When Yuna reached her destination, she didn't meet up with Cedric right away. She contacted Jeremiah instead. She told him to come over. Jeremiah was astonished when he answered the call. As he drove, he even called Nathaniel. "Did you know that your mommy has come to Hultic?" "I did." Nathaniel seemed unfazed. "Tell Mina and Gianna to protect her at all costs." He added, "She'd never change her mind after deciding on something. Besides, the people who kidnapped Pete might not even be our enemies." "Huh? What do you mean?" Jeremiah asked. "Someone shares the same intention as us." "How do you know that?" "I've thoroughly analyzed the situation." Jeremiah was speechless. Sensing his silence, Nathaniel said casually, "Meet up with my mommy first. I'll let you know if there's any other news." …Wherever Yuna was staying, Yvan's men would watch and protect her in secret. Jeremiah rushed over to meet Yuna. "Ms. Feron." Yuna was having coffee as she sat on the co
Yvan's cold eyes were fixed on his face. "What's the point of kidnapping you if I don't know who you are?" Hearing that, Pete then knew that they had taken him here on purpose. Someone knew that he'd be sitting in a bar on the 20th alone. That was how they managed to catch him. Damn it. Who let his secrets out? "Do you want to die or stay alive?" Yvan asked all of a sudden. Pete didn't pause to think. Instead, he asked warily, "Why did you bring me here? If you know who I am, don't you know the consequences of doing this?" After that, Terry went up to him. He stabbed Pete's thigh with a small knife and twisted it around. Pete was in so much pain that he screamed."Do you want to die or stay alive?""Tell me who you are!" Pete still didn't want to answer his question. He was stubborn. Terry then did the same to his other thigh. Pete's agonizing shriek echoed throughout the whole room. Right then, Yvan came closer. His icy gaze rested on Pete's face, red from suppre
No one could tell what Yvan was thinking. He gave Terry a look before leaving the room. Seeing that, Pete couldn't help but yell. "I told you everything I know. Won't … won't you let me go?" Then, Terry stood in front of him. Coldly, he glared at Pete. "We're not done with you yet." After exiting the room, Yvan's face was dark. Gabriel didn't know what to say when he saw the look on Yvan's face. "Yvan, why don't I tell our men in Jefton State to question Daisy in jail?" "Sure." Pausing for a second, Yvan then grabbed his shoulder. "Also, find out how Yuna's mother died back then and all the details of the car crash." "Okay." …Yuna couldn't relax at all. She had a bad feeling. It was so bad that she couldn't focus on reading the document she was holding. Seeing her pale face, Mina said with concern, "Ms. Feron, why don't you get some rest? You look like you haven't gotten enough rest. You can read this after waking up." Yuna wanted to turn her down. But her head fe
Lucian took a sip of his coffee. "That's the most effective way," he said, "But don't forget that they're still holding Master Eastin captive. If we angered them, what if they hurt Master Eastin?" Gabriel seemed to deflate. "What should we do then? At least now we know that Jacob is the reason why everything happened. Besides, didn't Yvan say that he'd make Jacob pay?" "Of course, we have to catch Jacob," Yvan said, narrowing his eyes. "But we can't do it in broad daylight. We have to do it in secret, without the Black Crown Organization's knowledge." "We've caught Pete. So it's impossible for Jacob not to realize it." "Get a corpse that looks similar to Pete's body and send it to Jacob," Yvan said. "Yvan, what's your plan?" Gabriel's eyes lit up. "We need to make him anxious. That way, he'll ask for the Black Crown Organization's help. Or he'd even lose his mind from the anxiety. No matter what, it would only benefit us." After some thinking, Lucian agreed, "We'll go wit
When Yuna took the letter, she looked confused. "The only person who knows that I'm here is Jeremiah. Even if he needed to see me for something, he'd text or call me. He wouldn't send me a letter." "Ms. Feron, why don't you open the letter?" Gianna said. Yuna sat on the couch. When she tore open the envelope, a few pictures fell out. Gianna picked them up. She was shocked when she saw the man in those pictures. "Ms. Feron, that's Pete Coleman!" Yuna recognized him too. But she was even more confused to see how badly tortured Pete seemed to be. They did plan to force him to confess after kidnapping him. But now, he was barely recognizable. Putting the pictures away, Yuna opened the letter. The handwriting reminded her of someone. It was Yvan! Instinctively, her fingers clutching the letter tightened. Yvan was in Lusville as well? The message was simple. Yvan said that he had Pete with him now. And Pete had confessed much about Jacob and the Black Crown Organization.
Yuna nodded. Without hesitating, she went upstairs. Watching her walk away, Gabriel was anxious. Standing beside Lucian, he whispered, "Lucian, do you think Yuna would start yelling at Yvan the moment she saw him?" Lucina shrugged. "Who knows?" "I hope Yvan will be okay." As if he had just remembered something, Lucain went outside with a smile. As expected, he saw Mina and Gianna standing beside the car. He went up to them and greeted them. …Yuna pulled open the door to the second room. She was shocked when she saw Yvan. There were bandages all over his face, and he was sitting on the couch in silence. His eyes were closed. He only opened his eyes when he heard the sound of the door opening. When he saw Yuna, he said, "It's been a long while." His voice and eyes were so familiar. Yuna narrowed her eyes. Suddenly, she was reminded of Stanley. Why would those two men, who had nothing to do with each other, seem so alike? She looked down. The leather gloves on Yvan
Yvan wanted to get near her. Yuna instantly slapped his hand away. Tears rolled down her cheeks. She laughed bitterly. "If I knew, I would've pulled my mom away back then." "That's right. Your mom shouldn't have saved us." Hearing Yuna's confession and watching how much pain she was in, Yvan's heart stung. "Yuna—" "What? Are you feeling even more guilty toward me now after finding out the truth? And you want to compensate me for that?" she said with a sneer. "There seems to be no use for me to say all that." "Then don't say it," she said through gritted teeth, "But thanks for telling me. Also, please tell me what Pete said in his confession." Yvan pulled out a recording pen and gave it to her. "Thank you!" Yuna was about to leave after taking the recording pen, but Yvan grabbed her arm and stopped her. "It's late now. You should stay here for the night. The hotel you're staying at isn't safe. They have their eyes on that hotel now." "How do you know that? Who's watc
Since that was the case, they all decided to stay here. Yuna told Mina and Gianna to take a look around the place. She was so agitated just now that she didn't manage to ask Yvan about certain things. That was why she told the two to investigate this building. After all, she heard from Mina and Gianna that Yvan's men didn't seem to be just any regular bodyguards. Yuna couldn't sleep at night, so she headed downstairs. The weather was quite hot in Lusville. She then opened the fridge to look for a cold drink. When she was drinking, she happened to see Lucian as she turned. He waved at her. "Do you want some ice cream? I bought some and put them in the fridge." Yuna joked, "Are you here for a vacation?" "Lusville is a beautiful city. If possible, it'd be nice to take a tour around it." As Lucian spoke, he pulled open the lower drawer in the fridge. He then grabbed two boxes of ice cream. Yuna accepted them. The boxes seemed to be too big for her to hold. "Let's eat in t