide this, but we can’t tell the police either. We should inform the Mallory family.”“Are we really going to tell the Mallory family about this?” One of the men shivered for a moment.It was them who failed to protect Pierre. If the Mallory family blamed them for this, they might give them a hard time. “We have to. Pierre is on the wanted list now, and he was taken away. We can’t hide this from anyone. The Mallory family won’t call the police even if they find out about it. At most, they’ll just scold us,” analyzed Oswald.The two men nodded their heads as they listened.They were not really afraid because the house belonged to Oswald. Pierre was taken away by someone else in this house, and they had nothing to do with it.“Oswald, do you have M
Mr. Bennet already believed what Oswald said was true when they told him about the burglary at Pierre’s office. However, he erred on the side of caution and asked them to tell him more about the details.Oswald looked at him. He hesitated whether or not he should tell Mr. Bennet more about it.If he told Mr. Bennet the burglary he committed in detail, he would be in deep trouble in case Mr. Bennet called the police.Mr. Bennet noticed that Oswald had been quiet. He knew what Oswald was worried about. He said, “Don’t worry. I just want to make sure that you’re telling the truth. If what you said is true, then we know you’re working for Mr. Pierre. We won’t call the police if you’re Mr. Pierre’s men. You only have to tell me the details of the burglary.”“Well, we broke into Mr. Pierre’s office that night, and we stole everything he kept in the safebox—documents, cash, and stuff he kept in the drawers. We were afraid that the police would suspect something was wrong, so we stole so
“Luke Crawford…” Karen’s eyes darkened. She gnashed her teeth with frustration when she uttered Luke’s name. Oswald added, “It’s the only thing that has happened in the past few days. No one else has come to look for Mr. Pierre until now…”“Can you guarantee that what you said is true?” Karen stared at the two men in front of her.They dressed like street thugs, and they were embarrassingly obsequious when they faced her. It did not seem like they were lying to her."It's true! Mr. Pierre called you on my landline before. I know you'd find out that Mr. Pierre was gone sooner or later. If we didn’t inform you immediately, we'd be in trouble next time. That's why we don't dare to lie to you." Oswald immediately gave her a clear indication. If it were not for Pierre using his landline to call Karen, he might not have come this far.After all, if Karen suspected him, he would be in deep sh*t.Once Karen noticed that something was wrong, she would send someone to the telecommunicat
If Luke really intended to kidnap Pierre, the previous incident would not have happened.One would not suspect Luke if one was able to think this through calmly. After all, someone who managed T Corporation would not go as far as giving himself the chance to dirty his hands. However, Karen was worried about Pierre’s situation now. She cared about him, and that was why she suspected it was Luke who did it.Mr. Bennet thought it would be better not to remind Karen about this. He had no choice but to follow her instructions. In the hospital.Oswald and Flynn were brought to the outpatient clinic at the hospital by the chauffeur. The chauffeur used the Mallory family’s status to request the doctor to do a blood test for the two of them.After they drew their blood and tested it, the two of them followed behind the chauffeur and sat down on the chairs outside the corridor of the hospital while waiting for the blood test result."Brother Oswald, if the blood test result turns out to
Johann replied playfully the moment he replied to Luke: [Yo, you're finally awake, huh?]Luke replied: [?]Then, Percy sent another message too. [Who is it?]After a while, Johann sent the two men’s personal details to the group chat. The hospital’s patient management system was connected to the healthcare system. Hence, Johann could easily find out a patient’s identity and background through the hospital’s system.Luke looked at Oswald’s and Flynn’s information. He leaned against the headboard and replied: [They took Pierre in.][Is he hiding in their house?] Percy had the address Luke gave him, but he did not look for Pierre. That was why he could not recognize Oswald and Flynn.However, Luke recognized the two of them.[Yes.] Luke was sure about it. Gale’s subordinates even sent Oswald’s personal details to him when they followed Pierre to his house.Therefore, there was no way he could remember it wrongly.Luke opened his conversation with Gale on the phone, screenshotted
One of the men dragged Pierre out of the car.Thump! Pierre knelt on the ground.The man frowned and asked, “What’s the matter with him?”“He fought back, so I did something to him.” Amur shot a glance at Pierre’s weak legs and casually explained.“Ugh!” The man dragged Pierre and walked toward the house.Amur followed behind them.When they entered the house, the man tied Pierre to a chair and took the piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth out.“I’m gonna kill you!” Pierre yelled angrily at Amur the moment the gag in his mouth was taken off.The stabbing pain in his right leg made him realize what Amur did to him after he drugged him. Pierre tried to lift his leg, but he soon realized he could not.He knew his leg was broken.Amur looked at the twisted and ferocious expression on Pierre’s face coldly. He asked for it.He chose to mess with Luca and Abel instead of living his comfortable life as the second young master of the Mallory family. It served him right for ending up
Pierre knew that his investigation had upset the man in front of him, so he said, “What would it take for you to let me go?”“Haha. Mr. Pierre, do you think I went through all of that to kidnap you just so that I could let you go?” Abel laughed out loud as if he had just heard a joke.The men behind him started laughing too.“You’re simply delusional to be thinking of escaping the clutches of our boss.” They laughed out loud again after hearing that comment.Pierre scanned the room to see that the only person in the house who did not laugh was the person who kidnapped him.“Shut up,” Abel immediately reprimanded his laughing subordinates.The sound of laughter came to an abrupt stop.Abel put a halt to the banter and said with a straight face, “How could you say that he’s delusional? Nothing is impossible.”Pierre was stunned to find out that he still had a chance.However, he knew that getting this chance from Abel was not going to be easy and that he might have to pay a big
“Oh?” Abel crossed his legs again to listen to what he had to offer.“I’ll give you money, and you’ll help me deal with Luke and Percy. I want them to disappear off the face of the earth,” Pierre said relentlessly.He knew that the person sitting in front of him could accomplish that.He was equally as powerful as Luke and Percy.“Luke? Percy?” Abel sneered and asked, “Do you have money?”“The Mallory family does,” replied Pierre. He knew that the Mallory family would never pay someone to get rid of Percy, so the only thing he could do was to make a deal with the man in a mask in front of him.“How naive. Do you really think that the Mallory family will agree to let me get rid of Percy?” Abel asked as he had heard stuff about the Mallory family thanks to Pierre.He looked Pierre in the eye. If he were not a member of the Mallory family, he might have even taken pity on him and let him onto the Island of Despair.As someone who was cruel enough to want to kill his own brother, h
“As long as he stays out of your sight, I won’t make a move,” said Ray.If Gordan were not one of Luke’s pals, he would have been long gone.Anyone who dared to mess with someone Ray cherished would not be let off easily. The only reason Gordan was still breathing was thanks to Luke.“Alright, Ray. Just let it go. I’ve moved on and started a new life. Plus, I’m studying at Capital University. We have mutual friends, so running into him is inevitable. If that happens, we’ll just be strangers. There’s no need to step in for me or act impulsively.” Just as Vivian finished speaking, the doorbell rang.“Is it the clothes delivery?” asked Ray.“No, while you were talking with Mr. Crawford, I asked someone to buy some medicinal cream. The ones here work better than the ones in Russia. A little massage with it should help you heal faster,” Vivian said, grabbing a mask and hat before heading to the door.“Miss, is the boss alright?” asked one of Ray’s subordinates.“He’s fine. Did you ge
When Ray heard that there was a 90% chance of success, he could not help but ask, “Can you walk me through your plan?”“The prison where Kassy is being held actually has an underground passage. I’ve already spoken with the prison officials, and we can use that passage to transport her out. It connects to the sewage system, which leads directly to another detention facility. "The only catch is that this facility’s underground pipes don’t connect to the outside world, so the remaining 10% risk lies in moving Kassy onto the main road and securing her at the new location.“This whole operation can be done without anyone noticing, which is why I’m confident it’ll work.” As Luke explained, he pulled out a detailed map of the sewer system. “Here’s the layout I had someone retrieve. This is the starting point, and this is the destination. If we take this route, we can move Kassy without alerting Abel’s people.”Abel’s men were keeping a constant watch outside the prison now. That was prec
Luke had no idea what kind of mindset the person who poisoned Vivian had. However, he found Gordan’s current behavior quite intriguing.“Luke, what’s with that look?” Gordan felt uneasy under his gaze.“You seem pretty concerned about Vivian,” Luke leaned back on the couch and said thoughtfully.Gordan froze for a moment before laughing it off. “What? No way! Why would I care about her? Come on, Luke, don’t say stuff like that. If she hears it, she might start getting ideas.”Luke could not be bothered to expose his act and got straight to the point. “Why are you here?”“Speaking of that, I almost got sidetracked by that woman.” Gordan quickly pulled out his phone, grimacing. “Man, Ray really didn’t hold back. I need to get some treatment for these bruises later.”Luke took the phone and tried to unlock it. It needed a passcode. He handed it back. “Unlock it.”“All set, boss.” Gordan unlocked the phone and went back to pressing an ice pack against his face.Luke scanned the scr
It was the sound of a body slamming onto the ground.Gordan’s furious curses rang out. “Damn it! You're really going all out, huh? Do you think I'm scared of you?”Another loud thud followed.Vivian frowned. What the hell were they doing? Were they really going to fight until one of them won?Both of them were skilled fighters. If they kept this up, neither would walk away unscathed.“Enough!” shouted Vivian.The two men locked in the fight froze for a moment.“Vivian, stay out of this. I’m beating him to a pulp today,” growled Ray, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. He was not in great shape, but neither was Gordan.“Ray, I don’t want to see him,” said Vivian. She did not want Ray fighting him. It was not to protect Gordan but because she did not want Ray getting hurt.Also, she definitely did not want Gordan to see her like this. She could already picture his smug face, his sarcastic remarks and his gloating.“Fine. If you don’t want to see him, I’ll just beat
After returning to the hotel from the hospital, Vivian felt much better.To her, the fact that Ray had taken her to the hospital meant there was hope for the future, which lifted her spirits. She picked up an apple from the fruit platter the hotel had provided and took a bite.“Ray, this apple is really good. Want to try one?” asked Vivian.Ray shook his head. “You go ahead. By the way, can I take a look at the luggage you brought from Russia?”Vivian nodded. “I only hung up my clothes. Everything else is still in the suitcase. You can just take the things out.”Ray walked into the bedroom, pulled out her suitcase, and opened it. Inside were just books and a few other small items, nothing unusual.“You didn't bring any food with you?” asked Ray.“I haven’t really been in the mood, but the food here is way better than Russian food, so I didn't feel the need to bring anything.” Vivian’s tone was lighthearted now that she was in a better mood.“That's true.” Ray agreed, then asked
Ray's tone turned serious. “Alright, I'll make the arrangements immediately. Dr. Craw, once the toxicology report is out, we’ll still need your help.”“For toxicology cases like this, I recommend combining both modern medicine and traditional herbal medicine. Don’t worry, if I can help, I definitely will,” Luca assured him.“Alright, thank you.” Ray expressed his gratitude and ended the call before updating Luke on the situation.Luke reassured him, saying, “If Vivian was really poisoned, don’t worry. Previously, Luca discovered that her biological mother had been poisoned with a slow-acting toxin. She prescribed herbal medicine and used purely traditional herbal medicine to detoxify her. It didn’t take long for all the toxins to be expelled, and her health fully recovered. So, rest assured. If it’s something she can fix, she’ll do everything she can.“Besides, once we identify the exact problem, the doctors will be able to step in and help, right?”“Yes. Thank you both in advance
Gerald walked over. “Ms. Sanchez, what's wrong?”He was eager to get back upstairs and stash his cigarettes before someone noticed and took them.Hera yanked open his bag, glanced at the cigarette brand, and scoffed. “I thought it was some expensive brand. But it's just this? And you’re acting all deferential to her over this?”Gerald was rendered speechless. “I knew Ms. Craw was going out, so I asked her to bring these back for me. This is the brand I’m used to. Maybe it’s not expensive to you, but for me, it’s what I can afford.”Realizing she had misspoken, Hera felt a bit awkward. She quickly changed the topic. “Still, is a pack of cigarettes really worth you being so grateful to Luca? How much could it have cost?”“It’s not about the money,” replied Gerald. “It's just a nice surprise. I never expected to get anything out of helping Ms. Craw, and this kind of unexpected gift has nothing to do with the price. Besides, I'm not being overly grateful. I'm just happy.”He was ba
Luca’s lips were already swollen and flushed from Luke's kisses.That deep shade of red, reflected in Luke’s eyes, was utterly captivating. It tugged at his nerves, stirring an uncontrollable desire within him.At that moment, he had only one thought, and it was to completely lose himself in her.…The two of them stepped out of the bedroom.Vivian quickly turned her back and greeted Luke when he saw him coming out, “Hello, Mr. Crawford.”“Vivian, don’t worry. Everything will get better,” replied Luke.Vivian simply hummed in response.Ray gave them a grateful nod as Luke took Luca’s hand and led her away.It was only after hearing the door close that Vivian finally turned back around.Ray glanced at her and said, “Vivian, they’re your friends. You don’t have to act this way around them. They won’t judge you.”“I know they won’t…” Vivian let out a soft sigh. “I just feel like I look terrifying right now. I didn’t want to scare them, so I avoided facing them directly. But it’
“I once treated someone who had been slowly poisoned over a long period of time. Their pulse was similar to Vivian’s. Given that your family has good genetics, yet Vivian is different from the rest of you, and her skin improved after leaving her original environment, all of this confirms my suspicion.“Could it be that someone in your family has been poisoning Vivian? That would explain why her skin ended up like this.”“If she really has been poisoned, then would staying away from that environment or identifying the person responsible help her get better?” asked Ray.Luca shook her head.“The poison I’ve encountered before was a slow-acting toxin that kept the victim’s skin dark. I don’t know exactly what it was, but long-term exposure to any poison has an effect on the body. It's just a suspicion now. I need to consult someone I know. And honestly, I can’t be sure what’s really causing Vivian’s condition.“Is her skin deteriorating so quickly because she was poisoned once more a