Chapter 378 You're a Ruthless, Cold-Hearted Woman
At this point, Paige had confirmed that the other party was indeed one of Andrew's people!
Who would care so much about her identity and say she didn't deserve to be at the top of the Universe Group?
Paige said, "Talking to me like that, you're not worthy! Let your master come out and speak, after all, you can't make the decisions!"
As soon as Paige said this, laughter came from the other side. "No wonder you're bold enough to impersonate a descendant of the Ellison family. It turns out you're really smart and clever! You even guessed it was me."
It was indeed Andrew's voice. Paige listened but didn't say anything immediately.
Andrew had been caught off guard by Paige, who had directly seized control of the Universe Group from him, forcing him to flee.
Now, he had found a weakness in Paige and was determined to mock and suppress her.
Sure enough, after a few words, Andrew continued in a condescending tone. "Xanthe, no, I should call you Miss Sackler instead. You didn't expect this, did you? I've already found out about your background. You are an impostor and your day has come! Just wait, once I expose your identity to everyone, let's see if you can still stand at the top of the Universe Group and boss people around."
Paige let out a cold laugh but didn't speak.
But that mocking laugh only made Andrew more furious!
He probably didn't expect that even at this point, with evidence proving Paige wasn't Xanthe Ellison in his hands, she would still be so arrogant and dismissive of him, which made Andrew even angrier.
Andrew was furious. "What are you laughing at?"
Paige replied, "I'm not laughing. Did I laugh?"
Her response only made Andrew more enraged.
It was clear that Paige didn't take his threats seriously, which infuriated Andrew.
He now held her weakness, and Paige should be begging for mercy. That was the effect Andrew wanted!
"I tell you, Xanthe, your relative, your grandmother, is still in my hands. Aren't you afraid I'll kill her if you anger me?" Andrew threatened her.
Paige remained unmoved and said. "Is that so? That's great! If she knows any secrets about me and holds any of my cards, then of course, I hope you kill her. Only dead people can keep secrets to the maximum extent, right?"
Andrew said, "Aren't you afraid I'll kill her? You're such a cold-blooded woman, so indifferent and cruel."
Paige was impatient. "Andrew, don't change the subject. Let's talk business! What do you want? Going to such lengths, you wouldn't want to let me off easily, right? Besides, I really don't care about the hostage's safety!"
Did he think he could threaten her by holding Margaret?
He found out a bit of information and thought he knew the whole truth?
However, this fool was still a headache for Paige, although he didn't know the whole truth about Paige's identity and Margaret whom he had kidnapped did.
Paige could indeed choose to abandon Margaret's life, but she wasn't sure to what extent Andrew would use Margaret.
Actually, although Margaret was a mean person, she was absolutely good to her real children.
For example, in the past, even though she knew Xena was incompetent and couldn't be successful despite her efforts, Margaret would still stand by her side without hesitation. Just because she believed Xena was her granddaughter, her own blood.
Later, when thinking Paige was her real granddaughter, she kept apologizing to Paige. Seeing the Sackler Group's funds were about to run out, she still wanted to repay the five hundred million to Raymond to get Paige's forgiveness.
Now, she would certainly weigh things carefully for Louis.
However, Paige couldn't completely rely on Margaret's intelligence, after all, she wasn't her blood relative and was someone Margaret had abandoned and framed.
If Margaret habitually betrayed her, catching her off guard, Paige would be powerless.
Andrew said, "You don't care about the hostage's safety, Xanthe, that's fine. You don't care about your relatives and even want me to kill them to silence them. Xanthe, you're really ruthless. Do you think you can just ignore this? I tell you, I will expose your fake identity!"
Andrew finished speaking and waited for Paige's response.
But Paige had no intention of responding.
At least, she didn't want to respond so quickly.
Because she thought that letting Andrew feel satisfied while she felt miserable wasn't worth it!
Most importantly, she didn't care about the hostage's life!
Paige said, "Maybe you should think about what kind of death you prefer. If you have no imagination in that regard, think about what kind of urn you like, and I can send it to you!"
After saying this, Paige hung up the phone.
The situation was clear now; Andrew had kidnapped Margaret, probably because he had attended the Hawke Corporation's anniversary celebration at Northwind before.
So, he had heard some rumors from the connections there.
Paige hung up the phone, and Pearl and the others looked at her.
Pearl was very worried. "Ms. Ellison, Andrew wants to use your identity to completely bring you down. The Ellison family has no descendants left. Once Andrew proves your identity isn't that of the Ellison family, you'll be branded as a fraud."
Pearl's brows were furrowed tightly.
A world-class fraudster—this was no joke.
Even if Paige didn't have the Ellison family identity, she still had the status of Raymond's wife.
But if Andrew really won this round, the stain on Paige's identity would greatly affect her future prospects.
Paige didn't seem to care much at the moment, but Pearl was deeply worried.
Kimberly also thought this was a serious matter. "Andrew absolutely cannot be left alive. We need to find an opportunity to eliminate him. Ms. Ellison, in your current state, do you think you can work with Julian to set a trap and lure Andrew out?"
Paige replied, "The situation is different now. Andrew knows the role each of you plays by my side. He will also be careful to avoid these issues. He knows Cecil's skills, so finding his hiding place now is very difficult."
Paige could act as bait herself, but the risk was too high.
In the past, Paige might have agreed without a second thought.
But now, she had to consider more things, like the child in her womb.
She could take risks, but what about the child?
She still felt uneasy, fearing that the previous medication might affect the child's development.
Now, risking her life was something Paige hesitated to do.
However, before Paige could speak, Pearl immediately retorted, "What are you saying? Letting Ms. Ellison act as bait—are you sure we can handle the consequences of such a dangerous move?"
Kimberly frowned slightly, "I remember Julian has someone under him who looks very similar to Ms. Ellison."
Julian, being mentioned, immediately said, "I'll call her back right away."
Paige had almost forgotten about her.
When they went to Arcadia to exchange the antidote, this female bodyguard, who had a similar build to Paige, had substituted for her in some tasks.
This time, it seemed they could use the same trick.
Paige said, "Send me her information. After the last time, has she been involved in anything else?"
Julian didn't think there was any need to hide this from Paige. "She's not just a bodyguard; she's an assassin Mr. Ellison recruited. Because her build and silhouette are similar to yours, Mr. Ellison said to keep her for critical moments to be used for you. Because of this, she doesn't follow us daily or have other tasks after becoming a bodyguard."
Julian continued, "However, she has undergone special training, like imitating you as much as possible and working with the research department on facial nano masks and voice adjustments. If you're interested, you can visit the tech research department."
Although Julian's explanation wasn't very clear, Paige's understanding was strong. "I get it. She's trained to be very much like me to replace me if needed?"
Paige's words carried a hint of danger.
At the same time, she turned her gaze to Pearl.
Pearl immediately waved her hands. "I didn't know about this. The first time I saw her was in Arcadia."
Pearl's urgent explanation made Paige believe she wouldn't lie to her.
Kimberly and Cecil also shook their heads, indicating they knew nothing about this.
So, the only person who knew about this was Julian.
Paige had never known Julian could keep things so well hidden!
She slowly approached Julian. "Is replacing me a backup plan? If something happens to me, or if I betray Mr. Ellison's agreement, will she replace me?"
Julian, terrified, took a few steps back, "No, Mr. Ellison didn't mean that. She just looks like you; her mind can't compare to yours. In work, she can't replace you. Also, the appearance change relies on technology, on nano-material masks. The core essence can't be replaced."
Julian hurriedly explained, afraid Paige might misunderstand.
Despite Julian's strong explanation, Paige still stared at him for a long time.
Finally, Paige let him go. "Call her over. Since she can be used, I believe Mr. Ellison has made enough preparations."
Julian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. "See, now she can be useful, right?"
He laughed awkwardly, trying to ease the tension, but it only made things more awkward.
Paige said, "Let's go with Kimberly's suggestion and make a plan. I've already angered Andrew, so he will likely take new actions soon. Because of the information gap, we still have the upper hand for now. Andrew only found out I'm from the Sackler family. His information hasn't been updated to know I have no blood relation to the Sackler family. So, we not only need to win this round but also use it to see how far we can go!"
Danger often came with opportunity!
Andrew wanted to expose her identity and make the Ellison family have no heirs, but the Universe Group might not entirely fall into Andrew's hands.
Then who else was eyeing the remaining parts?
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