Despite his worsening condition, Jaylen maintained his defiance, saying, “So what if... you kill me? What difference does it make?

I've enjoyed your woman... quite the enchantress... I... I like her..."

His voice trailed off into a quiet hum, eventually fading into silence.

Jaylen was rendered speechless.

Concerned that Isaac would really kill Jaylen, Alick moved closer, only to see Isaac's foot still pressing down on Jaylen's disfigured face.

Jaylen lay motionless on the ground.

Isaac proceeded to wrap his tie around Jaylen's neck, and Alick instinctively reached out to stop him, pleading, "Mr. Johnston, let me handle this."

A fierce look from Isaac had Alick retracting his hand in fear.

Isaac then dragged Jaylen to a nearby pool and submerged his head in the water. Jaylen jolted awake and began to struggle, his muffled pleas for help filling the air. “Help... Help..."

Each time Jaylen was on the brink of suffocation, Isaac would release him only to repeat the process.

After several rounds of this torment, Jaylen was barely hanging on to life.

“Now, tell me how many backups you've made and where they're hidden."

"I... I don't... understand... what you're saying..." Jaylen, barely able to form the words, feigned ignorance.

He knew exactly what Isaac was referring to, but he decided to play dumb, hoping to drive Isaac further into insanity and keep him on edge.

Even if it cost him his life, he didn't care.

He'd already made arrangements for his wife and child to be safe.

He was prepared to meet his end in this face-off with Isaac.

He had a legacy to leave behind, after all.

"Do you think... having hordes of henchmen will help you... Go ahead hack into my... devices... But you're wasting your time. I've grown wiser."

For the evidence of Aldrin's pushing Lilith, he truly didn't save it on any USB drive, and it had been hacked and deleted by the hacker.