Chapter 546

Over the past couple of weeks, things hadn’t been going too well for Janet. What Lila had done really left a mark on her.

Noticing that Janet looked a little frustrated, Elizabeth invited her to go shopping that weekend to get her mind off of things.

Elizabeth, who seldom even talked to others, suddenly invited her to hang out, so Janet found herself unable to refuse.

Compared with Seacisco, the malls in Barnes were more accessible and down to earth. On holidays and even weekends, there would be all kinds of interesting events held in the shopping malls.

As soon as they stepped inside the mall, Janet saw throngs of people bustling about.

Elizabeth was tall and fashionable, while Janet was incredibly pretty and petite. The two women with vastly different styles soon attracted people’s attention.

Janet looked around in search of any store she’d be interested in. Suddenly, her eyes landed on a man with a sunken face among the crowd.

It was Jeff.

When did he get out of prison?

Before Janet could figure it out, she saw that Jeff was holding a bottle of pale yellow liquid. He glared at her with a ferocious look, like a wild beast eyeing its prey. “Bitch, go to hell!”

As he spoke, he pushed through the crowd and rushed at Janet. But before he could open the bottle of sulfuric acid, a group of men in black suddenly emerged and tackled him to the ground.

Seeing this, the crowd burst into an uproar and scattered like mice.

Amidst the chaos, the bottle of sulfuric acid was thrown to the ground and shattered. The liquid made a sizzling sound, steaming in the air and emitting a horrible smell.

“Who the fuck are you? Let go of me, you bastards!” Jeff’s head was forcibly pressed down to the ground by the men in black. He pounded the floor with his fists and craned his neck to glare at Janet with hatred.

Just then, a man in a grey tracksuit and a black baseball cap emerged from behind the men in black.

With his chin slightly raised, Ethan glanced at his men and said, “Take him away.”

Janet was still in a state of shock. She walked up to Ethan and asked doubtfully, “I thought Jeff was supposed to be in prison? How’d he get out so soon?”

“Some time ago, a prison guard informed me that he had been released in advance.” When Ethan found out about this, he too was confused.

It seemed that someone was taking action behind the scenes.

Ethan didn’t act on it until now because he knew that there had to be someone powerful behind the curtain. Besides, whoever was behind Jeff’s release was probably the same person who had orchestrated the parachute incident.

He hadn’t been able to find who this mastermind was, and now, he had the chance.

Thus, Ethan didn’t take any action but monitored Jeff in secret. As soon as Jeff was about to strike again, he caught him.

“Don’t worry, honey. You can continue shopping with your friend. The bodyguards will protect you.”

Ethan’s expression softened as soon as he was with his wife. He touched Janet’s hair gently and then turned around to leave.

Still in a daze, Janet glanced at the bubbling yellow liquid on the ground with lingering fear.

*******

In the interrogation room, Ethan sat down with his legs crossed, his face hidden under the brim of his cap.

His subordinate finished strapping Jeff to the electric chair.

Jeff roared hoarsely, “Let me go! Let! Me! Go!”

His voice and body were trembling.

“Enough with the bullshit. Who helped you get out of prison?” Ethan looked at his subordinate meaningfully, hinting at him to take action.

Jeff was no stranger to the horrors of this electric chair and was one again scared out of his wits. “I don’t know! When I was still in prison, only one person came to visit me. She said she was Janet’s friend and told me that Janet had hired someone to fuck me up in prison. That’s all, okay? I don’t know anything else. Please let me go!”

“I’ve asked the prison guard. No one has visited you.”

“Do you really think I’d lie right now? I’m telling you the truth!” Jeff insisted desperately.

Ethan frowned. “Okay, then what did the woman look like?”

“A brunette with shoulder-length hair and dressed in business attire. She looked beautiful, and more importantly, she looked rich. Oh, and there was a mole above her left eyebrow. That’s all I can tell you.”

Ethan fell silent.

Jeff’s description pointed to one woman—Charis.