The Prince Who Cannot Fall In Love & The Missing Heiress - Chapter 307

Elios could think of the type of torture that would make people suffer so badly that they would beg for death, but he wouldn’t let them die.. for years.

“I’ll be on my way to Almstad,” said Aleksis hastily. “I’m leaving now. I’ll come with Nico.”

“Hmm .. Mischa and Altair will meet you at the airport,” Elios said before disconnecting the call.

He regretted not having brought bodyguards with him. Now he must let Mischa take care of the trouble at the airport by himself so that Elios could find his daughter.

Finally, Elios decided to call Altair, who was told to wait at the penthouse, and asked him to come immediately to the airport and help Mischa.

“Altair, you go to the airport now and take care of everything with Mischa. I will go to see Vega and Ren,” Elios said simply.

“Okay, Father.”

Altair immediately grabbed his sunglasses and walked out of the penthouse towards the airport as his father ordered.

***

Before Elios left the terminal, suddenly, he saw ten men walking briskly toward him.

“Sir, we’ve arrived. Don’t worry, we’ll take over from here,” said one of them respectfully.

Ahh .. Elios just remembered that Mischa had his men whom he ordered to monitor the situation around the airport. Apparently, they had all gathered and started working to clear the crisis.

“Tch.. kill me … Bastard ..! Kill me now, or you’ll regret this.. for… the rest of.. your life…”

Karl, who was half-conscious, somehow got a surge of energy at the end of his life. He opened his eyes with much difficulty and shouted at Elios.

Elios’s steps halted. He then turned and walked over to Karl.

With the tip of his shoe, he touched the man’s stomach. His voice sounded icy when he spoke.

“I know you did this for Sophia. You were blinded by your love for her … However, you shouldn’t have involved my daughter… I will never forgive anyone for touching even a single strand of my daughter’s hair.”

The eyes of the two mortal enemies met. At first glance, Elios could feel a flash of relief in Karl’s eyes.

Although Elios really hated Karl for kidnapping Vega, for some reason, when he found out that Karl’s actions were based on revenge due to Elios’s own past crimes, the man felt that a part of his heart was touched.

He couldn’t blame Karl and Ren entirely for what had happened.

Karl was right when he said that Elios was responsible for the suffering his daughter was experiencing.

Therefore, at the last moment, Elios lied to Karl. He said as if he believed that all this revenge plot by Karl was because of Sophia.

At least, at Karl’s final moments, Elios made him feel at ease.

After saying those words, Elios looked at Mischa, who was busy removing the pendant around Karl’s neck. The man with golden curls nodded and gave a sign with his five fingers.

He was saying that he would be able to defuse the bomb in five minutes. Elios was relieved to hear that. This meant that he didn’t have to worry about Mischa and Altaïr’s safety at the airport. They also had to welcome Aleksis, who has headed to Amlstad to look for Vega.

The man then turned and walked with long steps away from the scene of terror. He had to find Vega immediately before things went wrong.

Now he knew who was the mastermind responsible for Vega’s kidnapping. Apparently, they were the people he didn’t expect at all. A side victim of his past crimes, when he still hated humans and wanted to kill as many people as possible.

He did not even have a grudge or hatred for Friedrich Neumann. In fact, he actually liked the genius man. He was just annoyed that Friedrich suddenly resigned from Atlas X.

In the past, Elios did not have the access that he had now. He did not know that Friedrich suffered from Lewy Body Dementia. That was why he resigned from work and focused on his life.

Elios only heard the news of Friedrich’s death due to a boating accident on the lake. He didn’t know that Friedrich could not swim and that he was depressed. That week, Splitz did launch an algorithm they were testing to push people who were mentally weak to commit suicide.

Elios didn’t know Friedrich was one of the victims. To him, they were all nameless people, only a statistic. However, unlike the thousands of other victims, Friedrich had a younger brother who really loved him and was willing to sacrifice himself to do anything to avenge his death.

Elios’s mind turned murky as he walked over to his car and got inside. He was reminded of his old self when he was consumed by grudges due to his mother’s death.

Maybe that was exactly the kind of grudge that burned Karl and Ren’s hearts.

“Let’s go to Almstad Orchard, Renald Hanenberg’s private home,” he ordered the driver before falling into a reverie, reminiscing about his dark past.

Elios’s driver swiftly drove the car towards Ren’s mansion. Meanwhile, in the back seat, Elios sat down while looking away through the window.

His mind gathered all the information he had managed to get so far and saw everything from a new perspective.

Karl Sotterham was Charles Neumann, and Ren Hanenberg was Ren Neuman. They both worked together to plot a revenge plan that had destroyed Vega’s life.

Then, who was Skia? What did he have to do with the two of them? Hmm .. Elios hoped to get the answer from Sophia or Ren himself.

Hmm .. when he remembered how Ren and Karl’s revenge on him was caused by his experiment that made Friedrich take his own life, Elios shuddered.

His past victims were numerous. Just one person’s death could cause a deep grudge and meticulous revenge to such an extent that it destroyed his daughter’s life.

What if all of his past enemies committed the same act of revenge? Then when would this vicious circle end?

For the first time in his life, Elios really regretted what he had done in the past. After he had a family, he had become more sympathetic toward others. He now understood that everyone had family and people who loved them.

He could imagine the grief of those who had lost their loved ones, fathers, brothers, and friends because he killed them. However, it was only after he experienced the pain and suffering when his daughter was kidnapped that Elios understood it completely.

Now, even though Karl and Ren committed the crime, Elios couldn’t brush off the fact that their actions were all the result of his own sins.

***

Suddenly, half an hour passed, and the luxury car arrived at Ren’s mansion gate.

“Good afternoon, Sir. Do you have an appointment?” A woman’s voice rang from the intercom system at the gate.

“No. I’m here to see the lady of the house,” said Elios curtly.

“Oh, who is this, so I can confirm to my lady?” Linda asked again.

“This is her father,” Elios said calmly. “My name is Elios Linden.”

“Oh .. all right, wait a minute,” said Linda. She hurriedly walked to the master bedroom where her employers were. The housekeeper knocked on the door to speak to Vega.

“Good evening, Madame. We have a guest at the gate. He is looking for you. He said he is your father and his name is Elios Linden,” said Linda respectfully. As far as she knew, her mistress came from the village and was an orphan.

Then why did suddenly someone claim to be her father?

This was really suspicious.

However, Linda did not want to be careless and decided on her own. She chose to knock on the door of her employer’s bedroom and informed Vega of this guest.

Vega looked very surprised and confused when she heard that her father had arrived. She came to Almstad with Lauriel, but she asked her grandfather to give her time to talk alone with Ren. Lauriel agreed and waited for her in the car.

“Your father is coming …?” She heard Ren’s hoarse voice. The man was still kneeling on the floor and hugging Vega’s knee. He refused to let Vega go until the girl forgive him.

Vega didn’t say anything. She just sobbed, almost silently. The girl was heartbroken and felt betrayed by the man she loved, but at the same time, she also felt sorry for her father’s past crimes.

Ren didn’t know what happened at the airport. He thought Elios and Mischa must have caught Karl and Sophia or killed them.

Would Karl admit everything and take all the blame as well, so that Ren was no longer under suspicion …. or would he sacrifice Ren and blame everything on him while Karl escaped and started a new life with Sophia?