Starting with A Divorce

Chapter 677 Burning Bridges

As soon as the photo was released, the group chat erupted.

Samuel was escorted by two security guards to the building’s entrance and unceremoniously thrown out in front of everyone.

The impact was so powerful that he couldn’t maintain his balance. As soon as he touched the ground, he stumbled and fell.

In that moment, he lost all his dignity.

Samuel slowly picked himself up, his face as dark as a bottomless well.

He raised his head and stared intently at the 28th floor of the building.

After a minute or two, a smile more grotesque than tears appeared on his face as he whispered something only he could hear, “Let’s wait and see who will have the last laugh!”

Then he turned around and limped away.

Struggling to reach the roadside, he hailed a taxi. The driver asked him where to go, and he sternly replied, “Just drive for now, then ask me where to go!”

The driver was momentarily speechless, unwilling to argue with him. He simply regarded him as a mad dog he had encountered.

Samuel instructed the driver to take him to Daniel’s villa. However, the driver, driven by a vengeful nature, dropped him off on the other side of the highway and sped away.

This place required more than ten minutes of walking even after entering the gate.

Not to mention that Samuel had to take a detour to reach the villa area, walking at least two or three kilometers.

Anxiously, he pounded on the villa’s door.

As the door swung open, Aaden delivered a powerful kick, causing Samuel to crumple to the ground. “What are you doing here?” he demanded.

Samuel dusted himself off, visibly displeased, but reluctantly yielded to

Aaden’s dominance. “I came today to see Mr. Hume.” “Mr. Hume is busy.” ‘But I have urgent matters to discuss with him. It will impact the bigger picture!” Samuel exclaimed with fervor.

Aaden shook his head, resolute. “Mr. Hume refuses to see you.”

Samuel’s heart sank as he grasped Aaden’s intention. “I see! You just want to get rid of me!”

Aaden furrowed his brow and issued a cold warning. “Leave now, or you’ll be sorry.” ‘So, after using me, you want to abandon me? I must see Daniel! Right now!

You can’t treat me like this!”

Aaden maintained a cold gaze as Samuel lost control. In an instant, he gestured, and two guards appeared, swiftly lifting Samuel and forcibly hurling him out the door.

With disdain, Aaden clapped his hands and sneered, “Be smart and keep your distance. Never come near here again.” ‘I won’t give up easily. I will seek revenge!” Samuel cursed, quickly slipping away as Aaden approached.

In a fit of anger, he hailed a car and provided his home address to the driver. Upon arrival, he slumped against his front door, pounding on it repeatedly, but received no response.

‘Open the damn door! Is everyone dead?” he bellowed, delivering another forceful blow.

At that moment, the door swung open.

Several menacing figures in black burst forth, seizing Samuel and callously throwing him to the ground inside.

“Where do you think you can hide?-

Hearing the familiar voice, Samuel trembled. He remembered it all too well; it was Kenneth, the casino thug.

Just as Samuel regained some awareness, he noticed his wife tied up on the side, looking at him with teary eyes.

But Samuel couldn’t afford to concern himself with her at the moment because Kenneth was holding a knife to his face.

‘When will you repay the debt? I recall you said you could gather millions in just a few days. Where is the money?” Kenneth angrily interrogated.

“I can acquire the money soon. Just give me a little more time!” Samuel pleaded.

Impatiently, Kenneth retorted, “You’ve had enough time. It went from one month to one week, and now three days. How much longer do you intend to drag this out?”

Kenneth seized Samuel’s wife by her hair and dragged her in front of him.

“Should we use your wife to repay a portion of the debt?”

Samuel’s wife was gagged and unable to speak, but her eyes pleaded intensely.

‘Mr. Kenneth, please give me one last chance!’ Samuel begged desperately.

Kenneth sneered and tossed Samuel’s wife aside.

Then, he discarded the knife, grabbed Samuel by the hair, and forced him to look up at him. “I have one proposition for you. Are you interested?” “What proposition?” Samuel asked, his eyes wide and bloodshot.

‘An opportunity to have all your debts wiped clean.”

Just hearing those words, Samuel nodded frantically. “I’ll do it! I’ll do it!

What do you want me to do?”

Kenneth looked coldly at Mrs. Wade, and then the bodyguards escorted her out of the living room, leaving only Samuel and Kenneth inside.

Samuel felt highly uneasy at the moment. If Kenneth personally came to discuss something, it was undoubtedly significant.

The fact that it could erase such a substantial amount of debt made it even less likely to be a simple matter. It might be a matter of life and death.

Kenneth touched Samuel’s neck and said, “Samuel, you’ve lived for so many years. I’m sure you’ve had enough, right? I have a small favor to ask of you.”

Samuel broke out in a cold sweat.

“Relax, it’s not your life that’s at stake, but…” Kenneth pulled out a photo and placed it in front of Samuel, continuing, “his life.”

As Samuel looked at the person in the photo, he felt somewhat surprised. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

He didn’t know him.

“If you take his life, your debts will be wiped clean.” ‘Are you asking me to kill him?’ Samuel looked at Kenneth in shock.

Kenneth simply smiled. “I didn’t say that. I’m just telling you that his life is worth that much.”

Then, Kenneth stood up. “Tick-tock, you only have three days.”

Kenneth casually set the final deadline, leaving Samuel bewildered. Where could he find this man?

Samuel flipped over the photo, and on the back, there was a name, address, and phone number written.

Looking at the name in the photo, Samuel felt unfamiliar.

Leonard Lopez.

Matteo explained his plans to Manuel, hoping that he could allocate some manpower to assist him.

Naturally, Manuel readily agreed.

‘How is the investigation into the special medication going?” Matteo asked.

Manuel didn’t conceal anything and replied, “Dr. Cerf has acquired another batch of the special medication. Old Mr. Pierce should awaken soon.” “That’s good.”

Both of them fell into silence, but neither hung up the phone. Manuel hesitated and asked, “How is she?”