Shaking her head, Olivia continued to beg. "Ethan, I—"

With one hand carrying the child, Ethan wiped her tears with his other hand. "Liv, with every plea you make, I'll add one more hole to his body. Do you want to test me?"

Olivia instantly shut up. This perverse man was capable of anything at all.

She could only let her tears fall in silence. Ethan whispered, "The more tears you shed for his sake, the more he will bleed later."

Olivia felt like a heavy boulder was weighing upon her heart. There were thousands of words she wanted to say, but at that moment, she couldn't make a sound.

She could only shake her head continuously. Reaching out, Ethan rubbed her eyes. "Be a good girl and look away. We can return to our normal lives after this."

Tom, who was being held down, started shouting. Popping out of nowhere, Jerry spoke up as well, "If you want to kill someone, kill me. Don't hurt Jack.

"He just wants to improve the islanders' quality of life. He's a good man. Even when we to