Steven took a step forward, but I held him back. He turned to look at me, Benson was scared . He yelped, then turned around to scurry away. As soon as he reached the entrance, he saw Michael walking in with a dozen bodyguards.
Benson instantly regained his confidence. He stuttered, âThat nutcase is over there, Mike! Take him down, and send him to a mental hospital!!
I was alarmed to see Michael and his group of bodyguards. I stepped forward to shield Steven behind me. âWhat are you trying to do in broad daylight, Mr. Ford? Are you trying to intimidate others?â
Michael lit a cigarette and glanced at me. âMove aside,â he said.
âOnly in your dreams.â I stared at him icily.
Michael took a puff of his cigarette and closed his lighter. Then, he looked back at his bodyguards and ordered, âTake him away.
âMichael, this is a society governed by law. How dare you take someone away just like that? Do you think this is lawful?â I stood in his way and gave the bodyguards a cautionary stare.
âThe law? Heâs a madman with no conscience at all. Iâll be doing the country a favor if I were to kill him.â Michael stepped forward as he spoke, his voice filled with hatred. âIâll make him pay a hundredfold for what he did to Stephanie.â
âWhat gives you the right to say such a thing?â I sneered and pushed him back.
Didnât he know how he had treated Stephanie?
âTake him away!â Michael ordered again.
That made me frown. I knew that he was doing this for Yasminâs sake.
It seemed that Rachel hadnât sent Michael the video of Jack yet.
âMike, I heard that Yasmin was abducted by this lunatic today. I wonât be able to sleep well if we donât get rid of him. Besides, Yasmin is pregnant with your child. Your child is the most important,â
Benson chimed in.
Michael was a little unhappy. âShut up.â
Benson was taken aback.
âMichael!â Michaelâs men approached Steven to capture him. Steven was quite agile, but there were more than ten people on the other side.
It was obvious that Michael had learned from past experience on how to capture Steven. A mere five or six people wouldnât be enough to fight him, but a dozen men would be enough to get the job done.
âLet him go, Michael!â I wanted to stop them from taking Steven away, but Michael wouldnât listen to me at all.
He ignored me and ordered his men to take Steven away.
âMichael, donât you want to find out who actually killed Stephanie?â I asked him.
Michael stopped in his tracks and looked back at me. âIt was this madman who did it.â
âIt was you,â I said through gritted teeth. I was filled with contempt for him.
Michael looked at me with a complicated expression and frowned as he said, âI wonât spare anyone who had hurt Stephanie.â
That sounded ridiculous to me. âWhat about yourself? Shouldnât you be punished harshly too?â
Michael approached me and looked down at me condescendingly, with an oppressive air.
Subconsciously, 1 was still fearful of him. I took a step back.
âDonât try to provoke me. Even if you tell Mr. Lincoln Senior about this, I wonât let him go today,â
Michael said.
Michaelâs eyes were red, and he looked as if he was ready to go all out.
âThink about the Ford familyâs current situation. If you were to offend the Lincoln family, both parties would get hurt,â I threatened as I clenched my teeth.
He sneered. âDo you think that I care about that? Do you know what this madman did to my wife?â
Wife? I frowned. Was he referring to Yasmin?
Yasmin would know best whether Steven had harmed her.
âEven if I have to give it all Iâve got, Iâll make his life a living hell.â Michaelâs voice was shaky. It sounded like he was really determined.
âMr. Ford, I have a very interesting video here. Would you like to take a look?â Rachel asked as she ran into the mall, panting.
I had just sent her our location. I didnât expect her to get here so quickly.