“Your father has a grudge with our Grandpa. Why don’t they resolve their conflict themselves then? There’s no need to involve the entire Seet family, is there?” Nina wondered.
“Yeah, exactly! It’s just unfair and unreasonable of you to take your anger out on everybody else,” Maya chimed in.
Monica let out a laugh like their words were the funniest joke she had ever heard in her life.
Let my father resolve things with their grandfather? Hah!
“You think I don’t wish my Dad would settle this debt with your grandfather? The problem is that they’re separated by a barrier. The barrier between life and death, that is. The only way for our families to settle this debt would be if I sent your entire family down to Hell to see him!”
Oh…
Realization dawned on the two girls. Her father is already dead? And his death has something to do with Grandpa?
“Your father passed away because of Grandpa?”
“That’s right. Your grandfather is a murderer! Not only did he kill my Dad, but he’s also the reason why Marston Group is no more! I’m going to make him pay dearly! Oh yes, I will!” Monica’s fingers curled into fists as she was reminded of the past. Her eyes were bloodshot with anger.
Maya and Nina had equal looks of shock on their faces. “Just what did Grandpa do to your father?”
“What did he do?” Monica laughed, the sound cold and bitter. “When the opportunity arrives, I’ll be sure to have your grandfather tell you everything personally!”
The sisters traded glances. It was obvious that the madwoman before them had no intention of letting them go. Not only that, but she was also even going after the rest of the Seet family.
They wondered who her next target would be and whether they would be brought here as well.
After giving the men instructions to guard the girls, Monica left the laboratory. She needed to execute the next phase of her plan.
Nina shot Maya an apologetic look. “I’m sorry, Maya. This is all my fault. You wouldn’t be in this situation if you hadn’t come with me.”
“Nina, you’re not to blame here! I was the one who insisted on coming along. Oh, me and my stupid mouth! I must have jinxed us! I shouldn’t have said all those stupid things about misfortune and bad luck coming for us! This is all my fault!”
“No, it has nothing to do with you cursing us. This is all because of Grandpa’s past actions,” Nina stated truthfully.
Maya sighed and lamented, “I wonder what he did back then. Just what terrible things must he have done for this woman to want to come after our entire family?”
“Only Grandpa has the answers. What we should be focusing on now is how to escape from here.”
“Yeah! Daddy, Mommy, Juan, and Kyle aren’t around. That crazy woman most definitely has something planned for Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Davin, and Aunt Sheila too. That means we can rely on nobody but ourselves to escape now,” Maya mused.
“You’re right.” Nina glanced over at the four well-built men by the doors with a frown on her face. “We’re clearly no match for those four men physically. Our only option is to outsmart them!”
“Yeah. Time to brainstorm for ideas!”
The two girls bent their heads together as they discussed how they would outwit the men.
A short while later, they pretended they were having horrible stomachaches. Then, they tried to bribe the men with money. Yet despite their efforts, the men were completely unfazed.
Maya refused to give up. It was said that men were greedy creatures. Since the four men were unmoved at the reward the girls had offered, maybe it meant that they were not bribing with the right amount yet.
Thus, she firmed her resolve and raised the price. “Ten million! Let us go and we’ll reward you with ten million. How does that sound? If there’s one thing Seet Group doesn’t lack, it’s money!”
Finally, two of the men turned around to look at the girls. One of them spoke up in an indifferent tone, “Forget ten million; we’re not letting you go even if you offer us one billion! Just keep quiet and stay there.”
What? They won’t let us go even if we pay them one billion?
Maya was absolutely stunned. She was sorely tempted to ask them how much their salaries were if they could easily brush off one billion.
