John was livid. He had no intention of backing down as he kept on hitting him with everything he managed to get his hands on. “Last time when she lost her child, I gave you a chance to make it up to her. Now, look at how that ended up! You let her get hurt again and again. You dare call yourself a man?”
The bedroom was all thrashed up after their fight. Anthony had a somber look on his face.
Upon walking into the room, Louis glanced at him with a pale face before querying, “Do you know who did this?”
Anthony replied with a frown, “I’m still investigating!”
“You’re so full of sh*t!” John was getting riled up again and threw something at him.
With his quick reflexes, Anthony was able to dodge his attack.
Louis, who was able to maintain his composure, glared at John and said, “Go get a cigarette. Don’t make a scene here.”
Irritated, John blurted out, “Relax my a**! I will bring Sienna home today.”
He then turned his gaze toward me and uttered, “Letty, go pack your things now and leave with me.”
Louis looked gloomy as he stared at John. “Stop messing around, will you!”
Seeing that Louis was miffed, John solemnly responded, “I’m going to smoke outside!”
After John left the room, Louis asked, “Do you have any suspects?”
Anthony frowned and went silent for a bit before answering, “Let me investigate first!”
“Is it the Moore family?”
Anthony shook his head. “The possibility is low!”
“But it’s not out of the question.”
Before Louis could finish his speech, Anthony interrupted him. “Louis, we should let Sienna rest first. Let’s take this to the study room.”
Stupefied, Louis paused for a while before nodding his head.
It was impossible to fall asleep. I couldn’t take my mind off the incident.
When was I drugged? Have I been targeted for a while now? How was I not vigilant about any of this?
I remembered that I was still sober when I got down from the car to take pictures. That man was wearing sunglasses—both his voice and face features were unfamiliar to me.
He was not someone I knew. I ended up spending half a day trying to wrap my head around all of this, but with no success. Annoyed, I covered my head with my hands and pulled on my hair.
When Anthony came back, he saw the state I was in and quickly embraced me. “Sienna, don’t be like this. Don’t hurt yourself, okay?” he murmured in a deep tone.
“It was a car from K City—a royal blue Ferrari. I don’t recognize the man, but perhaps there were other people in the car.” I lifted my head to gaze at him after I had settled down my emotions.
He nodded in response and kissed me on the forehead. “Yeah, I’m already investigating on this. I’ll have an answer soon.”
His phone rang at that moment. Anthony picked up the call swiftly. It’s Joseph!
“Mr. Featherstone, the royal blue Ferrari belongs to the White Corporation. After Benjamin left, this car was left unused in the garage at the White residence. Someone must’ve taken it out a few days ago.”
Anthony pursed his lips. “Who’s responsible for these cars?”
Joseph went quiet for a second before replying, “It’s Sally, your aunt.”
The atmosphere in the room suddenly tensed up. After a while, Anthony suppressed the anger fueling up in him and instructed, “Carry on with your investigation.”
Joseph nodded before adding, “Mr. Featherstone, one more thing. The man who abducted Mrs. Featherstone was Sally’s assistant, Hudson.”
Having heard what Joseph said, Anthony gave no response.
Joseph cut straight to the point and queried, “Mr. Featherstone, what do you need me to do?”
“Find Hudson. Use whatever means necessary to get him to speak,” answered Anthony. His gaze was malicious.
After he hung up the phone, I stared at him silently for a long time.
He then embraced me in silence since he was probably as conflicted as me.
Is Sally the one behind all of this? If she is, then what’s her motive? What benefit does she gain from doing this?
“Stay at home and get some rest. Try not to think too much into this,” he comforted me with a soft voice.
Seeing as he was about to leave, I grabbed hold of him and glared at him. “Can you take me with you, Anthony? I don’t want to be alone here.”
He paused for a while and nodded. “Sure!”
Since Summer was away with Jackson, there wasn’t anyone else at home. If I were to stay in the house alone, I would be too anxious to sleep at night.
As it was New Year’s Eve, there were fewer people on the streets. After driving out of the urban areas, Anthony stopped the car in front of an abandoned factory and helped me down from the car.
We were immediately greeted by two men in black suits who were standing guard outside the factory. They bowed to Anthony respectfully. “Mr. Featherstone!”
“Yes,” Anthony responded tersely and dragged me into the factory. He seemed rather callous and detached.
Upon seeing the man with the sunglasses again, my body began to shiver. Anthony hurriedly embraced me and said in a deep tone, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here!”
He then signaled Joseph to bring out two chairs. After helping me onto the chair, he crouched down beside me and held my hand.
“Close your eyes if you’re scared, okay?” His voice sounded warm and gentle.
I then nodded in response.
Glancing menacingly at Hudson, he stood up and toned his voice down a few levels before threatening him, “Speak up now! Or I’ll make you.”
Hudson’s face was already badly disfigured from the beating. It seemed like he had gone through quite the torture before we even got here.
“What more can you do to me?” he sneered.
Anthony pursed his lips and had a minatory look on his face as he violently kicked Hudson in the face. The kick left Hudson lying on the ground, with blood coming out of his mouth.
Anthony gave him a cold stare. “So, you feel like talking now? Or do you want me to continue?”
Hudson was laughing as he groveled on the ground. He really didn’t seem to care about his life. “Kill me if you have the guts.”
Infuriated, Joseph sent another kick towards his stomach. “Let’s see how long you can keep this up.”
Anthony gazed at Hudson, who was beaten half to death, with revulsion in his eyes. After a while, he finally signaled Joseph to stop the beating.
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