Chapter 1981

Ryan’s deep gaze abruptly sharpened. For a moment, his vision blurred. “She’s dead?” “Yes… She died a terrible death. By the time someone found her body, it was nearly unrecognizable.” Dean’s brows furrowed as he continued in a low voice, “The police discovered during the autopsy that someone had sexually assaulted her. She also contracted severe sexually transmitted diseases, and her lower body was severely ulcerated.” Ryan closed his reddened eyes, his hand gripping the water basin and trembling with visible veins. “Who did it?” “Multiple people.” Dean’s tongue pressed against his teeth. “After arriving in Terranova, they sent Zoe to an underground club. It was essentially a high-end brothel. The brothel primarily used girls there for the sexual service of high-ranking officials in Terranova. Anyone who ended up there faced the inevitable outcome of getting played to death. Even if Zoe didn’t get killed outright, her final fate would’ve been the same.” Ryan lowered his pale ey