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Chapter 1121
Trey jolted as if struck by electricity.
He suddenly remembered. When their entire family had fled the country in disgrace, he had, through personal connections, borrowed a large sum of money from an underground institution. The collateral had been the frozen fund under his grandmother, Lauren.
At the time, Trey had already believed there was no hope of turning things around. Afterward, he simply cut ties with that organization, blacklisted them completely, and took his mother and Alicia abroad, relocating to Yustonia.
Later still, with Ariana’s protection, he cared even less about some underground lender. He never expected they would come looking for him at a time like this. Even more unexpected-now that he had Ariana backing him— those people still dared to lay hands on his family.
“Money? Just money alone probably won’t be enough to calm our anger. Besides, Trey, you’ve never been a man of your word. As citizens of Goldmont City, we trust Nick Hunt more.”
Only then did Trey fully understand what was going on.
So that was it. No wonder they had found them so easily and dared to openly kidnap his family. He’d fallen into Khloe’s trap.
“What do you want?” Trey’s veins bulged along his neck, straining all the way up to his jaw.
At that moment, another video arrived on his phone.
Inside the footage, Alicia and Stella were locked in a cramped, dilapidated room. The conditions were abysmal.
Stella was clearly ill, lying motionless on the bed.
Alicia knelt beside her, crying uncontrollably.
Someone walked into the frame, pointing a camera at her. Alicia immediately begged for help, calling out to Trey again and again—each cry stabbing straight into Trey’s chest with fury.
A voice from the video said coldly, “Trey, with a son and brother like you, your mother and sister aren’t innocent either. From this moment on, the debts you owe will be repaid by them-slowly.”
Then the video cut off.
The call ended abruptly.
Trey tried to call back in panic, but the line would no longer connect.
“Khloe!”
He stormed straight toward her, raising his hand as if to grab her, only to be stopped by her cold, indifferent gaze.
“If you still care about your family’s lives, I’d suggest you don’t act recklessly.”
Khloe looked at him with open contempt.
She watched as his raised arm slowly, stiffly lowered, inch by inch.
“Khloe, how did you become so despicable? Using this kind of method to threaten me?”
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“Despicable? You’re the least qualified person to say that word.” Khloe’s lips curved slightly. “Besides, that is your debt, isn’t it?”
She gave a faint smile, completely unbothered by his accusation, then turned and sat down calmly nearby.
“Khloe, do you really think this kind of threat will work on me? This is kidnapping and extortion. If anything happens to them, you won’t escape responsibility either. We’ll all go down together. It’ll be mutual destruction.”
“I thought the moment you dared to come back and take revenge on me, you were already prepared for mutual destruction.’
“Khloe…”
She let out a soft, derisive laugh and didn’t give him a chance to continue.
“Besides, why do you think I need to destroy myself with you? At this point, you still don’t understand-you don’t have any choice left.”
“Heh.” Trey forced a breath and seemed to steady himself, regaining a sliver of rationality. “Khloe, don’t forget- if you touch them, Nick will have to pay with his life too. You really think I’m the one who’s afraid?”
“After leaving me, Trey… how did you become this stupid?” Khloe stared at him for a long moment before enunciating each word slowly and clearly.
Trey didn’t understand what she meant.
Khloe lifted her chin slightly, signaling him to look toward the window.
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