Chapter 763: Hilarious

Ayan's face was cold, not because of Sean's accusations against him,

but because Sean mentioned Camille. Elijah didn't fall into a trap set by

someone else when it came to Armstrong Corp. He had planned and

orchestrated the crisis himself. If it weren't for Camille discovering the

truth, Armstrong Corp. would have long been a laughingstock in Hance

City's business circles.

But Sean didn't realize this and thought that what Elijah did was right.

Ayan stared coldly at Sean with an icy tone: "You should ask your

father who planted the seeds that led to this situation. Instead of

arguing with me here, why don't you think about how your father is

doing in prison?"

Sean heard the threat in Ayan's words and his face stiffened. He

questioned Ayan: "What do you want from me? Are you trying to use

my dad to threaten me again? Ayan, what you're doing is illegal. Even

though we're in Hance City, I can still report you for all these shady

things you've done.”

“I'm not here to listen to your nonsense." Ayan glanced at Sean

indifferently. After days without proper hygiene, Sean looked haggard

compared to Ayan's well-groomed appearance and handsome features.

With a hint of coldness on his noble expression and an icy voice he

said: "You've been missing for so many days without any information;

do you really think Preston doesn't know that I have you? But he hasn't

made any moves or shown any intention of finding you or paying any

price just yet - what do you think he's thinking?"

Compared with Elijah’s loyalty towards Preston, naturally Sean wasn't

as devoted as him; there were obvious signs of wavering in his eyes as

he repeated Ayan's words over again inside his head.

He had been locked up here for many days now without freedom or

access to phones or timepieces - every minute felt like torture.

Based on what he knew about Preston before being kidnapped by

them both, he believed that Preston had the ability to find him easily

enough if they wanted too — which gave him hope initially but after so

many days passed since then without hearing anything from anyone

outside these walls — even though they were supposedly keeping tabs

on everything happening around them — doubts started creeping into

his mind.

So some thoughts were already overflowing inside Sean's heart but still

struggling within himself. He was trying hard not to give up hope...

At that moment, Ayan spoke slowly, "What is your relationship with

Preston?"

Sean's face stiffened and he naturally wouldn't answer Ayan directly.

He furrowed his brows and asked Ayan in return, “Let me and my dad

go, give us some money to leave Hance City. I can tell you anything

you want to know."

Ayan smirked, "What makes you think you have the qualifications to

negotiate with me?"

"Don't you want to know what Preston wants with you and the Simpson

family? If I don't tell you, there's no way for you to find out. And as for

my dad, he definitely won't tell you. So whether or not we make a deal

is up to your own consideration.”

"Do you really think it's that important for me to know what Preston

wants with me?" Ayan chuckled lightly. He raised an eyebrow as he

looked at Sean and said, "If Preston is coming after me and the

Simpson family for any reason whatsoever, I'll find out sooner or later.

What's more important right now is what kind of relationship exists

between him and your father that allows both of them to go this far

against him."

The two men locked eyes in a standoff, but Sean couldn't match up

against Ayan mentally. He didn't have the same level of strength nor

was he as calm as Ayan was.

Moreover, Sean had been trapped here for too many days already

without anyone coming to look for him, so who knew if anyone would

ever come looking? Perhaps everyone would forget about him in the

end, which meant he would be nothing.

Therefore all things considered from Sean's perspective, getting Ayen's

release was the most important thing right now.

He remained silent while considering his options before finally lifting his

gaze towards Ayen asking: "I'll tell everything that I know but what will I

get in return? You can't expect me just give away information without

receiving something back."

“If I let you go back to Preston after you've told me everything, how

about that?"

"Wouldn't it depend on whether or not YOU are willing?"

"That depends on YOU because keeping hold of someone like yourself

doesn't benefit ME at all! You may be useful to Preston, but not so

much to me! Why should I keep wasting resources on someone like

yourself when there's no need?"

Ayen spoke calculatingly which made Sean ponder over whether or not

Ayen's words were true.

Sean wasn't sure if he believed Ayen completely; therefore remained

silent while contemplating internally.

Observing his reaction closely made Ayen smile inwardly knowing full

well how his words were causing even more confusion within Sean's

mind, yet still remaining calm himself throughout their conversation.

Sean didn't stay silent for long. He looked at Ayan uncertainly and

asked, "Are you really going to let me go?"

Ayan replied, "If you don't believe me, there's no need to continue

talking. Do you think it's more reliable to put all your bets on someone

else or keep control in your own hands?"

Sean's face stiffened as he hesitated.

The next second, he said, "Preston is my cousin. My dad is his uncle.”

Ayan was slightly taken aback by Sean's words and a serious

expression covered his eyes.

Sean continued speaking, "I told you what you wanted to know. You

should keep your promise.”

Ayan remained silent and just looked at Sean calmly. His reaction

made Sean feel uneasy and he asked anxiously, "Do you want to back

out of our deal?”

Still not answering him directly, Ayan gave Kian a look. Kian

immediately had the guards take Sean into the house while covering

his eyes.

Sean was very excited about this turn of events because he thought

that Ayan wasn't planning on letting him go but was just trying to trap

him with his words.

Only after entering the room did both Sean's voice and body finally

quiet down completely.

Ayan's face became gloomy, and Kian whispered softly beside him,

"Mr. Simpson, Elijah is Preston's uncle, isn't that not true?"

After all, Elijah had worked for Armstrong Corp. for many years. If Elijah

really had this relationship with Preston, wouldn't Preston have known

about Camille and the Simpson Family?

Perhaps some things were farther away than they thought. So many

things were beyond their expectations now.

Instead of answering Kian immediately, Ayan remained silent for a long

time without making any sound. The expression on Ayan's face

remained serious throughout. Kian also fell into deep contemplation

after hearing Ayan speak. “If what Sean said is true, wouldn't the

Armstrong family already know about Elijah’s relationship with

Preston?"

When Elijah was caught by Camille, Brody wasn't pleased with it either.

Ayan hadn't given much thought then. He only assumed that Brody felt

like Camille stole his thunder because she seemed smarter than him.

Now combined with what Sean said, it doesn't seem like things are so

simple anymore.

Kian also realized the seriousness of the situation and said, "Mr.

Simpson, if the Armstrong family knows about Preston's relationship

with Elijah, do you think they might also know what Preston is planning

to do?"

Ayan glanced up at Kian with a hint of emotion in his eyes that

conveyed a lot.

Kian quickly explained, "I'm sorry, Mr. Simpson. I spoke out of turn.”

Of course, Ayan knew that Kian had no ulterior motives and was simply

pointing out something worth considering. He didn't stay at the villa for

long, since most of his itinerary in Hance City was public knowledge; he

couldn't risk being gone for too long without arousing suspicion.

After leaving the villa, Ayan had Kian drive him directly back to Simpson

Group.

On their way there, Kian asked Ayan, "Mr. Simpson, are you really

going to let Sean go?"