When he said this, to be honest, the way I saw it, he didn't need to say anything more.

I knew early what happened after that.

Even so, I held myself back and said nothing.

Patrick said, "I was kidnapped that year. Besides asking for money, the kidnappers hated me for being rich and abused me. They beat me crazily during the kidnapping. Later on, although my parents agreed to give them money, they beat me to death."

"So that's how it is."

Patrick went on, "At that time, seeing that I was dying, the kidnappers were so scared that they didn't want the money anymore. They abandoned me at...