Chapter 2570

"You've gotta be kidding me, right? You're actually short on manpower?" Fred asked. Perseus put it in another way, saying, "It's true that I'm not lacking manpower—but you are. Have you ever wondered why, when you went to save Liam, he was out living it up, drinking and whoring, while you got beaten to a pulp every damn day and nearly died?" "Why? Did the abductors just have it out for me?" Fred had been pondering this himself. He actually found it quite illogical. They had their ransom, so there was no reason to be so rough with him. If they wanted to take it out on someone, they should have taken it out on Liam instead. Why did they single him out? "It wasn't a matter of dislike; she wanted you dead," Perseus replied. "What do you mean she wanted me dead? Do you actually know who the abductor is, Perseus?" Fred asked, slowly piecing things together. Perseus didn't beat around the bush. "You know her, too. She used to be one of the Jaggers before things went south—" "Nancy!" Fre