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No one responded despite Charlotte calling out for a long while.

She was very nervous and had every subordinate with her join the search; so, only Louis remained with her.

Louis comforted her as he searched. “Charlotte, don’t panic. We’ll find her. Everyone in the manor is our people. The child will be fine.”

“What am I supposed to tell Danrique if anything happens to the child?” Charlotte was panicking. “I shouldn’t have gone back alone. I should’ve brought them along with me.”

“Don’t be like that, Charlotte. It’ll be fine.” Louis’ heart ached for Charlotte. “I’ll ask for more help.”

He was about to inform his subordinate but soon realized nobody else was there. They probably went searching at other places.

“Charlotte, I didn’t have my phone with me. I’ll go call for some help.”

Louis was about to head back and look for more help when he noticed a small accessory on the ground in the bush beside him. He picked it up urgently and examined it. It was a star-shaped hair clip.

He immediately called, “Charlotte, come over here and see if this belongs to Alpha.”

Charlotte ran over and examined the hair clip. “This is Alpha’s hairclip. Where did you find it?”

“Over there.” Louis led Charlotte over to the place where he found the accessory.

There was a small shoe print beside the bush. It probably belonged to Alpha. There weren’t any other shoeprints there besides hers. And there was no abnormality with it.

Charlotte’s anxiety increased. She immediately phoned Lupine. “I need you to release Fifi.”

“Got it.” Lupine instantly went to arrange.

Sometimes, animals were capable of carrying certain tasks humans couldn’t do.

Fifi could sniff out Alpha’s location by the scent lingering on her clothes.

“It has started raining.” Louis stretched his hand outward to catch the raindrop.

Charlotte looked up at the dark sky, and soon fat water droplets dripped onto her face.

“Charlotte, you should find shelter, and I’ll continue searching.”

Louis took off his coat and covered Charlotte with it.

“I can’t rest now.”

Charlotte continued staring at the sky. Fifi had flown over from the hot spring resort.

Charlotte whistled. Hearing the sharp sound, Fifi immediately flew in her direction. It picked up the accessory in Charlotte’s hand and took off searching for Alpha.

Louis was baffled by the entire scene. Fearsome screams sounded not far away.

Charlotte turned in the direction, and Louis replied, “The screams belong to the maids. They were probably shocked by Fifi. It’s fine.”

“You should head back first.”

Charlotte followed after Fifi.

“I’ll be right behind you.” Louis followed.

“Louis…” Diana yelled.

Louis didn’t turn his head but increased his pace to trail after Charlotte.

The rain got heavier, and soon Charlotte was drenched. But that was the last thing on her mind at that moment. All she wanted was Alpha to be found.

Charlotte was a fast runner. Louis almost lost her.

Luckily, she stopped in front of a cabin. Perching on the roof was Fifi.

Charlotte barged in the door. “Alpha!”

Alpha was sitting in a corner, holding an adorable rabbit in her arms. She was drenched from the rain, shivering from the cold, and curled up in fear.

She raised her head, hearing Charlotte’s voice. “Aunt Charlotte!”

“Alpha!” Charlotte rushed to Alpha’s side with her arms wide and embraced the latter. “You scared me to death. Let me see. Are you hurt anywhere?”

Charlotte looked her up and down.

“I’m fine, Aunt Charlotte.” Alpha sniffled. “I was playing hide-and-seek with Beta and Gamma. But I saw this cute bunny. So I chased after it. After a while, I realized I was lost. Then, it started to rain, so I came inside for shelter.”

“Good girl.” Charlotte ran her fingers through Alpha’s messy hair. “I’ll take you home.”

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“The rain is getting heavier. Let’s wait here for a little longer.” Louis was rummaging throughout the cabin. “Let me look if there is anything I can use to start a fire.”

With an arm full of firewood, Charlotte started a fire in the fireplace. She even found a pot. Then, she began to peel a pear while waiting for the pot of water to boil.

“Wow! Aunt Charlotte is amazing! You’re like Mommy!”

Alpha noted Charlotte was able to do everything from starting a fire and cooking.

“Do you miss your Mom?” Charlotte gently caressed Alpha’s face.

“Yeah.” Alpha nodded. Tears started streaming down her face as she pouted.

“Don’t be sad. You’ll see your mom soon enough.” Charlotte’s heart ached for Alpha as she pulled the latter into her arms.

“Charlotte, allow me.”

Louis took over peeling the pear with a paring knife. Once done, he handed Charlotte the perfectly peeled pear.

“Dice it, then put it into the pot.” Charlotte said, “Alpha is catching a cold. She needs some pear stew.

“Oh, I see.” Louis did according to her instructions.

At that moment, Fifi flew inside, surprising Louis, causing him to drop the paring knife.

“Don’t be scared. It won’t hurt you with me here.

Charlotte gestured for Fifi to obediently stay beside the fire, allowing the heat from the fire to dry its feathers.

However, its sharp gaze was fixed on the rabbit in Alpha’s arms.

“Fifi, you can’t eat my bunny.” Alpha tightened her arms on the rabbit. She warned, “If you dare eat my bunny, I’ll tell Daddy.”

Fifi seemed to understand her words as it quickly averted its eyes and started to clean its wings with its beak.

“Aren’t you afraid of it, Alpha?” Louis asked softly.

“Nope.” Alpha lifted her head proudly as she answered, “It’s scared of me.”

“You’re amazing. As expected, you’re your Daddy’s daughter.”

Louis let out a sigh. He was still scared of Fifi every time he saw it. Yet, this two-year-old child wasn’t.

“You have to do better. Aunt Charlotte’s fiancé” encouraged Alpha innocently.

Louis was taken aback briefly. He laughed at Alpha’s response. “I will try harder.”

It was the first time someone had a positive outlook on his relationship with Charlotte. He was happy about it.

Charlotte fed Alpha a bowl of soup and held her as she slept. The latter’s clothes were hung to dry by the fireplace.

Charlotte forgot her phone, so she had Fifi act as a messenger.

Alpha slept in Charlotte’s arms while the rabbit sat quietly in Alpha’s.

Charlotte softly ruffled Alpha’s hair. Her gaze was gentle under the firelight.

Louis’s heart pounded as he stared at her.

Charlotte felt his gaze for a long while. She lifted her eyes to look at him.

He instantly averted his gaze and blushed.

Charlotte coughed dryly to relieve the awkwardness. “Aren’t you cold? Take off your coat and come sit by the fire.”

Louis had been drying Charlotte’s and Alpha’s clothes the entire time. He was still wearing his drenched clothes.

“I almost forgot.”

Louis removed his coat and left it to dry by the fire. The clothing under his coat was also drenched, but he didn’t dare take them off. He merely scooted closer to the fire.

At that time, both Charlotte and Louis had their coat removed, leaving them with a thin layer of clothing as they sat by the fire.

Probably from the warmth of the fire, Louis fell asleep on the sofa.

The rain outside continued to pour as the sky turned darker.

Why hasn’t Morgan found us yet?

It has been over an hour.

Suddenly, she heard a car stop outside, followed by Diana’s and Morgan’s voices.

“Louis!”

“Ms. Lindberg!”

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“Louis, Louis,” Charlotte called as she put on her coat. “They’re here. Wear your coat quickly.”

Louis muttered something incomprehensible under his breath. But there was no sign of wakefulness.

Charlotte was resigned, so she gently set Alpha down by the sofa and swiftly put on her clothes.

The voices were getting nearer and nearer.

Charlotte urgently pushed Louis. “Louis. Louis. Wake up…”

Louis was still half asleep when he saw Charlotte’s beautiful face right in front of him. His heart skipped a beat at her beauty. He instinctively wrapped his arms around her.

“Louis, what are you doing?”

Charlotte was stunned. She quickly pushed him away.

At that moment, the door opened, and she accidentally fell deeper into Louis’s embrace.

Sherlyn screamed in surprise, then quickly shut the door. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry about the intrusion. Please continue.”

Charlotte was blushing bright red. She pushed Louis harder and dashed to the other side to smoothen her clothes.

“Charlotte, I’m sorry.” Louis finally fully snapped awake. “I didn’t know what happened earlier, I-”

“Stop. Quickly put on your clothes,” Charlotte reminded with a frown.

“Okay.” Louis quickly got up and began putting on his clothes.

Soon, they were both dressed appropriately. Charlotte went outside with Alpha still asleep in her arms.

Morgan went up to take Alpha into her arms and passed the rabbit to the bodyguard.

“Are you hurt?” Lupine asked softly.

Charlotte didn’t reply but turn to Sherlyn to explain. “Lady Sherlyn, we’re both drenched. Our clothes were wet. So-”

“I understand completely.” Sherlyn cut her off with a laugh. “You’re both young. I understand there are times when your feelings overcome you. Moreover, your wedding is coming soon.”

“No. We’re-”

“It’s fine.” Sherlyn interrupted Charlotte again. “It’s already dark. The kids are waiting for you. Let’s hurry back.”

Charlotte stopped explaining and got in the car.

“Charlotte!” Louis dashed out the door, wanting to follow Charlotte into the car, but she shut the door in his face.

“Louis, get in my car.” Sherlyn pulled Louis into her car. “Finally, some improvement, my son.”

“What?” asked Louis confusedly.

“I told you to work harder to woo Charlotte.” Sherlyn blinked her eyes cheekily. “She won’t run from you once you have wooed her.”

“Mommy, what are you talking about?”

Louis sneezed before he could finish his sentence. Then a string of sneezes followed.

“Oh no. You’ve caught a cold. Let’s hurry back and get you some medicine.” Sherlyn quickened her pace to the car with Louis in tow. She felt the temperature on his forehead. “Your temperature is rising. It was raining heavily. You shouldn’t push yourself.”

“Mommy, Charlotte came all the way to search for the child. I surely have to accompany her.” Louis frowned. “How are we going to explain if we lost the child?”

“She won’t go missing,” Sherlyn blurted out, then immediately covered her mouth with her hands.

“I also think she won’t. But the child is so small. We have to search for her.” Louis added unhappily, “I hope I’m not overstepping my bounds by telling you this, but you have to be careful when watching children. It would be bad if anything bad happened.”

“All right. I can’t believe you got sick after all this trouble.”

“It’s merely a cold. It’s nothing serious. I’ll be fine with some medication from Dr. Felch.”

“Right. Let’s head back quickly,” Sherlyn urged. “I have some medication back at the resort. You’ll recover soon. We’re not used to the herbal concoction.”

“Aunt Sherlyn, it’s better if Louis consulted Dr. Felch.” Diana added, “Louis got sick because of Ms. Lindberg. She would feel bad if she knew about it and might even ask to take care of Louis.”

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Sherlyn agreed. “You’re right, Diana. Louis, you should get closer to Charlotte with this opportunity.”

“Mommy, what are you saying?”

Louis couldn’t stop sneezing, his head was heavy, his thoughts blurry. He couldn’t focus on Sherlyn’s words.

“You just rest since you’re not feeling well.”

Sherlyn gently patted his back like taking care of a child.

Louis fell asleep in her arms.

Diana covered Louis with a blanket. Her action was gentle, but her gaze was complicated.

Meanwhile, on the other car, Charlotte covered Alpha with a blanket. “Are Beta and Gamma back home?”

“They’re back home, Ms. Lindberg,” Lupine answered softly, afraid of waking Alpha up. “They weren’t willing to leave at first, but Fifi came back with the news that you’ve found Alpha. Only then, they went back.”

“Luckily, it was just a scare.” Charlotte glanced at Morgan. “What’s wrong with you today?”

“I’m sorry, Ms. Lindberg.” Morgan apologized, “I admit to my mistake and am willing to accept any punishment.”

“You’re not usually like this. What exactly happened today?” Lupine was curious as well. “Did something unusual happen?”

“We were following the kids closely, but Lady Sherlyn said she wanted to play hide-and-seek with them. She didn’t allow us to follow.”

Morgan lowered her head as she explained.

“I did tell her you gave us an order to follow the kids closely. But Lady Sherlyn was persistent. I didn’t want any trouble with her.

“Also, the kids were hyper by then. They already ran into the grape farm. We were thinking of following the girls inside but were stopped by Lady Sherlyn. In the end, we could merely wait outside.

“After a while, we heard Alpha was missing. We urgently went inside to search.”

Charlotte stayed silent and started pondering her words.

“What do you mean?” Lupine was confused. “You’re saying Lady Sherlyn had done it on purpose?”

“I did suspect so initially, but why would she do that?” Morgan couldn’t understand. “Alpha was fine in the end. She said she ran off because she was chasing after the rabbit.”

“Let’s not speculate without any evidence.” Charlotte ordered, “I’ll forgive you this time, but there’s no next time.”

“Understood.” Morgan held her breath with her head bowed.

They have finally arrived at the villa. Charlotte got out of the car with Alpha in her arms. Beta and Gamma rushed to her side. “Alpha!”

Charlotte gestured for them to keep quiet, not to wake Alpha up.

Beta and Gamma quickly covered their mouth.

“Alpha has fallen asleep, so I’m carrying her back to her room. Why don’t you girls follow us?” Charlotte asked the girls gently.

“Okay.” Beta and Gamma obediently trailed after Charlotte.

“Mommy, is Alpha alright?”

Ellie and Robbie approached. They worriedly accompanied Beta and Gamma the entire time Alpha was gone.

“She’s fine. She got lost chasing after a rabbit.” Charlotte explained, “She was drenched in the rain and is sleeping now. Let’s not disturb her tonight. All of you go to sleep too.”

“Okay.”

Charlotte took Alpha back to her room. After comforting Beta and Gamma, she ordered Morgan, “Ask Hayley to check on Alpha. See if Alpha needs any medication for cold.”

“Lupine went looking for her a while ago. She’s currently making ginger soup.” Morgan said softly, “Go shower and change. I’ll be right here.”

“Wipe Alpha down and change her out of her clothing.”

“Understood.”

Charlotte saw Sherlyn when she exited the girls’ room. The latter was coming toward her with the maids and Louis following behind her.

Louis was covering his sneezing nose and mouth with a handkerchief.

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“It’s great that you’re here, Charlotte!” When Sherlyn saw Charlotte, she quickly said, “I think Louis caught a cold. He’s not been feeling well during the journey back. Can you ask Dr. Felch to check on him?”

“Sure! Help him back to his room first while I get Dr. Felch over.”

Charlotte glanced at her watch and saw that it was already nine at night. I wonder if Dr. Felch has slept.

She decided to visit Dr. Felch personally.

However, Dr. Felch did not go to sleep after he knew that Alpha went missing and was worried that she might be ill after being found.

After Charlotte explained the situation to him, he brought Sam along to check on Louis.

Louis had already changed his clothes and was drinking some warm water on the sofa. He was even chastising his mother for making a mountain out of a molehill—it was already so late, but she still asked Charlotte to get Dr. Felch over and disturb his rest.

At that moment, Charlotte and Dr. Felch knocked on the door and entered. Sherlyn quickly got up and greeted him respectfully.

Charlotte served as the translator for them. After some polite small talk, Dr. Felch started checking on Louis. “He has indeed caught a cold, but he’ll be fine after two prescriptions of herbal concoction. Have a hot bath and rest early!”

Then, he wrote his prescription and instructed Sam to prepare the medicine.

Charlotte translated what Dr. Felch said to Sherlyn.

Still worried, Sherlyn asked, “Will he be fine after taking the medicine? Doesn’t he need to go to the hospital? He seems like he’s severely ill… His body is cold and he feels dizzy.”

“Don’t worry, Lady Sheryln. Dr. Felch is highly skilled, so his prescriptions will definitely cure Louis’ cold completely,” assured Charlotte.

“Yeah…” Louis wanted to say something, but he started sneezing again. “Achoo!”

“Okay, we’ll go out now so we won’t disturb your rest.”

Sherlyn’s heart was aching for Louis, then she quickly asked the subordinates to leave.

After giving Louis a few more reminders, Dr. Felch and Sam left as well.

Charlotte was getting ready to send them off when Sherlyn held her back. “Charlotte, I’ll send Dr. Felch off. You should stay here and keep Louis company.”

“I…”

Charlotte was about to speak when Sherlyn and her maids left.

Before leaving, Diana even reminded her, “Ms. Lindberg, I’ll leave Louis to you.”

Everyone left promptly and closed the door behind them.

Charlotte stood there with a frown.

“Charlotte, don’t worry about me. Go back and rest! Achoo… Achoo…”

Before Louis could complete his sentence, he sneezed a few times. He even had a running nose, which made him look extremely miserable.

“Louis, drink more warm water.”

Feeling sorry for him, Charlotte turned around to pour some water for him. When she discovered that the kettle only contained cold water, she instructed the maids to fetch some warm water over.

Only Charlotte had the habit of drinking warm water—Louis and the rest did not.

As the maid was used to Charlotte’s habit, they would prepare some warm water every day.

“The pear stew you made just now was so delicious. It’s a pity that I only drank half a bowl just now,” lamented Louis as he covered his nose with a handkerchief.

“I’ll cook more for you.”

Charlotte remembered how Louis got drenched in the rain because he was looking for Alpha for her. Furthermore, he had been so focused on drying Alpha and her clothes by the fireside that he did not bother about himself. As such, he caught a cold.

Since he had always treated her so nicely, it was only appropriate for her to take care of him.

“Will it be too much of a hassle for you?” Louis looked at her worriedly. “You were drenched in the rain too and I’m sure that you’re exhausted…”

“I’m fine. It’s a simple recipe anyway!” Charlotte hurried away. “Rest for a while. I’ll bring it over when I’m done.”

“Okay! Thank you, Charlotte.”

Feeling touched, Louis smiled sweetly. He no longer felt uncomfortable—instead, he felt strangely happy.

If I’m sick, Charlotte will take care of me. Perhaps she’ll spend more time with me tonight…

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After cooking some pear stew and pasta, Charlotte brought them to Louis’ room. “Since you didn’t eat dinner, I cooked some pasta for you. Come and try it!”

“You’re amazing, Charlotte.” Louis was extremely touched.

“I don’t know if you like it or not.” Charlotte passed him the cutlery before pouring a bowl of pear stew for him. “I prepared quite a lot of pear stew and kept them in a thermal flask. If you’d like to drink it at night, you can pour them into a bowl.”

“You’re so thoughtful!” After devouring the pasta, Louis exclaimed, “This is the yummiest food I’ve ever eaten. “

“It’s just a normal plate of pasta,” said Charlotte with a smile. “Since you caught a cold, your stomach will feel much better after eating something warm.”

“Yeah! I feel so comfortable now as if my cold has been cured… Achoo!”

Before Louis finished his sentence, he sneezed again.

“How can you get well so quickly?” Charlotte was amused. “Sam is still brewing the herbal concoction and will bring it to you later. After drinking it, you should rest early. You’ll probably feel much better tomorrow.”

With that, she stood up and prepared to leave.

“Charlotte!” Louis quickly pulled her back. “Are you leaving? Can’t you stay here and keep me company?”

“You should rest.” Charlotte gazed at him gently. “I’ll disturb you if I’m here.”

“You won’t…” Louis grabbed her hand, unwilling to let go. “I want to look at you.”

“You can look at me tomorrow.” Charlotte tugged her hand away. “Rest early, okay?”

Then, she left the room directly.

Louis gazed at her as she left, feeling a wave of disappointment in him. He initially thought that she was treating him nicely because she was starting to fall for him. However, upon closer introspection, he figured out that she was probably just showing concern for a friend.

Although there might be some elements of gratitude in it, love was definitely not a factor…

Louis heaved a deep sigh before smiling again. It’s fine! As long as I persevere, I’ll be able to move her, no matter how emotionless she might be.

When Charlotte left the room, she saw a figure escaping rapidly.

That figure was Sherlyn’s maid.

Charlotte frowned. She knew that Sherlyn had been spying on them secretly out of concern for how her relationship with Louis was progressing.

“Charlotte!”

At that moment, Sam walked over with the herbal concoction, with Diana and the two maids following him.

“Is the herbal concoction ready?” asked Charlotte with a smile.

“Yeah.” Sam nodded. “He has to drink it once tonight, and a few more days after that.”

“You can just pass it to them. Go and rest soon!” said Charlotte with concern. “You have to wake up tomorrow and prepare the medicine with Dr. Felch.”

“It’s fine! It won’t take much time, anyway,” replied Sam. “I need to remind Sir Louis about some things to take note of. Oh, right. He understands Chanaean, right?”

“Yes, he does.” Charlotte nodded. “Sleep early after doing that.”

“Okay.” Sam walked up the stairs with the medicine.

Just when Charlotte was about to return to her room to rest, Diana asked carefully, “Ms. Lindberg, aren’t you going to keep Louis company?”

“He can rest after taking his medicine.”

Avoiding the question, Charlotte left without sparing a glance.

Diana did not dare to say anything either. After Charlotte left, she raised her head and followed behind Sam.

“Ms. Lindberg is so cold toward Sir Louis,” whispered the maid in Ferropenian.

“Shh! Don’t spout nonsense,” remind Diana softly before knocking on Louis’ door.

Sam brought the herbal concoction in, placed it down and left after saying something to Louis.

As the medicine was bitter, Diana ordered the maids to ask for some candies from Sam. The maids quickly followed her orders.

Only Diana and Louis were left in the room.

Under the dim lighting, an ambiguous look flashed across Diana’s eyes as she stared at Louis lovingly. “Louis, let me help you to the bed.”

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“Thank you.”

As Louis was used to having people serve him, he did not refuse Diana’s help.

She helped him to the bed, lay him down and tucked him under the blankets. Touching his forehead, she exclaimed, “It’s so hot! Louis, I think that you’re having a fever again.”

“Really?” Louis touched his own forehead. “I don’t think so.”

“What do you mean? Touch me.” Diana grabbed his hand and placed it against her cheek. “See, my body temperature is lower than yours.”

Stunned, Louis quickly withdrew his hand. “I’m alright. I’ll be fine tomorrow after taking Dr. Felch’s medicine. You should go back and rest.”

“Wait! Lisa and the rest went to bring some candies for you. I’ll leave after you eat them.”

When Diana bent down to adjust Louis’ blanket, her huge and perky breasts swayed, almost touching his face.

Louis immediately blushed. Turning his head to the side, he said nervously, “Go and rest, Diana. I don’t want any candies.”

“Louis, don’t you hate bitter food?” said Diana with a sickenly sweet voice. “Since the herbal concoction is so bitter, how can you endure taking it without eating any candies?”

“I’m really fine…”

Louis closed his eyes, not daring to look at her.

He was raised strictly since young and was very single-minded about relationships. As a result, he only liked Charlotte and had never gotten a girlfriend in the past few years.

Charlotte always refused to have any intimate interactions with him, but he was still a young, healthy man. When faced with such seductions, his body instinctively got tempted.

“Okay, I’ll leave now.”

Diana turned the lights off and was about to leave when someone knocked on the door. “Diana, I’m here with the candies.”

She quickly opened the door and took the candies. “Go and rest. I’ll pass the candies to Louis before going back.”

“Okay. Thank you, Diana.” The two maids left soon.

After closing the door, Diana walked to the bed, unwrapped the candies and placed it against Louis’ lips. “Have a candy, Louis!”

“There’s no need for that, Diana…”

Before he could finish his sentence, she shoved the candy into his mouth and caressed his lips gently with her finger. She said gently, “It’ll not be bitter after you eat the candy. Sleep early, okay? Goodnight.”

She turned around and left afterward.

Watching her retreating figure, Louis was stunned for a long time before he returned to his senses. The candy almost got stuck in his throat, but he reacted quickly and coughed it out.

Diana’s romantic actions earlier kept replaying in his mind, causing him to feel flustered.

He flipped the blanket away and glanced down at himself. I actually…

His feelings of guilt intensified.

He kept scolding himself for harboring such indecent thoughts toward another woman. Since he loved Charlotte, he should only feel such emotions toward her.

Meanwhile, Charlotte was leaning against the tub with her eyes closed, enjoying this rare moment of peace.

She was drenched in the rain and caught a little chill. However, after two years of physical training, her health had improved greatly and she did not get a cold.

Still, to avoid getting sick, she added some herbal concoctions in the bathtub.

Steam encircled the room while the smell of the herbal concoction wafted in the air.

Charlotte started to feel sleepy. At that moment, her phone suddenly rang, jolting her awake. Frowning, she grabbed her phone.

When she saw the call, she could not help but be stunned. After some hesitation, she accepted it. “Hello?”

The person on the call remained silent, but she could hear his faint breathing.

“I’m hanging up if you don’t speak!” Charlotte prepared to end the call.

“Charlotte!”

A familiar and deep voice, mixed with a hint of weakness and hoarseness, sounded.

Charlotte’s heart skipped a beat as a feeling of unease washed over her. “What happened to you?”

“Remember that you’re mine!” said Zachary over the phone.

Although he sounded weak, it was nonetheless a declaration of his dominance.

“Wait for me…”

After saying those three words, he ended the call.

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Holding her phone, Charlotte felt uneasy. She had a feeling that something had happened to Zachary, so she was hesitating whether she should call him back. However, upon further thought, she decided against it.

A stubborn man like him would not tell her anything even if something bad had happened to him.

However, since he could still call her and declare his dominance, it meant that he was still doing well.

It was better if she did not intervene.

After all, they were not fated to be together.

Sighing, Charlotte placed her phone down and got out of the bathtub. She wrapped a bathrobe around herself, dried her hair in the bedroom and went to sleep.

However, for some reason, Zachary’s figure kept floating around in her mind.

She tried her best to calm down and not think about him, but she could not control her mind at all.

Charlotte only drifted off to sleep at midnight, but she had a dream that Zachary appeared in front of her, his body covered in blood. She widened her eyes and asked him what happened.

Silent, he staggered toward her. Each step he took left behind a bloody footprint.

She wanted to rush over and help him, but she could not move a single inch, as if her feet had been nailed to the ground.

At that moment, Zachary suddenly toppled to the ground like a torn ragdoll. Blood flowed out of his body incessantly.

Kneeling on one knee, he clutched his head in agony with one hand, while stretching his other hand toward her obsessively.

“Zachary!”

Charlotte yelled out his name anxiously and tried her best to move her legs so she could go to him.

After a long while, she could finally move her legs. She dashed toward him hurriedly, but the ground started to split, forcefully separating them.

The spot where he was started sinking, sending him plunging into a bottomless abyss.

“No! Zachary!”

Yelling his name, Charlotte was jolted awake from her dream.

With widened eyes, she stared at the ceiling while her heart pounded wildly.

Feeling extremely uneasy, she had a strong premonition that something bad had happened to Zachary.

She instinctively picked up her phone and was about to call him to check. However, before she dialed his number, she calmed down.

I’m already Louis’ fiancée and I’ve cut off all ties with Zachary. We’ve already reached a peaceful agreement. I can’t destroy this truce because of a moment of rashness! Even if something bad happened to him, it has nothing to do with me.

At that thought, Charlotte placed her phone down, collapsed on the bed again and stared at the ceiling dazedly.

After a while, her eyes became so tired that she closed them. She kept reminding herself to forget it and let everything go.

It was as if this voice in her mind had traveled to H City.

Zachary was lying on the bed. After finishing his treatment, he was extremely frail.

The first thing he did when he woke up was to call Charlotte.

He dreamed that Charlotte had married Louis. Although he yearned to barge into the church and crash their wedding, his body split with every step he took, and blood poured out of his body uncontrollably.

He watched helplessly as Charlotte exchanged rings with Louis and kissed him passionately.

When a roar of despair escaped his lips, the church collapsed and the beams came crashing onto him.

At that moment, he suddenly woke up. He returned to his senses and immediately called Charlotte.

However, he was in so much pain that all he could muster were a few words.

Now, he was closing his eyes and enduring the intense pain silently.

“Mr. Nacht, our treatment for today is done. You should rest well and we’ll continue tomorrow,” said the doctor to Zachary carefully.

“Why is the treatment becoming more painful? It’s been so long, but the symptoms have not diminished yet.” Ben asked anxiously, “Also, since he’s in so much pain, can’t he take some painkillers?”

“Yes, but it’ll affect him…”

“Okay, you may leave now.”

Zachary’s deep voice interrupted the doctor, who quickly left.

Ben looked at Zachary worriedly and asked, “Why don’t I contact Dr. Felch?”

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“Don’t disturb them…” warned Zachary threateningly.

“But you…”

Ben wanted to say something but held himself back.

After all, he knew that once Zachary was determined to do something, no one could convince him to change his mind.

“I could feel that I’m becoming better…” Zachary closed his eyes again and mumbled hoarsely, “Perhaps, I’ll be fine after a while.”

“But the treatment is so agonizing.” Ben was worried. “It’s more like torture!”

“They told me that Charlotte underwent the same treatment back then…”

When Zachary remembered what had happened in the past, he was still awash with guilt. “Her condition was worse than mine, so she must have suffered from much more pain. Since she could persist through it, why can’t I?”

“But her treatment wasn’t fully effective. It was only with Francesco’s help that her illness could be stabilized. Furthermore, there were after-effects…”

“Alright!” interrupted Zachary as he closed his eyes tiredly. “Get out.”

“Okay.” Not daring to say anything more, Ben left with his head hanging down.

Zachary lay on the bed alone, looking like a person teetering on the brink of death.

However, he had faith that he would definitely get better. After persisting through this, he would be able to resolve any other problems that may arise.

Ben asked Zachary’s doctor about his condition.

The doctor explained sincerely, “Like what I said before, our treatment can only achieve the bare minimum of helping Mr. Nacht survive. As for how he will be coping afterward, we cannot guarantee anything. Ms. Lindberg faced the same situation back then. Even after our treatment, her illness would relapse every week, making her suffer constantly. Afterward, Mr. Lindberg invited Francesco to develop some medicine and relieve her of the pain. However, I heard that she is recovering slowly with Dr. Felch’s help. I suggest that you contact Francesco or Dr. Felch…”

Naturally, Ben knew that he should contact them now.

However, Dr. Felch was treating Charlotte and Ellie in F Nation, while Francesco was an elusive man whose whereabouts were always unknown.

Bruce had already sent someone to look for him, but the search was still futile.

Just as he was thinking about it, Bruce called him. Ben quickly picked up the call. “Hey! Did you get any information on Francesco?”

“No, but…” Bruce hesitated to complete his sentence.

“What happened? Tell me?” asked Ben anxiously.

“Ms. Lindberg’s relationship with Louis has progressed…”

Bruce told Ben what happened at the grape farm earlier and even sent him a video.

“Look at this! They were hiding from the rain in the wooden hut. When Lady Sherlyn barged in, both of their clothes were disheveled and our surveillance camera captured that scene.”

“Why are they progressing so quickly?” Ben was anxious and flustered. “We mustn’t let Mr. Nacht find out. If he sees the video, he might not be able to persist anymore.”

“My thoughts exactly.” Bruce sighed. “I’ve infiltrated the villa recently to protect Ms. Lindberg, Robbie and Ellie’s safety. However, I realized that other than her own children, there are three two-year-old children with her.”

“Huh?” Ben was confused. “Whose children are they?”

“They’re being treated with as much respect as Robbie and Ellie. Since they’re quite good-looking too, I think that they’re probably Danrique’s children.”

“Looks like Danrique is really in danger. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have entrusted his children to Ms. Lindberg and instructed her to bring them to F Nation.”

“Yeah. As all the information in Erihal is sealed off, we cannot find out how Danrique is doing. However, if something bad actually happened to him, the Laurent family might not treat Ms. Lindberg as nicely as before…”

“Sir Louis is a good man, but Sir Robert and Lady Sherlyn are…”

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“That’s right. Lady Sherlyn has been using all sorts of tricks to push Louis and Ms. Lindberg together. She’s the mastermind behind today’s incident too.”

“Think of a way to inform Ms. Lindberg!”

“Do you think that she’s oblivious to all these? She isn’t foolish…”

“Yeah. Since the situation is so complicated now, perhaps Ms. Lindberg has her own grievances. Let’s not intervene too much and just focus on protecting Robbie and Ellie.”

“I know. You must take good care of Mr. Nacht and prevent him from finding out what’s happening. If he asks about it, you must take note…”

“I understand.”

After hanging up the call, Ben was filled with worry. At that moment, he was helpless to do anything. All he could do was to look after Zachary and wait for him to recover miraculously.

Meanwhile, the weather at Arkfield was gloomy and the temperature had dropped.

The rain from last night had not stopped, causing the courtyard to be covered in water.

Charlotte and the kids spent a leisurely morning in the library.

Robbie read silently while Ellie told a story to the three kids.

Reading on the sofa, Charlotte would glance at the children occasionally with an affectionate smile.

Sometimes, it was a kind of happiness to warm herself up by the fireplace, have a drink and do some reading.

“Sorry to bother you.”

A familiar voice sounded as Sherlyn entered with her maids, who were pushing two trolleys filled with delicious pastries and drinks.

“Why are you here, Lady Sherlyn?” greeted Charlotte as she stood up.

“I heard that you’re reading here, so I sent some pastries over.” Sherly always had a friendly and courteous smile on her face. “Children, come here and take a look! Do you like these?”

The maids placed the pastries on the table.

Ellie and the three little ones ran over immediately, overjoyed to see the exquisite pastries.

Although Robbie did not have much of a reaction, he still placed his book down and greeted her politely.

“Thank you, Lady Sherlyn,” said Charlotte courteously.

“There’s no need to be so polite around family, right?” replied Sherlyn with a laugh. “I like to do some reading too. Should I keep you company, children?”

“Yes!”

The children did not care who was keeping them company. Furthermore, since Sherlyn kept trying to appease them each day, they were not wary of her.

“I’ll accompany the children, Charlotte. You should visit Louis.” Sherlyn held Charlotte’s hand and said worriedly, “His cold worsened and he’s having a fever. When I visited him just now, he was leaning against the sofa in a daze and calling your name.”

“I visited him this morning and he seemed much better. Did he become worse?” Charlotte was a bit suspicious.

“Yeah! He even has a fever,” exclaimed Sherlyn worriedly.

“I’ll go and take a look.” Charlotte turned around and instructed the children, “Be good, darlings. Read here and don’t run around, okay?”

“Okay!” Ellie and the three kids answered in unison.

“Robbie…” Charlotte was about to speak to Robbie when he suddenly said, “Mommy, I’m going to attend online classes in my room after reading this book.”

“Good boy.” Charlotte stroked his head before shooting a look at Lupine. “Keep an eye on the kids.”

“Yes.” Lupine nodded.

Charlotte left with Morgan and two other female bodyguards, while the rest remained behind.

As Lupine was even more careful and meticulous than Morgan, Charlotte instructed her to stay back and protect the children.

Upon reaching Louis’ room, Charlotte knocked on the door and entered. However, she bumped into Diana feeding Louis the medicine. “Louis, you’re having a fever, so you have to take your medicine. Please eat this…”

“I’ll do it myself.”

Just when Louis was pushing Diana’s hand away, Charlotte walked into the room.

When he spotted her, he was so nervous that he lost control over his strength and shoved Diana to the ground.

Her forehead crashed against the table with a loud thud.