Day Forty-Seven…
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"I almost beat you," Abigail blurted out as she pressed the elevator button. The elevator moved again. Seconds later, they reached the lobby floor. The door of the lift slid open.
Alexander could only smile at her. He hesitated to confront Abigail about the Black Market. 'I think I should investigate it secretly. She might suspect me if I continue pressuring her about the necklace. She almost misunderstood my intent.'
The moment the two of them stepped out of the elevator, Alexander extended his right hand to Abigail. "I'm looking forward to working with you on this project. I hope we will have a fruitful collaboration together."
Abigail shook his hand and replied, "Same here, Alexander. Anyway, Thank you again for the gift. I will use it very well." She even winked at Alexander, making him speechless.
'What a shameless woman?! I already know that she sold my gift.' Alexander could only shake his head helplessly.
Abigail was very satisfied with the price of the necklace on the Black Market. She got five hundred million dollars in her saving account plus a variety of equipment, spying devices, and weapons. She even managed to buy a house where she kept and stored those things.
Abigail was already preparing for her return as Phantomflake. But she couldn't do all of these without the help of Butler Li. The butler blindly obeyed all her commands without questioning her. Butler Li became her errand boy! But she made sure to give him rewards.
"Are you waiting for someone?" Alexander asked Abigail when he noticed that Abigail was checking her phone.
"Yes. my boyfriend. He is going to fetch me." Abigail nonchalantly responded. She wondered why Nathan hadn't responded to her message yet. Was he busy?
Meanwhile, Alexander already bade goodbye to Abigail. It was time for him to leave. He wanted to avoid meeting Nathan and be seen by him together with Abigail. He still had a lot of plans to do. His mission had just started so Nathan shouldn't know about his scheme.
"Where is Nathan? He is not responding to my text." Abigail dialed Nathan's number to call him. His phone was unattended.
"Sigh. His phone is switched off. I will try calling Stephen and Cherry. He said he would visit Stephen's place today."
Abigail made another phone call. The first person who answered her was Stephen. But she found out that Nathan didn't come to his place.
"Huh? Where is he?" Feeling a little bit impatient, Abigail decided to grab a taxi cab, going to the Yan Family Mansion. She still needed to prepare for her face-off with Madam Lu tonight.
Little did she know, Nathan was busy interrogating the culprit. He was in the Syphiruz Mafia's headquarters. Axel and his subordinates brought the guy to the underground prison cell. It was the place where they usually tortured their enemies to get some intel and information.
Nathan was now facing an unconscious man who was bleeding all over his body. Axel and his men tortured him physically for an hour as per Nathan's command. The person they caught was one of the hotel guests who booked a room located on the same floor as Abigail's suite.
"Wake him up," Nathan's cold voice resounded in the prison cell. The smell of blood hurt Nathan's nostrils. He had to cover his mouth and nose using a handkerchief.
Some underlings splashed cold water on the culprit's face thus waking him up. Fear was evident in his eyes when he met Nathan's sharp gaze. Nathan was wearing a mask to cover half of his face.
"Please, stop this already. What do you want from me? I am willing to cooperate… just don't kill me," the man trembled in fear as he begged for his life.
Nathan turned to Axel, signaling him to start the interrogation. Axel immediately stepped forward, holding Abigail's photo. He showed it to the guy chained in the steel chair.
"Do you know her?" Axel asked him.
The man vigorously bobbed his head. "Yes. She is Abigail Scarlett… I know her."
Nathan and Axel exchanged glances with one another. They could tell that this hired man was not very professional. He was a coward who would easily sell off his client. Unlike Phantomflake and her assassin guild, they were following the rules of not betraying their clients.
"No need to deny the facts. All pieces of evidence that we gathered led to you as the main culprit who pushed her from the 13th floor of the Centerville Hotel. Who paid you? Who hired you?" Axel asked him in his intimidating tone.
"Yes, I admit… a wealthy businesswoman hired me but it wasn't me who pushed her. When I entered the room, Abigail already fell to the ground. Then I saw a shadow leaving the room." The culprit confessed. He was sniffing and crying for his life.
"Are you sure about that?!" Axel pursed his lips as he observed the guy. The guy already peed on his pants because of fear. There was no way he could lie in this current situation.
"Yes. I swear to God! I was not the one who pushed her off the 13th floor!" The man insisted on it. "There was another person aside from me who wanted her dead!"
Nathan's eyebrows were drawn together as he listened to the man's confession.
"Who hired you?" Nathan's cold voice was heard. This time he was the one who asked the culprit.
"A businesswoman who is known as Madam Lu!" The guy knew he couldn't afford to lie to these people.
A cold glint flashed through Nathan's eyes at the mention of Madam Lu's name. He wasn't surprised to hear that name. He already expected her to be someone who would do this.
'She knew that Abigail was the missing heiress.' Nathan thought to himself.
"Believe me… I was not the one who pushed Abigail. But I told Madam Lu that I did it so that I could get my commission. I swear… please… believe me!" The man tried to convince Axel and Nathan.
"Keep him alive. I still need him," Nathan whispered to Axel before he turned around to leave.
'Damn it! If he is not the one… then who pushed Abigail? Who are the other parties who want Abigail dead?'
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