CHAPTER 77: THE EVIL MASTERMIND

"Don't look at me like that. It's not like we wanted to do this. We're just doing a job because the pay is good. Your little sister gave us 300 grand to kidnap a lady and ruin her. But then, that lady turned out to be richer – she gave us two million," One of the men confessed, his voice tinged with a mix of guilt and greed. Lauretta, Benjamin, and Carol listened in stunned silence as the truth unfolded before them. Previously, Lauretta had advised the men to come clean if they ever got caught, and now they were doing just that. "Yeah, we told her – two million. She made it clear we just needed to give the lady a scare, tie her up, and make her feel hopeless and desperate. We did nothing else – see, we've just been sitting here playing cards," another man added, his tone a blend of nonchalance and apprehension. "Man, whoever this lady is from your family, she's ice-cold – wanting to wreck someone and then play the footage on loop on that big screen. I tell you, we'd steer clear of a