There Is No Lie In This World-Chapter 29: Let’s Go

Back in my office, I sat on the couch completely spaced out.

I was now completely certain that Luc - and Elune for that matter - were not normal in any sense of the word. What I experienced at the lobby after Bada got shot was not a mere illusion either. It was impossible to comprehend how things worked, but there was something definitely otherworldly about what was happening in the Roen Group.

Elune showed me the past. In that past, Luc was always present. Right from the very start of the Roen Group’s history. She was there by the Founder’s side, and she stood with the heir after him, and every single subsequent heir after that - all the way down the generations to me now.

How old is Luc? At least centuries old. And throughout these centuries, she hadn’t aged at all.

Luc was simply not human.

Once I accepted that - as hard as it was - everything started to fall into place. Her impossible perfection in everything she did. How she seemed to know anything and everything. How she seemed to match, or even surpass, the authority of the Senior Council.

Wait... does that mean - everyone in the Senior Council also knows what Luc is...?

The cryptic words that Councilor Lian Zhen said were also starting to make sense. It seemed quite clear that she knew of Luc’s nature. She knew that I was surrounded by ’something strange’.

But why wasn’t she open about it? Why did she specifically invite me to have a chat with her when Luc wasn’t around?

It was hard to believe that was a coincidence.

She wanted to talk to me without Luc.

After seeing all that had happened, and learning that Luc is beyond human - could I still trust her?

"Miss Roen, the Boss asked me to check on you."

Abe snapped me out of my thoughts. I didn’t notice when he came in - all these people surrounding Luc seemed to do that - but he was now standing across the coffee table in front of the couch.

"Abe..."

"Yes, Miss?"

"I’m... scared."

"You have no reason to be, Miss Roen." He seemed as relaxed as ever, or even - relieved.

"Just who exactly is Luc?"

"I’m sorry, but it is not my place to say. I’m sure the Boss will tell you someday." freewebnøvel.com

"How long have you been working with Luc?"

"Far too long, hehe."

"So you knew all this?"

"I didn’t mean to deceive you. I do apologize."

Abe theatrically placed his palms in front of his chest in a prayer pose.

"I don’t know if I can trust you anymore."

"Please don’t take it too bad. The Boss doesn’t talk much, but she means no harm."

"Are you... allowed to tell me all this?"

"The Boss knows how much I talk, hehe. She would have asked Cain to come if she didn’t want someone chatty to come to you."

That ticked me off.

"I’m not too happy with that... Luc should - if she has been hiding something from me... I want her to tell me directly."

"Indeed, she should. But - I’ve never seen her act like this before either."

"What exactly is going on?"

Then Abe looked around the room, unnecessarily checking that nobody was around.

"The Boss won’t admit it - and this is probably beyond what she wanted me to say, but Miss Roen, we really need you."

"Need me?"

"You are the one who holds everything together here."

"Can’t someone just talk straight for once?" My frustration was starting to boil over.

Right at that moment, someone knocked on the door, and without waiting for an answer, the door opened and Cain walked in.

"Ma’am is ready," He announced.

"I suppose we get going now then," Abe answered and looked at me.

I got up from my seat, my heart starting to pick up speed in the anticipation of getting closer to the truth.

"Am I going to see Luc now?"

"Yes, Miss Roen," Abe beamed a smile.

Suddenly doubts filled my head and I felt hesitant. If I followed them now, I’d be let in on a secret that I probably wasn’t meant to be a part of. Just yesterday I was ready to leave this place - return to my normal life, return to where I belonged.

That place I belonged before was a place with no meaning. Just a solitary existence filled with no meaning. Wasting my time every day, doing nothing productive. The only productive thing I did was prepare job applications and feeling scared for hours on end before clicking on the send button on email - going over my resume over and over again, to check if I made any mistakes.

And every time I did, it felt like my life was a mistake. I seemed to have fumbled all the chances I had been given. I never excelled at anything, and I never made anything substantial out of anything I tried.

I learned to play piano. I never got good at it and eventually gave up. I tried to join some after school activities since I’d entered middle school, but never managed to hand in the applications. I tried to make friends, but never worked up the courage to approach anyone.

Years and years slowly flew by before my eyes.

My only noteworthy achievement was getting hired by the Roen Group, but it became apparent that this was also just some mistake.

But...

Right now - although I was just an imposter here - strangely, I was surrounded by people who were committed to looking after me.

I knew they didn’t mean it. They didn’t genuinely care for me. I was only being treated specially because of this title I had - the CEO of the Roen Group, the head of the Roen Family.

Now was my chance to walk away from it. I was ready for it.

If I followed Cain and Abe now, I would become part of something.

Something bigger, something darker, something mysterious.

And I may never be able to get out of it.

But - I didn’t want to run away again. Not this time.

Perhaps living wasn’t about making the right decisions through careful deliberation.

So I decided. I decided to just empty my mind and do it.

I clenched my fists to stop my hands from trembling. I drew a deep breath to steady my voice. Then I answered.

"Let’s go then."