TYCOON SYSTEM: THE INCREDIBLE BILLIONAIRE

Who did this?

The flickering light in the dark room consumed the area, barely illuminating the room. However, it's warm glow reflected on the faces of the the two troubled men that were hell-bent on finding evidence that seemed not to exist.

Lucas's presence alone at the crime scene wasn't enough to charge him for any case. The footage of that night at the hotel was nowhere to be found.

Even with Freya's bruises, it still wasn't enough to put him behind bars. They had searched for the footage but the hotel had cleared out all footages that night immediately after the fight.

They denied conspiracy with Tyler and even denied knowing anything about the case.

Lucas wasn't planning on giving up anytime soon too. Thankfully, Mr Griffin was a man that never gave up so easily.

After a tireless night of endless search, they finally found something.

“There…” Lucas pointed at the screen. “Enlarge it…”

The photo was a photo of Tyler and his father shaking hands with terrorists and also exchanging money in hands.

That photo would raise dust and that alone will really tarnish the image of the Apple corporation.

However, they couldn't just upload it online without concrete evidence too to back up the image that they worked with terrorists.

After a tireless night of work and digging up old lies that linked to even top ranking government officials and politicians, Lucas finally decided to retire to his house.

“Goodnight…”

The door slammed shut and shortly after, his engine hummed softly away.

The door to his house creaked open. Freya's gloomy scowl sent shivers down his spine as he walked in…

“Where have you been?! I told you to drop it, but you went behind my back and hired a personal investigator right? Did you think I wouldn't find out?” She cried, her voice quivering with pain.

Lucas was speechless, wondering how she must have gotten to know about it. But that didn't matter now, she knew and he was busted.

“I'm sorry, you know I love you. That's why I want justice for you…”

He sat softly on the bed, reaching for her hands when she yanked him off with a stern look.

“Until you drop the case with, Tyler, don't speak to me!” The finality in her tone was evident.

She stood up and rolled up the sheet and angrily left the room.

Lucas didn't do anything about it. There was no going back now with the case, most especially now that Tyler would be invited to the station for questioning about that night with Freya… all he decided was when he won the case, she'll come to him.

The next morning, as early as possible, he had already made breakfast, hoping to impress the angry princess who didn't even look at him.

After a failed attempt, he left the house, headed to the station in continuation of their case.

By the time he got there, Tyler was already behind the counter ranting and going wild.

“How dare you detain me with false accusations?!” His voice echoed outside and made Lucas's heart pound with anger.

“Where were you that night?”

Lucas's footsteps clicked softly against the tiled floor as he entered the station. The moment their eyes met, the old rage boiled up in their hot skins.

“I was on my way to my father's gala when I had an accident…”

“What?!!!”

Lucas tried to grab him but he was held back by the officers. Funny enough, Tyler had already come up with a good story and enough evidence. He had an accidented car to show for the bruises and injuries.

This was so unbelievable.

“We'll meet in court!!!”

Lucas wasn't holding back anymore. Tyler was just being so annoying and he knew he had to do something about this case once and for all.

They released Tyler due to lack of evidence, as expected. This was a battle that Lucas was determined to win, even though it was clear he was on the losing side.

That night, Lucas went home enraged. He didn't even check on Freya who also didn't bother to even talk to him.

He had instructed his lawyer to file a suit against Tyler for attempted rape and assault on Freya Ross and also attempted murder of him…

After several nights and days of endless struggle, the suit was finally scheduled for a first hearing on the 9th of the next month.

Lucas and his private investigator - àMr. Griffin had already mapped out various strategies and evidence to use against him and counter all his false claims and falsified evidences.

However, one problem was that Freya had vowed to not show up at the case and ruin the whole thing, despite how she was persuaded. This was the only barrier that held them back.

Lucas sat on his bed, his face swollen and sunk in frustration as he stared in pain, his mind torturing him with remembrance of the sleepless nights they had gone through to get to this point.

However, while in his dilemma, the door creaked open.

She stood right there, her eyes glowing like embers as she approached him.

“I'll do it…” she spat coldly. She still hadn't forgiven him, she just decided to help his life as his whole effort would be for granted. “But one condition…”

“Name it…”

Joy enveloped him as they finally worked it out and she agreed, but thereafter, she left him.

His heart thumped with joy and immediately, he got dressed to go let Mr. Griffin know about the new development as they were planning on cancelling the case.

His car sped off into the distance and halted suddenly.

The cold scent of smoke filed the air. Lucas was awestruck and sweaty.

His legs trembled as he struggled to get out of his car.

The house, everything, it was set ablaze. His mind shattered to pieces as he saw Griffin's bleeding body by the corner.

The realization that all hope was lots hit him hard, harder than a physical blow.

So the nights of pain, everything, the high hopes, it was all in vain. And because of him, a man had died.

“Who did this? Tyler? Why?”