About twenty minutes later, Reid arrived at the park.
"What's the verdict? Have you finally made your decision?" Reid asked.
Lothar's voice was low, "Mr. Perry, I will never betray Selina, even if it costs me my life."
Reid had never expected such an answer from Lothar.
Reid sneered, "I've given you the chance to live, but I see you have chosen to die!"
Lothar stared into Reid's eyes, "It doesn't matter if I'm dead, but what did you mean when mentioned my sister last time?" he asked.
Reid's smile became colder, "What do you think? Lothar, I've warned you a long time ago not to betray me, and that you will have to pay for your betrayal!"
Lothar gritted his teeth, "Mr. Perry, if you want my life because of what I did, then just take it. But I will not allow you to touch my sister!"
After saying that, he grabbed Reid's hand.
Reid was stunned.
He tried to pull his hand back, but Lothar had an iron grip on him, he couldn't break free at all.
Reid was furious, "Lothar, what do you think you're doing!"
Lothar suddenly removed his coat.
His waist was tied with so many explosives it made Reid's skin crawled.
Lothar's eyes were filled with determination, "Mr. Perry, I won't allow you to hurt my sister. Let's end this once and for all."
Reid was scared out of his wits.
He could tell from Lothar's eyes that he wasn't just threatening him, he was actually serious.
Reid tried his best to calm down, "Lothar, don't be so impulsive. Did you really think of dying at such a young age?" he tried to reason with Lothar.
"I don't want to die, it's you who wants my life, you even threatened to drag my sister into this," Lothar said mournfully.
With that, he moved to ignite the explosives.
"Stop!" Reid shouted, "I promise you that I won't hurt you or your sister. I promise you!"
Lothar paused.
"I don't believe you, you're not that forgiving!" Lothar refused to believe him.
"I swear that if I ever break my promise, I will suffer and die a sonless man!" Reid hurriedly swore.
Lothar's eyes were filled with shock.
In his opinion, this was not a vow that could be made casually.
"Was Reid really going to let him live?" Lothar thought.
Reid caught on to Lothar's hesitation, he immediately said, "If you don't believe me, I'll sign a contract with you right away. You can't fool someone if it's in black and white, Lothar, I'm telling you the truth."
Lothar loosened his grip.
"Let's sign the agreement," Lothar finally answered.
Reid and Lothar went to a nearby pub, they got someone to deliver the papers to sign the agreement.
Lothar finally believed Reid.
With Reid's vow and the agreement they signed, this could not be faked.
He said to Reid, "Mr. Perry, thank you for letting me go. You can rest assured that I will return the 200,000 dollars to you."
Reid waved him off, "You don't need to pay me back anything, you have also helped me with many things before. Lothar, everything in our past is written off, from now on, let's not interfere with each other," he replied.
Lothar felt as if a huge rock had finally been lifted from his shoulders.
He left the pub.
After Lothar left, Reid's expression immediately changed.
He was furious.
That b*stard Lothar dared to play dirty tricks on him!
His hands went into fists, gripping them so hard his knuckles turned white.
This time, he wouldn't let Lothar off the hook so easily.
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