Larissa's chest tightened, almost suffocating her.

Instinctively, the assistant looked at Larissa, his face filled with distress.

Such a cruel decision should not be made by him. However …

"Tell Larissa that I will definitely avenge her, so she won't have to feel wronged." Kevan's chilling words that sealed her fate sounded from the speakerphone and crushed Larissa's hopes into bits.

"Kevan, you coward!" Jay shouted loudly. "How could you let a woman die in your place?"

There was a brief silence on the other end of the call.

"I am not a coward," Kevan's steady voice seemed unaffected by Jay's provocation. "By staying alive, I can do more things to torture you. For example, your son would suffer a fate worse than death inside prison."

Jay's eyes widened with shock. "What are you going to do to Reuben?"

He got down from the railing and rushed toward Kevan's assistant, trying to snatch the phone away from him.

The assistant evaded Jay's attack easily and held the phone fir