The Woman From Hell

I regained my spirit and leaned closer. "Tell me."

Sensing my urgency, Nibel winked and signaled me not to worry. He leaned against the sofa with an air of arrogance. "What kind of situation do you think will drive someone to suicide?"

His abrupt question made me feel as if my heart had plunged into the abyss, and my mother's desperate expression that night appeared in my mind.

She had rather died than lived. Why would she ditch her lover and her children if something had not happened to her?

I got a bad feeling and felt flustered.

Nibel looked at me with amusement in his eyes. "I heard Silas gave Thomas Grant access into his own daughter's room the night before Millicent Yard died and-"

"Stop talking."

My hands were clenched into fists as I shook faintly.

Thomas Grant was Theo's father. For him to have actually done such a thing....

Nibel let out a sneer. "They took great pains to force Millicent Yard into submission. Unfortunately, none of them expected that she would kill herself. In order to cover up the truth, the Grants and the Yards jointly obstructed the news and had this matter sink into the sea. Tsk tsk, how cruel of them."

They forced her to her death and then kept the news from leaking. If it were not for this investigation, no one would probably dare bring up this matter again.

I gritted my teeth, my heart filled with resentment toward them.

"Don't get angry. Calm down, President Lane." Nibel patted my shoulder as if to comfort me.

"Didn't you want to see me like this?" I moved away to avoid Nibel's hand.

He was not bothered, however. He just placed his arms on the sofa again. "Oh no. You've misunderstood me, President Lane. I just told you the truth out of kindness. I thought you had the right to know considering you're Millicent Yard's daughter." Nibel was infinitely resourceful and was able to find out everything. This worried me a little.

"What are you going to do?" I did not delve too deeply into the issue. I just wanted to know why he came to me this time.

He smiled at me. "I would like to invite you to work with me."

"Work on what?"

"I know you've recently united a few companies to go up against the Yards. I can help you as well," Nibel said leisurely. This was probably a speciality of his.

I mediated my emotions and turned to him. "Name your terms."

"How straightforward of you,

President Lake. My request is

actually very simple. I'll help you deal

with the Yards while you help me

deal with the Grants." Nibel leaned forward, his hands clasped on his knees as his starry eyes shone.

Deal with the Grants?

He wanted to go up against the Grant family?

Frowning, I shook my head. "Considering your power, you should have no difficulty dealing with the Grants. Why do you need my help?"Owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

"You're severely underestimating

Theo. He's more than what you perceive of him. You can't even imagine the power he has behind him. Nibel pointed at me, smiling exuberantly.

Nibel's words threw me into thought.

Could Theo still have hidden a lot from me after so many years?

As if seeing through my thoughts, Nibel laughed. "Apart from the property under Grant Corporation, be also has a lot of venture capital and is involved in many industries. He even has connections to the church. I'm not confident going up against him, and that's why I need you, President Lane."

This foreign man Nibel sure had a way with words.

I only knew now that Theo was not a simple man. Gaze lowered, I shook my head. "I'm sorry, but I can't help you."