hapter 364 Kevin Was Kidnapped
The moment Lionel saw the man, he immediately knelt on the floor, saying in deference, “It’s great to see you, Mr. Kane!”
“You’re useless! You’ve cocked everything up and disrupted all my plans!” Alfred barked at Lionel.
“You’re right, Mr. Kane. My family is in danger now. Caspian Lynch possesses a mysterious identity, so I implore that you assist us in dealing with him, Mr. Kane,” Lionel said, his head
lowered.
Alfred was Lionel’s trump card.
The Masseys had been able to expand their influence so swiftly and reach the point they were at now mostly thanks to Alfred’s assistance. Without him, the Masseys would not be able to do it within such a short time.
“You don’t need to worry about this. I’ll think of some way to help you. Caspian Lynch is more powerful than you can imagine. I hope the Masseys will become the most powerful family in Southlake City!” Alfred said coldly.
“Thank you, Mr. Kane!” Lionel said, elated.
“I’ll only give your family one chance. If you prove to be useless despite that, I don’t see any need for your family to continue existing in Southlake,” Alfred said, staring intently at Lionel.
After that, Alfred disappeared from the room.
Only at this moment did Lionel realize that his clothes were drenched with cold sweat. Alfred’s immensely intimidating presence had been terrifying.
Lionel knew clearly, too, that Alfred was not easy to deal with. The Masseys dared not offend him, and that was why the family was left with no choice now.
As long as they could pull through this crisis, they would become the most powerful family in Southlake City. If the opposite happened instead, the Massey family would meet its demise.
“Caspian Lynch, who on earth are you really? Let me see what you’re capable of!” Lionel bit
out.
Kevin felt annoyed as he drove. Lincoln had confiscated many of the Masseys‘ properties, which led to Kevin getting a mean scolding from Jessica.
He was not sure what would happen after Eric’s wife and daughter were rescued, but he was sure that Saul and Jessica would vent all their anger on him.
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The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he was.
Suddenly, an SUV stopped horizontally right in front of him. Kevin stepped on the brakes hastily. Already annoyed before this, he was enraged now that someone else was deliberately getting in his way.
“You dare get in my way, asshole? You want to die?” Kevin got out of the car, cursing, only to see several burly men come out of the SUV.
Stunned, Kevin wanted to get back into his car, but it was already too late. Before he could take a step, those men had already surrounded him. They took out a burlap sack and enveloped him in it.
“What are you doing? Do you know who I am? You dare touch me? I’ll kill you!” Kevin yelled in panic.
“f**k! You da
dare make such an arrogant threat, sucker? I can cut you up now, believe it or not! Beat him up and teach him a lesson!” Bernard called after getting out of the car.
After that, the burly men gave Kevin–in–the–sack a beating.
“Stop! Please, stop beating me up!” Kevin begged.
He was willing to be obedient now and dared not say more. These people were dangerous, so he’d better listen to them or get beat up again.
He had gotten beaten up often during his time living in Massey Residence. Now that he had left it, he was still getting beaten up. Kevin lamented his misfortune.
“You brought this upon yourself. If we don’t teach you a lesson, you won’t know what we’re capable of. Toss him into the car!” Bernard barked.
The men tossed Kevin into the SUV, which headed to Zott Manor.
Upon arriving at Zott Manor, the men tossed the sack out of the SUV and opened it.
Kevin peeked his head out of the sack, begging repeatedly, “Please, don’t kill me! Don’t kill me! How much do you want as ransom? I can have my family deliver the money to you!”
Kevin was not stupid. He was fine with offering any amount of money if it meant that he would survive this. He had assumed those people were kidnappers, so he thought they would
naturally want money.
He would be in serious trouble if they did not want that.
“Nice, Kevin. You sound like you’re rich!” someone said sarcastically.
Kevin looked up only to see a familiar face. The sight of it made his face pale.
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“Caspian Lynch!” Kevin called out in shock.
Why would Caspian be here? Kevin was shocked. He did not expect the man behind his kidnapping to be Caspian.
“You know me, Kevin? Oh, I didn’t expect it!” Caspian laughed.
Kevin was cowardly, indeed. Nothing much had been done to him, but he was already so shocked he was kneeling on the floor and begging for mercy.
“I heard you’re the arrogant eldest son of the Copeland family, Kevin, but now it seems like you’re not as great as other people make you out to be,” Caspian said in disdain.
Upon hearing Caspian’s words, Kevin felt ashamed. He looked nothing like the eldest son of the Copeland family now, and he had no status to speak of in the Massey family.
He had been having a very difficult time as a son–in–law of the Massey family, too, and in an even worse situation than Caspian, who was a matrilocal son–in–law.
“There’s no feud between us, is there, Caspian? Why did you send someone to kidnap me?” Kevin asked. There was no reason for Caspian to do anything to him.
Caspian guffawed at the top of his voice. Lincoln and Bernard, who stood behind him, were laughing loudly as well.
“Are you pretending to be dumb, or are you really that stupid? I kidnapped you because I need
of course!” Caspian suddenly looked serious.
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Kevin was stunned by Caspian’s words for a moment, but he knew what he meant.
He was just reluctant to admit it.
“What are you going on about, Caspian? I don’t know what you mean,” Kevin said, feigning ignorance.
“Are you still insisting on acting dumb? Bring the guy out!” Caspian waved.
Bernard and his men led Eric out.
“Why are you here, Eric? Shouldn’t you be arrested by the Inspector General’s office already?”
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Kevin was shocked at the sight of Eric. Why was Eric still alive? Did the authorities do nothing
to him?
“I’m still alive, Kevin. You seem disappointed,” Eric said with a smile, looking at Kevin.
“No, no, I’m not!” Kevin shook his head.
Seeing that Eric was still alive, Kevin realized that Eric’s wife and daughter had been rescued by Caspian’s men and that Eric must have told Caspian everything. That meant Caspian was
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At that thought, Kevin’s heart skipped a beat.
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“Kevin, Eric here has told us everything, so do you know why I took you here now?” Caspian said to Kevin meaningfully.
