Chapter 267

I stood on the staircase not far away, exchanging a glance with Quintus. It seemed that Alexander was determined to toy with Charlotte. Although I had already decided never to help her again, I couldn't just stand by and watch her be toyed with by a scoundrel without doing anything. I couldn't bring myself to do that. So, I quietly asked Quintus, "If you go in right now, how likely are you to rescue Charlotte and Isabelle unharmed?" Quintus replied, "50%." "That low?" He nodded seriously, saying, "There are six of them inside. It will take at least half a minute to deal with them. During that time, if even one of them thinks of using Charlotte or Isabelle as leverage, the rescue will fail." I understood immediately. Indeed. With so many of them, Quintus could only do so much alone. The most crucial point was that if they held Charlotte and Isabelle as hostages, we would be forced to comply. In that case, we would essentially be walking into a trap. It looked like I would have