The Prince Who Cannot Fall In Love & The Missing Heiress - Chapter 290
Meanwhile, Ren had already walked out of his office building with mixed feelings. Elios was a merciless person just like he thought. This man was just like what his uncle Charles or Karl told him so far.
He only cared for and loved his family. He would protect them with everything he had and he would not hesitate to destroy those who have hurt his family. Without any mercy.
What Ren said to Franka earlier was the truth. The Keller family was unlucky because they had an arrogant child like her who brought destruction to her family. After all, she had the gut to bother Elios Linden’s daughter.
“Please come in, Sir.” John opened the door for Ren and closed the door after he got into the car.
“We’re going to the mansion, John,” said Ren as he closed his eyes.
He had not returned to his private mansion in a very long time. During his separation from Vega, he felt more comfortable living in the penthouse because the mansion was filled with so many memories about her. It felt like every time he remembered that girl, Ren’s tears would flow through his handsome face.
However, today … his longing for his wife could no longer be held back, so he decided to stop by his mansion and rest there, before meeting Elios for dinner together.
He still couldn’t guess what Elios wanted by inviting him for dinner. His gut told him that he had to be alert.
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“Oh … Sir, you finally come home,” said Linda with tears in her eyes. She welcomed Ren with joy. Since the event of that time, that caused the mistress to leave the house, Ren hardly ever returned to this mansion.
As a loyal servant who had worked for Ren’s family for a long time, Linda was very concerned. She felt that many bad things had happened to her employer and she felt sad too.
“Hello, Linda. I’ll just stop by for a moment, I have a dinner appointment tonight,” said Ren.
“All right, Sir. That means I don’t have to prepare dinner?” Linda asked in concern. Ren nodded. He immediately went to his room and decided to lay there for a while.
It was impossible for Ren to close his eyes, even though his body was very tired. His gaze circled every corner of the room he had occupied for more than a year with Vega. How was his wife now?
***
“NO PLEASE!!!” Vega jerked awake with a rush of breath. She had nightmares again for the umpteenth time. After a week of undergoing treatment with Lauriel and a hypnotist to restore her memory, Vega often had nightmares.
In every dream, the scene was always the same. She was tied to a chair that looked like a dentist’s chair and there was a screen in front of her eyes that played endless images with the same sounds.
She was forced to see and hear these for months until her eyes and mind grew tired. She often laid unconscious because she could not stand the torture of the sound and the pictures. Slowly but surely, she could no longer think.
Was this what the group of kidnappers did to her after she was taken from Paris? Vega pressed her forehead and massaged it softly.
Tears dripped down from her pair of beautiful eyes. Before this nightmare, she had a nightmare where Amelia shot her and killed her children. It broke Vega’s heart many, many times. As if fate was so cruel that it would not get satisfied only by her suffering from the loss of her children, it wanted Vega to relive the moment and pain repeatedly.
She then buried her face in her hands and burst into tears.
***
Ren got out of bed at 6 pm. He immediately washed up in the bathroom and changed into his formal clothes. The dinner at Elios’ penthouse would take place at 7 pm. He still had a little time to drink Sonne and muster up the courage.
Was he afraid to face Elios? No, absolutely not. He hated the man to death. If it wasn’t for Vega, Ren wouldn’t hold himself in a position like this. He would challenge Elios to fight until one of them died. That way, everything would be resolved, he thought.
But he knew that he had made so many mistakes to Vega. He could not possibly add more. She would never forgive him if he killed her father.
Ren needed Sonne to calm his heart, he had to ensure it would not explode when he met his father’s killer. Besides … he had a plan to frame Karl and Sophia. He had to finish all his plans.
Ren arrived at the penthouse where Elios was waiting for him. He arrived at five minutes to 7 pm. A servant opened the door for him and invited him in.
“Welcome,” said Elios who was sitting in the living room, crossing his legs. His voice sounded cold as usual.
“Good evening, Sir,” replied Ren.
Even though Elios was his father-in-law until now Ren still called him by Mr. or Sir, not father. And apparently, Elios also purposely never corrected Ren to call him father.
Elios had his reasons. He couldn’t fully accept Ren as his son-in-law. Apart from thinking that Vega was too young to get married, Elios felt that Ren was not the right man for her.
Especially after hearing how much Vega had to suffer to the point where her trauma had brought nightmares, specifically the event about the time when Amelia shot her. It always made Elios’s blood boil. If Amelia hadn’t died, he himself would have given her the most sadistic punishment he could think of.
Unfortunately, Amelia died too easily, Elios thought. He was thinking all about this when he saw Ren entered through the entrance. The two men looked at each other with judging looks.
At first glance, an outsider who saw them would think that these two men had similar personalities. They were both cold, ruthless, and could be cruel if needed.
“Chef is preparing the dinner,” Elios said as he got up from the sofa and walked toward the large dining room which was located near the terrace on the left. The high floor-to-ceiling windows were all opened so that they could see the beautiful view of Almstad city center which was decorated with bright lights.
Ren followed Elios’s steps into the dining room and took a chair for himself after Elios sat down. The two of them deliberately sat across from each other. A servant swiftly opened their napkins and arranged them on the laps of the two men.
Not long after, another waiter came with a bottle of very expensive wine and poured two glasses for them.
Ren remembered this penthouse was where Vega lived with Mischa in the past. This was her family’s unit as it was located in the St. Laurent building owned by Schneider Group which was engaged in the property and hospitality business.
“Where are the others?” asked Ren politely. He was about to ask where Mischa was. He was curious whether that man was also going to have dinner with them or not, but he didn’t want to mention Mischa’s name.
“Mischa is showing Altair the city of Almstad,” replied Elios, sipping his wine.
DEG!
Ren didn’t know that his brother-in-law also went with Elios to Almstad. At first, he thought Elios was just coming alone. What was Elios’ goal in bringing his son here?
“Oh, I think I can be a better tour guide than Mischa because I’m from here,” Ren commented lightly. “Mischa isn’t a Moravian.”
“Hmm … then you can take Altair to have a tour of the city tomorrow,” Elios said with a shrug. “If you’re not busy.”
Ren nodded. “I’m not busy.”
The servant arrived with appetizers for both of them and bowed respectfully. Elios put down his wine glass and tasted the appetizer that was served in front of him and then nothing came out of his mouth.
Ren was thinking hard about what kind of motive Elios had that he invited Ren to this dinner. He suspected that there was a special reason, but somehow Elios was deliberately slowing down his speech.
If this continued for another minute, no one would talk, Ren thought angrily. He was not a very talkative person, and it looked like Elios was not someone so sociable as well. The man was stingy with his words.
Ah … if Vega was here, surely the atmosphere could have become more lively, Ren thought. He then thought of a topic to discuss, so that Elios could start talking about his purpose in coming to Moravia and meeting Ren.
“How long will you be in Moravia?” asked Ren, after they finished enjoying the appetizer.
“Until my business is sorted out,” Elios replied indifferently.
“Oh, I see,” replied Ren. “Is there anything I can help you with?”
Elios shook his head. “I don’t think so. I can handle everything myself.”
“Hmm … I see,” Ren grumbled to himself because the conversation got stuck again. Finally, he gave up and waited until Elios discussed his own purpose for coming to Almstad.
The atmosphere went into silence again. The waiter took the appetizer plates and got rid of them as soon as the two men finished savoring it. Everything that had been served so far was very delicious and it was the best dish from a world-class chef. However, Ren didn’t enjoy his dinner at all.
They were done with the appetizer, then the servant brought their main courses. The servings were small that it won’t make anyone feel satisfied so easily. Fortunately, they had several main courses to enjoy.
After finishing the main courses, the waiter served fresh orange-flavored ice cream after they finished clearing the plates of the two guests. That way, they could enjoy their dessert in perfect taste.
After eating the dessert, Elios then conveyed the purpose of his invitation to Ren.
During the dinner, he had been observing Ren and he was impressed that the man in front of him was completely unfazed and Ren didn’t seem like he got intimidated by him.
Ren always seemed to be polite, even though he kept his distance. And the man was not nervous either, although Elios let him guess what was going on.
“I want you to disappear from my daughter’s life,” Elios said after the waiter cleared his second plate and left him and Ren alone.
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From the author (as usual, this note is written AFTER publishing the chapter, so it doesn’t affect the pricing for this chapter ^^):
This story will end next week. I feel so emotional right now, trying to write a fair ending for everyone. It’s not yet written and even the original readers from Indonesia, where I wrote this story in the beginning, have to wait.
They have been waiting since the end of September to know what will happen. And they will know the ending of the story next week, at the same time as you.
What do you think will happen?
1. Ren confessed to his crime
2. Ren was found out (he didn’t confess but Vega knew)
3. Vega forgave him
4. Vega left him
5. Elios killed Ren when he found out what happened
6. Elios forgave Ren when he found out what happened
7. Vega ended up with Ren
8. Vega ended up with Mischa
9. Vega ended up alone
You can choose more than 1 option. One thing for sure the story will have a fair ending. I mean, not a happy ending where everyone will make up and get back together and be lovey-dovey, but also not a sad ending where they are left with tragedy and scars.. People will get what they deserve.