Chapter 2696 I Want To Work With You

Pierre knew that his investigation had upset the man in front of him, so he said, “What would it take

for you to let me go?”

"Haha. Mr. Pierre, do you think I went through all of that to kidnap you just so that I could let you

go?” Abel laughed out loud as if he had just heard a joke.

The men behind him started laughing too.

"You're simply delusional to be thinking of escaping the clutches of our boss.” They laughed out

loud again after hearing that comment.

Pierre scanned the room to see that the only person in the house who did not laugh was the person

who kidnapped him.

“Shut up,” Abel immediately reprimanded his laughing subordinates.

The sound of laughter came to an abrupt stop.

Abel put a halt to the banter and said with a straight face, "How could you say that he’s delusional?

Nothing is impossible.”

Pierre was stunned to find out that he still had a chance.

However, he knew that getting this chance from Abel was not going to be easy and that he might

have to pay a big price.

Seeing that he had nothing to say, Abel then pointed at Amur and said, “Mr. Pierre, when I first

found out that you were investigating me, I was so upset that I even sent him to kill you. Do you

know why I suddenly had a change of heart?”

Pierre glanced at the man next to him before staring into the eyes of the man in the mask. “What do

you want?”

“Tsk tsk tsk, how can you be so impatient when it comes to business?” Abel did not appreciate his

attitude very much.

Pierre did not say a word.

He knew that the man in front of him would not kill him that easily right now, so he did not

continue the conversation.

Abel said, “Fine. If you don't have anything to say, I'll continue, then. I heard that you've

encountered some trouble, so I was thinking that perhaps we could work together.”

Pierre looked at his ghastly mask and sneered. “Is this how you show your sincerity in cooperating?”

"Yes, you're right. Don't forget that I was trying to kill you before this. If we do end up working

together, you have to remember that you can only submit to me,” reminded Abel.

Pierre wanted to tell him to dream on, but his life was in the hands of Abel right now, so he could

not say those words out loud.

“What on earth do you want?" Pierre grew more and more impatient as he tried to figure out the

reason he kidnapped him here.

Abel pulled the chair behind him before sitting down and crossing his legs.

Compared to how tense Pierre was, Abel's posture was infinitely more relaxed.

“I've been thinking of starting a booming business lately, but I need money. That's why I want to ask

you for some, Mr. Pierre,” said Abel, emphasizing his last point.

He was neither asking for a loan nor an investment.

Pierre frowned. “So, this is your idea of working together!”

"Yes, and if it seems unfair to you, just think of it as the money you're paying in exchange for your

life. How does that sound? It seems like a fair deal if you think of it that way, right?” Abel said with a

chuckle as he drew out a cigar from his pocket.

He then remembered that he was wearing a mask, so he could not smoke the cigar.

“That's robbery.” Pierre blatantly exposed him

“You're right, it is a robbery! Well said! I never intended to rob you in the first place, but you gave

me the chance to. I heard that you've been facing some trouble lately, and I bet that you're low on

money too. It's fine if you don't have money because the Mallory family does. Since you're the

precious son of the Mallory family, it shouldn't be a problem for them to spend a bit of money to

spare your life, right?”

"How much do you want?” Pierre knew that if he refused, he could die at any moment.

The only way he could survive under these circumstances was if he agreed to Abel's request.

“You can't give me what I want, so I'll ask your family for it, and the only thing you can do is

cooperate with me.” Abel was very pleased. All he had to do was hold Pierre hostage for the next

two days, then everything will fall into place.

As cruel as the Mallory family may be, they would not just stand by and watch Pierre die.

Not to mention, the Mallory family had a huge family business, so taking that bit of money was

nothing to them.

Pierre glared at him. “What do you want me to do?”

"Stay here for two more days and I'll tell you. I'm afraid that if you talk to them too soon, they're not

going to panic. Only after they haven't been able to reach you for long enough will they comply

with my request and spare your life.” Abel's sinister smile hinted that everything was going

according to plan.

He was determined to get his hands on this business, but he did not want to pay for it himself.

Therefore, he dumped the responsibility onto Pierre's lap.

He was the one who refused to stop investigating, so he deserved it!

“I can't wait until that day,” said Pierre directly.

"Oh?" Abel looked at him with raised eyebrows.

“Your subordinate crippled my leg, so I need to go to the hospital to receive treatment

immediately,” said Pierre.

Abel turned to look at Amur.

Although Amur could not see his expression, he knew what he wanted to ask, so he explained,

“Boss, I only did it because he resisted.”

"Oh, really? I was already unconscious at that time. You clearly did it on purpose!” Pierre started to

get bolder after learning that Abel would not kill him.

Although he could not return yet, he would not let the man in front of him go for injuring his leg.

"You resisted, so I crippled your leg,” said Amur as he did cripple his leg.

“Huh, I see.” Abel then turned to tell Pierre, “My apologies, Mr. Pierre. My men are rather heavy-

handed as they're all professionally trained and are very strong. I'm sorry that you got injured, but

why did you resist? If you hadn't resisted, you wouldn't have gotten injured. Am I not right?”

"You..." Pierre was left speechless by his logic.

“No need to worry, Mr. Pierre. It's just a broken leg. It's curable as long as the broken bone is

treated and operated on within a week, so relax. As long as your family cooperates, I'll make sure

that you're admitted to the hospital within a week. As for now, I'll have someone help you fix your

leg first.”

Abel then made a gesture.

A man behind him said, “Boss, let me find some equipment first.”

“Find good equipment so that Mr. Pierre can stay here comfortably for the next two days.” Abel

smiled as he thought that Amur crippling his leg like this was not a bad idea.

That way, Pierre would not be able to escape even if he wanted to.

“Yes, Boss.” The man left.

Abel rubbed his hands together and said, “Well, that's all. I look forward to our cooperation. I just

need you to bear staying in this small house of mine for two days, Mr. Pierre. I'll send you back to A

City on the third day as long as your family is cooperative.”

“Wait.” Pierre withdrew his sullen gaze from Amur.

"Hm?" Abel had already stood up, but he sat back down after hearing what he said. “What do you

want?”

“I want to work with you,” said Pierre through gritted teeth.