A Ruthless Scheme

Silas coughed intensely again, a vicious glint appearing in his eyes, which were swollen due to beating.

He thought, 'I shamelessly begged Clara to save me, but that worthless thing was indifferent to my situation. Don't blame me then for being ruthless.'

"I'll kidnap Declan's wife and seize the opportunity to extort a sum of money from him," Silas said. "As you know, the Hawthorne family is the n