Real Heiress: Flash Marriage With Boyfriend's Uncle - Chapter 264

Chapter 264: Pretend we are strangers Chapter 264: Pretend we are strangers Layla frowned to hear the accusation that Sylvia made toward Roger.

“Can you elaborate that?” Layla asked.

“Wait.

Does Roger know the reason for your hatred for him?

And is Lucius aware of this?” “I never told anyone.

I don’t like Roger and my views about him will never change,” Sylvia stated stubbornly.

“I think you’ve certain misunderstandings regarding Roger.

He is a great guy and a man with a heart of gold.

Even your actions bring trouble to everyone around you, but none disrespects you.

You may lose people with the way you act,” Layla said.

Sylvia didn’t say anything, but only frowned.

“I will not have dinner.

Don’t disturb me and as you want, I will tomorrow,” she asserted before walking away.

Layla sighed, hoping Sylvia would try to change.

But so far, it seemed very difficult in her eyes.

“I will ask Roger later what exactly transpired between him and Sylvia when they were young,” she murmured and went upstairs.

Meanwhile, in the study, Lucius leaned against the mahogany desk, his hands holding its edges.

“Roger, why did you tie her up?” Lucius asked.

“That’s the only way to keep her away from spewing nonsense in front of Zayne and June.

I sincerely apologize for that.

I should have known the consequences of my actions,” Roger said.

“I can’t understand why she hates you so much.

Did something happen between you two in the past?

Matteo is the one, who brought you home, so I don’t know much about your past with them.

I respect your privacy, so I never probed into it,” Lucius affirmed, trying to understand the reason behind Sylvia’s such behavior.

“However, I will appreciate if you put some light on it,” he added.

“I don’t know, Boss.

Sylvia never liked me from the time I was beside her brother,” Roger said, himself confused at her attitude.

“Hmm.” Lucius walked to him and embraced Roger, patting his back lightly.

“I am sorry that you’ve to hear all that.

I hope you just ignore Sylvia.

Rest your sister-in-law has already asked Sylvia to leave the house,” he affirmed, trying to make Roger feel better.

Lucius pulled away and placed his hands on his shoulders.

“You are like my brother, okay?

So, don’t listen to what Sylvia say to you,” he stated, this time patting Roger’s cheek.

“I won’t,” Roger said.

“Then, you should go home now.

Take a good rest.

You don’t need to come tomorrow or a day after tomorrow.

Say the same to Aiden,” Lucius said.

“Huh?

Why?” Roger asked.

“Well, I’m taking Layla somewhere.

We have been struggling through so much, so want to spend some alone time with her, far from here,” Lucius explained to him.

“Alright, Boss.

Enjoy your short trip with Layla,” Roger pronounced, smiling at him.

“Thank you.

Why don’t you start dating, Roger?

Go out and explore, my friend!

Don’t you want to feel the thrill of being married?” Lucius asked him with a smirk, withdrawing his hands from his shoulders.

“For now, I don’t want any woman in my life,” Roger refused to date.

He already had a headache in his life.

Sylvia Mancini.

No matter how much he would tell himself or the others that Sylvia’s harsh words never affected him, but it wasn’t the truth.

He always wondered why Sylvia had such a hatred for him.

“I should take my leave.

Good night,” Roger said as he took a step back.

“Good night,” Lucius said and watched him leave.

His jaw tightened and he decided to see Sylvia.

Shutting the door of his study room, he went straight to see Sylvia.

Knocking on the door, he waited for Sylvia to open the door.

“Go away!” Sylvia shouted from inside, thinking it was a servant troubling her.

“It’s me, Lucius.” Within seconds, Sylvia opened the door for her.

Lucius noticed the tears on her cheeks, but they didn’t affect him much.

“May I come inside?” Lucius inquired.

“Of course!

It’s your house,” Sylvia replied, giving him the way.

Lucius walked in and so did she.

“Have a seat,” he told her.

“Aren’t you going to sit?” Sylvia asked him after taking the seat on a sofa chair.

“I’m fine this way,” Lucius said.

“Why do you treat Roger in such a way?

He is a human too.

And why do you call him a dog?

What if I call you something like that?

Will you like that?” he reprimanded her as his voice raised.

Sylvia curled her fingers as she silently took in Lucius’s scolding.

“Why are you quiet now?” Lucius questioned her.

“What do you want me to speak?

You never believe me anyway,” Sylvia snapped with a frustrated glance at him.

“For you, Roger is a family, but you never considered me one.

My brother should not have brought him home.

I wish I had been more rebellious in front of him.” Lucius pinched the skin between his brows.

“Sylvia, answer what I am asking you.

Don’t make me revolve around your nonsensical statements,” he said and lowered his hand.

“When I was in college, Roger tried to kill me.

That’s why I despise him and I always will,” Sylvia said.

“What?

He tried to kill you?!

What are you even saying?” Lucius’s brows scrunched.

“Matteo sent him to pick me up from the college and he pushed me into the water.

He left me to die there,” Sylvia said.

Lucius snug out the phone from his pocket and called Roger.

Roger, who was driving, pressed the button on the car’s screen to receive the call.

“Return to the mansion,” he ordered and hung up the call.

“Why did you call him?” Sylvia rose from her seat.

“To clear the things,” Lucius said and closed the distance between them.

“Grow up, girl.

You are making Roger’s life hard by your past grudge.

Do you think he ignores everything you say to him?

He has a heart and it hurts.

If you can get hurt, then others too.

Tonight, you and he will clear all the misunderstandings,” he affirmed.

“Come to the living room after washing your face.” With that, Lucius left the guest room while Sylvia wiped the tears from her eyes.

~~~~ “Layla, I talked to Sylvia.

She said Roger tried taking her life,” Lucius informed her as soon as he walked into the bedroom.

Layla, who was on a call with Ruby told her she would talk to her later and disconnected it.

“Oh, you were on a call,” Lucius said.

“It’s fine.

I told Ruby I would talk to her later.

Sylvia told me the same.

I don’t understand what happened between those two in the past,” Layla stated, walking to him.

“I have called Roger immediately here.

I want to clear the air between them.

It’s getting out of hand now.

I can’t stand Sylvia anymore.

She is hurting Roger more than she can imagine,” Lucius stated.

“Yeah.

So, is Roger here?” Layla inquired.

“He will be here shortly.

Let’s go downstairs.

Sylvia is in the living room too,” Lucius suggested.

“Sure, let’s go.” Arriving at the living room, they found Roger just arrived.

“Boss, did something happen?

Why did you call me?” Roger asked, looking panicked.

“Sylvia has something to say to you,” Lucius said.

Roger glanced at her with a confused expression, wondering she had to say to him now.

When Sylvia didn’t say anything, Lucius began, “Sylvia claimed that you tried to kill her once in her college days.

You threw her into the water and let her be there.

Is that true?” “I’m not lying, Lucius.

Don’t you believe me?” Sylvia felt that more than her, Lucius believed Roger.

“I believe Sylvia has some serious misunderstandings regarding you.

That’s why I called you here, so that you two can talk,” Lucius stated.

“Did you do it, Roger?” he inquired.

Roger recalled that incident when Sylvia was a college student.

“I do.

I did push her into the water and didn’t try to save her,” he admitted, looking straight into Sylvia’s eyes.

Layla and Lucius exchanged glances with each other.

“See, I told you he…

He tried to take my life once,” Sylvia said.

“Why did you do it, Roger?

It must be because of certain reason,” Layla spoke this time.

“The reason was,” Roger took a brief pause before answering, “nothing.

I did it thinking she knew swimming.

I was angry because that time something was going on with me and I took it out on Sylvia.” “I don’t believe that.

Why are you lying?” Lucius took a step forward.

“That’s the truth, Boss,” Roger said.

He then shifted his gaze back to Sylvia and continued, “If I had not been buried in the favors of your late brother, I would left his side long ago.

I am sorry I made you feel disgusted and angry all the time.

Let’s never see each other again.

And even if we do, pretend we are strangers.

I won’t intervene in your life either, nor will you.” Without waiting for Sylvia’s response, Roger strode out of their sight, not wanting to give any kind of explanation to any of them.