Chapter 574 - Who Was The Real Mastermind? (1/2)

London and Rune simply followed Alaric's steps. They already knew Alaric's violent background, and this time, they witnessed how he handled the problem. Luckily, he had listened to Aleksis' words and didn't kill Elien with his hands.

However, they could surmise how terrible the retaliation against Elien from the notorious Russian mafia would be, and the two hoped they won't see news about it in the media.

”This world is cruel,” Alaric said as they stepped into the elevator to the penthouse. ”You mustn't show mercy to your enemies or anyone who had the intention of doing harm to you and your family. Once you show mercy, they'll repeat their actions.”

London and Rune nodded.

Alaric immediately saw Aleksis when they arrived at the penthouse. ”Are we going home now? All my businesses are settled.”

Aleksis nodded. They said goodbye to London and Rune before immediately heading home. On the way, Aleksis wanted to ask what had happened and what he did to punish Elien, but she was reluctant to bring up the bad things. Alaric, who seemed to be able to read her mind, personally told her what he did to punish Elien.

”I don't want any secrets between us. All this time, I was gossiped with several women, including the girl earlier. I have nothing to do with them, but I also didn't think it's necessary to straighten out every gossip circulating. For me, all of those don't matter.” Alaric said, tugging Aleksis's hair behind her ear. For some reason, his wife's hair was often disheveled. ”But after your return, of course I won't let those cheap rumors continue to spread.”

”Then why did she do it?” Aleksis asked in puzzlement.

”Since a long time ago, the woman lived a very expensive lifestyle. She was also addicted to gambling, which lead to a huge debt to the Russian mafia. She was then used by the group of people who wanted to hurt you by setting the trap earlier...”

Aleksis pursed her lips in surprise. ”That group of people wanted to hurt me? What did I do wrong to them?”

Alaric pulled Aleksis to his c.h.e.s.t and calmed the girl. ”Don't worry, I've taken care of everything. Do you still remember the Blue family? They wanted to take revenge for what happened at our wedding last time. They paid the Russian mafia to do everything, including using Elien, whom they thought had a close relationship with me. Their goal was, of course, to stain my name and hurt you. Unfortunately, they're dealing with the wrong person. They don't know who I really am.”

Aleksis remembered Kit Blue, who was almost choked to death by Alaric and her father, who were furious. Apparently, they couldn't stay silent and tried to get revenge.

”What did you do to them?” Aleksis questioned. She looked right into her husband's deep purple eyes. ”You won't kill the Blue family, right?”

Alaric softly chuckled. ”No, I won't get my hands dirty. Mischa will meet the head of the mafia group and ask him to choose, their own lives or the lives of the Blue family.”

”Oh...” Aleksis understood what Alaric meant. He would let the mafia group itself take care of the Blue family. ”Thank God... I don't want you to kill people of our kind. You know that the punishment for an unforgivable mistake is Death.”

”I know.” Alaric kissed Aleksis to calm her down. ”I won't do anything that would separate us ever again.”