Nina nodded, reluctant to discuss anything about Pierre. However, she was still the one who brought up the topic. Nina nodded after Scarlett asked her that question, hoping it was enough of a reply."It's been so many days sincet he’s been kidnapped. There's still no news from the kidnappers?" asked Scarlett. Normally, if the kidnappers were after money, they would have contacted the victim's family to negotiate the terms for a ransom.It was unusual for someone like Pierre to be kidnapped without anyone contacting his family."No," Nina understood Scarlett's doubt. Kidnappers would usually either ask for ransom or proceed to traffick them. It was unlikely for someone as recognizable as Pierre to be trafficked.When they first heard of Pierre’s kidnapping, everyone thought the kidnappers were after the money. Therefore, they were investigating the case while waiting for the kidnappers' phone call.However, they have yet to receive any news despite it having been such a long ti
Jim twitched a little when their mailbox was mentioned.He took out his phone to check his emails, and sure enough, there was an email from an unknown address.This was only his first time meeting Kastov, but he had already found their private email addresses while they were busy eating.Jim recalled that during the meal, Kastov did not look at his phone much, and he had the table manners of a nobleman from Europe.It seemed like the man Marcos brought over here was quite the expert.Percy also took a look at his email and, likewise, there was an email from an unknown address.Luke was the only one who didn’t pick up his phone. Instead, he picked up the teacup and sipped it slowly with a gloomy look on his face.“I heard your brother has been kidnapped by the people of the Island of Despair. Has there been any news?” asked Kastov. Marcos had informed him of it before their arrival. “No.” replied Percy curtly. Whenever this subject was brought up, Percy would get annoyed.So w
Luke replied to Luca’s explanation with a simple ‘mmm’.Luca also remained quiet to avoid saying something wrong again.On the other hand, Percy brought Nina back to the manor.Old Master Mallory had dozed off with his back against the sofa, while Madam Mallory’s howls could be heard from upstairs.At least the maids had successfully dragged her back into her room.Upon hearing footsteps, Old Master Mallory opened his eyes. The butler who was keeping watch over him announced, “ Old Master Mallor, Master Percy and your…”He trailed off when he realized that although Percy and Nina were married, they had yet to hold a ceremony. Old Master Mallory did not approve of their relationship either.The butler had no choice but to say, “Ms. Nina is here.”He was going to say Master Percy and your daughter-in-law were here…However, that would only trigger Old Master Mallory even more.Although calling Nina Ms. Nina would upset Percy, he had to upset one of them either way, so he let P
As Percy listened to Mr. Bennet, he could not help but secretly call Pierre a fool. It was his only chance to speak to them. Yet, he could not provide any useful information to the Mallory family. He only asked for them to rescue him...How foolish. How incredibly foolish.Mr. Bennet noticed the gloomy look on Percy’s face and asked in a low voice, “Master Percy, what should we do now?""What else can we do? We must save him!" Old Master Mallory firmly took his stance before Percy could say anything.Although he was disappointed in Pierre for not living up to his potential, he was still his grandson. There was no way he could be so heartless."We must save him," said Percy. 30 million dollars was merely pocket change to the Mallory family.However, the Mallory family's liquid funds were probably not that much.Percy turned to look at Old Master Mallory and said, "I only have around ten million in liquid assets, including the company's funds, on hand for now."It would take so
Ethan could not be bothered about Kastov. When he saw Marcos walking into his suite, he raised his arm and blocked Marcos from entering his room."Please keep in mind that Luke Crawford and that woman are involved in Mr. Matysh's imprisonment in A City. It’s not a good idea to be so close to him.What will your family think of you if they find out about this? Let me remind you that the priority now is to focus on Mr. Matysh," Ethan reminded Marcos. He believed that Luke and Luca had something to do with Matysh’s imprisonment.Marcos still wore a smile on his face, but his impatience was beginning to show on his face. Marcos knew that going along with Ethan would not allow him to enter the suite easily. He stood there and reminded Ethan, "My uncle was imprisoned because he was accused of sexual assault. The victim was only 18 years old at that time. As a lawyer, you should be able to understand why he was arrested by the police even though you’re not a lawyer of A City."Ethan flew
After leaving the hotel with Kastov for such a long time, Ethan could have easily tampered with anything in their absence. Marcos nodded and said, "Thanks." Then, he closed the door and returned to his suite.Kastov followed suit, not bothering to check his own room since Ethan's attention was solely on Marcos and not him, the bodyguard.He was not going to waste any time or equipment.Kastov opened his encrypted luggage and took his laptop out, placing it on the hotel table. He turned on the laptop and continued reviewing the intelligence he had collected for the day.All of them were about the Island of Despair… The intelligence was sent to him from his informants around the world. Some days, he received only a few reports, but on other days, he received several.Today was one of those days when he had collected a lot of information.However, more information did not mean it was better. The information he received was repetitive most of the time.Kastov lit a cigaret
Luke was speechless…30 million dollars was a drop in the bucket for the Mallory family, but probably not in cash.Luke added, "The Island of Despair demands that one-third of the 30 million must be in cash."Who would keep ten million of cash at home these days?Gordan suddenly understood why they gave the Mallory family some time to prepare the money."When do we take action?" asked Gordan. It had been too long since he had done something like this. His desire to cause trouble was brewing.He had not done this kind of work in a long time!He had been prevented from carrying out any bloody missions ever since he stayed beside Vivian.Perhaps rather than that, it was not that Gordan was stopped from carrying out missions, but Vivian took the initiative to arrange for Ray's men to help him after she found out about it.He had no chance to prove himself.It seemed like his daily training had no other meaning other than to strengthen his body.Whenever he faced an opponent duri
Luca could feel the pain in her body intensifying with every cut. However, she could not stop. If she did, Luke would suffer...She could not bear to hurt Luke no matter how painful it was.The urging voice in her ear grew faster and faster. Luca's movements became quicker and quicker in her dream.Finally, she mustered up the courage to turn around and see the face of the person who urged her to do so.It was Abel…Luca continued to cut herself. The dream felt real. With each cut, there was blood gushing out, but she dared not to stop.There was pain, resentment, unwillingness…Luca felt trapped.She did not know if it was a dream. She only knew that she was instinctively afraid.She was afraid that Luke would be hurt, and she was afraid that she would lose too much blood and never be able to see him or their children again...However, the scene suddenly changed.She was brought to a different place.Luca found herself lying in a white place, seemingly on top of clouds. Ev