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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2761-Ethan looked around and noticed no one was paying attention to him. He turned to Marcos, "I need a translator."

He was the Abaza family's dedicated lawyer, not Marcos'.

The elders in the Abaza family did not regard Marcos highly. Naturally, Ethan viewed him in a similar light. At the end of day, the family's legacy would never be Marco's to take.

"It's been arranged," replied Marcos offhandedly, despite Ethan's huffy attitude towards him.

Marcos knew Ethan looked down on him, but he could not be bothered to argue right now.

After all, the whole family treated him with contempt. Thus, those who relied on the family for a living looked down on him too.

There was no point in squabbling with people like Ethan, who oozed condescension.

Ethan snorted, "How stingy of the president of T Corporatio. There are three of us, yet he only arranged for two cars for us. He even brought that woman along."

No one bothered to respond.

Marcos was busy replying to his assistant's message on his phone, while Kastov, who sat beside him, closed his eyes and dozed off.

Lliam could not understand Russian. He just drove silently toward the hotel.

Jason had arranged for them to stay in the most luxurious hotel in A city. Ethan looked at the tall building in front of him and made a sound of disapproval.

Marcos knew he was about to complain. "This is the most luxurious hotel in A city. It's also designed by T Corporation. Pretty good, huh?" said Marcos, with his eyebrows raised pointedly.

Kastov knew why Marcos said so, so he went along with it, "It's spectacular. That explains why M Group would cooperate with T Corporation. This building's design is impressive."

"Is that it? The best hotel in our country is a million times better than this one. I've never stayed in such a lousy hotel," said Ethan. His tone was full of dissatisfaction.

Marcos and Kastov ignored him and walked straight in.

Jason was already waiting inside the hotel. After he asked for their passports, he booked three suites for them at the front desk and handed the room keys to each of them.

Luke, who stood beside Marcos, told them, "I'll wait for you downstairs."

"Okay." nodded Marcos before following Jason and the hotel staff upstairs.

After they walked into the elevator, Ethan arrogantly asked, "What are you going to do later?"

Marcos pretended that he didn't know Ethan was talking to him.

When Marcos did not answer him, Ethan coldly sneered, "Marcos, I'm talking to you!"

"Oh, you were talking to me.” smiled Marcos, amused. “We're having a meeting with Mr. Crawford later," said Marcos before slowly turning his head to look at him. His expression was the epitome of arrogance.

Even though Marcos hated it, he was used to hiding his emotions given that he saw these people's faces every day.

"I'm going too," sneered Ethan. He was worried that Marcos would do something behind his back. His mission this time was to get Matysh back to his country safely.

The charges against him would be dropped once Matysh returned to Russia. He would not be imprisoned either.

However, Ethan was afraid that Marcos would interfere with their plans and affect the progress of the matter.

After all, if Matysh could not return to his country and was imprisoned in A City, the biggest beneficiary of his imprisonment would be Marcos.

"Mr. Ethan, I'm sorry, but you can't attend this meeting as it involves our company's confidential information," said Marcos, his eyes darkening. It was evident that his family had all their guards up.

Ethan was like a security camera, constantly monitoring every move Marcos made.

"I have no interest in your company's secrets. And I won't steal them," promised Ethan.

Kastov sneered, "Hold on there, Mr. Ethan. If the collaboration between M Group and T Corporation is leaked, it will be detrimental to both companies. It's gonna come down on your head when they investigate. Are you going to cooperate or not?"

Ethan was taken aback when the man who had been quiet all along suddenly spoke up for Marcos.

"Who do you think you are? It's none of your business," retorted Ethan.

"I'm just reminding you not to get into trouble, or else you'll only have yourself to blame," said Kastov in a cold voice as his eyes turned dark.

Ethan shuddered and frowned. He was about to fly into a fit of rage when Marcos spoke, "Mr. Ethan, the project that M Group is collaborating with T Corporation involves a lot of confidential information. You're not part of this project, but you insisted on attending the meeting. Can you guarantee that you'll be able to bear the consequences if something happens?"

It was a multi-billion dollar project. Marcos was betting that Ethan would not take on such responsibility.

Ethan was the family's lawyer and from a collateral family line.

However, he had never been in charge of M Group's legal affairs.

Old Master Abaza did not allow him to become the corporate lawyer. After all, if Ethan knew too much about the company affairs. There would only be downsides for the family.

Ethan frowned but did not say anything more.

Marcos and Kastov exchanged glances with each other. After they walked out of the elevator, they headed to their respective suites with their room keys.

Ethan's suite was at the very end which required a turn.

Marcos and Kastov's suite was right opposite each other’s.

Ethan watched as the two of them entered their suite before he coldly brushed his card and entered his room.

Jason was waiting outside the suite.

Ten minutes later, Marcos and Kastov came out at the same time. Both of them were wearing different clothes after briefly tidying themselves up.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Doyle. Let's go," apologized Marcos politely.

"Sure, Mr. Marcos, Mr. Kastov. This way, please," smiled Jason, leading them towards the elevator.

While they were in the elevator, Marcos asked, "Did he come out just now?"

"Are you referring to the lawyer? He hasn't come out since he went into his suite," replied Jason. Although he could not speak Russian, he had been studying the language. Listening would not be a problem to him.

Jason could sense that Ethan intended to keep an eye on Marcos.

Marcos nodded.

Ethan was too scared to follow through with his persistence, but it was what Marcos had expected.

Old Master Abaza had made a poor miscalculation in sending a lawyer to keep watch of Marcos while he dealt with Matysh’s matter.

Marcos had even suggested to Old Master Abaza, that they should look for the best lawyer in A City to defend Matysh.

Old Master Abaza had always looked down on foreigners and refused to listen to his suggestions. That was why Ethan was assigned as the lawyer.

Ethan had no knowledge of the laws in A City. There was nothing much he could help with even if he had a legal translator with him

Hence, the moment Marcos learned that Old Master Abaza had sent Ethan over along with him, he knew Matysh’s fate had been sealed.

However, it did not matter to Marcos whether Matysh was detained in A City. What he really wanted was to find his biological mother and uncover the truth about his past.

If someone in the family had wronged them, he would make them regret doing so.

Ding. The elevator rang, and the doors slowly opened.

"Come on, I heard Mr. Crawford prepared the finest wine for us. I can't wait to taste it,” said Marcos cheerily.. He smiled and walked into the elevator.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2762-The three of them arrived downstairs.

Luke and Luca were at the lobby, waiting for them.

The moment they appeared, Luca nodded before turning around and walking out of the hotel entrance.

Luke walked toward Marcos and Kastov. He was not surprised to see that only Marcos and Kastov came. He immediately said, "Let's go. I have a good bottle of red wine waiting for us at home."

He immediately felt more lax being around Marcos now that Ethan wasn't around.

The two of them no longer had a reserved partnership, they treated each other like friends instead. They were more at ease with each other now.

They left the hotel together.

Jason, Marcos, and Kastov got into Lliam's car. After all, Marcos were not silly enough to enter the same car as Luke and Luca. He would just be a third wheel.

He took the initiative to sit in the passenger seat, leaving the back seat for the two of them.

Luke's car was ahead of them, and Lliam followed behind.

An hour later, they arrived at Luke's villa.

When Aunt Neile heard the noises coming from the garden, she brought out the wine and finger foods she had prepared. Then, she stood at the foyer, waiting for them to come in.

Luke and Luca were the first to come in.

Aunt Neile greeted them politely, "Welcome home, Mr. Crawford, Ms. Craw."

"We have two guests," said Luke, reminding Aunt Neile. Jason had left after dropping them off.

He had some other work to attend to.

"Okay, sir," nodded Aunt Neile, taking out two pairs of disposable men's slippers out of the shoe cabinet.

While Luca did not mention the gender of her guests, she nevertheless told Aunt Neile to prepare wine. Therefore, judging from her past experience, she reckoned that the guests Luke were bringing home were most likely men.

Sure enough, Aunt Neile was a bit stunned when she saw Marcos and Kastov walk in. Another foreigner...

She could not understand any foreign language!

"Aunt Neile, you may leave." nodded Luca, noticing Aunt Neile's difficulties.

"Okay. Mr. Crawford, Ms. Craw, I'll be in the kitchen. Let me know if you need anything." Aunt Neile bowed to Marcos and Kastov before turning to leave silently as she could not speak their language.

Luke explained to them, "My maid can't understand foreign languages."

"She's very polite." commented Marcos as he noticed the disposable slippers. He took off his shoes and put on the slippers.

Kastov followed suit and slid on his slippers.

"Come in," invited Luke.

They walked into the living room.

Marcos caught a whiff of the rich aroma of red wine as soon as he walked in. He had a playful glint in his eyes, "Mr. Crawford, it looks like you've really prepared some fine wine."

"Hmm, it is good wine. It was a gift from a vineyard in France when I was on a business trip there a few years ago. I've been saving it until now," smiled Luke. Before leaving to pick up them from the airport, he had asked what type of wine Luca had chosen.

After making sure it was the right choice, only then did he set off.

Kastov could not help but let out a sigh as he watched the red wine being poured into a decanter. "It seems like I made the right choice to come to A City this time. This one's better than all the wine in your vineyard."

Kastov was referring to Marcos.

Marcos chuckled and shook his head helplessly.

It was true that he did not have any bottles of good wine left in his vineyard. None that could parallel Luke's bottle anyway.

Someone who was well acquainted with wine would've immediately noticed the quality of the wine just from the aroma alone.

It was not like his vineyard did not have good wine. All the good ones had been taken away by Matysh.

Matysh justified his actions by saying that Marcos' money was the family's money. Therefore, the wine Marcos had stored also belonged to them.

Matysh was also a wine connoisseur, which explains his choice to steal all the red wine.

Matysh, who was now being held in the detention center in A City, crossed Marcos' mind. He could not help but feel satisfied and relieved.

Matysh has not been able to sleep with women, drink alcohol, or smoke cigars for some time now. He wondered if Matysh was struggling with nicotine and alcohol withdrawals in prison.

He remembered what had been stated in the document, what he had done to his mother back then. Marcos felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that if the allegations were true, Matysh's imprisonment in A City's prison might not be enough of a punishment for him.

"Please, take a seat," Luke gestured towards the leather sofa.

Marcos and Kastov sat.

Luca stood aside. She understood that they were about to discuss important matters. She did not want to be a hindrance, so she said, "Mr. Marcos, Mr. Kastov, I'm leaving as I have some matters to attend to. I hope you enjoy your drinks today."

Marcos nodded, not bothering to stop her.

He knew that Luke would want to discuss matters that were related to Luca.

However, everything was still uncertain, and he would not want to reveal too much to her just yet.

With Marcos' approval, Luca turned around and made her way up the stairs.

Luke kept silent and leaned forward to pour glasses of red wine for Marcos and Kastov before pouring one for himself.

"Cheers, gentlemen," said Luke as he raised his glass.

As clinking their glasses, they each took a sip of the red wine, savoring its rich flavors.

Luke slowly set down his wine glass, the information he wanted to show Marcos was already in the drawer of the coffee table.

Luke opened the drawer and took the folder out.

Marcos knew it was something Luke wanted to hand over to him. As Luke reached for it, he lifted his hand to stop Luke.

Luke halted his movement and watched as Marcos pulled out his phone from his pocket and shut it off.

Kastov asked, "Do I need to turn off my phone too?"

"It's okay. They won't keep an eye on you," replied Marcos. He did this only to avoid the risk of his phone being wiretapped.

Marcos was in A City to search for his mother, but he kept it a secret from his family.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to return to A City again.

If his family knew his true intentions, they would definitely disagree and try to stop him.

They did not want their past to be exposed...

Kastov shrugged his shoulders and turned off his phone as well since he was not waiting for any important phone calls or messages. "It'd be better to stay alert. I don't want to risk exposing your matters.”

Kastov and Marcos had been friends for many years, but few others knew of their relationship.

Kastov specialized in dealing with troubles for others. He did not share Marcos's family's philosophy. Hence, even though they were good friends, they were cautious and went unnoticed by others.

Kastov did not want to bring trouble to Marcos. He did not want Marcos' family to come looking for trouble either.

With both their phones off, Luke handed the folder to Marcos.

Knowing that Marcos was being monitored by his family, they had avoided saying too much online.

They only briefly talked about it when Marcos made sure that it was safe for them to do so. The details were all in this folder.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2764-"Don't mention it. You helped me too," smiled Luke before he turned to glance at Kastov.

He was no longer talking about the Island of Despair.

Luke knew that Kastov knew much more about the Island of Despair, but he was merely being cautious and therefore, reluctant to share more about it.

With Kastov's help, his investigation and his goal of wiping out the Island of Despair would surely be within sight.

"Alright." nodded Marcos, raising his glass.

Luke and Kastov followed suit. The three glasses lightly clinked together, making a crisp sound.

On the other hand.

Luca remained in the study room upstairs. She did not plan to go downstairs, she did not want to overheard their conversation.

Most of what they discussed was about Marcos' family. It was better if she did not listen to them.

Luca imported the files sent by Rhett onto her computer and browsed through them.

Her phone, which was placed on the table, vibrated at this moment.

Luca picked it up and glanced at it. It was a message from Amur.

Her heart could not help but tighten at the thought of Amur's situation. Her fingers trembled as she tapped on the phone screen.

[Abel is planning to ask the Mallory family for a ransom.]

Luca clenched her fist. After a while, she replied to his message: [What task did he assign you?]

She knew that since Amur knew what Abel would be doing next, he must be involved in this mission.

Luca was not worried about Pierre, but she was concerned about Amur's safety.

Now that Luke and Jim were helping Percy search for his brother. The risk Amur had to face would be greater.

[He wants a part of the ransom in cash. I'll have to go get it.] replied Amur. It was Abel's latest instruction.

He did not plan to request the Mallory family pay the ransom through depositing the money into his bank account. He wanted his part in cash instead.

It would be a risky move for Amur, but Abel did not care for his life.

Luca pondered for a moment. Then, she reminded Amur. [The Crawford family and Holston family are helping Percy. Be careful...]

There was nothing she could do to help Amur.

She was staying by Luke's side now. She was worried that Amur might fall into even greater danger if she helped him.

[I know. They'll notify the Mallory family tomorrow. Then, I'll collect the ransom from them the day after tomorrow.] replied Amur. Although Abel did not assign him any tasks these days, he was paying close attention to the situation in A City.

Amur also knew that the Crawford family and Holston family were helping Percy. novelbin

He understood how dangerous this mission was.

He was at constant risk of exposing his identity.

Amur looked at his phone screen, waiting for Luca's reply. Luca was still typing her message.

He knew that Luca would only offer words of advice and concern.

Amur silently gripped his phone and told himself that he must not reveal his identity. Otherwise Luca's identity would be exposed too.

Luke would not hesitate to eliminate any potential covert agents by his side.

Therefore, he had to be extra careful. After all, in Luke's eyes, he was Luca's younger brother.

If his true identity was exposed, Luca would also come under suspicion.

Ding Dong. A text message notification.

[You must not stick your nose too far in where it doesn't belong. It's best to have the people from our stronghold in A City to help you. It's too risky for you to go alone.] replied Luca, nagging him. She thought that Amur's actions could be facilitated with the help of the people from their stronghold.

[Okay.] replied Amur as his expression darkened.

Abel did not like him because of Luca. If not for his capabilities, he would've been abandoned long ago.

Though that was yet to happen, the tasks Abel assigned him were clearly intended to put him in danger and potentially have him meet an unfortunate end.

That was why he had no one to help him for this mission.

However, Amur did not want Luca to worry about him. Hence, he chose not to tell her.

...

In the evening.

The three men downstairs had almost finished drinking and took Luca with them to the hotel for dinner.

When they entered the private room, Pierre was sitting with Nina and Jim was with Scarlett.

Scarlett did not bring her child, so the private room was rather quiet.

After they exchanged pleasantries, they sat down and had dinner.

They only discussed matters regarding the business world, and they did not talk about anything else.

After dinner, Luke invited the men to head to another private room to continue their conversation.

Nina rose to her feet, "I saw another private room over there. Luca, Scarlett, why don't we go there? I brought the wedding sample album from the studio. You can help me choose which style of wedding photos to take."

The studio was owned by a wedding planning company. After Nina had decided on her wedding dress and other details, she told the studio to follow up on preparations for her wedding photoshoot.

Nina was pleased to see the variety of styles amongst the wedding photos.

She initially wanted to discuss with Pierre and let him choose his favorite styles. However, she did not want to bother him when she saw how burdened he was with his work and handling Pierre's matter.

"Okay." Luca glanced at Scarlett and they nodded at each other before standing up and walking to the opposite private room.

The ladies' and men's private rooms were opposite each other. It was difficult to hear anything from the end once the door was closed.

Nina sat on the couch and opened her bag.

She brought a large bag to carry all the sample albums.

She took them out and placed them on the table. Scarlett could not help but exclaim, "So many of them?!" "Yeah. The studio gave me a huge stack of albums. To be honest, these are the ones I have already picked out." frowned Nina. She was having trouble making a decision.

"That's a lot." smiled Scarlett fondly.

"You had this many too when you were getting married to Mr. Holston, didn't you? But you were better off than me. At least you're not having trouble making a decision. Why don't you both take a look at them and help me choose one?"

“Perhaps you could just choose all of them," Luca teased her as she flipped through the albums.

They could have just gone for every style. Even though they were expensive, Percy was not short on money.

"That would be exhausting. Besides, how many days would it take to shoot all of them? Percy is so busy because of that *sshole. He doesn't have that much time," grumbled Nina. To her friends, Pierre was referred to solely as the *sshole by Nina.

Nina refused to mention his name.

She thought it was inauspicious.

Pierre was a jinx who was always causing trouble, bringing misfortune to those around him.

"It's been several days since Mr. Pierre was kidnapped, right..." asked Scarlett.

Although she had heard of Pierre's ridiculous behavior, she seldom talked to him. That was why she did not harbor such deep resentment against him unlike Nina.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2765-Nina nodded, reluctant to discuss anything about Pierre.

However, she was still the one who brought up the topic. Nina nodded after Scarlett asked her that question, hoping it was enough of a reply.

"It's been so many days sincet he's been kidnapped. There's still no news from the kidnappers?" asked Scarlett. Normally, if the kidnappers were after money, they would have contacted the victim's family to negotiate the terms for a ransom.

It was unusual for someone like Pierre to be kidnapped without anyone contacting his family.

"No," Nina understood Scarlett's doubt. Kidnappers would usually either ask for ransom or proceed to traffick them.

It was unlikely for someone as recognizable as Pierre to be trafficked.

When they first heard of Pierre's kidnapping, everyone thought the kidnappers were after the money. Therefore, they were investigating the case while waiting for the kidnappers' phone call.

However, they have yet to receive any news despite it having been such a long time.

Some people were speculating that Pierre might have offended someone and got kidnapped because of that. If that was the case, the kidnappers would not be after money, and his life would be in danger.

No one dared to voice such an idea since it was the Mallory family who was involved in this. novelbin

Luca flipped through the photo album samples silently.

Abel would contact the Mallory family to ask for the ransom tomorrow. There was finally some progress.

Luca's hand could not help but tremble with fear at the thought of Amur personally getting the cash from them himself. She was worried about Amur's safety.

"Luca, why are your hands shaking?" Nina raised an eyebrow as she noticed Luca's hands were slightly trembling.

"Huh? No," Luca pretended to glance at her hands. Then she smiled. "You must be mistaken. I'm just stretching my fingers."

Nina was confused. Were her eyes failing her?

She clearly saw Luca's hands shaking earlier. Also, the look on her face showed that she was worried about something.

Nina felt that Luca could not possibly be worried about Pierre's situation. Hence, she eventually concluded that she must've misunderstood.

The three of them helped Nina pick her photoshoot style. Nina eventually selected five photo albums that matched her preferred style.

"Finally, it's done. Thank you, girls." smiled Nina before she glanced at the door of the other private room. "I wonder how they're doing over there."

"They're probably not done yet. Why don't we sing some karaoke while waiting for them?" winked Scarlett. Since the soundproofing in the private room was good, the three ladies could sing as loud as they wanted without disturbing anyone in the other rooms.

So, they started to sing, waiting for the others to finish their discussion.

The moment Nina picked up the microphone, there was a knock at the private room door.

"Have they finished their business?" Nina looked at the two, "Come in."

A waitress pushed in a food cart, "Ladies, I brought you some fruit and drinks.”

The waitress then served two plates of seasonal fruits, “Enjoy the fruits. Just ring the bell if you need anything else."

There was a phone in the private room. They could communicate with the waitress if they needed anything through the phone.

After the waitress left, Nina walked toward the karaoke machine and turned to Luca and Scarlett. "What songs would you like to sing?"

"I'm not a good singer. You should sing with Ms. Craw." smiled Scarlett gently. Then, she glanced at luca.

Luca seemed preoccupied all night. She remained silent most of the time.

"Luca, what songs would you like to sing?" Nina's gaze fell on Luca.

Luca shook her head, "I can't sing either."

"Both of you can't sing? I don't believe it. Your voices are good. Don't be so shy," said Nina. Luca and Scarlett's voices were gentle and pleasing to the ears.

Their voices were so melodious that it was enough to soften even the toughest of men.

"I'm tone-deaf," smiled Luca helplessly. She wasn't actually tone-deaf, but everyone had their own unique style when singing.

Nina was too familiar with her singing habits. The way she sang vibrato, high notes, and falsetto...

They had known each other for a long time. Luca was reluctant to sing in front of her as she was worried that it would remind Nina of Bianca.

Scarlett shrugged, "Me too. Hmm, I can sing, but don't you laugh at me!"

"We're friends. How could I laugh at you? I don't sing well either," laughed Nina. Then, she proceeded to queue a few popular songs.

As the introduction of the first song began to play, Luca looked at the big screen that was playing the music video and realized it was a song by Annie Shaw.

Nina's voice was clear and pure. Singing Annie's song with her voice would be an entirely different experience.

Luca took a sip of the fruit juice and cheered on Nina and Scarlett as they sang.

Nina started to sing Annie's song.

Luca smiled. It was indeed beautiful. Even though Nina's voice was not as gentle as Annie's, it brought a touch of personality to the song.

She could not help but sway along with the music.

On the other side of the private room.

Five men found themselves unconsciously huddled around a tea table instead of opting for their usual alcohol.

They sipped tea and chatted away, discussing matters with clarity and sobriety.

Two of them were Russian, and the rest conversed in their language.

Luke was fluent in Russian, while Percy and Jim took Russian language classes before. Hence, there were no language barriers to overcome between them.

Luke had thoroughly inspected the private room for any bugs or monitoring devices before they met, assuring everyone that they were safe to discuss their business here.

"How much information do you have on the Island of Despair now?" asked Kastov. He was introduced to Luke's friends when they had dinner together earlier.

Jim was the only one whom the Island of Despair had not messed with. The others all bore a grudge against the organization.

That was why he spoke his mind without hesitation.

"Not much. The Island of Despair is too cunning,” replied Luke. His system has been filtering through the suspects all night and morning. None of them seemed to have any connection to the Island of Despair.

That was why Luke seemed so helpless.

Percy's eyes darkened.

He knew Luke had been searching them for a while now. However, he still could not find the mastermind behind the Island of Despair, even with the images provided by Percy.

"I know only a little more than you. I've already sent all the information to your email five minutes ago. But this isn't the right place to discuss too much." Kastov was being cautious.

He found some relevant information about Percy and Jim after learning their identities.

Hence, he set up a scheduled file transfer during their dinner. Everything he knew about the Island of Despair had been sent to their email five minutes ago.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2766-Jim twitched a little when their mailbox was mentioned.

He took out his phone to check his emails, and sure enough, there was an email from an unknown address.

This was only his first time meeting Kastov, but he had already found their private email addresses while they were busy eating.

Jim recalled that during the meal, Kastov did not look at his phone much, and he had the table manners of a nobleman from Europe.

It seemed like the man Marcos brought over here was quite the expert.

Percy also took a look at his email and, likewise, there was an email from an unknown address.

Luke was the only one who didn't pick up his phone. Instead, he picked up the teacup and sipped it slowly with a gloomy look on his face.

“I heard your brother has been kidnapped by the people of the Island of Despair. Has there been any news?" asked Kastov. Marcos had informed him of it before their arrival.

"No." replied Percy curtly. Whenever this subject was brought up, Percy would get annoyed.

So what if they knew it was the Island of Despair? The rest of the Mallory Family were restless, while there was no news from the Island of Despair at all.

Kastov was not surprised, but instead, he sneered, "That's normal. It's their tactic, so don't worry. If they took him away, they wouldn't take him away just to kill him."

He was familiar with the methods of the Island of Despair.

If the Island of Despair wanted to kiill someone, they would not go through the trouble of transporting them somewhere else. They would just do it on the spot.

Although Percy did not know the Island of Despair as well as he did, he was certain that these people did not kidnap Pierre just to kill him.

The reason why they had not made a move was to make the Mallory Family anxious.

Percy was not too anxious about it, but the Island of Despair's inaction was causing Old Master Mallory to be restless.

People were looking everywhere for Pierre right now, but there was still no news at all.

"You don't have to worry about your brother being in their hands. Even if something were to happen, the Island of Despair has a highly skilled doctor. I'd be exaggerating if I said that he could bring the dead back to life. In fact, there's an eighty percent chance that he would be able to save them from their

dying breath, so rest assured. His life won't be at stake," said Kastov.

Luke took the opportunity to ask, “What's his name?"

“I don't know. I just know that such a person exists, and that he's skilled in both Western and Chinese medicine. Recently, I heard that he was looking for some extremely rare drugs that may only exist in A City, but the people he sent here has yet to find it. If you manage to find those people, perhaps you could find out more about the doctor," said Kastov.

He went through the risk of investigation to get all of this information.

Although it wasn't very detailed, it was still much more than anyone here knew.

Luke thought of Luca's medical skills and realized that she must have learned from that doctor.

Luke frowned. Although Luca had learned a lot, his heart ached at the thought of her ingesting that poison and suffering on the Island of Despair. He wanted to find out who the doctor was and make him suffer for the rest of his life.

That was how much Luke was willing to do for Luca.

Not to mention, Kastov's words had opened up a new path for him to investigate.

As soon as Kastov finished speaking, Percy's phone rang.

He glanced to see that the Mallory Manor was calling, and he answered it without a second thought.

Before Percy could speak, the butler on the other end said, "Master Percy, you must return quickly. Something happened."

"What happened?" frowned Percy, but his voice remained calm.

After all, he was the one with the clearest mind in the Mallory Family.

Percy could not panic, because if he did, he would fall into the Island of Despair's trap, which could ruin the entire Mallory Family.

"We've received news from the kidnappers. They've told Old Master Mallory their ransom demand, and the house is in chaos. You need to come back and take charge of the situation."

After the kidnappers called, Madam Mallory sneaked out of the bedroom and eavesdropped on their conversation with Old Master Mallory.

So, Karen heard all of their demands.

She thought that Old Master Mallory's inaction was because he did not want to save Pierre, so she started causing a ruckus by demanding money to save Pierre.

Now, two maids were trying to pull Karen back into her room.

Karen has not eaten in days, but Pierre's situation has given her the strength to fight back. The maids could not drag her back to her room no matter how hard they tried, so it caused a huge mess.

Old Master Mallory was so angry at Karen. So much so that he developed a headache and his blood pressure surged. He had to take medicine to lower it back down.

Percy could even hear the backgroud noise from the butler's end.

There were sounds of the maids comforting her, and the sound of Karen crying.

Percy replied calmly, "I'll be back at once."

After he hung up, he apologized to the others, "The Island of Despair has proposed their ransom demands, so I have to go back and take care of it. I'm sorry."

"It's fine, you should go back," nodded Luke. He still did not mention that Gordan had already found out where they hid him.

He wanted to see what kind of demands the Island of Despair would ask from the Mallory Family.

Percy stood up and left with Nina.

The four chatted for a bit without bringing up the Island of Despair, and soon enough, the dinner came to an end.

Then, Luke left with Luca.

At the thought of Percy taking Nina away earlier, Luca got in the car and asked, "Why did Mr. Mallory take Nina away so suddenly?"

"The kidnapper had presented their ransom demands and the Mallory family was in chaos, so he had to go back,"said Luke, turning to look at her.

Luca was surprised and muttered, "So soon?"

She thought that Abel would only give them his demands tomorrow!

"What do you mean so soon?" Instantly, Luke knew that Luca was hiding something.

However, she could not say anything, given her current situation.

Luke knew that it had nothing to do with Luca as she was by his side when Pierre was kidnapped, so she had no chance of getting involved.

"It's nothing, it's just that the kidnapper called out of nowhere." Luca was so shocked that she made a slip of the tongue.

After all, when she knew this much, she was always at risk of accidentally revealing something.

Luca then realized the reason Abel chose to tell the Mallory Family his demands now.

He must be asking for a huge ransom.

Even if the Mallory Family had a big business, the assets they had were not entirely liquid.

Abel wanted cash to transfer accounts easily, so he had to give the Mallory Family enough time to prepare such a large amount.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2767-Luke replied to Luca's explanation with a simple 'mmm'.

Luca also remained quiet to avoid saying something wrong again.

On the other hand, Percy brought Nina back to the manor.

Old Master Mallory had dozed off with his back against the sofa, while Madam Mallory's howls could be heard from upstairs.

At least the maids had successfully dragged her back into her room.

Upon hearing footsteps, Old Master Mallory opened his eyes. The butler who was keeping watch over him announced, " Old Master Mallor, Master Percy and your..."

He trailed off when he realized that although Percy and Nina were married, they had yet to hold a ceremony. Old Master Mallory did not approve of their relationship either.

The butler had no choice but to say, "Ms. Nina is here."

He was going to say Master Percy and your daughter-in-law were here.

However, that would only trigger Old Master Mallory even more.

Although calling Nina Ms. Nina would upset Percy, he had to upset one of them either way, so he let Percy bear the burden since he was younger anyway.

Old Master Mallory had just taken medicine to lower his blood pressure, so he was not in a stable condition.

When Percy heard the butler, a look of displeasure appeared on his face, but instead of getting angry, he squeezed Nina's hand.

Nina felt his strong grip and did the same.

At first, she had refused to come in. She just wanted Percy to take care of things while she waited in the car, and then go home.

However, Percy insisted that she came in.

He said that she was already married to him, so no matter how much the Mallory Family objected, they would not be able to do anything about their legalized relationship.

Therefore, they would have no choice but to accept it in the end. Hopefully, showing her face around them will help them accept it.

Nina did not agree whatsoverl. The Mallory Family had gone through enough because of Pierre's situation, and to flaunt herself in front of them.

Although they were not fixated on Percy and her right now, her appearance would only serve to add fuel to the fire.

However, Percy's persistence left Nina with no choice.

There was disdain in Old Master Mallory's voice. “Why did you bring her here?"

“She's my wife, and Pierre's sister-in-law. You might not recognize our relationship, but as long as I'm a member of the Mallory family, so is she. Of course, she's welcome." Percy held Nina's hand before walking over to the other side of the sofa and sitting down.

"She's not a member of the Mallory Family, so she's not welcome here." Old Master Mallory looked up at Nina with an expression full of hatred.

At that moment, Nina felt as if Old Master Mallory was abusing his power to disrespect her.

She wanted to get up and leave, but she forced herself to stay seated to save Percy from embarrassment.

Percy finally has the chance to make peace with Old Master Mallory through Pierre's situation. She could not ruin his chances because of her impulsive decisions.

Nina felt so uncomfortable, as if she was sitting on a bed of thorns. Yet she continued to remain beside Percy.

"Grandpa, do you still want to talk about Pierre?" Percy could not be bothered to argue with him about Nina right now.

Nina was his wife, and it did not matter whether the Mallory Family recognized that or not because she was his one and only wife.

There was no one else but her.

"Hmph." snorted Old Master Mallory. Although he wanted to kick Nina out, Percy would follow Nina out if he did.

Old Master Mallory had to admit that he was getting old, and that his resources were not what they were before.

The person he sent out to investigate the situation has yet to return with any new findings.

The only thing he knew was that Pierre was taken to X City, and it was Percy who told him that...

He may not be fond of Nina, but he needed Percy's help.

Old Master Mallory knew that he could not save Pierre himself.

No matter how much of an *sshole Pierre was, he was still a blood relative of the Mallory family. He had done many absurdly wrong things, but Old Master Mallory could not turn a blind eye to this matter. Nevertheless, he could not handle it alone.

He had to rely on Percy and his friends' connections.

The Crawford Family and the Holston Family.

Old Master Mallory's grunts created an air of awkwardness in the living room. Then, the butler stepped forward as the mediator by reminding them, "Old Master Mallory, Master Percy, the most important thing right now is Master Pierre."

After he said that, Karen's wails sounded from the second floor.

It sounded like livestock begging for mercy before it was about to be slaughtered.

That piercing sound could've been mistaken for someone who was threatening Karen with a knife.

Old Master Mallory knew that the most pressing matter right now was Pierre.

Yet, after condemning Percy earlier, he still could not put his ego aside.

In the end, it was Percy who broke the ice. “How much do they want?"

Old Master Mallory looked up and told the butler, "You say it."

"They asked for thirty million, and they gave us a bank account, which we checked. It's a Swiss bank, but that's all we know. They're giving us a day to transfer twenty million into the bank, and to hand the rest to them in cash. They also said that once the money is transferred to their account and they receive the cash, they would send Master Pierre back."

The butler had recorded the kidnapper's call.

Before Percy came, he had listened to it repeatedly with Old Master Mallory, so he could recite their request word-for-word.

"Did you record it?" asked Percy.

"Yes, but the kidnapper's voice was distorted, so we don't know what they actually sound like. The number was also very strange. It was just a bunch of random numbers that called the landline. The records show that it was a code," said the butler. The other party seemed to be a professional with this many tricks up their sleeve.

"Have you confirmed that they have Pierre?," asked Percy. He was worried that other people might take advantage of them if they knew of the situation.

However, it was unlikely.

When the butler mentioned code, he remembered something.

When Pierre was in Russia, his notes were full of codes too. When he dialed it, someone actually picked up the phone, even though he did not know who it was.

After that, no one answered the phone to that long string of numbers again.

"They do..." The butler looked at Old Master Mallory. When he realized that it was the kidnapper, he put it on speaker to record it.

It was Pierre's feeble voice that triggered Old Master Mallory's blood pressure.

"Master Pierre's voice was very weak, as if he had been tortured for days. He sounded like he didn't even have the energy to speak, and the only thing he said was for us to save him," said the butler.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2768-As Percy listened to Mr. Bennet, he could not help but secretly call Pierre a fool.

It was his only chance to speak to them. Yet, he could not provide any useful information to the Mallory family. He only asked for them to rescue him...

How foolish. How incredibly foolish.

Mr. Bennet noticed the gloomy look on Percy's face and asked in a low voice, “Master Percy, what should we do now?"

"What else can we do? We must save him!" Old Master Mallory firmly took his stance before Percy could say anything.

Although he was disappointed in Pierre for not living up to his potential, he was still his grandson. There was no way he could be so heartless.

"We must save him," said Percy. 30 million dollars was merely pocket change to the Mallory family.

However, the Mallory family's liquid funds were probably not that much.

Percy turned to look at Old Master Mallory and said, "I only have around ten million in liquid assets, including the company's funds, on hand for now."

It would take some time for him to get 30 million dollars. One day's time would not be enough. The kidnappers also requested ten million in cash.

How was it possible for anyone to have that much cash in this modern society where electronic payments were prevalent?

They could head to the bank to withdraw the cash, but a regular bank would not have that much cash readily available. It would also require an advance appointment with them to get that much cash.

Even if they got lucky and the bank was able to prepare the money in time, there was no doubt that their behavior would alarm some of the organizations.

The police were still looking for Pierre.

Their actions would be considered abnormal. The police might suspect that they were helping Pierre escape after they found out about it.

Things would become more complicated if they alerted the police.

The Mallory family had yet to contact the police because they did not want Pierre to be caught by the police after rescuing him.

"I'll handle the rest," said Old Master Mallory. His bank account had enough money.

"But taking out ten million in cash from the bank will definitely alarm the police," Percy reminded Old Master Mallory. The reason why he did not report Pierre's kidnapping to the police was that he did not want Pierre to fall into the hands of the police and lose any chance of turning things around.

Old Master Mallory fell silent.

Withdrawing ten million in cash from the bank at once would inevitably alarm the police.

"I have about one million in cash on hand," said Old Master Mallory. Even though the Mallory family's security system was good, they had many maids.

Keeping so much money at home increased the likelihood of attracting criminal activity.

Hence, Old Master Mallory only had one million in cash in the safe for emergencies.

"It's far from enough." Percy realized that the problem was not the 30 million but the ten million in cash that the kidnappers demanded.

Old Master Mallory frowned. He was torn between whether to alert the police or wait for the kidnappers to call again and ask if they could pay the full 30 million through a wire transfer.

They were just paying them, after all. The kidnappers should not make things too difficult for Percy.

However, what if...

Old Master Mallory wondered what if the other party disagreed with this deal and even used it to torment Pierre?

He recalled how weak Pierre sounded when the kidnappers turned off the voice modulator on the phone. Pierre sounded like he would die the next second if they continued to torture him.

He did not know what to do.

"I'll ask someone tomorrow," Percy pondered and decided not to inform the police.

He did not have ten million on hand. It was unlikely the others would have it too.

People used checks or wire transfers for such a large amount of money most of the time these days.

However, one could have several millions of dollars in liquidity, and he could find someone to help.

Percy held Nina's hand as he rose to his feet.

"Where are you going?" Old Master Mallory asked with a stern tone.

"I'm going back to figure things out," replied Percy. It was certain that Percy would ask Luke and Jim for help.

With their cash, his cash, and Old Master Mallory's cash, they would be able to collect enough money.

"The kidnappers may call any time. She may go, but you'll have to stay," said Old Master Mallory. He had no intention of concealing how disgusted he was by Nina.

This was despite the fact that Percy was helping Pierre.

"Record the conversation. Let him talk to me if things don't work out. I have to go back. I can't calm myself down and ask for help if I stay here," said Percy as he gave a meaningful glance at the second floor.

The Mallories' residence had excellent sound insulation.

Still, even those on the first floor could hear Karen's howling.

How loud would it be if he went back to his bedroom on the second floor?

Fortunately, the residence was a distance away from other villas, so Karen's voice would not be heard by others. Otherwise, the Mallory family would be reported for causing a disturbance.

Karen's voice continued to drift down from upstairs incessantly.

Old Master Mallory sat on the couch with a gloomy expression on his face. Karen was such a hindrance. He did not even have a reason to make Percy stay here.

Percy held Nina's hand and left after that.

Mr. Bennet could only patiently advise him, "Old Master Mallory, the matter concerning Master Pierre is more important at the moment. Please bear with it. Master Percy left to look for help to save Master Pierre."

Old Master Mallory snorted coldly and said nothing.

On the other hand...

Marcos and Kastov sat in the car Luke had arranged for them and returned to the hotel.

As they took the elevator and returned to the floor where their room was, the two men turned the corner only to see Ethan standing in front of their room with an impatient look on his face.

He leaned against the wall near Marcos' suite for a moment before moving to the other side near Kastov's suite.

When he heard footsteps, he looked up and saw Marcos and Kastov approaching. Ethan immediately dashed forward and questioned Marcos, "Where did you go?"

"Dinner," replied Marcos, smiling insincerely.

Ethan had a look of disbelief on his face as he asked, "Mr. Matysh is still in prison. You're his nephew. Given everything that's happened, how are you still hungry enough to eat?"

Marcos could not help but frown when Ethan tried to make it sound like it was morally unacceptable.

Matysh brought this on himself.

He had no one to blame but himself even if he were to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Besides, if Matysh had to be in prison for the rest of his life, did that mean Marcos had to pretend to be a good nephew for the rest of his life?

What Ethan said was ridiculous.

Marcos explained, "I had a meeting with Mr. Crawford, and he was gracious enough to invite me for dinner after the meeting. Is there a problem?"

"Of course, there is. Mr. Matysh is still in prison!" Ethan reminded him. Should Marcos not be worried and try to do everything he could for Matysh and get him out?

"M Group and T Corporation are business partners. As the company's CEO, I can't decline an invitation from a business partner," replied Marcos as he swiped his room key card and opened the door.

Kastov followed suit and swiped his card. Then, he opened the door and walked into his room.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2769-Ethan could not be bothered about Kastov. When he saw Marcos walking into his suite, he raised his arm and blocked Marcos from entering his room.

"Please keep in mind that Luke Crawford and that woman are involved in Mr. Matysh's imprisonment in A City. It’s not a good idea to be so close to him.

What will your family think of you if they find out about this? Let me remind you that the priority now is to focus on Mr. Matysh," Ethan reminded Marcos. He believed that Luke and Luca had something to do with Matysh’s imprisonment.

Marcos still wore a smile on his face, but his impatience was beginning to show on his face.

Marcos knew that going along with Ethan would not allow him to enter the suite easily. He stood there and reminded Ethan, "My uncle was imprisoned because he was accused of sexual assault. The victim was only 18 years old at that time. As a lawyer, you should be able to understand why he was arrested by the police even though you’re not a lawyer of A City."

Ethan flew into a rage when Marcos said that. Was it not obvious that he was trying to help Luke?

Marcos added, "Whether you admit it or not, if my uncle had not committed a crime in A City, the police wouldn’t have been able to arrest an innocent person no matter how influential M Group’s partners are here. Do you know that someone who has committed sexual assault will be sentenced heavily in A City?"

Further investigation by the police revealed that there were some really shady hidden motives behind the case.

Ethan clenched his fists tight and replied, "I’m just reminding you not to get too close to Luke."

"Mr. Marcos is right. Why are you so bothered? Every meeting attended by Marcos and every meal he had are all for M Group’s sake. So, why don’t you think about how to help the one who’s in prison rather than paying attention to everything Mr. Marcos does?" Kastov, who had already walked into the suite, chimed in.

"Who do you think you are? What’s it to you?" Ethan’s face turned red with anger.

A tall Russian man like him was defeated by their words so easily. It made him feel embarrassed.

He had always felt superior to Marcos. His bloodline was much better than Marcos', after all.

Although he was from an extended family, his parents followed the family's arrangements. That was why his bloodline was still pure.

He was not like Marcos, who had the genes of a common woman!

However, his sense of superiority was eventually crushed by Marcos’ and Kastov's sharp words.

Ethan looked at Marcos with hatred in his eyes and secretly vowed that he would snitch on Marcos to make things difficult for him in the future after Matysh was released!

Marcos noticed the resentment in Ethan's eyes and raised an eyebrow without saying anything.

He was not afraid of Ethan's retaliation. He had never taken an extended family member like him seriously.

"I'm Mr. Marcos' bodyguard. You lawyers have a lot on your plate, and I only just found out that lawyers have such responsibilities. They're even doing the job of an enforcer. Truly remarkable," said Kastov with a sinister smile on his face. He nodded at Marcos and slammed the door shut.

He cut off any chance for Ethan to speak out of turn.

Ethan seethed in anger, “Just you wait!”

He said that while facing Kastov's suite. Then, he shifted his gaze to Marcos.

"If it weren't for Crawford, Mr. Matysh wouldn't have been locked up. You're so close to him now. I'll certainly tell your grandfather about this when I get back!" Ethan warned Marcos.

Ethan believed that Marcos had respect and reverence for his grandfather.

Moreover, if it were not for Luke who kept protecting that woman, Matysh would not have stayed in A City for so long, which gave the police enough time to gather evidence of his past crimes.

The police officers in A City would not have been able to do anything to Matysh if this had happened in Russia and Matysh was there!

He could have just avoided coming to A City next time.

His family's business and dealings with A City were infrequent. Hence, it would not have any impact on Matysh!

Marcos shrugged off Ethan's warning and replied nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. I'm doing this for the company, for my family's business."

Ethan noticed that Marcos was not as worried and afraid as he expected. He sneered in frustration and returned to his own room.

Bang! He slammed the door shut behind him.

Meanwhile, Kastov opened the door and looked at Marcos with a smirk on his face. Then, he asked, "Are you sure you're fine? Aren't you afraid that he's going to tell your grandfather about this?"

Even though he was not a member of the Abaza family, Kastov knew some of the intricacies of their relationships.

"I'm here representing M Group. Integrity shines through any shadow of doubt. I have nothing to fear if I'm in the right," Marcos' eyes darkened. He knew full well of Ethan's tendency to report things to his grandfather.

Did he think Matysh would back him up as soon as he showed up?

How naive!

Matysh could never get out of there.

When they were having tea just now, Luke and the others did not mention the Island of Despair again after Percy left.

Instead, Luke talked about the police investigation.

The police had linked the case of an innocent girl being raped a few years ago with the Norman family's home invasion case because there was evidence showing that Matysh was behind both incidents.

The funds were all transferred from Matysh's bank account.

Based on the transfer and subsequent flow of funds, the police identified several other suspects other than Matysh.

If the sexual assault accusation was not enough to put Matysh in prison in A City, the subsequent cases would suffice.

Once Matysh was confirmed to be the mastermind, he would be sentenced to a long period of imprisonment in A City.

Luke said that A City's crackdown on crime was currently in full swing.

Matysh's case was already within the scope of the crackdown.

Moreover, since the injured party was the Norman family and Jack was involved in this, it would be useless no matter how professional the lawyer Matysh hired was.

Once the charge was confirmed, no lawyer in A City would dare to take his case. In the end, only the legal representative sent by the judicial institution would defend him.

After all, it was a done deal. No one would want to offend Jack for the sake of money.

Marcos was in a good mood knowing that Matysh would be going to prison for a long time!

"A citizens like you sure know how to use idioms and proverbs well. I'm glad you're not worried about it. By the way, take this." Kastov pulled something out of his pocket and threw it to him.

Marcos caught it and asked, "What's this?"

"It's to detect if there are any..." Kastov made a gesture and stopped talking.

However, Marcos understood what he meant. It was a bug detector.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2770-After leaving the hotel with Kastov for such a long time, Ethan could have easily tampered with anything in their absence.

Marcos nodded and said, "Thanks."

Then, he closed the door and returned to his suite.

Kastov followed suit, not bothering to check his own room since Ethan's attention was solely on Marcos and not him, the bodyguard.

He was not going to waste any time or equipment.

Kastov opened his encrypted luggage and took his laptop out, placing it on the hotel table.

He turned on the laptop and continued reviewing the intelligence he had collected for the day.

All of them were about the Island of Despair...

The intelligence was sent to him from his informants around the world.

Some days, he received only a few reports, but on other days, he received several.

Today was one of those days when he had collected a lot of information.

However, more information did not mean it was better. The information he received was repetitive most of the time.

Kastov lit a cigarette and started filtering out the duplicates, collecting only the useful intelligence.

After filtering, he was left with only two pieces of useful intelligence.

“it's better than nothing," Kastov murmured as he snuffed out his cigarette and documented the intelligence.

Although these reports were insignificant and useless to most people, Kastov had a better understanding of the Island of Despair than others. He relied on these fragmented pieces of intelligence, screening, integrating, and inferring to make sense of it all.

While the information might seem trivial to others, to those who harbored deep hatred toward the Island of Despair like Kastov and Luke, this information held extraordinary significance.

On the other hand.

Luke and Luca returned to the villa together. Luke entered the bedroom opposite and glanced at the computer that was still running.

The computer had been running for the entire afternoon and evening. It filtered out several people based on the images. All of them had ethnic features. However, according to the information collected by the computer, they had nothing to do with the Island of Despair.

Luke did not give up and let the computer continue its search.

Then, he opened his email on another computer and looked at the message sent by Kastov.

He could not help but feel impressed as he looked at it. The man Marcos had brought in was perhaps the person who knew the Island of Despair the most, aside from the members of the organization itself.

Luke did not have as much information as Kastov did.

Even though Luke could not find more information about the Island of Despair, this piece of information was very helpful to him!

Luke's phone, which had been placed on the side, suddenly rang.

Luke picked it up. It was a call from Percy. He answered the call.

“What do they want?" asked Luke.

"They're asking for a 30 million ransom, but their conditions are strange. They specifically ask for ten million in cash and the other 20 million to be transferred to a Swiss bank account." Percy's voice was hoarse. It was as though his throat had been scorched by liquor.

"How much time do they give you?" asked Luke.

There was no way he would let Percy hand over the ransom.

The reason why he had not spoken up earlier was that he wanted Pierre to suffer more. After all, that bastard had done so many wrongful things. He needed to be taught a lesson.

The Mallory family members were reluctant to urge him to make a fresh start. Therefore, he should just let those from the Island of Despair torture Pierre well and make him atone for his past mistakes!

However, as the deadline for the ransom payment drew near, Luke could not just sit back and watch anymore.

"One day," said Percy. "30 million isn't a problem. My grandfather has some money too. It's just that I can't get the ten million in cash from the bank. Otherwise, the police will be alerted. Do you have any cash?" asked Percy.

Percy had no choice but to ask them for some cash.

"There's only about two million in the safe, but I can bring it to you if you need it," said Luke. He could not tell Percy that he already knew where Pierre was.

Otherwise, Percy would suspect that he knew this all along.

Percy and Pierre were brothers even though Pierre had done many ridiculous things and hurt Nina. However, Percy did not want the police to be involved this time. This showed that he only wanted Pierre to be taught a lesson.

However, the lesson learned should not come from the police or prison.

That was why their family had not reported to the police or alarmed them.

"I'll get it. I'll transfer the money to your bank account," said Percy.

He was not surprised that Luke only had this amount of cash.

In this day and age of electronic payments, who would leave extra cash lying around the house?

Hence, having two million in cash was already within his expectations.

Just like this, he had already gathered five million dollars.

The rest was up to Jim and the assistant at the bank who could help him to withdraw some cash without drawing the police's attention.

The Mallory family's daily capital flow was worth much more than just a few million.

The police would not suspect a thing as long as they did not withdraw too much money at once.

"Alright, I'll bring the money to the company tomorrow. You can just go to T Corporation and pick it up," Luke planned to have Gordan put on a show in front of Percy so that he would not arouse any suspicion.

Still, what difference did it make if Percy doubted him?

Percy knew how much Luke looked down on Pierre. He was not involved in the kidnapping case. Besides, Luke already did Percy a favor by providing clues to the Mallory family.

Luke believed that it would not affect their relationship even if Percy suspected him.

"Okay, I'll ask Jim again." Percy hung up the call.

Luke sat there, lost in thought for a moment. Then, he called Gordan.

"Brother Luke, are we going to make a move?" Gordan asked as soon as answered the call.

Leroy and the others had arrived. They were capable of fighting with the members of the Island of Despair if they took action now. He was confident that he would be able to rescue Pierre at the same time.

"It's almost time," replied Luke.

Gordan was confused. "Almost time? Should we make a move, then?"

why could he not understand what Luke was saying?

Luke explained to him, "The Island of Despair demanded a ransom of 30 million dollars from the Mallory family. I'm not going to let them pay the ransom.”

Gordan finally understood what he meant.

However, he was still in doubt. "Boss, are you going to make a move when they transfer the money to their bank account? Won't it be too late?"

After all, kidnappers nowadays were smart enough to ask for electronic transfers.

It would only take a second to transfer one's money to someone's bank account. It was much faster than paying cash.

Gordan could not guarantee that he would be able to save Pierre when they were about to transfer the money.

"The Island of Despair has given the Mallory family a day's time to prepare the ransom before they transfer it to them," replied Luke.

Gordan was puzzled when he heard what Luke said. "A day's time? They've underestimated the Mallory family. 30 million dollars is just a drop in the bucket for them. Why would the Mallory family need a day to prepare it? It's just dilly-dallying."