“Your mother already begged me before. I gave back the 50 thousand dollars from the divorce settlement. That’s all I can do, and don’t even think about threatening, me for more.”
He stood up, forcing me into a corner. His eyes, slightly misty, stared at me with hatred.
“This is all your fault! It’s because of you! You were the last person she saw. You must have said something to provoke her, making her want to end her life!”
“If I live a miserable life, I’ll make sure your life is miserable as well. I’ve already told you that.”
I responded mercilessly, “You’re blaming me? You cheated during the marriage, got scammed by your mistress after the divorce, embezzled funds, and lost everything in the stock market. Your mother even came to me, begging me to save you. It’s your own incompetence that disappointed her!”
He pinned me against the wall, his hand closing around my neck. “It’s all because Jason told me that stock would rise! You two were in on this together to scam me. Both of you deserve to die!”
I gasped for air, struggling as he strangled me.
He was like a madman, shouting and unleashing all his resentment onto me.
“Jason likes you, doesn’t he? Call him and tell him to transfer 200 thousand dollars to me!”
“You think he’d give you that much for me? Dream on!”
Rick had completely lost his mind. He grabbed a handful of my hair, forcing me to dial Jason’s number. “Laura is in my hands. I need 200 thousand. If you don’t get it to me, she’s dead,” he threatened.
I struggled in pain, desperately trying to break free, but his strength was overwhelming. With no other choice, I knocked my phone to the ground and yelled as loudly as I could, “Don’t listen to him! Call the police!”
My spit hit his face, enraging him further.
“You bitch! Fine, I won’t show you any mercy then!”
He raised his hand, ready to hit me. Fear consumed me as I shut my eyes tightly.
‘Jason, where are you?‘
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Chapter 22
I heard the shattering of a glass bottle.
Opening my eyes, I saw Jason throw Rick into a pile of beer bottles, shattering them into countless pieces.
The two of them started fighting, their figures entangled in the dim light.
Rick landed a heavy punch on Jason’s abdomen, eliciting a muffled grunt from him.
Jason, summoning his strength, delivered a fierce punch to Rick’s side, pinning him to the ground.
