Chapter 397

The music in the ACE club was blasting at full volume, but the luxurious private room was so quiet that everyone could hear their own heartbeat. Ryan was wearing a black suit and a dark-patterned silk shirt with a wide collar. A silver necklace dipped between his solid chest muscles. He held a glass of red wine, sipping on it leisurely with his long legs crossed. A drop of bright red blood oozed from the corner of his lips, which he had wiped away with his thumb. His expression was languid and frivolous, but his charming eyes held a hint of coldness that deterred people from approaching him. His gaze was so icy, like a cold abyss. Ryan’s bodyguards stood in a row in the private room. Ryan raised his head and drank the red wine in his glass before snapping his fingers. Then his bodyguards dispersed. A tied-up man kneeled on the ground in front of Ryan. His face was bruised and swollen, and his facial features were distorted. “Mr. Hoffman… I was wrong… Please have mercy…” Some of