Chapter 553


    The moment | mentioned the possibility of knowing something, his head snapped up, and he locked eyes with me like a


    drowning man grasping at a lifeline, "What do you want to know?


    “When did you find out the child by my side was Zora’s?” | asked, my tone even, unreadable.


    He stumbled over his words, his mouth opening and closing, but nothing came out.


    “You didn’t know, did you?” | took a step towards him, my disdain for Jan crystal clear.


    His head drooped, guilt written all over his face.


    “Does anyone in your family know where the child is?” | pressed further.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    “| really don’t know,” Jan blurted out defensively, “It was muchter when | found out Zora swapped the kid.”


    It seemed Jan was genuinely clueless. It was Hazel’ who knew the child’s whereabouts.


    That meant the people looking for the kid were Jerome''s men. | was certain Hazel would have told Jerome because he was


    always Hazel’s rock.


    But who was behind the child’s disappearance?


    “Did Zora ever mention where the child might be?” | asked, holding onto a shred of hope with yet another question.


    “She never told me a thing. That’s how she controlled me with our son. There are things | never wanted to do, but she’d always


    threaten me with him. But...”


    “Our son? Do you think you''re worthy?” | challenged him with a stare.


    | turned away to collect myself and then slowly faced him again, “Who was behind the kidnapping on the night of the victory


    party?”


    “| don’t know.” he insisted.


    No sooner had Jan uttered those words than Hannah, unable to contain her fury any longer, delivered a swift kick to his jaw,


    “You don’t know anything, then what do you know?”


    Jan tumbled off the couch and onto the floor, his humiliation absolute. He scrambled up, clutching his jaw, and red at me,


    “Aaliyah you bring your muscle into my house to beat me up? You''re nothing but a bitter shrew.”


    | couldn''t help butugh softly, looking at him with a detached amusement.


    “Barging into my home uninvited, and you think you need a reason to get hit?” Hannah red fiercely at him, “I’m the one who hit


    you, so go ahead, take it to court. | told you before, every time | see you, you''re getting a beating. Did you think | was joking?”


    “You lowly servant, you’re nothing but a dog to bark at me.”


    Larkin, with a face dark as thunder, stepped up and delivered a gut-wrenching kick that left Jan gasping for air.


    “Jesper got the three million dors Jessica raked in and ran away, and you didn''t know that either, did you? You''re a loser who


    only deserves to hide in the shadows and get drunk. | gave you a tform and made you the face of the Dawson family. And


    what did you do? Jerome built hiswork with Medsafe Liyah Inc. and traded your money for power. Jesper took yourst three


    million dors and didn’t look back. Even Jessica knew to move three million dors to build her business. What about you?


    Jan, you''ve lost everything. No home, no business, just a trail of betrayal and abandonment. You lost your son and you still


    strut around proudly.”


    Jan, eyes bloodshot, spat a


    mouthful of saliva at Hannah and


    struggled to his feet, aqerneor?


    itle of bpaze unthta ing a swig,


    llyah, my downfall is all thanks to


    you. Want to find the kid? Forget


    about it. Even if | knew, | wouldn''t tell


    you. | want you to suffer with regret


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    “Jan...”


    His words ignited a fury within me, “Are those the words of a human being?”


    “Human?” heughed maniacally, “Il am no human anymore...”


    With that, he swung the bottle at my head, but before it could connect, Larkin was upon him. A hand snatched Jan’s wrist, and


    with a twist, a sickening snap echoed through the room.