Chapter 52
Chapter 52:
“Mr. Haynes! Please, spare me! Please! I swear, I did nothing wrong the night before last,” Tucker’s voice was desperate.
Rohan’s tone was icy.
“If that’s the case, you don’t need the other leg either p>
The burly man raised the club again.
“No, don’t! I’ll talk!” Tucker exclaimed in panic.
“The night before last, I was with Jenessa Wright, your secretary p>
Ryan gazed at his hand, the rhythm of his fingers tapping resonating ominously. Each tap echoed in Tucker’s mind like the tolling of a bell.
Biting down on his pain, Tucker resolved to cling to his original story from the police station.
“She tried to seduce and blackmail me. When I resisted, she struck me with a baseball bat. The wound on my head is the evidence p>
Ryan’s brows knitted together, and a storm of anger gathered in his eyes.
“Do you really think you can deceive me and escape the consequences? Speak truthfully p>
Tucker’s eyes flickered with apprehension, yet he attempted to maintain his facade.
Suddenly, the imposing man stepped heavily on Tucker’s fractured leg.
Tucker shrieked in torment, capitulating instantly.
“I’ll confess! I’ll confess the truth! Jenessa didn’t try to hurt me. However, it’s not completely my fault! I believed she had an interest in me since she agreed to go on a blind date with me and accepted my flowers. I mistakenly thought she was just playing hard to get, trying to increase her appeal at the last minute. That night, I lost my restraint and desired her too swiftly p>
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Hearing Tucker’s admission, a deeper shade of wrath shadowed Ryan’s features.
His eyes narrowed menacingly.
“Repeat your statement. Who had a date with you p>
“Jenessa. Jenessa Wright p>
Tucker was panting, so he paused and took a deep breath before continuing, “I heard that she was getting a divorce. Apparently, she is keen on finding a new partner, which is why she went on a date with me p>
Ryan’s face immediately turned cold as ice.
“Who told you she is getting a divorce?” he demanded in a loud, booming voice.
“Over my dead body p>
Tucker froze and gaped at him in disbelief. Did Ryan just say that?
Tucker found himself shuddering as Ryan’s oppressive aura hit him. His mind raced, and luckily for him, he was able to put two and two together within the next few seconds.
Why had Ryan suddenly brought him here? Why was he the one who got locked up while Jenessa was released without so much as an explanation? All of these, plus Ryan’s feral reaction just now…
Tucker came to the conclusion that Ryan was Jenessa’s husband all along!
His head reeled with the realization. How could this be? When did Ryan get married? And to his secretary, no less!
But Tucker didn’t have time to ponder the possible scenarios that had led to the present.