If he were to fall head down, he’d end up in a vegetative state even if he didn’t die. There’s no doubt about that.
Nathaniel didn’t bother pursuing that matter. Instead, he calmly changed the subject. “I’ve got some good news for you. Ashton has been searching for Joseph since last night.”
Indeed, that’s good news for me. But why would he possibly be so kind to tell me that? Could it be that he discovered that Ashton still has a trace of humanity left, so he came up with an even more twisted way to torture us?
“However, he also took quite a lot of ice from me,” Nathaniel added before I could respond.
What does that mean? Does Ashton want to give the drugs to Joseph personally? But that will only make things worse for him, no?
Before I could say anything, the sound of a car engine sounded from the ground floor of the building, followed by a flurry of footsteps.
A few seconds later, a man in a black suit and leather shoes was tossed onto the ground from outside, causing dust to fly all over the place.
A tall figure blocked the man’s body, but the figure in the shadows soon entered our lines of sight.
Only after I had made out Ashton’s familiar features did I belatedly realize that the person who was flung in earlier was likely Joseph.
Taking a closer look proved my guess right. However, Joseph was trembling all over, his face rapidly losing color. He was a strong man who could usually go against five men at once, but he didn’t even have the strength to get to his feet right then. Hugging himself sickly, he curled into a ball on the ground. His eyes were so sunken that only the whites seemed to remain. On the whole, his condition was so pathetic that nausea would set in at a single look.
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