The Alchemists

After pacing back and forth in her suite trying to think of what to do, Elien finally decided to go to the penthouse.

If Elios Linden was alone there, she could still take the opportunity to seduce him. All she had to do was tell the receptionist that the arrangement between them changed and that she was expected there.

Elien hurried down to the hotel's lobby and approached the receptionist. There was a sad expression on her face.

"Good evening ... I'm sorry, Mr. Elios Linden was waiting for me at the penthouse, but I lost the keys he gave me..."

The check-in staff who met Elien seemed surprised by her explanation.

"Hmm ... I can't give you the key because there is no order to let you in," the officer answered.

"Oh, but he is waiting for me there ... You know, he will be very angry if you don't let me go up." Elien then frowned, "Is ... is there someone who has gone up before me? For example, someone claiming to be me?"

The staff just shook her head patiently. "Nobody went up to the penthouse, Miss. The penthouse could not be rented out to anyone because the hotel owner is using it."

"Oh ..." For a moment Elien was stunned. This explanation was not what she was expecting. The owner of St. Laurent Hotel is the famous Schneider family. Right, somebody from that family would be attending the event.

She just never thought that they would stay in their penthouse in this hotel. She assumed that Elios Linden was renting the penthouse in the St. Laurent for tonight's event. If he was not, then why did he go up there? Did he have a relationship with the hotel owner's family?

"Is that so? Then, can you call up to make sure that Mr. Linden is there and that he is fine? He said he is ill. I was just worried because I could not contact him ..." Elien replied, with no intention to give up.

The staff could not refuse this request so she called the penthouse. After a few rings, no one picked up the call.

"Not picked up! Don't tell me something really happened to him ..." Elien urged again, "Please let me go up there!"

"Sorry, we can't disturb them. Unless we get a direct order from the Schneider family, I can't let anyone go upstairs. Good night, miss."

Elien knew she could not force the hotel staff to obey her wishes. They were not Splitz nor RMI employees. This was a hotel owned by the Schneider Group and she had no connections with them. Annoyed, she finally returned to her suite.

After arriving, she called someone and reported her failure.

"I'm sorry, my plan failed because Eli went to the penthouse ... I couldn't force my way in, the hotel staff wouldn't let me ..." she said in a trembling voice. "I'm afraid ... he'll suspect me. What should I do?"

"Ugh ... you incompetent bitch! For years, you kept promising that you will be able to get Elios Linden and all of his wealth!" The voice on the other end of the phone was violent and filled with anger. "You are so useless! You must pay your debts as soon as possible, otherwise, you will face the consequences yourself!"

"Please ... I'll do anything ..." Elien tried to beg, her mind worked furiously to find a solution. "As long as I manage to escape his suspicion, I can still find another way. Please help me this time ..."

Elien begged repeatedly so, in the end, the voice on the other end of the telephone gave her one last chance.

***

Alaric opened his eyes and looked at the clock. It was almost 8 pm. Aleksis laid in his arms. They both were exhausted from their intense love-making activities. He tried to recall what happened and then took a deep breath.

Ugh, whenever he thought about the aphrodisiac Elien used to spike his drink with, his anger couldn't help but surge. If Aleksis wasn't here, he would have vented his d.e.s.i.r.e onto other women, and this would have caused him a lot of problems. He might become angry enough to go back to killing people.

He kissed Aleksis on the forehead to wake her up. Even though it was too late, he still had to come to tonight's celebrations. It was very important for him to introduce Aleksis. He had to do this to not only stop all the gossip circulating on the outside but also to give a lesson to the damnable woman who tried to set him up.

Elien didn't know what punishment awaited her.

"Hmm ... shall we go now?" asked Aleksis, who had also opened her eyes. Alaric nodded. He got up from the bed and pulled her by the hand into the bathroom so they could clean themselves.

Aleksis still hadn't asked him what happened. She had confidence that her husband would tell her everything when the time was right.

"Wait a minute, let me order food first so that later after bathing we can immediately eat. My stomach is grumbling after working hard for hours," said the woman who was still blushing, remembering their hot activities just now. Alaric nodded.

She then pressed a button beside the bed and ordered food from the operator. Because she already knew what dishes Alaric liked, she ordered all the food for her and her husband. She then followed Alaric to the bathroom and washed up with him.

After bathing and changing clothes, the two waited for the food to come while chatting about what had just happened. Alaric did not explain in detail because he did not want Alesis to hear the disgusting things a woman could do to climb the bed of someone as rich and powerful as him.

"What is clear is that the person responsible will receive the punishment accordingly," he said firmly.

The doorbell then rang. Aleksis immediately turned her head towards the door to welcome the hotel staff who came with a food cart filled with dishes she had ordered. For a moment, the hotel staff looked stunned, blinded by the sight of them.

Aleksis and Alaric did look very impressive. The two staff members had never seen such a good-looking couple. The man had a unique appearance and a very handsome face. He was tall and had a sturdy body, with platinum purplish-colored hair and a pair of brilliant purplish-blue eyes.

They had never seen Elios Linden firsthand but knew his physical characteristics from the news and stories that had spread worldwide. This was why they could immediately conclude this was the person in question, especially considering that Splitz was indeed holding an important event at their hotel's ballroom tonight.

The woman ... oh, what a perfection she was, they thought in amazement. Aleksis was the most beautiful woman they had ever seen. She had a slender body and a pair of beautiful long legs, her hair was honey-colored and her eyes, each of which had two colors, blue and green, looked like gems that were brightly shining.

They did not know who this lady was, but they could guess that she had something to do with the Schneider family since the penthouse was only accessible to the hotel owner's family.

"Thank you," said Aleksis, smiling as she escorted the two staff out of the penthouse.

"If you have anything else you need, please contact us again, Miss."

"Madam," Alaric corrected them. "Call her Madam."

"Oh ... all right, Sir and Madam ..."

After the door closed, the two staff looked at each other as they waited for the elevator door to open.

"Who do you think those two are?" asked the first one to his friend. "I've never seen anyone so beautiful like them."

"You're right, even the man's face is beautiful like a woman's. I can look at them for a long time without getting bored."

"How strange, why are they not famous?"

"Hush ... that guy, if I'm not mistaken, based on his appearance, is Mr. Elios Linden, from RMI ... it's the company group that oversees Splitz. Tonight, Splitz is holding an important event in our ballroom."

"Oh ... I think you're right. Then who is that girl?"

"I don't know ... But Mr. Linden told us to call her, Madam ..." They looked at each other, "... that woman is his wife? Maybe she's a newcomer model ... or ..."

"It's possible ... They look so good together."

When the elevator door opened, the two promptly entered. Yet their conversation did not end and the subject was still the special guests in the penthouse.