CHAPTER 143
Author: Sacréd Pen
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The air in the room was thick with tension as Nicholas, Mr. Philips, and Ryan took their positions around the two captives, Luigi and Mr. Du Pont. Luigi's sedative wore out quite quickly than even he had expected, so he woke up only to find out that his colleague had also been captured. Now, there was no way to escape.

The men's faces were etched with a mixture of exhaustion and apprehension, their foreheads and noses still bearing the marks of their earlier altercation.

Nicholas stood tall, his gaze boring into the eyes of the two men seated before him. The intensity of his stare was patent, as if he could peer straight into their souls and uncover their deepest secrets.

Ryan, on the other hand, wore a scowl on his face, his frustration evident in the tight set of his jaw.

Angrily, Ryan snatched Mr. Du Pont's phone from the table and hurled it towards him. "Your boss isn't answering the phone for goodness sake! I have tried the number for almost fifteen time
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