Watching the tall and imposing figure approach, Travis's face turned deathly pale.
"Who... who are you? Why are you doing this to me?!"
He had indeed used many cruel methods to play with numerous women, but those women had no significant background, and it was unlikely that someone with such a powerful background would come to avenge them.
This man must have a grudge against the Elan family and was seeking revenge on him.
The man did not respond, only closing in on Travis, who backed away, clutching his severed finger.
However, after only a few steps, several bodyguards dressed in black uniforms with an "M" emblem on their ties blocked his path.
With nowhere to retreat, Travis had no choice but to face the man wearing the gold-bronze mask.
"You've already cut off one of my fingers. What do you want to do now?"
Travis had never imagined that at his age, he would experience the agony of having his finger severed.
It was his carelessness. In his haste to go to the Moriarty Group to amend the contract, he had forgotten to bring his bodyguards.
Otherwise, he would have had the strength to fight back against this man. But now, alone, he was at the mercy of the masked man, imprisoned here.
No matter what this man intended, once he managed to escape, Travis swore to avenge this humiliation double-fold!
Travis harbored a glimmer of hope, believing he still had a chance to flee.
The man raised his chin, and the bodyguard behind Travis immediately understood, kicking Travis's kneecap with force.
Unprepared, Travis fell to his knees in a demeaning posture, hands on the ground, kneeling before the man in a gesture of utmost humiliation.
This unbearable disgrace ignited Travis's rage.
He looked up with eyes filled with hatred, glaring at the man before him, and roared, "Bastard, you dare to treat me like this! When I get back, I will tear you into pieces!"
"Huh—" The man let out a disdainful cold laugh, unwilling to engage further with Travis. He raised the sharp blade in his hand and viciously slashed Travis's wrist, severing his tendons.
Without pause, the man continued his brutal assault, starting from the center of Travis's face, slashing downwards, brutally splitting his mouth in two.
Then, with swift and forceful strokes, he cut open Travis's thighs, the force of the cuts revealing the bone beneath.
Throughout this gruesome act, the man did not blink, his gaze remained cold and detached, treating Travis as if he were merely a piece of raw meat.
"You kissed her, held her, and let her sit on your lap. This is the punishment you deserve."
Travis fainted several times from the pain, vaguely seeing the man's mouth moving but unable to make out any words.
Seeing that Travis had been tortured beyond recognition, the man casually discarded the knife and accepted a handkerchief from a bodyguard, slowly wiping the blood from his hands.
"Sir, it's time to leave." The bodyguard who had severed Travis's finger reminded him.
With a slight nod, the man did not even glance at Travis as he walked away.
After the man got into his car, the bodyguard signaled the others, and dozens of off-road vehicles gradually retreated.
Travis, who had long since lost consciousness from the pain, was left there, uncared for and abandoned.
Luana waited at the hotel all night, but Travis never showed up.
She held on until three in the morning, then finally succumbed to exhaustion and dozing off.
When she woke up again, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
Luana's eyes snapped open as she remembered the bidding event and quickly got ready to leave the hotel.
As she was about to leave, her phone vibrated.
She checked the message, which was from Mr. Night, saying, "Check the news."
News? What news?
As she was puzzled, Mr. Night sent her a link.
The headline read, "Elan Group CEO Travis Injured Last Night."
The following sub-headlines were "Elan Family Scandal Erupts," "Elan Group Stocks Crash Overnight."
Luana clicked through the articles and learned that Travis had been unable to return due to a rival's revenge.
The reports stated that Travis's mouth had been stitched up, his wrist tendons severed, and his thighs brutally cut.
The assailant's methods were extremely brutal but had left Travis alive.
The Elan family had been investigating the incident all night, but the surveillance at the scene had been destroyed, leaving no leads.
Following Travis's incident, a scandal involving his mistreatment of women emerged.
It was revealed that he had used heinous methods to toy with women. The public outcry was immediate, with many believing it was karma for his misdeeds.
The internet was filled with condemnation. No one sympathized with him, all declaring he deserved his fate.
Subsequently, the Elan family was implicated in corruption, bribery, tax evasion, and other illegal activities.
These events led to a dramatic plummet and crash of the Elan Group's stock overnight.
The Elan Group's chairman was taken in for investigation the next day, and the CEO Travis, injured and unconscious, was mired in scandal.