Titus Lowell loosened the ropes around Joyce, freeing one of her hands.
Suppressing her fear, Joyce took her phone out of her pocket with a trembling hand, opened her banking apps, and began transferring money to the account Titus had provided.
Throughout the entire process, Titus kept his eyes glued to Joyce, not missing a single detail and giving her no opportunity to contact the outside world for help.
Finally, after transferring all the money from her accounts, Joyce, her face pale, asked in a trembling voice, "...I’ve transferred everything... Can you let us go now?"
Just then, Drake Lowell walked over, phone in hand.
Looking at the transaction history on the phone, his brow furrowed in displeasure. "This is all of it? Goddammit, how is it only this much?!"
He had expected to get a lot more out of this family. He never imagined it would be such a paltry sum!
Titus Lowell’s expression darkened as well. ’He had thought that the family in 1601, a family of five who’d paid for their apartment in full, would have substantial savings. He never expected this was all they had!’
Drake Lowell spat viciously on the floor. "We brothers go through all this trouble, and this is all we get? What a fucking waste of time! This won’t even buy a few pounds of pork!"
At his words, Joyce trembled, her heart sinking to rock bottom. ’She knew it then. These two thugs were like starving wolves that hadn’t been fed their fill. Since they didn’t get much money, they wouldn’t let her and her family go so easily...’
Her heart pounded with anxiety. She didn’t dare make a sound, only stealing glances at the two thugs’ expressions from the corner of her eye.
Sure enough, Drake Lowell put his phone away, a lewd smile creeping onto his face.
He ignored Joyce and walked straight toward Yvonne York.
Watching Drake approach step by step, Yvonne’s eyes widened, her face a mask of terror and defiance.
Drake reached Yvonne and, ignoring her struggles to pull away, bent down and yanked the cloth from her mouth.
As Yvonne stared back in terror, Drake slowly revealed a lecherous grin. He just stared at her, his gaze making her skin crawl.
Suddenly, Drake grabbed Yvonne by the hair and dragged her in front of Mason Lawson. "Since you’re out of money, you can pay with a person," he said to Mason. "I think your wife’s not bad looking. Starting today, how about she comes with me and my brother?"
Drake’s words struck Mason like a bolt of lightning.
’Let my wife be with other men?’
’No way!’
Mason’s eyes widened and the color drained from his face. He shook his head frantically. "No... You can’t... I’m begging you, please don’t..."
Yvonne was also horrified. She struggled desperately in Drake’s grasp, pleading, "No! Please! Don’t do this to me!"
’Yvonne knew in her heart that if she agreed, it would be a death sentence.’
’Once they took her away, she would never come back alive.’
Seeing this, a flicker of annoyance crossed Drake’s face.
He shoved Yvonne away and said in a menacing tone, "I took a liking to you, I’m doing you a favor here! You want to do this the hard way, is that it?!"
"...Alright then. Since you won’t agree, I’ll just open this window and toss all five of you out! Let’s see how you like freezing to death!"
The temperature outside was fifty or sixty degrees below zero, and the snow was five or six meters deep. If thrown out the window, they would be frozen solid in minutes.
Hearing this, Yvonne’s face went white as a sheet. She shook her head and begged, "...We already gave you the money. Please, I’m begging you, just let us live..."


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