Chapter 483\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius looked down on Honora with the detached air of a god as she pleaded at his feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou said you killed your\u00a0<\/p>\n
father?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After learning the truth from Hendrix, Honora had quickly learned to read people in the Judson household. Now, in Lucius\u2019s cold demeanor, she sensed a sliver of hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She nodded vigorously. \u201cYes\u2026 I killed my father.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she expected, a dark smile touched Lucius\u2019s lips. He stroked the thumb ring on his hand. \u201cExcellent,\u201d he said, his voice chilling. \u201cSomeone who can kill her own father is exactly the kind of person I need.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cI\u2019ll have someone take care of the body. In return, you will work for me. The job is risky, but since you already have blood on your hands, you\u2019re perfectly suited for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without a moment\u2019s hesitation, Honora agreed. \u201cYes\u2026 As long as you save me, Mr. Lincoln, I\u2019ll do anything!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Next year, at the exclusive \u201cMystique Blossom\u201d gala held on a secret island, Lucius needed a supply of fresh young women to serve as sex slaves for the invited guests and the powerful figures behind the Lincoln family. With the Lincolns trying to clean up their public image, he couldn\u2019t get his own hands dirty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honora was the perfect pawn. She had nothing left and had been pushed to the edge. Tasking her with recruiting beautiful young women to test a new aphrodisiac was the ideal solution. If anything went wrong, he could easily throw Honora and the ambitious Paxton under the bus, implicating Judson Pharmaceuticals in the process by blaming them for the drug\u2019s development.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHonora,\u201d Lucius said, \u201cdo this for me, and I\u2019ll give you the chance to kill Larissa with your own hands.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At those words, a flicker of light returned to Honora\u2019s dead eyes. The chance to destroy Larissa\u2013it was perfect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll do whatever it takes, Mr. Lincoln!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius turned to his assistant. \u201cGet her to a hospital and have her face fixed. Then send a team to clean up the mess in there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, sir,\u201d the assistant replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Honora followed the assistant away from the decrepit apartment building, she watched Lucius\u2019s imposing figure and summoned her courage. \u201cMr. Lincoln, there\u2019s something I need to tell you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius paused but didn\u2019t turn around.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honora pressed on. \u201cYour fianc\u00e9e, Livia, is working with Larissa! She doesn\u2019t love you! She was the one who helped Larissa take me away last time!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The air around Lucius instantly grew cold. His assistant and bodyguards lowered their heads, sensing the shift.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius turned. \u201cCome here,\u201d he commanded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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21:59\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 483\u00a0<\/p>\n
A triumphant smirk tugged at Honora\u2019s lips as she scurried toward him. But as she drew close, he drove his foot hard into her stomach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAh!\u201d Honora cried out, doubling over in pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want to live while working for me, you\u2019ll learn to keep your mouth shut about things that don\u2019t concern you,\u201d Lucius warned before striding down the stairs without a backward glance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once in the car, the assistant asked timidly, \u201cSir, should we go and question Miss L\u00edvia now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius stared out the window. \u201cNo need. If she\u2019s so determined to defy me, then she can join Larissa as one of the party favors at the gala.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The assistant\u2019s eyes widened slightly, but he said nothing, simply driving away from the rundown neighborhood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lying on the ground, Honora watched the luxury car disappear and clenched her fists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell, Lucius\u2013they all looked down on her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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