By the secretive look on Nigel’s face, Be suspected the matter was


    tied to his family secret.


    It would be rude of her to probe further.


    She always knew when to stop, but anything concerning Justin would get to her head. She blurted, “Is


    there angst between Justin and his brother, Grandpa Nigel? Is it rted to their abduction as kids?”


    Nigel widened his eyes at her in shock. “So you know about the


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    abduction?”


    “I’m sorry, Grandpa Nigel. I didn’t get to know about it on purpose.


    Her throat went dry. Be fell into contemtion for a moment and


    murmured, “Justin had mentioned his brother to me before. He said


    he would tell me everything, but I was picking a fight with him then. I didn’t want to hear anything


    got the better of me, and I…”


    Nigel noticed Be turning red in embarrassment, reminding him of the once shy girl from back then.


    The grimace faded away from his


    face.


    That was a good thing.


    At least she was no longer as resistant to Justin as before. She had


    started to be curious about him too. There was less tension


    between them.


    “You’re close to Justin because he wants to talk to you about his


    past, Anna. He wants toy bare and confide in you.”


    Nigel sighed. He was still in distress, thinking about the past. “My two grandsons were kidnapped


    together when they were kids. The kidnappers had a long history of breaking thew. They had been


    involved in selling drugs, murder, and bank robberies. It’s not their


    first rodeo taking children from wealthy families for hefty ransoms.”


    “I know. You’re talking about the mafia leader known as Jer or


    Jeremy Mateo, right?”


    Be had heard about Jeremy’s gang. Sasha had told her.


    Jeremy had worked for Sasha’s father, but driven by greed and


    ambition, he left the organization and made it out on his own.


    Back then, Jeremy was rather cocky and rampant. He made it clear to the cops that he would only


    retire from crime after making $10 billion


    in ransom.


    Jeremy was arrested 18 years ago, and the media covered the story


    in celebration. However, Jeremy faced the camera with a smile, and


    the public was infuriated.


    Sasha once mentioned that her father’s biggest regret was not


    purging Jeremy when he could.


    “That’s right. That’s the guy.”


    Nigel held his head in anguish. “Gregory and I did everything we could


    to take precautions, but Jeremy somehow managed to slide through


    security and abduct my grandsons.”


    Feeling a clutch to her chest, Be asked, “What happened after that?”


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    “Jeremy’s gang demanded $2 billion for the safe return of Grant and Justin. It’s $1 billion for each child.


    $2 billion then is equivalent to $ billion now, but I didn’t hesitate to get the money ready. Nothin more


    important than my grandchildren. But Jeremy was so sneak He changed the location for the exchange


    multiple times to toy with us. They held Grant and Justin for two weeks, and we didn’t dare to


    call the cops.”


    Nigel lowered his gaze and shook his head in despair. “Later, Justin managed to escape from their


    clutches, but he was bruised and beaten. I didn’t expect him to escape. He was only 11 years old then.”


    “Did he manage to get out alone?”


    Be was shocked, and it reflected in her eyes. “He was too young to


    face off with his abductors. How could he escape? Someone must


    have helped him.”


    “Yes. It was Grant.”


    Be gasped sharply.