Chapter 119


    Entering another battle It came to me as a shock. When I initially heard the story about how his


    rtionship with Lanfen ended, it seemed tragic, yet it left some room for misunderstanding. I should


    have known that Aren wouldn’t want to tell me every single detail of their rtionship. No man would


    want to dwell on the subject that made him broken. Nheless, Lanfen had miscalcted. She was


    confident that Aren didn’t have any evidence against her. She thought that as long as she med it all


    on her family, she still had a chance with Aren. Over my dead body! I would not let her get anywhere


    near my husband!


    I was mad at myself that I didn’t see right through her from the start. I should have trusted my instincts,


    and at that moment, I made a promise to myself that I would always listen to whatever my gut feelings


    told me. Aren was supposed toe back to New York on Thursday, and we were going to fly together


    to China on Friday afternoon. In the meantime, he sent me a few details about his family, which I decided


    to study thoroughly. I learned that Aren’s mother, Liling, had two older brothers, Lan Chen, who was the


    oldest, and Lan Peng, who was two years younger. It could have been natural if Lan Chen had be


    the heir to the Lan family, taking over the wealth and the highest position in Lan Wang Corporation, but


    the old Lan Jing had other ns. Aren’s grandfather wanted Liling to be the head of the Lan family.


    The youngest daughter of the Lan family had been considered a prodigy in economics and business. Her


    brothers didn’t like the idea, especially since it helped create all kinds of rumors of their ipetence…


    or even impotence, because their younger sister was about to take over a position that, in general


    opinion, belonged to a man. Lan Chen had never hidden his disapproval of his father’s idea, iming


    that the old man was trying to take away something that was supposed to be his.


    Lan Peng had also been opposed to the idea of Liling bing the family’s heir, yet he had been less


    ambitious than his brother and had rather supported Lan Chen. As for Liling, it seemed like she wanted


    to be the CEO of Lan Wang Corporation, and she worked hard from an early age to achieve that.


    What happened after she had met Jame mystery to me. I could only guess that it was love that changed


    her. It was as if he had put a spell on her. She fell in love with him so deeply that she was willing to give


    up on her bright future just to be with him. Well… I already knew how her love ended.


    Without Liling as Lan Jing’s favorite, it was expected that Lan Chen would be an heir and take over


    thepany, but the old man dyed the process, iming that he was too young to retire. Lan Chen’s


    dreams of power had tragically ended three years ago when he got a stroke and had been paralyzed


    ever since. From that moment, Chen’s ambitions were passed to his son, Caishen, and it looked like he


    was Aren’s mainpetitor to be the heir of the Lan family. Of course, there was also Aren’s uncle,


    Lan Peng, and his two sons, Peizhi and Weimin, but the notes that Aren had given me didn’t concern


    them as a threat.


    Aren also sent me another file concerning the schedule of our visit to Lans’ mansion in Shanghai. It


    appeared that we had been given a specific time when we were supposed to arrive and unpack inside


    our rooms. There was also a time reserved for the private audience in Lan Jing’s cab as if Aren’s


    grandfather was a king or a pope. It started to freak me out a bit, but the most terrifying thing was the


    language barrier. Aren assured me that his whole family spoke English fluently, but it didn’t necessarily


    apply to the guests at the birthday party. I hated the fact that I would most likely be treated as ignorant,


    but then again, I just couldn’t see myself learning Chinese, not to mention that I had three days…


    I spent my remaining days before Lan Jing’s birthday party enhancing and updating my security


    software. It took my mind off from thinking how lost in trantion I would surely be, but it was


    dreadfully boring. It made me realize that I actually missed the adrenalin 1 felt over thest few weeks.


    After , Norton, and I passed all the evidence against the Blue Dreand, it felt like we had nothing


    else to do except analyzing data. When Jack suddenly called us to pass the news about the effects of


    the investigation, it quickly became the highlight of the day,


    “It’s done. Turn on channel 4 and see them all taken away in cuffs.” Jack’s mischievous chuckle


    announced that he and the cyber-crime agents did the job.


    As we turned on the news, we saw the board of Blue Dreand directors being led away by the police


    and federal agents. The names of the hackers remained unknown, but it was certain who hired them. As


    we had provided the FBI and the police with enough evidence for them to get the search warrant, they


    quickly found other, more serious proof of Blue Dreand’s illegal activity. We felt proud to know that we


    started the avnche which had be the end of that giarizingpany. I grinned wickedly as I


    recognized the two men who had corrupted our former executives being dragged by the police officers


    out of the office building. I almost felt sorry for them; not only would they be sentenced to time in prison


    but also be sued by Lan Diamond Corporation. Karma was a real bitch in their case.


    “The police and the FBI are yet to find the main shareholder of the Blue Dreand Corporation, who


    appears in the documentation under a false name.” We heard the news reporter say. “That fact has only


    been discovered during the investigation and is also one of the elements of the long list of usations


    against thepany, its board of directors, and its shareholders.”


    n shook his head in disbelief. “Wow… this is so messed up. Can you imagine the reason why


    someone wouldn’t want to reveal his real name while being the main shareholder of a sessful


    company?”


    Norton shrugged. “He most likely wanted to avoid paying taxes.”


    n gave him the look. “Taxes my ass. I bet that the guy had a criminal record.”


    I looked at them both and chuckled. “Well, it doesn’t really matter who that guy is. He has all of the


    authorities chasing him. It doesn’t concern us.”


    n raised his eyebrows at me. “Aren’t you at least curious? Besides, Blue Dreand was clearly


    targeting Lan Diamond Corporation and it had to be for a reason.” I sighed. “Look, I know that you seek


    sensation since our job has suddenly be boring, but Lan Diamond Corporation is a huge yer in


    the market. Thepany has a lot ofpetitors and a lot of enemies simply because it is big and it


    always takes the biggest part of the cake. Money makes people envious. It doesn’t have to be personal.”


    I said it, but I wasn’t sure that I believed it myself.


    Nheless, we decided to brighten our day at work and drink a ss of champagne to celebrate the


    end of the thieves who tried to steal Lan Diamond Corporation’s projects. Since we managed to finish all


    our assignments quickly, I told the boys to leave the office earlier while I went to the top floor to help Neil


    a bit.


    “Thank God you are here, Mrs. Lan!” he cried out as he saw me. I chuckled and, without a word, took a


    pile of documents to review from him. I knew that


    Neil’s days at work were bing more hectic every time Aren was away. I had already learned how to


    deal with all of this while being a temporary CEO and was d that I could make Neil’s work a little


    easier. Certainly, my help remained a secret that Aren could never know about…


    It was 10 PM when Neil and I finished all the work. I texted Benjamin a few minutes earlier and told him


    to wait for me at the underground parking lot. I felt that it was a productive day,


    enough not to think of how badly I missed my husband, but now, as I was going down the elevator, my


    longing returned, and I wished it was Thursday already..


    I walked into the parking lot and went straight to the CEO’s spot, but the ce was empty, just like the


    rest of the spots at this hour. I looked around, but I couldn’t see Benjamin’s ck Bentley anywhere. I


    pulled out my phone to call my driver-sh-bodyguard but suddenly realized that I had no signal…


    “What the hell?” I muttered under my breath, looking at the phone.


    I was about to turn and walk back to the elevator when a hand in a leather glove mped my mouth


    shut, and I was grabbed from behind. I flinched and shivers ran down my spine, but then I recalled


    everything that Aren and Chris had taught me. I hit the attacker’s ribs with my elbow and stabbed my


    heel in his foot. He roared viciously, releasing me from his grip. I thought that this was my chance to


    escape, but before I took a single step or screamed for help, I felt a sudden sting in my neck. I gasped


    and turned around, instantly feeling dizzy. I saw a man wearing a ck cap, a devilish grin crossing his


    mouth. He was holding a syringe with a needle that he just stabbed me with. I staggered as I tried to step


    away from him.


    “What did you do to me?” I muttered as my vision became blurry and my body weakened. I swayed on


    my feet, trying to clench my teeth in anger, yet losing control over my body. The man stepped closer,


    chuckling as he grabbed me in his arms. “I put you to sleep, gorgeous. I wanted to kill your precious


    husband, but I guess you will have to pay for his sins instead of


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    him.”


    My eyes widened in terror as I finally matched the face to the voice. “Haskett…”


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