The old master’s condition continued to improve until it stabilized. The doctor concluded that he would wake up the next day or the morning after that. Elena was relieved.
That night, she made an excuse to leave the hospital, but she did not return to Garcia’s mansion. She went to another place.
The entrance to the room was no different than a sophisticated hotel suite. Nonetheless, it had a cold atmosphere because of its owner. Elena knocked on the door, and it was Levi who opened the door. Levi did not seem surprised to see her.
Elena wondered if they knew about her whereabouts all the time. She found Levi’s expression rather unsightly. Had they expected her to be there? The unwillingness in her heart amplified, but she had no other choice.
“Miss Elena, you’re here.” As expected, Levi did not even hide the fact that he had expected her to be there.
“How did you know that I’ll be here?” Elena frowned, still unhappy about it.
She believed that her two cousin brothers, Francis and Joseph, would never disclose her whereabouts to anyone. Furthermore, they did not know that she would be there. They would have never allowed her to go there had they known about it.
“It was merely a guess. Eldest Young Master had guessed that you would be here.”
Levi smiled and opened the door for her. Elena took a deep breath before she walked into the room. Levi said nothing and left the room when she went in.
The moment the door closed behind her, she had a weird feeling that she was back in her cage, and she was a prisoner once again. Elena stood behind the door as she stared at the man on the couch. He had a glass of alcohol in his hand. Her fist clenched tightly.
Michael did not even look up when she entered the room. He poured more wine for himself while he read some documents.
Elena did not know how long she stood there as she watched him. When the two of them were silent, the atmosphere in the room grew rigid and glum.
After a long while, Elena took a deep breath and walked toward him. As she faced him, she asked, “Eldest Young Master Williams, may I talk to you?”
“If I were to disagree, do you think you could come into my room?”
Michael still did not lift his head. After he finished with the document, he put it aside and poured himself another glass of red wine. He took a sip as he leaned on the sofa and glanced at her. His attitude was cold, but he allowed her to speak. After all, he had ‘agreed’ to let her in, did he not?
“Why did you tell Joseph that you want me as a condition of an exchange?”
Michael’s demeanor was so cold that Elena’s mind went blank, and she forgot the lines that she had in her mind before she entered the door. Michael lifted his glass, and his indifferent eyes fell on her. His gaze made Elena feel a little uneasy, and she wanted to resist him.
She would never understand or guess his thoughts.
Just when she thought she knew him, she felt like it was her own delusions.
“Eldest Young Master Williams, what the hell do you want?”
“I want you.” Michael’s attitude was so casual and nonchalant that it drove her mad.
He smiled. “Have I not said it clearly?”
Elena did not know if he was sincere. “I don’t think I have that much value.”
After all, their agreement was not over yet. Could she resist if he wanted her? So, why did he need to do that?
“I said, I want you.” Michael’s words sounded severe.
However, his next words chilled Elena’s heart to the core.
“However, there is one condition. I want the Garcia family to hand you to me personally.”
“Michael!” Elena squeezed her palms. She immediately knew what he meant. “You want to humiliate the Garcia family!”
“It seems that you are not that stupid.” Michael had no intention to hide his intention from her. His smile made Elena feel as if everything about their arrangement was twisted and he was cold inside.
She pinched her palms as she tightened her fists. “Why?”
“You don’t need to know.”
“So, even if I come and tell you that I am willing to come to you, you won’t accept it?”
It was not as if she wanted to forsake her self esteem and dignity, but she knew that Joseph had tried his best. Garcia Corporation was in grave danger under Ava’s leadership.
She was a loser anyway. So what if she went to Michael and he insulted her? However, he was not content with that. He wanted to humiliate the entire Garcia family. She would never allow that to happen!
“I will not let the Garcia family fall to that point, and I will not let you succeed!”
From her grandfather’s health situation, she knew that he might not live to see another day if he was humiliated again.
She did not know about the enmity between Michael and the Garcia family, but her priority was to make her grandfather feel better. Hence, Elena turned to leave the room.
However, before she could touch the doorknob, a figure dashed in front of her. His tall body stood behind the door and blocked her access.
“Get out of the way!” Elena pulled a long face.
Michael snorted coldly. “What would you do then?”
“What does it have to do with you?” No matter what she wanted to do, her ultimate goal was not to cause any trouble to Garcia Corporation and her grandfather! She did not give a damn about her so-called future!
“What on earth do you want to do?” Michael squinted at her as he grasped her wrist.
“You want to go against me!”
“I don’t have the courage to do that.” Elena looked up and greeted his cold eyes. She scoffed. “How could I fight against you?”
“Since you know that, then don’t do something to irritate me!”
She wore a dismal look on her face. To his surprise, he was a little flustered too. However, Elena had utterly lost her hope in him. She no longer expected anything out of him!
“I never wanted to make you angry.” Her voice was calm, not cold, but not very warm either. There was not even a trace of disappointment. Well, if she had lost hope in him, how could she possibly be disappointed? That emotion no longer existed in her mind.
“Eldest Young Master Williams, I still have something to do. Please let me go.”
Michael said nothing, but he glowered at her face coldly. At that instance, he was unable to see through her mind! He did not like the feeling of it; he must figure her out! He must know her exact plan!
“Eldest Young Master Williams, you have effectively pushed me away the moment you switched our hair samples. Now, my next plan is for myself. My decision would no longer have anything to do with you.”
“Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?”
The anxiety within himself irritated Michael. Elena, on the other hand, was calm and indifferent.
She shook her head and smiled. “Since it’s useless to ask for your help, I’ll think of a way out of this mess myself. You can rest assured that I will not get you involved in any of my actions.”