Chapter 19: Guess Where He Went

"Henry, don't!" Sensing Henry's icy murderous intent, Laura felt both moved and frightened. "He's from the Russo family, you absolutely cannot kill him. If he dies, the situation will grow out of hand."

"Yes, you can't kill me! If you spare me, I promise I won't seek revenge and will leave Freton immediately!" Paul, like a drowning man grasping at a last straw, begged frantically, "Henry, I can compensate you, tens of millions of dollars, even billions, name your price!"

"I will also compensate the Costa family. Miss, please help me. I was just possessed, I'm not human, I am a beast!"

With a face full of pleading, Paul lost his earlier arrogance. He raised his palm and repeatedly slapped himself, "I know I was wrong; I am a beast!"

To save his own life, every slap was crisp and clear, quickly causing his cheeks to swell.

Laura looked at him with disgust and continued persuading, "Henry, it's not worth it to kill someone like this beast. As long as there's no loss of life, I will ask my father for help. Please don't take matters into your own hands, okay?"

At this moment, she wished for the Russo family to die, but she knew he couldn't die at Henry's hands.

She could only endure it and slowly seek her father's help to resolve the situation.

Henry looked at Laura's pleading eyes and sighed. He couldn't bear to refuse her first request in seven years.

"Alright, Laura, I won't kill him."

Upon hearing this, Paul's face filled with joy. He hurriedly scrambled away toward the direction of the hall, shouting wildly along the way, "Get out of the way, move aside for me!"

His face was covered in bloodstains, his eyes filled with resentment, and he didn't even dare to look back.

Watching him crawl away like a dog, Henry's gaze turned icy and he scanned the surroundings. Steven and the others unconsciously averted their eyes.

A flicker of disappointment flashed across Ravinia Matthew's face. When Henry looked over, she quickly put on a respectful expression, concealing her thoughts.

"Interesting," Henry thought to himself, but now wasn't the time to figure it out. "Laura, your dress is all wet. Go back and change, don't catch a cold."

Laura nodded, a blush appearing on her face. She struggled free from Henry's embrace, deeply glanced at him, and then left for the depths of the hall.

After Laura's figure disappeared, Henry's eyes instantly turned cold. He stepped forward and stood in front of Steven and Matthew.

"Mr. Miller, long time no see. I am Steven Harris. You..."

Steven greeted, extending his hand in a friendly gesture, but Henry completely ignored him and stared at Matthew, saying, "Ravinia, from the Greco family?"

Steven's face turned pale. He didn't expect Henry to be so disrespectful, but considering that Henry had beaten Paul like that, he might not be afraid of him either.

"Idiot, you don't even know how you'll die!" he cursed inwardly and withdrew his hand.

When Matthew's identity was revealed by Henry, a hint of panic flashed across his face, but he quickly regained his composure and smiled, "Mr. Miller, indeed I am from the Greco family. Matthew. Have we met before, Mr. Miller? Otherwise, how could you recognize my origins at a glance?"

Henry coldly smiled, "Isn't it simple? People from the Greco family all look..."

"With your sneaky looks, it's obvious that you have something to do with Marco's dog. You pretend to be innocent, thinking I wouldn't know?"

"Paul was charmed by you to come to the Costa family banquet. You knew his character, he was going to cause trouble, specifically to harass Laura. If he succeeded, it would have disgusted me, if he failed, it would force me to take action against Paul, which would then lead to a conflict with the Russo family."

Matthew's face changed dramatically. He gritted his teeth and reluctantly admitted, "Yes, you're right, but so what?"

"You wouldn't dare to kill Paul, would you? Even if Laura doesn't speak, you will find a way to get out of it! You're afraid of provoking the Greco family, you wouldn't dare to provoke the Russo family again! If you can't even touch Paul, what can you do to me?"

Henry coldly replied, "The Greco family is still so foolish! Aren't you wondering why my subordinates haven't shown up yet? Where do you think they went?"

Upon hearing this, Matthew trembled all over, turning pale.

...

A top luxury car raced on a wide road. Inside the car, Paul lay in the back seat, his face in pain, and shouted at the driver desperately, "Faster! Drive faster!"

"Yes, young master!"

Paul touched his swollen cheek, and his teeth creaked.

"Henry? Do you think I'll spare you? That's impossible! I'll capture you and cut off your limbs, no! I'll cut off all five limbs, lock you in a cage, where death will seem like a luxury!"

"Your parents, family, friends, they will all be punished because of you. Laura, that wretched woman, if not for her, none of this would have happened. Everyone will die, I'll use every means to torture you to death! I'll torment you right in front of Henry!"

The car was filled with demonic curses, causing the driver to shiver and tremble.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a huge truck parked on the road in the distance.

The driver was startled and slammed on the brakes.

The car shook violently, caught off guard, Paul was thrown off his seat, his head spinning.

Just as he was about to scold the driver in anger, he suddenly heard a low gunshot. Paul looked up and saw an extra bullet hole on top of the driver's head, his body limp on the driver's seat.

Fear gripped his heart as someone forcefully opened the car door and grabbed his hair, pulling him out.

"I'm a rich second-generation, I have money! Let me go and I'll give you money that you couldn't spend in ten lifetimes!"

Paul thought he had encountered armed robbers and quickly shouted in pain.

"Paul?" someone called his name, and Paul looked up, puzzled. The robbers shouldn't have known his name.

Dozens of soldiers dressed in dark green military uniforms, holding rifles, stared coldly at him.

The captain looked at his face and nodded, "General Stefano said that this person should not be shot dead with just one bullet, it's too cheap. Alright, everyone will have a chance. Each person has three hours, take turns, and use all your interrogation methods on him. If anyone accidentally kills him while playing around, they will be dealt with by military law."

"Yes, captain!" The soldiers excitedly gathered around.

Paul trembled all over, and his lower body instantly became wet. "Who sent you? Interrogation? I'll confess everything!"

The captain grinned, "We won't ask anything, you don't have to confess anything. We just want to torture you for the sake of it!"

"Daring to insult the general and the lady, death will be a relief for you!"

General, lady?

As Paul was being taken away by several soldiers, he finally understood.

It must be Henry and Laura...