I transmigrated and got a husband and a son!-Chapter 1167: Ghost

Axel quietly stepped into the elevator, going down. The moment the door shut closed, his expression was nothing but pure horror. His meeting with Florence was longer than he expected, but he also found out a thing or two about her reasons.

’She is... Hera’s auntie,’ he recalled, his jaw tightening. ’And she wants Hera dead because if not... the four families will use her to take her down.’

Axel slowly balled his hands into a tight fist. Although Florence spared him the complicated details of the Five Secret Families, what was clear to him was that this wasn’t good for anyone. They wanted Hera, dead or alive.

Axel heard his own gulp ring in his ear, recalling more of his discussion with the Madam. After all, Axel had to be thorough if he wanted Florence to see him as her ally.

According to Florence, she didn’t send Dane to infiltrate the Zhu Family. It was all Dane’s plans. When asked how could he trust her, she only said she didn’t need him to trust her. After all, if Florence wanted Dominic dead, she wouldn’t have waited until Dominic was capable enough to pose a threat to her. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

She also said Dane was simply looking for someone and that his decision to be Dominic’s assistant was a decision he made on his own accord. Dane wouldn’t be on the radar while doing his business and he had plenty of time to look for what he was searching for. And to clarify things, she barely helped Dane when the man had no one else to turn to.

Florence’s interest in Dane was not because of the Zhu Family, but because of Dragon. She didn’t even see the Old Madam Zhu as a threat as she said, "Old Madam Zhu had already gone asinine." Though she admitted she was now poking her nose in the Zhu’s business because Dominic was interesting and that the Old Madam Zhu hadn’t lost her will to live her ’pathetic’ life.

In other words, Florence wanted control not just over the Four Families who had been pressuring her, but also outside of their little world.

’And she wants me to...’ Axel’s thoughts trailed off as he snapped his eyes at the elevator door. ’... be her eyes and ears by using the Secret Floor.’

Another deep exhale escaped him, thinking Florence was simply amazed by Hera’s work. Although Florence didn’t know that, it was better if she didn’t. Because once she did, she’d have more reason to fear Hera’s capabilities and skills.

[To be honest with you, I would’ve left my niece alone. After all, she may be Felice’s daughter, but she has nothing to do with this.] — were Florence’s words.

And he asked, [If you know she has nothing to do with this, why attack her now? She might not be interested in the position you protect and from how I see it, it’s better to make her an ally rather than an enemy.]

[Nigel, the one who assisted you here, also shared the same sentiments. Though it might be true, Hera Cruel has exceeded my expectations. She might not be interested in what I have, but people change and I do not want to wait for more years.]

[I’ve left her off the hook all this time and didn’t meddle with her affairs. But that little girl... she bloomed so beautifully in the pits of hell. If I had known her mere existence would be a problem, I would’ve nipped her out before she could become a flower.]

Axel closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a little sick the more Florence’s remarks echo in his ears. His only consolation that Florence didn’t have any interest in massacring the Zhu Family didn’t even make him feel better.

’That is... as long as she doesn’t find out that Hera was actually our ally.’ He snapped his eyes open. ’Or else she’ll definitely put a target on our backs.’

At least now, Axel was certain what kind of person Florence was. She might be cruel and a person with many wicked games, but she is also someone who doesn’t waste her resources on unnecessary killings. Unless, of course, they were her people. Then she owned them.

Simply put, Florence never planned to target Dominic. She had no reason to make an enemy of him. If anything, she had all the reason to eye Dominic as her ally. She believed they were in the same boat. Considering Old Madam Zhu participated in Felice’s death, Hera would attack the Zhu Family in no time.

Hera already ’showed’ interest in Dominic in the past and the present. It was only a matter of time before she’d make a bold move. That was what Florence was expecting, and probably everyone who believed Dominic and Hera were enemies.

’I need to tell my brother about this,’ he thought as his heart swelled with resolve. ’We need to play our cards differently because the Oxley Family wasn’t the only one we have to be wary of. There were four more.’

DING!

Axel wasted no time as he immediately hitched outside the lift and straight to the parking space. He had to tell Dominic everything he found out tonight as soon as possible. But when Axel approached his car, he caught a young woman pacing back and forth in front of his car.

’Uh...’ Axel slowed down, assessing the young woman from head to toe. When he was several steps from his car, the young lady turned her head in his direction. She looked frail with a very long black hair.

A ghost?

’Nah. Impossible.’ He mentally shook his head, and he resumed.

The young lady was just staring at him creepily, making him stop from getting inside the driver’s seat. Instead, Axel lowered his head and peeked at the backseat.

Who knew? Someone might’ve gotten into his car and was ready to put a gun on his head again.

Seeing that no one was inside put his heart at ease. Axel straightened his back and was about to get in the driver’s seat. But the second he turned, he jumped away in surprise as the young lady was already standing beside him.

"Our father, who art in Heaven..." Axel automatically prayed in horror, his entire back glued on the side of the car, eyes on the pale ghost who realized he probably had his third eye open. "... but deliver us from evil..."

"Dominic Zhu?" the young lady spoke quietly, holding her pale hands closer to her chest. "Are you Dominic Zhu? Can we talk? My name is Charlotte Oxley and my mother doesn’t know I am here."