Dating Mr. CEO - Chapter 52: Chapter 52

FAY
"I'm going to have to what?" I found my voice after my brain took exactly fifteen seconds to comprehend what he had said to me.
Why would he want that from me? He was the same person who tried to convince me to stay away from Lucas, why the hell does he want me to go back to him?
Would I even be able to do that? How would I even be able to face Lucas after this new discovery about him? What would I say to him? Do to him? Why am I even jumping to conclusions, I should know the reason why Elroy wanted me to go back to Lucas in the first place. He wouldn't just suggest that.
"I've known you for like three years now Fay, and trust me, I know you enough to know that you have a good hearing ability."
I rolled my eyes. "Why would you want me to go back to Lucas?" I asked him.
He shoved both his hands into his pocket and took in a deep breath before speaking.
"As long as he's still out there, with so much hate for me, we can't be together, you know that. And besides, I've studied Lucas. He is mentally unstable and mentally unstable means dangerous." He said.
Mentally unstable? Lucas? "Do you have any idea on why he hates you so much?" I found myself asking.
Elroy shrugged his shoulders, "I guess it has something to do with my past." He said.
"Your past? What is Lucas business with your past and more over, what is this your past all about?"  I asked as curiosity seeped into my veins.
Elroy sighed. "There are things you don't know, Fay."
"Things? What things?"
He removed his hands from his pockets, raking his hands through his hair as the expression on his face sold the way he actually felt.
He looked like he was about to tell me something that would send me bolting out the door in no time.
He swallowed hard before speaking. "I'm pretty sure you're aware of um How My parents- my parents died." He voiced out.
I scrunched my brows, getting confused by the minute. "Of course El."
"Well, there might be a truth to what you know, but there are somethings that you don't know about that night."
Okay? As far as I know, they died in a car accident. That was like ten years ago. Why would Lucas hate Elroy For that?
"They weren't alone in that car Fay." He said, his voice void of any emotions, but his eyes filled with them.
It was obvious that he didn't like talking about it, or that he hadn't even spoken about it for years.
"I was with them." He said, as his eyes met my confused one.
"But, the papers- the papers said they were alone."
"The papers and the press published whatever we wanted them to publish. I had my first asthma attack that night, due to inhaling smoke and laughing too hard. My parents got worried and they took me to Dr. Xavier. On our way back, it was raining, heavily and it was too late before we saw the bright light, my Dad didn't make the right turn. I was okay but- they all weren't."
I couldn't help but remain speechless, although it felt like something was missing from his story, because there was still a void over his eyes, but still, it must have taken a large amount of emotional stress to reveal this much to me. "I'm sorry to hear that-"
"Theres actually no need to feel sorry. Lucas knows the real truth about that night, and he's threatening to sell me out to the press."
What?
"Why would he want to do that? It's a personal thing right? If the press finds out about your Asthma attacks, it can't be good, they would reopen the case about that night and the authorities might even- they might even think that you all hid it because something else was involved." I found myself saying but El just stared.
"You've figured it all out. Now you see the reason why no one can find out about this."
His words had a double meaning to it, and I got the message loud and clear. "I would never."
He nodded. "I trust you." He said.
"I'm so sorry you had to go through all that El." I said sincerely.
He nodded. "It's been years Fay, and like I said, no need to feel sorry for me. I just need you to find out how Lucas found out and how he's connected to all this." He said.
"And you think He'd tell me?"
"Apart from having a good hearing ability, I've also gathered that you're really smart. I trust you to know how to pull out the truth from him." He said, watching me.
I bit my lower lip, definitely not anticipating my next visit to Lucas. "I'll see what I can do about that El... But- are you sure there isn't any other reason why Lucas dislikes you?"
"No." He simply said. "I've been all but really bad and rude to him, I see no reason why he'd want to strangle me to death... I mean, I know jealousy can make one do stupid things. But trust me Fay, I saw the look in his eyes, I knew that instant that he wasn't trying to kill me because of you. There's something else."
I nodded. "Okay. I'll go talk to him."
Elroy managed a small smile. "I know it's going to be pretty hard for you. But you have to do it. For us. There's no one else I can count on Fay."
I swallowed. He was putting his trust in me. I didn't want to let him down... No... Letting him down was the last thing I wanted to do.
"There's one other thing though." He said, coming closer to me.
The look on his face told me I wasn't going to like what he was going to say next.
"What's the other thing?" I asked curiously.
"We um... In order to um- to make this work- we have to make it believable to Lucas, you have to make him think you hate me and all that crap."
"Okay? Where are you going with this?" I asked him, feeling uneasy now.
"All I'm trying to say is... We have to- we have to sell this to Lucas, he's really smart and the sooner we take care of him, the better."
"I'm still not getting your point El." I said.
He sighed. "In order to make this believable, we need to break up."
Elroy's pov
I watched as the color drained from her face, making her eyes widen in shock.
Honestly, I have given this a lot of thought, and it felt like the right thing to do.
Lucas would feel victorious if he figured out his plan to make her leave me had finally come to pass. It was actually the best way to get him at his own game.
But the look Fay gave me right now was threatening to ruin that thought. The last thing I wanted right now was to hurt her.
I could tell she was drawing conclusions in her head right now, probably thinking I'd been lying when I obviously told her I had feelings for her.
But heavens knows that I wasn't.
All I said to her was the truth... I never thought I'd ever have such feelings after Yvonne. It was so sudden and it had been drawn to a final pull when she told me she hated me... I felt her words hit a vulnerable part of me. I felt as if I had hurt her greatly, and honestly, I was scared it would be the end of us... I was scared that maybe when she finally knew the truth about Lucas, she'd want space from the both of us.
But she came back to me... She apologized.
It was hell waiting for her to walk through the door. I waited in anticipation.
After Damien had told me that his side of the plan had worked out, I knew it was left to her to decide.
There was a small part in my heart that bugged me. It kept on telling me that she wouldn't be able to continue with the relationship, that it'd cut everything short...
But when she apologized, I had gone all speechless. But I decided to play along.
I had to tell her about the accident... But I was careful about deleting the part about the little boy and his mother... If she knew about that, she might hate me... And this time, I was pretty sure she'd break up with me, so I decided to just tell her half of the story.
It was safer that way.
"What?" She finally voiced out.
"It's the only way to sell the story Fay-"
"No." She said sharply with a humourless chuckle "No way in hell," she frowned now. "Have you lost your mind?"
She wouldn't understand.
Lucas wanted our separation, and if we give him that, we'd get easy access to him... We'd know the reason why he wanted me dead, we'd also find out about the person who told him everything about the accident... He'd trust Fay enough to tell her who told him.
"I haven't lost my mind Fay... I'm only speaking the fact-"
"The fact? Breaking up with me to fool Lucas is a fact? Wow, unbelievable." She took a step back. "Is this your way of breaking it off without hurting me?"
"What?"
"You're using Lucas as an excuse to break up with me, aren't you?"
She wasn't thinking... Nope, she was just reading the situation upside freaking down.
"Oh my God, how could I even be so foolish to even think-"
"Fay, shut up." I cut her off. "Shut up and breath, then think." I said, sounding calm, but God knows I wasn't.
But she did listen to me.
When silence fell in the study, I waited until it was right to speak. "I'm not using Lucas to break things off with you. I do not want to end things. I don't know how many times I'd have to repeat that sentence but I don't care how many times I say it to make it stick. Listen, all I'm trying to say is that, Breaking things off would make Lucas completely believe that you're done with me... He'd trust you enough to let you in on however he knew about that night, because he knows you wouldn't come back to tell me... And why? Because you hate me. We're just gonna fool him, it's not as if we're really going to end things."
She blink. "I don't like it... I don't like your method."
"It's the only way-"
"No it's not." She said sharply.
"You know it is, we're just going to pa-"
"No."
"At least listen to me-"
"How can I listen to you? You're out of your mind! I don't want this, I don't want to break up with you, no... No never, it's not even an option. There has to be another way to convince him. Hell! I'll find another way. Just- just get that thought out of your head El."
I sighed. "You're not even letting me finish my-"
"No. I do not agree to it."
I stopped talking, meeting her challenging gaze.
"There has to be another way. Okay? We'll think of another way. I just don't wanna cross that bridge. Real or Fake."
I shut my eyes in slight frustration. "We're not going to break up like break up, Fay... We'll just make him believe that we aren't together anymore-"
"That's still breaking up. And remember, if we are going to make Lucas believe that, we'd have to make the whole world believe it too. It would have to be published in the papers, our relationship status would have to be changed... Our Fans, the kids at the orphanage home, Grandma."
"If that's what it takes to stop Lucas from ruining my reputation then, so be it, Fay."
She gasped. "I don't want Lucas to succeed El, I don't- but it's not compulsory we go down that length. Even Lucas would suspect something."
"He wouldn't-"
"Yes he would!" She yelled, looking annoyed now.
"Listen Fay, there's no way he'd suspect anything. You'd just tell him that you couldn't be with me any longer, just make him believe that-"
"I have another way." She said, cutting me off.
"What?"
"I have a better plan. And trust me, it wouldn't require us breaking up. Just leave it to me."
I was worried. "Fay, I can't afford to-"
"Leave it to me, El... I'll handle Lucas... I know how to handle him, you don't have to worry." She said, moving to the door and held on to the door handle. when she pulled it open, she turned to face me. "And as for me and you? Break up would never be an option, even if the world was burning to pieces." She said, stepping out and shutting the door with a little force, making me jump.
I admired the determination in her eyes, and it only made me wonder what she had in mind.