The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 372

He had almost forcibly detained all the executives, cleaning staff, security guards who appeared at The Southview Peninsula Hotel that night, and even all the petty thugs and local gang leaders in the coastal area, locking them up in The Westside Warehouse.

For those testimonies that couldn't be obtained through normal means, Gideon used the most primitive and brutal methods to tear them out of people.

In just thirty-six hours, three supervisors involved in the security that night, suspected of bribery, lost their minds after being "questioned" by the Hayes bodyguards and jumped off high-rise buildings.

There were also two downstream distributors who originally depended on the Pierce Group. Within the first hour of the market opening in the morning, they were forced into bankruptcy and total ruin by The Hayes Group's almost suicidal financial warfare.

He was like an enraged beast, wantonly trampling on all commercial rules and legal red lines in the city.

And Julian Pierce didn't stop either.

The ring in Giselle's palm became ironclad proof of the Pierce Group's total war declaration against the Hayes family.

Julian, to keep Giselle's body at The Pierce Estate and to retaliate against Gideon's incompetence in failing to watch over a crazy woman.

He similarly mobilized all of Julian's overseas funds, launching a suicidal, frantic sniper attack on The Hayes Group across stocks, futures, and port trades.

Two superiors who could cover the sky with one hand in The Metropolis went completely red-eyed over a girl already lying in the cold morgue.

They tore at each other above this city, turning the already deeply rooted business circles of The Metropolis upside down, leaving everyone in a state of panic.

This was the "taking responsibility to the end" that Gideon wanted.

His sister was dead, so he would drag the entire Metropolis, and all the suspects, to accompany her in death.

Nora sat quietly in the back seat listening to these bloody numbers. She trembled slightly as she raised her head, her gaze meeting the cold eyes of the bodyguard in the rearview mirror.

Since Gideon had taken things to this extent, since he had investigated with a setup that practically flipped the whole city over.

The head of security in the front seat looked coldly through the rearview mirror at this woman who had endured a full twenty-four hours in the interrogation room, covered in injuries yet still holding onto the delusion of "innocence."

They didn't answer her.

Nora looked at their expressionless profiles, the uneasy feeling in her heart growing stronger and stronger.

A full five minutes passed. Just as the SUV slowly pulled into the gates of The Hayes Manor, completely cordoned off by Hayes bodyguards with no other vehicles daring to approach.

The head of security's indifferent voice finally rang out in the car.

"Mrs. Hayes, whatever the truth is, the Hayes bodyguards are only responsible for executing orders, not distinguishing them."

"As for whether you are truly innocent, save your breath. You can personally explain it to Mr. Hayes once you get inside."