As soon as Dominic and Rory took Kenelm out of the yacht's grand lobby, I found them.
"Oh Esther, I keep worrying about you." Rory let out a breath when he saw me.
I nodded at him to show I was fine, then took Kenelm from his hand. The boy woke up and bewilderedly asked me what happened. I could only reassure him and hug him tightly.
"Dominic, I overheard Frederick talking on the phone with his boss just now. Looks like they're planning to sink this yacht, only their subordinates will leave in a boat."
I hurriedly explained Dominic. His face was contemplative, and his mood seemed tense.
"Besides, their boss..."
Before I could finish my words, the sound of a helicopter in the distance sounded. We all looked up at the pitch black sky at the same time and saw the flashing lights from the helicopter.
"Is the lifeguard coming to rescue us?" Rory wondered.
"No, it is not." I immediately denied it. "The boss of those attacking us."
"Really? What made him come here in person?" Rory frowned suspiciously.
"He wants to see my death."
Dominic laughed, pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one and took a deep breath, slowly releasing a puff of smoke. Looking at the oncoming helicopter, Dominic appeared surprisingly calm.
He took me and Kenelm into a room on the top floor, just below where the helicopter landed.
"Remember what I said? Trust me. I'll get you and our baby out of here safely, no matter what."
Dominic and Rory leave. Under the intense search of the subordinates, they quickly found Dominic and Rory.
...
"Boss, we've got Dominic." Frederick said.
With Dominic's abilities, Frederick couldn't believe they could find him so easily. The only reason could be that Dominic deliberately let them catch him back. This was an insult to Frederick, as if Dominic didn't care if he was killed in the end. That attitude of indifference and arrogance really infuriated Frederick.
"So it's you."
Dominic was forced to kneel on the ground, but he still looked up at the person in front of him with provocative eyes. The corner of Dominic's mouth was streaked with blood and there was a large swollen bruise, as if he had been beaten but neither protested nor cared.
"You've been patient for a long time, haven't you?" Dominic spat a puddle of saliva at the feet of the man standing in front of him. "Ethan, ah, no. What should I call you?"
Ethan coldly looked at Dominic, then Ethan grabbed the pistol from his waist and hit Dominic hard on the head. Immediately, Dominic's head tilted to the side and blood trickled down his handsome face.
"Watch your mouth." Ethan warned.
"Hahaha. You're here because you want to see how I look before I die, right? Or do you want to talk to me. Anyway, you and I have been together for ten years." Dominic looked up at Ethan.
"Aren't you curious who I am?" Ethan frowned.
"If you tell me, I'll be happy to listen."
"...When did you guess?" Based on Dominic's attitude, Ethan assumes Dominic has guessed his true identity.
"How do I know?" Dominic shrugged and laughed indecently.
"You really don't remember who I am?" Ethan dropped to his knees and faced Dominic. "Remember it carefully."
Dominic pulled back his smile, trying to search through his memory. Ten years ago, Ethan was an employee of his corporation. Ethan constantly proves his acumen and professionalism at work, so Dominic is quite satisfied and decides to make Ethan work as his secretary. At that time, Dominic was young and had just taken over the corporation from his father. Therefore, Dominic never investigated Ethan's background.
But if you ask Dominic if he finds Ethan familiar, he'll say yes. Although Ethan's face was quite ordinary, looking like an educated person, Dominic still felt that he had met Ethan. However, as the years passed, Dominic forgot about this.
Seeing Dominic couldn't figure it out, Ethan dropped his head and laughed like a madman.
"Okay, before you die, I'll do you a favor. Your father and you went to Lenox City. Your father was doing an arms trade with terrorists there.
After that, that terrorist group massacred an entire neighborhood, all the people there are innocent people." At this point, Ethan's eyes were red and red. see it all."
Ethan's voice was filled with resentment, as if he'd been holding this back for so long.
Ethan, real name Patrick, was born and raised in Lenox City. When Ethan was 15 years old, he witnessed both his family and the town where he grew up being murdered by terrorists. Only a few of the survivors left the desolation of Lenox. Patrick is one of them.
Patrick was supported by a juvenile protection organization and brought to the big city.
With hatred towards those involved in the massacre, Patrick decided to find and retaliate against them. The first thing Patrick did was risk his life to make money. He did all kinds of jobs, from stealing, fighting or gambling, in order to become rich. During those years, Patrick gradually turned himself into a scary person, only burning in his mind the intention of revenge.
Then, at last, Patrick found his enemy. It was the Arnold family. With his own ability, Patrick understands that no matter how rich he becomes, he can't get close to Arnold's house, not to mention revenge on them.
Therefore, Patrick had plastic surgery, created for himself another identity, which is Ethan. With years of experience in society, Ethan was easily recruited into the Arnold family's PP corporation and attracted Dominic's attention.
Dominic and Ethan are the same age, but their identities are completely different. Dominic is the young master of a powerful and wealthy family, his father Donald is a famous arms dealer. Gradually, all the work of the Arnold family was transferred to Dominic. As for Ethan, he changed his name, changed his last name, became a completely different person, lonely and without anyone, his only purpose in life is to get revenge on his enemies.
Becoming Dominic's assistant, Ethan's power is also much greater. Ethan was sneaking up on some things that Dominic didn't know about. He incited a terrorist group in Lenox to destroy the same terrorist organization that bought the weapons of the Arnold family and killed his family and relatives. This happened very secretly, everyone thought that these two terrorist groups had a strong hatred for each other, so they fought.
In addition, Ethan also searches for children who survived the massacre in Lenox that year. Vivian Odette and Frederick Vincent are two of those few. They used to have other names and identities as well, but after being taken out of the orphanage by Ethan, they all changed.
Ethan's plan is not easy, because Dominic has almost no flaws. Then Esther Joan appeared and messed up Dominic's life. To try and see how great Dominic's love for Esther is, Ethan lets Frederick approach Esther and separates Esther and Dominic's feelings. Frederick did a good job, except that he did not heartlessly kill Esther Joan but secretly took her to hide in a remote town.
It took four years for Ethan to find out. However, he felt himself wise and prudent in sending Vivian by Dominic's side during those four years.
"Again, though, that damn thing called 'love' made my stupid Vivian disobey me." Ethan glanced at Vivian with such sharp eyes that she shivered with fear. "Why is it always love? I've never felt it so important."
For Ethan, he has long since lost many positive emotions such as loving someone or empathy and understanding. The only thing that exists in Ethan's heart is hatred and lies.
"I admit, you're good." Dominic nodded, blood still flowing from his temple to his chin. "But, you're so perverted."
"What do you mean?" Ethan frowned.
"To get revenge on the Arnold family, you really don't have to kill so many people. Don't think I don't know the secret things you do. In order to hide the true identity of you and your subordinates, you have destroyed many orphanages and organizations that protect teenagers. Tell me, is it wrong for you to spread so much sorrow and hatred?"
"It's because you..."
"No. You and I are both wrong. My family has caused war and bloodshed. And you are a horrible murderer. So, if we have to die, we should all die." Dominic interrupted Ethan and stared into his eyes. "You know what I mean, don't you, Ethan? You and I are the same now."
Ethan's eyes widened, he wanted to say something, but he realized he couldn't argue back. He knew that Dominic was right. In order to get revenge on the Arnold family, he turned himself into a murderer, a con man more despicable than an arms dealer or a terrorist. He killed innocent people.
"Listen, Ethan. It's not too late for you to change back to your old self. On this yacht, other than me and you, there's nothing wrong with anyone else. Why do you have to drag them all to death?"
"Ha... hahaha..." Ethan laughed like a madman. "Are you talking so much because you want to save your friends?"
Ethan recognized the implication in Dominic's words. He stood up, looked coldly at the black shore, took a deep breath and spoke.
"I'm the bad guy anyway. Let's go to hell together."