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Zachary looked lost even when he had returned to the car. Nothing else was on his mind except Charlotte’s face.
Initially, his instinct told him that the girl was Charlotte when he watched the footage from the surveillance camera, but he began to question his judgment because of all the doubts he had in mind.
Now that Zachary finally got to see her in person, he immediately recognized her. She’s definitely Charlotte, my one and only Charlotte Windt!
He was overjoyed.
None of the conspiracies or feuds with the Lindberg family bothered him at this point.
He was thrilled to know that his beloved Charlotte was still alive and had returned!
No matter how difficult it’s going to be, I’m going to win her back. And we’ll once again reunite as a family.
Zachary was fifteen minutes late by the time he reached the school.
Fortunately, the bodyguard who brought the gifts over had arrived on time. Zachary opened his car door and noticed a petite woman was standing in front of him. She put on a smile and gave him a gift.
“What are you doing here?” A sudden frown warped Zachary’s face.
The bodyguard came up and took over the gift instead.
Cynthia immediately explained with hand gestures, “I had dinner with Grandpa, and he asked one of the bodyguards to send me home. Since the bodyguard has to deliver these gifts to the kids, I told him to come here first.”
Zachary replied a simple thank you and left right away.
“You’re welcome…” Cynthia looked at his back and expressed in sign language.
“Send Ms. Cynthia home,” Ben ordered and caught up with Zachary.
“Ms. Cynthia.” The bodyguard opened the car door for her.
Cynthia stood still like a statue and watched Zachary leave. She only looked away when he disappeared from her sight.
Zachary quickened his steps and arrived at the hall.
Fortunately, he arrived on time to listen to the speech by the student representative.
Ellie, who was now six years old, was not as chubby as before. In fact, she had grown taller. The girl who used to cry frequently now appeared to be steadier and more confident!
“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m Elisa Nacht. I’m pleased to represent all Grade One students to make an opening speech here.”
A corner of Zachary’s smile quirked up when he saw Ellie speaking on stage.
The triplets were traumatized when Charlotte disappeared. Over the years, Zachary had tried all kinds of methods to help them overcome the trauma.
In the blink of an eye, two years had passed, and they were now attending elementary school.
Though Robbie had had one-on-one holistic training since a very young age, Zachary still enrolled him in this school because he wanted him to have an enjoyable childhood and mingle around with the other children.
But Robbie seemed more mature than the other children of his age. There were even times he would hide in his little corner and spend time investigating Charlotte’s whereabouts on the Internet.
“That’s all from me. Thank you!” Ellie ended with a curtsy before walking down the stage.
Zachary looked at her and gave her a smile.
Ellie walked over, sat next to him, and pouted, “You’re late. You said you’d be here on time.”
“I’m sorry. I’ll not make the same mistake again. I promise.” Zachary gently rubbed her head and gave her the gift, “You’re officially an elementary school kid now. All the best to you, Ellie.”
“Thank you, Daddy,” Ellie took over the gift and responded with a cheerful grin. But the moment she saw the gift, she could not help but frown, “Oh, man. Another Barbie doll? There are too many dolls in my room already, Daddy!”
“What other gifts can I get you?” Zachary put on a serious face, “I thought all little girls like dolls?”
“I bet mine is a toy car or a toy plane,” Jamie said. The six-year-old, too, had shed his baby fat and became a handsome boy now.
“Mine for sure are jigsaw puzzles,” Robbie smirked and said icily, “Those tricky one-thousand-piece puzzles.”
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“All three of you know me too well.” Zachary smiled wryly. “I did try my best to choose the most special ones, though…”
“It’s just different types and models.” Robbie rolled his eyes at him. “Never mind. I’ve lost hope in you already, Daddy.”
“What do you like? Tell me. I’ll get someone to buy for you now,” Zachary asked right away.
“That’s not a surprise gift anymore!” Jamie shook his head and patted Zachary’s shoulder like an adult. “It’s okay, Daddy. We’re happy that you bought us gifts.”
“Yeah. I actually like this doll. Look! It’s a unique doll from Chanaea.” Ellie showed everyone her gift. She then started using her fingers to count. “She’s the thirty-ninth member of my doll family!”
“Daddy promise to surprise you with interesting gifts in the future, okay?” Zachary felt he needed to take this matter more seriously. He wanted the triplets to enjoy their gifts.
“The orientation is going to end soon. Come on, let’s go.” Robbie could not wait to leave the hall.
To him, a ceremony like this was just a waste of time. He only attended the orientation to support Ellie.
“All right, let’s go.” Zachary wanted to place the children on his shoulders, but they immediately turned him down.
“We’re elementary school kids now. We can’t ride on Daddy’s shoulders anymore.” Jamie seemed to enjoy putting on a mature front.
He took a glance at the girls around her and whispered, “There are so many pretty girls in the school. I don’t want them to think that I’m a Daddy’s boy and run away from me.”
Zachary instantly burst into laughter. “Daddy’s boy!”
“Jamie, do you remember the promise you made during your kindergarten graduation? You promised to marry Sasha when you grow up.” Ellie raised her brows and teased, “You even wrote her a bunch of love letters.”
“We’re in elementary school now. It’s time to move on!” Jamie shot daggers at Ellie and said in a serious voice, “Besides, how many of us actually remember the stupid things we did as kids?”
“What an unfaithful young man,” Robbie sighed.
“Exactly.” Ellie pouted and gave Jamie a disdainful look.
“You should learn to be as faithful as Daddy.” Zachary gently patted the back of Jamie’s head.
“As faithful as you?” Robbie suddenly questioned, “What about Ms. Cynthia?”
Upon hearing that, Zachary froze for a bit. He never had this discussion with the children before as he always thought they were too young to understand anything. Apparently, they were aware of everything.
In the last two years, Henry had wiped out all of Charlotte’s records and replaced her with Cynthia.
Though the children did not know about this, they could feel Cynthia had been visiting the Nacht residence more frequently and constantly trying to please Zachary.
The triplet did not have the heart to detest Cynthia as she always seemed frail and soft-spoken.
What they did instead was keeping a distance away from her.
Now that the children had grown up, they began to understand adults a little better. They knew Henry was trying to matchmake Cynthia with their father.
This topic got Jamie and Ellie all serious. They tilted their heads and looked at Zachary.
A line formed between Jamie’s brows, and he asked directly, “Daddy, do you like Ms. Cynthia?”
“Will you marry her?” Ellie held Zachary’s hand and asked with a frown.
“No.” Zachary shook his head. “Your Mommy is the only love of my life.”
Robbie heaved a sigh of relief. “I have been dreaming about Mommy lately. I think she’s going to come back soon.
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“Yeah, me too!” Ellie raised her hand and said, “I dreamed about Mommy and Mrs. Berry too. In my dream, Mrs. Berry woke me up in the morning, and Mommy was making hot cross bunnies in the kitchen.”
“I remember the hot cross bunnies Mommy made were a little salty.” Jamie felt a little dispirited all of a sudden. “If they ever come back, I promise to eat all Mommy’s salty hot cross bunnies and uncooked mac and cheese and drink her watermelon juice that smells like onion.”
“Me too.” Robbie raised his head and looked at Zachary. “We might be young, but Mommy and Mrs. Berry are always on our mind.”
“I miss them very much too.” Zachary rubbed Robbie’s head. “Don’t worry, Mommy’s going come home soon.”
Henry had once said children would not remember anything that happened before the age of three. The triplets, he believed, would forget who Charlotte was and embrace a new mother in no time.
Two years had passed, yet these three little ones had never forgotten Charlotte. They had been waiting for her to return.
What a coincidence for the little one to dream of their mother when she had made an unexpected appearance!
“Daddy…” Upon seeing the woman at the car park, Ellie stopped walking.
Zachary looked up and saw Cynthia standing next to his car with a lot of gifts. She instantly smiled the moment she saw the four of them from afar.
Robbie knitted his brows and pulled his hand away from Zachary.
Jamie, who was playing his Rubik’s Cube, wondered why they stopped walking. But upon seeing Cynthia, he, too, froze on the spot.
Cynthia ran in their direction and gave all the gifts to the children.
Initially, they wanted to turn down the gifts, but after seeing how sincere and delighted she was, they had no choice but to accept them. “Thank you.”
Cynthia was all smiles and gestured with her hands. “All of you are elementary school pupils now. Let me know if you need any help in your studies, okay?”
Though Cynthia had a speaking disability, she held doctorate degrees in Medicine and Education and was also a top psychologist in the field.
Her impressive credentials were why Henry chose her to substitute Charlotte when the latter had gone missing.
Henry liked her not only because she was weak and unable to speak. More importantly, he thought she was capable of educating the children.
“Thank you!” The triplets did not know what else to say anymore.
“Thanks. You can go home now.” Zachary responded with a gesture.
Ben came up and took Cynthia to the car.
She grinned at the children, waved them goodbye, and followed Ben to the car.
The three little ones heaved a sigh of relief after she had left.
Ellie pursed her lips and said, “Ms. Cynthia is quite a nice lady. I’d have been friends with her if she’s not trying to replace Mommy.”
“Yeah. She always prepared nice gifts for us, and we felt too awkward to even reject her.” Jamie frowned.
“Daddy, you must do something,” Robbie said straight to the point, “If you don’t like her and don’t intend to marry her, you have to tell her not to waste her time and effort. It would be extremely awkward for everyone when Mommy returns.”
“You’re right.” Zachary nodded.
In fact, he had made it clear to Cynthia before. Yet, she told him she was doing it of her own free will and not expecting anything in return.
Her response had rendered Zachary speechless.
Now that Charlotte had returned, Zachary felt he needed to have another talk with her. He hoped she could keep a distance away from him and the children.
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Henry was waiting for them in the living hall when they reached home. He, too, flew all the way from the M Nation and prepared gifts for the triplets.
“Great-grandpa!” Jamie and Ellie ran toward Henry as they were thrilled to see him in the house.
Robbie, on the other hand, responded more calmly.
“Hey!” Henry’s lips curled into a smile upon seeing the children.
Henry’s health had deteriorated over the last two years. At the age of ninety-eight, he was now fully wheelchair-bound. He should be grateful that he was still able to enjoy the company of his great-grandchildren at this age.
“When did you come back, Great-grandpa?” Ellie immediately kneeled beside Henry and massaged his leg.
“Why don’t you stay with us since you’ve not been feeling well lately? We’ll be here to take care of you,” Jamie massaged his shoulders and said.
Robbie sat beside them for a moment and said icily, “I have to go upstairs to finish some work now, Great-grandpa.”
Without hesitation, he went upstairs right away.
Henry’s expression turned grim upon seeing how cold Robbie was.
Jamie and Ellie might not know the truth, but Robbie knew that their mother left because of Henry.
Robbie knew Henry treated them well, but he could not forgive him for forcing their mother to leave the family. At the same time, there was nothing much he could do because he was just a child.
Hence, being emotionally distant was Robbie’s only way to express his dismay.
“You didn’t have to fly all the back for just a small occasion. Are you tired?” Zachary asked impassively.
He used to enjoy talking to Henry in the past but not anymore.
“They’re in elementary school now. I should come back and celebrate their big day.” A sudden frown warped Henry’s face. “I heard the Lindberg Corporation got their hands on the territorial waters of the South Sea?”
“Let’s talk about work in the study.” Zachary gently patted Jamie’s and Ellie’s shoulders and said, “It’s late now. Go and sleep now.”
“Okay!”
“Goodnight, Great-grandpa! Goodnight, Daddy!”
“Goodnight, kids.”
After the children had returned to their room, Spencer wheeled Henry to the study.
Zachary changed into fresh clothes and sat down. Ben walked up and served him a glass of iced wine.
“You still drink?” Henry looked up at him with a scowl. “Have you forgotten the pain you experienced from your stomach bleeding?”
The first six months after Charlotte’s disappearance was hell for Zachary. He could neither eat nor sleep in peace, and he spent his days abusing alcohol and drown in misery. His excessive drinking had taken a toll on his health. It was so bad that he suffered gastrointestinal bleeding and had to be rushed to the hospital.
Henry accompanied him in the hospital the entire night. He was so worried for Zachary that he had aged overnight.
That day onward, Henry had toned down quite a lot and was no longer as domineering as he was before. He would turn a blind eye to Zachary’s actions as long as he knew his limits.
“Just a little!” Zachary seemed to be in a good mood and was not as aloof as before.
“Why didn’t you bid for the South Sea’s territorial waters personally? Don’t you know it’s important?” Henry brought up this topic once again as he was not pleased with Zachary’s action.
Henry continued, “The Lindberg Corporation had been eyeing on the territorial waters for two years, but thankfully, we managed to weaken their power by subduing their alliance – the Browns, the Sterlings, and the Blackwoods.”
“How can you allow them to make a comeback? Are you not aware of it?” Henry frowned. “I heard Danrique sent a young girl to the auction, and she has instantly become the talk of the town in the business world after winning the bid.”
“You investigated her?” Zachary knitted his brows. He did not want Henry to know the girl was Charlotte as he was afraid that Henry would sabotage his plan.
“What is there to investigate?” Henry expressed his dissatisfaction. “The news about that young girl has spread like wildfire.”
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“I know what I’m doing,” Zachary said nonchalantly. “You shouldn’t be worrying for the company since you’re not feeling well.”
“You’ve done a lot of things in the last two years, but I’d never intervened,” Henry said, “The Lindberg Corporation had already monopolized the entire Southeast Aploth region, and they’ve now built a strong connection to make a foray into our domestic market. If you still…”
“I know.” Zachary interrupted. He put down his wine glass and asked, “Anything else you want to say? I need to rest now.”
Henry sighed. He looked away and signaled him to get out of the room.
“You should sleep early too.” Zachary stood up and left.
Henry watched him leave and instantly let out a deep sigh.
“Don’t worry, Sir,” Spencer consoled and poured him a cup of tea, “He might seem cold and arrogant, but I believe he knows what he’s doing.”
“He wouldn’t have allowed the Lindberg Corporation to gain the upper hand over him had he known what he was doing,” Henry said icily, “He doesn’t care about the company because he’s so focused on finding that woman.”
“He’s a human, after all,” Spencer said, “We should be glad that he managed to pull himself together.”
“What a stubborn man,” Henry expressed his dismay with a low grunt, “Just like his father. Men who put relationship before anything can never succeed in life!”
That remark had rendered Spencer speechless. He covered Henry’s thighs with a blanket and quietly massaged his feet.
“Forget it. Take me to my room.” Henry knew there was nothing much he could do now as he no longer called the shots.
Nothing he said or do could change anything. He would have to let Zachary handle the problems on his own as he was in charge of the family now.
As Spencer was taking Henry back to his room, they passed by the living hall and noticed the lights were still on in the study upstairs.
They also saw Ben entering the room with a pile of documents.
Spencer immediately said, “Look, Mr. Zachary is still working at this hour. He still cares a lot for the family business.”
“He’d better be,” Henry said with a nod.
In the study upstairs, Ben passed the documents to Zachary. “These are the details about Ms. Lindberg.”
Zachary went through all the documents and sneered, “How detailed.”
“There isn’t a single flaw in her records,” Ben said, “Records from her elementary school to university and even postgraduate studies are all complete. Even her kindergarten results are all well-documented.”
Zachary remained silent and continued flipping through her records. There were even photos from her childhood and teenage years.
“Look at how complete her records are,” Ben expressed his thought, “I guess there’s still a possibility that she might not be Ms. Windt.”
Zachary let out a cold snort and laughed. “If the Nachts are capable of erasing a person’s records, I’m sure the Lindbergs, too, have the power to create a person’s identity from scratch.”
Upon hearing that, Ben was at a loss for words.
“Did you manage to find out where she’s staying now?” Zachary put down the files and asked.
“Unfortunately, no.” Ben shook his head. “The Lindbergs have been extremely secretive about it. But Bruce is still in the midst of investigating it.”
“Tell him to stop,” Zachary said, “At this point, I don’t want to create any unnecessary suspicion.”
“All right, Sir,” Ben immediately gave Bruce a call.
“The Lindberg Corporation has now owned the territorial waters of the South Sea and is ready to enter the domestic market. I’m sure we’ll meet soon!” Zachary tapped his fingers on the table.
He could not wait to see Charlotte again, but at the same time, he knew he had to stay calm and not rush into things.
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Before bed, Zachary received another text message from Cynthia.
In the last two years, Cynthia had texted Zachary every morning and night without fail.
Zachary would normally ignore her messages, but since Charlotte had returned, and he remembered the promise he made to Robbie, he decided to have the talk with her. He replied: Let’s have dinner together tomorrow.
All right! I’ll see you tomorrow!
Cynthia replied almost instantly. She was clearly excited about tomorrow’s dinner.
Zachary put away his phone and shut his eyes. Once again, Charlotte’s face once again popped up in his mind. Will I still dream of her tonight?
The next morning, after having breakfast with the triplets, Zachary was ready to send them to school.
No matter how busy he was in the last two years, he would always make a point to send them to school. To him, the forty-minute journey was extremely precious as he could spend some quality time with the children.
Yet, today, Henry wished to send them to school instead. He smiled and said, “Do I have the honor of sending all of you to school today?”
Zachary looked at the children and waited for their response.
“Yay! Great-grandpa is sending us to school today!” Ellie clapped in excitement.
“Okay! You’ve not visited our school, right? We’ll bring you around!” Jamie, too, was happy to hear that.
Meanwhile, Robbie responded with a nod.
“So you want Great-grandpa to send you to school?” Zachary looked at Robbie.
“Okay.” Robbie nodded again and looked away.
Zachary looked at Henry and said, “Thanks. Don’t tire yourself out. Come back soon and rest.”
“Got it.” Henry looked like he did not sleep well last night, but the thought of being able to send the children to school made him happy.
“I got to go now.” Zachary gave the three little ones a hug and left in a hurry.
“Finished your breakfast?” Henry smiled.
“Yes!” They then packed their bags and pushed Henry’s wheelchair to the door.
“I suddenly remember I have International Economics class today.” Robbie put down his utensils and wiped his mouth with the napkin gracefully. “I won’t be going to school with you today.”
“Mr. Robinson…” Spencer wanted to persuade Robbie to go to school, but Henry interrupted, “All right. You stay at home then.”
“Okay.” Robbie looked away and nodded. He went upstairs right away and ordered, “Inform the teacher to come early.”
“All right, Mr. Robinson.”
Henry knew Robbie was trying to stay away from him. Though he was upset about it, there was nothing much he could do now.
“I thought your International Economics class is in the afternoon?” Jamie asked in confusion.
“Don’t worry about Robbie. He doesn’t need to come to school with us since he has completed all the syllabus anyway,” Ellie frowned and said, “Come on, let’s go! We’re going to be late!”
“Okay!”
As their Rolls-Royce was driving on the greenway, they noticed a silver Rolls-Royce driving up the hill.
The drivers and bodyguards from both cars exchanged glances when they drove past each other.
While the Nacht’s driver and bodyguard gave them a confused look, their counterparts remained cold and arrogant.
“Are they our new neighbors?” Spencer mumbled while looking at the Rolls-Royce.
There were only villas on Rokan Hill, and one of them was the Nachts’ residence, which was located halfway through the hill and on the south side.
The other villa, which was on the north side, had been left vacant for years.
As the only family living on Rokan Hill, the Nachts had exclusively used the winding hill road for many years. This was why Spencer was surprised to see another car here.
He continued to observe and realized the silver Rolls-Royce was heading to the north.
Someone has indeed moved into the other villa!
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“What are you looking at?” As Henry was playing cards with Jamie and Ellie, his gaze fell on Spencer, who had lifted up the gardens to peer out of the window.
“There was a car that looked similar to ours, and it passed by us just now. It was silver in color,” Spencer said in a hushed voice. “I watched them drive down to the west villa of Northridge.”
Henry looked rather stunned. Frowning, he said, “Only seven models of this car have ever been produced, and it’s so expensive that not everyone can afford it. I think… the person you saw was from the Lindberg family!”
Danrique Lindberg’s personality was as eccentric as his name. He liked all of his cars to be silver in color.
Meanwhile, the Nacht family had a staunch preference for black-colored cars.
“That can be true!” Spencer exclaimed, looking shocked. “Danrique Lindberg has always kept his location a secret, and he values his privacy more than his own life! Why would he deign to come and live next door to Mr. Zachary?”
Henry looked rather grim. “Go and investigate this,” he ordered.
“Yes, Sir.” Spencer immediately gave a call to one of his subordinates and told them to look into the matter.
Jamie looked up at Henry and cocked his head to the side curiously. “Great-grandpa, who are the Lindbergs? Are they very powerful?”
“They’re the arch-enemy of our Nacht family,” Henry said, looking at Jamie with a serious expression. “In the future, make sure to stay clear of anyone with the surname Lindberg. Don’t even try to get close to them, am I clear?”
“Of course not!” Jamie said, nodding his head vigorously. His face had clouded over, as though the very thought of his family’s greatest enemy put him in a bad mood.
“Do we really have arch-enemies?” Ellie asked, frowning slightly. Looking rather confused, she continued, “Isn’t our family the most powerful one on earth? I heard Daddy is super strong— more powerful than Superman himself!”
Henry choked on his drink and nearly spat it out at once. He coughed loudly and banged on his chest.
“Great-grandpa…” Immediately, Jamie stood up and ran over to him. Patting Henry’s back, he asked concernedly, “Are you alright?”
“Ellie, you’re so cute! That made me laugh so hard that I choked! Haha!”
Still clutching his chest, Henry bent over and wheezed with laughter.
“Haha, children’s words carry no harm!” Spencer said, joining in the laughter. “Don’t take it to heart, Mr. Nacht.”
“Oh, did I say something wrong?” Ellie asked, feeling a little embarrassed. Her face flushing scarlet, she muttered, “My teachers, friends, Mrs. Berry, and everyone else around the house tells me that Daddy is really strong. I didn’t think there could be anyone more powerful than him on this planet.”
“Yes, that’s what I thought too,” Jamie said seriously. “I always thought only Robbie might be able to surpass Daddy in the future!”
“Robbie is a very talented boy, and he’s bound to surpass his own father and mentor one day,” Henry mused, a look of pride appearing on his face as he thought about the boy. “However, the world is a very big place, and there will be people who are good enough to rival your Daddy.”
“Are you talking about that person from the Lindberg family?” Jamie asked curiously, leaning closer to him. “Are they male or female? How old are they? Are they mean?”
“Are you a fool?” Ellie asked, rolling her eyes at him. Looking at Jamie as though he was an idiot, she continued, “Didn’t Great-grandpa say they are our arch-enemy? Of course they’re horrible people.’
“The people of the Lindberg family are very dangerous,” Henry reminded them again sternly. “If you bump into them by accident, make sure to cross over to the other side of the street immediately. Don’t believe a single word they say. Is that clear?”
“Got it!” the two children replied, nodding frantically.
Spencer, who had been listening to their conversation by the side, felt a little worried. Henry was so serious about this matter because he was afraid that the Lindberg family would fight for custody of the children once they figured out that the blood of the Lindbergs flowed in Ellie, Robbie, and Jamie’s veins.
However, how long could they hide something like this for?
Thankfully, Robbie wasn’t here today. Otherwise, he would have lots of questions for Henry and might have stumbled upon a nasty fact by accident…
“Inform Zachary about this,” Henry ordered, looking very anxious.
“Yes, Sir.” Spencer made a call to Ben and told him everything that had happened.
At that moment, Zachary’s car was already pulling into the company’s parking lot. Ben hung up the phone immediately and quickly reported the matter to him.
Hearing this, Zachary felt rather stunned. “What? Did you say they’ve just moved into Northridge? Could it be Charlotte?”
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“We’re not sure about it yet,” Ben replied. “Mr. Spencer has already sent someone to investigate this.”
“Call him back immediately,” Zachary ordered urgently. “Tell him I’ve already sent Bruce to keep an eye on the Northridge occupant and tell him and his men not to intervene.”
“Yes, Sir.” Ben gave Spencer a call immediately.
Hearing Ben’s words, Spencer clamped a hand over the receiver and said to Henry, “Mr. Zachary says that he has already sent Bruce to settle this matter, and he doesn’t want us to intervene in it.”
Henry frowned but nodded eventually. “Alright, then. Let him settle a small matter like this on his own.”
Spencer told Ben about Henry’s reply, and Ben passed the message on to Zachary.
Zachary finally let out a sigh of relief. He ordered, “Well, get Bruce to go look into the matter, then.”
“Yes, Sir.” Ben went and informed Bruce immediately.
Zachary adjusted the wedding band on his left ring finger, his eyes shining with anticipation. Perhaps Charlotte had returned this time so she could be closer to him and the kids…
…
Robbie was reading in the study room.
His aide came and reported, “Mr. Robinson, your global economics tutor is on his way here. However, because of the distance, he might only be here in about half an hour.”
“Got it,” Robbie replied blandly.
The aide left.
Robbie finished reading the book on global economics, which was written entirely in English. Rubbing his temples, he got up and walked over to the windows, where he gazed out at the forest of trees in the distance. He felt the strain on his eyes lessen by the minute.
However, his gaze was attracted by a flash of silver some distance away…
Taking a closer look at the curious object, he realized that it was a car.
The Nacht family’s cars were all black in color, and the private doctors and tutors they hired were all ferried into the house by the family cars. Where had this silver-colored vehicle appeared from?
Had an unexpected guest arrived?
Robbie turned around and reached for his pair of binoculars. He peered through the lens at the silver object.
It was a silver-colored Rolls-Royce. Strangely enough, it was the same model as the Nacht family’s cars. The car pulled into Northridge, where it quickly disappeared beneath a huge canopy of trees.
However, since it was headed in that direction, Robbie could guess that it had headed into the west villa of Northridge.
He had once heard Ben say that there were two villas on Rokan Hill—one located in the east, and one located in the west.
The villa in the east was Robbie’s home, but the villa in the west had been empty for a long time. The new neighbors were probably moving in today.
From the make of their car, he could tell that whoever it was probably had a jaw-dropping net worth.
Robbie put down his binoculars and turned away from the window. The location and angle of this room meant that he could only see a small stretch of the ring circuit from there. If he wanted to see the west villa from this building, he would have to go to the pavilion.
However, spying on people was a dishonorable thing to do, and Robbie wasn’t much interested in it.
Without the tutor here, Robbie felt a little bored. Since he had already finished reading his book, he started fiddling around with his mechanical dove.
This was the new invention that he had been working on. He had bought the plastic dove at the toy store. When he got home, he had torn out its wires and attached a new remote control system to it.
He would then hurl the dove out of the window…
Robbie wanted to know how far this dove could fly, and whether it would be able to capture the sprawling scenery of Rokan Hill.
If it could, the dove would be much similar to a remote-controlled drone. However, his dove had many more interesting functions than an ordinary drone.
Robbie reached for his laptop and started running the special application he had installed on it.
Whatever the dove managed to record would be reflected on his screen in real-time.
He watched with delight as the image of his screen changed from the courtyard of the Nachts’ residence to a bird’s eye view of the entire house. Then, the house became a speck on his screen as the dove flew farther away. His screen filled with green as it flapped its wings over the surrounding forest, before flying upwards to capture a view of the Rokan Hill in its entirety.
Robbie’s lips curled into a satisfied smile. What a success!
Controlling the dove’s movement using his laptop, he wanted to see if the dove would be able to capture an image from a fixed point. Hence, he made the dove swerve and fly towards the west villa in Northridge.
He had no intention of spying on his neighbor— rather, he merely wanted to see how nimble his invention could be.
The dove flew towards the west villa, capturing a close-up shot of the silver-colored Rolls-Royce and a smattering of stern-looking bodyguards, who were hauling luggage into the house.
Another person with a pretty silhouette was making their way into the house, too. As though they had realized something, they turned around and stared straight at the dove…
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Robbie leaned excitedly towards the screen, wanting to see who that person was…
“Mr. Robinson!”
At that moment, his aide’s voice interrupted his train of thought. “Your tutor is here!”
Robbie turned towards the door quickly and replied, “Come in!”
By the time he turned to look at his laptop screen again, the figure had already made her way into the villa, and he had lost his one chance to see what she looked like.
Robbie couldn’t help but notice something strange. All the bodyguards were women.
However, he didn’t feel particularly disappointed. He directed the pigeon to head in another direction on Rokan Hill.
After all, he didn’t really want to spy on his neighbor.
The door swung open at that moment, and the aide quickly ushered the global economics tutor into the room.
Robbie stood up quickly to greet her. “Good morning, Ms. Helen!” He got ready his class materials and went to sit down for a lesson.
…
Zachary finished his morning meetings and decided to pay a visit to one of his project sites.
Lucy hurried forward to report, “Mr. Nacht, there will be a conference held by the Aploth Chamber of Commerce this afternoon. Will you be attending it?”
“Haven’t I already assigned Mr. Sterk and yourself to go on my behalf?” Zachary snapped, sounding rather impatient.
“I just received information that a certain Ms. Lindberg will be attending the conference this afternoon,” Lucy replied breathlessly.
Up till now, Zachary had been signing a few documents and only paying minimal attention to Lucy. Here, however, his hand jerked to a stop on the paper. “Pass me the details of the conference.”
“Yes, Mr. Nacht.” Lucy handed him a stack of documents.
Zachary flipped through the documents. Exactly 101 of the most powerful businessmen in the Aploth Chamber of Commerce would be gathered at Ashenville Garden today to discuss expansion opportunities in the Aploth-Pacific region. To top it off, there would be a banquet that night.
This conference was held once a year in different cities, and it routinely became the spotlight of the business world.
Lots of businessmen were desperate to be included in the 101. As the leading businessman with ventures in the Aploth-Pacific region, Zachary had used to attend the conferences. In the past two years, however, he had become more reluctant to show his face at public events—instead, he sent Johann to attend the event on his behalf.
Hearing that Charlotte was going to attend the event as well, Zachary changed his mind immediately.
“Alright, I’ll go.”
At the thought of meeting Charlotte soon, Zachary’s heart started racing a little faster.
“The conference will be held over the span of two days. According to the rules and regulations, you’ll have to stay overnight at Asheville Garden,” Lucy reminded. “Do you want me to go and prepare your luggage?”
“I’ll get Ben to assist me.” Zachary glanced at his watch. “Bring the necessary documents and come along with me.”
“Yes, Mr. Nacht.” Lucy took out the schedule and handed it over to him. “You have a few more meetings before that, so we’ll leave at around four in the afternoon. You should be able to attend the banquet this evening, at least. The actual conference is tomorrow.”
“Alright,” Zachary said, nodding. “Ben is out for an errand now. When he returns, tell him to get my things ready.”
“Yes, Mr. Nacht.”
Because of the change in plans, Zachary had to complete his remaining tasks as quickly as he could. He had practically no time to think about other matters.
At four in the afternoon, Ben finished packing Zachary’s luggage. With a sleuth of bodyguards in tow, he left for Ashenville Garden with Zachary.
Lucy and a few secretaries followed in another car behind them, preparing the information Zachary would need for the conference.
Zachary leaned back into his seat, gazing critically at the documents. Recently, Lindberg Corporation had established a monopoly in the South Sea territorial waters and even poached a few clients from his own company. The board of directors was extremely concerned about this matter.
Zachary was now comparing the personal details of those clients. He couldn’t help but wonder what sort of underhanded methods the Lindberg Corporation had used to poach so many of their clients away in such a short amount of time.
“The Lindberg Corporation has been very efficient in their work,” Ben said, sighing. “I heard Ms. Lindberg paid a visit to those three clients personally. After that, all three clients expressed that they no longer wished to continue their partnership with us.”
“Is she that good?”
Try as he might, Zachary was unable to make any connection between this sharp, talented businesswoman and the bumbling, clumsy girl he had known in the past.
“I suppose we’ll find out for ourselves tomorrow,” Ben said glumly.
“Mr. Nacht, look at that!” Marino, the driver, suddenly exclaimed.
Zachary turned and looked in the direction he was pointing at. A silver-colored Rolls-Royce was gliding down the road ahead of them. It had a huge ‘L’ attached to its license plate— the car belonged to the Lindberg family.
“Catch up with them!” Zachary ordered.
“Yes, Mr. Nacht.” Marino stepped down on the accelerator and sped ahead towards the Rolls-Royce.
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Marino was the best at driving out of all the bodyguards Zachary had. Hence, he had been put in charge of driving Zachary around.
The Nacht family hired only the best. All their bodyguards were the best in their fields of specialties, and all could be considered professionals in their field.
Marino had yet to meet anyone who could outdrive him. However, he had finally met his match today.
The silver-colored Rolle-Royce zipped lithely around the other cars like a slippery eel. Threading through the crowd confidently, it managed to keep ahead of Zachary’s car despite Marino’s best efforts at catching up.
Soon enough, the silver-colored Rolls-Royce was more than ten meters ahead of them.
“Marino, what’s wrong with you? Catch up with them immediately!” Ben ordered, sounding rather stricken.
Sweat was beading on Marino’s brows. He stepped down on the accelerator and sped forward, but the Rolls-Royce put even more distance between them. He couldn’t catch up with it at all.
Feeling rather humiliated, he gritted his teeth and stepped down on the accelerator fully, causing the car to lunge forward.
“Come on, you can’t lose to a woman!”
Recalling how he had suffered at the hands of that female bodyguard yesterday, Ben felt a wave of anger wash over him. He had to win this competition today, no matter how petty it sounded.
Inside the silver-colored Rolls-Royce, a female bodyguard adjusted her sunglasses and stepped down hard on the accelerator, causing the car to speed along the road so quickly that it nearly flew into the air.
Lupine, who was riding shotgun, looked in the rearview mirror and laughed with satisfaction. “How could they even think of catching up to us?”
In the backseat, Charlotte shut her eyes to rest. Calmly, she said, “Take note of your own safety.”
“Yes, Ms. Lindberg!” Lupine responded instantly.
Morgan, who was driving, shot a look at the rearview mirror. When she spotted the black-colored Rolls-Royce catching up to them, she started frowning in annoyance.
“Morgan, what’s up with you? Step on it!” Lupine practically screeched.
“I’m trying!” Morgan replied crossly. “I didn’t think that rascal would have some tricks up his sleeve.”
“Well, hurry up! Don’t let them catch up to us,” Lupine grumbled.
Morgan sped up, but the black-colored Rolls-Royce caught up to them eventually.
The two cars cruised along the road alongside each other, making for a very strange sight indeed.
“Try and maintain this speed!” Ben yelped at Marino.
“Got it!” Marino replied. He could neither speed up nor slow down now—instead, he continued driving at the same speed to match that of the silver-colored Rolls-Royce.
The two cars were only one meter apart now. The distance was getting a little dangerous.
Zachary jerked his head around to stare at the car next to him, wondering who was inside. However, try as he might, all he could make out was a blurry figure.
He could tell that the person was staring at him, too.
“That’s Zachary Nacht, you say?”
Charlotte’s eyes narrowed as she appraised the man in the car next to her. Although she could only see the outline of his face, she couldn’t help but feel that it looked rather familiar.
“Yes, that’s probably him,” Lupine replied, pressing her nose against the glass. “You can’t really see anything through those tinted windows, though.”
“Slow down a little,” Charlotte ordered.
“Yes, Ms. Lindberg.” Morgan reduced the speed of the car immediately.
Next to them, the car slowed down as well. No matter how Morgan controlled the speed of the car, they always managed to match her speed.
“Oh, how annoying!” Morgan snapped, gnashing her teeth.
As the car slowed down, Charlotte rolled down the windows a little to reveal her pair of bright, dancing eyes.
The man in the other car rolled down his window too, revealing the top half of his face.
The two of them looked at each other, but the expressions in their eyes were completely different.
Charlotte’s eyes were cold, arrogant and mocking…
On the other hand, Zachary’s eyes were flickering with a complicated mix of emotions. As memories of past events flooded his mind, his heart started churning with excitement…
His eyes flashed with yearning, guilt, and deep, passionate love.
However, he tried to keep his face blank.
He had to calm his beating heart and keep his composure!
Those eyes in front of him were so familiar to him that his heart ached a little. They belonged to Charlotte herself!
However, Charlotte never used to look at him with such a cold, aloof expression. Although he had seen her haughty side before, this was different…and it scared him a little.
For some reason, however, Zachary knew he was right—that person in the other car was Charlotte!
As Charlotte gazed into those eyes, she felt a shiver run down her spine for what seemed like no reason at all. Her heart felt as though it was being pricked by a needle that got lodged just a little deeper in her whenever she saw this man.
She removed her gaze from him coldly and rolled up the windows. “Step on it again!”
“Yes, Ms. Lindberg.” Morgan sped up the car.
As expected, the car next to them sped up as well, as though they were extending a challenge to them.
“Throw them off!” Charlotte ordered.
“Yes, Ms. Nacht!”