At International Genetic Technologies, in Dilos's office.
"The news media are all saying that Lionel Luthor was a great sinner. So your father was simply forced out of office?"
"How could it possibly end there? He was sent to prison, and over the years, I'd uncovered plenty of evidence of his crimes." Lex seemed to be in a good mood. He raised the glass of red wine in his hand and took a sip. "He was sentenced to death for all kinds of unforgivable crimes, and the sentence was carried out that same day. I had the honor of watching him sit in the electric chair. And I should be thankful that not much time had passed since the Day of Purgatory. Otherwise, with his connections, he wouldn't even have been sentenced to death."
Dilos looked at Lex in surprise. "I thought you wouldn't let him die."
"I had no choice. I hadn't planned to take things that far..." Lex's voice carried a trace of sadness, but then it filled with deep hatred. "But when he shut down the Luthor Chemical Factory in Smallville for some fabricated reason, putting countless people out of work, just to prove to me once again that he could take everything from me..."
Lex's face suddenly twisted into a crazed, vicious expression. "That was when I realized I'd been far too naive. He didn't deserve my forgiveness! He was a filthy troublemaker, just like the criminals who'd been executed—a blight on the world! A monster like a natural disaster! A mistake that should never have existed! You can't afford to show mercy to someone like that. You have to send him straight to hell! I even feel sick knowing his blood runs in my veins!"
"Dilos, you can't imagine how I felt when I saw