Before they parted ways, she got the black box that she asked Malcolm to bring along with money withdrawn from her card and handed it to Karin.
âHereâs five million dollars.
Youâd better go into hiding.
As soon as Melody finds out what happened, sheâll turn the whole country upside down looking for you.
â
Karin took the money, eyeing Lucinda warily.
âYou said youâd rescue my mother and bring her to me.
If youâre lying to me, Iâll-â
Lucinda interrupted her with a calm smile.
âIâm not.
Just trust me.
â
Karin fell silent.
There was something about the light in Lucindaâs eyes that felt reassuring.
âOkay, I believe you,â she said in the end.
After Karin left, Malcolm walked up to Lucinda and whispered, âWhy didnât you kill her instead?â
âShe didnât mean to hurt me.
She had no choice but to obey Melody.
After all, Melodyâs holding her mother hostage.
I just helped her, so sheâs not going to try to hurt me again.
â
Malcolm didnât say anything more, so she added, âDonât worry.
Iâm not a saint.
I wonât let the people who really hurt me get away with it.
But killing them right away would be too merciful.
The best revenge is to torture them to death.
â
Seeing the mischievous smile on her face, Malcolm couldnât help but burst into laughter.
âMr.
Simmons is right.
Youâre evil.
â
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Lucinda raised her head and glared at him.
âWhat did you just say?
Have you forgotten that Iâm your boss? Do you want your job or not?â
Malcom snapped his mouth shut.
âI-I didnât mean that! Iâm sorry!â
Women were such complicated creatures!
Lucinda stopped teasing him.
Rubbing her tense shoulder, she said tiredly, âLetâs go home.
I need to get some sleep.
This isnât over yet.
Tomorrow will be another hard battle.
â
As she spoke, something caught her eye.
There was a large shop at the end of the street that had closed.
It was one of the Turner Groupâs stores.