Chapter 57
Chapter 57 Vengeance For Life
Micha was relieved to spend the first night without Jonathan.
At first, she wanted to watch a film and enjoy some me-time, but she dozed off halfway through.
When she woke up the next day, she continued to bask in the euphoria of Jonathan’s absence. Even the
air smells sweet!
Wayne was afraid that Micha might get bored, so on the second night, he told her about the indoor
pool and family theater upstairs.
That gave Micha an idea. She went upstairs, took a tour, and realized the independent living space
looked exactly like the one she had always wanted as a child.
Her heart skipped a beat when she realized the space was simr to her childhood vision. Instead of
lingering around, she decided to sneak back to the room.
When she felt thirsty and was about to go downstairs to get a ss of water, she suddenly noticed how
empty the mansion was. Why does the mansion look so spacious when Mr. Jonathan is not around?
That night, Micha could not sleep. When is heing back? Should I call him? But what should I say
to him?
She continued tossing and turning in bed for some time and eventually fell asleep at midnight.
The next day, Micha went to work with dark circles under her eyes.
When she stepped into the office, all her colleagues walked up to her and expressed their concerns.
“What happened to your eyes, Mich? Did you not sleep well?”
“Yeah, insomnia,” she said matter-of-factly.
Micha seldom used cosmetic products, but she had worn some make-up today to conceal the dark
circles under her eyes. Still, people could see them.
“Mich, are you dating someone?” someone teased.
Micha’s face blushed instantly and denied. She then tried to change the topic. “Please. By the way,
where’s Lorelei? Hasn’t shee back to work?”
Ever since the call on Friday, Lorelei seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.
Micha had tried contacting her, but all her calls went to voice mail. Even when she came to work
Monday, she only heard that Lorelei was on sick leave.
For some reason, Micha had a bad feeling about this.
Upon hearing that, the team leader nced at Lorelei’s empty seat and answered, “Nope. She’s on sick
leave for a week. It feels weird not having her around. She’s always full of the joys of spring, and we all
miss her smile andughter.”
“I know right!” another person concurred.
Micha knitted her brows. She picked up her phone and called Lorelei again but still could not get
through.
She pulled herself together and started diving into her work.
At noon, when she was about to go to the cafeteria to have lunch, she bumped into Alois, who stood in
front of the window.
What’s with that expression? He has always been a steady man, but why does he look troubled today?
Is something bothering him?
Micha hesitated for a moment but decided to approach him. “Alois?”
Alois was Hannah’s assistant. During his years in school, he had always been the top student in his
batch. Now, he had be a capable assistant whom Hannah had high regard for.
Upon hearing Micha’s voice, Alois turned around and responded with a stiff expression. “Ms. Lingard!”
“Did youe to look for Lorelei? She hasn’t reported duty in thest three days, though. Did you not
know?”
There was a flicker in Alois’ eyes. “Would you like to have a cup of coffee?”
“Sure!”
He must havee to look for me because of Lorelei.
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Micha thought something was amiss when Lorelei applied for several days of sick leave. She agreed
to Alois’ invitation because she could tell he wanted to talk to her about Lorelei but seemed hesitant.
Ten minutester, they arrived at Ripple Café.
After the waiter had served them two cups of Americano, Micha looked at Alois and asked frankly,
“Can you tell me what happened to Lorelei?”
Alois said, “Lorelei has been missing for thest couple of days, and I’m worried about her. That’s why I
came to see you, hoping you could visit her in the evening.”
“Why don’t you go yourself?” Micha asked.
Micha could easily tell how worried the man was, though he had tried to hide his emotions.
“I told her I’ve got a girlfriend, and she knew it. So-”
“Was that why you asked her outst Friday? You asked her out so that you could tell her you’ve got a
girlfriend?”
Yes.
No doubt Alois and Lorelei went on a so-called datest Friday, but Alois had also brought another girl to
pretend to be his girlfriend.
It was not exactly a date in the first ce. To Alois, he was merely buying her junior dinner. In the end,
Lorelei left without eating anything that night after telling Alois she was under the weather.
Alois had finally achieved his objective. But upon seeing how dispirited Lorelei was when she walked
away, Alois’ heart sank.
His worry became more pronounced when Lorelei had stoppeding to work since Monday.
Micha looked at Alois with a faint frown when she saw him nod. In an icy tone, she said, “Well, if that’s
the case, why should you worry about Lorelei? And why did youe to me for help?”
“Ms. Lingard-”
“Alois, being direct and unsympathetic is your modus operandi for both work and women, huh? How
could you hurt Lorelei’s feelings like this? How could you be so cruel?”
Micha’s gaze was frosty when she was ring intently at the man.
She finally found out why Lorelei was on sick leave and felt sorry for her.
When Micha was about to stand up and leave, Alois said, “Could you please hear me out, Ms.
Lingard?”
“I know how Lorelei feels for me, and I’m grateful that she has been staying by my side for years. She
had never looked down on me, even though I was an orphan. You have to understand Loreleies
from the Summerfield family. Do you think an orphan like me ispatible with her?”
“You knew about it?”
All this while, Lorelei had been extremely cautious not to hurt his feelings as she was afraid their status
differences might be a stumbling block in their rtionship. Yet, Lorelei’s greatest fear still came true.
“Yes. I saw Lorelei attending a dinner with her father by chance. She’s such a genuine woman with great
positive energy, yet every time she’s around me, she’d always be cautious not to hurt my feelings. I want
her to be who she is and don’t want people to make fun of her! I also don’t want her to regret her
decision, and more importantly, I don’t want people to regard me as her trophy boyfriend!”
A corner of Micha’s lips quirked up, and she let out a cold snort. “You’re making these excuses
because you don’t love her enough!”
Micha had the opportunity of working closely with Alois because of Hannah, and she had always
known that he was a man with a big ego.
But she had never thought he would be this egocentric.
Alois did not defend himself or deny her usation. “I want Lorelei to be happy, but I know I’m not the
man who could bring her happiness. I hope you could keep this conversation a secret from Lorelei!”
“And I hope you’ll disappear from Lorelei’s life and stop giving her false hope!” Micha then stood up
gracefully and walked off.
Micha was not particrly fond of Alois, but at the same time, she did not think he was a person with
evil intent. She had always felt Alois was aplicated man whom she had a hard time trying to
understand.
But at this point, she was utterly disappointed in him!
Alois stood still and watched Micha leave. After she had disappeared from his sight, he lolled on the
couch.
Deep in his heart, Alois was in love with Lorelei.
But after learning about his past, he knew he would have to seek vengeance for the rest of his life.
Everything that’s supposed to be mine, I’ll im them back one step at a time. By hook or by crook, I’ll
take everything back!
That was why he had to leave Lorelei.
Since the day he decided to embark on a journey of revenge, he no longer deserved Lorelei’s love.