After driving for almost two hours, Jaxon pulled over his car near a tal workshop in the countryside. He gets off his car and rushed inside the workshop.
Though the sunset long ago, the back of the workshop was a house where the forr right-hand man of Cassandra's father lived. So, he was still in the workshop even at such a late hour.
Joshua Kim wasn't pleased to see the right-hand man of the Moyan Boss. "Did Cassandra sent you here? I already said that I won't change my mind," he said to Jaxon in an unpleasant voice.
"Please help us, Boss. Our leader is captured on our way back to the city," Jaxon pleaded with Joshua Kim.
As the forr right-hand man of the late Boss, even Jaxon was bound to show him so respect. Besides, it hasn't been long since Joshua Kim left the Moyan Gang and Jaxon also spent many years under his supervision.
Hearing the news, Joshua Kim's face instantly turned pale! Cassandra was captured? How? Who dared to do such a thing?!
"What happened?" Joshua Kim asked and shook his head. "No. Who did that? Do you have an idea?"
"The Pri Minister is the only one who will do this," Jaxon firmly said.
Peter Jung. Joshua Kim's pale face slowly faded. Turning to Jaxon, he asked, "What did Cassandra do? Did she do anything to cross Peter Jung? I already told her not to do anything."
"I know she ignores your advice but... you know all the things she went through. Will you be able to sit still while she is in a dangerous situation?" Jaxon said to Joshua Kim. Though he sounded more firm than ever, he still maintained a formal tone and deanor.
Joshua Kim stood still and pressed his fingers against his forehead. He shut his eyes for a while and the mont he opened his eyes, they were like a burning fire! Rage. That was the only definition.
"Tell . What did Cassandra do? I can help only if you tell that."
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Cassandra Lim wondered how much ti had passed since she was locked up in an unknown place. The room where she was locked up was dim and quiet. She was tied up to a chair and her eyes were blindfolded.
She waited and waited again for soone to show up. If they want sothing from her, they won't leave her alone for too long. She was more than experienced in this kind of thing.
The sound she heard after a while proved that she was right. Maybe it was the sound of the door being opened, it was soon followed by the sound of footsteps. It wasn't long before her blindfold was removed and she could finally see again.
She was right. The one sitting on another chair opposite her was Peter Jung. The leader whom she talked with before was also standing a step behind the Pri Minister. As she was already expecting this, there was no reaction on the face of the Moyan Boss. She just sat still with a calm face.
Peter Jung quietly observed her before his lips curved into a smile. "You never fail to surprise , Miss Lim. What's with the calm face?"
Cassandra Lim let out a sigh as if she was bored. "What reaction did you expect?" she simply said.
Peter Jung let out a chuckle. "Whenever I see you, I always think it's a miracle that you're not the biological daughter of Andres Lim. Everything about you is similar to him."
Cassandra slightly smiled. "That ans you didn't know well, Mr. Pri Minister. People said that I'm more scary than my adoptive father."
Peter Jung nodded several tis. "Well, I give you that. You're more intelligent than your adoptive father and that's what makes you scarier."
Cassandra just sat still with an annoyed face and Peter Jung continued. "Now that we talk about it, that was quite a great trick you played on . I have no idea and you completely fooled ."
Cassandra Lim simply turned her head away and Peter Jung's face turned darker. "How do you even thought of teaming up with my son? No... " he shook his head and said, "How do you even know about my son's secret identity? Soone tells you that, right?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Cassandra said, acting as if she didn't care about what the Pri Minister said.
Peter Jung knew that there was also another possibility. Maybe his son tailed him and t with Cassandra through that but... he had a feeling that there was sothing behind this.
Why would a gang Boss choose to help the leader of the Blackhood instead of him? Not to ntion his relationship with Cassandra's father! He had a feeling that there was a secret yet important figure behind this. Who convinced Cassandra to deceive him? It can't be his son.
"You don't know?" he said to Cassandra with a little smirk. "Too bad. I'm sure that everything is connected. My son already knew about my intention and he planned sothing to backfire on . If you know nothing about it, it would be a miracle."
Cassandra glanced at the Pri Minister with a mocking smile. "Then let's just say that a miracle happened. Maybe your sins finally reached the ears of the gods and they decided to punish you."
PAK!
Cassandra was forced to turn her head to the right as Peter Jung slapped her on the face! Though it was pretty rough and her left face imdiately turned red, she didn't react at all. All she did was biting her lip and clenched her fists that were tied to the chair.
"If I were you, I won't talk too much," Peter Jung said to her in a deadly low voice.
Cassandra shifted her gaze back to him and now, her eyes turned darker too. "It's a pity. You're not ," she said. Still, there wasn't a hint of fear in her voice or expression.
Seeing this, the man behind Peter Jung raised a brow and it went unnoticed. This woman's daring nature had no limits! How can there be such a woman in this world?!
Peter Jung stared at Cassandra for a while until... he let out a laughter. "It would be my pleasure to see you lost your confidence and 'stupid' fearless behaviour little by little. I will make sure to see that happen."
Cassandra didn't say anything and Peter Jung rose from his seat. Then he shifted his attention to the young man standing beside him. "Make sure to make her talk. I don't care about what thod you used. I want an answer, an honest answer. That's all."
The young man bowed and Peter Jung walked out of the room.
"I'm not even sure if you're just blindly fearless or you have another backup plan," the young man said to Cassandra who was still maintaining a calm face.
Hearing this, Cassandra shifted her gaze and looked at the man's face. "You are the puppet of Peter Jung. I was right," she remarked.
The man didn't react at all. He pulled the chair away and sat on the table which was just behind. "Puppet? It's your second ti saying that."
"You didn't like that? Then should I say a dog?" Cassandra Lim said, sarcastically. She turned her head away from the man as if she was bored by his presence.
"You can say whatever you want but I'm still curious. Are you just blindly fearless or you have another backup plan?" The young man repeated his question before.
"It's both," the Moyan Boss simply said. "However, the latter is uncertain."
"That ans you're crazy," the young man promptly said. "Risking your life over sothing uncertain."
Cassandra Lim shook her head when she heard him. "I already said that soone like you will never understand."
The young man thought of what Cassandra said just before his n caught her. "Obedience and trust. That's what you said. But what if you're wrong? If it cost you your life, will you still think that it's worth it? You should just speak and everything will be over."
Cassandra briefly narrowed her eyes before she looked up at the young man. "You have no idea about how things work. Even if I say sothing, do you think Peter Jung will let go?" She shook her head and said, "Not a chance. He will kill whatever the result is. However, I won't tell him what he wants even if that ans I will die."
Cassandra wasn't lying when she said that she never fear death. It's not like she had a family who would be waiting for her but... Nathan crossed her mind. Will he be able to accept if she really dies in this place? What if he was blinded by rage and bitterness? Just the thought of it made her anxious.
The young man looked down at her and then darted his eyes to the door when he heard a sound. He saw two of his n entering the room and quickly turned back to Cassandra Lim. "It's still not late. Just tell us the answer," he said.
Cassandra fell silent with her gaze still fixated on the floor. The man even thought that she was finally having a second thought, until...
"I won't change my mind. Do whatever you want."
With that said, the young man let out a breath and then nodded to his two subordinates who were standing a few steps away.....
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