Torture( Ex-wife and her family)

Chapter-40

"Could it be Dustin?" Dahlia wondered. She then immediately dismissed this thought. That was impossible!

They were already divorced. Besides, they were now like water and oil. Why would he help her? Moreover, he wasn't capable of it.

"Chris Nolan! You're such a vile and despicable human being! I must've been blind to believe in someone like you!"

"Bastard! I even thought of you as a family! You're even worse than that trash, Dustin!" Florence and James cursed at him after knowing the truth. They had put their whole trust in Chris. They didn't expect him to be a fraud.

"We all have to look out for ourselves! You only have yourself to blame for being so dumb!" Chris mocked scornfully.

"Shut the fuck up! My ears are sore from listening to your bickering!" Edward roared, and everyone fell silent at once.

"What I'm trying to say is, I have nothing to do with the Nicholson family. I don't know Hunter Anderson either. The Nicholson family was behind Sir Spanner's death! I had nothing to do with it!" Chris knelt on the floor with a thud and started to beg.

"Uncle Travis, how should we deal with him?" Edward asked.

Travis didn't say a word. He took two steps forward and declared to Chris, "I don't care about what you have to do with the Nicholson family. I just want to know who the murderer is! Tell me, and I'll spare you, or else you face the same fate as them!"

"I'll tell you everything!" Chris suddenly had an idea and said in a hurry. "I figured it out! It must be Dustin! He must've murdered Mr. Spanner!"

"Dustin? What a familiar name." Edward pinched his chin in deep thought.

"Edward, did you forget? He's the one who beat you up!" Chris started to blabber.

"It was him!" Edward immediately remembered and added resentfully, "Uncle Travis, Dustin is the most suspicious of all!"

"Where is he?" Travis asked coldly.

"I saw him at the Emerald building this morning. I don't know where he went after that. Oh, Dahlia is in charge of the Emerald building. She's also Dustin's wife. She must know where he is!" Chris pointed at Dahlia and pushed all the blame onto her.

"Bullshit! Dustin and my sister are divorced!" James immediately refuted.

"That's right! We have nothing to do with Dustin. His mess has nothing to do with us!"

"Yeah! You should look for Dustin. We're all Innocent!"

Everyone started to protest, afraid of being involved in this matter.

"I'll decide if you're innocent or not. Everyone is guilty before we find the murderer!" Travis scoffed coldly.

"That damned Dustin! He's going to kill us all!"

"This is so unfair! We've obeyed the law our whole lives. Why did we meet such a troublemaker?" The Nicholson family lamented together.

"Leave Dahlia and lock up the rest of the Nicholson family!" Travis gave the order.

"Yes, sir!" The adjutant saluted, and armed soldiers led Florence and the others into the car.

As for Chris, he was shocked out of his wits.

"Where are you taking them?" Dahlia frowned with worry.

"You shouldn't worry about them. You should worry about yourself."

Travis slowly inched closer and asked coldly, "Where is Dustin? Are both of you involved in my brother's death? You'd better be honest, and I'll end you quickly! Otherwise, your entire family would join you!"

"Sir Spanner's death has nothing to do with me! I don't know anything!" Dahlia denied.

"You don't know?" Travis snorted. "It seems you won't say anything without some force."

He waved his hands, and two soldiers came forward and bound Dahlia up and hung her in from the ceiling.

"Let me go! You're abusing your power!" Dahlia kept on struggling. However, her wrist hurt more with each struggle.

"Abusing my power?" Travis laughed at her statement. "It seems like you haven't got a hold of the situation. Now, your life is in my hands. I decide if you die or live. I'll ask you one more time, where is Dustin?"

"I don't know!" Dahlia shook her head stubbornly.

"Huh! I think you would only give up after facing death! Beat her up until she spills it!" Travis commanded.

A burly underling quickly came forward dragging a barbed whip.

"What are you doing? I… Dahlia's face paled, and as she was about to say something, the whip landed hard on her back with a crack! With that crisp sound, her clothes tore, and a deep, bloody wound was left on her back. Dahlia moaned and gritted her teeth, holding in pain.

What quickly followed were multiple whips. The blows landed on her one after another. Dahlia finally couldn't hold it in and let out a scream. Her body was in such pain it started to tremble. Her pale and smooth back instantly became bruised and bloody!

This whip was a specially designed torture device covered with dense spikes. Even a man couldn't endure a dozen lashes, let alone a woman.

"Spill!" Travis stood to her side and watched unfeelingly. Dahlia bit her lip in pain. She was sweating profusely, but her eyes were set with determination.

"Don't stop! Hit harder!" Travis was losing his temper with her and commanded his underlings to use more strength. As a result, the sounds of the whip and screams began to erupt one after another.

Chris couldn't bear to watch on. He could only lower his head in silence.

Edward, on the other hand, had a disturbing smile on his face.

After being subjected to the torture, Dahlia finally passed out.

Her back was bloody and horrific to look at. The fresh wounds were still bleeding profusely, and her body still twitching uncontrollably even while she was passed out.

"General, she has lost consciousness!" one of his men reported.

"Wake her up and keep going." Travis spat coldly.

"Uncle Travis, can I have a go?" Edward interjected eagerly. Ever since he was crippled, there had been a tremendous shift in his psychology. The more beautiful a woman was, the more he wanted to destroy her.

"If you want to, go ahead." Travis nodded in approval.

"Thank you, Uncle Travis!" Edward grinned eerily. Once Dahlia awakened, he wielded the whip in his hand and struck her.

"Tell me!"

"Just kill me!" Dahlia could no longer endure the pain. Her mind was at the end of its rope. Now, she could only hope they would put an end to her misery.

"Kill you? Not so fast! I haven't even had enough!" Edward smiled sadistically and continued with the torture.

After a while, Dahlia, covered in bruises, fell into a coma again.

"General, the murderer hasn't been revealed. If this continues, she will die soon," the adjutant reminded.

"This woman is so stubborn!" Travis was impressed. This torture device was typically used to coerce confessions. People usually confessed to everything after three whips. Even specially trained forces would not be able to handle a dozen lashes.

Yet, this woman was able to withhold dozens of whips without revealing anything. Even he couldn't help but be impressed.

"Hang her at the entrance as bait. Call off the surrounding guards and see if Dustin will come to rescue her." Travis commanded.

"Yes, sir!" the adjutant answered and hung the unconscious Dahlia at the gates.

"Don't you die on me! I'll have my fun with you when I capture Dustin!" Edward licked the drops of blood at the corner of his mouth with a perverse smile.

Dustin had just finished his meal at the Peaceful Medical Center when he received a call. It was Hunter Anderson, and he sounded like he was in a hurry.

"Mr. Rhys, I've received news that Ms. Nicholson has been arrested!"

"Arrested?" Dustin frowned.

"It's Travis Spanner! He arrested Ms. Nicholson and her family for the crime of treason. They are receiving private punishment now!" Hunter explained.

Dustin's face fell when he heard this. He knew very clearly what type of person Travis was. No ordinary person could bear the torture methods in the war zone!

"Where is Travis?" Dustin was very anxious.

"At the Spanner Villa. Mr. Rhys, Travis has set an ambush for you. You shouldn't be too impulsive. Wait– Before Hunter could finish, Dustin had already hung up the phone and rushed out.

When he arrived at Spanner Villa, he saw a woman hanging from the front of the villa doors. The woman's hair was disheveled, her clothes were torn, and blood trickled down her body. It was a horrible sight to behold.

Dustin's eyes widened in shock when he realized the woman hanging there was Dahlia!

Dustin balled his hand into a fist. A murderous aura erupted from him. Suddenly, there was a gust of strong wind that sent the rocks flying. Even the surrounding temperature started to drop rapidly.

Dustin shot up and cut off the rope with one hand. He caught Dahlia, who was covered in blood, and landed gently on the ground. At this moment, Dahlia had already passed out, and the wounds on her back were an unsightly mess.

The sight of those whip marks and wounds pierced Dustin's heart like a sharp knife.

"Just kill me," Dahlia mumbled unconsciously. She must have suffered a lot of pain to ask for death.

"I'm sorry." Dustin's hands were trembling. Tears pricked his eyes. He knew that Dahlia was in this mess because of him. He dragged her into this.

"Haha! Dustin Rhys, you're finally here!" Edward roared as he and his men walked out slowly.

"You did this?" Dustin raised his head slowly, his eyes fixed on the whip in Edward's hands.

"So what? What can you do to me at this point?" Edward was not afraid at all.

Although his uncle had withdrawn half the troops, there were more than a dozen heavily armed elites ambushed around. Each of these men could defeat a hundred people. It would be easy to deal with this one man.

"Dustin, is it? Did you kill my brother, Trevor?" Travis asked.

"It was me," Dustin answered plainly. As he spoke, his gaze was fixed on Edward.

"I'm glad that you admit it. Now, go pay for your sins before my brother's coffin before I end your life," Travis said coldly.

"Pay for my sins?" Dustin snorted coldly, "Even your superior, Adam Spanner, would not speak to me this way. You're nothing to me!"

"Hmm?" Travis raised an eyebrow.

Adam Spanner was the commanding general of the Western army. He was also his superior. Only a handful of people know about his existence.

How had Dustin heard of him?

"You know Chief General Spanner?" Travis was slightly taken aback.

"I'll give you a chance to take your own life out of respect for Adam. This way, your body might still be intact!" Dustin demanded.

"Keep my body intact?"

"Before Travis could respond, Edward guffawed loudly. "Are you out of your mind? Open your eyes and

recognize your place in this world!"

As he spoke, the other hidden elites immediately revealed themselves. Each armed soldier looked very threatening and menacing.

However, Dustin didn't even pay any attention to them. His eyes were focused on Edward as if he were already a dead man.

"His body could stay intact, but you would have nothing left but bones!" Then, Dustin immediately made his move.