Chapter 276: Ugly

The silence only lasted for a few seconds before Rue cleared her throat. "Alright. Ronan will surely help you."

"Then, that's good. Lai Su… work with Ronan on this one. I still have some things to attend to. Cleo follow me."

"No problem. Just leave it to me." Lai Su nodded and the three of them watched as Lyca left the room with Cleo. 

"She's not planning to ruin the city right?" Rue asked Lai Su.

"Why are you asking me?"

"You should know these things! You help her create this!"

"I— " Lai Su turned silent as she recalled Lyca's words about destroying lives.

"She's trying to make money." Ronan's words made the two silent.

"Huh?"

"She went out last night and brought back a lot of diamonds and pieces of jewelry. As well as millions of money." Ronan peeled away from his gaze away from the pill and stared at Rue. "Her only goal is to make money."

"I thought she went out to settle stuff?"

"She did." Ronan just shrugged. He couldn't understand Lyca's goals and the reasoning behind her previous actions. So, he decided to just stop thinking about it and started talking to Lai Su about the thing that Lyca wanted. 

Meanwhile, Lyca and Cleo were in Shen Qui's office. "Did you make up your mind?" Lyca asked. "I am about to launch my attack. These two territories will soon fall into chaos. So, you have to choose."

"What do you mean?" Cleo asked, confused. She stared at Lyca who was languidly sitting on the couch.

"You can only support one of us."

"You— "

"Relationships can be complicated and I understand that. Plus you had a kid." She watched as Cleo stood there, a deep frown was plastered on the woman's face. "I can let you go. I originally chose you because of your expertise in… stealing. It was purely because of your skills. I always knew that one day we will have this talk because of your son."

"You wanted his empire to fall?"

"He wouldn't share it. So I'll destroy it instead." It was that simple. There was no special reason behind it. Seeing Cleo's complicated expression, Lyca stood and met the woman's eyes. "I am going to unite this City. And no one could stop me."

"Why? Aren't you afraid of the trouble that it will bring you?"

"Trouble…" Lyca snorted. "It runs in my blood." No matter where she was, trouble will always follow her. "So?"

"Can you assure me that my son will survive?"

Lyca lifted an eyebrow. "Why would I touch your son?" she asked. She was cruel but not the kind of cruel that would do something like that. 

For a few seconds, silence blanketed the two as they stared into each other's eyes. 

"Are you going to kill his father?"

"Yes." There wasn't any hesitation in Lyca's eyes. "I will," she added.

Cleo stared at Lyca before she added. She already knew that Lyca won't back down even in front of a man like her ex. In fact, she already made her decision a long time ago. However, hearing Lyca say something like taking down her ex made her scared that she forgot Lyca's peculiar skills. "Good. Then, I can only hope that I can find a good house where my son can stay once he is already in the Country."

"He won't be staying in Kong City. He would stay in Long City in my Tang Family." Lyca said as she grabbed a folder on the table. "I already arranged everything. He will be known as someone from the Tang Family. His name will officially change. You can choose to spend your time with him and I can just call you once I need something. This is— " Lyca paused as she stared at Cleo. "Why are you crying? Did I— " Lyca wasn't able to finish her words when Cleo suddenly pulled her for a hug.

She immediately froze before scratching her head. Slowly, Lyca patted the woman's back and said some words to console her. "Cleo, crying like this will make you look ugly," Lyca said. "You should stop and think about your make up."

"…"

"Hey, why are you crying so much?" Lyca asked as she awkwardly hugged her back. "This is not a big deal. It's easy since I'm rich." She added.

"…"

This was the scene that Rue had walked into. Cleo, crying like a child in Lyca's arms while the other was 'consoling' her by telling her how ugly she was when she cried. In the end, Rue had to separate the two and gave Cleo a bottle of water.

"You really don't know how to console someone." Rue rolled her eyes as she stroke Cleo's back. "You should just stop saying anything when someone is crying and avoid hurting their feelings."

"You are being ungrateful." Lyca sighed. "If I'm crying and someone will tell me that I look ugly, I will stop." Isn't that something that everyone does? "It's not like I cry all the time." Plus, she never had close friends that cried in her arms before. Even her cousin that considered her as her best friend never cried in her arms before. Alright, maybe she did while watching some dramas but every time she called him ugly, she would immediately stop crying.

"You are hopeless!" Rue shook her head. "Such a peculiar woman. I am really wondering why Boss Q liked you. Hey, Xi, you should be honest with me. Did you coerce him to be with you?" Rue grabbed more tissue and gave it to Cleo.

"Hm?" Lyca pursed her lips. "I asked him to marry me first because he is quite beautiful."

"…"

"…"

Her statement made the two women silent. "And he is pretty helpful, hardworking too. So, we are compatible."

"…"

"…"

Cleo and Rue met each other's eyes. 

"So uh… " Cleo said. "You are saying that you like him because of his looks?"

"Of course!" Lyca blinked. Is it wrong to like someone because of their beauty? "I don't need someone strong and rich." She is already strong and rich, she doesn't need another one like that.

"Oh!? So… you only like him because of his looks?" This time it was Rue that asked the question. "Did you see his kindness and other strong points?"

Lyca leaned against the couch and stared at the two. "We've only known each other for days before I asked him to marry me. So, no."