"Ryan! Where are you sending me to... What are you going to do to me?!"

Just moments ago, Zoe had been shouting defiantly. But now she was fearing for her life. Despite her terror, she stubbornly refused to beg for mercy and screamed at Ryan's tall, shadowy figure. "Have you forgotten the vow you made at Dad's grave?! You promised to cherish me and protect me for life! How can you do this and still face our dead father?!"

Upon hearing Zoe's words, Ryan halted his heavy footsteps.

A torrent of emotions surged within him. His heart sank into a mire of exhaustion and pain.

He slowly unfolded his trembling hands.

When they were younger, these hands had gently patted the soft hair of that sweet girl, fed her, lifted her high in the air, and held her hand as they ran joyfully through amusement parks.

Other than being her brother, he had also taken on the role of a father. He tried his best to fill the void left by their absent father during her childhood.

But now, these same hands were about to sever, with deep anguish, the blood bond that had wounded him so deeply.

A single, hot tear fell into his palm.

"I swore to cherish my sister. But you are nothing more than a monster. You're a monster, consumed by jealousy and desire."

With those words, the man no longer hesitated and strode away.

shattered, and her

an instant, remorse consumed

was no turning

out of the abandoned villa, it was

sports car smoking, Drew saw Ryan come out and stubbed out his

you're still here." Ryan approached him, his

course, I stayed. I was afraid you'd do something stupid. My brother-in-law asked me

"It's a good thing you

you worried I'd

wouldn't want my hands stained with blood, and I don't want

at him, his tongue pressed against the roof of his mouth, hesitant

this way, right?" Ryan tilted his head slightly, as

his arms,

a moment. "If Bella was the one who got tormented to this extent, I think I'd be even more ruthless than you I'd definitely kill her, and no

eyelids wearily. "Drew, I have no idea why my heart still hurts now. But I have no

the police conducted an all-night

knocked out the two police officers on duty before they could see the kidnapper's face. In broad daylight, Zoe vanished into thin

Hoffman Group held an emergency

and Ryan officially

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