After listening to him, Declan was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Charles had already planted a seed
of doubt in his mind. He was even more distrustful of John after hearing Boyce’s words.
Moreover, the incident that Boyce mentioned actually happened two years ago. When a new girl was
serving a powerful person, she didn’t know the rules and her performance didn’t satisfy the powerful
person. Out of anger, Declan ordered his men to teach the girl a lesson. All of his men were rough men
and didn’t know when to stop. In the end, they accidentally killed her.
As the incident had happened a long time ago, he almost forgot about the incident. Since he heard
someone mentioning the incident again, he thought that he was betrayed by his own people.
Declan turned to look at Jaden and said softly, “Thank you for your time today.”
After he had finished talking, he left the club angrily.
Jaden who had sat across him curled his lip and finally understood what had happened. It seemed that
Boyce and Matthew had put on an act to deceive Declan.
Actually, they didn’t really deceive Declan. John did confess some things regarding Declan. Since
Declan didn’t favor him, he didn’t know much about the confidential matters. It was Boyce who had
found out about the incident. Boyce purposely said that John had confessed in order to make Declan
think that John had betrayed him first.
According to the results of Boyce’s investigation, John was involved in the death of the girl, so he didn’t
mention it.
All of the things that John had confessed were trivial and didn’t involve his own wrongdoings. Although
he didn’t have strength of character, he was very aware that he should keep mum about the things that
would be unfavorable for him.
After Declan left the club, he ordered his men to bring John to the villa.
When he angrily returned to the villa, John was already brought to the villa.
Since he was suddenly brought to the villa, John was quite uneasy and said carefully, “Mr. Bailey…”
Before he could finish his sentence, the corners of Declan’s mouth quirked up grimly. Declan didn’t say
anything and kicked John. John fell to the ground. Since he was already badly injured, he couldn’t get
up at once. He clutched his stomach and convulsed with pain.
“Didn’t you say that you were not interrogated?” Declan crouched down and clasped his jaw, “You
dared to betray me?”
John widened his eyes. ‘Hasn’t Declan already believed in me? Why does Declan suddenly know
about this?’
“You should never believe that crippled person’s words…”
Wham!
John was slapped. Declan was furious, “How would it be false when I heard it with my own ears? I
knew it. How was it possible that they didn’t interrogate you and even sent you back when you were in
their hands? It turned out that you not only betrayed me but also agreed to spy on me for them so that
you could investigate me. John, I treated you well. I never thought that you would dare to do this to
me!”
Declan was infuriated. He did everything possible to save John, but John betrayed him. He found it
harder to accept this than to accept the fact that his girlfriend had been cheating on him.
He wished that he could immediately strangle John to death so that he could get back at John!
John was puzzled. He had said some things about Declan, but the things he said weren’t significant
enough for them to take action against Declan. ‘When did I agree to become their spy?’
“There is definitely a misunderstanding…”
“Misunderstanding!” The more Declan thought about it, the angrier he became. He then slapped John’s
face twice. As he used too much strength, half of his arm felt numb. John had a mouthful of blood. His
face which was originally unsightly became even more red and swollen. His face resembled a roasted
pig’s head.
“I am not a deaf yet!” His angry expression disappeared and there was smiles on Declan’s face, “John,
do you still remember my words?”
John was so afraid that he started trembling. The blood in his mouth had already seeped into the front
of his shirt. The blood stains were exceptionally obvious on his hospital clothes that had white and blue
stripes.
To save his own life, he lay face downwards on the ground and hugged Declan’s leg, “Mr. Bailey, you
have to believe me. I really did not betray you. I swear that if I betrayed you, I will be struck by lightning
and die a horrible death.”
At that moment, there was suddenly a clap of thunder outside.
John didn’t know what to say.
Declan also didn’t know what to say.
“I see that the divine beings also want you to be struck by lightning.” Declan kicked him aside and
shouted at his men to come over there, “Throw him into the sea and feed him to the fish!”
“Mr. Bailey, you have to believe me.” John crawled towards Declan and cried while hugging Declan’s
leg, “I really did not betray you. I beg you to believe me.”
Declan looked at John who was acting like a dog and laughed coldly, “I also want to believe you. But
considering your incompetence, I will be surprised if you didn’t betray me!”
‘He didn’t have guts. It would be strange if he didn’t confess to them!’
“Why are all of you standing there?” Declan shouted angrily. A few of his men immediately pulled John
away from him.
“I beg you to believe me. I really did not betray you.” John still refused to admit that he had confessed
to them. If he admitted it, he would die.
But even if he didn’t admit it, Declan was sure that John had betrayed him.
Declan took advantage of the situation to punish John so that he could warn his men. He wanted to let
his men see the plight of the person who had betrayed him!
“I will not treat those who follow me badly. But if someone betrays me, he will die!” Declan said
aggressively. Nobody could save John!
To intimidate his men, Declan personally grabbed John and headed out.
While crying and shouting, John begged for his mercy. Declan was tired of listening to his cries. Declan
ordered someone to put a gag over his mouth, put him into a sack and throw him into the boot of the
car. They headed towards the coast in the suburbs.
Declan’s men who followed Declan initially thought that Declan was only frightening John and them, but
they didn’t expect that Declan really wanted them to throw John into the sea.
All of them were Declan’s men. Although they didn’t like John, they were also afraid that they would
face the same fate one day, so they interceded with Declan on behalf of John.
“Although he didn’t have merits, he had worked hard. Considering this, please spare his life,” a bearded
man opened his mouth and pleaded.
Declan snorted, leaned against the bonnet of car and crossed his arms, “He betrayed me, so the only
consequence is death. I treat all of you equally. One day, if someone betrays me, there will only be this
consequence! Whoever dares to intercede with me on behalf of John will be thrown into the sea
together with John.”
It seemed that all of his men were silent in an instant. Nobody dared to speak again. All of them were
afraid that they would be thrown into the sea and become fish feed.
“Why aren’t all of you moving? Should I do it myself?” Declan said coldly.
His men flinched at the same time. All of them walked forward and grabbed the body which was
wriggling in the sack. John was gagged, but his ears were still functioning. He heard everything they
had said. After hearing their words, he was terrified.
John struggled hard to break free. However, he was unable to break free because he was tied too
tightly.
If his face could be seen at that moment, someone could see his bloodless and terrified face.
In this world, nobody can face death calmly.
After all, everyone has only one chance at life. Once someone is dead, there is no second chance at
life.
Declan’s face showed no emotions. He was not afraid of the consequences because he had the
backing of someone in authority. If his actions were discovered, his father could save him, so he did as
he pleased.
There was a huge splash. The sack splashed into the sea. After some time, the sea was calm again.
No struggles could be seen.
The men stood on the shore and looked awful. One of them asked, “Do sharks really eat humans?”
“Idiot. Of course they don’t eat humans. Humans are the most superior animals.”
“You are the stupid person. Who says that sharks don’t eat humans?” One of the men who strongly
believed that sharks could eat humans rebutted the person’s statement that was made just now.
“Have you seen it?” That person was also unconvinced. ‘Humans are the rulers of earth. Since sharks
are aquatic animals, why would they eat humans who live on earth?’
“Have you seen the ‘Great White Shark’? The sharks in there eat humans.” The both of them insisted
on their respective opinions. Neither of them agreed with the other’s opinion.
“That is a movie! Real sharks don’t eat humans!”
“A bunch of idiots. Why did I hire such idiots?” Declan had a headache after listening to their quarrel,
“Let’s go.”
After he had finished talking, he entered the car. There was a clap of thunder and a flash of lightning. It
seemed that a heavy rain was imminent.
The men were afraid of getting wet in the rain, so they entered the car in an instant. They completely
forgot what they had done just now.
John was not well liked by his colleagues. When he was powerful, he was condescending and offended
a lot of people. So, nobody genuinely pleaded with Declan to spare his life. The person who spoke on
behalf of him just now was just afraid that he would face the same fate.
The men thought that they should never betray Declan. Otherwise, they would also become fish feed.
In the city, Dolores brought her son and daughter to the pet shop to buy supplies for Cotton. After that,
Amanda wanted to go to the playground again.
Dolores raised her head and looked at the sky. She thought that it might rain heavily. She coaxed her
daughter and said, “How about going to the supermarket? I will buy food for you.”
Amanda gave it some thought, “Okay. I will reluctantly agree.”
Dolores didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and reached out to pinch her cheeks, “The more you grow
up, the less cute you become.”
“The woman who works in the pet shop complimented me on my beauty. How am I not cute?” Amanda
was unconvinced.
Dolores explained, “Cuteness and beauty don’t mean the same thing.”
“Get in now,” she urged.
They left the pet shop and went to the supermarket.
Just after they entered the supermarket, it started to rain heavily.
The rain poured down.
Amanda looked at the rain outside and said emotionally, “Luckily, we didn’t go to the playground.
Otherwise, we would have been drenched.”
In the supermarket, Dolores held the two children’s hands. Coral and the new servant were behind
them. The chauffeur was at the end of the group of people.
While pushing the shopping cart, Coral said, “There are no more fruits in the house.”
They went to the fruit section and bought some seasonal fruits. There was a wide variety of fruits
during the season. The fruits were affordable and, more importantly, they were fresh.
When they passed by the pastry section, Amanda wanted to eat donuts. She ran towards the donuts,
took a tray and placed the donuts on the tray. Through the glass, she saw the person who stood in front
of the counter. When she took a good look at the person, she exclaimed, “It’s you?”
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