President’s Sweet Wife

As Diego spoke, he pointed at Laura, who looked at him with a poker face.

She couldn't make a sound with duct tape on her mouth.

Diego's expression altered.

"So you are saying..."

The man with tattooed arms rested a hand on Diego's shoulder and said with a grin, "Buddy, with all due respect, you're too soft-hearted sometimes. Your wife and daughter don't want you in their lives and try to get you out of the picture. You wouldn't let go because you can't forget the good times you had together? What's the point?"

Laura almost threw up upon hearing these words.

"He wouldn't let go because of the good times?

"Like that could be true! He wouldn't let go because he wanted more money!"

Though Laura found this remark rather phony, Diego was pleased to hear that.

He chortled and said, "You know, a day together as husband and wife means endless devotion the rest of your life. I'm her father at the end of the day. I don't wanna go too far."

A hint of mockery flashed through the eyes of the man with tattooed arms.

Nevertheless, he managed to show a look of admiration on his face.

"I knew you were loyal, man! Even so, buddy, you gotta keep things in perspective. Now you've already taken her here, do you think she'll let you go off the hook if you set her free?" Diego was stunned by this question.

He had been giving Laura and her mother some hard times for so long. During these years, Laura had gradually become famous and richer with high social status. Now, she was no longer the helpless girl he could twist around his little finger. However, because he was still married to her mother, he was, in the legal aspect, Laura's stepfather.

Thus, with Laura's mother being his leverage, he never worried that Laura would disobey him.

Over the years, he had grown used to it. As time went by, he started to believe that Laura would have to do his biddings at the end of the day regardless of what he did to her.

Hence, when he kidnapped Laura here, he never considered that Laura might seek revenge afterward.

Seeing Diego stand there in a daze, the tattooed guy laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

"Think about it. The bottom line is, we want the money. As for her, nobody cares."

With that said, he headed out with his lackeys.

Diego stood there for a while. His countenance changed.

When he looked back at Laura, who had been tied to a concrete pillar, his eyes suddenly showed a trace of viciousness.

He crouched down and yanked the piece of cloth from Laura's mouth.

"Diego! Are you freaking insane? Do you know what you're doing? Untie me, now!"

Laura started shouting the instant she could speak again.

Diego gazed at her. The trace of viciousness grew more and more distinct.

A while later, he said coldly, "Stop shouting! No one can hear you no matter how hard you try."

Laura's expression changed at once.

With a pallid face, she looked at Diego in disbelief and asked, "Where are we?"

Diego unfeelingly stuffed a piece of pretzel into Laura's mouth and said, "Don't ask questions. I won't answer anyway. Just eat and drink when you have the chance. Then, you'll get going." Laura's body stiffened. She spat out the pretzel Diego crammed into her mouth.

"Get going? Where are you taking me? What the hell are you up to?"

Diego didn't reply.

But the look in his eyes already betrayed him.

He said coldly, "Don't blame me. I have no choice. It's because you love money so much that you'd rather die and drag everyone with you than let us have the money. So this is the only way." Laura couldn't figure out what he meant.

But she picked up one hint.

"You did this for money? Are you nuts? You could have 12 million once you divorce my mother? Why bother kidnapping me? Isn't 12 million enough for you to squander?" she asked through clenched teeth. Her voice was deliberately lowered. Diego shot her a scornful look.

"Twelve million? Do you really have 12 million to spare? I'm no fool! You can't trick me! You just want to find an excuse to get rid of me after you become successful!"

While speaking, he thought of something and squatted down again to seize Laura by the collar.

"Just tell me the truth. Where is the five million dollar check? I promise to release you once you tell me where it is. Huh? How about that?"

Laura stared at him. Suddenly, she felt amused.

Thus, she started to laugh.

"Are you deranged or something? You had a chance to get a lot more money, but you cast it away and took such a big risk for just five million. You need to have your brains examined!"

Diego never thought that Laura would have the nerve to rebuke him at this juncture.

At once, his temper rose, and he slapped her in the face.

"Tell me where the check is!" he growled.

His body was quivering because of rage.

That slap forced Laura to face the other side. A salty taste of rust slowly spread in her mouth.

She inhaled deeply and said in a calm voice, "How about this, you let me go first, then I'll tell you where the check is."

Diego glowered at her. Fury had almost turned his eyes scarlet.

Laura, however, was not scared. Her composed eyes quietly met his.

Even her tone was pretty much business-like.

"I don't know what's going on between you and those people out there, but I can tell they don't take you seriously. They told you to bring me here against my will. I bet they are probably just using you to get money. The check is worth five million. How much do you think you can get after they take their share? "You should set me free. The money will be all yours. And you don't have to divorce my mother either. You can still rip me off again with the divorce issue in the future. And I can't do anything to stop you, can I?"

Diego wavered by Laura's offer.

After all, it was five million dollars!

If he could pocket all the money, he could buy a lot of... Also, he would never have to live like this anymore.

As if he had thought of something, Diego's eyes revealed madness.

Staring at Laura with a nearly hysterical look in his eyes, he said under his breath, "Is it true that you'll give me that check as long as I let you go?"

Though her emotions were about to burst out, Laura managed to stay calm.

She was a good actress after all. How could her acting skills fail her at such a critical moment?

In a steady voice, she said, "Absolutely. As long as you let me go, the money will be all yours."000