Elijah had never been this irrational before. Never had he been this crazy. He lifted Ronan, who was lying on the ground, and hit him with another punch. Ronan fell to the ground again, feeling the pain numbing his face. He could only taste the strong smell of blood in his mouth, along with something hard. He spat it out. A bloody tooth fell to the ground. He picked it up with his hand, furrowing his brow, the bloodstains on his lips were bright red. He licked his lips and looked up at Elijah, laughing mockingly, “If you kill me now, what can you salvage? Huh?…”
He lay directly on the ground, unable to get up anyway. “Elijah, I’ve never won against you before, did I win this time?”
Elijah stared at him, the veins on his forehead bulging, throbbing.
Evan kicked Ronan, “Shut your mouth!” He bent down, wanting to cover Ronan’s mouth. It was ridiculous for him to act tough and not be beaten to death.
Elijah stopped him. Today, he wanted to take matters into his own hands. He bent down, grabbing Ronan by the hair, and dragged him out along the ground. To avoid any complications, Evan had the hotel surveillance footage deleted. Once they were outside the hotel, Elijah stuffed Ronan into the car and took him to a secluded place. Evan followed behind. When he arrived, Elijah had already pulled the man out of the car. Ronan’s screams echoed one after another. Evan instructed others not to approach. He stood not far away, to prevent anyone from coming over and seeing.
Ronan’s cries became more and more desperate, but he wouldn’t stop insulting, “If you… kill… me, will it change anything? I’ve seen your woman… Indeed, she is incredibly charming. I also… like… Mm…” Before he could finish his sentence, a muffled groan was heard, his voice becoming quieter.
Slowly, the sound ceased. He couldn’t speak anymore. Evan was afraid Ronan would be beaten to death. He walked over and saw that Ronan was unrecognizable, with Elijah’s foot still on his face. Ronan lay on the ground, motionless. Elijah took off his tie, bent down, and wrapped it around his neck. Evan quickly grabbed Elijah’s arm, “Mr Silverton, let me take care of him.”
Elijah’s sharp gaze pierced him, and Evan reluctantly withdrew his hand, no longer daring to intervene. Elijah dragged Ronan with the tie towards a nearby pond and submerged his head in the water. Ronan, who was unconscious, was awakened by the suffocation, desperately struggling, “Help… Help…”
As Ronan was on the verge of suffocating, Elijah released him, allowing him to catch his breath, but then pressed his head back into the water. Ronan continued to struggle. After several repetitions, Ronan was barely hanging on, gasping for air.
“Tell me, how many backups did you make, where did you hide them?”
“I… don’t know what you’re talking about,” Ronan gasped weakly, his words fragmented. He knew exactly what Elijah meant. He was just pretending, since he wanted to drive Elijah crazy, to deny him peace. Even if Ronan himself truly died, he wouldn’t lose. After all, he had sent away his child and his wife long ago. He had already prepared himself for a showdown with Elijah. Besides, he had a descendant now, so he wasn’t afraid!
“Don’t you have plenty of capable people under you? Keep hacking into my… electronic devices. But it’s useless, I’ve learned my lesson.”
Regarding the evidence of Zane’s murder, he hadn’t stored it on a USB drive. It had all been deleted by a hacker who infiltrated the system. So this time, he hadn’t kept anything in electronic devices that could be hacked. Elijah asking him this question meant that he also knew hacking into his system wouldn’t work.
“Elijah, don’t forget, in the beginning, you gave Freya to me. It was you who interfered and took her away. I didn’t steal her from you…”
That was probably the biggest mistake Elijah had ever made in his life. If he had known he would fall in love with Freya, he would never have done what he did. He regretted it. But there was no turning back.
“Let’s make a deal.”