Chapter 1 In the first year after I was found and brought back home, the fake son proposed a trip to the Golden Isle to bond as brothers. For safety's sake, my fiancée accompanied us. As a result, they racked up a huge gambling debt at the island's casino. To escape, she left me on the island as a hostage and fled without a trace with the fake son. The casino goons pinned me down, ready to take their anger out on me. Struggling desperately, I saw a contact saved as "Island Owner" on the leader's phone screen. Wasn't that the number of my older sister, who had doted on me for over a decade? ...... "Where is that brat? Bring him back to me!" I hid in the room, shivering, as the locked door was being kicked open. A week ago, I never would have imagined that the Golden Isle my fiancée brought me to for a vacation would have an underground casino. She and Julian played recklessly in the casino day and night, and in the end, I was the one who suffered! With a "boom," the door was kicked open, and several burly men in black swarmed in. I held a table lamp in front of me, looking at them tremblingly. "Don't come over! Chloe has gone to get the money. She'll pay off the gambling debt soon!" The leader spat fiercely on the ground in disdain. "Stop lying to me. I fell for your trick last night, thinking that if I kept you, they would obediently get the money. But that bitch ran away with her boyfriend!" "What did you say? They left me and ran away?!" "Stop pretending you don't know. I think you guys are in cahoots to play me!" Cold sweat ran down my forehead. The bitch the leader referred to was my fiancée, Chloe, and the man who left with her was Julian, the fake son who had occupied my identity for over a decade. They actually conspired to leave me alone on the island? "Boss, stop talking nonsense with him. We have to make this brat suffer a bit." The leader waved his hand, and instantly three or five burly men surrounded me. With a light lift of their hands, they knocked the lamp out of my hand and pinned me hard onto the table. "Don't touch me! Get off!" While struggling, I accidentally kicked one of them in the shin, and immediately a slap came towards me. Half of my face swelled up instantly, and blood came out of my mouth. These people were too brutal. If I didn't think of a way, I might really die here! The leader walked up to me with a whip, patting my face with the handle. "Be honest. I'll let you taste the consequences of not paying your debts right now!" "Bro, let me go. I have money. I'll pay off all the gambling debts!" "Do you think I'll believe your bullshit? If you really had money, why would they leave you here alone!" I was racking my brains for a plan when I accidentally saw the leader's phone screen. There was a contact saved as "Island Owner" in the address book. My eyes widened instantly after seeing that number. I had memorized this string of numbers by heart. This was clearly my sister Sophia's phone number! Chapter 2 Sophia was the biological daughter of my adoptive parents. Before I was found by the Thorne family, she pampered me for over a decade. She even filled her bedroom with my photos without my knowledge, loving me but daring not to speak of it. "Your boss is Sophia?" "You've done your homework. This entire casino is our boss's private property. Not many people know about this." My heart steadied instantly, and I shouted at them: "Sophia is my sister. We're on the same side! Let me go right now. I can explain the misunderstanding to her!" The leader and his brothers looked at each other, a sneer of unclear meaning appearing on their faces. Then, he raised his foot and kicked me hard. "A discarded piece of trash like you dares to pretend to be the eldest young master? Bah! You really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth." "The eldest young master is the boss's soft spot. Do you know what happened to the last person who tried to involve the eldest young master? It would scare you to death!" "Jack, bring my stick. I'm going to teach this audacious pretty boy a lesson for the boss!" I was kicked dizzy and endured the severe pain to explain to him: "I am your eldest young master. If you don't believe me, you can call Sophia to confront me!" Coincidentally, the leader's phone rang at this moment. The caller was Sophia. I struggled to break free from the big guy's restraint and reached out to grab the leader's phone. "Give me the phone. Let me talk to Sophia. She'll recognize me as soon as she hears my voice!" The leader slapped me, pointing at me fiercely and ordering me to shut up. His brothers pinned me down again. The leader gave them a look, then bowed and scraped as he answered the phone and walked out. "Hello, Boss. I was dealing with a brat who owed gambling debts. Do you have any instructions?" I opened my mouth to shout, but before I could make a sound, a rag was stuffed into my mouth. "Told you to shut up. You never learn!" Someone pushed me to the ground, and others began to surround me, punching and kicking. My body curled into a shrimp shape, nearly fainting from the severe pain. But with my mouth gagged, I couldn't even scream in pain. Sophia had spoiled me since I was little. Even if I got a small cut on my hand, she would worry for days. I was spoiled to be arrogant and domineering by her. Even after being taken back to the Thorne family, I never suffered any grievances because of my personality. I wonder what Sophia's reaction would be if she saw me in this miserable state. Just when my vision was going black and I couldn't hold on anymore, the leader came back with his phone, looking nervous. "Stop, stop it immediately!" Chapter 3 The rain of fists finally moved away from me. "What happened, boss?" The leader looked at me contemptuously. "Stop wasting time on this pretty boy. The Boss said the eldest young master is missing, and the last place he appeared was our casino. Gather all the brothers quickly to find the eldest young master." I was beaten dizzy, but I froze upon hearing this. Sophia had been following my whereabouts even after I left, and she discovered I was missing? I propped up my trembling arms to get up from the ground, making "mmm" sounds. A minion beside me kicked me. "Be quiet!" "Boss, what do we do with this kid?" The leader looked solemn, seeming to be thinking about something. "The Boss is already on the plane, coming to find the eldest young master personally. Just now this kid said he was the eldest young master, this..." A look of excitement immediately appeared on my face. Great, Sophia is coming. She will not only rescue me but also punish these blind guys for me. But the leader changed the subject: "We absolutely cannot let the Boss see him. Now the Boss can't find the eldest young master and is anxious. If this crazy pretty boy jumps out and says he is the eldest young master again, touching the Boss's bad luck and angering us, it would be bad." "Boss, you are so thoughtful. So, shall we drive him away?" The leader pinched my chin, looked left and right, tsk-tsking: "Looks passable." "Lock him in the confinement room first. After the Boss finds the eldest young master and leaves, we'll train him and make him a junket operator to pay off the debt." Hearing this, I shook my head desperately. They want me to stay and be a junket operator? Then I'll never be able to leave this island for the rest of my life! But no one cared about my opinion. They dragged me away like livestock towards the confinement room. No, Sophia is coming soon. I must find a way to see her. This is my last chance. Once locked up, I'm truly done for! Just as these two were throwing me into the confinement room and about to lock the door, I stumbled up and used all my strength to crash open the door that hadn't been fully closed. Then, I picked up a steel pipe from the ground and swung it hard at one of their heads. He immediately clutched his head and fell to the ground in pain. Before the other person rushed up to subdue me, I smashed the steel pipe hard against her face. After dealing with these two, my adrenaline soared, and I ran forward desperately with amazing speed. The sound of a helicopter came from overhead. It's Sophia. She's here! Chapter 4 I ran like crazy towards where the plane landed and saw the cabin door open. Sophia walked slowly down the steps. My heart pounded wildly, but before I could make a sound, my mouth was covered by a rough hand. Then my hair was violently pulled. "Brat, you dare hit me. I think you don't want to live!" It was the guy I hit on the head just now. He actually caught up! The leader was respectfully waiting to pick up the plane, noticed the commotion here, and looked over with a frown. He shook his head silently at the man. I was immediately controlled by the man and hidden behind a wall. Not far away, Sophia had walked down, travel-worn and full of worry. The leader immediately went up to meet her: "Boss, we have pulled all the surveillance according to your instructions. We will definitely find clues about the eldest young master." "Go to the monitoring room." Sophia strode forward. When she passed me, we were separated only by a wall. She suddenly stopped and clenched her fists. As if speaking to me, or to herself: "Liam, you must be okay." My face was covered with tears and blood. Clearly she was right in front of my eyes, but I couldn't make a sound. In the end, I was locked into the confinement room. To prevent me from escaping, they dislocated my arms, tied my legs, and gagged my mouth firmly with a rag again. For the next few days, Sophia didn't come. The underground casino environment was dim, and during the days with Chloe, she left me in the hotel and didn't let me go out. Presumably, the surveillance definitely didn't capture my face. My hope faded bit by bit. But this morning, I heard a rush of footsteps and Sophia's voice. "Boss, how can you confirm that person is the eldest young master just based on a back view? Could you have seen wrong? He's just a minion left here to pay off debt." Sophia's voice was impatient, revealing a trace of panic. "Cut the crap. Where did you lock him up?" "Just... just in the confinement room ahead." She recognized me! Hope rose in my heart, and I tried to make "mmm" sounds to attract Sophia's attention. But the footsteps stopped ten steps away from me. "President Thorne, I just confirmed with the eldest young master's fiancée. She said the eldest young master has returned to the country and is not missing at all." It was the voice of Sophia's assistant. "Where is his location?" "Also in the country. It shows he returned three days ago, just synced up due to signal issues." Before Chloe left with Julian, she also took my phone, which had the tracking app Sophia installed for me. Now she actually wants to use the phone's location to mislead Sophia! The leader persuaded diligently: "Boss, you must have seen wrong. I thought how could that man be the eldest young master!" Sophia instructed the assistant: "Contact the pilot immediately to prepare to return to the country. I won't be at ease until I see Liam with my own eyes." "Yes, President Thorne." Hearing the sound of Sophia turning to leave, I couldn't care about anything anymore. I used all my strength to smash my head against the iron door of the confinement room, making a loud "bang." Sophia's steps paused, and her tone turned cold: "Who on earth is locked in here?!"
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