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
Yuna ate half a tub of the ice cream. After that, fatigue set in. She bid Lucian goodnight before heading upstairs to sleep. Yvan, who was hiding in a corner, came out only after she left. Lucian didn't look up. He continued to eat. "Did you hear everything we said?" He already knew the answer to that question. Yvan sat on the chair which Yuna sat on just now. He sighed. "Don't worry. After knowing the truth, I believe Yuna won't feel as much animosity toward you anymore. Besides, she's actually concerned about you. She just doesn't want to admit it," Lucian reassured him, He added, "But it's best if you can catch Jacob tomorrow. That's a way to better your relationship with Yuna." "Yeah." …Yuna slept late, but she woke up early the next morning. She even made breakfast in the kitchen. To her surprise, all the ingredients were there in the fridge. She didn't have to worry about having no ingredients to make food. When Yvan and the others headed downstairs, they sa
Yuna's gut began to twist. It's impossible for her to tell Cedric about the current situation. She'd have to wait till Yvan and his team succeed in catching Jacob first. Keeping her cool, she said, "I'll tell him after tonight." After hanging up, someone knocked on her door. She got up to open the door. She didn't have time to wonder who could be knocking. Then, she saw that it was Yvan. "Is there anything you need from me?" Yvan reached out and passed her a phone. "Watch this." Confused, Yuna took the phone. Yvan then left. She closed the door and sat on the chair. Turning the phone on, she saw a video. To her surprise, it was a video of Daisy. In the video, Daisy was barely recognizable. There was a great contrast between her current look and how she was in the past. Not only that, but her personality seemed to have changed a lot too. She was talking about something obediently. Yuna listened to her carefully. Daisy was actually talking about how she became the
Lucian said, "He's really tight-lipped. He didn't say anything at the start. He only spoke up when we tortured him. He's Jacob's personal assistant, after all. He even manages Jacob's work matters. Do you think he'd tell us everything?" Yuna shook her head. Nodding, Lucian said, "That's why we had to torture him more afterward. If not, we wouldn't be able to act sooner than we expected and catch Jacob. "We don't have much time. Since we're making a move, we should proceed quickly. It would've given them time to counter our attack if we didn't. Our success rate would probably decrease by then." Right then, Lucian was leading Yuna down the basement. "I hope you won't get terrified later." She smiled. "When Yvan showed me the pictures, he didn't even think of blurring the pictures." Lucian chuckled helplessly. "He's just too simple-minded." She didn't say a word. When the door was opened, the first thing she saw was Pete. He was already untied from the chair, curling up in a