The call was still connected, but the other end of the line remained silent for a long time. Jeremy’s smile became bigger and bigger with every passing second.
The more beautiful his smile was, the more dangerous it was.
He was completely different from the noble, reserved Credence, but he too was outstandingly handsome.
Seemingly bewitched, Rosalie walked up to him in a daze and put her arm in his. She smiled coyly, “Mr. Sherman, care to share with me what is it that’s so amusing?”
Jeremy turned his head and shoved her away. As he drew on his cigarette, he looked at her condescendingly and sneered, “Don’t forget that you’re a fugitive wanted in Talco City. Stay away from me unless you want to die a premature death!”
“What’s there to be afraid of? With your protection, I should be able to stay alive for a few more decades.” Rosalie’s insides churned, but she still smiled. “Mr. Sherman, I predict that you’ll be in great need for me!”
Sure enough, Jeremy felt a familiar ruthlessness grow in him. He almost lost control of himself.
He struggled to remain stoic, his face frosty. He didn’t even bother looking at Rosalie and strode off towards the elevator. “Come with me!”
“Mr. Sherman, be sure to treat me gentler tonight.”
Rosalie walked elegantly behind Jeremy with a smile on her lips, however, her heart was frozen over.
One day, she would repay all these people who’d humiliated her in tenfold, or even hundredfold!
…
It was past five in the evening. Marvin found a skillful hacker and traced the IP address of the email that was sent to Yvonne. It had been sent from some tiny town in a different country.
This was a strange address. He could tell that it was fake at first glance.
He hadn’t expected the other party to be so cautious. Marvin punched the wall in exasperation. “F*ck, who is this person trying to use Yvonne? It’s trick after trick.”
At this moment, there were several cigarette butts littering the ground by Credence’s feet. In the haze, his expressionless face seemed colder than usual.
However, only Marvin, who had known him for a long time, really understood him. He knew that even though it seemed like he did not care about anything, his heart was actually burning with anxiety.
Dorothy must have occupied a spot in the deepest parts of Credence’s heart.
Marvin turned around, and his face was solemn. Only the slightest traces of panic could be detected, and he said, “Credence, this hacker is already one of the best, but even he can’t get their location. I don’t think the person behind this is a simple character. But is there anyone with such brains among the people that you’ve offended?”
No matter how powerful the other party was, it was impossible for the other party to remain anonymous.
Hearing this, Credence’s handsome face was covered with a layer of ice and ruthlessness. He turned to look at Marvin. “Actually, the person I suspected first was Jeremy. But after thinking about it, I don’t think he is the one behind the collapse of the construction site.”
Marvin raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, “Why?”
“Jeremy gives me a strange feeling. Perhaps he’s feeling to go to lengths to achieve his goal, but he wouldn’t stoop so low as to harm innocent people to get to me.”
Credence frowned and continued, “Sometimes, I think Jeremy and I are pretty similar in certain aspects.”
Marvin carefully appraised Credence. After that, he tried to recall Jeremy’s sinister appearance with a frown. Suddenly, he said, “F*ck, Credence, I suddenly realized something. You and Jeremy really do look alike.”
Their facial features were almost identical. They had the same pair of long and narrow eyes. When they looked at others without smiling, it always seemed like they could stare through people and get to the deepest parts of their hearts.
Credence thought that it was amusing. He shook his head and said, “That is impossible. My mother only gave birth to me!”
“Why do you think that it’s impossible?”
Marvin retorted. Just as he was about to continue, Credence’s phone rang loudly, cutting him off.
Credence answered, and Jeremy’s malicious laugh came through to him.
At Jeremy’s words, Credence remained silent.
After that, he received a video.
Credence seemed to realise what the video was about, and he quickly opened it with narrowed eyes.
When he saw Dorothy, half-naked and being pressed by another man with despair in her eyes…
Credence’s eyes filled with a murderous intent and he immediately figured out what was going on.
Juelz must have brought Dorothy to the restaurant. Because she wasn’t wary of him, she must have said something that provoked him so badly that he’d lost all rationality and handed her over to Jeremy.
After that, Jeremy deliberately arranged for his men to violate Dorothy in order to humiliate and torture him. Then, while he was preoccupied with Dorothy, he’d take the opportunity to take over Scott Group, just like the man behind Rosalie.
These people were really good at plotting and scheming!
Credence clenched his fists, almost crushing his phone. He watched the video again, and said to Marvin frostily, “Get all your men to search each and every mountain in Talco City’s suburbs, especially abandoned warehouses.”
Marvin was taken aback. When his eyes swept over the video of the half-naked Dorothy, he quickly averted his eyes and looked at Credence. “Credence, don’t overthink things. If you truly love her, something like this won’t matter as long as she’s safe!”
With a loud crash, the surface of the coffee table shattered.
Credence’s face seemed to be covered in a layer of ice. His eyes focused on the video as he stood unmoving.
On the screen, Dorothy’s clothes were almost torn off. Her fair, smooth skin was exposed in the air, and her hands were tied to the iron pillar. Her skin was bruised, and drops of bright red blood was oozing out. It dripped to the floor which was covered with dust.
After some rustling, a man’s presumptuous voice could be heard. “Dorothy, once I’m done with you, I’ll send this video to Credence so that he can see just how the woman he loves begs and pleads for me to f*ck her. Tsk, you’re aroused just from this? How shameless.”
At the man’s humiliating words, Dorothy’s face turned ashen and her humiliation was evident. However, she didn’t say a word. She just bit on her lip so hard that it started bleeding.
Credence recognized the man’s disgusting laughter at once. It was Hugo.
He did not expect this scumbag to still be alive!
Credence’s eyes frosted over and he strode out. “Juelz probably wanted to work together with Jeremy to break me down or even kill me, but he definitely wouldn’t have expected Jeremy to hand Dorothy over to Hugo.”
“Once this is over, she definitely won’t forgive him.”
Regardless of how deep Dorothy’s affection for Juelz went, she wouldn’t be able to forgive him for this.
Marvin understood immediately and sneered, “Juelz brought this upon himself. He deserves it!”
Credence hurried to the parking lot, his eyes narrowed and his heart cold.
That lecherous Hugo had long since had his eye on Dorothy.
Credence hoped that he wasn’t too late!