Just as Malcolm contemplated the options he had, Lucas and his men dug out a small chest from
beneath the tree.
Jim immediately lunged forward to open the chest.
There was a small box engraved with the letter M, in a plastic wrapper inside the chest.
Jim opened the box, frowning, and discovered a small pill wrapped in aluminum foil.
“She had given me only one of these pills, but…I told her I had lost it so that she‘d give me another one,”
Malcolm explained timidly. “Initially, I had planned to use this to escape…” He lifted his head to stare at
Joshua. “You mean what you said, right, Mr. Lynch? You told me that as long as I handed over the pill…
you‘d let me go.” “He promised that he‘d let you go, but I never did.” Jim tucked the box into his pocket,
stomped back toward Malcolm, and landed another punch on his already swollen face.
“That‘s enough.” Joshua furrowed his brow, reached out to stop Jim, and said impassively, “We have to
stick to our word.” He shot Malcolm a contemptuous glance. “Else, how are we different from people like
him?”
Malcolm nodded fervently. “That‘s right, that‘s right. Mr. Landry, you have to stay calm… If you don‘t stick
to your word, you won‘t be any different from people like me!”
Maleolm had lost all trace of the pride and entitlement he used to have as heir to the Quinn family
fortune. The only thing on his mind was how to decrease the torment inflicted on him as much as
possible.
It was not because he was a coward but because he could not bear being beaten by Jim anymore.
Malcolm used to think that Jim was a soft–spoken gentleman, but to his sheer horror…
Jim had turned into a menace after what happened to Bonnie!
If he had known Jim would become so violent after that, he would not have agreed to work with that
woman no matter what! Jim furrowed his brow and glanced dubiously at Joshua. “Are you going to let
him go just like that?” Time and time again, the things Malcolm had done were enough for Joshua to beat
him to death, yet he chose to release him every time.
In the past, Jim could understCg4%{_G| that Joshua was doing this for Samuel‘s sake.
After all, Samuel had saved Lucy‘s life and helped her live so many years after her gruesome demise.
Therefore, she owed her life to Samuel, and Joshua was trying to repay Samuel for his kindness.
Regardless, enough was enough. Why was Joshua showing Malcolm mercy at a time like this? Did he
think being tricked by Malcolm so many times was not enough?
Malcolm was never going to change his ways; as long as he continued remaining in Merchant City, he
would always find a way to hurt them!
“What do you think?” Joshua turned to glance at a furious Jim. “Even if we kill him now, it won‘t change
anything about the past, but…” He narrowed his eyes. “As long as he stays alive and well in Merchant
City… someone is bound to go after him.”
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