Chapter 573 - Punishment for Elien Mikhailova (2) (2/2)
They tricked me saying you were sick and were heading to the suite, so I prepared to wait for your arrival... I was stupid, I really thought you would come of your own accord... But when they came, beat me up, and tied me to the bed... I realized you were being framed... I felt devastated... because I didn't want you to fall into their trap... I would kill myself if I caused your reputation to be tarnished...”
Elien ceaselessly begged in tears to the point that Pavel, who had long since come out of the world of assassins, could feel his heart begin to soften, unable to bear seeing such a sight. But Alaric's heart was still ice cold. He nonchalantly slapped Elien's face which was trying to kiss his shoes, causing the girl to fall back and scream in pain.
”Maybe if you had played the show more convincingly, I would trust you. Unfortunately, your game was too plain,” he said in a sharp, piercing voice. ”If you had allowed those 'bad guys' to beat you to death, your pretense would've attracted more sympathy. Too bad you loved your face and body more and only allowed yourself to be tied…”
Elien held her aching head and her expression was now filled with terror. She already realized that it was impossible for her to lie to Alaric...
”I... I... It wasn't me... You must believe me...” She was still trying to defend herself, but her voice was now very weak and inconclusive.
”The Russian Mafia who paid you to trap me will receive their punishment... They don't know who they're dealing with this time,” Alaric calmly stated. His appearance had returned to look as peaceful and breezy as before. He remembered that Aleksis didn't want him to kill people anymore, so he set his emotions so that he would not be overcome by anger. ”I actually feel offended. My worth was only 30 million dollars to you... the worth of your gambling debt to them. You should've asked for more.”
London and Rune were still watching everything before them unfold with palpitations. They understood why Aleksis was asked to leave first. Alaric didn't want his wife to witness such an intense situation. Moreover, it seemed that Alaric was still not done.
”Pavel, do you have waterproof markers?” Alaric then asked. He put down his empty wine glass.
Pavel nodded and ordered a staff member to pick up the markers requested. Alaric took the marker and walked over to Elien. With quick movements, he drew a line on her wrists and ankles, then tossed the markers away.
”I won't kill you, but I'll make sure the mobsters who hired you know that you've revealed all their secrets to me, so they'll punish you.” He shook his suit and walked away, ”They'll know where they have to break your arms and legs.”
Alaric patted London and Rune's shoulders, signaling that they should follow him out of the ballroom. Meanwhile, Elien, who had just realized what the four marker lines meant, immediately screamed in horror. She tried to go after Alaric, but the two bodyguards were holding her, rendering her immobile as she could only roar hysterically.
After Alaric came out, they let her go. Elien immediately ran away, stumbling in her steps. She had to immediately hide so as to not become the target of the Russian mafias who would soon go after her as soon as they're hunted by the assassins sent by Mischa. The mobsters would think that Elien was the one who uncovered the secrets of their crime, so they would look for her to get revenge.
Alaric kept his promise to Aleksis. He didn't kill Elien. He would let the Russian mafia punish the girl for him.
On the way back to the penthouse, he clicked his tongue in pity. The Russian mobsters didn't know that Elios Linden was the former leader of the Rhionen Assassins.
Even though he had disbanded his group, he could still easily send the world's best killers to eradicate them.