I held my breath and looked at him. His eyes remained fixed on the tablet screen, where the agonizing screams continued.


    rk sat dejectedly on the floor, looking at As in shock, finally revealing an address.


    As nced at Dn, who promptly left the room.


    rk, seemingly resigned,cked any spirit. He muttered, "I deserve this. I''m sorry, Mr. As. I''m sorry for betraying Rory''s trust."


    In a moment of desperation, his gaze focused on As. "None of this is under my control. It was one wrong step after another. She only asked me to switch that bag, but I didn''t expect her to force me..." His eyes looked helplessly at As. "She coerced me..."


    "If you hadn''t been greedy, reaching out for things you shouldn''t have, how could the Pierce and White families end up like this? How dare you pretend to be innocent?" As''s tone was intimidating.


    "Sir, I was wrong! She caught my mother and threatened me. I dared not refuse... But I didn''t expect her toter..." He trailed off.


    "Why did you kill my mother?" My eyes burned, mes of anger swirling within me as I red at rk. "How did you poison her?"


    Images of my mother, beautiful and affectionate, shed through my mind. She embraced me and As with love, a memory now painfully haunting me.


    "She shouldn''t have spoken about what she saw. I didn''t want to kill her, Ste. I didn''t want to, but she was too clever. She found out I switched the briefcase..." rk, in hysterics, said, "It was her insistence! She forced me!"


    As pulled me away and said, "Chlo, don''t dirty your hands. He deserves a fate worse than death."


    Just then, Dn briskly entered, nodding to As.


    As cast an indifferent nce at rk.


    "Dying is easy. Remember, you will only


    live yourst breath wheny a long life." Content your


    son


    Loses his limbs. So, I hope you


    WY


    "As!" rk suddenly lunged at us


    Our bodyguard swiftly kicked him


    away, and he crashed into the wall, coughing up blood.


    sw belongs


    As turned me away and spoke softly, "It''s toote. Let''s go!"


    He held me as he led us out.


    Behind us, rk yelled hoarsely, "Sir, please don''t harm my son! I beg you!"


    As nced back coldly. "You don''t have to beg me. It all depends on you."


    "Sir..."


    As we left the room, the door was closed, drowning out his pleas.


    The corridor revealed many closed


    doors,


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    doors sent shivers down my spine.


    I looked up at him doubtfully. "As..."


    He lowered his gaze, meeting mine.


    Understanding my thoughts, he tightened his grip on my arm. Although his face still looked cold, his tone softened.


    "Rest assured, I won''t wrongly capture an innocent person. All I do to him are things he deserves. He must be punished!"


    I held my breath, uncertain why, but the chill lingered in my spine.