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When Charlotte arrived at the HR department on the thirteenth floor, the manager handled the handover procedures for her.

The manager had completely changed his arrogant attitude!

Charlotte couldn’t help but wonder what brought about the stark difference. Why is the jerk acting so different suddenly?

After handing over the employee transfer letter to her, the manager said, “Charlotte, please take care of me after you’re promoted!”

“Eh?”

Charlotte was at a loss when she took the employee transfer letter from him. The next moment, she was stunned after reading the letter.

The president’s office?

I’m being transferred to the president’s office?

Is this real?

Am I seeing things now?

“Charlotte!” At this moment, David patted her shoulder and congratulated her. “Mr. Collins asked me to bring the belongings to you. He initially wanted to congratulate you, but you left earlier. Anyway, congratulations on your promotion!”

“Thank you…” Charlotte replied instinctively and asked, “Am I seeing things now? Am I really transferred to the president’s office?”

“It’s true. Mr. Ben made the order himself.” The manager continued, “Charlotte, your good luck has come. I’m sure you’ll keep moving up in your career!”

“Hehe…” Charlotte laughed awkwardly and brought David to leave the office.

“Charlotte, how’s your injury now? It seems that your shoulder hasn’t recovered yet. Besides, your neck is still bandaged. Does it still hurt?” David asked caringly.

“I’m much better now. Thank you, David.”

Charlotte felt that David was the most kind-hearted man in the whole company. As such, she could fully trust and befriend him.

“Thank God you’re fine. I’ll help you carry your belongings. Take your new work pass to scan at the elevator.”

“Okay.”

Finally, she didn’t have to climb the stairs to work as she could go up to level 68 with her own work pass.

As the elevator was moving up, she felt a special sense of pride. It was as if she made a little progress in her life when the elevator moved up a floor.

When she arrived at the president’s office, a staff welcomed her and brought her to her desk.

It’s the reception counter in front of the elevator on level 68!

Charlotte was startled when she was her desk.

She knew that there was a reception counter in front of the elevator on every floor. The job scope of a receptionist was to confirm the identity of guests and their purpose of visit. After that, she had to inform her relevant colleagues to liaise with him.

To put it nicely, she was a junior secretary. However, in essence, she was only a guard on level 68!

In other words, she was an entry-level secretary in the president’s office!

“Charlotte, congratulations! I’ve to get going. All the best!”

David patted her shoulder and left smilingly.

Since he was an innocent man, he truly believed that it was a position of honor.

On the other hand, Charlotte felt dejected somehow. After all, the only difference between her job and a guard was that she didn’t have to walk that much!

“Charlotte, welcome!”

The executive secretary in charge of training new staff was Lucy Wright. She looked brisk and experienced, probably in her forties.

Furthermore, she exuded a sense of friendliness even though she spoke sternly. She came up to Charlotte to explain some basic tasks to her.

“I’ll instruct a colleague later to teach you about your job scope since you are a newcomer in this position. Keep an open mind in learning. I hope that you’ll be familiar with your job quickly.”

“Since your role is changed, your salary will be raised from eight thousand to eighteen thousand. When you have passed your one-month probation, your salary will be twenty-five thousand. It starts from today…”

“What?” Charlotte couldn’t help but yell, “Did you say that my salary will be twenty-five thousand? Am I hearing things?”

“No, you’re not.” Lucy Wright continued smilingly, “Since you’re a newcomer, be patient in learning new things, and your salary will increase gradually. Mr. Nacht treats his employees very well!”

“Understood. I’ll work hard and learn. Thank you!”

Charlotte clenched her fist as a gesture to motivate herself and put on a bright smile.

At this moment, she didn’t feel that Zachary was a devil or a jerk anymore. Instead, he was Zachary the Cute!

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Charlotte learned about her job the whole day and could only take a rest at four in the afternoon.

After that, Lucy led her to hand over some documents to the meeting room.

While they were on the way, Lucy reminded, “Leave the room once you put down the documents and don’t disturb the board members while they are in the meeting.”

“Be gentle in doing everything and don’t make a noise.”

“Also, don’t irritate Mr. Nacht because he hasn’t been in a good mood for several days. Otherwise, everyone in the company would get into trouble!”

“Understood.” Charlotte followed her while carrying the documents with one of her hands.

Lucy knocked on the door gently when they arrived. After receiving permission, she entered the room with Charlotte.

Charlotte was stunned as soon as the door was opened. The room was six-meters high and painted in cold colors, thus exuding an imposing and overpowering atmosphere.

The board members sat on both sides of the long table. While most were middle-aged, two of them looked relatively younger.

She saw that all of them wore a solemn expression. They were either reading their documents seriously or discussing with others in a low voice.

It appeared that all of the seats were taken except for the president’s seat.

Zachary isn’t here yet!

After Charlotte and Lucy put the documents on the table, the other executive secretaries immediately distributed the documents to every board member.

One of the executive secretaries instructed Charlotte to clean the unwanted documents and trash on the table. After that, she was also asked to distribute the documents together.

When Charlotte was cleaning the table, one of the board members behind her said softly, “If we still can’t find Chip X, the company might have to postpone the launch of our new tech products.”

“Aren’t we cooperating with the police all the while to search for the chip? No progress so far?” another board member asked.

“Sigh, our problem will be solved if there is progress…” A board member with grey hair heaved a sigh and continued, “We have spent dozens of millions every day on the search but still haven’t received any news after seven to eight days…”

Charlotte was shocked once she heard it. My goodness, the search costs dozens of millions! Does it mean the company has spent more than a billion after several days?

“Mr. Martin, Mr. Dixon, don’t worry. Since the president is handling it by himself now, I’m sure we can find the chip,” the younger board member comforted them.

“That’s right. When I reported my work to Mr. Nacht, I heard that he instructed Ben to investigate a baby. So, I think he’s going to investigate it from another perspective…”

“A baby? What does it mean?”

Meanwhile, Charlotte was too shocked to continue listening to it.

If Zachary really comes to my house to find it, I’ll be doomed… I have to return the chip today!

“Charlotte, Charlotte!”

Charlotte was startled when she heard Lucy’s voice. As her hands shivered, she accidentally knocked over a cup.

Bang! Everyone in the room could hear that a cup was broken.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry…” Charlotte nervously squatted down to clean the broken pieces.

Meanwhile, several board members turned around and knitted their brows at her in displeasure.

“What have you done?” the senior executive secretary who was in her fifties yelled, “Get out.”

“I’m sorry, Ms. Snyder. She’s a newcomer. I’ll provide more training to her,” Lucy apologized immediately and ushered Charlotte out of the room.

Charlotte bowed before everyone to apologize and hastily followed her.

However, the door suddenly opened when they were approaching it.

Two bodyguards entered first to make way for Zachary, who was in a black suit. Instantly, everyone in the room was stunned by his sturdy figure and imposing manner.

When Charlotte saw him, she immediately felt guilty and nervous.

“Mr. Nacht!” Lucy greeted him politely and dragged Charlotte to stand aside.

At this moment, Charlotte’s heart was thumping non-stop. She looked up slightly to peek at Zachary while wondering if he had checked her house.

On the other hand, Zachary seemed ice cold and didn’t take a sideways glance at anyone, including her. He entered the room and walked straight towards the president’s seat.

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“Mr. Nacht!” The board members greeted him courteously.

Moreover, all of the staff who stood on both sides of the room lowered their head to bow at him.

Zachary nodded in response and sat on the black president’s seat.

After that, Lucy immediately held Charlotte’s hand and left.

Nonetheless, the moment Charlotte walked out of the meeting room, she heard Zachary say, “All board members, please rest assured. I’ve identified the location of the chip and will retrieve it by tomorrow morning!”

“Wonderful!”

The board members clapped their hands and cheered.

Charlotte instantly felt a chill run down her spine. My god, it looks like Zachary’s underlings have found my three babies. Under such circumstances, their identities will be revealed…

Damn it! What should I do?

“Charlotte, what are you doing?” Lucy yelled sternly in a low voice, “Why do you always look lost during office hours? If you don’t recollect yourself, you can’t stay in the president’s office even for a day!”

“I’m sorry. I…”

“Go to the washroom and wash your face. Calm yourself down and see me in the training room.”

“Okay. Thank you Ms. Wright.”

Charlotte quickly rushed to the washroom. After making sure that no one was around, she took out her phone hastily to call Mrs. Berry.

“Hello, Miss!”

“Mrs. Berry? How is everything at home?”

“Huh? What do you mean?” Mrs. Berry was confused. “I’m cooking red bean paste for your dessert tonight…”

“No, I mean…”

When Charlotte was about to be more specific, she thought that everything was fine at home since Mrs. Berry was in the mood to prepare dessert.

As such, she stopped asking about it and said, “Okay, I’ve to get going.”

“Okay.” Mrs. Berry didn’t realize that something was wrong with Charlotte because she was busy cooking.

Given that Mrs. Berry was fine and the kindergarten teacher didn’t call her, Charlotte believed that Zachary’s underlings hadn’t found it. Nevertheless, they could also be on the way or preparing to move.

No matter what, she still had time as long as they hadn’t arrived.

Charlotte touched her chest and heaved a sigh of relief. The chip inside the black box was still in her shirt.

Now that the board members were having a meeting and the staff waited outside the meeting room, she had to grab the chance to return the chip as soon as possible.

After making up her mind, she left the washroom and walked sneakily toward the president’s office.

Everything went smoothly as she planned so far. Although she met two colleagues who were on duty, they only glanced at her and didn’t say much.

In less than a minute, she arrived at the president’s office. However, when she reached out her hand to push the door, the infrared sensor of the digital door was triggered. The next moment, the little screen read that a fingerprint was needed to open the door.

She cursed herself silently for being so stupid. How can I easily enter the president’s office?

“Please key in the password!” She suddenly heard a voice prompt from the sensor.

“Password?” Wishing to try her luck, she keyed in Zachary’s phone number.

Beep… Beep!

“Wrong password!”

The voice prompt stunned her. Damn it! If it isn’t his phone number, could it be his birthday?

When she pondered over it, the alarm bell of the door suddenly set off.

Charlotte jumped in shock and nervously ran away. Unfortunately, two bodyguards blocked her way as soon as she wanted to escape.

“Hehehe…”

Her heart thumped wildly while her whole body sweated.

She let out an embarrassing laugh, hoping to conceal her guiltiness. “Well, if I say that I passed by and accidentally touched the digital lock, would you believe me?”

The two bodyguards shook their heads emotionlessly.

“I… I really…”

Unexpectedly, before she could finish, the bodyguards made their way and lowered their heads courteously. “Ms. Windt, please!”

Charlotte was startled. Am I hearing things? Why don’t the stone-faced bodyguards arrest me but treat me courteously instead?

“What’s going on?” A man asked in a familiar voice. The next moment, she realized that it was Ben.

“I…”

“Ms. Windt, Mr. Nacht is in a meeting.” Ben glanced around to make sure that no one was around. Then, he lowered his voice and said, “Are you looking for him? Come tonight!”

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“Hmm…”

Charlotte realized finally that all of them saw her as Zachary’s girlfriend.

“You can ask for my help privately if you are faced with any problems at work.” Ben reminded gently, “But it’s better to keep your relationship with Mr. Nacht as a secret from other colleagues!”

“There is nothing between us…”

Charlotte had mixed feelings when she left hastily.

Damn it! Everyone around Zachary thinks that I’m his girlfriend now. Wait, I think even those who attended the auction will think the same.

In that case, Zachary’s reputation is at stake. If the fact that I have children is exposed, he will become everyone’s laughing stock!

Besides, if he knows that the chip is missing because of me and my children…

Then, he won’t just wish to strangle me. He might even cut me into pieces and turned me into ashes.

Will my three children be dragged into it?

Charlotte was overwhelmed with anxiety when she pondered over it.

Since they found out that she tried to sneak into the office, she couldn’t use the same strategy anymore. As such, she had to find another way to return the chip to him.

But how should I do it?

“Hey, you!” All of a sudden, someone rushed toward Charlotte and yelled.

Charlotte instinctively took a look and asked, “Are you calling me?”

“Yes, you! Come over here!”

The senior executive secretary who was in her fifties waved at her.

Charlotte came up to her timidly. The nametag on her chest read: Melody Snyder, Senior Executive Secretary.

“Take this cup of coffee into the meeting room for Mr. Nacht!”

Melody handed over the tray with the cup of coffee on it to Charlotte.

“Me?” Charlotte was astounded. After all, Lucy taught her that a low-level secretary like her couldn’t enter the meeting room randomly. Why did Ms. Snyder instruct me to do such an important task?

“Yes, you. Enter the room quickly,” Melody bellowed.

“Okay.” Charlotte took the cup of coffee and walked toward the meeting room.

Another senior secretary pulled Melody’s arm gently asked, “How can you let a new staff do this?”

“Mr. Nacht is losing his temper now. I must be tired of living if I go in now.” Melody covered her chest in fear and said, “The last time when Mr. Nacht lost his temper, he threw a cup and accidentally hit Lucy’s head. She had to undergo seven stitches as a result. I don’t want to be disfigured.”

“In that case, this new staff…”

“She had broken a cup earlier on. An incompetent secretary like her will be fired sooner or later. I’m giving her the last chance to be productive before leaving the company.”

The senior secretary was a little startled.

When Charlotte arrived at the corner, she looked around to check if no one was around her. Then, she immediately took out the chip from her shirt and put it into the cup of coffee.

The clock is ticking, and I have to give it a try to return the chip to him.

After all, if he wants to investigate it, he wouldn’t doubt me because I didn’t make the cup of coffee.

After making up her mind, she knocked on the door and entered the meeting room with the cup of coffee.

“The press conference of our new product launch will be held on Friday as scheduled. There is no need to postpone it.” After making the announcement, Zachary asked, “Any objections?”

“Mr. Nacht…” An elder board member with grey hair was sitting in the first row on the right side of the meeting table. He said slowly, “I think we should postpone it until we’ve retrieved the chip. If we make the announcement now, the whole world will be aware of our plan. It will be embarrassing if we postpone it!”

“Mr. Sterk, you don’t believe me?”

Even though Zachary’s lips curved into a smile when he spoke, he stared at Mr. Sterk with his piercing eyes.

“I wouldn’t dare,” Mr. Sterk said slowly with a seemingly caring smile on his face. Nevertheless, he was very insistent on his opinion. “I’m only offering a safer piece of advice!”

Zachary didn’t reply to him. Although he still kept his smile, his gaze looked a lot colder.

The rest of the board members fell silent as they dared not to make a sound.

Meanwhile, Charlotte came in and put the cup of coffee with trepidation before Zachary.

“Give the cup of coffee to Mr. Sterk!” Without sparing him a glance, Zachary stared at Mr. Sterk and said intently, “Since you’re used to having tea, it’s time for you to try a different type of drink!”

“Okay…” Charlotte gave the cup of coffee to Mr. Sterk. My goodness!

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“I’m glad to accept Mr. Nacht’s kind act.”

Mr. Sterk took the cup of coffee smilingly and gulped it down.

Charlotte was gob smacked. She actually wanted to tell the elder that he couldn’t drink it because there was a chip in the coffee.

Nonetheless, as the words stuck in her throat, she didn’t even utter a word.

After Mr. Sterk gulped down the cup of coffee, he suddenly felt that something was stuck in his throat. He couldn’t help but let out a retch. The next moment, he immediately covered his mouth to prevent himself from puking.

He had to hold his vomit in because Zachary gifted the cup of coffee to him.

Zachary leaned back on the president’s leather chair in an arrogant posture and looked at him amusedly.

It was as if he was ready to watch a good show!

The other shareholders wished to help him because he didn’t look well. However, none of them dared to speak before Zachary said anything.

“You… You don’t have to hold your vomit in…” On the other hand, only Charlotte dared to say it out and grabbed a rubbish bin nervously. “Just vomit here…”

At this time, everyone inside the room was flabbergasted.

Who recruited this slow and blunt secretary?

How can someone as stupid as her work in level 68?

Zachary’s eyes squinted and rage pulsed through his veins.

Was I out of my mind when I decided to promote her? Why did I bring the stupid wench to level 68 to irritate myself?

“Bleurgh…”

Mr. Sterk vomited non-stop to spit out all the coffee he had just gulped down.

At this moment, Zachary’s face turned a lot grimmer, as if dark clouds were looming over before the storm.

Meanwhile, everyone sweated in fear, while some of them even began to wipe away their sweat with their handkerchiefs. They glanced at Zachary for a while and shifted their gaze toward the pitiful Mr. Sterk.

“That’s right. Just puke it all up.”

Charlotte held the rubbish bin in one hand and patted his back in the other, hoping that he could puke the chip out.

However, after quite some time, Mr. Sterk only puked the coffee up but not the chip.

“Charlotte, what are you doing?” At this moment, Melody happened to enter the meeting room and witnessed it. She yelled at her in a low voice, “Get out of here now!”

“I…”

“Get out.”

Charlotte initially wanted to say something, yet she had no choice but to leave after Lucy shot her a look.

After only a few steps, she suddenly heard a bang behind her. The next moment, many of them screamed, “My God, Mr. Sterk…”

She turned around and saw that Mr. Sterk had fallen to the ground, squeezing his neck with both of his hands. His face turned purple, eyes widened, and tongue stuck out…

He looked exactly like Fifi when it swallowed the chip!

My goodness, the chip must be stuck in his throat now…

She instantly regretted her decision and couldn’t forgive herself if something terrible happened to him.

“Call an ambulance. Call an ambulance now!”

The meeting room became a mess in no time at all.

Although Zachary was a little worried, he still said composedly, “Ask Raina to come here!”

“Yes sir!”

“How could it be?” The board members were frightened.

“Mr. Nacht, as stubborn as Mr. Sterk might be, you can’t do this to him.” An elder board member said in a trembling voice, “We’re all elders who fought alongside your grandpa for decades and helped the Nacht family prosper throughout our lives. How can you poison him merely because he is in disagreement with you?”

“Indeed, Mr. Nacht. You can’t treat Mr. Sterk like this. This is too much…” Another two elder board members shot him an accusatory glance with tears. “We know that you’re ruthless in doing everything, but how can you do this to people in your own company?”

“I have to call old Mr. Nacht…” An elder board member was emotional and wanted to make a phone call.

Meanwhile, Zachary felt increasingly furious. What on earth is on their mind? I merely gifted a cup of coffee to Mr. Sterk, yet they suspect me of poisoning him?

“Who made the coffee?” Zachary bellowed.

“It was her. She made the coffee.” Melody immediately pointed at Charlotte.

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“Me?” When Charlotte was about to explain, Mr. Sterk began to roll his eyes and foam at the mouth. Considering that time was of the essence, she immediately rushed toward him to rescue him.

“What are you doing? Get lost!”

Melody wanted to push her away but was stopped by Lucy.

Charlotte quickly spread Mr. Sterk’s arms and pinched his chin. The next moment, she put her slender fingers into his mouth to get the chip out.

“Hey, what are you doing? Don’t do anything stupid.” The elder board members were scared to death. “Drag her away from him!”

The bodyguards immediately looked at Zachary, waiting for his order.

“Let her try.” Zachary stared at her.

“Bear with it for a little while…”

After a while, she could reach the chip with her finger. Nevertheless, she dared not to pick it up with her fingers, worrying that she would tear his throat.

Meanwhile, he struggled and pushed the people around him non-stop because he felt extremely uncomfortable. As such, he accidentally hit Charlotte’s injured shoulder.

Biting her lips, she forced herself to bear with the pain and continued to pick up the chip.

Suddenly, Mr. Sterk hit Charlotte’s injured shoulder forcefully with his moving arm. Because it was rather painful, her hand shivered but unexpectedly pushed the chip down into the throat.

“Bleurgh…”

Mr. Sterk threw up for a while but quickly calmed down. He gasped for air but apparently wasn’t as uncomfortable as before. Moreover, his eyes and face gradually looked normal.

“Mr. Sterk, are you alright?” Two elder board members came up to him emotionally.

“Much better.” Mr. Sterk was still gasping for air when he continued weakly, “Just now… something was… stuck in my throat… I was almost suffocated!”

“Luckily… this lady… saved me!” he pointed at Charlotte and continued, “Thank you!”

“You’re welcome.” Charlotte forced out an awkward smile. “Mr. Sterk, how do you feel now? Does any part of your body feel uncomfortable now?”

Since Mr. Sterk swallowed the chip accidentally, she knew that he would have the same fate as Fifi soon.

On the other hand, Zachary seemed to have mixed feelings when he looked at her.

“No, I feel much better now.” Mr. Sterk shook his head.

“Why was there something in the cup of coffee? What on earth was that?” a board member questioned.

“All board members, I will investigate this matter thoroughly and explain everything to you!” Zachary announced, “Ben, blockade the company now, check the surveillance video, and give me an answer in one hour!”

“Yes, sir!” Ben immediately left the room to execute his order.

This doesn’t look good! Did the surveillance camera record the moment when I put the chip into the cup of coffee?

At this moment, Raina finally arrived at the room with other medical personnel.

With Zachary’s permission, he checked up on Mr. Sterk and reported, “A sharp object was probably stuck in Mr. Sterk’s throat when he drank the coffee. However, since he has swallowed the object, we can only ascertain what it really is after undergoing an x-ray examination.”

“Take Mr. Sterk to the hospital for x-ray examination and treatment,” Zachary commanded.

“Yes, sir.” Raina nodded.

The medical personnel brought a wheelchair and helped him sit on it.

As the two elder board members were worried about him, they wished to follow him to the hospital.

Before leaving the meeting room, Mr. Sterk turned around and said to Zachary, “Mr. Nacht, this lady…”

He pointed at Charlotte and pled, “She’s my savior. Please don’t give her a hard time.”

“Rest assured!” Zachary’s lips quirked coldly.

However, Charlotte shuddered because she felt that his smile was terrifying.

An hour later, Ben played the surveillance video with the computer in the meeting room and announced, “We’ve figured it out. It was Melody Snyder who made the coffee. However, worrying that she would be scolded because Mr. Nacht was in a bad mood, she instructed Charlotte to bring the cup of coffee into the room…”

“What was in the cup of coffee?” the board members questioned.

“As for this question…”

“It’s the Chip X that we lost!” Zachary lifted Mr. Sterk’s x-ray film that Raina gave him and announced, “As I said earlier, Chip X would come back today!”

“What…” Everyone’s jaw dropped once Zachary finished. What the hell?

In the hospital, a nurse was persuading Mr. Sterk to take the laxatives. “Mr. Sterk, please do as I say. Drink it, and the object will be passed in your stool soon.”

“Johann, please drink it. The Divine Corporation and the entire Nacht family are waiting for your stool!”

Mr. Sterk’s lips twitched as he felt helpless…

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In the principal’s office at Apple Kindergarten.

“Mr. Nacht, are you here because of the kids again?” Principal Ruby was terrified when she saw the men in black suits. “I’ll ask the teacher to bring them…”

“No need,” Bruce interrupted. “Kids are innocent. What would they know? Even if there was a problem, it’s the parents’ problem.”

“You mean?”

“I want the information on the kids’ parents.”

“Understood. Give me one moment.”

In the president’s office of Divine Corporation.

Zachary sat in a black leather chair, looking at Charlotte with a piercing gaze. “Be honest, else there would be no mercy.”

Charlotte dared not say anything and kept her head down. Her heart rate was skyrocketing as she tried to squeeze an idea out of her brain.

What do I do? What do I actually do! I was the one who served the coffee that choked Mr. Sterk. I was the one that got him to throw up too!

With little thought put into it, anyone could easily figure out that Charlotte was the one that put the chip in there in the first place.

Even if there was no proof, it was still obvious that she knew the chip was in the coffee.

How do I explain this?

She could just make something up and lie her way out of it, but Zachary already knew that Jamie accidentally left with the chip. How do I explain my relationship with Jamie?

Her phone was still quiet at the moment, which meant that everything was fine at the kindergarten.

Or did they stop because the chip was found?

“Talk!” Zachary exclaimed.

Charlotte jumped, and slowly raised her head to look at him. His murderous intent overwhelmed her as she felt her knees weaken and everything in her head jumbled up.

She had lost the ability to think properly.

“So you’re not talking?” Zachary was losing his patience. “Hand her to the police and sue her for theft,” he ordered Ben.

“Understood!” Ben immediately approached Charlotte.

“I didn’t do it! I didn’t steal anything!” she said abruptly.

“Tell me then, why was the chip in the coffee?” Zachary tapped rhythmically on the chip, his brows knitted. “I’m getting really fed up here, so you have one minute!”

“I…” Charlotte was all over the place at the moment, unable to organize her thoughts into a simple sentence.

“Ten seconds left!” The tapping sped up, indicating Zachary’s impatience. “Ten, nine, eight, seven,…”

What do I do?

While Charlotte’s thoughts were in disarray, her phone suddenly rang. It was from Apple Kindergarten’s Lexie.

Oh no! His men is at the kindergarten!

She got even more nervous, but one thought immediately popped up. The children comes first…

“Three! Two! One!”

“I picked it up somewhere!” Charlotte blurted out at the count of one.

The tapping stopped. “You… picked it up?” Zachary raised an eyebrow.

“Y-yes…” She gulped, carefully fabricating the lie in her head.

“My pet got sick so I brought it to the vet. I spotted the chip from a pile of poo there. There’s an “S” marked on it and I remembered that the company’s missing one. I assumed it was the one that you people were looking for, but I wasn’t sure. I thought that if I returned it face to face, I would be labeled the thief. So I figured sneaking it in was the only choice. Coincidentally, I was asked to send the coffee in and I decided to put it in the coffee because you’ll definitely find it. But…”

Charlotte finished everything she wanted to say in one breath. “This is what happened, I swear!”

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Zachary stood quietly in front of Charlotte, staring at her with his cold gaze.

She was still unsettled, so she dared not look at him nor utter another word.

In her head, she was going through everything she said just now. This is a thorough story and I didn’t miss anything out, right?

“Mr. Nacht,” Ben quietly interrupted. “The chip was, in fact, swallowed by the kid’s parrot. And they did say that the parrot was sent to a vet. Maybe Ms. Windt and the kid visited the same vet, and found it after the parrot discharged it from its systems.”

“That’s too much of a coincidence, no?” Zachary questioned.

Ben immediately lowered his head and backed away silently.

Charlotte’s mind was in a mess right now. What do I do? If they really investigated the kids, they’ll find me out. Will they think I plotted all this?

“Ms. Charlotte Windt!” Zachary squeezed her chin as he picked her head up. He looked her in the eyes, “If you lied to me, you’re dead!”

“I didn’t…” Charlotte held her breath, it felt like her heart skipped several beats from the shock. She forced herself to stay calm, met his gaze and replied with the utmost sincerity, “I really did not lie to you!”

Charlotte paused for a second, and complained.

“If I knew this would happen, I would’ve just gave it to you directly. You’re always so unpredictable and moody. I was afraid you might doubt my intentions, that’s why I came up with this plan. Logically, I found your chip and returned it to you. I even saved Mr. Sterk’s life! You should be rewarding me right now. But instead, you accused me of stealing and threatened to send me to jail. How am I being blamed for all this…”

As she uttered those last few words, Charlotte forced some tears out of her eyes, feinting innocence. Her lips shivered as though in fear.

Her beady eyes shimmered as her face flushed bright pink from the accusations.

Zachary’s forehead creased as his heart softened.

He caressed Charlotte’s lips with his thumb for quite a while before letting her go. “Leave!”

Her lips twitched as she wiped away the tears before walking away.

Internally, she was ecstatic.

Thank god!

When she reached the door, she heard Zachary giving out an order. “Contact Bruce. Let him know we’ve recovered the chip, and there’s no need to find the parents anymore.”

“Yes sir.” Ben immediately took out his phone.

At the kindergarten, Ms. Longman had the parental information in her hand and was about to hand it over to Bruce when the phone rang.

Bruce picked up the phone while reaching out to take the papers. “The chip’s recovered. No need to look for the parents anymore. Come back!” It was Ben’s voice.

“Alright, I’ll head back right away.”

Bruce pulled his hand back and ended the call.

“Thank you, Ms. Longman.” He looked towards the principal. “Our stolen good has been retrieved. There’s no more need for the information. Thank you for your time and help me apologize to the kids. Good bye.”

“That’s good to know. Farewell then.”

Before the principal said anything else, Bruce was long gone.

“Thank goodness it was found!” The principal let out a sigh of relief as she slid the papers she had into a shredder.

On the other hand, Charlotte went to the washroom and called Lexie. “Hello, Ms. Cheney. Were you looking for me just now? Did something happened to the kids?”

“Nothing happened, don’t worry. The kids are fine,” Lexie replied. “Ms. Longman just came to retrieve the kids’ parental information, so I thought I should let you know.”

“Huh? Why did she want my information?” Charlotte was stumped.

“It looked like the people from Divine Corporation came back for it, but Ms. Longman said that when she got them the papers, they told her that they already found what they needed and left.”

“Did they take the papers?”

“No. She said they left without even looking at it.”

“Okay, thank you so much.”

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Since the chip was recovered, Charlotte’s lie was able to come full circle.

It was as though a significant weight have been lifted from her shoulders. What she needed to do next, was to cut off all ties with Zachary and halt his pursuit.

That way, even if the children’s identity were revealed, it would be none of his business.

When she saw Zachary walking over with his men, Charlotte quickly took out her phone and called Gigolo In Debt. She wanted to show off her relationship to Zachary and anger him.

As she called the number, a phone rang in Zachary’s direction.

Charlotte was stunned, and looked at him in confusion. Is this a coincidence? Or…

Zachary kept his poker face going and quietly ended the call with his hand in the pocket.

However, he was actually panicking inside. Why is she calling that number right in front of me? Is she suspecting something?

“Hello?” Ben, who knew what was going on, was quick to respond and took out his phone. “What is it?”

“Yes, the chip has been recovered,” Ben continued.

At the moment, Charlotte heard her call being ended, but Ben was still on the phone and this lifted some of her suspicions.

Just a coincidence it seems. But why does Ben have the same ringtone as Gigolo In Debt? Are they the same person?

Charlotte locked her gaze at Ben and made a mental comparison, dismissing it immediately after.

Ben’s shorter and their build is totally different. It’s definitely not him.

However, she shifted her gaze over to Zachary and it matched her image of Gigolo In Debt. All their features were uncannily similar.

Zachary was entering the elevator at this point with two of his men with him.

Charlotte decided to redial the number. This time, she even got close to the elevator to see if she could hear anything. If it rings again, Zachary is definitely suspicious!

In the elevator, just as Zachary switched off the ringtone for his phone, a call came in.

He did not pick it up immediately. In fact, he waited for the elevator to descend a few more levels before he took the call.

“What are you doing? Why didn’t you pick up just now?” Charlotte did not hear any ringing from the elevator and thought she was overthinking things again.

“What’s going on?” Zachary knew she was suspicious now.

“Didn’t we have a deal? You’re acting as my boyfriend right?”

“What do you want me to do?” Zachary asked.

“Come pick me up after work,” Charlotte paused. “Get me a rose bouquet as well. I’ll pay for it!”

There’s definitely something going on if he refuses.

“What if your boss attacks me?” Zachary asked intentionally.

“He won’t. My boss’s an educated man, he won’t go around attacking people for no reason,” Charlotte answered. “I want you here so that he sees I have a boyfriend. For someone as prideful as him, seeing you would definitely make him give up.”

“Alright, I’ll be there after work, send me the location.”

“Right away.”

When she got off the call, Charlotte was excited. He actually agreed! That means he’s really not Zachary Nacht. Or maybe, it’s Zachary trying to throw me off!

In her mind, nothing could be proven unless Zachary and the gigolo met face to face.

“Mr. Nacht, Ms. Windt seems to be on to you,” Ben reminded softly.

“Chris is coming to H City, right?” Zachary asked out of the blue. “Ask him to come see me.”

“Yes…” Ben took out his phone, but was concerned. “Mr. Chris and you look almost identical. Impersonating you won’t be a problem, but you know, he’s kind of a playboy. What if…”

“He wouldn’t dare.” Zachary raised his eyebrows.

“Understood.”

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During lunch, Charlotte was still wondering whether Zachary and Gigolo In Debt were actually the same person.

If he was, why is he doing this sort of role play with me? He even promised to pick me up. Wouldn’t that just expose himself? But if he’s not, why do the look so similar? Borderline identical!

While she was deep in thought, a soft voice suddenly startled her. “I heard that you’ve been transferred to Level 68, Charlotte. Congratulations.”

“Thank you.” Charlotte looked up. It was Yolanda.

Charlotte recalled the incident where Wesley attacked her. Even though she could not find anything, something still felt really off with Yolanda.

It had been quite a while since it happened so Charlotte could not recall the details, but seeing Yolanda still made her weary.

“Really sorry about last time.” Yolanda sat opposite of Charlotte with her food tray and said with an apologetic tone. “When Mr. Holt attacked you, I really wanted to rush to the rescue, but I froze up in fear! I’m so useless!”

“Don’t say that. It’s okay,” Charlotte comforted.

“As long you forgive me. We’re still friends right?” Yolanda asked.

“Of course.” Charlotte nodded in response. From an objective standpoint, Yolanda was totally in the clear. All Charlotte had was a gut feeling, and she did not want to label Yolanda with baseless accusations.

“Great!” Yolanda smiled. “I got took two cups of fruit juice by the way. Have one!” She handed the cup to Charlotte, and even placed a straw for her.

“Thanks.” Charlotte saw that Yolanda had a cup as well so she did not think too much about it. She took a few sips and continued with her meal, not noticing the flash of contempt from Yolanda’s gaze.

For the whole afternoon, Charlotte was occupied with work. After what happened with Mr. Sterk, Melody was laid off.

Lucy had replaced her as the new executive secretary, so they had to redistribute the workload in the afternoon.

Charlotte was diligently learning everything she could in order to get accustomed to her work as soon as possible.

In the blink of an eye, it was time to get off work so she sorted out her things and got ready.

For some reason, Charlotte felt really hot and thirsty the whole afternoon so she drank a lot of water. She kept going to the pantry for more.

In the elevator, a few past colleagues walked in when it stopped at the thirteenth floor. They all congratulated Charlotte on her promotion to Level 68.

She thanked them with a smile. No one besides Yolanda looked me in the eyes back when I was demoted to the security department. Now we’re suddenly friends again? How realistic.

While she was in her head, Charlotte’s phone suddenly rang and she immediately picked it up. “Hi, are you here?”

“I’m just around the corner.”

“I’m in the elevator right now.” Charlotte wanted to show off her relationship to the colleagues present, so she used a cute voice. “Be careful while you’re driving, okay? I’ll be right there.”

“Okay.”

After the phone call, the female colleagues immediately surrounded her. “Charlotte, who’s that? Boyfriend?”

“Yeah, his coming to pick me up,” Charlotte said in a bashful manner.

“Oh! Then we definitely have to take a look. With your looks, the man must definitely be rich and handsome!” The females started gossiping.

Yolanda looked profoundly at Charlotte in the corner. “Charlotte, since when did you get a boyfriend?” she asked all of a sudden.

“Quite a while ago,” Charlotte replied cheerily.

“You should treat everyone then! You all agree?” Yolanda teased.

“Yeah! You should!” A few of them chimed in. “Last time, Sydney’s boyfriend got everyone a bunch of good food.”

“My boyfriend got everyone chocolate too!”

“Hahaha, Charlotte. There’s no escaping this!”