Alejandro was suspicious. “Seaton spoke to you, personally? He let you know who he was? Is he that careless?”
Jeffrey spilled the beans. “I’ve been living in the big city for a long time. Of course, I’ve seen those famous business people on the news, even if I don’t meet them in person. Seaton’s men took me to a mansion. I’ve never seen such a nice house in my life. Seaton talked to me with his back facing me, but I could tell that he was foreign. I even saw his picture on the wall, a large frame just hanging on the wall. It was Seaton. He was so generous. I’d never earned that much money in my life, so I was brainwashed by the money he offered. That’s why I agreed. Please let me go, just this once.”
Alejandro now understood. He asked his bodyguards to release Jeffrey. “If you want to live, Jeffrey Orange, you will testify as our witness like a good boy, tell the judge everything you know.”
Jeffrey was still a clever man. “But… Even if we report him, he won’t get a death sentence. He’s committed an international crime. He’ll be shipped back to his own country. They don’t have death sentences there.”
Alejandro sneered. “Do you really think that I’d let Seaton leave prison alive? Don’t be so naive. If he goes to prison, he’ll die. It’s the same with you. If you ever step out of line, you’re doomed. As long as you agree to be our witness, I guarantee that you’ll leave prison alive. You’ll serve around ten years or so. You’ll get the chance to start a new life after that.” Then, he immediately walked out. Jett ordered the bodyguards to take Jeffrey away as well.
After taking Jeffrey in, Alejandro placed him on constant watch, worried that Seaton would send an assassin to silence him, or that Jeffrey would try to escape.
As victims, he and Mark reported Seaton to the authorities. The hearing went smoothly, as they had Jeffrey Orange as their witness. The money that Jeffrey had received from Seaton had become evidence.
Just before Seaton was sentenced to jail, Mark went to see him,
This meeting between former old friends felt different from how it used to be.
Seaton’s blonde hair had lost its meticulously maintained glory. He looked haggard. At this point, he could no longer maintain his poise. “Mark, spare me.”
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