Chapter 493


    Craig bowed politely. “Have a safe journey, Mr. Jenson.”


    Standing at the side of the gate, he watched Cedrick enter a vehicle and leave.


    Once the automobiles vanished from his view, he kicked arge pot in the garden in a fit of fury.


    “Cedrick Jenson!” eximed Craig with resentment.


    Gritting his teeth, he suddenly recalled something. Oh, cr*p! Jennifer has been staying at the Jenson


    residence for almost a week now. I guess I’IL…


    Uponposing himself, he returned to the vi and summoned Jasmine to the study.


    “What’s the matter, Craig?” she asked.


    Irritated, Craig smoked and ordered, “Remember to visit Jennifer in the Jenson residence in these two


    days. You must bring the bodyguards protecting you into the bedroom.”


    “Eh?” Jasmine was confounded. “Gwendolyn’s always the one leading me to the room. I don’t think


    she’ll allow the bodyguards to enter because there are too many people-”


    Smashing his hand on the table, Craig demanded, “I don’t care what you do. Just ensure you can


    spend time in Jennifer’s room alone with the bodyguards.”


    “Mr. Treyton and the doctor never leaves Jennifer’s room, Craig. What you’re asking me to do is


    impossible. They won’t allow me-”


    Again, Craig pped the table with a violent look. “Why are you saying it’s impossible before you even


    try it? How can you hope to seed when you’re already diminishing your confidence?”


    Jasmine was startled by the m and teared up. Weakly, she bit her lip aggrievedly.


    Annoyed, Craig scowled instead offorting her. “You’re twenty-one years old already. You are an


    adult, so you need to be capable of handling things independently. Consider this an opportunity to train


    your adaptability.”


    His finger tapped on the table repeatedly. “I don’t care what you need to do to aplish your mission.


    Within two days, you will find a way to meet with Jasmine alone with the bodyguards without anyone


    else present in the room.”


    “What if I can’t do it?” inquired Jasmine with teary eyes.


    “Then you’ll have a first-hand experience of what Charles went throughst night.”


    Jasmine was astonished by her brother’s cruelty. “Why, Craig? Why are you threatening me with a


    heavy punishment over such a small matter? Am I still your favorite sister?”


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    “Loving you doesn’t mean I’ll spoil you. I’m asking you toplete this mission on your own to train


    you,” spat Craig with a grave expression.


    “You’ve changed, Craig. You seem so unfamiliar to me now.” Jasmine couldn’t help but feel her


    understanding of him was slipping, so much so that she found him ridiculous.


    In response, he released a mouthful of smoke. “I didn’t change. It’s just that I’ve spoiled you too much


    in


    the past, and that has prevented you from truly understanding me.”


    Staring at him, she was rendered speechless as her body turned cold.


    She shook her head and dashed out of the study in tears.


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    A scowl was still visible on Craig’s face as he thought about how useless his younger siblings were.


    Then, he called the captain of Team Nine. “I want you to investigate the secret interrogation room Mr.


    Jenson brought Charles to. Also, pay attention to his arrangements for Charles.”


    Meanwhile, in the car, the dizzy Charles was given a shot of antibiotics.


    As he gradually lifted his heavy eyelids, he noticed his surroundings shaking.


    Nico, who was skillfully treating the wound on his arm while sitting next to Charles, nced at thetter.


    “You’re finally awake. I can’t believe you managed to bite my arm until it bled, despite how weak you


    are. Were you intentionally taking revenge on me?”


    The edges of Charles’ pale lips curved upward. “If I didn’t bite you for real, how can I express my


    genuine despair and anger? Craig’s a very sharp man. If I didn’t act earnestly, he would’ve seen


    through my


    Displeased, Nico snorted. “If I knew, I would’ve pped you harder.”


    Hearing that, Charles chuckled and slowly sat up.


    Meanwhile, Cedrick sat opposite him and was focusing on a document.


    Guiltily, Charles asked, “How did you know what was happening to me? You came really quick.”


    “Jasmine sent a text message to Gwenny asking for help. She wants Gwenny to return the stolen


    object in exchange for your safety,” answered Cedrick.


    A warm feeling surfaced in Charles’ heart when he heard that. “Jasmine is a very innocent girl. She


    doesn’t know anything


    If I do return the serum, it means I admit I was the culprit. Not only will the efforts invested in


    Gwendolyn’s matter be for naught, but Craig will definitely find a way to kill me. The only way I can


    survive is by hiding the truth, no matter the cost. Upon ending his train of thought there, he turned to


    Cedrick. “Where’s the serum? How’s the analysis? Craig said it’s something important.”


    “No substantial progress yet. Joshua needs time topare the analysis result with the database.


    We’ll hear something from him around noon at the earliest.” Nonchntly, Cedrick nced at Charles.


    Composedly, he joked, “If I did, I wouldn’t be apprehending you at the Newton residence earlier.”


    That’s true. Charles smiled.


    A brief silence ensued in the vehicle.


    After Nico finished treating his wound, he eyed Charles bloody shirt. “I noticed plenty of wounds were


    on your body when I applied medicine to them earlier. How many hits did you take?”


    Charles lowered his head and stared at his blood-drenched shirt. “I didn’t count, though I remember


    two


    Two? Water-soaked cane is incredibly tough. To have snapped two must’ve meant he endured


    hundreds of whips. Even I can’t help but think that Craig’s too cruel. Even though he only suspected


    Charles was the one who stole the serum, he still abused his own little brother. Despite Nico’s


    sympathy for Charles, because of their past grudges, he


    intentionally jested,


    “You’re just as stubborn as thest time I interrogated you, Mr. Newton. It took me a day and a night to


    pry the truth out of your mouth.”


    That was back when Charles stole the S404 RNA virus.


    It was a dark history, which was why Charles immediately frowned.


    Without hesitation, he rebuked, “As if you are any better. You didn’t relent even after I whipped you in


    the Erihal dungeon for a night.”


    “You!”


    Both of them tortured each other deeply in the past.


    Therefore, the moment they mentioned their past treatment in each other’s hands, the atmosphere in


    the car grew tense.


    Meanwhile, Cedrick eyed them both.


    you both are rtively healthy, how an see both of you still hold grudges against each other. Since


    I whip you two in the interrogation room once we reach there?


    Then, both of you can recuperate together and mend your rtionship. Sounds fair, no?”


    Nico paled. “Don’t. I don’t want to reconcile with him. He should be d I didn’t punch him now seeing


    that he’s helping you and Gwendolyn…”


    The more he spoke, the smaller his voice


    Came.


    Charles snickered with disdain in his blue eyes.


    until Once the atmosphere between the duo turned harmonious, Cedrick spoke. “I doubt Craig will stop


    he squeezes the truth about the stolen serum out of you. He’ll no doubt send someone to monitor the


    investigation progress, so you’ll have to stay in the secret interrogation room for now. I’ve already


    asked someone to prepare a bed for you there. It’ll only take a few days at most to wrap up this matter.


    As for your injuries, I’ll send an army doctor to treat them.”