Chapter 96. In the Villes Villa

It takes the disappearance of Lucien’s figure for Jack’s subordinate to release the breath he had been holding all along and rise from the floor.

Without regard for his friends on the floor, he takes off in a deadpan race, convinced that he has just escaped from hell, which he, of course, has because Lucien never goes back on his word.

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The Villes Villa…

Mr. Norman Baskerville is sitting on his usual couch holding a glass of wine.

He has a triumphant smile on his face as he looks down at the two bloodied figures on the floor in front of him.

One of them is already on the verge of losing consciousness while the other is battling to keep his eyes open.

Their eyes and mouths are swollen and their bodies are covered in bruises. They are hanging on a loose piece of cotton as their clothes have been torn into dreads.

Their eyes are thick red and there are traces of tears on their cheeks. They have indeed been beaten to a pulp, as Brianna