Chapter 24

"You madman…" Alexander muttered the word under his breath. Then, he crawled up to Cyrus' feet, face full of tears. He kept begging Cyrus for mercy. Meanwhile, Aaron's terrified screams echoed loudly in his ears. "Please… let Aaron go. Cyrus… no, Mr. Cullen, I was wrong. We have learned our lesson. I'll do anything you want. Please, just stop torturing Aaron!" Cyrus' cold gaze fell on Alexander's bloodied face. His voice was soft, but every word landed in Alexander's ears with chilling clarity. "Oh? So you know this is torture, eh? Then why did you trick El into getting on that plane and push her off despite her fear of heights?" That one question drained Alexander of all his strength. He had no idea how long had passed. On the screen in front of him, Aaron fainted over and over again from sheer terror, only to be woken up repeatedly to continue. In the end, Aaron was spent, fully exhausted. His voice was hoarse as he lay limp on the floor, unresponsive to any stimulus. Cyrus,