Chapter 56

Chapter 56

"I'm more inclined to think he's just been too exhausted lately, which caused him to suddenly run out of both emotions and energy. Just give him some time - think of this coma as a period of rest and recovery."

Hearing this, I looked over at Luca beside me.

Neither of us really dared to believe the current situation, but now we had no choice but to listen to the doctor.

And at this moment, somewhere I didn't know about, Freya was meeting with another man.

Ever since the trouble at home started and Killian began frantically making all kinds of moves against me, Freya seemed to have new thoughts about the whole thing.

Freya ran out to find Alberto.

And Alberto used some method to get her to meet him at a coffee shop.

Of course, there were no other customers around.

"Long time no see, Ms. Lacey." Alberto looked at the woman before him, his face full of interest.

Freya looked nervously at the man in front of her.

Actually, she and Alberto had only met once before.

Last time they had confirmed their cooperation plan, thinking they could catch me in one fell swoop.

Who knew I would suddenly transform into Virio's fiancée!

And after my statement was released, it did cause a lot of controversy.

Now, everyone knew that Killian had been controlling me long-term and forcing me to do those things, which wasn't good for the Lacey family's reputation at all.

During this time, Killian had been throwing tantrums at home and even questioned Freya about why she didn't tell him in time when she first noticed some budding feelings or contact between Virio and me.

Everything made Freya feel exhausted.

Besides, she'd been confined to the house this whole time, unable to do anything.

If Alberto hadn't suddenly invited her today, Freya wouldn't have been able to leave home.

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and said to Alberto, "Our previous communication didn't really work out well. I want to try a different approach going forward."

Being locked up by Killian during this time, Freya had reflected a lot.

She believed that if they wanted to deal with Virio and me, the best way now was to distract us or come up with some solid evidence to attract our attention.

I still didn't know about the Lacey family's situation - Killian was already in a panic.

My clarification had basically pointed all fingers at them, and most people had started investigating what Killian had been doing all these years.

"I suspect my father is hiding something from me. He's been so angry lately, way more than ever before. And he keeps saying that Elvira took something very important from home, but when I ask him what it is, he won't tell me. He just says if this whole thing is discovered by others, we'll all be doomed and will never have our current status again." Thinking of this, Freya raised her head and looked at Alberto earnestly. "Mr. Watson, I'm telling you all this - can you help me?"

At this moment, Freya's expression and tone were completely sincere.

Alberto stared at her, but seemed to see someone else through her.

Thinking of everything Virio had been doing lately, Alberto spoke readily. "Ms. Lacey, do you know what's going on around Virio? Do you know what he's been doing recently?"

The words sounded like both a question and a test.

Freya was stunned for a moment, not knowing why he was asking this, but quickly shook her head honestly.

She said, "Since Elvira left home, I haven't been in contact with her, so I don't know what Virio's situation is now either."

Freya only knew that I was different from before now, and the conflict between their two families was getting worse.

Freya asked, "But why are you bringing him up now? Does he affect our plan somehow?"

Alberto raised one finger and gently lifted Freya's chin, forcing her to look at him.

Freya didn't understand, but when she looked up at him, her eyes were actually full of fear.

That pleading look fell into Alberto's eyes.

He said with interest, "I heard you were originally very interested in Virio, right?"

Hearing this, Freya was startled, somehow sensing a hint of danger in the man's tone.

She quickly shook her head. "No... I..."

"It's okay. Even if you're interested in Virio, I won't give up our chance to cooperate."

"I just hope that from now on, you can be more honest with me."

As he spoke, Alberto's gaze stayed on Freya's face, trying to catch every subtle expression.

Freya couldn't help but look up at him, and only after a moment did she nod firmly and say, "Okay. Whatever you want to know, I can tell you. But I also hope that from today on, our agreement can become more solid."

Freya admitted that she had indeed been attracted to Virio before.

But now, my relationship with Virio had become increasingly close, and she had long lost those initial feelings.

Freya said through gritted teeth, "Virio has been secretly helping Elvira, making Elvira break with my entire family, and causing my father and me to worry about what to do next. I will never have any feelings for Virio again."

"Now the only thing I want to do is get revenge."

Alberto laughed, and that laugh contained too many emotions.

After a while, he had his assistant bring over an agreement and hand it to Freya. "I know you probably can't store paper documents easily, but you can take a look at this. Our new agreement - let's use this as a template."

The agreement stated that Alberto would help Freya regain control of the family, and Freya promised that if this succeeded, she would transfer 30% of the Lacey family's port shares.

But looking at this, Freya suddenly didn't understand. "Why 'regain control of the family'..."

Right now, Killian was just looking for me, but they were still the ones in power in the Lacey family.

Who knew Alberto would just smile with pity. "Your father has hidden too much from you. Elvira's next step is to take back the family, and she has plenty of evidence. Go back and ask your father, if he really wants to keep your current status."

But this was clearly a dead end for Freya.

How could she tell Killian about her contact with Alberto?

Thinking it over, Freya didn't know what to do, but her determination to deal with me hadn't wavered.