Chapter 57

Chapter 57

After Alberto left with his people, the café reopened for business. Soon it was bustling again, while Freya huddled in a corner, feeling cold all over.

She felt like she'd learned too many truths today that she shouldn't have known. And what key information was hidden in all those things I had clarified to everyone that day?

If Freya went back to ask Killian, would she learn everything?

Freya didn't dare think too much. She sat there holding her coffee, lost in thought for a long time before deciding to go back.

At that moment, I was still at Virio's house.

Luca and Charles promised me they would block all news about Virio's injury. Even the family elders knew nothing about it.

I sat in Virio's ward, handling his affairs.

Of course, these were mostly things Luca and Charles had compiled and handed over to me.

Most of the decisions were made with their help too. I was just playing a supporting role.

But I had to admit, the title of Virio's fiancée was quite useful within the Soren family.

At least while Virio was unconscious, I wouldn't miss any major news happening in the family.

I kept it all in mind, planning to report everything to Virio once he woke up.

Meanwhile, Sebastian gave me some news, saying that Freya had secretly met with Alberto again.

Alberto was from the Camorra side.

Now she was cooperating with him and keeping in contact repeatedly—what secret was she hiding?

I didn't dare think too deeply, but I told Sebastian to help me track their every move at the company.

"Especially Killian's recent financial movements." I didn't think Killian would just let this go.

Although he hadn't made any moves these past few days, I knew everything was still brewing beneath the surface.

The fact that Killian had controlled me for so long and had once worked with others to kill my father proved he definitely wasn't someone easy to deal with.

Ruthlessness ran in his blood. If he didn't take everything for himself, if he didn't eliminate us completely, he would never stop!

And now, I was stretched thin at the Soren family.

Massimo, as Virio's uncle, had great influence throughout the family.

After I put him under house arrest, quite a bit of trouble arose.

Many Soren family elders came to see me, urgently hoping I could resolve this matter and stop getting involved in their family disputes.

But I knew this was all because they couldn't stand seeing me have access to Virio's authority.

One elder kept blaming me to my face, saying what I was doing now was wrong.

But I wasn't swayed at all. I just told him, "If Virio didn't trust me, he wouldn't have signed such an agreement."

I used the same response for everyone who came to see me.

Knowing they could do nothing about me, they could only leave in frustration.

But I was getting more and more exhausted.

After seeing off another elder, I silently rubbed my temples.

When would Virio wake up?

When I asked Luca and Charles this question, they looked at each other, then both shook their heads at me, saying they didn't know either.

Even Virio's doctor and nurses weren't sure.

I looked at them for a long moment, then said, "Since the news has been blocked, is there any way to find a new doctor, or have someone else diagnose him?"

"We've already found the best doctor for Virio." That's what Luca said, but I felt especially uneasy.

Charles patted my shoulder. "I know you've been exhausted lately, but for Virio's sake, it's all worth it. If there's anything you can't handle yourself, you can tell us."

I smiled bitterly and shook my head.

Since Virio had entrusted all this to me, he trusted my abilities and knew I could handle it.

But still, I missed the times when he was by my side, smiling at me and taking me to do this and that.

Back then I didn't seem to have to think about anything, but now all the burden had been placed on my shoulders.

Thinking about this suddenly gave me another kind of courage. I said to Luca, "The fact that I didn't present my father's real will at the press conference last time—I think now is the time."

Since Freya had already joined forces with Alberto, maybe there were many things I no longer needed to worry about.

What's more, after the last press conference, I had actually won myself some credibility and reputation.

Publishing everything now should be the icing on the cake for me.

But this time I didn't choose the press conference format. Instead, I directly posted my father's will on my social media account.

As a photo, of course.

I blurred out some parts, but the will he left was very clear.

If anything happened to him, I should be the one to take control of the entire family.

I just posted this update without any extra words.

But my post quickly caused a strong reaction.

Everyone was asking in the comments what this was. Some people discovered it was my father's will, and from the signature and content, they deduced that my father's will should be real. This was completely different from what Killian had posted when he took over the family.

When he took over the family, he had held a press conference and stated that according to my father's will, he would take over the entire family, adopt me as his daughter, and treat and raise me properly.

Combined with what I had told everyone at the last press conference—that Killian had been controlling me all these years, making me a pawn in his hands—

The entire news media exploded.

The internet was full of discussions about this whole thing, exploring Killian's various injustices toward me.

And I stared at all this, not knowing what to think.

It was clearly something I had asked Luca and Charles to help me post, but now I couldn't tell if I should feel relieved or regretful.

We'd finally reached this point. At the last press conference, I had wondered whether I should break things off with them completely.

But the Lacey family's recent attempts to test me had been too blatant.

Plus Freya's contact with Alberto—I had to admit that we were now at the end of our rope, at a crossroads.

Once this news came out, the focus of debate quickly became whether I should return to the family and take over the Lacey family.

Honestly, I didn't really care much about them anymore.

But thinking about how it was everything my father had built, and how Killian's control also made me unhappy—

If I could take back the entire family and business, I could avenge my father.

Thinking of this, all the regret in my heart was swept away.