Chapter 430 Grace


    Luke sped toward the countryside where they locked up Paul Du. His face was cold and aloof, eyes


    fixed on the road ahead. No one could see through his poker face.


    This was the first time he''d been unable to protect Edward, and now his boss was badly injured. He felt


    both concerned and frustrated. He med no one for it but himself, his own carelessness.


    He had thought that these few days would be peaceful, so he hadn''t taken precautions. Yet, things


    happened. He made the most foolish mistake as a bodyguard -- being careless.


    "Boss! You''re here! How''s Mr. Mu?" An underling came forward and greeted him just when he stopped


    his car.


    "He''s alright. Has the guy confessed?" Luke asked, his tone cool but also a bit mad. He was angry that


    his people hadn''t arrived at the scene in timest night.


    "No, he''s still in aa. We don''t know whether he''s really unconscious or just faking it." The man


    answered timidly while keeping an eye on Luke''s expression. He was trying to suss out Luke''s mood


    right now. Was Luke sullen or about to hit the ceiling? He could only tell that Luke was definitely not in


    a good mood.


    "Have you ever thought of waking him up?" Luke stopped, turned around and cast a cold look.


    "Well... We thought you want to interrogate him yourself," The man replied inconsistently. Luke''s eyes


    were so intimidating that he even lost the ability of talking smoothly.


    "What? Is this your first day or...I don''t know. You can''t even handle such a minor thing?" Luke said. His


    eyes grew even colder. He stared at the underling as if he would blow off his steam at any minute.


    "Sorry, boss. We''ll do better next time." The underling bowed his head, afraid of meeting Luke''s cold


    eyes.


    Luke frowned and felt quite enraged. Maybe he should have given them more discipline and training.


    They couldn''t do anything right. He hadn''t punished them for arrivingtest night, and now they left


    him another new problem. Was there a negligence in the hiring process?


    "Where is he? Take me to him." He had to get everything he needed from Paul''s mouth. Edward had


    given the order. And he wanted to get the job done before Edward woke up, so he must do it quickly.


    "He''s in the basement. Are you going to question him right now?" Luke didn''t answer, but walked


    towards the basement. Maybe it was Edward''s injury that made Luke colder than usual.


    The underling didn''t dare to fall behind, so he mustered his courage and did his best to keep up with


    his boss.


    "Boss." The two guards quit chit-chatting and stood up immediately at the sight of Luke. They got


    nervous when they sensed his somber mood. Their hearts sank, not knowing what might happen.


    "Wake him. If he''s still in aa, just ditch him in the crocodile pool. We''ll chalk it up to you win some,


    you lose some." Luke ordered after seeing Paul on the ground. If he was faking, they''d soon know. He


    wondered if Paul would continue to fake unconsciousness after hearing what he said.


    "Yes, boss." The guards around took action right away. They fetched a barrel of water and poured it on


    Paul.


    The sudden cold water made Paul shiver, which gave away the fact that he was awake.


    "Quit faking. Just tell me. I don''t have much time to waste on you," Luke said, and sat down on the


    bench. He looked at him yfully while crossing his legs domineeringly.


    "What do you want to know? You have to tell me that at least." Paul asked. He had nned to ignore


    Luke''s questions, but the threat of being fed to the crocodiles made him change his mind.


    "Don''t even try to y tricks on me. You are not ready for the consequences." Luke cast him a


    disdainful look, then shook his legs leisurely as if he wasn''t affected by Paul''s denial, not at all.


    "I know nothing. What do you want from me?" As much as Paul dreaded being thrown into crocodiles,


    he was more aware of the explosive consequences of telling the truth. So he nned to stall as long as


    he could.


    "Laong, cut his hand off. The crocs are hungry," Luke turned to a subordinate and ordered. It looked


    like that the man would not tell the truth until he was taught a lesson.


    "Yes, boss." Laong pulled out the sharp knife from his waist and walked to Paul, smiling evilly. As he


    twirled the knife, it became more frightening with the reflected light.


    "What... What do you want to do?" Paul kept retreating, his eyes focusing on the bright knife dreadfully.


    His voice quivered in fear.


    "Nothing. It''s just that our boss wants to use your hand to feed our crocodiles." Laong was originally a


    gangster. He became a guard only after he worked for Luke. But he didn''t forget how to y a viin.


    "No... Please don''t. My hand is not big enough to be an appetizer for the crocodiles." Paul swallowed


    slobber in fear and widened his eyes at the knife. He was afraid that his hand would be separated from


    his body in a minute.


    "Huh. Turns out you are so considerate to the crocodiles. Okay, then I''ll just toss all of you in. This way


    you''re definitely more than an appetizer." Laong put on a wicked smile and began rubbing his knife


    against Paul''s clothes. He ridiculed him with an evil look which almost scared the shit out of Paul.


    "Wait, wait, wait. I''ll tell you anything you want." Paul yielded. The knife never cut him, but he felt like


    the cold steel had been pressed against his skin. He was scared.


    "Fuck! You could have told us earlier. You''ve wasted so much time," Laong said and kicked Paul as a


    way to let out his anger. His aggressive look was indeed like that of a street gangster.


    "Spill it. Tell us how Yakira plotted against Grace, the ex-wife of the president of Ouyang Foreign Trade.


    This time I want a clear answer." Luke emphasized with a darkened face.


    "Can I have a cigarette first?" Paul pleaded as he shook away the water dripping from his head, his lips


    pale. He knew how cruel Luke could be. The other night Luke ordered his men to hang him above the


    crocodile pool, making him pass out in fear.


    Luke consented and cast a look at Laong. His handsome face put on a relieved expression and a


    victorious smile. In contempt he then looked at Paul who gazed at him in terror.


    Paul took the lighted cigarette Laong gave to him, took a deep drag on the cigarette and blew a series


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    of smoke rings slowly. Through the smoke he cast a look at Luke, he then revealed the secret that was


    hidden for years.


    "Twenty years ago, Yakira, my cousin, couldn''t take the fact that she was married to a poor blue-cor


    worker. So she started working as a prostitute to make more money. She was hired to attend a


    gathering with Leo and other business partners there. Leo didn''t take her seriously. But just like in all


    the TV dramas, Yakira fell in love with him at first sight."


    Paul didn''t continue until he took another smoke. Meanwhile, he tried to regain hisposure while


    looking at Luke, but his trembling hands betrayed him.


    "After finding out that Leo was the president of Ouyang Foreign Trade, she became more obsessed


    with him. She set up all kinds of coincidental meetings. She even hired a private detective to find out all


    things about him. That''s how she knew that Leo had a sweet family with a cute daughter and a perfect


    wife. Then she began her n to turn Leo into her man."


    Paul sneered in self-mockery. He would have never agreed to cooperate with Yakira if he hadn''t owed


    the usurer so much money. He had to pay his debt or he would be killed. So he chose the lesser of two


    evils, i.e. paid the debt and saved his own life first.


    "But what she didn''t know was that Leo loved his wife very much. He didn''t even respond to Yakira''s


    seduction and kept a proper distance from her. His coldness worried her so much that she drugged him


    and faked a one-night stand with him. And this was just the first step."


    Paul contributed a lot to this first step. He had used great effort just to get Leo on that bed. Though


    knowing that Leo was unconscious, he was still quite nervous as it was the first time that he had done


    something like this.


    "You''re so shameless. Go on." Luke sneered and ordered. He had met with Yakira and knew a bit


    about her. Outside, she always put on airs as some noble woman. Who could have guessed that she


    was so filthy and evil inside?


    "Men will be men. After the first one night stand, Leo didn''t reject the second time, then the third...He


    began treating Yakira as his mistress and wrote her big checks without any hesitation. His generosity


    just confirmed Yakira''s calctions about his affluence and massive assets. So she grew more and


    more unsatisfied -- and greedy."


    Paul spat out a puff of smoke and licked his lips. Finally he was calmer than he had been. At least he


    stopped shivering.


    "Give him a cup of water." Luke ordered and frowned. He figured that the story was going to take a


    while and determined to listen patiently.


    "But Yakira wanted much more than just being a mistress to Leo. After she hooked up with him, she


    managed to divorce her husband. Her aim was clear: bing Leo''s legal wife. She implied one way


    or another that she wanted to be his wife, but Leo kept avoiding her after knowing her intention. It


    almost smashed her ultimate dream."


    This was how Yakira determined to get her hands on Grace. After all, women were easier to deal with.


    Every woman, whoever she was, however much she thought she could take, would never be fine with


    her husband''s affairs. And Grace was no exception.