Sean stepped aside and made a call to Luke. He spoke in a low voice giving him a few quiet instructions.
Soon after, Thomas was taken below deck to a hidden, dimly lit roon..
The man leading the way was a member of the Stone family—one of the ship’s management staff. He escorted Luke to the most secluded chamber on the cruise.
The room was soundproof.
It was far from the entertainment areas and guest cabins. Unless someone familiar with the ship gave directions, there was no way anyone would ever find it.
In this place, no matter how loudly Thomas screamed, no one outside that room would hear a thing.
Sean had given clear orders to give Thomas a proper “lesson.”
Thomas had only just been dragged out of the ocean. His clothes were soaked, and he was still shaking with fear.
The bodyguards tied him up and pulled out a set of knives.
At the mere sight of them, Thomas panicked and started shrieking like a trapped animal–even before a single blade touched him.
He didn’t know exactly what they planned to do, but just looking at those gleaming knives, he knew it wouldn’t end well.
Luke clicked his tongue impatiently as op?
the blades caught the light and flashed coldly in his hand.
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“What the hell are you screaming for?
you
don’t shut up, I’ll cut your tongue out.”
Thomas froze in terror and immediately shut his mouth.
Luke gave him a chilling look. “You like to mess around, huh? Then tonight, I’ll mess around with you.”
Meanwhile, Carmen was scared out of her mind.
She quickly transferred $100,000 to Charlotte and promised to write and post a public apology by the end of the day.
Charlotte donated the money straight to charity.
Back in the lounge, Sean, Charlotte, and the others had regrouped.
Mia glanced around and asked, “Where’s Thomas? Sean, where did you take him?”
Sean replied coolly, “Somewhere nice.”
Charlotte glanced at him but said nothing. She trusted he knew what he was doing.
Mia clenched her fist. “He needs to be taught a serious lesson. Don’t let him off easy. That guy’s hurt a lot of girls back in Sterling City.”
“Don’t worry,” Sean said, his voice calm and low.
lan looked over at him. “Just don’t go too far. There’s no need for anyone to end up dead.”
Sean swirled the half glass of red wine in his hand and said coldly,” He won’t.”
At the Turner estate in Sterling City, Charles Turner received two video clips and several photos.
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The first video showed someone struggling in the ocean. The footage was distant and grainy, but it was obvious the person was in trouble.
The second video was much clearer. On the deck of a luxury cruise ship, his son Thomas lay sprawled on the ground, soaked to the bone and completely disheveled.
The photos all showed Thomas in the same pathetic state—dripping wet and looking like a drowned rat.
Charles immediately made some calls.
After finding out Thomas had offended both the Jasper and Riley families, he didn’t hesitate. He ordered someone to draft an official statement severing all ties with Thomas.
Thomas’s mother, Evelyn Lyon, exploded in rage. She screamed, cried, and even threatened to hurt herself.
Charles, already fed up, shoved her away. “Look at the mess your precious son has made! I told him–he could fool around all he wanted, just never mess with Sean Jasper. But did he listen? No. And if we don’t cut him off now, the entire Turner family will go down because of him!”
“This is karma… this is all karma…” Evelyn sat on the floor where she fell, sobbing and mumbling through her tears.
Two hours remained until Megan’s birthday party.
In the lounge, Ian suggested they play a game to kill time.
Mia pulled out a deck of cards. “Let’s play the King’s Game–you draw cards, and whoever draws the king gets to give a command.”
