Release That Succubus

Before Zach could answer Christina in kind and apologize to her symbolically on behalf of Luna, a familiar *ding* sound attracted all his focus.

[You have come into contact with a mysterious power. There is a high chance that some new possibilities might open up if you ingest this power.]

Zach cleared his vision as he took care of the notification window that had popped up out of nowhere. If before he was intent on establishing a connection with the Elizabeth family due to Christina's initiative, he was now focused towards the mysterious power that could only be within this girl.

Zach had never received this kind of message before. Even though he had an ability that allowed him to absorb energy from women and get stronger, the system had never given him this kind of notification for any woman he had come across before; not even Luna.

This could only mean that this girl Christina was special even among the other ladies of this world. Therefore, Zach changed his tactic and looked at her with indifference as if her presence didn't matter to him at all. He waited for the proud girl to initiate the conversation regarding what she wanted.

Christina was hoping that Zach would not be averse to the Elizabeth family due to their earlier betrayal of trust but his behavior told her that the opposite was probably true. Announcing her identity to him hadn't brought a single change in his deadpan expression.

She knew then that Zach wasn't willing to listen to her at all. If she delayed her apology any further, she might even lose this chance that she had earned with a great amount of difficulty.

Zach kept his silence in an indifferent manner and waited as he looked at her. His gaze seemed to be saying, "I don't have time to waste on you. State your business as fast as possible or I am leaving."

Christina could see the window of opportunity closing slowly. She had to make her move before Zach shut that window permanently. She could only imagine the consequences and the losses that the family would suffer should that happen. Therefore, without waiting any more, Christina bent down from her waist as her waist length hair flailed around and almost touched the ground in front of her.

"Please accept my apology regarding what happened between my family and yours in the past. My family's founding policy is profit maximization and that's what we did. Granted that it ended up causing more harm than good, I want you to know that there was no personal grudge involved. For that, I can only apologize and return what rightfully belongs to the Luther family. And I am willing to do anything to make up for our earlier mistakes so that the future construction does not get hindered by the wreckage of the previous one."

Zach allowed Christina to say whatever she wanted with her waist bent low in apology and didn't interrupt her once.

"Since you still don't believe that your family committed anything wrong, why bother with a fake apology?" Zach asked with the same deadpan expression. He needed to keep up appearances for what he was planning.

"Only by clearing up the previous wreckage can I hope to build a strong foundation for the new construction." Christina replied sincerely without raising her head. She was determined to get this cooperation because the survival of the Elizabeth family was dependant on it.

"What made you think that I wanted an insincere apology like that? My cooperation isn't that cheap, you know." Zach sneered as if he found her actions utterly disgusting.

"Then what it will it take to earn your trust and forgiveness? I am willing to do anything if it means that we can wipe our past record clean." Christina asked hopefully as she prayed in her heart that Zach would give them a chance at least.

"I want you to be my woman." Zach blurted out without even thinking.

Christina felt as if someone had punched her in the gut with full force knocking the wind out of her. She hadn't expected that the price to save her family would be so steep.

But being the daughter of the family head, she felt that it was quite a cheap price to pay to secure her family's prosperity.

"I agree to your condition." Christina barely took a second to give her answer and finally raised her face to look him in the eye without the slightest twinge of emotion on her face.

But to Zach it felt as if the answer was instantaneous.

He had only wanted to test the waters and her sincerity at the same time through her answer but the result shocked his very innards out of him. His joke had been taken quite seriously which fulfilled the end purpose that Zach had been hoping to achieve through the collaboration with Elizabeth family.

Zach found that the woman in front of him quite agreeable to look at. She was a beauty with brains. Not only did she understand the worth of the trucks before everyone else, but she was also brave enough to make a choice that would be beneficial to her family without bringing any personal feelings into it. She was true businesswoman who only worked for her interests and wasn't averse to paying any kind of price to achieve her end.

Knowing that Zach was currently standing on the pulse of the Elizabeth family, Christina had taken the leap of faith and offered herself as the collateral to establish an alliance of interest with the Luther family so as to avoid being buried underneath the rubble of the previous business regime that would soon be replaced by the technological era.

Both Zach and Christina got what they wanted from this deal but there was one person who was feeling lost and full of anger at the situation that had unfolded.

The only dissatisfied person in this situation could only be Luna whose master was about to be snatched by some vixen that he barely knew.

Luna had been with Zach for so long which was why she knew the kind of person he was. He wasn't like those noble heirs who bedded anyone they laid their eyes on. Till date, she had been the only person that Zach had slept with and that too was mostly at her request or urging. But now that Zach had shown open desire for a woman, she couldn't help but be wary and jealous towards the woman.

Luna wanted to show how angry she was but she couldn't bring herself to go against Zach who was everything to her. Not forgetting her position in her relationship, she only hoped that Zach wouldn't neglect her now that he had found someone else.

"Can I consider this deal final then?" asked Christina with a smile that was the most businesslike smile Zach had ever seen. It felt as if she was focused on the business deal instead of her own future.

Zach admired such devotion towards her profession but it also made her seem a little less human to him.

Zach nodded in answer to her question which satisfied Christina as she pushed her disheveled hair behind her ears elegantly.

"The ceremony can be conducted in a few days time since several preparations need to be made. I am sure that your side needs to do the same." Zach couldn't be sure whether she was talking about the contract proceedings or the contract condition that he had put up. She just looked that much unconcerned as she talked about her own marriage preparations.

"The formal ceremony will start in a few days. Please allow me to take my leave now so that I can go back and prepare for it. In the meanwhile, you can look forward to my return." Christina winked provocatively at the end but the action looked slightly unnatural to Zach since he had been observing her the whole time and she didn't look all right with the new development.

Without waiting for an answer form Zach, Christina turned around and left with her loose hair swaying with the wind as if in jubilation.

Christina wanted to skip like a little girl the whole way back. She had achieved all her objectives today. She was not going to be sad just because of a variable that she had not expected. The deal had gone just as she had expected. She secured her family's future even in the changing business environment and that was cause enough for jubilation. Not betraying her father's trust was the top most in her priority list since her father had been willing to go against tradition to make her the heir to the family business.

But the happiness she was feeling doubled instantly when she encountered Sarah the daughter of the co-conspirator behind this tragedy that the Elizabeth family was suffering from. George had in fact been instigated by the leader of the Macrae family to grab the assets of the fallen Sosis family but time had proved how dumb a decision that was.

Just from a single look, Christina could deduce that Sarah had come to this part of the estate for the same reason as her. Thankfully, she had come to him first. To see someone in a similar situation as her made Christina overwhelmingly happy.

On the other hand, Sarah's face darkened after she took in the sight of Christina sauntering back with a happy expression.

"What are you doing here?" asked Sarah with a less than pleased expression. It was far from the kind of greetings that two girls their age would usually use for each other.