“Don’t want to answer huh! Well let me answer it for you…. It’s a prison.” The blood drained from her face at the mention of prison, her mind screaming that this couldn’t be real.
‘Prison? No. NO!’ She whipped her head around, eyes darting toward the uniformed officers approaching her.
This isn’t happening! Her breathing turned erratic, panic surging through her veins. She took a step back. Then another.
“No!” she shrieked, shaking her head violently. “I didn’t do anything wrong!” Her voice cracked, raw with desperation.
“I… I was tricked! It wasn’t my fault!” She turned to Ethan, her tear-filled eyes begging for help.
“Ethan! Help me! You know I didn’t mean to—” But Ethan didn’t move.
He just stood there, his expression unreadable. Lily’s stomach twisted into knots. Her last hope was slipping away.
‘No. No, no, no!’ Her body lurched forward, trying to escape. But before she could even move an inch—
Click!
A cold, metallic sensation clamped around her wrists. Handcuffs. Her heart stopped. The officer gripping her arm tightened his hold, his voice emotionless.
“Miss Lily, you are under arrest for corporate espionage. You have the right to remain silent.”
Lily lost it. She struggled wildly, her movements erratic and desperate.
“NO! LET GO OF ME!” She thrashed, her breath turning into panicked gasps.
“YOU CAN’T DO THIS TO ME!” Her screams were shrill, echoing across the factory.
“SOMEE! I CAN’T GO TO PRISON! I WON’T!”
Despite being forcibly pushed into the car, Lily continued to struggle, her voice trembling with desperation.
“Ethan, please save me!” she cried, her hands gripping the edge of the car door. “I don’t want to go to prison!”
Her eyes, filled with panic and helplessness, locked onto the figure standing not far away—Ethan. She had always believed that as long as he was there, no one could hurt her. But now, at this moment, he didn’t move. He didn’t say a word.
Her pleas were met with silence.
The cold, metallic clunk of the car door closing echoed in the air, shutting her inside. The last thing she saw before the tinted windows blocked her view was Ethan’s face, his expression dark and unreadable.
Lily pressed her hands against the window, her fingers trembling as she watched the only person she could rely on become smaller and smaller in the distance. The car drove off, leaving behind a trail of dust.
Ethan stood there, motionless, his expression clouded with anger and frustration. His sharp gaze finally shifted toward the man standing beside him—Alex, the person responsible for everything.
This man had deceived him, tricked him into investing in the construction of this factory, only to collapse it from the inside, leaving Ethan to take all the blame. And now, as if that weren’t enough, he had even dragged Lily down with him, ensuring that she was also sent to prison.
The thought of it sent a surge of fury through Ethan’s veins. His voice was laced with bitterness as he spoke.
“Alex, did you come all the way here just to enjoy the show?” His words were cold, his eyes filled with disgust. “Well, you’ve seen what you wanted to see. Now that the joke is over, you can leave.”
But instead of leaving, Alex simply smiled, his expression calm and composed. He raised a hand and waved it lightly.
“Leave?” he repeated, shaking his head. “No, no, no, Mr. Ethan… You’ve misunderstood me.” His voice carried a casual arrogance, as if he were in control of the entire situation.
“I didn’t come here to watch your downfall.” Alex’s smile deepened, his eyes flashing with amusement. “On the contrary, I came here to help you.”
“Help me?” Ethan couldn’t help but laugh. It was a cold, mocking laugh, filled with disdain. “You? Helping me?”
His eyes narrowed as he looked at Alex, his patience running thin.
“Alright, Alex, I’d love to hear this—tell me, exactly how do you plan to help me?”
“It’s simple.” Alex curled his lips into a smirk, his tone casual, as if he were talking about something trivial.
“You know very well that this factory is useless now, right?” He spread his hands, his expression one of mock concern. “So, I’ve come here out of goodwill… to buy it from you.”
“How much are you offering?” Ethan’s brows furrowed tightly. His voice was tense—he already had a bad feeling about this.
Alex didn’t answer right away. Instead, he simply raised one finger.
Ethan’s heart skipped a beat. His eyes narrowed as he quickly guessed, “Ten million?!”
But the moment the words were about to leave his mouth, Alex’s smirk deepened, confirming his worst fears.
“Alex, are you out of your mind?” A surge of fury shot through Ethan. His voice rose in anger as he glared at the man in front of him.
“Do you have any idea how much I poured into this factory?!” He took a step forward, his fists clenched. “I spent a total of seventy million dollars building this place—” His voice was filled with frustration as he continued, his breath heavy.
“I built an entire production facility just to manufacture your so-called ‘miracle drug’ that turned out to be a scam.”
“And now, the production lines are fully completed, the raw materials are stocked up, and everything is brand new, untouched!”
“Yet, you have the audacity to offer me just one ten million dollars only?! It’s been less than half a month! You might as well just rob me!”
But Alex remained unfazed. He waved his hands dismissively and chuckled. “No, no, Mr. Ethan, don’t be so worked up.”
His expression remained annoyingly calm as he added, “I never said I was offering Ten million Dollars.”
Hearing this, Ethan’s anger cooled—just a little. His expression returned to normal, but his eyes were still filled with suspicion.
“Then how much are you offering?” His voice was stiff, his patience wearing thin. Alex raised his hand again, showing the same single finger.
His smirk grew wider. “Didn’t I already signal it just now?” He tilted his head slightly. “Mr. Ethan, did you not understand?” His voice was slow, deliberate.
And then, in the next moment, he dropped the bombshell.
“I’m offering… One hundred thousand.”
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