Chapter 0427

+25 BONUS

“Marcus, you surprise me,” Frank said with a sly grin. “I thought you were smarter than the others, but now I see even you’ve been fooled. I have to admit, when you came to visit me in Switzerland, I thought it was my end. 1 didn’t expect you to leave me alive. I had a decent three years after that…. until ‘that bastard‘ showed up. The damn fool threw acid in my face.”

“What?” Marcus shouted, his patience wearing thin. “What are you talking about? Who are you talking about? Tell me!”

“Who else would I be talking about? Peter! Peter Palmer! That bastard didn’t die, and Theodore helped him get to me. That kid turned out to be smarter than he looked. Theodore and Peter were in cahoots, and for over eight years

-while everyone thought he was dead–that bastard was in a hospital fighting to survive.”

“You’re lying!” Marcus spat.

“I have no reason to lie. Look at me!” Frank barked, gesturing to his ruined face. “Do I look like a man who would bother with lies at this point?”

Marcus stared at him in disbelief. The burns were severe, his skin horribly scarred, his eyes sealed shut from the damage. This wasn’t the result of an accident–it was the work of someone consumed by hatred.

know how you operate. You twist the truth and use dirty tricks to manipulate

But if I were you, I’d start investigating. You don’t want the ‘dead‘ suddenly showing up on your doorstep, do you?

“You son of

ahead, say it,” Frank sneered. “But it won’t change the fact that, my dear Marcus, you’ve been living a lie with your wife. How do you think she’ll react to finding

you e

Marcus demanded, his fury

you might hold the gun, but I have weapons of my own. I’ve been waiting for this moment ever since you dumped me here. I knew you’d come eventually, and when you did, I’d throw this in your face. You stole your

up!” Marcus

you feel guilty now. You’re blissfully happy with your wife, aren’t you? The only difference is you’re also playing

his patience was wearing dangerously thin. At that moment, a nurse approached

them.

Bartz, I need to take Mr. Frank for his medications. Without them,

of course,” Marcus replied, forcing a smile.

“Just give me

nurse hesitated but eventually nodded and

that happened. How do you know Peter is alive?” Marcus demanded, his

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