Elektra could no longer sit still in the office after hanging up the phone, and she instantly went to look for Christina at the hotel. I don’t even know if she’s still staying at that hotel. Don’t tell me she’s been fooling me all along! Was destroying the Lane family her ultimate goal?
Elektra was the VIP of that particular five-star hotel. When the franchisees came for negotiations, she would always book that hotel for their accommodation. Hence, the receptionist knew Elektra well. Elektra asked the receptionist if Christina was there, and the receptionist responded with a nod.
Assuming that she was still staying in the same room, Elektra didn’t ask further questions and got into the elevator right away. Upon arriving on the twenty-eighth floor, Elektra hurried toward room 2808 and rang the doorbell.
The door to the room gradually creaked open, revealing a person standing behind. Elektra was stunned when she saw the person’s face, and her expression froze at once. To be exact, she felt as though the blood in her body had stopped flowing at once.
She couldn’t even utter a single word, and despite her attempts to open her mouth, her lips quivered, refusing to budge.
It’s Lucian! Elektra felt as though she had been struck by lightning, and various thoughts ran wild in her head. What the h*ll is happening? Why is Lucian here? Has Lucian been cheating on Roxanne with Christina? No! That’s impossible! Even a fool can tell how much Lucian loves Roxanne! Then, did he catch Christina red-handed? Did Christina tell him all about the plan?
Noticing the sheer bafflement and terror in Elektra’s eyes, Lucian merely inclined his head. Though still doubtful, he narrowed his eyes and said, “So, it’s you!”
All of a sudden, Elektra widened her eyes, and she was on the verge of a mental breakdown. In response, she shook her head slightly, and her lips finally parted. However, she couldn’t find the words to explain herself.
“Looks like it’s really you!” Disappointment filled Lucian’s eyes, and he opened the door wide before walking back into the room. “Come in. Explain yourself!”
Right then, Elektra felt as though a thousand daggers had just pierced through her heart. At the same time, she was filled with regret and frustration. Lucian has never looked at me like that before. The disappointment in his eyes means that everything we’ve been through together and everything we shared as childhood friends has disappeared. There goes our relationship. I thought no one could ever break my strong mentality, but now, it’s crushed for good.
Only then did she realize how much Lucian mattered to her As tears began flowing down her cheeks, she knew that was it, and she was done for. At that moment, she was living in her worst nightmare.
“Don’t worry. Christina has fled. However, I think I’ve figured out how everything unfolded,” Lucian uttered, his tone emotionless.
Elektra felt dead inside, and she couldn’t bring herself to enter the room and face Lucian. Meanwhile, Lucian was sitting on the couch with his arms folded before his chest and his body slightly leaning forward. He appeared to still be deep in thought, trying to piece everything together.
“So, you’ve been working together with Christina to make this plan work by adding harmful substances to the product. What’s your motive?” Lucian glanced at Elektra. His gaze remained calm although Elektra was sobbing.
Elektra couldn’t muster the courage to answer that question of his. I’ve thought about the worst-case scenario, but I never expected that I would be facing Lucian on my own. It’s only natural that Lucian is baffled. After all, Flora Verba Group’s success benefits me the most. In the end, however, I was the one who destroyed everything.
Seeing that she was keeping mum, Lucian remained silent as well. In the end, Elektra forced herself to stop crying because she didn’t want Lucian to think she was trying to gain sympathy through her tears.
Therefore, she owned up to what she did. / should’ve known this would happen from the moment I came in contact with Christina. If I had chosen to expose the fact that Christina was actually Aubree and alerted Lucian about it, everything would’ve been different now. However, it’s all too late now. I don’t understand, though. Why is Lucian here in Christina’s room? How did Lucian find out about this? Also, how did he change the whole situation? After all, I added harmful substances to all the products. I spent so much time and effort accomplishing that.
“When did you find out about this? I really want to know the answer to that question. How did you do it? Did you recall the tainted products?” Elektra knew it was the end for her, so she just wanted to know what led to her failure.
“Elektra, did you consider the consequences? You did, didn’t you? Was Roxanne your target? You wanted to ruin her, right? Have you been planning all this since the very beginning? Since you proposed this project?” Lucian asked instead of answering her questions.
His tone was so cold that it was as if he was talking to a stranger. By then, Elektra had given up hope because she knew Lucian’s impression of her was unsalvageable. That was why she decided to admit to everything.
“Yes. I considered the consequences. My target is indeed Roxanne! I wanted to destroy her. Lucian, I need an answer. Over all these years, who am I to you? Do you really not have the slightest of feelings for me?” she asked.
Lucian knitted his brows in response as hostility filled his expression. He shot a cold, vicious glare at Elektra that resembled countless deadly arrows that pierced the woman’s heart in an instant. A bitter smile surfaced on Elektra’s countenance.
“Elektra, I’ve actually looked into what Aubree did in Hawen. At first, I thought she would turn over a new leaf and start a brand new life after assuming the identity of Christina. However, she was still determined to take revenge on Roxanne. Thus, I have people watching her every move the second she crossed the border. It’s just that I didn’t expect you to be the person she was working with!”
Lucian ignored Elektra’s questions because he no longer had the patience to answer them. We were childhood sweethearts, and our families have known each other for decades. Heck, I even disregarded Jonathan and gave her the opportunity to collaborate with Roxanne. Jonathan is more than capable of doing whatever she can! Yet, all this while, she has been plotting against my wife just to send her to prison! No matter how close our relationship was, it’s over now that everything is exposed.
“Listen closely, Elektra. I’ll make things clear to you now, so you’d give up. Ever since we were little, I have always regarded you as my little sister. I don’t have siblings, so you and Jonathan are like my brother and sister. You should know that! Still, you attempted to sabotage my wife! Did you not consider the future of my three children? Also, did you not think about your parents? What would they think if they knew you did all this?” Lucian could no longer suppress his anger and spoke through gritted teeth.
That was probably the first time he expressed his emotions so explicitly and aggressively. As soon as he finished talking, he abruptly rose to his feet and walked up to Elektra, his gaze burning with fury.
Elektra was dumbfounded. I’ve never seen Lucian express his anger so straightforwardly before. All these years, he hadn’t been one to wear his heart on his sleeve. Even when he had to take over Farwell Group back then, he faced all his problems in a composed manner. Right then, Elektra was overwhelmed by great sadness, and she had trouble breathing.
Seconds later, the tears that she had been holding back suddenly came streaming down her cheeks. Lucian used to take me under his wing. Back when I was harassed by the other students in school, he would always show up. He used to put his heart into preparing gifts for me. During my coming-of-age ceremony, he even gifted me a cool sports car.
Back then, I took everything for granted, thinking he only did all that on the account of the relationship our families shared. In hindsight, he actually regarded me as someone important in his life. Although he didn’t have romantic feelings for me, I was still more than a friend to him. I never once realized that he thought of me as his younger sister.
In an instant, Elektra felt drained of energy. Her body went limp, and she was on the verge of collapsing onto the ground. Lucian grabbed her right hand and fumed, “You must face the consequences! You’re not getting away with this!”
He pulled her toward the couch, and she slumped into it. The iciness in Lucian’s gaze didn’t fade. Roxanne was the love of his life, so he would never forgive or have mercy on whoever tried to harm her.
“I found out about it from the moment you started adding substances to the products. It was simple, really. Although the new factory hadn’t been officially put into operation, the transportation company the drivers worked for was under the management of Queen Group! Although it was only a small company, we had control over the logistics,” Lucian revealed.
That night, two trucks were delayed for no reason. Out of consideration for the transportation of the products of Flora Verba Group, Jonathan went to consult the drivers. Upon finding out what had happened, Jonathan felt something was fishy.
Hence, he went to discuss the matter with Lucian the next day before intercepting the trucks. There and then, all the products were recalled.
That was exactly the day when Christina and Elektra thought everything was going according to their plan. Little did they know that Lucian had already started investigating the matter. However, everything happened too fast. Ten thousand products had been tampered with within three to four days.
Besides, all the products had the same packaging, so Lucian couldn’t tell them apart. Therefore, he gave the order to intercept all the trucks that had been to the new factory and stored all the products mixed with harmful substances in one warehouse.
In order to prevent Roxanne from worrying, he told her he wanted to export the products and received permission from her.
After that, he told Leroy and a few other factory managers to bring their new employees to the temporary factory Jonathan had found. There, they worked overtime to produce an extra ten thousand products to replace the tainted batch.
Lucian’s worst fear was that Roxanne could get betrayed by the people around her. That was why he investigated all the people in the research institute to find a possible suspect. He never expected Elektra to be the one in bed with Christina.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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