Chapter 566 - The Perfect Couple (1/2)

After pacing back and forth in her suite trying to think of what to do, Elien finally decided to go to the penthouse.

If Elios Linden was alone there, she could still take the opportunity to seduce him. All she had to do was tell the receptionist that the arrangement between them changed and that she was expected there.

Elien hurried down to the hotel's lobby and approached the receptionist. There was a sad expression on her face.

”Good evening ... I'm sorry, Mr. Elios Linden was waiting for me at the penthouse, but I lost the keys he gave me...”

The check-in staff who met Elien seemed surprised by her explanation.

”Hmm ... I can't give you the key because there is no order to let you in,” the officer answered.

”Oh, but he is waiting for me there ... You know, he will be very angry if you don't let me go up.” Elien then frowned, ”Is ... is there someone who has gone up before me? For example, someone claiming to be me?”

The staff just shook her head patiently. ”Nobody went up to the penthouse, Miss. The penthouse could not be rented out to anyone because the hotel owner is using it.”

”Oh ...” For a moment Elien was stunned. This explanation was not what she was expecting. The owner of St. Laurent Hotel is the famous Schneider family. Right, somebody from that family would be attending the event.

She just never thought that they would stay in their penthouse in this hotel. She assumed that Elios Linden was renting the penthouse in the St. Laurent for tonight's event. If he was not, then why did he go up there? Did he have a relationship with the hotel owner's family?

”Is that so? Then, can you call up to make sure that Mr. Linden is there and that he is fine? He said he is ill. I was just worried because I could not contact him ...” Elien replied, with no intention to give up.

The staff could not refuse this request so she called the penthouse. After a few rings, no one picked up the call.

”Not picked up! Don't tell me something really happened to him ...” Elien urged again, ”Please let me go up there!”

”Sorry, we can't disturb them. Unless we get a direct order from the Schneider family, I can't let anyone go upstairs. Good night, miss.”

Elien knew she could not force the hotel staff to obey her wishes. They were not Splitz nor RMI employees. This was a hotel owned by the Schneider Group and she had no connections with them. Annoyed, she finally returned to her suite.

After arriving, she called someone and reported her failure.

”I'm sorry, my plan failed because Eli went to the penthouse ... I couldn't force my way in, the hotel staff wouldn't let me ...” she said in a trembling voice. ”I'm afraid ... he'll suspect me. What should I do?”

”Ugh ... you incompetent bitch! For years, you kept promising that you will be able to get Elios Linden and all of his wealth!” The voice on the other end of the phone was violent and filled with anger. ”You are so useless! You must pay your debts as soon as possible, otherwise, you will face the consequences yourself!”

”Please ... I'll do anything ...” Elien tried to beg, her mind worked furiously to find a solution. ”As long as I manage to escape his suspicion, I can still find another way. Please help me this time ...”

Elien begged repeatedly so, in the end, the voice on the other end of the telephone gave her one last chance.

***

Alaric opened his eyes and looked at the clock. It was almost 8 pm. Aleksis laid in his arms. They both were exhausted from their intense love-making activities. He tried to recall what happened and then took a deep breath.

Ugh, whenever he thought about the aphrodisiac Elien used to spike his drink with, his anger couldn't help but surge. If Aleksis wasn't here, he would have vented his d.e.s.i.r.e onto other women, and this would have caused him a lot of problems. He might become angry enough to go back to killing people.

He kissed Aleksis on the forehead to wake her up. Even though it was too late, he still had to come to tonight's celebrations. It was very important for him to introduce Aleksis. He had to do this to not only stop all the gossip circulating on the outside but also to give a lesson to the damnable woman who tried to set him up.

Elien didn't know what punishment awaited her.