Chapter 136

"Mr. Wilder, thank you for your kindness, but you can't save us. Please go, don't make a futile sacrifice," Hannah pleaded, tears filling her eyes. She was deeply moved by Sebastian's intervention but unwilling to drag him down with them. "Hannah is right, you should go," Jenny echoed, tears of regret streaming down her cheeks. She wished she had listened to Sebastian's earlier warnings. This mess was their own doing. Sebastian remained silent. His posture was unwavering as he fixed his gaze on Charles. Charles let out a chilling laugh that sent chills down everyone's spine. "What if I insist on keeping them?" he taunted, his voice dripping with menace. Sebastian shook his head. "You don't have the power to do that." Charles chuckled again, his laughter filled with scorn. The entire room stared at Sebastian with a mix of pity and scorn, as if he were a man already condemned. "Mr. Sullivan, this man's disrespect is his own. Whatever you do to him, it's none of our business," H