Chapter 748 - Stella wants to talk (2/2)
”Anything?”
”Yes.”
There are several things Sarah wanted to ask, for a while… so she picked one: ”What did you do to Vivian? After everything she wanted to do to me, and considering the state I left her in… I thought you will get rid of her. But during our graduation, I saw that she came back with amnesia… how did that happen?”
Stella thought that this topic is acceptable for answering. ”I sent her to a… location from where people usually don't return. It's a facility where some methods and drugs are produced and tested. She was used for testing of the drug which erases memory. Final stage of testing is to return the person to the original environment and see if anything will trigger the memory back or not.”
Sarah felt that Stella told the truth. Next question: ”How about uncle? Is he part of the… family?”
Stella understood that Sarah wants to know if Owen is from Lebedev family. Hesitantly, she responded. ”Yes. Owen is part of that family.”
”Is he like you? Left the family to start anew?”
”He came shortly after me. I believe that his role was initially to keep an eye on me. Gradually we became allies… but I don't trust him completely. As much as he is helpful, I'm confident that he is working for both sides.”
Sarah nodded in understanding. This explains a lot… even her mother's hot-cold treatment of their 'uncle' . And it definitely explains why her parents are financing him for years even though her 'uncle' is useless… it seems he is not so useless.
Sarah inhaled and asked another question: ”Does family know about Aiden?”
”Owen does.” Stella didn't want to lie.
Sarah could not hide that she is not pleased to hear this. At the same time, Sarah was confused… they found out only after three of them sat and put the pieces together… which means that there is no record which will connect Aiden with that other family. Even Aiden didn't know until then. Did Stella tell him? ”How did he find out?”
”I told him.”
Sarah was outraged. ”Why would you tell him that, if you don't trust him?”
”I needed some information that only he could retrieve. Owen is not a front-line fighter, his talents are more suitable for support and intelligence. He is the one who found the details about the camp Aiden attended. Owen would not get that information if I didn't tell him what I'm looking for. But you should not worry about Aiden being exposed with this. It's in our family's interest that Aiden is not discovered by the… other family.”
Sarah was not sure if she can believe her mother on this. She is NOT happy that Owen knows about Aiden. Sarah thought how she needs to find a way to ensure that Owen does not tell anyone about Aiden. She will do anything to keep him safe. To keep anyone safe, she needs more information. Information that is not available online, information that only her mother knows…
”Is there anything I can do so that you tell me everything?”
”Get strong enough.”, Stella responded without hesitation.
Sarah can tell that her mother means it. But that is vague, and she needs clarification. ”How do we determine that? How can I prove that I'm strong enough?”
Stella thought for few seconds before responding: ”Defeat me in a match with only one rule: no weapons allowed.”
Sarah sighed while thinking how ironic this is. ”And you said that you wanted to escape the family? It seems that even after all this time you are still clinging onto their rules to determine who gets his way…” She paused, and her expression hardened.
Sarah looked at her mother with newly found resolve. ”Don't forget about this. When I defeat you, I expect you to submit to my will… like a true Lebedev who lost a duel.”
Stella lifted her head slightly and smiled while admiring Sarah's determined expression. ”If you challenge me to a duel… You know what the consequence is if you lose, right?”
Sarah responded with a small nod. There is no need for explanations. Lebedev family is ruled by the strongest ones while losers need to submit. It's that simple.