The Stalker

Ruby sat at the restaurant table that Victor had ordered for them both. Meanwhile Victor was seen chatting with the butler. Ruby knew that Victor had prepared something for her.

"You waited long?" Asked Victor while kissing Ruby's hand tenderly.

"No! How about the pearl necklace I'm wearing? Is it pretty?"

"You always look beautiful, my dear! I'm glad you like it? I'll buy you a better necklace than that!"

"I've had enough of this necklace, honey? You don't need to buy anything else!"

"Who said I can't give you something? Listen, I'll give everything for you, my empress!"

The sweet and romantic words that Victor said made women so easily fall asleep. He is very good at seducing women and it's clear that Ruby drives him crazy.

"Lucien never gave me expensive jewelery like this!"

"Really? Lucky never spoils you with expensive gifts?"

"Yeah, the salary in the workshop isn't that big so sometimes we have to save money."

"How poor my woman is! What a shame, never would have thought he would let his woman live in such a slumber. Perhaps you should have asked her more often to work harder."

"I can't stand him, he always says that he just wants to live a simple and quiet life. At that time I agreed to his wish because I love him so much. But seeing him always reject the offers you give and how he really likes his job now makes me feel sad. Sometimes I hoping he'd surprise me. But all he could give me was a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates."

"Hahaha...he's such an idiot! What exactly is he thinking? He's a star and a major player in the casino. He could earn millions of dollars in one night if he wanted to. He doesn't need to work hard as a mechanic earning 7000 dollars a month. "

"I think so too. Lucien thinks that he can lead a better life if he's not with you anymore. That's why-"

"Tsk, bullshit!"

"What?"

"That bastard, he can't do anything without me! I've fought for and trusted him for years, yet he so easily thinks he can get away from me? How naive. Lucien, if you're not with me, he's not to be owned." by anyone."

Ruby was stunned, Victor's tone made her afraid that this man might still be mad at Lucien for the incident that Lucien beat him up that time.

"I don't know where he went this time. It's been a year, but he hasn't come back!"

"He must be hiding somewhere. Trust me! I really hate to be restrained and attached to something too much. A man who loves freedom as he is, no matter how much he loves a woman, he will eventually yearn for freedom."

"But he always says he loves me. There's no way he'd just leave me! I feel like something bad has happened to him-"

"Nothing will happen to him, he can take care of himself. All you have to think about is yourself, Ruby. How long are you going to wait for him? I really love you, I want you to be completely mine."

Two tables behind the couple, Sofia sat alone listening to their conversation. He smiled sarcastically, not expecting that he could easily find Lucien's ex-boss and wife after finding out about Victor who has a double business empire. General businesses such as property, mining, casinos and entertainment centers, as well as underground businesses such as selling firearms and prostitution.

She didn't think that Victor could so easily deceive Ruby who was so innocent and believed in a man who was her husband's enemy. It pissed him off with such a lowly woman like that.

"Tch, you stupid woman! Why are you sitting with the man who killed your husband? I literally strangled his neck!" she thought. Sofia tried to calm herself down. He didn't know why Lucien could be so crazy about Ruby that he fought tooth and nail to protect her? Until he had to give up the peace he should get after his tragic death.

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"Is it true?" Claude smiled, he was very impressed after hearing Sebastian's report on how Lucien managed to do his first task so well.

As he had expected beforehand, Lucien was very skilled in that field. But if the results are too good for a novice member like him, it makes him a little worried.

"Mr Christian recognizes him as Lucien Sanders, I think it will be difficult for us to hide his true identity considering his name in the world of casinos is very big." he said. Richard nodded in agreement. Even though he looks indifferent to the people around him, if one day he meets people with whom he used to frequently interact, they will definitely raise suspicions.

Lucien was declared missing a year ago and no one knows where he is. Although the police suspect that he may have been killed, no solid evidence has been found.

"What I'm worried about is Victor Schneider."

"Victor Schneider? The big boss of the Scheineider Group who also owns the underground business? Lucien has worked with him, right?"

"Yes! I know quite well what kind of person Victor is. He is very smart and also cunning. When he wants something, he will do anything to get what he wants even if it means getting rid of everyone who goes against him!"

"I've also heard that he often hires assassins from the dark web to kill his business enemies. I'm sure he did that to Lucien too!"

"Are you talking about me?" Said Jonathan who had just joined the middle of this conversation. He always hoped that he would be the center of attention wherever he was.

"I'm sorry, Jo! We don't have time to talk about you. There are much more interesting things!" Sebastian chirped while smiling mockingly, making Jonathan feel a little irritated with him."

"Tch, let me guess! You guys talking about Lucien getting the old man to settle down 10 million dollars at the gambling tables?"

"Exactly right!"

"Sit down, Jonathan! Since you're the leader of team five, you are also responsible for the task that Lucien has!" Claude said as he casually smoked his cigar. Jonathan sighed, he didn't know that in just three days Lucien had gotten this much attention.

Jonathan sat on the sofa folding his legs, he poured champagne into a glass and drank it in one gulp.

"I bet he's not that good! His opponents are just lousy novice jockeys. The rich fools who pay for their services seem to have been conned by hundreds of thousands of dollars."

"To be honest the opponent Lucien is facing tonight is someone you played against a year ago where you needed 45 minutes to win."

"Tch, I think 40 minutes is a pretty short amount of time!"

"But Lucien won it in 15 minutes."

"What? You guys have to be kidding, right?"

"Listen, Jo! If measured by ability, it's clear that Lucien's ability is far above yours. So you'd better be careful because maybe within a month he will replace your position as team leader of five!"

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