In the detention center of Baxrich at Horington, Elektra was calm as she mentally calculated the days that had passed. It’ll be Roxanne’s wedding day soon.
Roxanne, now that I’m here, I have no grudges against you. Thank you for making me understand the true meaning of love at the very last moment.
Love was considered the most expensive luxury item to humans. It did not matter whether one had an attractive figure or powerful status for one might not even get the chance to experience love. Elektra was finally aware that Lucian was not the right person for her.
It didn’t matter even if one ended with the wrong person. One should just continue to look for the right person instead.
Roxanne, I wish you a happy marriage from the bottom of my heart! I hope you will allow me to make things right in the future. Lucian and I would’ve remained as best friends if it weren’t for my obsession with him. A prison warden suddenly yelled, “Elektra, step out! The lawyer wants to see you!”
Her family had paid a lawyer handsomely to come up with ideas to ensure she could receive a suspended sentence instead. However, Elektra was unbothered. She would rather stay in the detention center for some time. That way, she could feel the filth in her heart slowly fade away.
At the same time, on a small battered fishing boat at the port of Horington, Christina glared at her bodyguard and hissed, “When will Mr. Goldstein come to take me back? I don’t want to stay in hiding anymore! Is everything all right on my parents’ side?”
The bodyguard was calm as he glanced at her. He was used to her arrogance and demands. “Please wait a little longer. Mr. Goldstein is trying to come up with an appropriate arrangement to come over. He’ll take you away if he arrives here without problems. As for your parents, everything is going well. It seems like Mr. Farwell isn’t bothering them too much.”
Christina narrowed her eyes as she felt anger bubbling inside her. How wretched! I can’t believe such a perfect plan ended up failing! Lucian had many things to care for, so why was he so fixated on such a small detail?
I heard that Elektra turned herself in. How in the world did Roxanne bewitch her to do that? Ha! Is Elektra trying to turn over a new leaf? What a joke! A failure like her would never have the chance to do such a thing. It would be impossible!
But when.I think about it, perhaps what Elektra did was a smart move. Such a strategic retreat could protect the Lane family. Otherwise, she would’ve ended up as I did before.
Christina’s expression turned gloomy. It did not take long for her to start complaining about the dark and humid environment again. It’s no different from a mouse living in the sewers.
“Oh, right. Were you able to contact the person I told you about?” Christina suddenly asked. The bodyguard hesitated momentarily before nodding and said, “We did, but the other party rejected the proposal.”
“What do you mean they rejected it?” Christina was not one to give up. If Elektra failed, she could always find someone else to partner with to destroy Roxanne.
There could only be one winner between her and Roxanne, and she was determined to be the one who won. She had chosen Lucian’s competitor, Shawn Crawford from the north, to be her new partner. However, she did not expect to fail in getting him to work with her.
“Mr. Crawford asked his assistant to pass a message. He said that you shouldn’t bother to try anything else. He would never collaborate with you. He even mentioned…” The bodyguard averted her gaze and hesitated to continue. “Tell me. What else did he say?” Christina’s brows knitted into a frown. She did not expect that Shawn would be so ungrateful.
If only Mr. Goldstein had revealed his identity to Shawn. Shawn would definitely agree in a heartbeat. After all, Mr. Goldstein can provide many business opportunities in Hawen for the Crawford family.
“Mr. Crawford also mentioned that if you continued to pester him, he would lock you up and send you to Lucian. He said you are not qualified to participate in his competition with Lucian.”
Christina’s eyes widened when she heard that. Her face contorted in anger as she cursed, “Who the heck do the Crawford family think they are? They can’t even be compared to Mr. Goldstein. Only he can go head-to-head with Lucian. D*mn it…”
After hearing that Estella had designed a fairytale wedding gown for Roxanne, Madilyn hurried over after work to visit Roxanne. She was filled with envy and jealousy as she stared at the gown.
“If we weren’t best friends, I would’ve taken a pair of scissors and ripped your wedding gown into shreds! How can it look so beautiful?” Although Madilyn was Roxanne’s best friend, the way she complimented the gown was rather odd.
Roxanne giggled and tried to comfort her, “When it’s your turn to get married, Estella would have honed her skills and perfected her designs by then. When the time comes, I’ll have her design a gown for you!”
“True. As her godmother, I can’t just have obligations and no rights.” Madilyn grinned. She sighed inwardly when she thought of her best friend’s transformation throughout her journey to get where she was.
“How is Mdm. Xander? Is she getting better?” Roxanne asked. “Of course, she is. She’s been eating and sleeping well recently and even gained some weight! Her mental state is also getting better. Plus, she’s decided not to return to Xendale. She wants to make Horington her home instead.”
After saving Lorraine, Roxanne could feel that she had also somewhat protected her best friend’s mental well-being. At present, Madilyn was slowly getting back to her old self. Her eyes sparkled as she laughed and joked around.
“If she’s going to stay here, you’ll have to look for a man soon. How’s it going lately? I heard Jonathan took some time off from work. Did he look for you?” Roxanne asked out of habit..
She thought Madilyn was going to complain about him again. However, she did not expect to see her best friend’s face blushed in embarrassment. Madilyn’s couldn’t hide the happiness in her eyes.
“He’s recently been driving back and forth to accompany my mom to go sightseeing in Horington. I actually came to ask if I could take the rest of the month off. The wedding isn’t until two or three days later, and I promise to save one day off of my vacation to attend it!”
Roxanne was surprised to hear that. “Wow, what a fast development. It looks like you can’t control yourself any longer.” She paused to chuckle. “Sure. You’re the director. As long as you make the necessary arrangements, you can take time off whenever you want. Do you even need to ask me about this?”
Indeed, Roxanne had never stipulated that Madilyn could not take time off. Madilyn herself had been the one to follow the rules and would not even take a day off. In fact, she would work overtime instead.
She knew the hospital’s goal was not to make money. After paying the employees their salaries with the monthly profit, the hospital would not have much money left. Hence, Madilyn had recently developed a more expensive medical checkup plan targeted explicitly toward the rich so that the hospital would make some money.
However, instead of gaining profit, the hospital had to buy new equipment to accommodate the services provided for the new plan.
“It’s settled then. I’ll take three days off and accompany my mom to go traveling,” Madilyn said proudly. Roxanne immediately exposed her intentions. “I think you’re taking time off to spend it with someone else instead. But that’s good too. You need to seize the opportunity and make the first move. That’s the Madilyn I know!”
With smiles on their faces, the two chatted for a while. Madilyn left after greeting Lucian when the latter returned. Roxanne told her husband about Jonathan’s recent activities as she knew he was worried about Jonathan.
“That’s good, then. He’s been busy for so many years. It’s time he let loose and have fun! Madilyn is a nice lady and this is good for him.”
Lucian felt relieved. “Oh, right. Didn’t you say you want to pick someone up in the middle of the night? He must be someone important for you to make such a big deal of it. Who is it? Can’t you ask Cayden to pick them up instead?” Roxanne suddenly asked.
Lucian tilted his head and replied, “Who else would it be? Of course, it’s James. Don’t we have a favor to ask him? I’ll spoil him just this once.”
Roxanne accompanied Lucian to the airport. The duo was surprised to see James as they almost could not recognize him. His pale and soft face was now sun-kissed, his complexion was a shade darker. His eyes were dull as he stared at the couple.
It was a strange change that seemed like he had suffered some hiccups in life and gained worldly wisdom. James grinned. “Hi, Lucian and Roxanne. What are you doing here? It’s the middle of the night. I’m sorry to have troubled you.”
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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