Wooing My Ex-Wife

Craig froze.

His swollen left cheek seemed to have dampened his air of regality.

He bore a striking resemblance to Charles. The feature that separated them was the color of their eyes.

Charles’ eyes, piercing blue like sapphires, made him look like a foreign prince. He was handsome with an air of mystery about him.

Craig’s eyes, on the other hand, were dark brown. Razor sharp, he looked striking and righteous,

However, it was his features that gave one the misleading illusion of impartiality.

He cackled instead of answering the question. “I’ve lost. A life sentence in maximum security will drive one mad. I ask you, Cedrick, for a painless end.”

“Do you want to die so badly?”

Cedrick relinquished his grip on his sleeve, then produced a wet napkin and wiped his hands with the air of a gentleman who had touched something filthy.

That’s not up to you. Matricide is no trivial crime. I will get to the bottom of this even if you refuse to be me anything. If I find out you did it, I will make sure you’ll suffer before you face the firing squad.”

Craig’s smile froze. “You’ve always been this cruel. Being your deputy all these years, I can’t believe you wouldn’t show me any leniency for all the times I gave everything for you.”

“Still stubborn. I see.”

Cedrick scoffed incredulously. “If only you succeeded in any of the times when you tried to sabotage me and usurp my position, but you did not. For me to have only punished you for each of those transgressions had been my repayment for what you’ve done for me. I have been lenient with you long enough. Your greed knows no bounds. You just keep taking

He waved a hand, and the soldier outside entered with a bucket of water.

There were five canes soaking in the bucket. Slick and supple, they were specially prepared for Craig

“I will make you pay for every single thing you’ve done. For the key to the top floor of your house, you punished Charles based on your familial laws and broke two canes. He asked that five strokes be returned to you. We will start from that.”

Two more soldiers, clad in uniforms, entered. They swiftly untied Craig only to tie his wrists behind his back. As the rope was connected to a hook above his head, Craig was hoisted up with his toes barely touching the ground.

The other soldier picked up a cane, raised it high above his head, and brought it down with his full strength.

Crack!

his skin with a

grimaced slightly as he endured the blow without a sound.

watched, his dark eyes betraying no

whooshes of the cane reverberated throughout the interrogation room, one after another, but Craig began laughing

is not as simple as he appears, Mr. Jenson. He has harmed you badly once, and then he helped you. Who

without a word. Impassively, he turned

might even turn out to be another me. I’ll be waiting to

in his ears until he exited

he is determined

shut, the place fell silent again, devoid of

along

stopped, glanced at the door, and walked on instead

a difficult

of the Newton residence, they could not locate a similar poison. Craig, too, refused

carrot and then the stick, but to no avail. Craig had

Caylie and hypnotizing her, Cedrick had enough to charge with his

those who acted under the influence of hypnosis had no control over their actions, they would only obey the hypnotist’s

self-administered the poison in the act of suicide or if Craig had done so with the intent to murder. He could not escape the sentence.

gathering all the evidence, Nico handed it to the

a week to await the verdict. During the interval, the position of deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation would be left vacant. He was voted out of the position of CEO of Newton Group by the board of

left vacant.

and abroad as the Newton family was about to face

and making headlines, the latter would become the

Creak.

doors to the secret interrogation room swung open.