John couldn’t make any sound. His face was pale out of fear, but he couldn’t free himself. All John could do was watch Armand stepped on his hand.
The sound of bone cracking came under Armand’s feet. John’s face was twisted in pain.
Armand wriggled his leg. He was wearing a pair of leather shoes. John’s fingers were disfigured under Armand’s feet. Then, Boyce let go of John and stood aside.
John was shaking, and his pants were wet. He peed himself since don’t-know-when.
Armand stepped on John’s face, “Yikes, this is the first time I see a man peed himself. You’re a shame!”
Boyce told Armand, “Don’t kill me yet. We’re going to need him for later.”
John was Declan’s assistant, and he should know about Declan’s plans. They were going to beat him up first, then interrogated him later.
Armand didn’t reply to Boyce. He wanted to kill John so much.
Boyce patted Armand’s shoulder, “Even if you wanted him dead, you don’t need to do it yourself. It’s not worth it for a scumbag like him.” Armand nodded unwillingly.
Boyce walked to Cormac, “We should wait outside.”
Cormac nodded and walked out of the room first. Then, he headed to a room beside where Loredana was in.
Loredana sat on the chair and watched everything Armand did. She could feel Armand’s anger. The anger portrayed the feelings Armand had for Theresa. It was deep. But as an outsider, she was in no position to comment about anything.
Loredana too felt relief that Theresa wasn’t raped.
“Do you want to go home now?” Cormac walked over. Loredana turned around and looked at Cormac. She shook her head, “I’m staying a little while more.”
Boyce asked, “You wanted to see how Armand beat John?”
Loredana answered Boyce with another question, “You got promoted?”
It was a surprising question. Boyce stared at Loredana for a while and answered, “Yes.”
“Congrats. I’ll organize a celebration dinner for you. Bring Armand along with you to the villa,” said Loredana.
“It’s not necessary…”
“It is. You got promoted, and that means you’re capable. We’re happy for you. I didn’t mention it because we haven’t caught John yet. Now that we’ve got him, consider one of our worries resolved. We may not solve our issues with Declan yet, but we can all make time for a celebration dinner.”
“If that’s what you said. Thanks, Loredana,” Boyce was grateful.
“You’re welcome. You can head to the villa earlier if you’re free,” Loredana smiled. A message was hidden in her words, but Boyce didn’t catch it. He replied, “Sure.”
“I’ll head home first then,” Loredana stood up from the chair. Cormac asked her to wait for a little while, “I’ve something to tell Boyce. Wait for me outside.”
Loredana nodded, “Sure.”
Then, she headed out.
After Loredana was gone, Cormac and Boyce mapped out what they were going to do next. The reason why they kept John alive was that they wanted John to telling them how Declan violated the law. They wouldn’t kill John themselves even if they wanted to see him dead so much. They will only use somebody else to get rid of him.
As long as they have proof that Declan violated the law, they were going to tell people that John sold Declan regardless of whether he did or not. Declan was going to kill the betrayer by himself by that time without needing Boyce and Cormac to do anything.
Boyce said, “Understand. You can trust me with it.”
Cormac glanced at the monitor on the desk. John curled himself up, and Armand was still beating him. Armand didn’t seem like he was going to stop anytime soon. He was still furious. Cormac then looked away and walked out of the room.
Loredana told Cormac that she wanted to head home, but Cormac asked her to go to the office with him.
“Have lunch with me later. I will send you back home,” Cormac buckled Loredana up.
Cormac then started the engine and asked Loredana, “You were going to match-make Armand and Theresa?”
Loredana turned her head to look at Cormac and asked rhetorically, “Is the thing that I had done that obvious?”
“What you did was subtle, it’s just because I know you too well.” Cormac looked at her with a smile, “Do we have a mutual affinity?”
Loredana was speechless.
She did not argue with him, “I think Armand still loves Theresa.”
“He doesn’t change. He just made some mistakes in the past.” Cormac spoke out for his friend, “You shall advise Theresa.”
“I can’t read her mind,” Loredana said frankly. She also hoped that someone could take care of Theresa. Instead of finding a new boyfriend for her, she preferred Armand to be her boyfriend. Although he had made some mistakes before, he had learnt his lesson.
‘However, Theresa treats him indifferently. She’s not willing to give him a second chance.’
She said that she wanted to hold a celebration party for Boyce and that was sincere, after all, Boyce’s ability and character were competent for this position. She also wanted to make use of the celebration party to create an opportunity for Theresa to spend time with Armand at the villa.
“All people have their styles of living. You don’t have to worry too much about it.” Cormac did not want her to bother about other people’s business.
Loredana understood what he meant, “I won’t interfere, I’ll just create some opportunities for Armand. It’s a good thing if they can continue to be in a relationship. If they can’t, I can only say that that’s destiny. I won’t persuade Theresa. If she still loves Armand, she will see the good in Armand. If she doesn’t love him anymore, it’s useless to persuade her.”
“It’s good that you understand.” Cormac agreed with her.
He did not like to meddle in other people’s love affairs and he hoped that Loredana would not interfere too much too. They were all adults and had their own ways of thinking. It was okay to assist but not okay to impose one’s ideas on others.
While they were talking, the car drove into the underground car park of the company. Cormac parked the car and pushed the door to get down. When he came over to open the door for Loredana, she had already opened the door and got down. Cormac held her hand.
Loredana struggled for a moment, “Will this be bad?”
After all, it was all over the internet previously. There were speculations about her identity and rumors saying that she was an 18th-tier star and so on.
Although she did not care, she did not want to be talked about either. Some of the unpleasant words made her sad.
Cormac glanced at her, “What’s wrong with that?”
They were real husband and wife. Loredana was not a cheater and he was not meeting a mistress. They were open and honest. The more they hid it, the more people would imagine. Loredana was unable to beat him, so she could only let him hold her hand and walk into the lift.
The rumors on the internet were so hot that they were spread in the company. When they saw them appeared in the company together, they greeted them more enthusiasm than usual. The lift stopped with a ding and soon the door was opened. They walked out one after the other. Passing the secretary’s desk, Cormac asked, “Thirsty?”
Loredana nodded, “I’m a bit hungry.”
She did not eat anything this morning and now she was hungry.
“What do you want to eat? My secretary will go and buy it.”
“Stir-fried pumpkin with yolk, sachertorte, caramel pudding and red bean cake,” Loredana said a series of desserts, now she was on the verge of drooling thinking about the food. Cormac turned around and looked at her. All of them were sweet, but if she liked them then he would still buy them, he ordered his secretary to buy them, “Buy freshly squeezed juice too.” After saying that, he added, “Fresh orange juice.”
He was worried that the sweet desserts would make her feel disgusting so the fresh orange juice which had some acidity could compensate for the sweetness.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.