Chapter 297

"Can't do it?" Ryan Wellington let out a short laugh, but the grin quickly faded. His face turned cold as he leaned forward slightly. "Director Jasper, are you telling me you'd rather see this blow up on every headline tomorrow than just let someone out?" "You… you can't do this!" Jasper slapped his thigh hard, frustration etched on his face. "It's not that I don't want to let him go! I can't! Someone’s threatening me. If I release him, it won’t end well for me—things are far more complicated than that!" Curtis Stockton exchanged a glance with Ryan. Narrowing his sharp eyes, his tone turned icy. "Who’s threatening you?" “…” Jasper froze, lips pressed together as if he’d already said too much. He let out a weary sigh, shaking his head as he looked at the two men. “Why can’t you both just stop pressing me? It’s not that I don’t want to help—it’s that I really can’t. That person has complete control over my fate.” At that moment, regret was written all over his face, regret for choices lo