Elektra hastily hit the brakes, but she still nearly crashed into one of them. In response, she snapped, “Do you have a death wish!”
However, in the next second, she found out those people were after her. Right as she stopped the car, the people gathered around and started smacking the car door, screaming for her to get out of the car.
Elektra was petrified. The person leading the group shouted from outside, “You have to pick up Ms. Patel’s call!”
Christina’s men? Ultimately, she had to answer the call, as she had no other option. Although the individuals surrounding the car stopped shouting, they lingered nearby, preventing her from departing.
There was an icy quality to Christina’s voice as she said, “Oh, Elektra, don’t assume I know nothing. Although I’m in Hawen, I’m keeping track of the progress of Roxanne and your company. You’re impressive, no? I’m surprised you’re fearless enough to ignore my calls. Aren’t you afraid that I’ll deliver some clues to Lucian?”
Christina was quick to delve into the worst threats, and that made Elektra shudder in fear. Promptly, she replied, “Ms. Patel, I hadn’t contacted you since I’ve been busy. After all, there are many things that haven’t been settled yet.”
“Oh? Is that so? Hm, all right then,” Christina enunciated, confident in her control over Elektra. “Well, things are running smoothly. You’ve recovered the costs in the second phase, so it’s time to make a move in the third phase, right?”
Elektra pursed her lips at Christina’s urging. She could not give up on the current favorable situation.
“Ms. Patel, have you ever considered the bright future of this company? It will be raking in profits easily. If you’re okay with it, I’ll split half of my profits with you,” Elektra offered, attempting to sway Christina with the promise of monetary gain and to abandon her scheme.
Yet, Christina bellowed, “Ha! Are you trying to bribe me? What a joke! Money can never mute my resentment, do you understand?”
“Not even tens of billions will mean anything to me, let alone millions! Do you understand that, Elektra Lane?” Christina gritted out, the hatred palpitating in her words. “If I really cared about money, I wouldn’t have been a fool back then. I would’ve relented. You’re not even as good as me. I didn’t care about anything if it meant getting Lucian’s love. You, on the other hand, are wavering for such a small amount of money. You’re weak, Elektra! Your so-called love is simply not real. How can someone like you be worthy of having Lucian?”
Every one of Christina’s words was a devastating blow to Elektra. Elektra was shaking by then. She wanted to hurl retorts, but she could not find the words to do that.
Sure enough, it was just like what Christina had said. Upon getting a taste of a successful career, Elektra started to console herself and let go of her obsession with Lucian. For a long while, Elektra was silent. She had no other options. She had fallen right into Christina’s trap.
“You still have a chance now. If you take down Roxanne, you may not have the opportunity to win Lucian’s love; but you will still be able to take control of the cosmeceutical company. Do you understand what I mean?” Christina tempted. Elektra froze, her resolve faltering.
If she could take control of the research team, she would be able to continue developing new products even without Roxanne. However, that meant she would be making Lucian her enemy. How was the Lane family going to hold up against Lucian?
Elektra’s emotions were fluctuating rapidly, like a rollercoaster ride. She calmed down again, but what was the point of that? She did not have the freedom of choice. She was almost certain that Christina was recording that call as well.
If Christina were to send evidence of Elektra’s contact with her to Lucian, she would also get. on Lucian’s bad side. No matter what she chose, it felt like the ending would be the same.
“Okay. The release of the products in the third phase will be my chance to strike.” Not wanting to talk to the lunatic anymore, Elektra ended the call after agreeing to that. Not long after, the people around the car left.
Elektra weakly slumped on her seat, feeling as if the inside of her heart had been hollowed out. When it was almost time for lunch, Jonathan came out of the office with some medicinal herbs, about to visit Lorraine. His phone suddenly rang. It was a call from Coralie, and he picked it up.
“Jonathan, are you free? I went out cycling today, but I fell on my way back. I’m still on the mountain. Would it be too troublesome for you to come for me?”
Coralie’s voice was soft and feminine, a voice that would attract the opposite s3x.
“You fell? Where are you? Is it serious? I’ll come right away,” Jonathan asked worriedly, concerned about his friend.
“I’m at Bellefort Hill Scenic Area. I’ll send you my location. It’s not that serious. It’s just a scrape, and I’m only bleeding a little, so don’t worry,” Coralie replied. After ending the call, Jonathan received Coralie’s message about her location..
He then drove to the location with the help of the Global Positioning System. While he was on the way there, he even thought about how the medical kit in his car should be enough to treat her.
When Jonathan arrived, Coralie was sitting on the ground with her pants rolled up, revealing her fair skin. She delightedly waved at Jonathan. “Jonathan, I’m over here!”
Every time Jonathan looked at her smile, he felt rejuvenated. He hastily came out of the car and walked over to her with his medical kit. In no time, he noticed her injury. The scrap on her knee was rather bad-it was bleeding quite a bit, and it was bruised. He also noticed how the front wheel of her bicycle had bent out of shape.
“I wasn’t paying attention to the road. This is a downward slope, and I was going a little too fast. A rock came out of nowhere, and I lost control of the steering when my tire ran over it. That’s how I fell!” Coralie, the good-natured person she was, explained with a cheeky chuckle.
Meanwhile, Jonathan quickly took out the materials to clean and disinfect her wound before wrapping it with gauze. While he was doing that, Coralie was leaning closer and closer to him. The faint floral scent of hers was wafting across Jonathan’s nose. The longer she looked at his slightly stiff expression, the more she found him cute.
“Let’s go. I’ll send you back,” Jonathan said. Coralie nodded before tugging his arm, about to stand on her own. However, the pang of pain coming from her knee made her draw her brows together.
“Can you carry me to the car? I don’t think I can walk.” Coralie thought that even the densest man would understand that she was giving him an opportunity to get close to her.
Nonetheless, an awkward expression crossed Jonathan’s face, and he shook his head. “I…. Ms. Crawford, let me help you into the car instead.”
With that, he reached out to her with his left hand. Coralie was still for two seconds before wistfully thinking, I’m already offering myself, but he still doesn’t get it.
After sending Coralie to a clinic to redress her wound, Jonathan excused himself and left. It took Coralie a long time before she could come back to her senses. What’s going on with this man? We were clearly getting closer with our recent frequent interactions, but why does it feel like I can never worm my way into his heart?
Madilyn had a day off that day, so she was taking care of her mother at home. She had received a message from Jonathan the day before, and he told her that he was going to bring medicine to her the next day. Alas, her long wait was fruitless.
The thought of him being with Coralie at the moment flashed past Madilyn’s mind, but she quickly shook her head and told herself not to overthink the situation. What’s most important right now is to have my mother recover as quickly as possible. Then, I’ll have to work hard to gain some achievements as the director so that I won’t be letting my good friend down after how she saved my mother’s life.
After dismissing those thoughts, Madilyn began tidying up the place. Her mother liked flowers, so she bought several pots. Recently, weeds had been growing in those pots.
A while later, Jonathan drove into the compound. Madilyn, who was hunched over the pots, raised her head and tensed up when she saw the car. A wave of merriment surged in her heart.
“Madilyn, I’m here with the medicine. Sorry about my tardiness. Some things happened on my way here. Where’s your mother?” Jonathan asked. As he spoke, he agilely took out packs of medicinal herbs and stacked them together before bringing them toward the living room.
“I’m over here. Jonathan, thank you.” Lorraine was all smiles as she walked out of the kitchen. “You haven’t had lunch, right?”
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