Titan 207

Chapter 207

Ian caught on early that Yolanda was missing and had already sent the Crimson Gallery crew out to look for her.

Meanwhile, Charles had just arrived at the mountaintop villa. Not seeing Yolanda around, he started searching the place.

Charles thought Andrew was a total lunatic, so the moment Andrew hit him up with the stream link, Charles just removed him from his contacts without a second thought.

At the end of the day, only Ian, Sam, Xavier, and Quinn were tuning in to the stream.

Ian and Sam both knew Andrew wouldn’t have sent them something like this if it wasn’t serious. Xavier, hanging out at the hospital with Joelle, just clicked in out of habit.

And Quinn? He was purely in it for the entertainment–nothing like a bit of chaos to keep things interesting.

Andrew had sent the link out to over thirty people in their circle, but only four were actually watching.

He wasn’t thrilled about that, but it didn’t matter–those four were all insiders, and as long as they saw Leo hooking up with Yolanda on the live stream, Yolanda’s reputation would be trashed for good. Once he felt the timing was right, he’d just take her out, no hesitation.

As for Leo, Andrew might be crazy, but he knew better than to go up against the Lawson family. Leo had to be kept alive.

When Ian saw the two people on the stream, he could pretty much guess who was behind this trap.

He was already in the car, talking to his team. “Find out where that signal’s coming from. I need an address in thirty minutes.”

Andrew had picked up all sorts of shady tricks overseas, and his signal was blocked off from the outside world. Cracking it was going to take some time.

Right now, Andrew was running the show as the admin of the stream and sent out an announcement.

[Alright, folks, the real fun’s about to kick off. Hope you all enjoy the spectacle.]

He hadn’t shared the stream with the general public for a reason. If the whole city of Beloris caught wind of Yolanda’s mess, it wouldn’t just be Charles getting humiliated–the entire Sinclair family would be dragged down with him. And when it came to screwing up like that, his grandfather would tear him apart.

Honestly, the only reason he’d made it through all these years of Charles hating his guts was thanks to his old man backing him up.

So when it came to anything that could shake the Sinclair family, he couldn’t afford to screw around.

But if it was just the usual insiders watching, well, everyone knew how powerful the Sinclair family was–and they knew Yolanda wasn’t exactly beloved. The scandal wouldn’t touch the Sinclairs one bit. Charles would probably kick Yolanda to the curb and, who knows, maybe all eyes would turn to Joelle next.

Andrew was hopelessly into Joelle–whatever she wanted, he’d move heaven and earth to get it for her.

Xavier was utterly furious seeing his brother dragged into this disgusting live stream. He didn’t waste a second before barking out orders for his guys to find Leo, fast.

But when he realized the woman was Yolanda, Xavier totally freaked out.

If Leo actually got tangled up with Yolanda, how the hell were they supposed to face Charles?

Right now, it was obvious Leo had been drugged–who the hell would come up with a scheme this vicious?

Leo was completely out of it–all he knew was there was something cold and sugary right in front of him, and he wanted it bad.

He fought against his restraints, desperate to get that sweet, chilly treat into his mouth, but with his hands tied behind his back, it was hopeless. ‘Why can’t I reach it? I need it, now!‘ Leo thought, panic rising.

The same four people were still watching the stream.

Andrew was pretty annoyed–he’d blasted the link out to a bunch of people, and only four had actually shown

Leo was sweating bullets, his lips fumbling blindly in desperation until he finally bumped into Yolanda’s. Driven by instinct and panic, he pressed a frantic kiss on her lips.

Sam’s hand stalled for a moment as he watched the scene, his face darkening. He quickly tore his eyes away and barked at his people, “Find the address, now!”

Xavier was so freaked out he almost dropped his phone. He kicked the guy next to him hard.

“What the hell are you waiting for? Get moving! Find them, now!”

He absolutely had to stop Leo before it was too late.

Xavier jumped into the chat, his fingers flying in desperation.

[Andrew, you’d better listen up–don’t do anything you’ll regret. If you mess with Leo, I swear I’ll track you down wherever you go.]

Andrew was completely nuts–he feared no one but his grandfather, and the rest of the world didn’t even register to him.

Grinning, he typed into the chat.

[Well, would you look at that–Xavier’s here. Sit back and enjoy the spectacle, Xavier. Watch as your precious little brother gets his first time stolen away, live. Hahaha.]

Xavier fired off a whole torrent of curses, but the system instantly censored them all.

Quinn watched the stream and let out a long sigh.

‘For fuck’s sake,‘ Quinn thought, ‘I was just curious about what kind of dirty crap that psycho Andrew was sharing, but I never thought it’d be this messed up!

Now, seeing Leo making out with Yolanda like there was no tomorrow, Quinn figured the kid was so out of his mind he probably didn’t even know who he was kissing.

‘Shit, they’re totally screwed now!‘ Quinn muttered to himself.

‘Beloris is about to go up in flames!‘ Quinn thought.

Leo absolutely hated Yolanda–he was always ragging on her, saying she was way too uptight, like, even the slimiest pond eel had more energy and excitement than she did. He’d joke that Charles must’ve been cursed for eight lifetimes to end up marrying someone as boring as her.

‘Man, when Leo snaps out of it and realizes he was all over Yolanda like that,‘ Quinn thought, ‘he’s gonna go ballistic–wouldn’t be surprised if he grabbed a knife and went straight after Andrew. Once that’s done, he’ll make sure Yolanda pays too, no doubt about it. His precious first kiss, gone just like that!’

‘Shit, what the hell is even going on?‘ Quinn muttered to himself.

Quinn didn’t dare just pick up the phone and call Charles–there were only four people watching right now, and Xavier was obviously one of them. ‘Xavier’s here, but who the hell are the other two?‘ Quinn wondered, suspicious.

If Charles wasn’t in the chat, then the four of them could just act like this whole mess never happened. Just don’t mention a word about it to Leo later–especially since he wasn’t all there to begin with.

Quinn was itching to figure out who those other watchers were, but he really didn’t want his own name popping up. Last thing he needed was to get dragged into this mess too.

At least for now, Andrew, the lunatic behind this whole fiasco, had no idea who the four viewers actually were.

‘Damn, I can’t even look at Leo like this anymore,’ Quinn thought, forcing himself to look away from the

screen.

Leo had been making out with Yolanda for what felt like forever–seven, maybe eight minutes. The camera was set up by the window, so it could only catch their movements, not their voices. Leo buried his face in Yolanda’s neck and whispered, “Yolanda…”

Yolanda felt like her whole body was overheating, her breaths coming quick and shallow as she struggled for air. Finally, through the haze, her mind began to clear. ‘Where am I? Why does everything feel so stifling?‘ she groggily wondered.

She raised a hand to press against her aching forehead, only to bump into something scorching hot right next to her. Instinct kicked in–she shoved it away without even thinking.

Leo, lost in his fever and need, instinctively reached out and grabbed her hand, pressing it against his cheek like it was the only thing grounding him.

The soothing coolness from her palm washed over him, chasing away some of that burning heat. ‘Finally… that’s better,‘ Leo thought, relaxing into it.

Yolanda jolted awake and tried to get up, but the moment she moved, her ankle jerked back–chained tight. No matter how desperately she scrambled, she couldn’t get more than a step away before the cold metal stopped her short.

“Leo, get a grip!” Yolanda yelled, her voice trembling with fear and irritation.

Leo lowered his lashes at her righteous tone, clinging to his last thread of sanity even as every cell in his body screamed with pain and burning heat.

‘If this was Ian, she wouldn’t be acting like this,‘ Leo thought bitterly. ‘She’d be falling over herself to help him, even giving him water without hesitation.‘

His hands were tied tightly behind his back–he couldn’t move a muscle.

Yolanda could only sit in the chair, the cold chain around her ankle keeping her in place. No matter how she tried, she couldn’t break free.

Leo pressed his chin against her thigh, voice hoarse and desperate. “Give it to me… I’m hurting.”

Yolanda shoved him away with a sharp kick, all nerves and zero hesitation. “What the hell is wrong with you? Don’t freak me out!”

Leo gasped as pain shot through his chest from the kick, his eyes turning bright red and misty in an instant.

Xavier, watching the whole mess play out, felt his scalp start to tingle from sheer rage.

[Yolanda, are you fucking kidding me? Can’t you see he’s not even in his right mind? You think he actually likes you? That kick–believe me, I won’t forget it. You better watch yourself!] Xavier slammed the message into the chat, furious.