"You! What have you done?" Mark's voice trembled with panic upon hearing Lucas' words.

Lucas curled his lips into a cold smile, his gaze sharp and menacing. "Who contacted you, and where is Annie now? I want all the details. Miss even one, and your son will lose a finger. Don't doubt me I'm capable of anything." Without waiting for Mark to respond, Lucas hung up the phone.

"That devil!" Mark glared at the disconnected call, smashing his phone in anger. His chest heaved violently, his face turning ashen.

His assistant, seeing the outburst, cautiously asked, "What should we do now, Mr. Lewis?"

Mark's face darkened. "Contact him. If he can get my son out, I'll agree to whatever he asks!"

The assistant hesitated, worried. "But if Lucas finds out about this..."

"Just do it!" Mark snapped. "Also, prepare a detailed list of everything involved in this incident. Write down everything he might want!"

It was clear he was ready to switch sides. If the other party couldn't help him, he'd turn to Lucas in an instant.

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, the assistant quickly answered, "Yes, sir."

Time passed slowly, each minute dragging on.

waited anxiously, and after about two hours, his

the smashed screen, the phone still

ID, Mark's

"Hello?"

I've just sent you a picture. It's

of foreboding washed over Mark, making

his

son curled up on the floor, his left hand

Lucas really did it!

tightly, his eyes reddened with fury, but beneath that anger was deep fear. Lucas knew he had sent someone to contact that

online backlash. He could resolve it easily if

sweat broke out on Mark's back as dread filled his

dialed

to Lucas immediately. Stop contacting

that person still hadn't rescued his

son had lost a

now-following Lucas'

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