Chapter 444\u00a0<\/p>\n
And it had continued to this very day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thatch frowned. \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell gestured to the kneeling figure at his feet. \u201cHe\u2019s not my brother, is he?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a split second, Thatch froze before regaining his composure. \u201cHow many times do I have to tell you? He is your brother!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, is he?\u201d Haskell\u2019s gaze was relentless, pinning the older man in place. \u201cBecause Draven here has already confessed that he isn\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The color drained from Thatch\u2019s face, but he blustered, \u201cDon\u2019t try to trick me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTrick you?\u201d Haskell\u2019s voice was soft, yet it cut like glass. \u201cDraven has told me everything he knows. Now, it\u2019s your turn.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough!\u201d Thatch yelled, his neck muscles bulging. \u201cStop this paranoid nonsense!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell ignored him. \u201cWho did you sell my brother to? Where is he?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI told you, he is your brother!\u201d Thatch insisted through gritted teeth. \u201cWhy won\u2019t you believe me? This\u00a0<\/p>\n
is absurd!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell\u2019s eyes were glacial. \u201cFine. We\u2019ll do this the hard way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned to Larissa. \u201cLarissa, may I borrow your needles?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing the raw, restrained hatred in his eyes, she nodded, her own heart aching for him. \u201cOf course.\u201d She opened her medical case, revealing rows of silver needles of varying sizes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake your pick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell\u2019s gaze flickered over them before he selected a black pouch containing the largest needles. He handed it to Crispin. \u201cBegin.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thatch paled, thinking he was the target. \u201cHaskell, I\u2019m your father!\u201d he bellowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Crispin walked right past him, taking the pouch and approaching the terrified Draven on the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Palmer, I told you everything\u2026\u201d Draven pleaded, his voice cracking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut your father still won\u2019t,\u201d Haskell replied evenly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven\u2019s head whipped toward Thatch. \u201cDad, just tell him! Please!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thatch\u2019s hands clenched into fists, his expression a mask of indecision. He couldn\u2019t admit it. If he admitted to selling Haskell\u2019s real brother, he was finished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While he hesitated, two bodyguards seized Draven\u2019s arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad! Do you want me to die here?!\u201d Draven shrieked, panic overtaking him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, Thatch said nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
no.20 ZER\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 444\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Crispin prepared to drive the first needle under his fingernail, Draven began to shake\u00a0<\/p>\n
uncontrollably. \u201cNo\u2026 please, don\u2019t\u2026 Dad, save me\u2026 Aaaargh!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A piercing scream echoed through the gazebo. The agony was blinding, stealing the breath from his lungs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Valeria clamped her hands over her eyes, unable to watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad\u2026 help me\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven was already weak from the retaliatory attack after the engagement party. This new torment was more than he could bear. After Crispin had pierced only three of his fingers, he mercifully passed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thatch stared at the broken figure of his son on the ground, his voice trembling as he whispered, \u201cDraven\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you still not going to tell me who you sold my brother to, Thatch?\u201d Haskell asked again, his tone unchanged. \u201cBecause if you don\u2019t, your daughter is next.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Valeria\u2019s terror intensified. She tugged frantically at Thatch\u2019s sleeve. \u201cDad, I don\u2019t want them to do that to me! Please, just tell him! Tell him who you sold his brother to!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
09:39\u00a0<\/p>\n
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