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Charlotte froze on the spot. A second later, she questioned emotionally, “How could it be? Why didn't you rescue both of them at once?”
“By the time we went there according to the clue in the picture, the opponents were already alerted, and they evacuated with the kids.
We kept chasing them. But we did not dare to do much, considering the kids' safety. In the end, Jamie jumped out of the car. That was why we managed to rescue him. But Robbie was taken...”
Gordon elaborated what happened.
“Did you say Jamie jumped out of the car?” Charlotte's heart skipped a beat. “Is he all right?”
“He jumped into the woods. He got some scratches, but it was not serious,” Gordon replied. “My men are escorting Jamie back now, and I will continue to chase Robbie.”
“I'll be there right away...”
Hanging up the phone, Charlotte immediately asked Lupine to drive toward Gordon.
Lupine kept comforting her. “Ms. Lindberg, don't worry. It is a good thing to be able to rescue one of them. Now that Gordon is still on a trail. I believe Robbie will be rescued soon.”
“Yes.” Charlotte tried hard to recollect herself. “I intended to go to Yaleview to find them. I didn't expect Gordon to find their base as soon as he got the clue.”
“So the clues are useful after all,” Lupine uttered.
“It meant they were getting close initially. The clue on the picture increased their effectiveness.” Charlotte furrowed her brows tightly.
“But Jesse is not an easy opponent. He must have known what Chris revealed to me after seeing me at the hotel. That was why he must have contacted his subordinates to relocate Robbie and Jamie...”
“I see.” Lupine came to the realization. “But, how did he know Chris is meeting you at the hotel?”
“Chris thought he was able to go unnoticed, but it turned out everything was under Jesse's control,” Charlotte continued to analyze.
“He was still able to reveal some information to me, but I am afraid not anymore. Jesse will definitely keep a close eye on him from now on. Jesse will make him marry Nancy as soon as possible...”
“Then he has no value to us anymore.” Lupine displayed a despicable look. “Even though he resembles Mr. Nacht, his brain and soul are too low-leveled.”
“Danrique approached Jesse tonight. Jesse must have put on his alert. He will be acting fast to prevent troubles.”
The more Charlotte analyzed the situation, the more uneasy she felt.
“But Robbie is still in his hands. I can't do anything. The company can't get involved too. So will we watch the Nacht Group fall into his hands?”
“That's a shame.” Lupine still gripped onto a hope. “Will Mr. Lindberg help?”
“Danrique is good at ruling and managing, but he doesn't know much about corporate warfare. Not to mention, he is occupied with his own business. And even if he wants to help, it would be difficult.”
Charlotte let out a long sigh. “Thus, our priority is still to rescue Robbie first.”
“Then, let's focus on saving Robbie.” Lupine sighed. “It would be great if Ben could wake up earlier. He will be a lot of help in business.”
“By the way, what time is it now?” Charlotte glanced at her watch. It was already one in the morning. “I wonder if Francesco has arrived.”
“Should we ask?” Lupine responded.
“Don't scare her.” Charlotte furrowed her brows. “Let's try calling Morgan's phone.”
“Okay.” Lupine dialed Morgan's number right away, but no one answered for a long while.
“It looks like she has arrived.” Charlotte heaved a sigh of relief. The next second, something came to her mind. “By the way, is the prescription that Dr. Felch left behind with Ben?”
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“It's in my room,” Lupine responded swiftly. “Before Ben got into trouble, he had it with him all the time. I discovered it when I was changing his clothes in the hospital. I was worried it might be lost, so I kept it in my cabinet.”
“D*mn. I only remember it now.” Charlotte patted her head. “I should have thought of it sooner.”
“What?” Lupine was stunned momentarily before coming to a realization. “Do you mean Francesco is after the prescription?”
“She has been treating Zachary for over twenty days now, but she has not sent him back yet. I bet she ran into some complications in the treatment. Dr. Felch's prescription might be the key. So maybe she is looking for it,” Charlotte predicted.
“Then, I will return the prescription to Ben tonight,” Lupine said. “You said that she will come these few days, right?”
“Yes.” Charlotte nodded. “Alpha has not yet recovered. I'm sure Francesco will come.”
“Great. We still have a chance then.” Lupine felt relieved. “I've received Gordon's location. His men are sending Jamie back to Northridge. They are still within Yaleview.”
“Please drive faster then.”
“Okay.”
As dawn approached, Charlotte met Gordon's subordinate at the border of Yaleview and H City.
Jamie had fallen asleep due to shock and some injuries.
Charlotte's heart twitched in pain seeing Jamie's wounds. She hugged him tightly as tears rolled down her cheeks.
“Ms. Lindberg, we've checked his body. He caught a cold and is having a high fever. And there are some small wounds on him. Everything else is fine, but still, we need to send him to the hospital as soon as possible,” the bodyguard reported.
“Ask Helen to get ready. We are going back now,” Charlotte instructed Lupine.
“Okay.” After making a call to Helen, Lupine turned to Charlotte. “Ms. Lindberg, Dr. Wright said she is not an expert in treating children. We should call Dr. Langhan.”
“I'm afraid Raina might not be available at this hour.”
Charlotte hesitated but eventually called Raina.
The call got through quickly. “Ms. Lindberg?”
“Raina, we have just rescued Jamie. He has a fever. Could you please come over and take a look? Is it convenient for you?” Charlotte bit her lips and asked.
“Is Jamie back? That's great.” Raina was overjoyed. “I've been worrying about this these few days. Unfortunately, I couldn't help much as I was under surveillance. However, there should be no problem for me to treat him. Where are you guys now?”
“On the way back to Northridge...”
“I'll be there in an hour. Please describe his symptoms for me then.”
“Okay.”
When Charlotte brought Jamie back to Northridge, Raina had waited there for quite a while. Upon seeing their car, she ran out of the forest with the medical kit in her hand. “Ms. Lindberg!”
“Dr. Langhan...” Lupine opened the car and let Raina in.
Right away, Raina opened her medical kit and checked Jamie. “It is not a big deal. It is just fever and some small wounds. We will do other tests after we reach home.”
“Okay. Thanks a lot.” Charlotte felt a little guilty after seeing Raina slimmed down a lot. “You came here secretly, right? If they find out, it will be big trouble for you.”
“Don't bother about that. The priority is Jamie,” Raina uttered. “Bruce is being locked up now. If I don't help out, you will be alone.”
“Thank you!” Charlotte was extremely grateful.
“Don't sweat it. We are family,” Raina asked anxiously, “by the way, where's Robbie?”
“We have not rescued her yet...” Charlotte's heart twitched in pain. “We only managed to rescue Jamie.”
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“I hope Robbie is fine.” Raina frowned tightly. “I've been trying to ask around. But they put their guard up against me like I am some kind of criminal.”
“I understand.” Charlotte nodded. “I appreciate your effort.”
At that moment, the car arrived at Northridge. Helen came with her nurses and brought Jamie to the clinic. Raina started treating him while the nurses helped her.
Morgan heard that Jamie was back, and she immediately came over to check it out.
Lupine was confused to see Morgan full of energy. “Didn't you take care of Alpha last night?”
“I let Laura to take care of her. I noticed some movements outside, and I had been patrolling in the courtyard,” Morgan replied.
“Did anything happen?” Lupine immediately asked.
“No. Only Fifi kept making noise,” Morgan said.
Lupine cast a glance at Charlotte. The latter made an excuse. “Morgan, please stay here. Let me check on Alpha. Lupine, please come with me.”
“Okay.”
The two came out of the examination room and went to another clinic to see Alpha.
As they approached, they heard a hoarse voice. “Mommy, Mommy. I want Mommy...”
Charlotte got emotional and barged in the door. As expected, Alpha had woken up.
Helen was checking Alpha's body.
“Alpha!” Charlotte stepped forward to hug Alpha.
“Aunt Charlotte...” Alpha still looked weak, but it was better than before. “Aunt Charlotte, my head hurts.”
“You will recover soon, Alpha.” Charlotte kissed Alpha's forehead. “Now that you've woken, you will be able to play with Beta, Gamma, and Ellie after a few days.”
“Really?” With that in mind, Alpha's lips curled into a genuine smile. “That's great!”
“Alpha, Alpha...”
Ellie, Beta, and Gamma, who had heard the news ran in excitedly. “Wow, Alpha has woken up. That's so great!”
The three kids surrounded Alpha and kept chatting.
“Alpha, you're finally awake. I've kept a lot of candies for you.”
“Alpha, I went to pluck some grapes yesterday. Let me make you grape juice later.”
“Alpha, I have made you a small purse!”
“Thanks Ellie. Thanks Gamma and Beta...”
Alpha's eyes started beaming with tears as she felt their warmth. “You guys are so nice to me. We can play together after I recover.”
“That's right...”
Those kids surrounded Alpha happily.
Charlotte walked to a corner and observed the surroundings.
Everything seemed normal in the room. Nonetheless, she felt Francesco must have come last night. Or else Alpha would not be waking up so soon.
Helen walked out and spoke in Ustranasion. “Ms. Lindberg, the two nurses, fell asleep again last night. That's irresponsible. I don't think you should continue to hire them. Please consider my suggestion.”
“Got it, thank you.”
Charlotte did not seem to be pissed at all. Instead, she felt somehow glad, knowing that Francesco had come the previous night.
“Ms. Lindberg, I want to go visit Ben.” Lupine could no longer wait.
“I'll go with you.”
Charlotte reminded the nurses to take care of the kids. Then, she went to Ben's place with Lupine.
Helen followed them and explained the situation to them, “I've checked him this morning and it's better than yesterday. Based on current improvement, he should be regaining consciousness before long.”
“Really? That's great.” Lupine was overjoyed.
“Ms. Lindberg, since you have an expert here, I don't need to stay, do I?” Helen suddenly said.
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“Um...” Charlotte was stunned momentarily. She signaled Lupine to close the door.
Lupine went to close the door and guarded by it.
“Dr. Wright, why did you say that?” Only then did Charlotte start to talk to Helen.
“Even though I am confident with my skill, I am aware of my level.” Helen displayed a bitter smile. “Ben has been sick for so long, and he has also gone through surgery. But there had been no improvement. Why did he improve these few days suddenly? And for Alpha, I have been out of solutions due to lacking medical equipment. But she also recovered after two nights. It was hardly a coincidence that the two of them improved simultaneously. Some genius doctor must have been involved.”
“This...” Charlotte did not want Helen to know about Francesco, but she knew anyone would have noticed something was peculiar.
Hesitating for a while, she uttered, “Actually, that's not important. Danrique invited you here to cure Alpha. Now that Alpha has recovered, your mission is accomplished!”
“How did you know Danrique invited me?'
Helen was startled as she had never revealed anything about it.
“Who else would be able to invite you if it wasn't him?” Charlotte smiled. “After all, the two families had given the ultimatum. No one dared to get involved. You wouldn't dare to come here without Danrique's protection.”
“Indeed.” Helen sighed silently. “Not to mention the expensive medical fee, it was indeed dangerous. But with Mr. Lindberg at my back, I don't have to be afraid of those people.”
“That's right.” Charlotte heaved a sigh of relief. “Since Danrique was the one who sent you, you need to do your job. I will explain to him about everything else.”
“Was it Francesco?” Helen suddenly asked.
Charlotte was dumbstruck by that. She did not expect Helen to know about that.
“It looks like it then.” Helen was overwhelmed with excitement. “Let me be frank with you. Money is not important to me. The reason that I accepted this case was not only because of Mr. Lindberg. Most importantly, I wanted to meet the legendary Dr. Francesco.”
“This...”
“You don't have to worry. I won't say anything to anyone, including Mr. Lindberg,” Helen uttered enthusiastically. “If he makes me go back to M Nation earlier, I will miss the chance to meet Dr. Francesco.”
“That's good to know.”
Charlotte could finally relax. She knew Helen was a straightforward person as she was not into fame and wealth but knowledge. Most importantly, she did not like to cheat or scheme. Hence, Charlotte knew the latter was speaking the truth.
“Then...” Before Helen could speak, her phone rang. Her face paled in fright after answering the call. “What? I'll be right there.”
Hanging up the phone, Helen told Charlotte, “Ms. Lindberg, I need to take a leave.”
“Why?” Charlotte questioned.
“My good friend, Ms. Gold, got into trouble. I need to get over there right away.” Helen panicked. “Don't worry. I am aware of your relationship with the Gold family. I promise I won't reveal anything.”
“They don't know that you are helping us, do they?” Charlotte asked with concerns.
“No.” Helen shook her head. “Of course, they don't. I will be in trouble too if this gets out. Don't worry. I know what to do.”
“Then please go there now.” Charlotte furrowed her brows. “Ms. Gold needs you now.”
“Okay.” Helen nodded and went to pack her stuff.
Charlotte asked her men to escort Helen down the mountain. She even gave Helen a car with a clean license plate.
Lupine was worried. “Will Dr. Wright reveal anything?”
“Nope. She is a smart person.” Charlotte sounded confident.
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“I wonder what happened to Nancy.” Lupine was curious. “Wasn't she with Chris? Did she discover something and regret it after that?”
Charlotte turned silent for a while and then sighed. “She must be desperate about getting sold by her father.”
Lupine let out a deep sigh too.
“All right. Please accompany Ben. And don't forget about the prescription.” Charlotte reminded with a low voice. “I'll go check on Jamie.”
“Okay.”
Charlotte went back to her room and took a shower. After getting changed, she went to the first floor to see Jamie.
Jamie was on a drip, and Raina was treating his wounds.
Ellie hugged her white stuffed alpaca, standing in a corner and staring at Jamie. Her eyes were brimmed with tears.
She used her hand to cover her mouth, worrying that her crying sound might disturb Jamie.
“Ellie!” Charlotte hugged Ellie tightly and comforted her. “Don't be afraid. Jamie will be fine.”
“Mommy...” Ellie jumped into Charlotte's embrace. Her tears could not stop flowing. “What about Robbie? Will he be back?”
“Of course. Uncle Gordon will bring him back soon.” Charlotte wiped the tears off Ellie's face. “Our family will be united soon.”
“Okay!” Ellie nodded despite still crying profusely.
Charlotte let Jade take Ellie outside. Then, she walked toward the bed and whispered to Raina, “How is he doing?”
“His wounds are not serious, but the severe cold has caused pneumonia.” Raina frowned. “Fortunately, he has been practicing martial arts, and he is strong. Otherwise, it will be more serious...”
Raina paused for a while and changed the topic. “The medical equipment here is enough. I will bring some medicine here later.”
However, Charlotte lost her calm after hearing those words. Jamie has the best health among the three kids because he knows martial arts. But Robbie...
They should be treated the same way after getting kidnapped. Now that Jamie is already so seriously ill, Robbie will definitely be worse...
“Ms. Lindberg, please calm down.” Raina noticed Charlotte's concerns. “I've just received a call from Bruce. He got out with a few men, and he is no longer under the control of those people. He's heading toward Gordon right now and will help him find Robbie.”
“That's great.” Morgan immediately chimed in. “Gordon has been working non-stop for over a week now, so he must be exhausted and he couldn't do much alone too. However, the trail won't go cold with Bruce's help.”
“Bruce brought along Mr. Nacht's Elite Eighteen with him. That will be a great help,” Raina uttered. “But Chris will be more impudent if they are not around.”
“The most important thing now is to rescue Robbie.” Charlotte hesitated and got confused. “But, how did Bruce escape and even bring eighteen men with him?”
“I'm not sure about that.” Raina felt strange too. “I was shocked when I received the call just now. He even told me that we didn't need to listen to that imposter anymore!”
“Does he intend to fall out with them?” Morgan was shocked.
“That's right! We're going after them directly!”
Just then, a voice rang out. Marino walked in, carrying a crutch.
“Marino, why are you here?” Morgan immediately walked over to support him.
Marino patted Morgan's hand while turning toward Charlotte. “Ms. Lindberg, my legs have improved a lot. I want to go and meet Bruce.”
“No way. Your injury has not yet recovered,” Morgan immediately responded.
“It's almost there. Even if I can't fight, I still can drive. It's the left leg anyway,” Marino said impatiently. “I've been lying down for so long, so I need to do something.”
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Since Marino insisted, Morgan had no choice but to support him.
“Marino, please come with me then.” Raina was in the middle of packing her stuff. “I still need to go to the hospital to get some medicine. I was worried those bunch of bast*rds might stop me. With you by my side, things will be easier.”
“No problem. I'll drive.” Marino sounded utterly confident. “They won't be able to catch up.”
“Okay.” Raina was delighted. She felt the Nacht family had started to revive again.
“Thank you, guys.”
Charlotte personally escorted Raina and Marino out. She wanted to send her men to help them, but Bruce had already sent a car to pick Raina up.
Raina said goodbye to Charlotte and left immediately with Marino.
Charlotte stared at the car until it went really far while pondering for a long while.
Just then, Lupine rushed down and passed the laptop to Charlotte. “Ms. Lindberg, please watch the news now.”
“What?” Charlotte was stunned after glancing at the laptop screen. There was a rumor saying the current “Zachary” was a fake.
The post even attached photos and various materials of Chris' plastic surgery in Koandria. The plastic surgery hospital belonged to the Gold family. It also said that Chris and Jesse wanted to snatch the Nacht Group's assets.
The information seemed well-founded, and the evidence was sufficient. It spread very fast and had gotten to every corner of the country.
Even though the rumor was spread mainly by influencers and ordinary netizens, it had caused an enormous uproar.
“Someone is helping us.” Lupine was surprised. “Could it be Mr. Lindberg?”
“It should be him.” Charlotte was pleased. “That was why Bruce managed to escape with eighteen men. Even Raina had a fallout with Chris. Danrique must be behing all this.”
“That's fantastic.” Lupine smiled. “Finally, the tides have changed.”
“But this rumor needs time to take effect. The Gold family and Chris still have the chance.” Charlotte did not dare to let down her guard. “We still have to rescue Robbie as soon as possible. If not, we will still be at a disadvantage.”
“Bruce has gone to help. I'm sure we can rescue him,” Lupine comforted. “Please go and get some rest. You need to take care of yourself.”
“I'll accompany Jamie.” Charlotte's heart was filled with guilt as she stared at Jamie, who was asleep. “Look at him. He's still frowning even when sleeping. He must be in great fear...”
“It seems like he is sleep talking.” Lupine noticed Jamie's lips were moving.
Charlotte immediately leaned toward Jamie's mouth. “Daddy, Daddy...”
Meanwhile, Zachary felt he heard Jamie's voice calling him deep in the woods. He woke up in shock. His forehead was sweating, and his gaze filled with fright.
He dreamt that Robbie and Jamie were running desperately. Some bad guys were chasing them, and starving beasts surrounded them. In a state of panic, Jamie fell off the cliff.
“Did you have a nightmare?”
Francesca leaned against the bamboo chair, eating roast pork while relaxing. The pork was so delicious that she licked her fingers.
Zachary did not respond to her. He lifted his head with difficulty and stared at the computer in front of him. “Please continue to help me with the computer.”
“Let's rest for a while.” Francesca seemed irritated. “I've helped you for hours. I could barely catch a breath.”
“This situation is critical now. The Nacht family's assets will be snatched, and my son is not yet rescued. We don't have time to rest.” Zachary was anxious. “Please hurry...”
“Hey, stop ordering me around.” Francesca was utterly displeased. “Do it yourself if you can.”
“You...” Zachary was beyond exasperated. He would not plead with her if he could lift his hand.
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Zachary had no choice but to swallow his rage and humble himself. “I can't move right now. I need your help. Could you please lend a hand?”
“Good.” Francesca's lips curled into a satisfied smile. “Be patient. I will help you after I finish my pork.”
Zachary was rendered speechless. Is eating so important to her?
She had helped him with the hospital for around an hour. Then, she said she wanted to grab some food. After he woke up from his nap, she was still eating.
Is she planning to eat until sunset?
Zachary stared at the computer helplessly. It was right in front of him, but he could not touch it.
He tried hard to lift his hands but was in vain.
The only part of his body that could move right now was his brain.
He sweated desperately but failed to achieve anything.
“All right, all right. Let me help you.”
Francesca finally finished eating. She washed her hands and walked over to the computer.
“Hurry. Please open my email and key in the password...”
“What?”
“The one I mentioned just now.”
“That was hours ago. Do you think I still remember it?”
“The password is...”
“Please slow down. The password is so long. I can't remember it.”
“Are you a goldfish? How long does your memory last?”
“I won't help you if you continue to speak like that.”
“Fine. I will speak slowly.”
“Say it letter by letter.”
“Okay...”
“By the way, I will charge this separately. It's different from the medical fee. I will write it down in the account book later.”
“You will be getting half of my assets. Is this necessary?”
“You should give me more than half then.”
“That's nonsense!”
“Hahaha. It seems like I am more capable than you.”
Zachary bit his lip and whispered. “You'll pay for this...”
“What did you say?”
“Nothing. I say you're brilliant...”
“Holy sh*t. Your password is too long. I keyed it wrongly again. That's frustrating...”
“Please find the prescription tonight when you go to Northridge. It will save us a lot of troubles if you cure me earlier.”
“Do you think I don't want to cure you? I've searched throughout his body, but I found nothing.”
“Maybe Lupine kept it. They probably noticed you were there, but they didn't think of this. I guess the prescription will be with Ben tonight. Please try to look for it again.”
“What a bunch of complicated humans.”
“Things won't be complicated if you send me back to Northridge.”
“Not in a million years. If I send you back, what about my share of the assets? The Nacht Group belongs to others now. Are you still able to pay me?”
“Exactly. Hurry along, then.”
“Hmph. I feel that all the assets should belong to me!”
Zachary was lost for words. How could it all belong to you?
“Please repeat the password! Hurry!”
“Please focus. There are only fourteen letters. How come you can't get it right?”
“Are you blaming me?” Francesca narrowed her eyes.
“No.” Zachary immediately switched his tone. “I'm blaming myself for not explaining it well to you.”
“Remember. Letter by letter. Slow down, please.”
“If you key in too slowly, the system will stop recognizing it. It's the anti-theft settings.”
“This is troublesome.”
Zachary was beyond exasperated. Only if I could move... Only if her brain is at least elementary school level... Only if...
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As Zachary was suffering at his end, Charlotte was staring at the news on the internet.
The previous rumor was advantageous to them. However, an hour ago, someone started deleting all posts that doubted Chris' identity.
Before long, almost all related posts were deleted.
Lupine sighed. “The Gold family is indeed the boss of media. They get hold of the public opinion so quickly.”
“That's one of the reasons.” Charlotte furrowed her brows tightly. “I notice the party that posted the rumor also stopped their move. It wasn't Danrique. He never gives up halfway.”
“If it wasn't him who could it then?” Lupine could not wrap her head around it.
“I have no idea. Maybe it's Mr. Sterk or Mr. Spencer's men,” Charlotte guessed. “But they have limited ability, or maybe they were threatened by the Gold family.”
“Then what should we do? Do we need to do something?” Lupine asked immediately.
“Robbie is in their hands. I can't do anything.” Charlotte continued to read the emails. “I hope Gordon and Bruce rescue Robbie as soon as possible. I predict the Gold family might make a move earlier than expected...”
Just then, her phone rang. It was Johann, and he sounded anxious.
“I received a call early in the morning that asked me to go to the company for the board meeting. I thought there was good news. But I've just found out that Mr. Nacht wanted to include Jesse as a board member.
“What?” Charlotte widened her eyes in startle. She predicted the Gold family would make a move but did not expect it to be so soon.
“If Jesse joins the board members, the Nacht Group might need to change its name then.” Johann sounded desperate.
“I've been calling Spencer but he didn't answer. Charlotte, please think of something.”
“Oh no, give me some time...” Charlotte rubbed her forehead. “What time is the board meeting?”
“Three in the afternoon,” Johann responded right away. “Now it's already two. There's only one hour left.”
“Mr. Sterk, I'm hanging up now. Call you later.”
“Okay! I will wait for your good news!” Johann still held on to a dim hope. “Charlotte, we're counting on you now. You are the Nacht Group's last hope...”
Charlotte felt great pressure but she had to see this through.
“I understand...”
Hanging up the phone, Charlotte's mind went blank. She did not know what to do at all.
“Why don't we call Mr. Lindberg?” Lupine asked tentatively.
“Danrique is not good at this kind of problem. If he could help, he would have contacted me already.”
Charlotte was helpless. “When I was in danger last night, Danrique showed up and helped. That was because he could beat Jesse in terms of martial arts. But he has no advantage in business.”
“What shall we do then?” Lupine began to panic.
Charlotte scrolled through the documents from the bookshelf nervously as her mind pondered. Right then, she suddenly thought of something.
She remembered Hanna had given her a box previously. Hanna emphasized that there was something important in the box, and Zachary insisted on giving it to her.
Back then, Hanna has insinuated something. Could it be that there is something inside that can help me?
With that in mind, Charlotte immediately asked Lupine to bring that box. They poured everything onto the table and scanned through them.
Besides some relics, there were the real estate certificates of the two villas, a ruby necklace, and a small inconspicuous envelope.
Charlotte opened up the envelope and froze on the spot.
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“Since I wronged Charlotte Windt two years ago, I will give half of my daily income to her as compensation starting today. I swear to heaven that I will keep this promise till the end of time!”
It was a “debt repayment contract” written by Charlotte long ago. There was a date below, along with Zachary's signature and fingerprint.
Back then, Charlotte bit Zachary's finger and made that fingerprint with his blood.
She thought Zachary was a gigolo at Sultry Night, so she forced him to pay the debt by selling his body.
Charlotte looked at the contract and realized it did not mention Zachary's occupation and did not limit the income.
Plus, even though they agreed that the contract should last for three months, the expiry date was not mentioned anywhere.
In other words, Zachary was obligated to give half of his income to Charlotte based on this contract.
Could that be what Zachary meant?
Charlotte could not suppress her excitement as she immediately called Rodney.
“Ms. Lindberg, this is...” Lupine did not understand.
Soon, the call went through, and Charlotte immediately questioned, “Is the kind of contract signed by hand and with a fingerprint on it legal? “
“Usually, it has to pass the appraisal and audit. But if other instructions are attached, there is no need for the appraisal and audit,” Rodney answered professionally.
“I don't think there is any instruction. How long will the appraisal and audit take?” Charlotte pressed on.
“What do you mean no instruction?” Rodney suddenly said, “The statement is with me all this while.”
“What?” Charlotte was stunned.
“The board meeting is at three. Now it's already two-twenty. You should get ready to depart.” Rodney smiled. “I will wait for you at the company.”
Upon hearing that, Charlotte came to a realization. It turned out Zachary had had a backup plan for her all along.
He was worried that all parties would try to seize the assets after he was gone. Even if he transferred everything to Charlotte, they would still use all kinds of conspiracy to go after her.
Hence, he hid a card up his sleeves.
This debt repayment contract, which was a joke at the time, seemed to have no legal benefit. But it would be effective with a statement made by the lawyer.
Zachary knew it had to be used during a critical moment.
Thus, he let two inconspicuous parties, Hanna and Rodney, keep the two documents separately.
No matter how brilliant Jesse was, he would never expect them to have such a trump card.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Charlotte packed the contract and instructed Lupine to get ready. With that, she rushed to her room to take a shower and got ready to head toward Divine Corporation.
Lupine wanted to bring some men with them, but Charlotte wanted to keep more men in the house.
She feared Jesse might go after her kids again.
As such, Charlotte only brought Lupine and Emma with her.
On the way, Charlotte's phone rang again. Johann called to ask about the development, and she replied briefly, “I'm on my way!”
“Are you coming here? Did you manage to come out with something?” Johann was utterly concerned.
“Of course, I did,” Charlotte said. “But I am afraid they might stop me from going there.”
“Leave it to me,” Johann responded right away. “I still have some power after staying in the company for many years.”
“All right. See you later then.”
“Okay.”
Ending the call, Charlotte pondered for a while and sent a message to Helen: How is it going on your end?
“I'm afraid I'll need to take a few more days off. Ms. Gold...” Helen replied with a voice message.
Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort Chapter 1630
“What's wrong with her?” probed Charlotte anxiously. “I'm friends with her, so I genuinely wish to know how she's doing. What exactly happened to her?”
“She...” Helen hesitated for a while but did not say anything. “This concerns her private matters, so it's not appropriate for me to reveal anything.”
“But...”
“Is that Charlotte?”
Suddenly, a weak voice sounded from the phone.
“Yes, Ms. Gold,” replied Helen.
“Pass me the phone.” Nancy asked for the phone.
Helen passed the phone to her. After that, Charlotte could hear the door closing.
“Ms. Gold?” Charlotte felt very uneasy.
“Charlotte...” Although Nancy was extremely weak, her voice was charged with hatred. “I've never done anything to let you down. In fact, I've even helped you. Why must you sabotage me like this?”
Stunned, Charlotte quickly asked, “Ms. Gold, did you misunderstand something?”
“Misunderstand?” Nancy was extremely agitated. “Do you dare to claim that you weren't at Storm Hotel last night? That you weren't in that b*stard's room?”
“I...” For a moment, Charlotte did not know how to reply.
“You know that he's a fake, so why didn't you tell me?” interrogated Nancy furiously. “Why didn't you stop him when he was about to assault me? Why did you watch me get lied to and humiliated? Why?”
With that, she burst into tears. Losing control over herself, she kept repeating, “Why? Why... Why!”
Charlotte was filled with pity and guilt when she heard Nancy's cries.
After the latter calmed down slightly, Charlotte explained, “Ms. Gold, I was in the toilet back then. When I heard your voice and his, I wanted to rush out to stop him. However, the moment I left, someone covered my nose with chloroform, and I became unconscious. After that...”
“Stop finding excuses,” interrupted Nancy. Her voice was filled with resentment as she bellowed, “If you were really knocked out, you wouldn't have left the hotel unscathed. Since you managed to escape, you had a chance to save me too. But you didn't! Were you delighted to see me being abused by that b*stard? Were you snickering behind my back? Were you secretly pleased that you've gotten rid of a love rival and that no one will compete against you for the real Zachary?”
“I'm not...”
“Charlotte Windt!” Nancy did not give her a chance to explain. “I'll remember this grudge forever.”
“Nancy...”
Charlotte wanted to say something else, but Nancy hung up directly.
Sighing in exasperation, she gripped the phone solemnly.
Lupine protested indignantly, “Why is she blaming you? What does this have anything to do with you? Isn't it obvious that her father and Chris are the ones who sabotaged her? If she is that capable, she should seek revenge on them!”
“Perhaps, it feels better to transfer her hatred to an arch-enemy,” said Charlotte as she smirked bitterly.
“Ms. Lindberg, why did you even make this call?” Lupine could not understand it. “You could've ignored her. After all, this is none of your business.”
“I just want to know how she's doing,” explained Charlotte with a frown. “Now, Jesse is going to join Nacht Group's board of directors. His next step is to announce the marriage between the Nacht and Gold families. Judging from Nancy's current condition, she probably discovered Chris' true identity, which was why she chose to end herself. Although she managed to survive, she probably won't abandon her pride and marry him.”
“Does this mean that the Gold family's plan is going to be cast aside?” asked Lupine hurriedly.
“Not necessarily.” Charlotte shook her head. “Someone like Jesse will resort to any means possible to reach his goal. He might force her or make his eldest daughter marry Chris. Anyway, he'll definitely not give up on this important opportunity.”