Filed to story: The Regretful Billionaire: An Unpredicted Reunion
“You really can’t tell that she is a fake?”
Eric looked at him skeptically, his gaze fixed on Pete as he tried to see through him.
Unfortunately, Pete had long mastered the skill of pretending in front of Eric.
At this moment, Eric could glean nothing from looking at him.
Eric ordered someone to bring the woman down from upstairs.
Brandishing a gun, he aimed it at her, asking.
“Tell me.Who are you?”
“I am Lynette,” she repeated.
She wasn’t lying, as that was the only name she remembered.She didn’t remember how she ended up in the Glasses’ hands, but she remembered that Danika had rescued her.So when Danika asked for her help, even though she had warned her it was dangerous, she agreed without hesitation.
Once she repaid Danika’s favor, she could finally be herself.
Enraged, Eric slapped the woman and shouted, “Where did Danika take her?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” the woman replied.
Eric threw the woman aside and ordered his subordinates, “Take her away and interrogate her thoroughly, but don’t kill her.”
Since she had such an uncanny resemblance to Lynette, there might still be some use for her.
The woman was taken away, and silence once again filled the living room.
Pete put on a mask of surprise throughout so that Eric wouldn’t notice anything amiss.
Eric glanced at him and said, “She and Lynette do look somewhat similar, but if you look closely, it’s not difficult to distinguish between them.”
He was suspicious of Pete.
“Father, you spend every day with Lynette.Of course, you can easily tell them apart.But I can’t.So when I saw that woman, I never imagined she wasn’t her.”
Pete had rehearsed those lines countless times in his head, so Eric couldn’t get any useful information from him.
Eric still found it a little strange.
“What you’re saying makes sense.Since that’s the case, go and find out where Lynette is.I want to know where she is immediately.”
“Alright, I’ll investigate it right away.”
Pete stood up and left the house immediately.
Isn’t That Too Risky?
Eric watched his son’s departing figure and, for some reason, felt that his son had become even more inscrutable since his return.
However, he couldn’t afford to dwell on such thoughts.
Finding Lynette’s whereabouts was the most important thing to him.
In fact, he already had a hunch that they wouldn’t be in Bayside City after rescuing Lynette.It was most likely that Danika and the others had returned to Bardoff City.
His guess was accurate.
Pete quickly returned home after calling Danika to confirm if he could tell Eric that Lynette was in Bardoff City.
Upon hearing that, Eric wasn’t surprised.
“Prepare the people.We will go to Bardoff City in two hours.”
“Isn’t that too risky, Father? Since Danika dared to take her to Bardoff City, it means she is confident.I’m afraid that if we go there recklessly, we won’t be able to take Lynette back,” Pete said, expressing his concern.
Eric, however, was unfazed.
“Lynette is my wife.Would there be a problem with me taking my wife home? Even in Bardoff City, do they have the right to stop me from bringing my wife home?”
“Alright, I’ll make the arrangements,” Pete said, not continuing to persuade him, acting as if he was worried about not being able to dissuade Eric.
The truth was he was thrilled.
Everything was going just as Danika had anticipated.
Eric was going to Bardoff City for Lynette.It seemed that Danika’s plan would likely be very successful.
At the thought of succeeding the Dafoe family, Pete felt quite pleased.
In Bardoff City, Danika had already learned everything from Pete.
However, she was not anxious.
Zellweger Castle was an impregnable territory.
Even if ten Dafoe families were trying to break in, they wouldn’t be able to take Lynette away.
Moreover, she had also contacted Leonard.
If anything happened at Zellweger Castle, he would immediately bring people over.
If that happened, they could seize the opportunity to bring Eric to the police station.
However, they wouldn’t stop at just sending Eric to the police station; it would be useless.
After all, the Dafoe family still had some power and influence in Clusia.
Danika hadn’t contacted the families of the deceased just for show.
With everything planned, she was only waiting for Eric to come to her.
Danika entered the Quincey Group building with a packed lunch in hand.
With no one stopping her, she made her way to the president’s exclusive elevator, heading toward the floor where Eustace’s office was located.
Subsequently, the employees of the corporation began to murmur amongst themselves.
Although they had known about the relationship between the two, it was Danika’s first visit to Quincey Group, so everyone was curious.
Danika, however, had no clue that they were discussing her.She knocked on the door.
After hearing Eustace’s voice from inside, she pushed it open.
“Danika? Why are you here?”
Eustace was surprised to see her at his office.
“I guessed that you’ve probably been too busy to have lunch on time, so I brought you lunch,” Danika said, handing him the packed lunch she had brought.
The lunch was made by the chefs of the Zellweger family.
Although it couldn’t compare to Eustace’s culinary skills, Danika thought it was still decent.
Eustace didn’t mind whether she made it herself or not.
The fact that she brought him lunch was enough to make him happy.
“Have you eaten?”he asked.
“I already had lunch at home with them,” Danika replied.
She was referring to Graham and Lynette.
Graham had insisted that Danika come home for meals every day, claiming it would strengthen their bond, but Danika didn’t see the need for that.
I Know You’ve Got It Covered
“Has everything been arranged? Do you need my help?”
Eustace asked while eating the lunch Danika had brought.
Danika shook her head.
“There’s no need for that.If I can’t handle Eric in Bardoff City, then my family wouldn’t be one of the Ten Elites.”
“Okay, alright.It’s your call.Just remember, if you can’t resolve it, let me know.I’ve got your back.”
He didn’t make any decisions for Danika without her consent because he knew she didn’t like that.
Danika nodded, but she didn’t dwell on the topic.
After having lunch with Eustace in his office, she didn’t linger any longer and left the company, knowing that he would get busy again.
When Vincent came in shortly after Danika left, he could still see the smile lingering on Eustace’s face.
“Mr.Quincey,” he said, “I received news that Eric is on a flight to Bardoff City.”