THE TRILLIONAIRE HEIR THIRSTY FOR REVENGE

CHAPTER NINE

Emilia had long since gotten to her feet and was now scheming. The business agreement with Giacomo didn’t seem to matter as much to her now. Her thoughts were solely on how to get Ezekiele to ditch Lucia and come back to her. 

“I will supply you with the steel you need at the regular price. There’s no need to pay me more than is due.”

Emilia almost scoffed at those silly words from Lucia. If only she knew her eye was now on Ezekiele, then maybe she wouldn’t be so eager to help. Emilia didn’t appreciate Lucia’s kindness. In fact, she detested it. If someone treated Emilia the way she treated Lucia, there was no amount of begging that would make her accept her forgiveness. 

Was this how she seduced Ezekiele? With the kind act? Emilia wondered, eyeing Lucia with resentment. 

Lucia didn’t notice this look in Emilia’s eyes, but Ezekiele, who paid close attention to everything, saw it and knew what Emilia was thinking. He was about to burst her bubble. 

“Now that you’ve gotten what you want, shouldn’t you leave?” Ezekiele regarded Emilia with cold eyes. 

Realizing she was about to get kicked out before she could even commence her plan, Emilia acted quickly. “Zeke.” She softened her gaze and inched closer until she was touching Ezekiele. “You still love me, don’t you? Let’s put all our wrongs behind us and only focus on moving forward together?”

Ezekiele looked at the hand on his arm as if it was trash, before shaking it off. “Never touch me again, Emilia. And get this through your brain: You. And. I. Are. Never. Getting. Back. Together.” Each word was accentuated fiercely. 

Without sparing Emilia another look, Ezekiele faced his wife. “Lucia.”

Lucia looked sideways at the person who called her name. There were a mixture of feelings running through her at that moment, and that person was the cause of most of them. 

“Yes, Ezekiele?”

“Remember my promise to you yesterday back in the wedding hall.”

Lucia nodded, meeting Ezekiele’s gaze strongly. Those brown eyes seemed to be twinkling. How could she forget when those seemingly words had been accompanied by honest eyes? She remembered. Still holding his gaze, the two of them had entered a world where only they existed. “I do.”

Satisfied, Ezekiele smiled. “Well, this is only the tip of the iceberg.” He pointed to the briefcase to let her know what he was referring to. “ Erico Schneider…Is that name familiar to you?”

Lucia didn’t have to think before answering. It was a name everyone in the city knew, a name that was a symbol of affluence and power. Enrico Schneider was only the richest man in Oakheart City. Of course, the name was familiar. 

“Yes,” Lucia replied, wondering why Ezekiele suddenly brought the name up. 

“Well, this €5million is part of a contract from Enrico. You can say he’s someone I happen to know, and when I asked for a favor, he couldn’t say no.”

Couldn’t say no. Lucia noted that phrase. Instead of ‘didn’t say no’, Ezekiele said ‘couldn’t say no’. Wouldn’t that imply that the richest man in Oakheart City owed some kind of debt to Ezekiele? Just who on earth was this man? Lucia wondered. 

Smiling, Ezekiele continued, “The total contract is worth a little over €100million.”

The €5million cash had been overwhelming enough, and even the mention of Enrico Schneider, but hearing the total amount of the contract made Lucia slowly rise to her feet. 

“Wh-Wh…What?” Her voice was so low, it was almost inaudible, but Ezekiele heard it. Reaching his hand out to Lucia, he held her arm to steady her as she was already shaking. “H-How…? Why…?”

To Ezekiele, the answer was simple. “Because everything that belongs to me belongs to you. And I would like for yours to be mine too. Your problems, your issues, your happiness, your smile, your sadness, your tears.” At the last word, Ezekiele wiped away the tear that came out of Lucia’s eyes. 

Lucia’s state of mind was like this: She wanted to cry, but at the same time, she also wanted to pinch her awake from this dream. It had to be a dream, or else, why was Ezekiele being so good to her?

With a choked voice, Lucia asked, “Why are you being so good to me?”

“Because you were good to me first. You saved me, Lucia. All the promises I made to you, I will surely do.”

Leaning closer to Lucia, until their faces were only inches away from each other, Ezekiele closed the gap to place a soft kiss on Lucia’s lips. Lucia gasped and a shiver went through her. It seemed like an eternity later when Ezekiele reluctantly pulled away. 

“I have one more thing for you.”

“More than this?”

Ezekiele nodded, then reached into his pocket. When he took his hand out, it wasn’t empty. It was a purple matte card with a symbol of a crown. Even to the common person, it was clear that it wasn’t an ordinary card. 

Emilia, who had watched silently up until now, let out a gasp. 

“This is for you,” Ezekiele said as he placed the card in Lucia’s palm.

With a lost look, Lucia stared at the card. It looked quite luxurious, but she had no idea what it meant, but Emilia did. She’d done her research in anticipation of the Great Marshal’s Comeback Ceremony, and knew the card to be something that only the top 1% of Oakheart City had the privilege of owning!