Chapter 61: Face to face
– Are you sure? Harvey was skeptical so he asked again.
– Sure.
Harvey closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them. He didn’t expect that that person would appear again after thirty years. Didn’t he die in the explosion a long time ago?
Just one year after Vincent disappeared, the villa in the west of the city was suddenly destroyed by fire at night.
There were no survivors and the bodies could not be identified, so the authorities had to bury them collectively.
That mansion was where Thomas once imprisoned Maris and inside it was a quite modern research room.
– I thought he was dead.
– Evil people live very long lives. You can reconfirm it.
Immediately, Harvey ran into the room, took out the laptop, and turned it on.
After just a few operations on the keyboard, William’s face was edited back to his youth, and that was Thomas’s face, not anyone else’s.
– I have a feeling that behind this person there are many… many…
– Guilty.
Samson interrupted Harvey and then walked to the window, looking at the darkness that was gradually covering the outside.
Killing William was not beyond Samson’s reach. However, Samson knew that even if William died, Lucasta would still stay there and no one knew who that old man’s gang consisted of and what they would do to her.
– Samson, we are not police, we are not superheroes responsible for eliminating evil in this world. Harvey closed the computer and said.
– But that’s the only way I can guarantee her a peaceful life. In the immediate future, we must convince Lucasta to stay away from William.
Outside the window, the city was already glowing with colored lights.
Without that girl by his side, Samson could no longer feel this beauty. The more sparkling and busier it was, the more it only made him feel cold, lost, and lonely.
Listening to Harvey answering Aurora’s phone call, Samson felt even more sad. If only Lucasta proactively called him, it would be great.
She threw away the phone he gave her as a way to cut off all ties between the two of them.
Five days passed for Samson as long as five years and today was the day Bonita arranged for William to meet the president of Star Group at his villa.
At exactly eight o’clock in the morning, Harvey’s luxurious car appeared in front of the large gold-plated gate, extremely luxurious.
It’s not a coincidence that Bonita scheduled the appointment today. She had looked at the weather forecast and knew that today a tropical depression would move towards the city area, bringing thunderstorms and a sky covered with gray clouds, with no chance for the sun to shine.
As soon as William saw the silhouettes of the two guys, he excitedly went to the main door to greet them.
However, he could not help but be surprised when he saw both men wearing medical masks and hoods, leaving only their eyes exposed.
– Well, let me introduce myself to you, I am Bonita, the person who called you five days ago. This is my boss, Chairman Harvey, and this is Mr. Samson, also a secretive tycoon. Bonita quickly introduced.
– Hello Mr. William, I’m Harvey, nice to meet you.
– Hello. But… – William hesitantly shook hands with Harvey and Samson.
– Sorry, because we have the flu due to the sudden change in weather and allergies due to eating crab food, our faces now look like they’re burned, and it’s not convenient for others to see. Samson spoke up.
– Ah, do you need me to call the doctor for you two?
– No need, we went to the doctor and took medicine, it will be cured in a few days. Harvey shook his head and answered.
William nodded and invited the three guests into the living room. Next, he brought out documents and photos related to his charity project for Samson and Harvey to see.
The two guys just watched for fun because they were only thinking of one person, Lucasta.
If today is unlucky and she is not home, it will be like they have lost a large amount of money without getting anything.
Even though they said they were donating to poor patients, who could believe this cruel old man?
There was no certainty that their money would be used for something beneficial to society after flowing into William’s account.
After chatting about some issues related to the project, Harvey ventured to express his desire to meet William’s beautiful niece.
He said she was his employee and suddenly she quit and then he saw her on the news.
– Of course. She’s upstairs. It’s fortunate that she is remembered by a talented and wealthy person like you.
After finishing speaking, William immediately told the butler to go upstairs and call Lucasta down.
The moment the girl’s footsteps left the last step, Samson’s hand unconsciously tightened the piece of paper in his hand.
When Lucasta met the man’s eyes staring at her, her spine turned cold.
How could she not recognize the man who had been by her side for ten years?
She had imagined many ways he would use to approach her, but she did not expect his courage to be so big that he dared to come here directly like this.
And right now, Bonita had just returned after a few minutes of going to the bathroom.
– Come on, come here Lucasta, these are two big sponsors for our charity project.Material © NôvelDrama.Org.
William pulled Lucasta close to him and introduced her to the guests.
She could only nod and smile wryly.
What the heck is her uncle doing? Didn’t he know that he was inviting two vampires into his house?
– Pour more tea for the guests, Lucasta. William spoke up when he saw Samson’s tea cup was empty.
She nodded, picked up the teapot, carefully leaned forward, and poured the tea into the Samson cup.
He could see that his little girl was trembling. Soon the tea in the cup spilled out but she still didn’t stop.
– Alright. – Samson quickly took her hand, took the teapot, and placed it on the table.
– Oh, what’s wrong with you? It’s all wet. William quickly pulled out two tissues and gave them to Lucasta and Samson.
Lucasta quickly apologized and lowered her head to look at her knees. Dozens of questions appeared in her mind. She wondered if Bonita knew the true identities of Harvey and Samson.
She was one hundred percent sure that both Harvey and Maris were vampires because they were very close to Samson and their faces had not changed in ten years, still young and beautiful.
The conversation lasted only another ten minutes when Harvey used the excuse of having an upcoming meeting and stood up to say goodbye to William and he also told Bonita to transfer the donation to William’s account as soon as they returned to the company.
Hearing these words, William was as happy as winning the lottery, quickly thanked Harvey and shook hands with him and Samson.
After shaking hands with Harvey, and Bonita, Lucasta also had to give her hand to Samson to hold.
The cold air outside greatly affected his body temperature, making her feel that his hand was much colder.
The warmth that she thought was a close relationship had disappeared since the day she realized he and she belonged to two opposite worlds.
Very quickly, the paper from Samson’s hand was transferred to Lucasta’s palm.
Even though she didn’t know what it was, she still held it tightly and hid it from her uncle’s sight.
The moment Samson’s figure disappeared behind the large ornamental pots, her feet unconsciously moved forward but quickly stopped and returned upstairs.
After locking the door, she quickly opened the piece of paper to look at it.
The content was just a series of phone numbers and a short line of text, Samson asked her to come to the banks of the Rose River to meet him because he had something to say.
The fire spread quickly from the candle to the piece of paper and soon it was burned and turned into ashes.
Lucasta sat down on the floor, absentmindedly looking out the window, where a small wind chime was ringing each jingle.
What is this sensation? Why did she feel happy and nervous when she received the piece of paper from him?
And why at that moment did she have the intention of going to the banks of the Rose River?
While Lucasta was wondering to herself, in the closed room, Henry and William were discussing their big plan.
Henry was the one who sold the blood to Bonita and he quickly recognized her as soon as she got out of the car.
The cameras installed around the villa sent images of the group to his phone, so he quickly ran here from the research institute.
– Lucasta’s attitude was very awkward when facing them. Especially the man named Samson. William took a drag of his cigarette and said after slowly releasing white smoke into the air.
– Could it possibly be him? The one who raised her. Henry spoke up.
– If that’s true, then is the mysterious president of Star Corporation also…
– Yes, I just suspected him when I saw Bonita. Before that, she said that her master was a lady. Because she wanted to maintain her youthful beauty, she resorted to the legendary method of drinking and bathing in human blood, but now Bonita appears as Harvey’s senior assistant.
– Okay, I won’t let Lucasta go out for a while. We’ll start setting traps.
William smirked and called the head of the bodyguard group, asking him to temporarily reduce the number of guards around the villa, deliberately leaving the paths leading to Lucasta’s bedroom empty.
All day long, Lucasta kept thinking about Samson’s proposal. However, her final decision was to stay home.
Maybe Samson wouldn’t kill her because if he wanted to kill her, he could have done it right at the party.
What she fears is that he wants to turn her into a vampire and force her to give birth to his children.
She is afraid of the so-called love between a human and a vampire. So terrible.
Outside the window, the rain was still falling, the girl was still sitting huddled on the floor and looking out at the wet garden.
On the quiet banks of the Rose River, the lovesick vampire was still holding an umbrella and standing in the rain, waiting.
Every time a car’s lights flashed, he thought she was coming. However, he waited in vain. She did not appear and did not call him.
– Lucasta, it seems I have to come to your bed. Stubborn girl.
He threw the umbrella and returned in the rain. He couldn’t keep waiting because it was time for vampire hunters and police to patrol and check on people they suspected.
The rain became heavier and heavier, seeping into his white shirt, bringing coldness through every cell and touching his heart.
He missed her so much, just wanted to see her one more time, to hug her one more time.
His heart urged him and completely prevailed over his reason, bringing his steps to the gate of the enemy’s villa.