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Even though David didn’t trust him, he still wanted to get to the bottom of things. So, he sat back down slowly.
Jameson beckoned to Carl. Carl placed a stack of photographs in front of David.
He picked them up and began flipping through them. At once, it was as if a bomb had gone off in his mind¡ªhis ears were ringing, his eyes were bulging, and his face flushed red.
“You should recognize Cliff. He works under Josh. He reached out to your employee in private. I’ve looked into your employee’s bank account. I then found that there was a deposit of three million dollars.
“It was too bad that the deposit came from an offshore bank account. Thus, the cops weren’t able to find out the sender’s identity. That said, I think the answer is obvious from these photos here.” Jameson glanced at the photos, then smirked sinisterly.
David was almost crumpling the photos in his hands. Redness filled his eyes. “That’s impossible… How could… Why would Josh.”
“Treat you like that?”
Jameson crossed his legs and curved his lips into a mocking smile. He continued, “He may have solved some of your troubles for you, but he never did all that because you were his family. He only wanted Dad to think highly of him.
“However, that Madison woman had already decided to swap sides. She had decided to side with
Alyssa and Jeremy to take the witness stand and accuse you of sexual assault. He had no other choice but to resort to murder.
“There was tremendous risk involved, though. It would be fine if things worked out the way he planned.
If things went south, he still needed someone to take the fall.”
“So. He. He used my people to get things done for me? Then, he could push the blame on me if his plan fell through?”
David felt like he was being strangled. He could barely catch his breath now.
“Not only that, but I’ve also found out that your employee’s family is now being restrained under Cliff’s instruction. Aren’t these already sufficient to explain that Josh is the reason you ended up in this position?”
Carl chimed in to stir him up, “Mr. David, I know that you despise Mr. Jameson. But no one else except
Mr. Jameson would help you now. Josh caused your downfall. Yet, he still put up an act in front of you and tried to snag your shares.
“He’s being so ridiculous. He’s playing you like a fiddle!”
Like a fiddle?
David treated Josh as a guiding light in his life. He was his blood brother. How could he treat him like a tool?
“That’s enough, Carl.”
Jameson let out a helpless sigh, showing that he was concerned for David. “You have eyes to see the sort of situation that David is in. He’s already under so much pressure. You shouldn’t add on to his worries.”
Then, he rose to his feet slowly. “Although we’re only half-brothers, we are still Dad’s sons. Having grown up together, we still share a bond.
“I’m not capable of framing you of murder, no matter what. I have no doubt that you are being manipulated down to the bone. Then, you will be discarded like trash. That is just too cruel.”
“Hold on!” The vein on David’s forehead was popping. He was so angered that the muscles on his face were spasming. “I can transfer my shares to you, but under one condition. You must hand over to me all the evidence you possess regarding how Josh is framing me. I want to appeal. I need to get out of here!”
“Of course. I can hand them to you now.” It was as if Jameson had expected David to raise a condition as such. He pushed a brown envelope to David.
“This envelope contains the evidence that I’ve gathered. These may not be sufficient to prove that Josh contracted a killer. But it should be enough to help in your appeal.
“You’re not allowed to bring these in with you now. You can request to meet your attorney, then give your attorney full authority to handle this.”
David examined the contents of the envelope. He weighed his options. Finally, he made up his mind.
He signed his own name on the agreement for the transfer of shares. He then put his thumbprint on the document.
Jameson refrained from smiling too widely. Behind his classy gold-framed glasses, he tried to hide the ferocious look in his eyes. He looked just like a hungry predator ready to pounce on its prey.
“I look forward to working with you, David. I will come and pick you up in person on the day when you’re released. I will give you the welcome that you deserve.”
Just as they were about to leave, David called out to him suddenly.
He gritted his teeth and said, “The shares you now have on hand will be enough to compete with Josh.
You must not let him go. You have to make sure that you give him a crushing defeat!”
“I will,” Jameson answered with a sly smile.
It wasn’t just Josh.
One by one, he would crush each of them to death.
Carl clapped his hands excitedly as they walked out of the detention center. “Congratulations, Mr.
Schmidt! Congratulations! You’ve obtained even more of the Schmidt Group’s shares! You’re one step closer to bringing Josh down!”
Jameson was rubbing his hands frantically with the hand sanitizer. His face was overflowing with joy.
“This was why I’ve kept him alive all this while.”
Carl was enlightened.
“David thought that Victor was his lifesaver. He was wrong.”
Jameson then used a clean silk handkerchief to wipe his hands carefully. After that, he threw the handkerchief on the ground in disgust. “His life saver is his shares in the Schmidt Group. Now, he no longer has any value to remain alive. Get rid of him as soon as possible.”
Carl’s eyes turned dim. He nodded.
Jameson recalled how David was counting on him to take his revenge. He was relying on those few pieces of scrap paper to have him released. These thoughts really made Jameson feel like laughing.
Now, he had bought over everyone who could potentially connect with David.
Who else did he have to count on? He should just go down to hell and beg Hades instead.
On the way back to The Millennium, Jameson received a call from Inigo.
“Mr. Schmidt, have you prepared all the money, cash, and the plane that I’ve requested?”
As Jameson had just got his hands on the shares, he was in a fairly good mood. He replied Inigo in a harmonious tone, “Everything is ready. I can give you the money this instant.
“You can take your leave tomorrow but do be extra careful. The Walsh’s, Taylors, and Harpers are all searching for you. They have eyes and ears all over Solana City. If you’re careless, you might not be able to leave.”
“I will go to you! We’ll talk more when we meet!”
“No, don’t. You’re free to do whatever you want now. The only thing that you cannot do is to meet me in person.”
Jameson was a shrewd person. How could he agree to that? Meeting him in person would be equivalent to jumping into the fire pit.
“Then, how are you going to hand me the money? Surely you’ve got to send someone to liaise with me!” Inigo argued.
“I will have someone leave the money at a secret location. After that, I’ll send you the address. You can then retrieve it at your own time.”
“How about the plane?” Inigo asked.
“You’ll just need to first retrieve the money. Once you’ve ascertained that you’re not being followed or chased, you can leave any time,” Jameson chuckled. His gaze was cold.
“Well, hurry up, then! I’m so done with this shithole!” Inigo couldn’t get used to the place. Plus, he wasn’t able to go out in the open. He was already at his wits’ end.
Jameson stepped on the white handkerchief and kneaded it with his shoe. “As long as you go along with my arrangements, I will make sure you have a smooth departure.”
The next morning, Alyssa and Jeremy heard the shocking news¡ªDavid was found dead in the shared bathroom at the detention center.
They had heard that he died in a bizarre and horrifying manner. When he was discovered, rigor mortis had already set in. His face was puffed up and discolored.
His cause of death was strangulation by the stainless steel shower hose, which was still wound around his neck when his body was discovered.
It looked very much like a suicide.
However, how could that be?
He was still an able-bodied sane man. Why would he commit suicide out of the blue?
A death happened in the detention center without anyone knowing. This would be humiliating news.