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.

She doesn’t understand anything.”

jeopardize Sheena’s efforts, but it would also give Romello a

the only way

glanced back at Elliot and continued, “What about the drug? How’s the testing going? Romello mentioned it was important last

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

Nathaniel chuckled. “True.”

fell into a brief silence for a few

himself, he eyed Nathaniel’s bloodstained shirt and

his tongue.

for you and noticed you have quite a few external injuries. How many hits did you take?”

glanced at his heavily blood–stained clothing.

but I

Two?

water was already quite resilient.

one would need to

rather

of the potion from the top floor, and

he subjected him to such brutal

as ever, not a word spilled even after going through

to Nathaniel’s previous arrest for stealing

dark chapter in their

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