The room was suddenly filled with Tyler's horrendous screams.
Tyler trembled in pain, his whole body convulsing. Rapid, heavy gasps escaped his throat. With each breath, the pain pulsated in his temples, blood streaming down from his forehead. His vision turned blurry.
Terrified, he looked at Andrew, who was holding his head. Tyler's voice was hoarse, yet he suppressed the fear and threatened, "You... If you don't want anything to happen to Ashley, release me immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Andrew raised his lips and smiled mockingly, "Think you can threaten me, Tyler? How many lives do you believe you've got to play that card?"
Andrew narrowed his eyes, a bloodthirsty air emanating from him. Without warning, he grabbed Tyler's head again and smashed it into the iron-nailed wall beside them.
A bang echoed as Tyler's face collided with the wall.
"Ah!" Tyler screamed once more, teeth falling out, blood splattering. His right eye was pierced by the iron nail on the wall. His body, like a limp mass of bloody flesh, slid weakly to the ground.
The entire room was filled with Tyler's pitiful and hoarse wails.
Blood and cold sweat flowed into his eyes. Tyler lay on the ground, struggling to lift his head. His vision was so blurred that he couldn't see anything except the sinister and bloodthirsty smile on Andrew's lips, like a demon from hell.
He thought, 'This man...a demon. He is a demon!'
Extreme fear and horror surged through Tyler. Ludicrously, he looked towards Valentin, hoping he could save him.
However, the next moment, Tyler's absurd notion shattered instantly.
The coldness in Valentin's eyes was even more ruthless than Andrew's. The chilling gaze seemed ready to tear Tyler apart, especially when Valentin heard him use Ashley as a threat.
Tyler was frightened and trembled all over. Gasping for breath, he desperately clung to his last lifeline. "You... If I die, Ashley will never wake up!"
At this moment, Joseph watched the bloody scene in astonishment, utterly unprepared for Andrew to almost kill Tyler without hesitation.
'This guy is really...' Joseph was horrified, swallowed hard, then furrowed his brows slightly. Even in this state, with Tyler being this brutalized, he was still trying to use Ashley as leverage. It seemed he wouldn't easily relent. What should they do?
What Joseph could think of, Valentin had already considered.
His expression was unusually dark in the dim and damp room. Suddenly, Valentin turned to Andrew, his tone devoid of emotion. "Let's cooperate."
With these words, an eerie silence fell over the room.
Joseph and Colby, the subordinates brought by Valentin, and those on Andrew's side all fell into shocked silence, doubting if they had misheard, their faces expressing disbelief.
Andrew narrowed his eyes slightly and snorted, "My dear Mr. Kingsley, did I hear you correctly?"
Facing this strange address, Valentin remained expressionless, his gaze fixed on Andrew. "This is urgent. Let's split up. One group searches Tyler's residence, and the other stays here to interrogate him."
Andrew nonchalantly sneered, "You're commanding me now?"
Valentin's brain worked like a precise machine. Recalling the information about Tyler he had investigated before, he coldly spoke. "There's an issue with Tyler's residence. I need to go with a team to check. You stay here and interrogate him."
Upon hearing this, Colby widened his eyes, thinking, 'This isn't just commanding. Valentin had already assigned tasks to Mr. Banks!
'Mr. Banks had long been fed up with his romantic rival, Valentin. How could he possibly listen to him?'
Carefully glancing at Andrew, Colby saw his face looking extremely unpleasant.
He immediately tensed up, signaling his team discreetly, preparing for Andrew's orders to send his team to search Tyler's residence.
However, the next moment, he witnessed Andrew gritting his teeth and reluctantly saying, "Listen to him!"
"What?" Colby was momentarily bewildered and shocked, and two seconds later, he nodded with a dazed expression. "Understood."
He thought, 'What's going on? How could Mr. Banks listen to Valentin's words?'
After Valentin finished speaking, there were no more unnecessary words. He turned and walked out of the room with complete trust in Andrew.
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