Chapter 26 - The Extraction of Truth
"Please, Evangeline, I'm dying in here,"
Richard sobbed hysterically, pressing his hands against the glass.
"I am not here to offer you absolution, Richard,"
Evangeline stated flatly.
"I am here for a name. The syndicate that you were indebted to. The faction that is currently probing my servers. Who took over when we killed their men in my penthouse?"
Richard’s eyes widened in sheer terror.
"If I tell you, they will have me killed in here!"
Richard panicked.
"If you don't tell me,"
Evangeline leaned forward, her blue eyes piercing directly into his miserable soul.
"I will personally purchase the private contract for the food vendor of this prison. I will ensure your daily meals consist of rotting scraps, and I will fund the commissary accounts of every violent inmate in your cell block."
Richard stared at the beautiful, terrifying billionaire sitting across from him. He realized she was not bluffing. She was absolute destruction incarnate.
"His name is Kaelen,"
Richard choked out, shivering violently.
"He is the brutal enforcer of the old regime. He is coming for you, Evangeline. He wants the Crawford empire."
"Thank you, Richard,"
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Evangeline smiled a cold, razor-sharp smile.
She hung up the phone and walked away, leaving him screaming her name in the dark.
