Supreme Mars novel Chapter 291
Hearing the word of ‘Terrorist’, Leo felt like being greatly jarred. His eyes seemed to be frozen in a blink.
What Elena just said should refer to what happened in the Emerdale Tower that day—when Bertie threatened Lydia to hand over the urban planning and construction projects with the video he got five years ago, which was about Leo and her, she then almost got assassinated on her way back home.
It was Phantom who sent those killers for assassination. However, Karl didn’t intend to find out the culprit but to blame him for it.
Of course Leo would be rendered so pissed.
“You must be confused, huh? You are one of the victims. But my brother-in-law actually blamed it all on you. Why?” said Elena while blinking her alluring eyes.
“Well, actually I was quite confused as well at the very beginning. But then I understood.”
She suddenly stopped with a mysterious expression, “That’s his unusual insight. He can always see straight through the façade to reach the point with discerning eyes.”
Leo stared at her, looking a bit confused. When he was about to utter, a tinge of inspiration flashed inside his brain. Then his eyes turned to be surprised and illuminated.
“He has seen it through…”
“Exactly.”
Elena smiled, “Commonly speaking, we would all tend to find out the culprit behind. However, he tried something different. He made you take the blame. Because it was you who caused it. Lydia almost got killed because of you! You are the cause of doom.” Her eyes turned to be sharp as she finished her words.
Leo couldn’t help feeling his heart skipped a beat as he heard that. A tremor went all over his body.
“It’s me who put her in danger…”
“A father, with guilt for his own daughter, had once promised to sacrifice whatever it took to be nice to her for a lifetime. However, he then suddenly learned that his most precious daughter was actually raped by a nobody. Just think about it. How would he feel?” Elena said casually.
Then she added, “Now you have been a father of a girl. I am sure you can stand in his shoes, right?”
Leo slumped onto the couch, ruffling his own hair with his eyes wide open.
He had never been so distraught before. Yes, he had a daughter. And he was sure he would be driven mad if the same thing happened to Emilia.
“He must be keeping no blessing nor acceptance of the fact but strong hatred against me.”
Elena continued, “Rapist, wimp, skank…that’s your impression on him.
”
Leo remained long silent. Lydia worried herself as she was afraid Leo would be involved. But meanwhile, so did Leo.
Not until now did Leo finally notice this point.
There was once upon a time he believed that he could manage to protect Lydia safe and sound. But now he doubted it.
But it wasn’t because he was no longer confident about his own power. Instead, Lydia was the reason itself—she was born and raised in privilege. She was being too far away from the world of blood and killing.
No one could tell if Lydia could be lucky enough to survive another assassination just like what happened last time.
Nor could anyone tell Leo if Lydia would choose to leave him again in the future out of her concern with her own life and also Emilia’s.
Leo suddenly gave out a shiver unexpectedly. For him, it was a question with no answer.
“Now you know what brought me here, right?”
Elena stared at him meaningfully, “Karl’s patience for you is limited. But you and Lydia still has a long way to go. And there are still a lot obstacles expecting you that could separate both of you apart someday.”
Though it sounded unpleasant, the face always remained brutal.
After a long silence, Leo said thanks to her sincerely, “Thank you.”
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