Chapter 927 Punishment
Even though John's casino was small, Ruben didn't give a damn. And now, John was about to be shipped off to Zephyria. He knew exactly what kind of hellhole Zephyria was.
This time, Ruben had completely lost faith in him.
But the only reason John was still breathing was probably because of their long history and John's missing eye.
John glanced at Adrian, who was lounging on the couch, still feeling a chill run down his spine.
Adrian had that same intimidating vibe as Ruben. John muttered, "I'm sorry about Carlos. I've let the Howard family down. I'll clean up this mess!"
Adrian stood up, his handsome face as cold as ice. "Since Carlos is your son, it's your job to deal with him, Mr. Duncan. I still call you Mr. Duncan only because you lost an eye for my grandfather. Honestly, what Carlos did is enough to make him vanish from Vachilit for good."
With that, Adrian escorted Claire to her room.
In the living room, resigning himself to his fate, Carlos lay on the floor. He looked at John with pleading eyes, his face a mess of tears and snot.
Joe never expected that the chandelier falling at Claire's charity gala was also Carlos and Alice's doing.
Joe sighed, "John, good luck with that..."
John looked at Melissa, who seemed just as disappointed.
John was stunned, his lips trembling.
Melissa was over the shock now, but still couldn't believe that Alice had played everyone in the Howard family.
John and Carlos had deeply disappointed her.
Without a word, Melissa walked away.
John took Carlos back to the underground casino.
Carlos thought he was safe now. "Dad, I really didn't expect Alice to spill the beans. I didn't think things would turn out like this. Do you think Ruben will let us go? You can save me, right? Now that we're back at the casino, we're safe, right? Are you going to Zephyria?"
John led Carlos into a dark room within the casino.
This room was specifically for dealing with disobedient people or those who owed gambling debts.
The methods were pretty brutal.
As soon as the door opened, there was a strong smell of iron.
Carlos had tortured others here before. He looked at John in surprise, "Dad, what are we doing here?"
"Carlos, do you know how much effort I've put in over the years to build my own power?" John queried.
Before Carlos could respond, John sneered, "But today, all of it is ruined."
Carlos naively said, "But we came back safe and sound, didn't we? You can start over again. I promise I won't contact Alice anymore."
John picked up a long thick iron rod.
At that moment, John swung it heavily at Carlos. "It's all because of you! How could I have raised such a useless son like you! How could someone as useless as you be my son! I should have strangled you at birth! Now I have nothing left, and I'm forced to go Zephyria, and live a life monitored every day by people from the Howard family."
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