Chapter 1077

Allen flashed a sinister grin. "Anything to take down Jack, that bastard. Patrick, you just have to say the word. I'm all in."

"Perfect!" Patrick clapped his hands, laughing. "Allen, are you free now? If you are, let's get together tonight and drink till we drop."

Meanwhile, at a detention center elsewhere, the investigation team was interrogating Peter.

But just like before, the questioning was getting them nowhere. Despite the solid evidence, Peter clenched his teeth and refused to confess. He even knew a few counter-interrogation tricks, making the whole process even more difficult.

Still, with the case being so high-profile and the evidence undeniable, he had little chance of getting bail. The authorities weren't about to let someone like him slip away easily.

The Trevell Group had already dispatched a powerful legal team to support Peter. Leading the charge was a top attorney who had once served the royal family of Angleria. He had powerful connections and carried serious clout, both in Tarthy and

overseas.

Peter believed that if he could just grit his teeth and hold on, those detaining him would eventually have no choice but to release him. The opposition might be powerful, but his family wasn't easy to push around either. They had been rooted in Tarthy for years, with influence that ran deep.

He'd even planned out his life after release.

He would eat and drink to his heart's content, indulging in pleasures to vent his frustration. Then, he would consider how to take revenge on those who had put him behind bars with Jack and Elias being at the top of his list. He swore to tear them apart, leave them with nothing, and haunt their lives forever.

But instead of news of his release, Peter was greeted by the last person he wanted to see his most loathed enemy, Jack.

Jack and Elias had come to visit him.

To their surprise, he was living quite comfortably in the detention center. Other than being cut off from the outside world and losing his freedom, life there wasn't all that different from the world beyond those walls. He even had a TV and a spacious living space.

It seemed this was a world ruled by money. With enough wealth, even prison offered better living conditions than most commoners could afford.

"Peter, long time no see," Jack greeted with a sly grin, looking like a cunning fox.

Peter shot Jack a disgusted glance before turning his gaze to Elias. "Don't get too cocky. When I get out, you're gonna regret it."

Peter, it appeared, was convinced Jack was just Elias' lackey, and that Elias was the real mastermind.

Elias didn't bother correcting him and instead asked with a smile, "What? You're not happy to see us?"

"Cut the act! You're just pretending to care while enjoying the show," Peter snapped angrily. "Mark my words! ensure you suffer fates. worse than death. Every ounce of shame you've heaped upon me today, I'll return to you a thousand times over."

Elias chuckled. "Peter, what makes you so sure of yourself? What makes you so certain you can defeat me?"

Peter smirked coldly. "Is that even up for debate? It's only a matter of time before Mr. Cadwallader takes over Do you honestly expect the Carpenters to thrive underhis authority? When that day comes, even if you grovel before us, we won't let you off."

"So, you've got a lot of faith in that

big boss of yours, huh?" Elias nodded. "But Peter, maybe you've been locked up too long to know what's happening outside. Let me fill you in the latest polls show your guy's support has dropped below 20 percent!"

Peter froze for a moment, then scoffed. "Are you kidding me?"

He couldn't believe it. Just two weeks ago, Gerard's approval rating was at 80 percent, with his victory practically guaranteed. How could it plummet to 20 percent

in just a few days? That was a total nosedive.

Elias grinned and handed Peter his phone to see for himself.

Peter was stunned.

From Winona's two disastrous scandals to Gerard's pair of controversies, he began

to believe Elias.

But Peter quickly regained his composure.