Luke''s face went ghostly white, and his voice was all shaky. "Don''t do anything stupid. If my dad finds out I''m gone, you''ll be the first one he mes!" "Try me," Alexander said, pressing the knife into Luke''s palm. The room filled with gut-wrenching screams.


    Kyle grabbed a pillow and shoved it over Luke''s face, muffling the noisepletely.


    As the knife cut through Luke''s palm, blood poured down his hand and into his sleeve. His whole body twisted in pain; the more he fought, the worse it got. With the pillow smothering him, he couldn''t scream or even breathe.


    After a few minutes of struggling, his body went limp, and Kyle finally pulled the pillow away.


    Luke was totally drained and almost suffocated.


    Alexander yanked the knife out, and Luke slid down the wall, copsing on the floor.


    Alexander pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off the knife, giving Kyle a knowing look.


    Kyle got the hint and checked the files on theputer. There were three shared devices, meaning two more were out there.


    He yanked out the storage device and then smashed theputer.


    "Mr. Kennedy, this storage device is shared. If I take it back and check, I should be able to find the addresses of the other two devices," Kyle reported. Alexander nodded slightly and nced down at Luke on the floor.


    Sean picked Luke up and dumped him in a swivel chair, tying him up with a rope. He then pped his hands. "What''s next?"


    Luke''s face was pale, either from fear or blood loss, and he was shaking all over. His hand was soaked in blood, which was dripping onto the floor. Alexander pulled up a chair and sat across from him, lighting a cigarette first.


    He stared at Luke for a long time before saying, "Luke, what do you think I should do with you?"


    Luke struggled to lift his head to look at him, then let it drop weakly. "If you dare to kill me, you won''t get away with it either."


    "Kill you? That''s too easy," Alexander sneered, crossing his legs and looking at Luke with cold eyes. "How about I let you feel what you did to me?" Luke''s eyes widened in fear. He looked at Alexander in terror and shook his head frantically. "No, name your terms. I''ll agree to anything. Just let me go!" "Anything?" Alexander asked, raising an eyebrow.


    "Yes, anything. Just don''t hurt me," Luke hurriedly said, his face full of fear.


    It was clear he was terrified of the torture he had put Alexander through and had lost all his usual arrogance.


    Alexander thought for a moment and said, "Then tell me where the other two devices are."


    "Okay, I''ll tell you!" Luke immediately agreed.


    Honestly, the other two devices were pretty useless now. Even if Alexander had lost his memory, Luke wouldn''t dare to kill him easily.


    At most, he could go after the people close to Alexander, which didn''t need any listening devices. So he quickly spilled the locations of the other two devices. Alexander sent Sean to deal with them.


    After Sean left, Alexander, feeling bored, stabbed the knife into Luke''s other hand.


    This time, the pain was so intense that Luke couldn''t even scream; he just passed out.


    Kyle winced at the sight of Luke''s bleeding hand. It looked brutal.


    Just as Kyle was about to say something, Alexander''s face twisted, and he clutched his chest, coughing hard.


    "Mr. Kennedy, you okay?" Kyle asked, worried.


    Alexander was coughing violently, gripping the armrest so tight the veins on his hand popped out. Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of blood.


    Kyle, shocked, rushed forward to help, but Alexander raised a hand to stop him.


    After spitting out the blood, Alexander gradually calmed down, closing his eyes and trying to steady his breathing.


    Kyle could only stand by, anxious.


    After a while, Alexander wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and nced at Kyle.


    Kyle was full of worry, but under Alexander''s gaze, he didn''t dare to ask anything.


    Alexander said, "Don''t tell Quinn."


    Kyle hesitated before speaking, "What''s wrong with you?"


    "Just a minor issue," Alexander said, clearly not wanting to exin further.


    Kyle didn''t buy it. Who coughs up blood from a minor issue?


    "Mr. Kennedy, now that we''ve got Luke, there''s no turning back. If we let him go, it''ll be endless trouble. But if we keep him, Aron wille after us," Kyle analyzed nervously. "If we can''t avoid it, we''ll face it head-on," Alexander said calmly.


    Kyle now realized that Alexander hadn''t dealt with the listener in his body, probably because of his health issues.


    Now that they had Luke, they had no choice but to face whatever came next.


    "Then why did you contact Sean in the first ce?" Kyle asked.


    "If I hadn''t, our people would have scattered," Alexander replied.


    "I see. So you had Sean buy Vitex Group''s stock because...?" Kyle inquired.


    Alexander gave him a sidelong nce.


    Kyle rubbed his nose awkwardly. "Is it to pay our guys?"


    "What else?" Alexander retorted.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    "We thought you were secretly nning something," Kyle said.


    Alexander had given all his assets to Quinn. Now he had to support a group of people and couldn''t use the Lynch family ounts.


    So he targeted Vitex Group, apany on the verge of bankruptcy. He nned to acquire it under Kyle''s name and use it as a shellpany to funnel money, given its registered capital. Alexander sneered, "If you had looked into the Lynch family''s internal issues, you wouldn''t ask such questions."


    "Sorry," Kyle said, feeling guilty.


    "Forget it," Alexander said, leaning back in his chair and staring thoughtfully at Luke.


    "The Lynch family''s businesses are just a front. Their real core is arms dealing. These businesses are just for moneyundering, so don''t waste your time on theirpany," Alexander instructed. Kyle was a bit shocked. "That impressive?"


    He then thought of something. "Has Luke had ess to the core business?"


    Alexander nced at Luke and sneered.


    Kyle could tell that Alexander was disdainful.


    It seemed Luke hadn''t essed the core business either, which exined why he was so wary of Alexander and Zeke.


    So, the real assets of the Lynch family were in Zeke''s hands.


    The Lynch family had only one person in charge, Zeke. Before Zeke died, no one else could ess the core.


    No wonder Alexander wasn''t in a hurry; he was ying along with Luke.


    And he didn''t reunite with Quinn mainly because of his health issues.