Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 400

Chapter 400 Tough Nuts to Crack

Chapter 400 Tough Nuts to Crack

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“And from what I know, when you went back to Krigan more than ten years ago, you got a hefty fortune. Your wife was even admitted to the best maternity hospital at the time.”

Abel kept smiling as he added more details.

The more he spoke, the paler Nicholas’s face became.

Zane glanced around the office, feeling the air turn heavy.

His heart raced with both shock and admiration. From Zane’s angle, all he could see was Abel’s tall, upright back.

From the funeral to the office had only been a short ride. Yet in that time, Mr. Shaw had already dug up

this much?

Zane’s pulse raced. Questions about Abel filled his mind.

Being Mr. Lock’s nephew already set him apart from most people. But what shocked everyone was that even Mr. Lock himself hadn’t uncovered these things, yet Mr. Shaw had uncovered so many things.

Zane swallowed hard, unsure what kind of man was standing in front of him.

“You … who are you actually?”

Nicholas’s lips trembled. Fear had already drowned his eyes.

“You don’t need to worry about who I am,” Abel said, lifting his chin slightly.

His eyes carried a cold warning. “What I’ve told you–you know better than anyone if it’s true. Tell me what really happened back then, and your wife and son will be safe.”

The command struck like thunder. Nicholas’s pupils went blank. With a heavy thud, he dropped to his knees, startling the others.

Zane quickly shut the door.

“I … I can’t say…”

Nicholas muttered through clenched teeth, his head sinking so low it nearly touched his chest.

Abel’s usually calm face tightened, his brow furrowing.

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He snorted coldly, “Whatever Henry promised you, I’ll pay double. No–tenfold.”

Then, as if from nowhere, a black–and–gold credit card appeared between his fingers.

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He spun it lightly between his fingers, then pressed it against the coffee table and slid it forward. Nicholas only had to lower his head to see the gleaming black card–a symbol of the highest wealth and power.

Zane’s brows twitched.

Mr. Shaw, as always, knew how to make an entrance.

Nicholas couldn’t tear his eyes away from the card. He had only seen it in the news before, never in real life. And now here it was, right before him.

But even with his desire written all over his face, Nicholas clutched at his shirt and lowered his head again. “Mr. Shaw,” he whispered hoarsely, “I can’t tell you.”

The moment the words fell, the air in the room turned cold.

Abel wasn’t a man with much patience. The only person who ever got his endless tolerance was Tess. Now, after all the effort he put in just to get another rejection, the anger in his eyes was impossible to hide.

He glared at Nicholas and gave a cold laugh. “What he can do, I can do too. In fact, I can be a hundred times colder than him.”

Nicholas felt like a boulder had just dropped on him.

His legs gave out, and he collapsed to the floor, his arms and legs weak.

Even then, he clenched his jaw tight, refusing to say more.

Zane glanced at him. Nicholas was stubborn and silent; he knew the interrogation had hit a wall.

“Mr. Shaw, maybe you should head back and say goodbye to Mrs. Lock. If we get any update,

you know.”

I’ll let

Zane spoke carefully, meeting Abel’s sharp gaze, though his chest tightened in fear.

Abel hesitated at his words.

His hand slipped into his pocket and held his phone.

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On the way here, he received another call from his family, but he hadn’t picked up.

“The same thing I said to him goes for all of you.”

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