Chapter 0427

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“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.

operate. You twist the truth and use

already told you–I have no reason to lie. If you decide to kill me today, it’ll happen. But if I were you, I’d start investigating. You don’t want the ‘dead‘

“You son of

change the fact that, my dear Marcus, you’ve been living a lie with your wife. How do you

do you

married?” Marcus demanded, his

for this moment ever since you dumped me here. I knew you’d come eventually, and

Marcus

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

was wearing dangerously thin. At that moment,

them.

I need to take Mr. Frank for his medications. Without them, he’ll be in pain later–he’s quite fragile.”

replied, forcing a

a smile. “Just give me 15 more minutes,

nurse hesitated but eventually nodded and left them alone again.

everything that happened. How do you know Peter is alive?”

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