“Sir, do you like it?” Hugo’s voice came from behind.
Logan spun around abruptly, gripping Hugo’s shoulders tightly. “You betrayed me?”
“Sir, what are you talking about? How could I betray you?” Hugo looked completely bewildered.
Logan threw the photos in his face and sat down on the couch. “Then explain this. What the hell is going on?”
Hugo picked up a few of the scattered photos and glanced at them. His face instantly turned ashen. “Sir… what is this? Where did these photos come from?”
“You brought them.”
Logan’s expression was dark and cold. “Only a few people knew about this. Other than me, the only one who knew was you.”
“Sir, it wasn’t me! You know me—I would never betray you!” Hugo dropped to his knees with a loud thud. “Sir, I have even done unspeakable shady things for you! How could I possibly betray you?”
The office fell into an eerie silence. Logan stared down at Hugo, who was shaking his head frantically, his gaze sharp and ruthless. After a long moment, he suddenly stood up and walked over to him.
“You’re my most trusted man, and of course, I want to believe you. But these photos… they shouldn’t exist. There’s a good chance the hitman from back then has been found by Alex.”
Logan patted Hugo’s shoulder. “I have high hopes for you. You have a future ahead of you. So think carefully about what we do next. One wrong step, and we’ll both fall into the rotten place.”
Hugo let out a sigh of relief. “Sir, you can’t stay in this Country any longer. I’ll book you the earliest flight to another country. Before the police get their hands on this evidence, you have to leave immediately. Leave the company to me—I’ll make sure your shares are sold off.”
Logan nodded. “And what about you?”
Hugo didn’t answer. Instead, he said, “Sir, I hope you can take my sister with you.”
Logan nodded in agreement and patted Hugo’s shoulder sincerely. “Hugo, you’re the one I trust the most.”
“Sir, I will never betray you.” Hugo got up, ready to make arrangements for Logan’s departure from the Country. He also needed to contact his sister and have her meet at the airport.
But Hugo had his own plans. Logan had a wife and children, but he had no intention of notifying them. Instead, he would only arrange for his sister to leave with Logan for another country.
Once there, his sister would have the perfect opportunity to secure a position as Logan’s Wife. And if that failed, she would at least bear a his child.
Naturally, his own status would rise as well.
However, just as Hugo turned around and took two steps, Logan suddenly grabbed a golf club from the side and swung it with full force at the back of Hugo’s head.
Thud!
Hugo had no chance to resist. Before he even realized what had happened, his vision went black, and he collapsed to the floor.
Logan cursed under his breath as he unbuttoned his collar and yanked off his tie, tossing it aside. “You really think I’m a damn idiot? You piece of shit, you dared to fucking to sell me out!”
With that, he swung the golf club again, striking the unconscious Hugo several times.
“You want me to leave the Country and go to another country while you handle the company? What the hell would I have left, then?”
“A bastard who could even sell his own sister to me just to climb the ranks—you’re the last person I’d ever trust! If anyone’s capable of betrayal, it’s scum like you.”
Logan kept cursing as he continued to strike. “Only you and I knew about that incident back then. And you actually had the balls to leak the evidence of my hired hit? And then you come to me and ask if I like it? Like hell I do!”
He kept going until exhaustion finally set in. By then, Hugo was long dead.
It didn’t matter—Logan had to go into hiding anyway. Getting rid of a traitor before leaving only made him feel a whole lot better.
….
“Hiss… that really hurts!”
That afternoon, Sera returned to school from the hotel, feeling utterly exhausted and weak.
After being tormented by Alex all night, even after a whole day, she could barely walk. Worried that she might end up in another precarious situation at night, she had made the firm decision to return to college. Right now, all she wanted was to collapse onto her small dorm bed, sleep peacefully, and not think about anything.
“Sera, you’re finally back!”
Anna, who was sitting at her dorm desk applying makeup with a cheap eyebrow pencil, immediately sprang up from her chair the moment she saw her best friend walk in. She rushed to Sera’s side.
The two other girls in the dorm also turned to look at the doorway.
“Something’s off. No, something’s definitely off.”
Anna sniffed the air and circled around Sera. “You smell like a man.”
“Huh? No, I don’t! Stop talking nonsense!” Sera’s eyes darted away as she hurriedly denied it.
Anna let out a teasing “hmm?” and then, spotting the scarf wrapped around Sera’s neck, despite the sweltering summer heat, she instantly understood everything.
Just as Anna was about to dig deeper, a voice came from the dorm entrance.
“Is Sera from Room 303 here?”
“That’s me!” Sera immediately latched onto the interruption like a lifeline.
“There’s a guy named Jed looking for you downstairs.”
“Huh?” Sera froze for a moment.
‘Officer Jed? Why was he here?’ She still remembered him, he had once told her he would help overturn her case.
But why had he come all the way to her dorm? As confusion swirled in her mind, she forced herself to push through the pain and made her way downstairs.
Not long after, she spotted Jed in plain clothes, standing not far from the dorm building.
“Officer Jed, hello.”
“Mm.” Jed nodded slightly, then sighed with a trace of guilt. “Miss Sera, I’m sorry. The police department got caught up with a major case, and it delayed things. I truly apologize.”