Connor’s eyes went red-rimmed as he told his story, “The two of them were already in bad shape when I was there. My son, whose whole body was covered with blood, was thrown into a pool of mud full of ants which were crawling all over his body. The moment he spotted me, he actually begged me so hard to kill him!”

Tears started streaming down his face when he got to that part because it hurt him.

After a sharp intake of breath, he wiped away his tears and continued, “As for my daughter-in-law, all her limbs were chopped off before her torso was squeezed into a jar. The Hughes fed her medicine to keep her alive and sober so that she could experience every bit of the pain and torture.”

Matthew frowned at the cruelty of the Hughes in seeking revenge.

No wonder none of the Ten Greatest Families of Eastcliff had the guts to set themselves against them; it seemed like he had indeed underestimated them.

However, it actually served as a reminder for Matthew to take this more seriously.

This was no longer just a competition in business with the Hughes.

If he turned out to be the loser this time around, he would definitely end up very badly.

Connor mumbled, “At that time, I knelt down in front of Master Hughes begging him to let my son and my daughter-in-law go, but he ignored me and continued chatting with me happily.

went through the torture for the entire day. At night, Master Hughes handed me a knife and asked me to kill

 

of the misery instead of looking pained. That was not all. In the

sobs

was then Matthew realized why Connor had aged so much in

want me

us to hand over 70% of our business to them. There’s no turning

enough to do that on our own so I’d like to work with you. I know you’ve been trying to gather funds recently and my family is willing to

never thought that Connor would actually

was sure

it was only reasonable for him to loathe Matthew. Why would

there any hidden traps in his

was deep in thought, he received

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