Chapter 428
Sonia ran through a list of possible names and faces in her mind but failed to recall anyone she
knew with the name Lucius Hayes. However, the name sounded rather familiar to her, like she had
heard it somewhere else. That name rings a bell. Where did I hear it?
“That’s right!” Den looked away with coldness in his eyes and fiddled with his ring. “I’ve been
searching for Lucius for a few years, but he is a hard man to find. In fact, he is so good I couldn’t
find a way to hurt him, so I turned my attention to you.” The man stroked Sonia’s chin with his cold
fingers, sending chills down her spine and filling her eyes with horror.
Feeling utterly dismayed, Sonia acknowledged the distress signal her intuition was sending her.
This man is definitely creeping me out. “Turned your attention to me?” She gulped and asked
through her shivering lips, “Why me?” “I just told you. It’s because you’re the woman Lucius cares
about, and since he is my target, I can only execute my n, starting from you. Once I have you, he
is going toe and rescue you, and when he gets here, I’m going to kill him.” Den revealed his
evil n with an eerie smile.
“A-Are you going to kill him?” Sonia asked with a shaking voice.
“I can only find peace in his death!” Den admitted his sinister intention to kill. In fact, he was
Robert’s fourth son, as well as his fourth illegitimate son. When Robert was younger, he loved to
sleep around, which was why he had so many illegitimate sons. Although Den was the fourth
son, he still had a few other younger half-brothers.
While all of Robert’s illegitimate sons wanted to be the Hayes Family’s heir to inherit the huge
fortune, they all fought among each other, yet Robert did nothing to stop that. Thus, their infighting
grew more and more intense, as they all wouldn’t rest until they got rid of each other.
Although Robert initially had more than 10 illegitimate sons, most of them were either dead,
maimed, or exiled in other countries, leaving only Den and four other of his half-brothers. Just
when the five sons thought the ce to be the Hayes Family’s heir would be a fight among them,
they were surprised by Robert, who had no intention of making any of them his heir. Instead, he had
been secretly looking for the son that belonged to his wife because that was the legitimate son of
the Hayes Family.
Nevertheless, Robert’s legitimate son, Lucius, was cast away from home with his mother when he
was 5 years old. Therefore, his half-brothers had never viewed him as an enemy, only to be stunned
by Robert’s sudden change in his inclination. Since Robert was growing old and ill, he began to
miss his wife and son, so he dispatched his men to search for them, in order to make him his heir.
Because of that, the illegitimate sons were not happy, as they didn’t think Lucius deserved to be the
Haye Family’s heir. After all, he was just Robert’s other son who grew up outside of the Hayes
Family, despite his legitimacy.
Therefore, the five of them decided to set aside their differences and focus on theirmon goal,
which was to—get rid of Lucius in order to ensure no one stood in their way of inheriting the Hayes
Family’s fortune.
Den managed to discover Lucius’ whereabouts ahead of his half-brothers, even sending hitmen
to either intimidate or kill him. However, none of his ns proved to work, as Lucius was able to get
away in one piece every time.
Thus, Den could no longer wait anymore and decided to take him on by himself. Although he
continued to fail his goal, he soon discovered what he deemed to be a turning point when he
realized Lucius was close with a woman.
Therefore, he sent someone to do some digging about the woman with whom he nned to lure
Lucius out to kill him.
Sonia had no idea what was on Den’s mind, only looking at him in horror.
“You’re scary.” Deep down, she wondered whether people like Den, Tina, and Titus had a heart,
as they seemed to always be filled with bloodlust.
“I’m scary?!” Den was not mad at the way Sonia described him. Instead, he let out a burst of
gleeful and maniacalughter. “You’re absolutely right. I’m scary, and I like to strike fear in people’s
hearts because that is how I can show the world how great I am!” He spread his arms open and
looked up like a savior who was going to help the world.
Sonia curled her lips upward speechlessly, wondering how narcissistic Den was.
“Young Master Den!” one of the muscr kidnappers called out.
Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!
Lucius knitted his eyebrows and turned around. “What’s the matter?”
The man held the phone. “I’ve just sent Lucius a message and told him that we have Sonia
captured.”
“Did he reply?” Lucius asked.
“Yes, he did.” The man nodded. “Just two words. ‘You dare?!’.”
As the man showed Den the phone, he set his eyes on those words and made a nonchnt
grunt. “It looks like he is pissed off. That’s a good thing. Tell him toe to Misty Mountain if he
wants to rescue Sonia.”
“Alright,” the man replied and texted back before he waited for another response from Lucius.
In the meantime, Sonia asked, “Don’t you think you’re getting ahead of yourself? Why would this
guye over to save me?
“Oh really?” Den turned around and looked at thedy. “Did you just say he won’te and save
you?”
“That’s right. I bet he won’t because I don’t even know who the heck Lucius Hayes is. So, I’m sure
he doesn’t know me either. For that, what you said about me being the woman he cares the most is
not true. Thus, what makes you think he is going toe for me? If I were you, I’d quit wasting my
time on this. Just let me go.” Sonia nervously gazed at Den, hoping her words could convince the
man. After all, she had no idea who Lucius was and thought that this was Den’s mistake. Maybe
this guy will let me go once he finds out Lucius and I don’t know each other.
“You don’t know him?” Den sounded like he had heard a funny joke andughed out loud.
“What’s so funny?” Sonia’s scalp grew numb when she heard hisughter.
Den folded his arms and replied, “Oh my gosh! I thought Lucius told you about his actual identity,
but I guess that’s fine. The most important thing is that you know Lucius, who really cares about
you. Thus, I’m pretty sure he is going toe and save your life. Trust your own charm, won t you?
Den then let go of Sonia’s chin and rubbed her face, but Sonia felt as if there was a snake
slithering around her face. Feeling goosebumps all over her body, she backed away to stay out of
his reach.
On the other hand, Den somehow released her from his hand and said, “Alright, just be a good
girl and do as you’re told. Then, I might just let you live after I kill Lucius; but if you don’t cooperate,
I’m going to kill the both of you. After all, he loves you, so I might as well do him a favor and let you
both die together. In fact, he may even thank me for that.” Den retracted his arm and stepped
away from the van when he was done scaring the poordy.
Meanwhile, Sonia was shivering uncontrobly with horror filling her eyes. This man is going to kill
me! Skeptical about Den’s words to spare her life, she didn’t think he would keep his promise
because she had already seen his face. Furthermore, she believed he wouldn’t let her go in one
piece, even if he would let her live.
Oh, man! Is he going to gouge my eyes, cut my tongue or chop my limbs off ? He is not going to
leave any loose ends behind. At the thought of that, Sonia’s eyes were filled with despair as her
heart froze in terror. Thinking that would likely be her end, she hopelessly doubted Charles and the
rest would make it there in time to save her.
By the time they find me, I’ll probably be as good as dead. What do I do now ?
She was only left with the choice to weep and bite her lip in silence.