As Eugene spoke, he tapped on his phone and connected it to the projector. Soon, a woman and a young boy about three to four years old appeared on the screen on the other side. The boy spoke sweetly, “My daddy’s gone out to work and make money.”
Theodore’s countenance went pale instantly. “Eugene!” How did he find them? Theodore knew that he was basically doomed, so he sent his wife and son to the outskirts of town earlier on. How did Eugene find out about my son?
Eugene glanced at him and spoke calmly, “Your son must be quite precious to you. After all, at your age, you must have found it difficult to conceive. Too bad, he’s still young.”
Theodore spoke up in fright, “W-What are you trying to do?” Eugene responded coldly, “If anything bad happens to your son, it would be all thanks to: you.” At that point, the tables had turned and Eugene responded to Theodore by saying the exact same words Theodore had mentioned earlier.
Significantly stunned, Theodore could not bear to see his precious son, who he only managed to have at the age of forty something, suffering through all this. “Don’t do anything to him. Please.”
Eugene replied, “That is entirely up to you. Is your master more important than your son? I reckon this is an easy choice, right?” Theodore was full of anguish and he could not seem to make up his mind. “Just kill me!”
However, Eugene casually took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it while speaking with a lazy drawl, “Don’t worry. As you beg for your life to be ended, your son will keep you company right next to you.”
Theodore considered the situation repeatedly in his mind and he knew that Eugene was a ruthless person, so he would definitely execute what he said. What should I do? On one hand, it was his master who had treated him like family. He had gained a family-a wife and a child-because of Lara’s intervention, which contributed to his familial life now.
However, he had to consider his son too. His son was less than three years old at the moment, so he could not possibly watch on as Eugene took his son’s life. Is this the end of our family lineage?
Eugene piped up once again, “You don’t have much time left to consider. Ten minutes is the maximum. If you don’t make up your mind by then, I’ll get my men to take action.” He glanced at his watch as he spoke, “It’s 8.10AM right now. At 8.20AM, your son will be dead!”
Undeniably, Eugene was great at seeing through one’s true feelings and he knew that the feeling of having a stipulated doomsday was basically something that one would not be able to handle unless they had a strong heart.
As for Theodore, he found Eugene to be scarier than the devil. The ten minutes he was given was the most tormenting period in his life. He sweated profusely out of anxiety as the blood and sweat trickled down his forehead.
He never would have expected that someday, the life of his son would gradually end as time ticked by. The choice of whether his son got to live or ended up dead depended solely on his words. His heart thudded frantically and he found his mind quite woozy.
As a result, Eugene instantly signaled to Kyle. “Make him come to his senses.” Kyle affirmed and released Theodore. Subsequently, he went to get a pail of water and tipped it over Theodore’s head as it made at splashing sound. The pail of water came to good use and Theodore, who was about to fall unconscious, suddenly came back to his senses.
The shocking sensation from the cold water made Theodore regain his logical-self instantly and he realized that Lara would not be able to be released from police custody even if he refused to reveal that she was the mastermind. As such, there was essentially no point in struggling unnecessarily. The imperative thing right now was to safeguard his son’s life. After all, his son was too young and he could not bear subjecting his son to death.
After quite some time, Theodore finally relented resignedly, “Okay, I’ll talk. I’ll tell you everything.” “The other day, a woman approached me out of the blue and she was Madam’s ex-prison mate. Madam wanted her to pass on a message to me and I was told to kill Ellen to exact revenge for Madam. Madam also provided a password to me and I knew that it was the password to the safe.
I unlocked the safe and there was information on how to access the Will-o-Wisp HQ website to hire an assassin. There was also. a bank card inside the safe, so I entered the web address and looked up the information. Indeed, I found an assassin to take up the job.”
