At her command, the group rushed at me and pinned me down. Otto slapped me across the face. Soon, a salty, bloody taste spread in my mouth. Staring at this beast who had tormented me again and again, I wished I could tear him apart.
But the fear of death pressed down harder than my anger, so I begged Otto in a low voice.
"Otto, we have no grudge between us. Why do you treat me like this?"
"Please, give me back my gold pendant. I only want to trade it for money and leave here."
Otto sneered and whispered into my ear, "Don’t blame me. Blame yourself for blocking my path. You’re very useful to me."
Then, he ordered his lackeys, "Strip him and check if he’s hiding anything else."
"If he is, we’ll sell it all and take the money to the black market. Tonight we’ll enjoy ourselves together."
It was minus ten degrees Celsius in Ukraine. If they stripped me naked, I would freeze to death. I struggled against their grip and shouted, "I’m the future CEO of Blackmoore Corporation! If you hurt me, my father won’t let you go!"
Hearing me claim the Blackmoore future CEO title again, Otto’s face turned dark.