Chapter 607 Take It All


    Diego panted with excitement.


    He nced back at the group standing outside the door and said to Laura in an undertone, “You’ll keep


    your promise, right? Don’t you dare trick me!”


    Laura gave a coldugh and said, “Why would I trick you? You know where I live. I can’t escape from


    you anyway.”


    As expected, Diego was convinced as soon as she said that.


    He pondered, “This makes sense. Legally, I’m her stepfather. She ought to provide for me.


    “If she refuses, I can sue her for abandonment.”


    Diego had been manipting Laura and her mother for many years. He had grown used to their


    obedience.


    Therefore, he wasn’t on high alert for them.


    Even so, just to be safe, he decided to seize more leverage.


    “How about this? You tell me where your mother is. After I verify everything, I’ll let you go immediately.”


    Laura’s face instantly turned cold.


    “Diego, this is between us. Leave my mother out of this!”


    Diego sneered.


    “Leave her out of this? Like that’s possible! She''s your mother and my wife. Whatever concerns you


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    and me also concern her. Plus, I know you’re no longer that little girl you were. Don’t you try to fool me.


    “Didn’t you just hook up with a rich man? You’re much more cunning now. If you refuse to give me


    money after I set you free, I can’t really do anything to hurt you, can I? Or your sugar daddy will go after


    me.


    “But that’s not the case with your mother. We’re awful married couple. Though it may not be proper


    to scold or hit her, I can make love to her, can’t I? But if something went wrong with her newly nted


    heart during our lovemaking process and gave her a poor recovery, I wouldn’t be the one to me,


    because it’s not something that I can control.


    “In that case, the court wouldn’t hold me liable, would it? Thus, you’d better tell me her whereabouts.


    This way, I’ll be relieved, and so will you. Then, we can finally make a deal. You’ll give me the money at


    the same time when I give you freedom. Isn’t that perfect?”


    Laura quivered with fury.


    She knew Diego was brazen, but she didn’t expect him to be this shameless.


    Gritting her teeth and staring coldly at him, she bellowed word by word, “You wish!”


    Seeing her attitude, Diego’s face turned icy cold in an instant.


    “That’s to say, you were trying to trick me, am I right? Because this is a trap, you still can’t risk telling


    me where your mother is. Laura Davies, do you really think I’m an idiot?”


    As he said this, he abruptly reached out and mped a hand over Laura’s chin.


    Laura felt that the bones in her chin were about to be crushed. Her head was jerked upward by Diego’s


    hand.


    At this precise moment, someone asked from outside, “Hey, did she cough up the information?”


    Diego looked over his shoulder at that group. Before he could say anything, Laura clenched her teeth


    and said under her breath, “It’s in my apartment.”


    Diego was taken aback and turned his head back to look at Laura.


    “What did you say?”


    “I mean, the check is in my ce. I certainly wouldn’t carry a big fat check around. If you want it, take


    me home to get it.”


    Diego shuddered in exultation.


    He let go of Laura’s chin, look back, and shouted, “Almost.”


    Then, he looked back at Laura and asked, “You’re not tricking me this time?”


    As Diego finally removed his hand, the pain in Laura’s chin appeased.


    She took several deep breaths before answering, “I’m not, but you have to bring me with you. Because


    you can’t get into my ce without me.”


    Diego showed a crooked smile.


    “You’re wrong about that. Did you forget how I entered your apartmentst time?”


    But Laura smiled, too.


    “Am I really wrong? You’ve barged into my ce before. Do you think I’ll continue to live there like a


    moron?”


    Diego was stunned.


    Laura went on. “As you said, I’m a big star now. I’m rich, and I’ve hooked up with a rich man. Of course,


    I wouldn’t continue to stay in that cramped apartment.


    “To tell you the truth, that little apartment was just a cover-up I prepared to lead you on.”


    “I usually stay in hotels when I have to work on the set. You couldn’t know how many days I really lived


    in that apartment. So, I went there every once in a while, so that you would think that was my


    residence.”


    “This way, you wouldn’t go look for my real home. In fact, I moved out a long time ago. Now, I’m living


    in a fancy vi now.”


    “There is not only that check but many jewels and antiques I’ve collected over the years in that vi. As


    long as you let me go, I swear I will give them all to you. What do you say?”


    Diego’s eyes became zealous at once.


    “Are you serious? Jewels and antiques?”


    “Certainly. You’ve held me hostage. Why would I lie to you?”


    Diego swallowed. Laura gazed at him, waiting for his reply with patience.


    She knew that given how greedy Diego was, he would on no ount miss an opportunity to earn such


    a big fortune now that he had learned about it.


    Sure enough, secondster, Diego gritted his teeth and said, “OK. I can let you go, only if I get the


    things!”


    A smile slowly climbed onto Laura’s slips, “Deal.”


    “Deal.”


    After they made a pact, Diego went out.


    Those people immediately asked if he had found out where the money was.


    He merely sneered and said, “That girl’s mouth is really tight. Let’s starve her this evening and ask her


    againter.”


    A man in the group pulled a long face at once. He threw a cold look at Laura and mumbled that he


    would teach her a lesson.


    As he spoke, he walked toward Laura while unbuttoning his shirt.


    Seeing this, Diego frowned, then reached out to stop him with a fawning smile on his face.


    “Gee, no need to do that. We haven’t had the money yet. This girl has a temper. Who knows what she


    would do if you cornered her? If she’s dead, we will lose both the money and our leverage. Just wait for


    me to prise the whereabouts of the money out of her tonight. Then, you can do whatever you want to


    her. I promise.”


    Hearing this, the man stopped in his tracks and banished the thought of touching her right away.


    The tattooed guyughed, then said, “Diego, never knew you could be so merciless. She''s your


    stepdaughter after all! You wouldn’t feel sorry for her if she was destroyed by us?”


    Diego narrowed his eyes, took a cigarette from that man, and lit it. Smiling, he said, "Stepdaughter? I


    shouldn’t have taken her in at all. I supported her for over a decade. But the moment she became


    sessful, she tried to get rid of me, so why would I care about her at all?"


    That man was relieved after hearing this remark. He ced a hand on Diego’s shoulder and continued


    to chat andugh with him.