Farewell to Love: The CEO's Desperate Chase novel Chapter 669

But if they tacked on a treason charge, then it was...

And anything involving national security always came with the maximum penalty.

So, his only option was to flee.

At the time, Eugene wanted Vivienne to run away with him.

But Vivienne wasn't having it.

She had only been using him; she didn't actually love him. Why would she throw away a comfortable life to go on the run in a foreign country?

Even if she made it abroad, she'd spend the rest of her life in hiding. That wasn't what she wanted.

She wanted to be at the top of the food chain.

And she had been eyeing Tyler for a long time.

So, she told Eugene, "Eugene, we can't just leave. Let's extort one massive payout from Tyler before we go."

"We use Emilia to blackmail him. If that doesn't work, I'll stay behind temporarily and spend a few months siphoning half of his fortune."

"We need to score big right now, otherwise how are we going to survive abroad when we need cash for everything?"

She fed Eugene a fake plan, claiming they would lure Emilia in with some documents to blackmail Tyler for the money.

But Vivienne never told Eugene her real endgame.

She wanted to use this exact setup to become Mrs. Erickson!

That day, she had stood in the office for a long time holding the envelope.

People asked if she needed help, but she just smiled and stayed silent.

Emilia had absolutely no idea the documents even existed.

When Vivienne felt the timing was right, she told Eugene that Emilia hadn't taken the bait, and that they needed to initiate their backup plan.

And that led to everything that followed.

It all went perfectly.

Eugene had some ruthless thugs on his payroll. They followed his lead and put on a flawless performance with her.

"Trying to run?" Tyler's voice hissed through his teeth.

"After pulling all this garbage, after playing me for an absolute fool, you think you can just dust off your hands and walk away?!"

Tyler looked horrifying. In the gloom of the basement, he was nothing short of a monster.

Vivienne trembled uncontrollably, completely paralyzed by fear.

"Tyler... I..." She tried to speak, but Tyler brutally punched the wall right next to her head.

Something shattered loudly beside them, the crashing sound only amplifying Vivienne's panic.

"Vivienne, maybe Eugene never bothered to tell you what I'm truly capable of!"

Vivienne couldn't string a single word together. All she could do was stare at him in sheer, unadulterated horror.

A long time passed before she finally managed to choke out, "You can't do this, Tyler. You can't..."

"Let me go! Locking me in here is against the law!"