Ch. 1601..1610
Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort Chapter 1601
How long have I been here?
Subconsciously, he roughly knew that someone was treating him. Although there were some occasional scolding, kicking on the bed, and flying objects being hurled at him, she was indeed trying to save his life.
It should be the legendary Francesca Felch. I heard her addressing herself by the name.
Despite not knowing how she found him, he was grateful that he managed to recover.
Needless to say, Zachary felt indebted to Francesca.
However, he could not understand why Charlotte and his family members couldn't find him even after so long.
He felt that someone was tracking Francesca down. Those people had hoped to find him through Francesca with malicious intent.
Who are those people?
If there are people tracking me down, that means something bad must have happened to my family. If not, these people would not have the chance to try to harm me.
What happened back home?
How is Charlotte and the children?
Just now Francesca said that her baby is in trouble. Who is her baby?
She has gone out already.
Bearing those thoughts in mind, Zachary turned his head to look for his phone to contact Charlotte.
However, everything in the room was primitive. There was not even a single electronic gadget in there.
Zachary also could not summon and communicate with the animals like Francesca.
Hence, he had no choice but to dismiss those thoughts.
At that very moment, he only wanted to recover quickly and return home.
The thought of being separated from Charlotte and his children made him want to stand up and leave immediately. Nevertheless, apart from his head and neck, the other parts of his body were stiff and immobile.
However, he could feel the subtle changes occurring in his body. The numbness on his head before this had vanished, and he also regained some clarity of thoughts.
That meant that the poison in his body was under control.
Perhaps he could fully recover in the near future.
I will get better. I'm sure of that.
It started to rain outside.
On the one hand, Zachary was overwhelmed by negative thoughts while lying on the bed. On the other hand, Francesa had left the forest in her old van and was racing toward Northridge.
In the sky, a convocation of eagles followed her van at the same speed, protecting her like a convoy.
After parking her van at the back of Northridge, she trespassed into the villa.
It was already midnight and everyone was asleep. Only a few female bodyguards were on duty, and Francesca managed to slip through their watch effortlessly and into the villa.
However, she bumped into a maid upon entering.
She was holding a bottle of medicine and was on her way into a room. Upon seeing Francesca, she opened her mouth in shock and was about to scream.
However, Francesca quickly subdued her in a split second, causing the maid to collapse on the ground.
Francesca dashed toward the maid and grabbed the tray in her hands. Then, she placed the tray quietly on the ground before helping the maid to lean on the wall for support. After that, she sneaked into the adjacent room.
In the room, there was a man who looked familiar.
However, his atrocious looks indicated that he suffered major injuries and had fallen into a coma because of poison.
In addition, the doctor that attended to him was not skilled nor competent. Even after a major surgery on his brain which resulted in drastic weight loss, his condition did not get better.
Francesca initially did not want to bother him. But because he was a member of this family, she graciously performed some mysterious treatment on him before sneaking into the next room to find her child.
“Mommy!”
Gamma was waiting for her by the window for quite a long time. As eagles were circulating in the sky, she knew that her mother had arrived.
Although her appearance was masked by a hat and a face mask, the green snake tattoo on her wrist was apparent.
“Gamma, my baby!” Francesca leaped toward her and embraced Gamma affectionately. “Baby, I miss you so much.”
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“Mommy...” Gamma threw herself into Francesca's arms and started crying. “Mommy, Alpha is injured, and her life is in danger now...”
“What?” Francesca was startled upon hearing it. The next moment, she held Gamma's face and asked emotionally, “How did Alpha get hurt? Who did it? Where was Aunt Charlotte? Didn't she protect you all?”
“The bad guys kidnapped us but let us go. After that, Alpha fell and broke her leg. Besides, Robbie and Jamie aren't found yet. Aunt Charlotte is always being bullied lately...”
“All right, I understand.” Overwhelmed by anxiety, Francesca asked immediately, “Where is Alpha now? Can you bring me there?”
“She's in the medical room on the first floor.”
Carrying Gamma in her arms, Francesca climbed over the window to enter the medical room and saw Alpha, who was unconscious.
At that time, Morgan and two medical staff sat next to Alpha.
However, the medical staff had fallen asleep.
Morgan was wiping Alpha down with a wet towel. Seeing that Alpha was suffering, Morgan choked out, “Alpha, Aunt Charlotte is finding a way to save you. She will admit you to a hospital regardless of the costs.”
Francesca felt slightly relieved upon seeing that scene from the window. It seems that they genuinely care about my daughter...
“Ms. Morgan...” Gamma instinctively said her name.
As soon as Morgan turned around, Francesca flung a needle and hit it at her neck. Morgan went weak at the knees and collapsed onto the bed with the towel in her hand.
Although Gamma hadn't reached three years old, she wasn't frightened or scared. She skillfully helped open the window and climbed over it to enter the medical room.
Then, Francesca used a cloth to cover the medical staff's noses, rendering them unconscious.
Meanwhile, Gamma didn't even spare it a glance. Instead, she locked the door, closed the windows, and pulled the curtain.
After that, Francesca began to give Alpha a medical checkup.
Half an hour later, a car pulled over outside when Francesca was still treating Alpha. Soon, Charlotte said, “Where is Morgan? Ask her to get ready. We'll admit Alpha to Serene Hospital tomorrow morning.”
“Morgan is in the medical room. I'll tell her right away.”
One of the female bodyguards asked, “Ms. Lindberg, is Serene Hospital willing to accept Alpha?” Aren't all hospitals controlled by the Gold and the Nacht families? It's why none were willing to accept Alpha and Ben.”
“That's right. Dr. Langhan used to treat Alpha but drove her out in the end.”
“Dr. Langhan didn't drive Alpha out of the hospital. Instead, someone wants to harm Alpha and Ben. To protect them, Dr. Langhan asked us to get them back even though it meant that she disobeyed the order.”
“I've arranged everything,” Charlotte said tiredly.
Lupine interrupted, “Ms. Lindberg spent a lot of time and even met Mr. Spencer in person to make it done. Anyway, fill the bathtub with water so that she can take a bath and rest well today. She hasn't had a good rest for a few days. Besides, get some medicinal broth from the kitchen.”
“Understood.”
Meanwhile, Francesca frowned in bewilderment after overhearing the conversation. Isn't Charlotte the head of the Nacht family? Why would they go up against her? Also, what the heck is the Gold family?
Francesca loathed the schemes and conspiracies in the business world and wasn't interested in reading the news. As such, she had no idea about the latest trending topics.
Knock! Knock!
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door gently and asked, “Morgan, are you there?”
“Yes.” Francesca tried to imitate Morgan's voice as she responded.
“Ms. Lindberg wants you to get ready because Alpha will be admitted to Serene Hospital tomorrow morning,” the female bodyguard said from the outside.
“Okay.” Francesca continued to give Alpha treatment after she replied.
Feeling that something was off, the female bodyguard wanted to open the door the check it out.
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The female bodyguard was startled when Gamma opened the door. “Gamma, why are you here?”
Gamma lifted her head and said dejectedly, “Since I couldn't fall asleep, I came here to keep Alpha company. Ms. Morgan is wiping Alpha's body. She was feeling extremely uncomfortable just now but has fallen asleep.”
Since the partition blocked the bodyguard's view, she could only see a figure who was busy taking care of Alpha. She instinctively thought that it was Morgan.
Immediately, the bodyguard said apologetically, “Oh, I'm so sorry. Did I interrupt you? Gamma, do you want to go upstairs with me to get some rest? After all, kids shouldn't stay up late.”
“It's okay. I want to sleep here, and Ms. Morgan has agreed to it. You should get some rest now. Good night,” Gamma replied in her cute voice.
“All right, then. Good night.” With that, the bodyguard left the medical room.
Before closing the door, Gamma even waved at Lupine, who happened to pass by. “Lupine, thank you very much. Rest well.”
“Why hasn't Gamma gone to bed yet?” Lupine was surprised.
“Gamma wants to keep Alpha company...” the bodyguard explained.
At that time, Gamma had closed and locked the door before going back to her mom's side.
She had responded perfectly to quell the others' suspicions. Who would have thought that a two-year-old kid is so good at lying? Besides, no one expected that she could act well.
Francesca wasn't affected by what happened outside and remained composed as she treated Alpha.
Deep down, she knew that Gamma could handle those people.
Half an hour later, Francesca finally finished treating Alpha.
Suddenly, Charlotte came closer to the medical room and said, “Let me check up on Alpha.”
The female bodyguard who stood outside the medical room replied, “Ms. Lindberg, Gamma said Alpha has fallen asleep. Since you've been busy for many days, I think you should get some rest now.
However, Charlotte could hardly put her mind at ease. “How can I sleep well? Danrique wanted me to take care of the girls, but I failed him. They're hurt because of me. I'm not a good aunt...”
Upon hearing that, Francesco frowned and murmured, “Well, as their aunt, you've indeed failed to take care of them.”
“Mommy...”
The bodyguard tried to comfort Charlotte. “Ms. Lindberg, you don't have to blame yourself. After all, you've tried your very best. A lot happened recently, and thus you have to take the entire family upon yourself. Besides, Robbie and Jamie haven't been rescued yet...”
“Enough. You can get some rest.”
Charlotte didn't talk much and began to turn the knob.
Meanwhile, Francesca had finished removing the needles from Alpha's body. After glancing at the door, she squatted down and whispered to Gamma. With that, she climbed over the window and left.
Once Charlotte opened the door, she could feel a gust of wind blowing into the room from the window. Besides, the curtains were even swaying.
Charlotte's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly rushed toward the bed.
She saw Alpha lying on the bed while Morgan and the two nurses had fallen asleep. Only Gamma was still awake and wiping Alpha's hand with a wet towel.
“Gamma?” Charlotte gazed at Gamma in bewilderment. “Are you here the whole time?”
“Yes, Aunt Charlotte.” Gamma nodded calmly.
“Did someone enter the medical room?” Charlotte could sense that something was amiss.
“Yes. A kitten jumped over the window just now, but I had driven it out.”
Gamma didn't even bat an eyelid when she lied.
“Oh, I see.” Charlotte believed her, for it was nothing unusual that a cat entered the medical room.
As her doubt had faded away, Charlotte patted Morgan's shoulder and tried to wake her up. “Morgan! Morgan!”
Nonetheless, Morgan was still asleep and didn't respond to her.
Gamma said caringly, “Aunt Charlotte, please let Ms. Morgan sleep for a little longer. She is already exhausted after working here for the whole day. You should get some rest too. By the way, I fed Alpha with the pills left by Mommy just now. She seems to feel better now. I think she might get better tomorrow.”
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“Did you say you fed Alpha with some pills your mommy left here?” Charlotte was shocked. “My goodness. Gamma, you can't feed Alpha random pills.”
Worrying that Alpha's condition could deteriorate, Charlotte immediately asked the bodyguard to get Helen.
Apart from Gamma's young age, Charlotte was worried that Alpha would have consumed some medicine that could worsen her condition.
At that time, Helen had fallen asleep. Upon knowing that Gamma fed Alpha with some unknown pills, she rushed to the medical room and began complaining in Ustranasion. “Why couldn't you guys keep an eye on a little girl?”
Immediately, Charlotte apologized, “Dr. Wright, I'm sorry to disturb you at this hour. It was indeed our mistake. I've contacted the hospital and can admit Alpha there tomorrow morning. Anyway, can you please check up on Alpha now? I'm worried that something bad might happen.”
Helen had no choice but to perform a checkup on Alpha.
It was already 2 a.m., and Gamma couldn't help but yawn and rub her eyes tiredly. Lupine decided to bring Gamma back to the other room so that she could get some rest.
Although Gamma had seemingly caused trouble, they knew that she did it because she was worried about her sister.
When going upstairs, Lupine comforted Gamma. “Aunt Charlotte got impatient because she was worried about Alpha. Gamma, don't be sad about it.”
“I understand...”
After checking up on Alpha, Helen couldn't help but exclaim, “It's strange! Her fever has gone down while her overall condition has gotten better.”
Charlotte was taken aback by Helen's words. “Huh? Are you sure?”
Helen hastily began to draw a blood sample from Alpha. “Let me conduct a blood test for her. We'll know the result soon.”
“All right.” Charlotte dared not go to bed and chose to wait in the medical room.
Half an hour later, Helen rushed toward Charlotte with the test report and said excitedly, “ There are some changes in her blood. Although the indices have only improved slightly, it's still a good start.”
Charlotte was overjoyed. “Great! It seems that the medicine has accidentally helped Alpha.”
Meanwhile, Helen was also delighted. “Indeed. Can you ask Gamma what pills did she feed Alpha? Are there any left?”
“Let me ask her.” With that, Charlotte rushed toward Gamma's room.
At that time, Lupine had just helped Gamma take a bath and put her to bed.
Gamma rubbed her eyes and looked sleepy.
Suddenly, Charlotte barged in and grabbed Gamma's hand. Impatiently, she asked, “Gamma, you know what? The pills that you fed Alpha just now have worked! Alpha's fever has gone down, while her blood indices have also improved! You've saved Alpha! How amazing!”
“Is it true?” Gamma was thrilled, for she knew that her mom's treatment worked.
Charlotte continued to ask hastily, “Are there any extra pills that your mommy has left here?” It's not enough to have the pills only once. She might have to continue having them, and thus—”
“No,” Gamma shook her head and replied, “but I think Alpha will recover soon and doesn't have to go to the hospital.”
A slight disappointment was written over Charlotte's face. “Really? Well, do you know what the pills are? Is there any label?”
“No.” Gamma shook her head again. “Mommy produced the pills on her own. As such, there is neither a label nor a name.”
Charlotte's heart sank once again. “All right... Well, get some rest. I won't disturb you now.”
“Okay. Good night, Aunt Charlotte.” Gamma waved at her like an obedient child.
As Charlotte was about to leave, she noticed a leaf stained with some soil on the window frame. After coming to her senses, she walked toward the window to close it. Suddenly, she realized that one of the branches of the osmanthus tree outside was out of shape.
As a thought flashed through her mind, Charlotte turned to Gamma and asked, “Gamma, where did you get the pills?”
“Mommy gave the pills to me a long time ago. I've always kept them in my bag since then.”
After responding groggily, Gamma hugged her little pillow and fell asleep.
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“Hehe. Gamma always put her sweets in her bag. Who would have thought that she had also kept some life-saving pills?” Lupine added casually.
After a while, Charlotte left the room quietly.
Meanwhile, Helen was lecturing the nurses downstairs. “I hire them to take care of the kid. How dare they sleep soundly and refuse to wake up?”
Lupine happened to hear that after she came out of Gamma's room. “It's indeed ridiculous! Should we get new nurses tomorrow?”
Then, Charlotte ordered, “Can you check if Morgan is awake?”
Thinking that Charlotte was probably angry with Morgan, Lupine quickly explained, “Morgan might be too tired because of taking care of the kids the whole day. I'll scold her later.”
“Take a closer look to find out if there is a prick mark on her neck,” Charlotte whispered.
Lupine was stunned. “Huh? A prick mark?”
“Just do it.” Charlotte didn't explain much to her.
“Understood.” After checking Morgan's neck, Lupine reported, “Yes, there is a tiny prick mark on her neck. Besides, she is still asleep. Nonetheless, the two nurses have woken up. When I asked them what had happened, they said they were exhausted earlier on. Hence, they leaned back in their chairs and fell asleep soon...”
After reporting that, Lupine asked tentatively, “Ms. Lindberg, could it be that someone entered the medical room?”
Charlotte was a little riled up. “I suspect that it was Francesco. She was probably here to save Alpha.”
“Really?” Lupine was surprised.
“I'm suspecting it but not 100% sure either.”
Knock! Knock!
When someone knocked on the door, Charlotte said, “Come in!”
Emma entered the room and said excitedly, “After visiting Ben just now, Dr. Wright said his finger moved slightly...”
“Huh?” Lupine stared with eyes wide open. The next moment, she sprinted out of the room to visit Ben.
Meanwhile, Helen was doing a checkup on Ben to reconfirm his health condition.
Standing at the side, Lupine crossed her arms and waited anxiously.
Besides, Charlotte was also observing Ben's condition.
After a while, Helen removed her stethoscope and announced in delight, “There are signs that he's waking up. Although Ben only moved one of his fingers slightly, it's still a good sign that he's recovering.”
“Thank God!” Lupine couldn't help but cry tears of joy.
“Thank you, Dr. Wright.” Charlotte was also overjoyed.
However, Helen felt slightly confused. “I think something isn't right. Logically, their condition won't improve now because the efficacy of my treatment wasn't promising. Why would their condition improve today all of a sudden?”
“Thank God!” Lupine didn't overthink it. She was emotional upon knowing that Ben was about to wake up from a coma.
“Yes, God must have helped us. Alpha's fever has gone down while Ben's condition has gotten better. Wonderful!” Jade and Emma were delighted.
Helen interrupted, “Alpha's fever has gone down not because of me but the pills that their mom had left. By the way, Ms. Lindberg, have you asked Gamma? Are there any extra pills left?”
At that time, Charlotte's lips curled into a smile. “No, there are none. Nevertheless, Alpha will surely recover.”
“In that case, do we still have to bring Alpha to the hospital?” Jade asked.
Charlotte instructed decisively, “It's okay. Let's keep her here. Since Alpha's fever has gone down, there's no need to bring her to the hospital. After all, there will be many uncertainties over there.”
Helen frowned and said, “However, since there is not enough medical equipment at home, I can hardly give them any treatment. What if Alpha has a recurrent fever?”
Charlotte comforted her, “Keep a close watch on them. If Alpha's fever recurs again, we'll admit her to the hospital. Anyway, it's getting colder, and you guys should go rest up.”
“All right. I'll get some rest. Call me if anything comes up.”
“Thank you!”
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After Helen left, Jade asked Charlotte if they ought to replace the two nurses on duty the previous night.
Surprisingly, Charlotte dismissed it and told them to continue to be on duty.
Besides, she even asked them to tell Morgan only the good news when the latter was awake.
Jade and the rest thought Charlotte didn't want to blame Morgan for falling asleep while she was on duty.
Later, Lupine accompanied Charlotte to her room. She couldn't help but ask, “Ms. Lindberg, do you think Francesco would come again tonight?”
“Not only tonight, but she might even come every night until Alpha fully recovers.”
At that moment, Charlotte was sure that Francesco had treated Alpha and Ben.
“Are you saying that Francesco treated Ben as well?” Lupine was confused.
Immediately, Charlotte answered confidently, “I think she did. Although Dr. Wright has been treating them for quite some time, there was virtually no progress. Hence, I think Ben's condition has gotten better now because of Francesco.”
Lupine felt curious. “Why did Francesco save Ben? I mean, I heard that she's unruly and not generous.”
At that time, Charlotte was delighted. “Well, Francesco could be in a good mood, or she regarded Ben as part of the family. Who knows? Besides, she also treated Zachary. Anyway, it's good to know that she's willing to save them.”
Lupine nodded. “Yes. Let's hope she will be in a good mood from now on and save Ben.”
The next moment, Charlotte reminded Lupine, “If you can't put your mind at ease, ask Beta and Gamma to put some sweets next to Ben's bed.”
“Huh?...” Lupine was taken aback for a few seconds but came to her senses soon. “I understand. Thank you, Ms. Lindberg!”
With that, Lupine left Charlotte's room with delight.
Meanwhile, Charlotte's lips curled into a contented smile.
The darkest days are already over, and everything is turning for the better.
There were some clues about the whereabouts of Robbie and Jamie. Besides, Alpha's and Ben's conditions also improved a lot.
Now that Charlotte had witnessed Francesco's godlike medical skills, she believed Zachary would also recover soon.
As such, Charlotte finally felt relaxed and heaved a sigh of relief.
Feeling exhausted, she lay on the bed and fell asleep right after a warm shower.
Early in the morning, Charlotte was woken up by a call.
She picked up the phone drowsily and heard a familiar voice. “Darling!”
Charlotte was startled for a while before she answered, “Darling?”
The man laughed shamelessly and said, “Good girl! You've gotten used to our relationship quickly. Well done!”
Charlotte instantly sobered up. “Chris!” Are you sick?”
The man deliberately replied, “Yes, I'm lovesick... I got the disease because of missing you!”
“You're crazy!” Feeling disgusted, Charlotte was about to hang up the phone.
“Don't be so heartless. How can you be so cold-hearted since we've spent an intimate night together?” Chris jested.
“Piss off!”
As Charlotte wanted to hang up the phone, Chris added quickly, “Do you still want to know where your sons are?”
Chris' words changed Charlotte's mind right away. The next moment, she asked hastily, “Have you found any clues? Tell me now.”
“Tsk! Look at you. You become another person as soon as you've heard something valuable to you. My darling is too realistic,” Chris ridiculed.
“Cut the crap and tell me now,” Charlotte urged anxiously.
However, Chris decided to keep her in suspense. “Let's talk in person. Let's meet up at Storm Hotel at 10 p.m. today.”
“You...” Just then, Chris hung up the phone before Charlotte could say anything.
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Charlotte gritted her teeth in anger. Deep down, she blamed herself for underestimating Chris.
Why would Chris risk his everything just because of one night? Besides, he knows very well how to deal with women.
He will tear my dignity apart little by little and only reveal some clues until he can fully manipulate me. By the time I can save the kids, I might have become completely desolate.
Last night, I asked a favor of Peter at Sultry Night to get away with it.
What should I do tonight? However, I can't get any clues if I don't go.
After all, I haven't found Robbie and Jamie yet.
At that time, Charlotte felt an insufferable headache and couldn't sleep anymore.
After giving it some thought, she called Gordon to ask about the latest development.
Gordon reported, “I've contacted Mr. Judd. He is indeed familiar with the factories in Yaleview and has helped me a lot. He believes that we can prioritize seven factories to search for our targets. Hence, I'm getting my men ready.”
“Sure, tell me once you have any news. Besides, I'll also tell you if I have any clues.” Charlotte felt that there was still hope.
“I understand. I should go back to my work now.”
“Sure.”
After ending the call, Charlotte got out of bed tiredly and wanted to freshen herself up. Just then, she saw some news links sent by Lucy and decided to check them out.
The newspapers claimed that the so-called Zachary and Charlotte got a divorce and even revealed their divorce certificate.
Therefore, the Nacht family and Nacht Group had nothing to do with Charlotte.
In other words, everything would return to Zachary's hands.
Also, Chris told the reporters that he would manage Nacht Group diligently to create a business empire. Moreover, he would take relationship matters very seriously. Even if he remarried in the future, he would choose a righteous girl with a clean background.
Charlotte couldn't help but feel amused upon seeing the news. Also, she was impressed by Jesse's meticulous and intertwined plans. First, Jesse forced her to sign the divorce contract and got a lawyer to complete the necessary procedures.
After that, he made their divorce public and taught Chris how to answer the reporters' questions, hoping that he could marry the daughter of the Gold family in the future.
Nevertheless, Charlotte wished to know whether Jesse would let Chris marry Nancy or his eldest daughter.
Charlotte heard that Jesse's eldest daughter was cunning and willing to do anything necessary to achieve her goals. Also, her competition with Nancy grew increasingly intense.
However, Charlotte didn't have time to worry about it, for she had to find ways to rescue Robbie and Jamie and treat Alpha and Ben. She could focus on dealing with Jesse if they were safe and sound.
Later, Charlotte put down her phone and wanted to freshen herself up.
Suddenly, Johann called Charlotte and said emotionally, “Charlotte, I've just received the news that the company will ask me to take a leave because I'm not feeling well. Besides, they have even hired a young IT guy from Koandria to take over my position. How outrageous! Since the company's important projects are in my hands, they wish to launch a coup against me!”
Upon hearing that, Charlotte felt furious as well. “Since they dare touch you, I'm afraid most of the higher-ups have been replaced.”
Just then, another call from Kallum came in.
Johann was infuriated. “You're right... The board members, including Kallum, were replaced. Also, he thought that flattering the impostor would give him a way out. After he was also replaced, he called me to request my help. I was so angry and couldn't help but scold the hell out of him. Since I've also been replaced, what can I do to help him?
“Mr. Sterk, don't be emotional for now. Let me find a way...” Charlotte comforted him.
“Have you contacted Danrique?”
Now, Johann put all of his hope on Danrique. He believed that Charlotte was able to go up against the Gold family with Danrique's help.
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“I still cannot get him.”
Charlotte had no idea how to tell Johann that Danrique was unable to help her given his current condition.
She could not bear to disturb him at a crucial time like that.
Johann sighed and said, “I'm getting too anxious, and that's why I keep urging you to contact Mr. Lindberg. Come to think of it, I doubt he will be able to deal with other things right now.”
“Yes,” agreed Charlotte. “Regardless, I will try to find a way out of this...”
Johann was pessimistic. “The other party is very experienced. Every move he makes is perfect. None of us is his match. Unless the real Mr. Nacht returns, we will surely lose this battle.”
“I'm sure there will be a way out of this,” Charlotte consoled him.
“It must be quite hard on you. I shouldn't be pressuring you when it comes to company matters. Just focus on finding your children.” Johann advised her sincerely, “Nothing else is more important than the safety of the children.”
“I understand...”
Charlotte felt sad and was at a loss for words.
“I will hang up now. Take care of yourself,” said Johann before he ended the call.
With a heavy heart, Charlotte looked up at the wedding photos that were on the wall.
In the photos, Zachary looked at her with such tenderness. Her eyes teared up, and she mumbled, “Hubby, where are you? Come back soon. I can't take it any longer...”
Deep within the forest, Zachary felt as if he had heard Charlotte's call. He opened his eyes suddenly and shouted, “Charlotte!”
“You are finally awake?” someone said in a cold and disdainful voice. “If you continue to remain unconscious, your wife and children will continue to suffer at the hands of bullies.”
“What did you say?”
Zachary turned his head slowly and frowned when he saw a woman with a dark green-colored face mask.
Francesca was cooking at the moment, and Sam was sleeping on her shoulders. When Sam heard Zachary speak, it glanced at him before going back to sleep again.
“Your sons have been kidnapped, and your wife is being bullied by the Nacht family. You are such a useless man.” Francesca continued to lash out at him, “The worst part is that my children suffered as a result of it too. That group of b*stards kidnapped my three babies as well and caused serious injury to Alpha!”
At this point, Francesca grew more and more agitated. “If I find out who is behind this, I will make him pay!”
“Are you saying...” Zachary became flustered and wanted to turn over, but he was unable to move. He twisted his neck around as best as he could and asked, “My sons got kidnapped? By whom?”
“Don't ask stupid questions! How would I know?” Francesca glared at him. “If I knew, I would have gone after him already.”
“What exactly happened?” Zachary questioned her anxiously. “What else do you know?”
“The Nacht family, along with the Gold family, bullied Charlotte,” said Francesca impatiently. “They also chased away a vegetative patient, a cripple, and Alpha too. They refused to let them stay in the hospital. Alpha was running a fever, and Charlotte had to beg an old man named Spence or something like that to get her a place in the hospital. I have long heard that none of the Nacht family are good people, and it turned out to be true. While you were lying around half-dead, they took the opportunity to bully defenseless people. What a bunch of scoundrels!”
“Wait...”
Zachary was trying to make sense of what Francesca was saying. Her story was not in sequence, and she did not even have some of the names. It was about as good as not telling him anything.
However, after thinking long and hard about her story, he managed to figure out what was going on.
“You must be referring to the Gold family of Koandria. While I was out, they must have tried to steal Nacht Group's assets. I can only assume that b*stard Chris is in cahoots with them. Together, they must have taken over the board of directors and chased Charlotte out of the Nacht family. After that, they kidnapped the children in order to threaten Charlotte. As for the vegetative patient, could it be Ben? He got shot because he was trying to save me. Most likely, he is alive but still in a coma. As for the cripple, it must be either Bruce or Marino. They injured themselves while rescuing others from the fire.”
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“It doesn't matter what their names are. Right now, all you need to know is that your wife is being bullied, your sons have been kidnapped, and the assets of the Nacht family are about to be taken by others.”
Francesca froze briefly before she yelled out, “Wait a minute, that's not right! I risked my life to save yours! I did everything I could to treat you so that I can charge you a sky-high treatment fee. If you become a poor man, how will I get my money?”
“That's why you have to help me.” Zachary turned things around all of a sudden.
Francesca was stupefied, and it took her a while before she could react. “I have to help you? What do you mean?”
“You can only receive your treatment fee if you help me,” said Zachary. “That way, you can also reunite with your babies sooner! Am I right, Dr. Francesco?”
“How did you know I am Francesco?” Francesca looked a little surprised.
“I am not only aware that you are Francesco but that you are also Danrique's wife and the mother of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma!”
Although Zachary was feeling very weak at the moment, even struggling to speak, he was still as domineering and wise as ever.
“Don't talk rubbish! I'm not the wife of that jerk. I am not related to him in any way.” Francesca sounded angry and flustered. “But, how do you know about any of these?”
“You said earlier on that your babies were tangled up in this, and Alpha was hurt. That's obvious enough.”
Zachary frowned slightly, feeling like he was talking to someone of lower intelligence.
This Francesco looks quite intelligent, but in reality, her intelligence is not any higher than that of Charlotte.
“That still doesn't seem right. Everyone thinks that I am an elderly man. Almost no one knows about my real identity. How did you find out? It took Charlotte a long time and a visit to Dr. Felch to find out more. In the end, my babies were the ones who revealed clues about my identity. It was only then that Charlotte knew the truth. So, how did you figure all of these out so quickly?”
Francesca seemed annoyed. She could not believe that it took Zachary such a short amount of time to figure out her real identity. At the same time, she began to question her own intelligence.
She could not help but feel resentful for that.
Zachary was speechless. He shut his eyes, calmed himself down, and said, “This is not important. The most important thing right now is you helping me.”
“Why should I help you?”
Francesca sounded adamant and even threw a mushroom at Zachary's head.
“You have to help me if you want to receive your special treatment fee.” Zachary tried his best to be patient with her. “Once you have received the treatment fee, you can take your babies to your favorite place and live in seclusion!”
“You...” Francesca was even more shocked than before. “How did you know...”
“Judging from the look of this place, I can tell that you are not a materialistic person. You asked for so much money because you want to leave it for your children. Besides, my condition is a burden to you. You could have taken me to my wife. It would have been much easier for you to provide me with treatment under her protection. Instead, you chose to take me with you and go into hiding. That's because you don't want Danrique to find you through her. It's very clear that you want to keep your distance from the Lindberg family. You want to take your children away and lead your own life.” Zachary analyzed her situation in detail. “Am I right?”
“They said you are intelligent. Looks like they are right...” Francesca narrowed her eyes and glared at Zachary unhappily. “Well then. How should I go about helping you?”
“Find me a mobile phone and a computer,” instructed Zachary. “After that, cure me as soon as possible!”
“The first two are easy.” Francesca turned her attention back to her pot. “As for your treatment, I have hit a bottleneck and failed to achieve a breakthrough. I might have to make a trip to Phoenix City and look for Dr. Felch after all.”
Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort Chapter 1610
“Dr. Felch has passed away,” said Zachary softly. “Did you not know?”
“What?” Francesca was dumbstruck. “Is that true? When did that happen?”
“Two months ago...” Zachary told her what had transpired briefly, “He passed away in H City. Charlotte and I sent him off and even went to Mount Phoenix to perform the last rites for him.”
Francesca widened her eyes in shock and disbelief. “Dr. Felch is gone? He's actually dead?”
“My condolences.” Zachary realized that Francesca still cared about Dr. Felch. Once a teacher, always a teacher. Dr. Felch had brought her up and taught her everything he had ever learned in this lifetime. Kindness like this could never be erased with time.
“He didn't contact me even when he was about to pass away.” Francesca looked down and appeared upset. “Does he still blame me?”
“I doubt so...” Zachary remembered what happened before Dr. Felch passed on. “Before he left, he gave me a prescription and told me to look for you. He said you are the only one in this world who can save me.”
Francesca was surprised. “Did he really say that?”
“Yes.” Zachary nodded. “That's the reason why I have been sending people out to look for you. The thing is, we thought we were looking for a middle-aged man.”
“So, what did he mean when he said that?” Francesca frowned and asked. “He has never approved of me—”
“Dr. Felch was indebted to Charlotte's father. That was why he did everything he could to treat Charlotte and the children. Moreover, since he doted on Charlotte, he was very nice to me as well. Before he passed away, the poison in my body had already penetrated my bones. My condition was getting serious. He gave everything he could to write down a prescription. Unfortunately, he no longer had the energy to carry out the treatment for me. That's why he told me to look for you. In my opinion, that basically means that he is approving of your medical skills and you as a person as well.”
Zachary meant every single word he had just said.
Francesca was touched. “Back when I wanted to learn modern medicine, Dr. Felch gave me a tongue lashing. He said that I had forgotten my roots and that traditional medicine was the best in the world of medicine. As long as I was willing to focus and study intensively, I would become a very good doctor. But, I believed firmly that if we can combine the best of both worlds and master them, then we can achieve true greatness. Unfortunately, both of us disagreed with one another, and neither of us could convince the other person. In the end, we parted ways. I remember the day I left. It was pouring heavily, and Dr. Felch refused to let me take anything out of the house. I had no choice but to leave in the rain. He warned me not to mention his name should I encounter any issues in the future. I swore I would return as the best doctor in the world. I wanted to prove myself to him. Yet before I could go back, he has already...”
Here, Francesca sighed. “I don't know if he has ever thought about me after that. I wonder, when he thought of me, was he still angry with me, or was he pleased with me?”
“Of course, he was pleased,” Zachary comforted her. “If not, he wouldn't have asked me to look for you.”
“That's true.” Francesca smiled bitterly. “Enough of that. Let's return to the main topic. Where is the prescription?”
“It's with Ben,” Zachary said with certainty. “When you go tonight, check if the vegetative patient is Ben. If it's true, then make him well again. You will be able to find the prescription afterward.”
Francesca raised her eyebrows. “How did you know I will be going there tonight?”
“Alpha is ill. No matter how impressive your medical skills are, there is no way you can cure her in a few days' time. Even if she is cured, you will still want to see your child.”
Pausing, Zachary continued in an exasperated tone, “Dr. Francesco, I'm feeling very weak right now and find it hard to talk. Please stop asking unnecessary questions.”