Chapter 966

Lionel glared at Nathaniel.

“Finally awake, huh? You were so weak, yet you still managed to bite me until I bled. You did that on purpose, didn’t you?”

Nathaniel smirked, his lips pale.

“If I didn’t, how could I show my desperation and despair? Romello is keen. If my acts were too fake, he’d see right through it.”

Lionel snorted in annoyance.

“I should’ve slapped you harder then.”

Seeing him still dwelling on that, Nathaniel chuckled softly, slowly propping up his weak body to sit up.

Across from him in the armored vehicle, Elliot was engrossed in reading some

documents.

Nathaniel asked, “How did you know something happened on my end? You came pretty quickly.”

“Gabrielle sent a message to Sheena for help, hoping Sheena would return the stolen item in exchange for your release.”

Nathaniel felt a rare warmth in his heart.

is so naive. She doesn’t understand anything.”

the drug would confirm his theft and not only jeopardize Sheena’s efforts, but it

was the only way to stay alive.

“What about the drug? How’s the testing going? Romello mentioned it was

have results by noon,” Elliot said nonchalantly, his tone calm yet tinged with a hint of jesting. “If they find anything, we wouldn’t have arrested you at the Nicholls

Nathaniel chuckled. “True.”

car fell into a brief silence for a few minutes, with

finished treating himself, he eyed Nathaniel’s bloodstained shirt and

his tongue.

and noticed you have quite a few external injuries. How many hits did you

glanced at his heavily blood–stained clothing.

lost count, but I think two were broken.”

Two?

in water was

would need to strike

actions were rather

was only suspecting the disappearance of the potion from the top floor, and

subjected him to such brutal beatings.

teased, “You’re still as stubborn as ever, not a word spilled even after going through all the torture devices. It took me a

referring to Nathaniel’s previous arrest for stealing

chapter in their

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