Chapter 1166 Do you Dare?
"I talked to her. Once she's caught, she needs to lure Marcus out, so she'll have to stay there at least a day and night," Joseph said, clenching his fists. After a moment, he gently pushed Cassie away. "I need to find someone. We need to put on a good show so Marcus doesn't suspect anything."
"Go ahead," Cassie replied. "I'll stay with Sophia and Oliver."
"Once Marcus and those killers are caught, Sophia and Oliver can go to preschool normally. Without the Chamberlain family's backing, David won't be able to cause any trouble."
Joseph patted her hair. "After we deal with Marcus, David's next."
Cassie sighed in relief.
If Marcus and David were both imprisoned, even if Olivia came back with powerful backing, she wouldn't be as scary.
3 AM.
A bucket of cold water woke Mabel.
She opened her eyes and saw Enrique Soto, with four or five tall men around him. Some were playing with guns, others sharpening knives.
Mabel wasn't stupid. She could tell these men were dangerous.
"Who are you?" Mabel asked nervously. She had just attended a social event and was kidnapped on her way back.
She didn't know if they had found the tracker inside her.
"Guess," Enrique grinned, his white teeth looking terrifying.
"Enrique, stop scaring her," Rafael Tapia said, laughing. "The Hernandez Group is quite prominent; someone hired us."
"Whoever hired you must have paid a lot. I can pay double if you let me go," Mabel said nervously.
"Tempting, but we have our code. If we betray clients, we won't get business in the future," Rafael said, then added with a sinister smile, "If you keep me company, I might change my mind."
"Rafael, are you crazy? She's in her fifties. Haven't you seen a woman before?" Enrique grabbed Rafael's hand.
"She's well-maintained and still charming. She was once the most beautiful woman in Whisperlyn City," Rafael said lecherously.
"Enough. The client said no," Enrique shook his head.
Rafael sneered.
Mabel's heart trembled with fear. If these men raped her, she wouldn't have the face to live on.
She thought, 'Oh my, fortunately...'
"Did the Chamberlain family hire you?" Mabel asked, trembling. "Call Marcus. I want to see him."
Rafael glanced at her. "You don't need to know that."
Mabel was shocked. If Marcus didn't plan to show up, what was the point of risking her life? Regardless, she had to draw Marcus out.
Rafael took out a phone and snapped a couple of photos of Mabel before leaving.
"What are you going to do?" Mabel suddenly got agitated and struggled on the ground.
"Shut up," Enrique kicked her away. "We're sending photos to Joseph. If he wants you alive, he has to do what we say, or we'll kill you."
"It must be Marcus. He wants to use me to threaten Joseph, right? No way. He always uses such dirty tricks. The Hernandez Group finally recovered, but Marcus wants to use me to threaten them again. Even if I die, I won't let him succeed." Mabel gritted her teeth and slammed her head on the ground. Soon, her head was bleeding, and she fainted.
"Damn it," Enrique cursed and immediately contacted Marcus.
"You idiots can't even watch a woman," Marcus scolded. "How is she now?"
"She needs immediate medical attention, or she'll die," Enrique said, looking at the pool of blood.
"I'll send a doctor over right away," Marcus angrily hung up.
Meanwhile, Joseph, on his way to the police station, received two photos of Mabel from the kidnappers.
Then the phone rang. It was obvious Rafael was using a voice changer. "Joseph, if you don't want your mom to die, give up the launch of the new product and send over the data. Otherwise, you'll see her corpse in the morning."
Joseph let out a cold laugh. "You must be Marcus's people. Besides stealing and robbing others' data, can't Marcus do anything else? The Chamberlain Group is one of the top companies in Madison."
"Who I am doesn't matter. You just need to know that if you don't do as I say, you'll bear the consequences," Rafael laughed lecherously. "Of course, before she dies, I can have some fun. Mr. Hernandez, your mother must be quite a treat."
"Do you dare?" Joseph's eyes turned fierce, and he punched the steering wheel.
"You can try. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it," Rafael laughed.
"I need to think about it."
"You have no right to think," Rafael interrupted. "I want to see action before dawn."
Joseph coldly said, "If I stop the launch, I'll face huge compensation. The Hernandez Group has already paid once before. I can't afford it this time. I can't agree to your terms. If my mom's life can save the Hernandez Group's future, I have no choice but to give her up."
"Joseph, are you abandoning your own mother for money?" Rafael didn't believe him.
"I don't have deep feelings for her. You can find out. After she betrayed my father, she didn't care about me at all. If it weren't for my abilities, the Hernandez Group wouldn't be mine. You're threatening the wrong person." Joseph hung up.
After the call ended, his eyes were red with anger.
"Mr. Hernandez," Nathaniel looked at him worriedly. "Wyatt reported that Marcus didn't go over, but he seems to have sent a doctor."
Joseph's body shook. Although he had installed a tracker, he knew nothing about what was happening there.
"What do we do now?" Nathaniel asked.
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