Jarvis lowered his head and said in desperation, "They said if I didn't tell them who my boss was, they would kill my wife and my son. Boss! Save them! Please!"
"Did you say anything about me?" Carl asked.
"I swear! I didn't say anything about you or our plan. Please save my family!" Jarvis climbed forward and begged at Carl's feet.
"Stand up! I will make it up to you." Carl helped Jarvis on to his feet.
Jarvis peered cautiously at Carl, trying to read his expression. It seemed that Carl might have trusted what he said. But Carl was a suspicious man, and Jarvis knew it would take time to be trusted again.
About an hour later, one of Carl's men returned and whispered something in Carl's ear.
Carl took out some money from his wallet and said to Jarvis, "You must have suffered a lot. Take this money. I will introduce a nice woman to you."
Despite the seemingly nice words, Jarvis knew this meant Carl didn't want to save his wife and son.
