Chapter 1373

"I'll do whatever it takes to achieve my goal. If someone can be used, I'll use them," Sergio said. His voice was cold and detached. "If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up." "What if I ask you to kill Maeve one day? Would you do it?" The man on the other end asked. His tone was laced with curiosity, as if testing the waters. Sergio remained indifferent. "A woman who's no longer mine? I wouldn't hold back." "Good. Remember, you said that." Then the line went dead. Sergio stared at the phone in his hand. His gaze shifted to the screen, where a dozen missed calls from Paul glared back at him. His brows knit together as a name lingered in his mind. "Maeve... Don't go down so easily." … Meanwhile, over at Hackett Manor, Paul practically paced a hole in the floor. His nerves were on edge, and his frustration was boiling over. "What the hell is going on? Sergio, you bastard! Pick up the damn phone!" He tried calling again, only to be met with a flat-out block. "Damn it! I swe