Chapter 6 – Confrontations

Lex took Lila's arm in his as they walked toward his car. The sun was setting and it cast an orange glow on the town.

"Where are you staying?" inquired Lex.

"I don't know yet. But it really doesn't matter. I got here as fast as I could. I didn't even pack."

"Why don't you stay at the mansion? There's plenty of room." Lex suggested.

"Isn't Victoria staying at the mansion?" asked a concerned Lila.

"Yes. But the place is so big, you won't even notice she's there." Lex assured her.

"Alright. But don't blame me if you find her dead in the morning." She joked.

Lex chuckled, and opened the door to his car.

While driving to the mansion, Lex finally realises something. "If you didn't receive an invitation, how did you know about the wedding? I know you don't read the newspaper or the society pages. Was it my father?" he asked.

"Obviously." Lila smirked. "You know I don't associate with any of your business acquaintances, so I couldn't have heard it from them either."

When they finally arrived at the Luthor mansion, they found Victoria waiting.

Victoria ignored Lila's presence and walked to Lex's side. "Lex, I've been waiting for you for dinner."

Lex's expression toward Victoria was totally neutral. "Lila and I have already eaten. Why don't go ahead and eat, you are eating for two now." Victoria glared at Lila, realising she knows about her pregnancy.

"We'll talk after you finishes dinner." Added Lex. Victoria stormed into the mansion.

Watching Victoria leave, Lex's expression softened. He turned towards Lila and guided her into the mansion. "Let's get you settled in."

Later that night Lex sat at his desk as Victoria strolled into his study. "So what do we need to talk about Lex?" asked Victoria innocently.

Lex went straight to the point. "You didn't tell me you also slept with my father." His voice was cold and business like.

Victoria was taken back, but recovered quickly. "What does that have to do with us?" she asked, pretending not to understand.

"Oh please Victoria, drop the act." Lex got up from his chair and walked over to Victoria. He stared angrily at her. "We both know that the child could just as well be my father's."

"It could." Victoria confirmed. She knew there was little hope left, but she still had to try. "But I believe it's yours."

"We'll see about that in…" Lex quickly did the calculations in his head. "roughly 7 weeks." Replied Lex.

Victoria looked smugly at Lex. "You do know that the tests post a risk to our child, don't you?"

"Good night Victoria." Ignoring Victoria, Lex walked out of his study.

Lex opened the doors to the library and found his father holding an emerald brooch in his hand, lost in thought. Lex cleared this throat.

"Lex, is that you son?" asked Lionel. He quickly put away the beautiful brooch he was holding earlier into his inside breast pocket.

"Yes, father."

"Good, because I was hoping you could enlighten me on the Victoria situation."

"Would you like a drink?" asked Lex, trying to change the subject.

"Scotch. But don't think that'll get you off from telling me what's going on." Lex poured Lionel a glass of scotch, and then proceeded to pour himself a drink as well.

He sat down next to Lionel. "Victoria is pregnant." He stated.

Lionel almost choked on his drink when he heard this. He paused for a second, trying to come up with a good response, knowing the implications for Lex's statement.

"I see." Was all he could manage to get out. "So you were marrying Victoria out of some strange sense of morality because you thought she was pregnant with your child. Which might turn out not to be the case at all."

"Well father." Lex replied angrily. "Unlike you. I do have a sense of morality. I wonder how many illegitimate siblings I have out there that I don't know about."

Lionel ignored Lex. "You know son. That child Victoria is carrying might not be yours or mine."

Lex frowned at his father. "You and I are the only people I know of that has slept with Victoria within the past month. I had my detectives do a more thorough investigation."

Lionel chuckled. "Your detectives didn't do such a good job of things the first time. She could have bribed one of your detectives."

"I used my own people. They don't dare cross me." Replied Lex with a smirk. "Besides, I fired all of them. I have another group of investigators working on this."

Lionel took a sip of his drink. "Everyone has their price."

At that moment, Lila walked through the door of the library. "Lionel could be right." Agreed Lila.

"At least somebody listens to me." Lionel replied with a smirk. Lila smirked back. "There's something I want to ask you Lionel."

"Ask away, my dear."

"When did you regain your sight?" Lila asked smoothly. She glanced at Lex, who did not seemed to be taken back by the question.

"What makes you think I can see?" asked Lionel with amusement.

Lila begins to explain. "You told me Victoria burned my invitation, yet you didn't know she was pregnant. Which indicates either your informant really sucks at his job, which I highly doubt since you only hire the best."

A smile formed on Lionel's lips.

"This could only mean you came upon this information yourself. And since burning my invitation wasn't something you can hear, you must have seen it happen."

Lionel gave a slight chuckle. "What makes you think one of the servants didn't inform me?" he asked.

Lila smirked. "Other than the fact they're afraid of the next Mrs. Luthor, and you for that matter. I've seen the servants, they don't even dare talk to you."

Lionel chuckled louder. "You're one of the kind Lila." He raised his glass and toasted Lila, "I congratulate you finally revealing my secret."

Lila strolled towards the doors. "I think you and Lex have things to talk about. Don't give him too hard a time Lex." She winked at him and walked out the door.

Lionel sighed. "She would have made a hell of a Luthor."

Lex was quiet for a while, absorbed in his own thoughts. "I never understood why you didn't tell her the truth a long time ago." Lex finally spoke.

"The truth will kill you or make you free. And in her case, it might just do her more harm than good." Lionel took another sip of his drink and walked out the library. Leaving Lex alone with his thoughts.

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Author's Note: I know the last part of this chapter didn't make a lot of sense. And Lex and Lionel are kind of talking in riddles. But after a few chapters it will all become clear.

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