The Essence Of The Darkness
Episode 71: The Evil Plan

Xavier immediately grinned at Akram's question. His face looked innocent as if it was innocent as his lips opened to answer.

“I'm willing to cooperate with you. For now, I have done nothing to attack you, but you are clearly weak and defenseless here. Is that not enough to show my goodwill?” says calm.

Akram frowned. After all, Xavier had a high level of theatrical skills, the man could certainly overcome a lie detector without accelerating his heartbeat by a millisecond. So, as sincere as Xavier's performance was, Akram knew that he had to be very careful to deal with it.

“I can't possibly trust your good intentions so easily. You must have a plan behind all this. You can't possibly cooperate and hand over your biological weapons research company which is one of your precious assets unconditionally, just for Elana's sake!" Akram still hasn't given up. Right now he really has to decide whether to work well with Xavier, or if he has to bend the man and force him to give up his company to be handed over to Dimitri.

Xavier raised his eyebrows. “Only for Lana? For me Lana does not deserve to be combined with the word ‘only’, she is a special woman,” her voice lightly deliberately curious.

The fishing was immediately struck. Expressions Acram directly darkened concentrated.“You've only met Elana a few times.  You could say you didn't know him very close. I can't believe that in an instant Elana can be so meaningful to you that you're willing to give up your company for her,” said cynically half accused.

“The quantity of the meeting does not determine the depth of my feelings. I consider her a special woman even from the first time I met her and before I knew that she was the woman you forced to be yours,” Xavier squinted, and before I knew that she was the woman you forced her to be, looking at Akram with a deep glance at the soul. “You alone, how do you explain your attitude that instantly made Lana yours, when you only had one meeting with her?” tanyanya sharp.

Akram. When reminded of the past, even now he himself could not explain what drove him to do it all, abducting Elana, raping her, then holding her back without giving her any room to escape a single speck.

In the past, Akram would always tell himself that it was the physical impulse of an uncontrollable passionate desire. He believes that there are some people who remove pheromones with certain compounds that are very tempting for some individuals who are the opposite sex, he said, this mysterious attraction is what makes them so suitable in bed.

That's what Akram thought about Elana. Because he was convinced that this was a purely physical impulse, he believed that later after he had satisfied himself to enjoy the body of Elana, the pheromone bursts would break down until they finally evaporated without rest, creating boredom that would overwhelm him. Then, he would easily throw Elana away while waltzing away with satisfaction.

Apparently the assumption is wrong.

Not only was he never satisfied with her. This time even developed a new, stronger feeling within his soul. The feeling of need, the urge to always miss and want to see the woman anytime anywhere, the urge to touch her and make sure Elana is okay, the urge to hug the woman every night and enjoy her smooth snoring that felt warm on her chest. All of that is a new feeling that is not understood, which he wants to suppress but instead thrives as they go along with their time together.

Never once did Akram feel this way in any woman. Not even when he lived his first romantic romance with Anastasia.

“You can't explain it, can you? So don't criticize me,” Xavier who had been watching Akram's change of expression broke the silence with a scornful voice. “Remember, don't blame me if you continue to dissolve in your immunity so I have a chance to steal Lana from you.”

“What did you say?” akram's voice turned into a growl along with his clenched hand firmly, ready to fight. Akram's current face was completely pale, even with his lips seemingly without blood, but out of nowhere, Akram seemed to have residual strength that made him still look fierce and scary.

“Already, this is not the time to argue with each other. You must rest and restore your strength, Akram.  Xavier's working together, that's good. Better we prepare ourselves to face the next strategy.” Nathan, who had been listening quietly since, finally decided to mediate when the atmosphere turned hot.

But Xavier doesn't seem to want to stop bothering Akram. For too long he had not had the opportunity to talk to Akram, and right now it was quite valuable to him even though the form of the conversation was just a quarrel. After all, Akram's fierce attitude did not make Xavier tremble at all.

Ignoring Nathan's warning, the man crossed his arms, while his eyes narrowed in mockery.

“If I were me, I'd marry Lana and I'd make her pregnant until she couldn't get away from me,” she said in a tone full of provocation.

“How dare you!” Akram snapped furiously, almost wanting to get up from his seat if Nathan hadn't held him back.

Xavier chuckled at hearing that. “You think, to Elana, who are you, Akram? Right now your position is only as a man who binds Lana by force in order to become your milk and serve your sex needs in bed. What did you give Lana instead? What do you offer him in exchange for your ownership of him? You certainly know that Lana is not like other women who can be satisfied if you give her jewelry, luxury apartments or even the latest sports car. What Lana needs is respect for her pride, something that seems to be up to this second, you forgot to give,” sentence Xavier sharply hit Akram to make Akram fixated when studying it.

Akram was still unable to refute when Xavier resumed his words.

“Even I, who just knew Lana, know better than you. You are preoccupied with your arrogance, showing off your power, showing your power over Lana and forgetting that what a woman wants is usually something simple. What do you think will happen when suddenly another man comes close and gives Lana what she needs? Being able to pay respect to his pride, being able to view him as an equal individual to walk side by side instead of forcing him to submit following behind?”

“If there is a man who dares to do such a thing, then I will kill him.” Akram growled with the threat he was pointing straight at Xavier.

Xavier's eyes sharpen. “Just do it, then Lana will hate you even more to the bottom. You are a company leader who is very good at advancing your company, but your personal abilities regarding things related to feelings are very sad. I hope you realize your mistake before Lana completely freezes her heart and all that's left of her is a cold empty shell that's available for you to stain meaninglessly,” Xavier shrugged, finally realizing Nathan's slightly pushy warning gaze and nodding his thin head. “Until here was our conversation. I think you'll stay here, because Dimitri clearly said that he'll send his emissary here tomorrow morning. The guest rooms have been prepared, please make yourself comfortable here,” while speaking in an indifferent tone, Xavier turned around and stepped away leaving the room.

The silence stretched out all over the room, until Nathan finally turned his head carefully towards Akram. The man was fixated, looking at the whole sentence that Xavier had thrown at him, his face pale but his expression dark and grim, it made him seem like a ghost that had just been resurrected from the dead and was ready for revenge.

“I think you should fill this time to rest, Akram. There's nothing we can do for now but wait. At least, do that to gather your strength,” Nathan gestured to Akram's men to push the prepared wheelchair and bring it closer, “Come, please, they will take you to the guest bedroom that has been prepared.”

Akram gave a signal of rejection to Nathan and glared at his men to get out of the way, making the poor man stumbled carrying the wheelchair away filled with fear. “I can walk to the guest room by myself,” stubbornly Akram tried to get up, briefly he staggered, but his sturdy legs finally gained his balance.

Before leaving, Akram turned his head towards Nathan and looked anxiously at him. “Elios is currently with my lawyer to talk about the company's acquisition process. Nathan, talk to Xavier about the toxic effects on Elana's body. He needed it within the next three days, so my time was narrow to save him. You can talk to Xavier without having to fight with him, ask him if after this second serum, Elana's condition is strong enough to survive, and then ask too, if, how big is Elana's chance on the third day later.”

Nathan nodded his head, understanding the real rays of anxiety in Akram's eyes.

“I did. Rest,”

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Xavier put down his teacup, then returned Nathan's gaze sharply.“Then Lana will die,” the answer is calm.

Nathan slammed his body on the sofa located in the corner of the library and frowned.“Is there no tolerance at all? Even after the second offering of the antidote serum, the result remains the same?” tanyanya fast.

“Serum the antidote was given with a special dose of caution. If less, it will not impact, if excessive it will kill Lana. I told you, didn't I? The serum will be completely clean on the third day. If until the third day Lana can not be saved, then she will experience hypothermia and die.”

Nathan fell silent, examined Xavier's words, then threw the question that had been bothering him since.

“What exactly is your motivation, Xavier?”

Xavier raised an eyebrow. “Saving Lana, what is it?”

"Elana is a woman who means a lot to Akram, and you usually kill her like that, instead of saving her. You're not like yourself right now. Are you on a show and putting together a treacherous plan in the back?” Nathan immediately replied with a sneer, showing his disbelief.

Xavier immediately chuckled. “Then what do you think I really am? You don't think I have a heart, do you?”

“You don't have a heart.” Nathan quickly agreed, then threw a warning look at Xavier while standing up. “Currently we still need you to cooperate. So we will compromise. But don't you think we lost our guard, Xavier. Our focus right now is on saving Elana, but we'll soon know that you're taking a traitorous step behind.”

“I hate traitors, of course I will not make myself one of them.” Xavier coldly replied, his eyes retaliating defiantly towards Nathan's eyes that were peeping at him. Then, he just put a sad smile on his face as Nathan turned around to leave and left the room.

Akram was lucky to have people who were so loyal and willing to sacrifice for him. If only he had one such person, he would take good care of him and would not let him loose again.

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Realizing that what he was planning might be discovered if he did it out here, Michaela reinserted her phone and rushed up the stairs, immediately entering her bedroom. He locked the door to prevent himself from being caught in the middle of important conversations, also to prevent anyone from stealing his hearing, then pressed the familiar number.

“Kakak,” Michaela directly call as soon as there is a sahutan from across there. Called ‘kakak’ by Michaela, this is actually Tedy, his half-brother who has always been loyal to be Michaela's companion, standing beside him as his bodyguard and loyal follower, even since Michaela pursued a career as an actress from the bottom up to become an award-winning actress like today.

Perhaps due to a genetic fault, Michaela's sister had absolutely no trace of any good looks on her, her physical appearance was quite the opposite of Michaela's. Tedy has a slightly bent body, a wide face with cheekbones that are too prominent, a nose that is almost without support bones and bulging eyeballs that seem to be about to jump out of his eye socket. Tedy's intellectual ability is also lacking, so he always seems like a stupid man from the outside.

All these shortcomings make Michaela reluctant to recognize Tedy as a half-brother of one mother, she does not want to be humiliated ddlan accused of plastic surgery if until her beauty is juxtaposed with her ugly brother. All the time in front of the people, Michaela treated Tedy like a lowly snob who was ordered and ordered at will, but Tedy also did not mind doing it. Because, being able to be near Michaela without being driven away was already a happiness for him.

But behind all the shortcomings of Tedy, Michaela defended Tedy because the man was so obedient, loyal and very adoring. If Michaela had asked Tedy to kill people for her sake, her half-brother would have done it without a second thought.

And in times like these, that stupid Tedy would really be very useful to him.

“I have a task for you. Come to Dimitri's house tonight. I will tell the gatekeeper that I am indeed waiting for your arrival, you will be able to enter here easily,” Michaela spoke with her usual commanding tone, while her eyes flashed wickedly, ' he said, imagining how satisfied he would be when he looked at the ugly woman who he said was Akram's favorite, touched and tainted by Tedy until it was badly damaged.

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“I'll go see my lawyer to prepare all the files I need to smooth the company acquisition process,” Dimitri could not hide his excited voice as he tidied his tie and turned his head towards Michaela sitting quietly eating his lunch. “You have no filming schedule?” he then turned to Michaela.

Michaela wiped her mouth. “The filming schedule was finished last weekend, so I guess I'll spend my free time taking a break,” Michaela's smile seemed seductive as she threw a sensual stare at Dimitri. “If you weren't so busy with your business, we could spend all day in bed and have fun,” the god slowly.

Dimitri grinned. “Later, darling. Later after all is done, I will take you to Vienna, the most romantic city in the world and we can have fun as we please,” the man approached Michaela and smashed his lips lustfully. “Maybe I'll be home late at night, use your time off to rest,” after releasing her lips, Dimitri steps away leaving the room, leaving behind an evil smiling Michaela full of veiled meaning.

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