Abel sat on the couch. The genuine leather couch engulfed half of his body. He adjusted into a comfortable position and stared straight ahead at the person before him.Gerald felt his heart race under Abel's gaze. Was he in trouble?"Beat him," Abel suddenly spoke in Russian.Gerald did not understand what he meant and turned to look at those men beside him. After they received Abel's command, they immediately began raining blows on Gerald."Stop it, stop it! I was wrong, I was wrong!" After getting beaten up so many times, Gerald instinctively crouched down and hugged his head to protect himself."Hit him, and hit him hard!" Abel's eyes were fierce. Even though he did not understand what Gerald said and no one was interpreting it for him, he could tell Gerald was pleading for mercy.Half an hour later, Gerald collapsed. His face was swollen and bruised, and his limbs were covered in bruises. Gerald was miserable, but no one begged for mercy for him. The two men who beat him

"Disinfect his wounds. He has a fracture. Be careful," Shanks handed the disinfectant to Oscar and Russ. "Try to disinfect his wounds as thoroughly as possible.""Mr. Shanks..." Russ refused to do such a thing."Do it. You have no choice." Shanks' expression was frosty. It was a silent warning that brooked no refusal from them.Russ cursed those two who had hurt Gerald. Now, they had to clean up the mess for them. He wondered what their boss was thinking, keeping this man in the team. Clearly, he was useless. It would have been better to throw him out onto the streets and let him die. Why bother saving him?The two men reluctantly took the iodine and cotton swabs. They helped to disinfect Gerald's wounds. They also followed Shanks' instructions and tried to be as gentle as possible during the disinfection process.However, Gerald still screamed in pain as though he was being slaughtered.Russ looked disgusted. Soon, they finished disinfecting Gerald’s wounds.Gerald had no

Luca had long gotten accustomed to Luke's cold attitude toward others. She glanced at the time and suggested, "It's already noon. Why don't we grab lunch before heading back?""Sounds good. Let's go to the restaurant we went to yesterday. Since it's not the weekend and the event is over, there shouldn't be as many people. We can get a table without reservations," replied Luke. He remembered that Luca enjoyed the food there.Luca probably wanted to savor that taste again. However, she would have to wait until their next visit to X City."Do we really need to go back there? Let's save the trouble. There's a restaurant upstairs in this hotel. We can have a meal there and then head home." Luca shook her head as she thought it was unnecessary to backtrack.She knew Luke suggested going to that restaurant because she enjoyed the food there, but for her, it did not matter where they ate. As long as she was with Luke, she felt content.Luke understood her thoughts and did not insist. It w

However, Amur could not catch evidence of Luca lying to him. "Got it. If anything happens, I'll tell you.”"You need to protect yourself, Amur. We'll be free soon," replied Luca.Amur was taken aback for a moment.Freedom? He knew how to read and write the word, but he had never dared to dream about it.Perhaps he once used to dream about it.When they were still on the Island of Despair, Luca told him what freedom was, and he had dreamed about it then. Standing in the outside world meant freedom.However, as days passed with the brutal training on the Island of Despair, he realized that even when he was out there, he was not free at all.Despite having control over much of his time, he was still bound by the commands of the Island of Despair. He also had to regularly return to the base for the antidote. Without the antidote, he might have more freedom, but it would come at the cost of his life.Amur never doubted that he could sacrifice his life for a moment of freedom.

"Alright, I'll send it to you shortly," Luca said cheerfully. After Nina and Percy finished their soup, Luca accompanied Nina to the guest room to pack up."I'll do it. There isn't much anyway," said Nina as she packed the skincare products on the dressing table.These skincare products were all bought recently. She had not used many of them yet. She was not one to waste, so she packed all the skincare products into her bag."Let me get you a bag, then. You didn't bring anything. It's not convenient to bring your clothes out without a bag," suggested Luca as she walked out of the guest room. She found a large bag in the living room on the second floor.Nina had brought over a few pieces of clothing for work, so she needed a bag to pack them in.Luca walked back into the guest room and handed the bag to Nina.Nina did not have much stuff. It did not take long before she finished packing."Mr. Percy is chatting with Mr. Crawford," Luca reminded her."Yeah, they probably have work