Chapter Ten: First Step.

WEARING white scrubs, Paxton was sitting in a swivel chair inside his clinic. He’s in the hospital and busy writing the prescription for his patient.

“Here’s what you should take for your skin allergy. Don’t forget to wash the affected area before putting in an ointment. The antihistamine should be taken once a day,” he said.

“Thank you, Doc!”

As soon as the patient stood and walked out of the clinic, Oliver, Paxton’s assistant walked inside with a folder in his hand.

“Good afternoon, My Lord! Here’s the information that you’re asking for.” Oliver propped the folder on his desk.

“Thank you! Have a seat,” he replied.

He quickly opened the envelope and took out the files inside. He quickly saw Darius Lavigne’s profile before he looked up at Oliver.

“What did you find out?” he asked. Then scanned the profile that he was holding. All the details regarding Darius are in the file…

“Mr. Sylvester was right, he proposed to Grace Cartier, your cousin before the incident but your family doesn't like him for Grace,” Oliver replied.

Paxton smirked. “Who would want a boastful son-in-law?” 

“That’s true, My Lord. He kept on trying to court Grace but your cousin declined each time he tried. I didn't know if that was all the reason… but we should dig into it more,” Oliver added.

He nodded and read all of the details in the file. “Wait, it is stated here that the moment Darius take over the ownership, Lavigne’s net worth grew higher by over 18% within just a year? That's odd.”

“I also noticed that, My Lord.”

He lifted up his head to Oliver. “Find someone who can do a job for me.”

“What kind of job, My Lord?” 

“Someone who could apply in Lavigne’s Realty Company so we could spy inside. We need to investigate further so I can pull him down just like what I prepared for ten years.”

Oliver nodded and then stood up. “I’ll do that, My Lord. I know someone who can do the job and also, we can trust.”

“Good, bring him here as soon as possible.”

“Alright, My Lord!”

After Darius pulled out his 15% investment to Marshall’s H&R, Paxton decided to start his plan on pulling down the Lavigne family. Upon his investigations regarding the horrible arson of their family’s mansion, Lavigne and Marshall's family were the nearest suspects. The police stated that the fire started from an electric appliance inside the mansion that explode due to overheating and the water sprinkles didn’t work because it was stocked for too long. It ended that way but Paxton didn’t believe it. The water sprinkles are maintained by the maintenance. And he clearly remembered that there are about ten or more men came inside their mansion after the fire started. He wants to come out as a witness to the investigation before, but his godfather stopped him. Sylvester knew that the Cartiers has an enemy that they need to find by themselves without the help of the law and police. 

Marshall's family had linked to Cartiers before the incident, it was due to a family business. But the Lavigne family is more capable of doing it because they are their competitor when it comes to business. Lavigne family has tried to merge with the Cartiers over and over but the Cartiers declined because of the Lavigne family’s attitude. They are naturally born boastful just like Darius Lavigne.

“How was your day?” Lorelei asked as soon as he entered the room inside their house.

After three weeks of being always together, they started to get busy with their jobs. Lorelei has a position as a manager in Marshall’s H&R. It wasn’t that high, and she should be in a higher position by now but for Lorelei, it was all fine. She wants to work hard before reaching the right position for her which Paxton oppose.

“It was fine, how about you?” he asked.

Lorelei smiled at him but it didn’t reach her ears. “I am…”

“I know you’re not. What’s bothering you?” 

She shrugged. “My brother Levi, kept on insisting to divorce you. Darius is still on it and he just couldn’t stop bugging my brother even though he already pulled out his investments to our company.”

Paxton rolled his eyes. “That guy is really persistent.”

“Yeah… I was just thinking… maybe you could try to prove yourself to my brother so he won’t be bothered by the fact that I rejected a billionaire man.”

“What do you mean? I’ve already tried my best to prove myself. It was him who doesn’t see my efforts.”

Lorelei smiled shyly. “Yeah… you’re right.”

He knows that Lorelei is provoking him to reveal his true identity. She’s curious, he can see it all over her face. To invert her worry, Paxton leaned towards Lorelei and kissed her on her cheek which made her blush.

Lorelei quickly covered her face with her palm and smiled. “What was that for?”

“For trusting me, babe.” 

Lorelei is a kind woman, he can’t see anything wrong with her aside from the fact that he was easily fooled by other people that even her family fooled her. Paxton has been suspecting about it ever since, Lorelei seemed out of place inside the Marshalls…

The next day, Oliver came to his clinic with a man with a simple look. He was wearing a business suit, he bowed in front of Paxton.

“Good day, My Lord! It’s a pleasure to meet you!” The man said after bowing.

“What’s your name?”

“Amiel Hilton, My Lord!” he replied.

Paxton nodded and hand over a pair of eyeglasses to him.

“What is this, My Lord?” he asked, curious.

“Once you enter the Lavigne Realty building, you should wear that glasses. But make sure that no one noticed that wasn’t ordinary eyeglasses.”

“Sorry, My Lord, I don’t understand…” 

Paxton flashed a smirk on his lips. “That eyeglasses has a hidden camera. Make sure to use it better.”