Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover
“You don’t feel ashamed of yourself, do you? You’re just like your brother and your sister! Ken killed my
father, an old man in his seventies, right in front of my eyes! As for Hanako, she’s worse! She’s so sick
she even wanted to cut off Sasha’s face for herself. Just what is wrong with you Satos? Violence runs
in your blood, and you don’t even realize you’re in the wrong.”
Solomon was incensed. He could not hold it in any longer. He glared at the woman who was clinging
onto his leg and booted her with all his might, sending her flying away.
“Ah!”
Akiko cried out in pain.
The impact was so great she could not even get up.
No… That isn’t true! I’m not like Ken and Hanako! Solomon would not have kept me by his side if I
were the same as them!
Akiko wanted to get back on her feet again and beg Solomon to spare her life, but she knew deep in
her heart there was already no changing his mind.
She knew all hope was gone when Solomon went straight to his office table and took up the phone,
getting ready to call the police so he could hand her over on the grounds of murder.
Akiko was devastated.
“Solomon George! How could you be so heartless? Our whole family died because of your mother. As
for me, I never once did anything wrong against you before Ichika came. I stayed by your side and
devoted my heart and soul to you without expecting anything in return. How could you overlook
everything I did for you?”
Akiko cried her heart out and wailed.
She felt resentful and hurt.
Solomon picked up the receiver and got ready to dial a series of numbers. He initially did not want to
respond to Akiko’s lambasting, but he eventually turned around and cast his cold stare at her.
“You said you don’t expect anything in return? What are you doing right now then? Isn’t it your goal to
become the wife of the president of Hayes Corporation?”
Akiko was left speechless.
“Also, I hope you’ll get this through your head. I’ll never spare anyone who knows my secret. I’ll see to
it that they see their graves. My mom died, and so did your brother. Now that you’re using this as
leverage to provoke me, do you think you’ll end up any different from them? Akiko Sato, there’s only
one ending for you—death.”
Solomon spelled her final sentence without the slightest emotion in his voice.
Turning back to the phone, he made a call to the precinct.
Behind him, Akiko bawled her eyes out, crying.
She screamed at the cruelty of life. In her desperation, she crawled from where she was and opened
her bloody mouth wide, wanting to bite Solomon with her remaining strength.
Solomon dodged her attack agilely, but he caught a glimpse of her mouth filled with blood when he
jumped aside.
The gory scene triggered an overwhelming memory of the past. Solomon narrowed his eyes at the
traumatizing sight.
It reminded him of something that happened when he was young. Back then, someone actually bit off a
piece of his flesh on his arm.
This set off a defensive knee-jerk reaction. He instinctively grabbed the very first sharp object within
reach on the table and swung it at Akiko.
Schlick!
The object sliced across her neck, and blood came gushing out.
Akiko faltered and stumbled, breathing her last. “Solomon George… You’ll never get what you want
even if I die… You’ll never get together with Ichika… Never… You’re crazy… You’ll be cursed
forever…”
Solomon was completely disgusted by the dying woman.
“You savage b*tch!”
Slam! Ichika finally came in. She dashed over, did a swing, and kicked Akiko with all her strength to
make sure she stayed away from Solomon.
As a daughter of a noble family, she was well-trained in Taekwondo. That was fundamental to their
education.
The momentum sent Akiko slamming against the wall before she finally dropped dead.
People outside the office rushed in at the commotion. Their faces paled when they saw the blood all
over the office.
Ichika regained her composure and quickly realized Solomon was not himself. She hurried over to
where he was leaning against the office table to check on him.
“Are you okay, Mr. Akiyama?”
Solomon did not respond.
There was fear and panic in his bloodshot eyes. He could not even focus his gaze on her.
Despite being young, Ichika was able to handle the situation calmly. She inhaled deeply and told
herself to think clearly. She reached out her hands toward Solomon and caught his shaking ones.
She looked around the room and fixed her gaze on Luke, who had just entered the office. “Mr. Luke,
could you call Sabrina… or Mr. Hayes? Yes, call Mr. Hayes in Jetroina!”
Ichiko was actually feeling quite frantic herself. Fortunately, she still managed to think of calling
Sebastian in an emergency like this.
Over on the other side, Sebastian, who had been waiting for Sasha’s first test results, got a call from
the company.
“What? Solomon killed someone at the office?”
Sebastian was shaken to the core upon hearing the news.
Luke filled him in quickly on all that happened. The assistant was clueless on what should be their next
course of action. “What should we do, Mr. Hayes? Everything is in a mess here. The executives are all
here now. Things will get really bad if the news gets out. The shareholders and journalists will milk this
to the full.”
“Are you stupid? Lock the door and make sure no one gets out!” Sebastian shouted into the phone.
“Make sure no one gets out of the president’s office. Wait, no, make sure no one gets out from the
company. I don’t want anyone saying a single thing. Warn them that the company will take legal action
if anything gets out. Also, make sure the company’s top management is in alignment with the
company’s policy on this issue. As for Solomon, he’s clearly not in his right mind, so get him a
psychologist. He needs one now!”
In the end, Sebastian was still someone who had been through a lot.
He was able to come up with a solution within a matter of seconds after hearing about the news.
Regardless, his heart sank when he spoke his last two sentences as he was sure the worst had yet to
come.
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