Chapter 228

---- Chapter 228 Then Donovan spun toward Ethan and bellowed, "If you can't bear to let your son sacrifice himself, then keep a leash on him! Stop him from getting into trouble and bringing the whole family down with him." "Giselle is mine," he continued in a daze, his voice thick with emotion. "I will be responsible for her fate." Hearing this, Ethan couldn't bring himself to lash out at Donovan anymore. He sighed. Tony felt bad, too. "Don, I'm really grateful that you're willing to help. But this is dangerous.

Why not call the police and let them deal with it?" Donovan ignored him and turned to Ethan. "Help me go to the bank and withdraw five million dollars in cash. I'll handle the rest." Ethan was ina dilemma. "Don, I won't let you go. This is a death trap! If Mom finds out about this, she won't agree either! "She's getting old now. Do you really think she can handle it if anything happens to you?" "Quit the nonsense ," Donovan said curtly.

"Just do as I say and prepare the money for me." ---- After that, Donovan pulled Gideon aside to discuss the details of the deal with the kidnappers scheduled for the next day. Seeing how determined Donovan was, Gideon had no way to argue with him. As for Ethan, he knew his younger brother's nature all too well. Once Donovan had made a decision, there was no turning him around. Even though Ethan was 20 years older, he had never dared to underestimate Donovan.

Especially after Donovan joined the family business, his ruthless brilliance and overwhelming talent in managing the company had completely crushed Ethan's presence. Donovan was cold, domineering, and sharp-his presence one Ethan could never suppress. More often than not, Ethan was the one who had to yield. "Fine." Ethan shook his head with a grave expression. "If you insist, I have nothing else to say. You're beyond hopeless!" Even though Tony was Giselle's father, there was nothing he could do about it. Guilt washed over him, and he couldn't help but try putting himself out there as well.

"Why don't I trade myself for her instead ?" he suggested." I'm old anyway -it doesn't matter if I live or die. Do you have any way to send me to the kidnappers ? As long as Giselle -" ---- "Enough," Donovan interrupted, his voice tinged with resentment. "What's the point of trading you for her? This is all your fault to begin with. You did a poor job in parenting, so she ended up hooking up with men all the time and making us suffer!" Tony nodded sheepishly. "You're right. I failed as a father didn't educate her properly .

But honestly , her relationships with men are pretty complicated..." So he put aside his protests and went with Ethan to gather the ransom money. Meanwhile, Donovan and Gideon remained in the villa, working out the execution plan for the deal the next morning. Their priority was to secure Giselle's release without letting Gideon fall into the kidnappers' hands. Donovan also laid out follow-up measures in case a rescue operation became necessary. With Gideon's background in special forces, he had experience handling kidnappings and knew how to procure weapons.

But his initial desperation to save Giselle had left him reckless , ready to charge in alone and fight it out on the spot. After several hours of discussion with Donovan, the two finally settled on a more calculated strategy. The next morning, before dawn broke, Gideon had already ---- brought along several comrades who had also served in the special forces. Quietly, without alerting anyone, they set up a covert perimeter around the meeting point.