Chapter 160
The truth shocked everyone present in the room. Even Andrew, who had been fighting Mr. Cooper, stopped and looked at Elara in disbelief, as if waiting for her to say it was a lie.
However, much to his surprise, Elara just smiled with confidence, owing to the identity.
He pushed the men holding him away and walked to where Elara was standing.
“Elara, what is going on? Is this true?” Andrew asked.
Sean’s father saw Andrew stepping up and thought he was there to side with him. After all, Sean was the man’s best friend, and he felt a little confident again.
The Lloyds had quite a reputation in the city and weren’t easy to mess with.
“Andrew, it’s good you are here,” Sean’s father placed his hand on his shoulders, but Andrew couldn’t care about anything else.
He jerked the man’s hand away before holding Elara’s shoulders.
“Tell me, Elara. They are lying, right? You are just a girl with a humble background who even got a scholarship to study in the best college,” Andrew said, almost sounding desperate.
“What are you doing, touching my sister like this?” George asked before he pushed the man away.
Andrew stumbled back in shock, realization dawning upon him.
From the moment George appeared, Elara indeed called him a brother-like figure. He was indeed her brother.
All his protectiveness, the way he would buy her flowers and always be there for her, defend her, everything started making sense to him.
“She is my wife too, George,” Andrew said.
To say Sean’s father was shocked by the revelation would be an understatement. This woman, whom he thought murdered his son, was actually Andrew’s wife?
Just what was the truth or lie anymore?
Was he misled about this girl, or was Andrew in it too? But Sean was his best friend, wasn’t he?
There was no way Sean would corrupt his best friend’s wife, or was it because he committed that heinous crime, Andrew killed him?
Everything turned messier.
“She was your wife, Andrew. Don’t forget you guys got a divorce,” George said, pushing Elara behind him protectively.
Logan, unaware of anything going on around Elara, looked at Andrew and then at Elara.
His eyes softened. His poor daughter. The way she was in love with the man, if she took the divorce, he must’ve done something terrible to hurt her for real.
At the same time, Elara, the protagonist of the entire scenario, casually grabbed the fruit juice from the table and drank it as if it didn’t bother her at all.
“Can we not do this here?” After some time, George asked, and Elara pouted her lips.
“I was really looking forward to this presentation. My men worked hard for this,” She said.
Daniel stood and opened his mouth to tell her that she would get the project, but he would ensure it when Logan turned around and grabbed the girl’s ear.
“You naughty girl! How much are you hiding from me? You despised getting into business when I asked, but look at you standing against us,” Logan said.
Elara blinked at her father innocently.
“Let’s hold a meeting again later,” Logan said, and everyone nodded.
Today’s meeting was too chaotic.
“Hey, this is not acceptable. Some of us had been preparing for this for weeks,” Mr. Cooper said, wiping the sweat off his forehead.
“Yes, and one more day wouldn’t hurt you,” Daniel said.
Cooper looked like he still wanted to argue, but when Daniel pulled out his gun and placed it on the table, the man swallowed hard and kept his opinions to himself.
The government officials cleared their throats and immediately agreed to hold another meeting the next day before dismissing.
They gave Daniel a wary look, leaving nonetheless.
The businessmen started leaving one by one, looking at Logan and the girl he called his daughter.
As one of them was leaving, he stopped, remembering something.
“Aren’t you the infamous singer chosen for the lead singer role in the fallen star drama?” Mr. Garrett asked.
Elara, surprised that anybody here recognised her for her really minuscule role, nodded with a polite smile.
“My granddaughter is a fan, Miss. If you could The man hesitated, and Elara smiled understandingly before she pulled out a handkerchief from her purse and signed her name on it.
“Give it to her,” Elara said.
“Thank you, Miss Elara. She will be thrilled,” The man said before leaving, while Logan looked at George to see if his son knew that Elara was back in show business.
And the way George avoided his gaze, it was clear he was the only one kept in the dark. He sighed, then shook his head.
“Elara,” Andrew stepped forward to talk to her, but when he saw the way George looked at him, he sighed regretfully before leaving.
Logan looked at Elara, and his gaze was enough to tell everyone nobody was allowed to leave separately.
Everyone sat in a single car.
Logan sat in the front seat with the driver while Elara sat between George and Daniel.
Logan gazed at the back seat through the rearview mirror, all three looking down at their hands like kids who knew they were going to get a good scolding for what they did.
“You were quite excited about the proposal, Miss Elara,” Butler Harry said to ease the tension.
Elara pouted before smiling.
George looked at the file in her hand and immediately pulled it.
He opened the file and saw that the proposal was almost identical to Daniel’s, prompting him to look at Daniel, who grinned shamelessly.
“You didn’t even have a proposal of your own. How were you going to compete? And where did this Green Dream come from?” George asked.
Elara smiled mischievously.
After all, everything that was happening was right according to her plans.
She never really wanted to get this project. She didn’t have the time or funding for this project. All she wanted to do was greet her father.
At first, she had indeed decided to wait a couple of months until she became more successful, but she didn’t want to waste time. She had been missing hugging her dad.
Then she thought her arrival should be grand. And what could’ve surprised him more than seeing his daughter sitting against him?
Regarding Andrew, since the divorce had already been finalized, she didn’t care if he found out the truth.
With her increasing popularity, people would find it sooner or later.
There was no such company called Green Dream. Justin came in handy for that reason. He hacked into some sites and spread rumors about this company in action, which had developed projects in rural areas.
The legal documents were all fabricated with Daniel’s help, who knew all about her plans.
Since her identity was to be revealed anyway, she wanted to leave a lasting, impressive impact on everyone’s minds.
Now, apart from their family and Daniel, six major businesses already knew that Frost’s daughter was back, the singing prodigy who became famous internationally, and it wouldn’t be long before the news would be spread.
Elara told George about her plan, and he raised his brows, quite impressed at how cunning her mind still worked.
At the same time, Mr. Cooper, who was affiliated with Beatrice’s uncle, threw the proposal on the table in anger.
Everything was going alright. He presented the idea with utter confidence and clarity, and the government officials looked impressed too.
Andrew, though he created a ruckus, wouldn’t have been able to do anything.
However, everything was ruined by Mr. Turner, who changed the environment completely.
If Logan hadn’t interrupted at the last minute, he was sure he would’ve bagged the project by hook or crook.
All they needed to do was get this project, even with a little loss. The cost could’ve been managed and balanced later.
But that Frost family ruined everything!
“How did it go?” Beatrice’s uncle, Thames, walked to Cooper.
“We have to wait for tomorrow,” Cooper said, massaging his forehead.
“Tomorrow? Why tomorrow? Wasn’t the answer supposed to be delivered today itself?” Thames asked before he placed the file of money ledgers and laundering details.
Cooper looked at his friend before he told him everything that happened at the conference.
As soon as Thames heard Elara’s name, his fists clenched by his side. This girl has been becoming a hindrance to them for quite some time.
He opened his mouth to speak when he saw Beatrice enter the hall.
“You are here. How is the plan coming along?” Thames asked.
Beatrice took a deep, shaky breath before she dropped the shrug she was wearing, exposing all the marks on her body made by Andrew’s passionate lovemaking.
Thames looked at the mark, his pupils dilating with excitement.
“Good. Good. You finally did it. Now we have something against him. Where is the video?” Thames asked.
Beatrice, in a revealing red dress, walked to the table and placed the pendrive on the table.
She was about to wear her shrug back when Cooper’s lecherous gaze fell on her.
“Thames, I am quite frustrated after everything happened. Why not send your accomplice to relieve some stress?” Cooper asked.
Thames looked at Beatrice immediately.
“You know what to do,” Thames said.
“Don’t push it, uncle. I am already doing all the filthy work for you,” Beatrice said.
Thames quirked his brows at her defiance and walked to her before he fixed her hair.
“Don’t forget your place, bitch. You are doing this because you like it too. Now be a good girl and entertain your uncle’s friend,” Thames said, his dark gaze leaving her with no option but to comply.