Though Joshua was critically injured, Gibson hadn''t escaped either; Harold and his team had cornered him.


    "Not a friend," Foreman said coolly. "An enemy."


    Gibson''s eyes snapped open, a sharp glint in them. "Don''t tell me... you''re here to let me go."


    "Letting you go is out of the question, Mr. Gibson," Foreman said smoothly. "No one would have blinked if you had just tried to kill Joshua. But you made the mistake of kidnapping Keen. Even if I were to let you go, Skyler would never."


    Gibson scoffed. "Then what do you want?"<fn831e> Follow current nov?ls on Find_Novel(.</fn831e>


    "I''m here to inform you that despite your borate traps, you failed. You didn''t kill Joshua, and you didn''t get revenge for your son."


    A muscle twitched in Gibson''s jaw, his expression turning savage.


    Foreman continued, "While I can''t set you free, I can offer you a chance to avenge your son before you die."


    Gibson''s eyes narrowed. "What do you want me to do for you?"


    Foreman shook his head. "Not for me. For yourself. I''m simply making a


    suggestion. Whether you take it is up to you."


    "Let''s hear it."


    "You''ll be interrogated soon," Foreman said. "I suggest you tell them this whole affair was Joshua''s idea. im he orchestrated the kidnapping himself to escape me for your son''s death, shifting your vengeance onto Keen Teft them he pretended to be a hero and got himself injured just to win Ste''s trust and affection."


    Gibsonughed, a harsh, grating sound. "Joshua killed my son. Why would I ever listen to him? Your story is pathetic. Do you really think they''ll believe something with such obvious holes?"


    A faint smile yed on Foreman''s lips. "People who want to believe will fill in the holes themselves. And people who refuse to believe will find fault even in the gospel truth. The Williams family, for instance, will be very eager to believe."


    He leaned in closer. "And for good measure... you can tell them Joshua confessed that it was Ste who ordered him to kill Stuart. He said he had nothing to do with it. As a show of good faith he gave you keen''s location so you could ae duct him. As for why you would trust Joshua? That''s easy. You tell them you were only pretending to cooperate, that your real n was to eliminate both Joshua and Keen at the same time. wless, isn''t it?"


    Gibson''s expression wavered. The story... it actually made a twisted sort of sense.


    Foreman pressed his advantage. "I won''t lie to you. You crossed Skyler''s line. Your fate is sealed. Before you die, why not make your death count for something? You know what they say: a man''sst words are always taken as truth."


    Gibson understood. "You want me to tell them this story and then kill myself."


    Foreman''s smile widened. "Only the dead can''t recant their testimony. You''re going to die one way or


    another. Why not choose a quick et


    end? would you prefer to be tortured through endless


    interrogations? The choice is yours, Mr. Gibson. It all depends on how determined you really are."