Chapter 250 Incitement
"That's great. Should I send you the electronic invitation now?"
"Okay."
"Then it's settled."
After hanging up, Leo quickly sent over the electronic invitation.
Amelia glanced at the building, feeling a slight sense of regret.
Such a nice building, what a waste.
She picked up her phone and called Samuel.
When they first started dating, she had made Samuel promise not to hide anything from her.
Samuel had kept his word.
And she would also take the initiative to tell him about her affairs.
It was only fair to give and take.
Even lovers in a relationship were the same, if you demanded something from the other person, you had to give something yourself.
After hearing this, Samuel immediately said, "I'll go with you."
Before Amelia could refuse, Samuel said, "I know what you're going to say. You'll say my face is too recognizable. Just make me a mask and I won't be so noticeable."
It was only evening now, there was still time to make a mask.
Amelia felt a bit helpless but had to agree.
"Alright then!"
She sent Leo a message saying she wanted to bring a bodyguard along.
"My fiancé doesn't feel comfortable with me going out alone."
Leo didn't refuse. Probably afraid she might have second thoughts and suddenly not go, he quickly sent over another invitation.
One invitation only allowed one person entry. With Leo sending two invitations, she could bring Samuel in.
Amelia needed to go to the Shadow Operations Division to make a mask.
She changed into black pants with a rabbit fur sweater on top, looking a few years younger, like a college student.
The clothes were bought by Natalie.
Since Amelia had come back, Natalie had taken care of all aspects of Amelia's daily life, truly taking good care of her.
Amelia had gained a full six pounds since she first returned.
However, because she had a small frame to begin with and small bones, even with the six-pound gain, she still looked a bit thin.
She had inherited this from Natalie.
Even in middle age, Natalie remained slender, like a young woman.
"Mom, I'm going out for a bit."
Natalie was used to her going out on business, only asking, "When will you be back? Lucas is coming home today, said he'd make it back for dinner."
Lucas had been with the film crew lately and only got free time to come home today.
In another half month, he would finish filming.
Amelia said, "I won't make it back for dinner, but I'll be home before ten tonight."
"Alright, got it."
Amelia left Faith behind and went back to the Shadow Operations Division herself.
Natalie already knew that Faith wasn't just Amelia's friend, but also her trusted confidant.
She went into the kitchen to help Faith prepare dinner.
It wasn't that they couldn't afford to hire help, but with so many eyes and ears around during these troubled times, it was better not to add extra people to the household.
Fortunately, Faith was particularly reliable and hardworking, as if she really saw herself as a servant of the Richardson family.
Natalie really liked her.
She filled the loneliness Natalie felt after Uma left.
Faith also really liked Natalie.
Her relationship with her own parents was distant, and she had never really felt family affection from them. Charles made her feel fatherly love, while Natalie made her feel motherly love.
She was very happy here.
Meanwhile, Leo proudly told Tristan, "Everything went smoothly, Amelia took the bait."
But Tristan felt vaguely uneasy.
Leo saw him frown.
"What? I said everything just like you told me to, and she agreed. Why are you still looking so troubled?"
Tristan said, "It's precisely because things went too smoothly that I feel uneasy."
"I think you're just too suspicious! Being so paranoid, how can you accomplish anything?"
Tristan could only comfort himself that he was overthinking it.
With Amelia agreeing to come, they were already halfway to success. He shouldn't be so paranoid.
"It's my problem, Mr. Hays."
Leo didn't care and soon went off happily to prepare for tomorrow.
He wanted to select the best-looking set of tools.
He had special preferences when it came to sexual matters.
Amelia deserved his finest set of tools.
Tristan sneered at this.
Hearing that Leo was going out to play that night, Tristan didn't bother with him. After all, he was a man about to die - might as well let him enjoy himself one last night.
It was precisely because he looked down on Leo that Tristan didn't send anyone to follow him at all.
This gave Amelia an opportunity.
...
That evening, it was York who asked Leo out.
York had become quite familiar with Leo, and Leo was so foolish that he never once suspected York's identity from beginning to end.
Leo arrived at the KTV as agreed and pushed open the door to the private room, only to see a figure he had been dreaming about.
Amelia.
But Leo still had some sense left. He didn't rush over eagerly. He still remembered Amelia's status.
Rushing over in this situation might get him killed by Samuel the next second.
So Leo very politely walked in and greeted Amelia.
"Ms. Richardson, we just contacted each other this afternoon, didn't expect to see you so soon. What brings you here?"
He tried his best to restrain the greed in his eyes, but those eyes still couldn't help occasionally glancing at Amelia's lips.
However, the next second, Amelia's words left him frozen in place.
"I came specifically to warn you, Leo. Tomorrow will be your death day."
Leo's gaze suddenly sharpened.
Amelia knew he wasn't called Levi!
So, did she also know about their plan?
"Ms. Richardson."
Leo stiffly forced out a fake smile.
"Using a false name was wrong of me, but you know, The Hays family's situation is special. When I'm out, it's normal for me to have an alias. Please don't be angry, I apologize to you."
As he spoke, he tried to get information from Amelia, wanting to know how much she actually knew, but Amelia raised her hand and cut him off.
"You misunderstood. The person who wants you dead tomorrow isn't me, it's Francis."
Leo was stunned, then slowly frowned.
"Ms. Richardson, what do you mean? Francis is already dead."
"Francis is dead, but Francis's subordinates aren't."
She continued, "Leo, you helped me once, so I want to help you once too, to clear the debt."
Leo's frown deepened.
He wanted to leave directly. Amelia gave him the feeling he would fall into a trap.
Amelia was indeed very beautiful.
But the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it often is.
At this moment, York came over and said, "Leo, Ms. Richardson and I are also friends. I happened to run into her today and invited her to sit for a while. She's not a bad person. Since she's saying this, why don't you hear what she has to say."
Leo thought that listening wouldn't hurt anyway.
So he looked at Amelia again and said, "Ms. Richardson, please speak plainly."
"Among Francis's subordinates, there's someone called Tristan. This person is ruthless but extremely loyal to Francis. Over the years, Francis has been very jealous that your father favors you more, and he's long wanted to kill you."
"You're lying!" Leo retorted. "Francis was the best to me. Whenever I had problems, he was the one who helped me fix them."
"But haven't you noticed that after he helped you fix things, your dad and grandpa still found out about what you did? If he was really helping you fix things, why didn't he help you cover them up?"
Leo fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Why are you bringing up Tristan?"
Amelia said, "I told you, he's extremely loyal to Francis. Francis has long wanted to kill you. Do you think Tristan would help Francis fulfill his dying wish?"
"You're saying Tristan wants to kill me?"
"Exactly! The location is Infinite Cube, and the time is tomorrow. That Infinite Cube was invested in by Francis, but you called me saying you invested in it. So I guessed that Tristan is probably trying to use Infinite Cube to lure you into a trap."
"You're talking nonsense. Tomorrow's plan is clearly to deal with—"
Halfway through, Leo realized he'd let something slip and quickly bit his lip.
Amelia smiled. "Deal with me? Tristan has no grudge against me, and neither did Francis. Why would he want to deal with me? Looks like he's planning to use me as bait to lure you in!"
The more Leo thought about what Amelia was saying, the more his back ran cold.
Especially that line 'Francis has long wanted to kill you.'
He was someone who was very afraid of death.
And thinking more carefully, Francis and Amelia indeed seemed to have no grudge whatsoever.
Why would Tristan, after Francis's death, still want to help him take down Amelia?
His sudden approach was indeed unusual.
Leo broke out in a cold sweat.
But he still didn't quite trust Amelia.
Amelia could see this too. She said, "If you sneak into Infinite Cube right now, you'll find a pile of explosives in the computer room on the third floor. Those are meant to blow you up."
"Explosives?"
Amelia took out her phone and opened her photo album.
Inside was a video.
Leo recognized at a glance that it was indeed the computer room at Infinite Cube.
He started sweating even more profusely.
The plan Tristan had told him was clearly to set a fire.
How did it turn into planting bombs?
With a fire he could run, but with explosives, he would die there too!
Everyone would die there!
"What should I do then? I won't go tomorrow!"
Amelia shook her head. "How can you not go? If he doesn't succeed this time, he'll try to kill you next time. You can't guard against everything. Better to take this opportunity to kill him."
"What should I do?"
Amelia beckoned him closer with her finger.
Leo quickly leaned in.
Amelia laid out her plan.
Leo was scared out of his wits and naturally did whatever Amelia said.
"I'll do everything you say! I'll never forget your great kindness!"
"I don't need you to remember my kindness. After it's done, just give me some money. The Richardson family went bankrupt, and what we need most now is money. Do you have money?"
"Yes! Of course I do!"
With Amelia having an ulterior motive, Leo felt even more at ease.
He chatted with Amelia in the private room about tomorrow's matters for a long time before returning very late to where he was staying.
Amelia also drove back.
In the evening, she had deliberately said those things during her phone call with Leo for Tristan to hear, to dispel his doubts.
And Tristan clearly didn't take Leo seriously either. Plus, York had always been close to Leo, so Amelia had the opportunity to contact Leo privately without Tristan noticing.
The plan went more smoothly than she had expected. Now she just had to wait for tomorrow.