The Transmigration Survival Guide

Book 9: Chapter 51

When Ross and I returned home, we saw Lilia standing at the entrance to welcome us. She smiled at us but was surprised to not see her husband.  Ross went to support his sister. Meanwhile, the puzzled Lilia asked me, Ah, welcome back, you two. Where is Albert? Did he not come back together with you?

I calmly answered, Albert has other business. He needs to leave for two to three days. There is nothing to worry about as he will be back soon.

I see responded Lilia, though she didnt look to happy as she caressed her belly. Our child will be joining us in the next few days, yet he is running around. I am lost for words Oh, well, I guess it is fine as long as Ross is with me. Lord Lin, is it over?

I nodded. It certainly could be considered over; however, you couldnt say the same for Albert. Alberts life of misery had just started. He didnt promise to kill himself. He decided to leave for the meantime to think of an alternative solution. I didnt care where he went because he would come back if he wanted to live. In that scenario, Id help others buy his assets to completely finish him. If he wanted to die, then I could be a gentleman and provide his wife and child with shelter as well as the necessities to live.

I was only after Albert; I didnt want to burn Lilia and Ross as bystanders. Ross was still unaware that it was a set up. Ever since I came into contact with Melissa, Alberts fate was sealed. Needless to say, nobody would ever know it was me if neither Melissa nor I ever leaked a word, and Alberts misery and bankruptcy would be perceived as a consequence of his own actions. At the same time, Melissa would become an astute woman, who took a modern approach by convincing Her Majesty to assist and emerged victorious in an arduous battle against excellent merchants. History would record the events as so if there were no hiccups.

Nobody would ever know of my involvement based on surface-level evidence when, in reality, I ruined all those who took part in the bid on my own. My goal wasnt an honourable one, however. I didnt want to Ross to hate me, so I wouldnt mention my involvement. My goal was just to make Albert die one way or another.

Albert probably went someone to search for confidence in life. Nonetheless, I was certain that he wouldnt find anything to help. Albert had to either sell all of his assets to repay his debt or die and forget it all.

I had Alberts will in my pocket. All that was required was Lilias signature and fingerprint. Ross was informed on the matter. Although he vehemently objected to the idea, he didnt have any other way to protect his sister. Given that he was Lilias brother but unrelated to Albert, he had no reason to concern himself with Alberts life. He was only worried for Lilia would be homeless if Albert went bankrupt. After I listed out the pros and cons, Ross tacitly agreed to my plan.

Ross tugged my arm when I was about to tell Lilia of what would happen, pleading me to keep it under wraps with a profuse head shake. Puzzled, Lilia, who walked ahead of us, turned around to query, Are you two not coming in? Are you going with Albert?

No, were coming back. He can handle it on his own.

I thought about it and agreed to hide it in the end. Ross was right. Lilia was very susceptible to problems in her current state. As a pregnant woman, she needed to avoid being aggravated, so it wasnt the right time to bring out the divorce papers. I could tell her what happened after she gave birth.

If Albert came back by the time she gave birth, it meant that he didnt want to die. If he didnt come back, that meant he was already dead. I had no doubt that wed hear from him; he couldnt just die, and wipe the slate clean. I had to make all the arrangements for him wherever necessary, or hed die for nothing.

Ross helped his sister into the room, but Lilia turned back to give me a smile: Lord Lin, thank you for everything this time. Due to my health, I have not had much of an opportunity to converse with you. I am also very grateful that you have taken care of Ross. If possible, can you wait here for a few more days? I hope you would be our childs god father.

Really.?

Godfathers in this nation were different to in Europe. Godfathers here didnt need to be Christian. Usually, nobles would be the god parents of other families children. If I wanted to climb the hierarchal ladder, Id need to have Queen Sisi be our childs god mother. In essence, it proved that families were friendly and reinforced relationships. My only gripe with the suggestion was how awkward it would be.

I wondered how Lilia would react if she found out what happened. I forced her husband to jump off the cliff, yet she wanted me to be their childs godfather. Without context, itd look as if I had an affair with Lilia.

I smiled. Even though I really couldnt hold my laughter within, I nodded in the end: All right, if I could have the honour, then I would be very happy to.

Ross turned around to express gratitude with a head bob. From Lilia and Ross perspective, not only was I innocent but also the one who helped Albert. It ended exactly how I wanted: I had no connection to the entire event, and all of the blame lied with Albert. Even if his child grew up alongside me, he or she would never know what happened to his or her father.

I inwardly celebrated, Perfect. Albert, you stepped on the wrong tail. Nobody will know what happened to you. Not only will I be the one who pushed you to jump off the cliff, but Ill also stand in front of your gravestone with your wife. Nobody, aside from me, will ever find out about your injustice.