Chapter 73

Shayna gazed at the ominous black gun barrel pointed at her, and fear flickered in her eyes momentarily. However, it quickly gave way to a determined calmness.

"Tell me, where has he gone? Don’t think I’m unaware. You love that scoundrel, Carlos, but you can’t escape my grasp," Brown Joseph demanded.

Shayna closed her eyes and suddenly smiled, gritting her teeth as she spoke, "Brown Joseph! For years, you’ve held me in the palm of your hand, but that doesn’t give you the right to control my fate. I am a human being, not a puppet! So, I won’t tell you where Carlos has gone."

Brown Joseph was taken aback, surprised that the girl he had nurtured from childhood dared to defy him.

"I’ll ask again: Where has Carlos gone?" He grew more suspicious the more she resisted.

"I won’t tell you," Shayna replied firmly.

In the days leading up to this moment, she had done a lot of soul-searching. If she couldn’t be with Carl