Kane's eyes fluttered open after his hair suffered some assault from Jared. He groaned in pain, his eyes to the sudden brightness. He tried to wriggle his hands, trying to cover his face. However, the chains and the binds stopped him. The restriction stunned him, and his eyes strained to see why he was unable to move. What he saw made his eyes go wide."What the fuck!!" He cursed and immediately, he heard a chuckle from behind him.

Spooked to find someone's presence at a place where he could not see, he tried to twist his body. But he could not even move, let alone see who was behind him. In his fit of fear, he had completely missed the man and the girl who were sitting right in front of him. "Who the hell is that? Show yourself to me."

"Tch, tch, tch." He heard someone clicking their tongue, and his gaze snapped in the direction of the sound. Kane's jaw dropped seeing the man he wanted to avoid the most. The memories came gushing back to him, and he remembered how Jared had invaded his room and had kidnapped him in front of everyone.

"Charles," He whispered, his voice refusing to move past it.

"Do you remember me, Kane?" Charales queried, leaning forward on the chair. Jared moved from to his side and folded his hands, showing himself before Kane. The only person who did not terrify Kane was the unknown girl who was watching him curiously, with an emotion he could not decipher.

However, he ignored her completely. He was more worried about the two men rather than the girl who was no threat to him, not knowing anything about the skills she possessed that could ruin him forever. "Why have you brought me here?"

"To rectify the problem you presented to us," Charles answered monotonously.

"Charles, you know it was not me who released the video. If not for that bastard who shot the video secretly, I would not be here and everything would be good. If I find out who that bastard is, I will tear him to pieces." Kane growled, amusing Charles.

'In you dreams.' Maggie scoffed in her mind. 'You will never find out who is one responsible for your doom.'

"I don't care who released the video. The problem is it is you who is the video, and that is enough of a reason for me to take care of you once and for all." Charles smiled at him, his sinister gaze not shifting away from the man's petrified face.

"No, Charles. You cannot do this to me. No Charles." Kane's demeanor took a sudden turn on hearing Charles's threats. "You cannot kill me."

"Why can't I?"

"Because... because..." He stuttered, debating with himself whether to tell him the reason or not.historical

"I have proofs against you." This perked Maggie's ears up and her eyes sparkled.

'Wow, this was what I was looking for. If I can get a hold of the proofs he is talking about, I can leave from here right away.' She thought to herself, rejoicing secretly. She see her long-awaited freedom and the happy world she had left to deal with Jared. 'I can go back to Ryder. The man must be waiting for me. I just need to get a hold of the proofs, and Valarie will take care of the rest. Wait a minute, is this the reason why I am even here? Did Jared know about this before?'

His words made Charles narrow his eyes, and he gave Jared a nod. On getting the cue, the man picked up a steel rod, and without any hesitation, he aimed it at his knee. Kane howled in pain and his legs buckled. But the chains stopped him from dropping to the floor. He could only withstand the pain while standing.

"You do realize that if not me, you would not have reached the level you are at right now." Charles seethed, and Maggie wondered what he had done to help him other than to destroy innocent people's lives. Another strike landed at the same position, and Kane was certain that by the end of the day, he would be crippled for sure.

"Yes, but I also know how to survive in this world. I need something against you that could help me in case we were to reach such a predicament." He did not back off and continue to stay level-headed. "Who knew we would actually face such a situation? I am smart. I know how to save my ass."

Maggie wondered if he was actually that confident or was he just a stupid old man who did not know how to save his ass. She shook her head lightly, an action that did not go unnoticed by Charles. He smiled at her, reading her thoughts for he too had the same thinking a few seconds ago.

"Looks like you do not love your life as much as I thought you to."

His words sure worked this time, and Kane's face lost all its color. However, he still tried to maintain a boldface. "You cannot do that and you will not do that."

"And, why won't I?"

"Because the day you kill me is the day you will die too." Charles did not stress him to elaborate. he knew Kane would give away everything himself, given his impulsive nature. "Did you think I would not have a backup plan? If you kill me, I will destroy you right away."

Maggie frowned at his words. 'What is this man talking about? How can he destroy someone after his death? How? How? How? Think Maggie. Think Maggie.' She focused on finding the solution rather than listening to man's hopeless threats. She knew none of his words would work any of the two men here. Why was he even wasting time?

'He could not have contacted anyone for I been tracking his phone since the time he went underground. Unless...' Her eyes widened in realization. She stifled a burst of laughter thinking how foolish Kane was.

"Jared, may I talk to you for a minute?" Out of nowhere, she interrupted Kane and all the three men turned to stare at her. Her sudden intrusion surprised Jared and he took a peek at his Godfather, who seemed visibly irked at her. Maggie followed his line of sight and she rolled her eyes seeing the old man's annoyed face. "I think I have got the solution to the problem here."

Her bold declaration gained Charles's curiosity and she nodded at him affirmatively. Her confident face reduced his anger slightly and he tilted his head at Jared to find out what she had in mind. Maggie and Jared left the room, leaving Kane with Charles much the captured man's horror.

"What do you want to talk about, Maggie?" If not for the proofs she so badly wanted to get her hands on, Maggie would never have asked the vile man to meet her alone. She was beyond disgusted by him.

"Jared, did you find any luggage in Kane's room?"

"Yes, we did," Jared remembered the small bag they had found with Kane while he was trying to escape. He frowned wondering what she was getting at.

"Have you brought it here?"

"Yes. Why?"

"If my guess is correct, I think I got the solution for the problem at hand. And I hope it is what it is."