Chapter 306: Lucifer
Lucien walked home, his mind lost far away. He did not know what the old man had written to his brothers, but the task that the man had left him ate away at him. Only he was the one who knew how vast his grandfather’s financial portfolio had been, to have been able to finance so many of their relatives.
As his financial adviser, he also understood that he had sometimes invested on behalf of some other people as well. And he’d managed to close those accounts. All but one.
While Elijah Frost had made all his bequests clear in his will, letting everyone know about their gains and losses, he’d left a responsibility to him. It was a single name and an account number, where he was to deposit money every year. A considerable amount for the next ten years.
He wanted to find out who the woman was that his grandfather wanted taken care of but he’d been forbidden to investigate her or ask about her from anyone. From what he could see, bone of the older brothers knew about this. Was it another relative that their grandfather was hiding? An older lady, maybe his old muse or a sister. But what if the old man had been tricked by some con artist?
The thought of the old man leaving him such a quest gave him a headache. The old man had requested that he not investigate the woman and he would honor his last request. But that did not mean he would not investigate the past. It was up to him to wind down their grandfather’s portfolio, he would need to take a look at this account number to try and find out when the man started paying this person. If it started recently, then he would have to dishonor the old man’s wishes.
With a sigh, he looked up at his apartment and shook his head. He hadn’t come back here since leaving for Estania and now that he was here, he did not want to go into the silent place. he ached for his angel.
Turning away, he walked towards his garage, ready to go for a ride. Maybe the fresh air would help clear his head. As he walked there, he heard a sweet voice call out," Am I invisible now?"
He stopped in his steps and whipped around, wondering if his eyes and ears were playing tricks on him. As he stood there in a trance, the wisp of his imagination came closer and stood before him with her hands on hips, "Lucifer Frost. Are you alright? I heard about your grandfather and came here but you are ignoring mmmmm...."
Before she could say more, Lucien had closed the distance between them, catching her in a tight hug. His arms wrapped around her securely, pulling her close, as if he feared she might vanish if he let go.