The Return Of the Invincible Heiress
Chapter 119

Chapter 119: Chapter 119

Alexander slowly turned the glass in his hand and stared at the juice inside. His voice was cold. "I gave them three choices. The first option was to be secretly sent to a mental hospital overseas. They wouldn’t be able to leave or contact the outside world. The second option was to be secretly imprisoned by me and undergo plastic surgery to look like fugitives. I would send someone to create the illusion that they committed suicide and disappeared. Four years later, I would persuade their families to apply to the court to declare them dead and take all their assets. As soon as the court pronounces them dead, I’ll set them free. The third option is to accept the charges I’ve pinned on them and go to jail. They don’t deserve to die, but if they perform well in prison, they might be released in ten or twenty years."

Avery’s mouth widened slightly. All three options were ruthless! He wouldn’t kill or disable them, but they would be tortured for a long time. Living would be barely better than dying.

Alexander smiled faintly. "They all chose the third option."

Avery was curious. "What are you going to charge them with?"

Alexander smiled. "Three people broke into the house with knives. The amount stolen was huge, and they kidnapped, imprisoned, and abused the owner of the house, who was under the age of 18, causing the owner to suffer from serious depression."

Avery replied with an "Oh" and drank her juice. The three of them had committed these crimes. Their sentences should be life imprisonment or a suspended death sentence. It was reasonable.

Alexander looked at her. "Will you think what I’m doing is scary?"

Avery shrugged. "Not as scary as what the murderers did. If I were you, I’d probably do the same." The three murderers had almost killed Lucy, Alexander, and Alexander’s friend who was brought to the scene. In fact, they had caused the driver’s death. If this case were exposed, the three of them should be sentenced to life imprisonment or death.

Alexander lowered his eyes. His long eyelashes concealed the calmness in his gaze. "Thank you for thinking that way." He thought, ’I don’t care what others think of me, as long as Miss Carter doesn’t think I’m scary.’

Avery patted her chest and said seriously, "Don’t think that I’m a good person. When I’m ruthless, I’m also very scary."

Alexander laughed softly. ’No matter how I look at her, I don’t think she’s scary. I only think she’s cute like this.’ Of course, he wouldn’t say it out loud. When Avery saw him like this, she secretly rolled her eyes and changed the topic. "Volume six of ’Lockwood’s Detective Diary’ needs a conclusion. How about I tweak the identities, backgrounds, and motives of the three culprits a bit? This way, readers won’t suspect that the case in the book is related to your sister. Does that work?" She hadn’t updated for three days, and the readers were already arguing, making it to the trending searches. She was afraid that if she didn’t update, the readers would become restless.

Alexander nodded and raised his cup at her. "Of course. Miss Carter, just write according to your own thoughts."

Avery touched her face. "Thank you."

After the two of them chatted for a while, it was almost ten o’clock. Avery planned to go back. Alexander said, "I have to rush back to Valemont City. This place isn’t far from Mid-Level Mountain Garden, so I won’t send you back."

Avery asked curiously, "It’s so late. Aren’t you going to spend the night in Rosemont City?"

Alexander shook his head. "I have an important event tomorrow morning. It’s better to go back and rest tonight."

Avery was stunned. ’So, did he come all the way here just to give me the car?’ She felt a little touched.

The two of them went downstairs. Avery waved and left in her Miracle 3.0. When Avery’s car was out of sight, Louis drove over and stopped in front of Alexander. As soon as Alexander got into the car, he said expressionlessly, "Didn’t you prepare chocolate? Give it to me."

Louis took out a box of chocolates from his briefcase and handed it to Alexander. He said in surprise, "Didn’t you just have supper with Miss Carter? Why are you still so hungry?"

Alexander said coldly, "Miss Carter is too beautiful. I forgot to eat when I saw her. Is that okay?"

Louis retracted his curious gaze and drove seriously. "Do you need me to buy you something to eat?"

Alexander said coldly, "Barbecue."

Louis immediately stopped the car by the roadside. "Alright, I’ll go buy it now."

At this moment, in Dichester, a Rolls-Royce drove silently through the night, like an emperor quietly patrolling. In the luxurious car, a beautiful and elegant woman looked down at the photo on her iPad with a solemn expression and a slight frown. Her personal assistant walked over after receiving a call. Just as he was about to report to her, he saw the photo on the screen and said in surprise, "This is... Mr. Moran?"

The beautiful woman didn’t say anything. Her personal assistant observed her expression and said in a low voice, "Mr. Moran has never been close to women. He’s never been ambiguous with anyone like in these photos. The woman in the photos probably has an extraordinary relationship with him."

There were several photos on the iPad. They were all shots of Matthew and a tall, long-haired woman getting out of a car, eating together, and going in and out of places together. Most of the time, the long-haired woman in the photo was wearing sunglasses or a mask, or the camera only captured her side profile, making it impossible to see her entire face. However, it was certain that she was a beauty. In one of the photos, the long-haired woman was even holding Alexander’s arm. This was the first time.

The beautiful woman said, "Don’t you think that the two of them might just be in a business relationship?"

The personal assistant shook his head. "I’ve never seen or heard of Mr. Moran being so close to any woman on official business."

The beautiful woman didn’t say anything. She just turned off the screen and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, the Rolls-Royce stopped in front of an antique red gate. The driver said respectfully, "Miss, we’re here."

The beautiful woman got out of the car and quickly stepped through the gate. She passed through the front yard, the gate, and the inner courtyard, and entered the main room. In the brightly lit main room, a white-haired, dignified-looking old man had already finished his health massage and changed into his pajamas. Just as he was about to sleep, he suddenly heard his beloved granddaughter visiting and walked out of the room. "It’s already so late. Why are you looking for me?"

"Grandpa, take a seat first." The beautiful woman helped the old man sit down. Then, she placed the iPad on the table and opened the computer desktop. "Grandpa, Alexander has been bringing a girl in and out frequently recently. Valemont City has been spreading rumors that this girl’s relationship with him is not ordinary and that she’s his real girlfriend. I hope that you will step in and make sure that Alexander and I are officially engaged. It would be best if we get married within a year."

The old man looked at the photo on the computer carefully and said disapprovingly, "With Alexander’s identity, it’s inevitable for him to socialize and interact with women. You know him too. Why would he make a mountain out of a molehill this time?"

The beautiful woman replied, "Grandpa, I’m definitely not making groundless accusations or being petty. Alexander’s scandal—the past when he socialized with women, he would never bring them to private places alone. But this time, he brought her to very secretive restaurants and gyms alone. He even took her to movies. Has anything like this ever happened before?"

The old man closed his eyes and twirled the fidget toy in his right hand. He said indifferently, "Even if that’s the case, I’ve warned you before that if a woman wants to achieve great things, she has to have a plan. You can’t act on silly impulses, especially when it comes to matters between a man and a woman. You can’t put benefits and the overall situation in front of you. Otherwise, you won’t be able to become a leader."

The beautiful woman was not agitated. She explained calmly, "However, on the night of Lucy’s public appearance, not only did he bring that woman to see Lucy, but he also let her stay in Lucy’s residence for the night and personally sent her back the next morning. You know how important Lucy is to Alexander. While Lucy was recuperating, even Neil couldn’t see her even if he wanted to, but that woman did. What do you think this means?"

When the old man heard this, he finally put away his nonchalant attitude. He opened his eyes, and his gaze became deep. "Evidence?"

The beautiful woman immediately pulled out a report. "Take a look." This was the report of Alexander opening the door to the residence where Lucy was staying and sending his rumored girlfriend out. The photos had been taken. There could be no mistake.

After the old man read the report carefully, he narrowed his eyes slightly and stroked his well-trimmed silver-white beard. "Alexander is very young. He likes to rebel and doesn’t know how to be flexible. He especially hates being arranged by others. If we ask him to get engaged now and get married as soon as possible, I’m afraid it will arouse his rebellious thoughts. If he goes against the two families publicly, the two families will be embarrassed."

"I’ve also thought of this possibility," the beautiful woman said. "But just because he’s rebellious, we have to pressure him. Otherwise, if he brings that woman to register their marriage one day and even has a child, we’ll be even more passive."

The old man closed his eyes slightly and exuded a cold and intimidating aura. "We have to start with that woman."

"You’re right," the beautiful woman agreed. At this point, her eyes became sharp and cold. "Many people went to investigate that woman’s background, but they didn’t find anything. This means that Alexander protected her very well. Only by publicizing my engagement with Alexander can I force that woman to appear. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to find her even if we wanted to."

The old man opened his eyes and looked at her with admiration. "Good of you to think so."

Arthur said from the side, "Jaden still wants to contract a few barren mountains in the countryside to raise chickens and black-furred pigs. Dad and Mom plan to support Jaden after saving some money."

"I’ll figure this out myself," Jaden said, shaking his head. "The money at home needs to go towards paying off loans. It’s not urgent on my end, so you don’t need to worry about it."

Wesley and Claire also knew that their family was in debt, so they didn’t say much. One of them reminded him, "You’re still very young, and our family’s financial situation is slowly improving, so you don’t have to be in a hurry to start a business and earn big money. Don’t give yourself too much pressure."

Another added, "Brandon and Harry are also coming back. We’ll get them to help you for a period of time."

Jaden smiled. "Okay." Then, as if remembering something, he looked at Avery. "Avery, I was so happy to see you yesterday that I forgot to give you my gift."

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