Chapter 260

"No, I'll talk Clarissa stammered anxiously.

She didn't want to die. Trembling all over, she continued, "You must promise me that if I tell you everything, you'll let me go."

"I can't make that promise. But if you tell me, I'll be more lenient with you." Juan said.

Clarissa's face paled, the reality of her situation sinking in like a stone. No matter what she said today, they wouldn't let her off easily.

Juan looked down at the crumpled figure before him, voice as cold as the Arctic. "Go to the police or into the black box. The choice is yours,

Clarissa looked up to see his cold eyes and eventually gave in. "All of this... Everything was..."

Just then, the sharp ring of the office phone sliced through the tense air,

the call.

and turned to Juan, "Sir,

here? Don't

her and said, "You can speak

her words tumbling out in a rush. "All of this was my doing. I was in debt because of gambling, so I was scared. I had no choice but to kidnap Mrs. Nichols.

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I owed $80 million. I couldn't repay

his voice growing colder with

fear. Juan moved closer, his

number and home. One last chance. If you don't tell the truth,

a gambler like Clarissa, losing her hands would be a fate worse than death. Panic surged through her, and she stammered, "Y-You're breaking the law. You can't..." Juan's gaze was unyielding. "When

drain away, knowing Juan was

security guards. Her eyes peered inside anxiously. "I

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