Chapter 422 - Interrogations (2)

Mr. Bolton never liked Irene, and now because of her stupidity, the Andersons connected him to this incident. The more Mr. Bolton thought about it, the more enraged he became!

Did she set him up on purpose to distract the Andersons so that she can flee? Or was she just plain stupid? He didn't know, and he didn't care, but if he ever gets his hands on her, he will give her a good beating.

Irene is full of pride and spite and if Mr. Bolton knew where she went, he would tell them.

"If you know that I met her in the club, then you should also know that we didn't leave together. I don't know where she is."

Max was not sure if Mr. Bolton is lying, but between Max and Nathan, Mr. Bolton needs to answer many questions, and the man will not last long if Max beats him senseless right away.

Max was aware that him probing too much into why Irene did what she did could backfire in Liz being suspicious of him, but at the same time, he was confident that the relationship between him and Liz is solid, and that Liz will not misunderstand.

He could not believe that Irene was in love with him because if that was true, she would not cheat on him, or leave him, or wait six years to come back into his life.

Max felt that something is amiss. He told himself to calm down and to find out about Irene's motives because that will help him understand why she accepted to come to the Alpha group and risk her career while pretending to be friendly with Max. They can be many things, and friendly is not a word he would use to describe it. 'Friendly' is not even close, especially after she came into his life like nothing ever happened between them and nearly sabotaged his relationship with Elizabeth. 

"What did you give to Irene so that she accepts working against me? Money? Stocks?", Max asked.

Mr. Bolton shook his head. "Irene does not need money. She is driven by her ego." Mr. Bolton stifled a laugh and looked Max in the eyes. "You should have heard her speak about her reputation and morals, and when I told her that you forgot about her and moved on, it all collapsed. She wanted to reclaim you." Mr. Bolton enjoyed Max's confusion as he continued: "Irene got the job with ease and at first, she declined to give us information, but then she turned indecisive, unsure if she wants to go through it. You see, her career was important to her… all to the point when she confronted your current girlfriend. Irene was unable to accept that you are swooning over another woman, and she agreed to give me information to bring you down as long as I take care of Elizabeth."

Max frowned as all kinds of scenarios flashed in his mind. "What do you mean, take care of Elizabeth?"

Mr. Bolton shrugged. "We didn't reach that point because Irene didn't…"

'POW!'

Another punch landed on Mr. Bolton's face.

"What do you mean… take… care… of Elizabeth?", Max squeezed through his teeth angrily.

Mr. Bolton spat on the ground, his saliva mixed with blood. He looked up at Max with eyes full of hatred. He loved to see an Anderson squirming, and he loved that even if he wanted, he could not stop what is coming. Maybe McKenzie failed to get rid of Liz from Max's life, but Irene is a totally different beast.

McKenzie was impulsive and childish, but Irene is smart and calculative.

Mr. Bolton enjoyed Max's current predicament. He cackled and started talking when he saw that Max is ready to deliver another punch.

"Irene wanted her gone. For good. Dead. Understand? She didn't care how, as long as Elizabeth is gone, Irene would be happy. She wanted you to suffer and she would do anything to achieve that."

Max inhaled a sharp breath. They wanted to provoke Irene so that she makes a mistake, but he never thought that Irene would go to the length of physically harming Liz or killing her. Max knew that Irene is prideful, but he didn't know that she is insane. If what Mr. Bolton said is true, and Irene was exposed, there is no way that she will leave Max to enjoy his life while Irene lost her career and reputation, and the most efficient way to harm Max is to go through Liz.

In the room next door…

Liz frowned at the scene in front of her. Not because of Max punching Mr. Bolton, but because Irene wants to use Liz against Max. First, Liz didn't like the idea of being targeted, and second, she didn't like that Irene thought of her as Max's weakness.

"Are you OK?", Mia asked Liz with concern in her voice.

"No.", Liz admitted.

"Don't worry, Liz. I will not let anything happen to you.", Nathan did his best to assure Liz and she gave him a tight smile in return.

"Where is Irene?!", Max's shout from the adjacent room reminded them that it's not over, and it made all three turn and look at the happenings through the one-way mirror.

"I told you, I don't…"

'POW!'

Max didn't wait for Mr. Bolton to finish.

"You better jog that memory and think of the possibilities, or I can't guarantee how McKenzie will survive the next day."

Mr. Bolton's eyes widened in horror. "No! You can't harm her! Zi has nothing to do with this!"

"Really? How I see it, this whole thing started with her. Do you think I don't have my men watching her? Only one phone call is necessary. Should I tell them to violate her, or to cut off some part? Quick death does not sound right. After all, I nearly died by falling off a cliff because of her but that was not enough and she tried to drug me at my own party, didn't she?"

"No, Zi only wanted to get rid of your girlfriend. Elizabeth set her up!", Mr. Bolton blurted out and when he saw madness in Max's eyes, he realized that he made a mistake.

Hunter was a few steps away and he shuddered when he saw a change in Max as Mr. Bolton shifted the blame on Liz. Hunter was not sure that he can stop Max if Max goes on a rampage. Heck, he was not sure that he wants to stop him because that man deserved it.

Hunter remembered that he warned McKenzie to stay away from Max and Liz, but the girl had ideas of her own and it all backfired to the point that McKenzie ended up in a mental institution (as a way to avoid jail time).

Max flexed his fingers while forming a fist repeatedly. "Why does that sound similar to what Irene wanted? You are enabling random girls to attack my woman! Do you think I will allow you to hurt Liz in order to get to me? You better think hard where Irene is because if one hair falls off from Liz's head, you will wish for death which will not come!"

Max's rage swelled as he thought of women who are after Liz because of him. Instead of protecting Liz, she ended up being targeted. And now that the Alpha group was part of the scheme as well, Max was confident that Liz is feeling guilty about it because if not for her, Irene would not come to the Alpha group and be the mole.

Max was not sure if he should hit Mr. Bolton a few more times or go to the other room to comfort Liz. He decided to deliver a few more punches, it will appease his anger.

Several punches later, Hunter got a call, and he took it right there because he saw that it's from their men who are in the field.

"Mr. Stone arrived, and Mrs. Pence is on her way…", Hunter told Max and Mr. Bolton's eyes shifted.

"Let's go and say hi to our guest…", Max growled and as soon as Max and Hunter left the room, Nathan entered.

"Hi, Brad…", Nathan said dryly. "I hear that you have a grudge against me, and you went after my kids. Now, what should I do about it? Should I do the same?" Mr. Bolton's eyes widened in horror, but he didn't say anything, and Nathan continued. "But you see… I have three kids and you also targeted my company and my future daughter-in-law, while you have only one daughter. Should she suffer five times? Or…"

"No!", Mr. Bolton shouted. "Please! Hurt me, do whatever you want, but leave Zi alone. She is the only one I have."

"I could have said the same thing to you if you gave me a choice. But you didn't. See… if you went after me and left my kids alone, maybe I could spare Zi, but now… it's a pity. She was a good girl, and I liked her… all until the point when my son nearly died because Zi couldn't accept that he got himself a girlfriend…"

Nathan spoke calmly and it made Mr. Bolton's soul shiver.

"Now, tell me in detail what were you thinking when you attacked the Alpha group.", Nathan ended with a chilling smile.

"Will you spare Zi?"

"That will depend if I believe in your sincerity."

"OK… OK…", Mr. Bolton said nervously, and he licked his lips, making them red from blood in the process. "Mark approached me saying that since Rita wanted to push Elizabeth into the pool, his business is suffering only because people don't want to go against you. I told him that it will not work, but he said that there are more people like us and that if we work together, we can bring you down and…"

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