The Devil's Secretary

Chapter 239: Allow her a last breath

’’Si Yena.’’

Benjamin’s eyes widened, ’’But Boss, isn’t she...?"

Although he did not have many exchanges with Si Yena, Benjamin still had an impression of her. Because of her, one of their members betrayed the organization and rebelled against Ryle. The bodyguard was shot on the spot by Ryle while Si Yena was escorted back to the Si Family. Wasn’t that woman rumored to be dead?

Ryle unconsciously shifted his arm behind Angel’s head, his palm covering her ear, ’’If she is dead, get a corpse. If there is no corpse, get solid records of her death. If you cannot find either, then track her down.’’

Benjamin was speechless. Every backing statement he could have come up with was suppressed by Ryle’s following statements. How was he supposed to find a corpse if the person has passed away for long?

’’Alright, Boss,’’ Life was too hard, ’’Boss, do you think she really is alive?"

Before the incident with Si Family, Ryle would not have considered it but now, things were different. However, he was not as interested in these affairs, ’’Pests persist. The more you trample them, the further they struggle to survive.’’

’’But if she is really alive then...’’ How to proceed from there?

’’Don’t bring her in front of me. Deal with her discreetly.’’

Discreetly? Benjamin was confused again.

In all these years of working for Ryle, this was the first time he heard the man using this term during business. He had rarely been so cautious. Did that mean that Si Yena had some backup that even Ryle had to be cautious of?

However, Ryle had different thoughts.

He could reach the conclusion only because Daisy talked about the secret mechanisms employed in the four aristocratic families. If not for someone who is familiar with them, it would be difficult to invade and take so many people down.

Since he could conclude that, naturally Daisy had the same conclusion as well.

But she asked him to stay out of this issue. And he knew part of the reason was her old friend.

Too soft, sweetheart.

Ryle sighed.

’’Forget it, if you capture her, don’t kill her immediately,’’ Ryle said after some thought.

’’Then...’’

’’Test her intentions towards Daisy.’’ freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Benjamin was bewildered.

’’If she holds grudges against her, then finish her off right away,’’ Ryle casually said, ’’If she doesn’t seek her death, then block her resources and send her away.’’

In fact, for him, the most secure and convenient way would be to kill her so that there are no unnecessary worries left for the future.

The reason he had let Si Yena go in the past was because she had nothing to do with him and she was not a threat. His subordinate betrayed the organization and he was dealt with.

But now, if Si Yena really was involved in the murders of her family, then she was no longer not a threat.

He did not really care about her life and death but if Daisy had a soft corner for her, then Ryle would allow Si Yena a last breath. Rest, it was up to her if she wanted to take it or choke on it.

...

’’Speak!"

’Bam’

’Crash’

’’I-I really don’t know...’’ the middle aged man who was tied to the chair stuttered, a few of his teeth spluttered out with mouthfuls of blood.

’’How can you not?" A maniacal voice erupted out of Lu Xian’s throat before he raised his hand, punching the man squarely on his bleeding mouth.

Just as he was about to pass out, Lu Xian stepped back, ’’Keep him awake. Scrape his skin. Inch by inch. Till he recovers his lost memory.’’

’’No... No... P-Please.. I will tell you...’’ the man, despite being in pain, screamed immediately, his throat producing the kind of noises that seemed like howls of an animal who were on the verge of death.

’’So easy?" Lu Xian waved his hand and the men who had rushed inside the dark chamber retreated, leaving him alone with the man.

The man did not say anything as he looked at Lu Xian but his eyes that were filled with trepidation seemed to be screaming in utter hopelessness and desperation—’Monster! He is a monster!’

He could barely see. Wherever he saw was red. All he wanted to do was sleep, to fall into an unconscious state to find some comfort from his gruesome state but he knew if he closed his eyes then the next time he opened them, it would not only be his blood he would see.

’’You have 10 seconds, doctor. Say something that catches my attention,’’ Just as the man opened his mouth to speak, Lu Xian raised his hand, ’’Consider what you want to say well. I am very impatient. If I watch a movie or a play, it has to catch my attention in the first few moments. If it fails to do so, I drop it.’’

’’If your words..’’ Lu Xian grabbed a dagger, pressing the blade on the throat of the man in front of him, ’’..fail to get my attention then...’’

’’You are not her son.’’

The man’s word froze Lu Xian, the dagger on his hand falling on the man’s lap.

The man trembled but he did not dare to stay silent at that juncture.

’’Your father had married a woman from an ancient aristocratic family and with their reputation, he greatly benefitted the Lu Family business. After that woman’s family went in decline, your father no longer feared her influence and started having affairs.’’

Lu Xian had always known that this was not his father’s first marriage. Rumors could not be suppressed in the socialite circle. Even though most people did not know about his first marriage, the elites were aware.

However, like others, he had also known that she passed away shortly after the wedding.

’’When your father met my stepsister, both of us were on the streets... She was a stripper... And I was barely getting by through my days in university. Our father had passed away and our finances were draining so getting this lusty man in that slut’s arms was not hard.