The night before, Lucian had already found out where Christina was staying, so he told Cayden to bring a few bodyguards with him to the hotel to apprehend and question Christina.
Unfortunately for Lucian, Christina had quite a few professional bodyguards under her payroll. Those bodyguards sensed something was amiss and escorted Christina out of there in the nick of time. Although Christina got out in time, she accidentally left her phone behind because she was in a hurry.
The contact number found in the call log was an unknown number, and that was the newly- registered number Elektra used to call Christina. At first, Lucian wanted to call that number right away and track its location.
However, Elektra started calling in the morning. Lucian ignored the calls because he didn’t want to raise suspicion. Then, he went to the hotel and waited patiently for up to four hours.
He knew the person who was working with Christina would show up anxiously upon realizing that their evil scheme had failed. At long last, the doorbell rang, but to his dismay, the person he was waiting for was the last person he hoped to see.
“Your plan had many flaws. It was foolish of Christina to have the audacity to use Flora Verba Group’s name to recruit temporary workers!” The expression in Lucian’s eyes was cold as glaciers, but fear actually lingered in his chest.
Although the scheme was full of loopholes, its primary focus was to achieve speedy results, If the one hundred thousand sets of goods had entered the market, it would’ve been meaningless to investigate and identify the culprit afterward.
It would be difficult to salvage the situation after the public’s opinion toward the company was tarnished. By then, regardless of how hard Flora Verba Group’s employees tried to explain themselves, the trust crisis wouldn’t be solved.
And as the company’s technical director, Roxanne’s reputation would be dragged through the mud after getting involved in that scandal.
“I had anticipated this day would come.” Once again, Elektra stopped crying. Despair was the greatest sorrow. At that point, she no longer knew how to face Lucian, Roxanne, her parents, or anything else.
Her expression suddenly took on an eerie calmness. She gazed at Lucian longingly, wanting to engrave his countenance in her mind.
“Lucian, I hope you don’t involve my parents and the Lane family in this matter. I’ll bear all the consequences.”
Immediately after she spoke, Lucian suddenly sensed something off in her tone. When he turned to look at Elektra, he noticed she was dashing out of the room at breakneck speed. What is she trying to do?
A terrifying suspicion flashed across Lucian’s mind, prompting him to give chase. However, he had clearly underestimated Elektra’s determination to die.
She really didn’t know how to deal with everything in her life anymore. The good impressions and wonderful perception that Lucian has of me must’ve ceased to exist. He must hate me now, right? Bitterness washed over her, filling every pore in her body.
At that instant, only a single thought remained in her mind. I’m going to leave this unbearable world. She bolted into the elevator, quickly closing the doors and heading to the top floor.
“Elektra, stop!” Lucian was already moving at an incredible speed. Unfortunately, when Elektra reached the elevator, the doors opened just in time for her to enter.
He watched helplessly as the elevator ascended. Pressing the button repeatedly, he hoped another elevator would arrive sooner. Lucian made it to the top floor of the building in less than fifteen seconds after Elektra did.
He noticed she was already standing on the railing and was one step away from committing a three-hundred-meter drop. Ultimately, she still yearned for him and hoped he could come after her. She felt relief wash over her and smiled faintly when she noticed he had indeed followed her to the rooftop.
“Don’t come any closer, Lucian! I wronged you and Roxanne. She’s, in fact, a perfect woman, and I can’t compare to her in every aspect.”
“Hurry up and get down from there! Do you think that’s the way to shoulder all the responsibilities? I won’t let you go to jail, but you must face your mistakes. What you’re doing is nothing more than running away from your problems. Do you think you can erase everything you’ve done by dying?”
Lucian narrowed his eyes, riveting his gaze on her while approaching her step by step. He tried to think of something that could calm Elektra down, but his anger couldn’t be quelled.
As he slowly approached Elektra, she shook her head and flashed him a miserable smile. “Lucian, I get what you’re saying. But I-I finally understand your feelings toward me now. Regrettably, I can no longer be your sister. I hope to end everything this way. The truth is, I’ve never wanted to be your sister. I’ve always loved you. Christina did threaten me, but I still had a choice. I was just too stubborn and unrepentant to do the right thing.”
Lucian was suddenly stumped. He stopped in his tracks as a conflicted expression spread across his face. Lucian could vaguely tell she harbored romantic feelings for him, but Roxanne had won his heart many years ago, even long before they were married.
“Lucian, can I meet with Roxanne? I want to apologize to her sincerely. If I don’t do it today, I might never have the chance again.”
Elektra had expressed all the thoughts in her mind. At the brink of her death, she pondered on the remaining guilt and regrets she had in her life. In the end, Elektra felt that she should face Roxanne one last time. I’ve lost to her in every aspect possible.
Lucian furrowed his brows but finally nodded in agreement. He dialed Roxanne’s number and told Roxanne about Elektra’s plan to end her life by jumping off a building and her wish to meet with Roxanne one last time. In the meantime, Roxanne, who was in the research institute’s office, was wholly dumbfounded.
She even wondered if her husband was joking. The third phase of the product had made a lot of profit, and the future of Flora Verba Group was undoubtedly promising, so why would the CEO of the company, Elektra, want to end her own life?
Roxanne wasn’t heartless. In the end, the only reason she could think of that would motivate Elektra to do so was the latter’s love life. Yes, that’s possible. But, it’s still weird that she would attempt to end her life and that Lucian is currently with her.
Roxanne planned to drive there herself, but Lucian called again the next second. “Let Linda drive you over. I need to brief you on the circumstances on your way here.”
She agreed. Linda drove while Roxanne sat in the backseat, quietly listening to Lucian’s account of Christina’s entire plot. After hearing that, Roxanne felt chills traveling down her spine.
She couldn’t believe that underneath the calm surface of the seemingly joyous three-day period, sinister schemes were brewing, and thrilling rescues took place.
Fear washed over her as she became aware of what had happened. If it weren’t for Lucian’s attentiveness, noticing something was off, and. taking decisive countermeasures, Flora Verba Group and the research institute would’ve been doomed.
Roxanne reckoned that if worse came to worst, she probably wouldn’t be able to escape the mess unscathed as well and might have to face imprisonment. The most important day of her life was just one week away That meant Elektra had deliberately planned to send her to jail before the wedding.
Realizing that, Roxanne regained her composure right away and even began emanating a forbidding aura. Is she truly seeking death, or is this just a ploy for her to gain Lucian’s sympathy so she can escape this plight?
Suddenly, Roxanne lost all pity and sympathy for Elektra since the latter was clearly trying to put her in a desperate situation. What would happen to the three children if I were really sent to jail?
Upon arriving at the office building, Roxanne looked up at the top of the structure. While waiting for Roxanne’s arrival, Elektra gradually sat down with her legs dangling on the edge, seemingly unafraid of falling and resolved to meet her end.
Poker-faced, Roxanne strolled toward the entrance casually, wanting to see for herself what else Elektra was planning to do. At that moment, her mind was blank. She didn’t know what to think about.
Suddenly, some strange thoughts popped into her head. Is there truly an afterlife? Do people truly forget everything after passing on? But I don’t want to forget Lucian. If I was given a chance at rebirth, can I make a wish to let Lucian fall in love with me in my next life?
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