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“We can go against Ms. Nacht and Sharon, but Danrique…”
Ben trailed off. Just then, his expression darkened with the words he didn’t say.
The Nachts and the Lindbergs had always been equally matched.
However, the Nachts were burdened with Zara, who kept butting heads with Zachary. She had already caused so many problems for him, and now Danrique had the ultimate trump card on hand – Charlotte.
Thus, Ben was extremely worried.
If Danrique was planning to use Charlotte against Zachary, things would go very badly.
“Let’s take it one step at a time,” Zachary sighed with a frown. “Even if Charlotte hates me, she’ll still have the children in mind. She probably won’t become just another one of Danrique’s pawns.”
Zachary could barely believe his own words.
“Of course,” Ben nodded hurriedly. “If Ms. Windt learned the truth about what happened that year, she’ll definitely forgive you.”
Zachary stayed quiet and looked down. Would she really?
He might be able to explain most things, and she might be able to forgive him for a lot of other things. However, Mrs. Berry’s death and the torture that Charlotte faced were definitely going to be hard for her to forgive.
Despite that, Zachary knew he had to worm out the perpetrator so they could give Charlotte a proper explanation.
Zachary looked outside the window. Charlotte’s cars were already halfway down the mountain, which meant they were almost home.
In one of the cars, Charlotte started studying the gun. “Find out who owns this gun ASAP,” she told Lupine.
“Okay.” Charlotte nodded.
Charlotte looked out the window at the pitch-black night sky. Right then, her head suddenly pulsed as the image of a woman leading a big group of black-clothed men to kill her started flashing in her mind.
She closed her eyes and tried to make out the woman’s features, but she couldn’t put the pieces together.
A strong emotion started burning in her heart – vengeance.
She could already guess that the person who sent those people after her had to have something to do with what happened two years ago.
Two years ago, she woke up in immense pain after being heavily poisoned.
She had also woken up to the sight of Mom’s ashes and cried until it felt like she was wrung out.
Her brother had told her that someone had poisoned her and had ruined her poisons. They killed Mom and ran her to the ground until she didn’t have an ounce of dignity left.
He had also said, Charlotte, you have to become strong enough to beat those people on your own.
Apparently, that person had something to do with the Nacht family.
That was why she returned to H City.
She thought she would have to put in some effort to worm those people out, but to her surprise, they had practically volunteered themselves up.
Good. It saves time. Hopefully, all of them will come and find me on their own so I can get rid of them at once.
She really had to start picking up the pace, though.
With that in mind, Charlotte commanded, “During South Sea’s opening day on the thirteenth, invite as much press as you can. We will make sure everyone hears and sees this event taking place!”
“Understood.” Lupine nodded.
It was already late when Zachary reached home. He walked upstairs as he told Ben what to do and heard Spencer call out, “Mr. Zachary!”
“Mr. Spencer, it’s pretty late. Aren’t you tired?” Zachary turned to look at him.
“We also just returned,” Spencer said with a smile. “We’ve just put Cynthia to bed.”
“What?”
Zachary was feeling confused when he spotted Raina coming out of the guest room with two medical staff members behind her.
“You brought her back already?” Zachary said with a frown as his tone slowly got annoyed. “Why did you let her take that room?”
That was the room that Charlotte lived in before they got married. It had been kept empty since Zachary hadn’t allowed anyone to go in there.
Raina saw Zachary’s mood worsen and quickly explained, “Cynthia felt unwell when she came in, so Mr. Nacht allowed her to use that room since it has a ventilator and a detector.”
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“There’s a clinic in the building at the back,” Zachary cut her off with a cold glare. “You could have taken her there.”
“I’m sorry, sir.” Raina bowed her head, not daring to say anything else.
“What’s the issue here?” Henry’s voice piped up from behind. “You’re going to wake our guest up. If you have something to say, say it in the study room.”
Zachary was feeling angrier by the second, but he still followed Henry to the study room.
Raina, on the other hand, was feeling nervous, but Ben gestured to her that she didn’t need to worry.
Once they reached the study room, Zachary asked angrily, “I thought we agreed to leave her in the building in the back! I don’t mind that you brought her here to help, but she doesn’t have to live here. Not in that room.”
“You agreed that you would spend time with her, so why did you leave early?” Henry asked instead.
“That’s completely unrelated!” Zachary said in anger.
“Since you can do whatever you want, I can too,” Henry said matter-of-factly. “That room has the best conditions for Cynthia to get better.”
“This is my house,” Zachary blurted out.
“As if you would have this house without me,” Henry said with a raised eyebrow. His pride was coming to the forefront again.
“You’re just being unreasonable now.” Zachary was enraged, but he was trying his best to control it. “I keep trying to close an eye, but you keep pushing things.”
“Cynthia saved Ellie’s life. The Nacht family owes her that,” Henry said. “It doesn’t seem right for you to complain so much now that she’s heavily injured and is recovering at our house.”
“It’s not like I’m asking her to leave. I just don’t think she should use that room.”
“She’s in it already. What are you going to do about it?” Henry started in an almost cheeky manner.
“You-” Zachary couldn’t finish his sentence in his anger.
“Please calm down, Mr. Zachary,” Spencer piped up hurriedly, trying to mediate things. “Mr. Nacht wasn’t planning to put her in that room at first, but Ms. Cynthia started having breathing difficulties once she reached and needed oxygen at once. The building at the back wasn’t ready yet, so we decided to place her in the guest room for the time being.”
“There’s no need to explain anything to him,” Mr. Nacht said in anger. “It’s just a room, for God’s sake! Rooms are made for staying in! Are you going to withhold even that from me?”
“Please calm down, Mr. Nacht-”
“Zachary, this is the last time I’m telling you this,” Henry thundered. “I gave you everything you own now. Without me, you’re worth nothing. If you dare act so recklessly again, I’m going to give Chris all the shares to the Nacht Group. If that happens, Danrique will be able to get rid of you as easily as an ant.”
“Are you threatening me right now?” Zachary said with a darkening expression. His gaze became cold. “Do you really think I need you to make a living?”
“You can try.” Henry jabbed a finger at him fiercely.
“Alright then-”
“Please calm down, Mr. Nacht.” Ben quickly stopped Zachary from saying something he would regret.
At the same time, Spencer also advised, “Mr. Henry, please calm down. He’s still young.”
“Young? He’s already thirty!” Henry roared. “The only younglings here are those three great-grandchildren of mine. He’s stuck in the past for some selfish reason and never thinks about his own kids’ futures!”
“Who’s the selfish one here? If you weren’t selfish from the start, would our family turn out like this?”
“How dare you!”
“Please keep your voices down, or the kids will wake up,” Spencer hurriedly said. He then indicated for Ben to pull Zachary out of the room.
However, Ben couldn’t calm Zachary down enough to do that.
Without a choice, Spencer ended up pushing Henry’s wheelchair out. “You’re too old to be quarreling with youngsters, Mr. Nacht. If the kids saw you, they’d start talking again.”
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“Why did you push me out?” Henry growled angrily, “Stop! I haven’t told him off enough yet-”
“If you keep going, the kids will wake up, especially Robbie. He’ll know what’s going on the moment he hears you. By then, it’ll be hard to fix your relationship again. Do you want it to go back to how it used to be?”
That served incredibly effective to calm Henry down.
“Mr. Zachary shouldn’t have talked back like that. Go back and rest. I’ll tell him off for you.”
“That cheeky, rude rascal. You better teach him a lesson!”
“I will. Don’t you worry.”
Spencer finally wheeled Henry away with his smooth words.
Back in the study room, Zachary was so angry that he kicked over the coffee table.
Ben hurriedly advised, “Mr. Nacht, please calm down. The kids might wake up.”
Yet Zachary was still huffing in anger.
Ben suddenly thought of something and said, “You mentioned before that Cynthia could help advise Mr. Henry to go back to M Nation, right? This is a good opportunity.”
Zachary finally calmed down at that. He had almost forgotten.
Charlotte was finally back in H City. Besides that, she was living in Northridge while the Lindberg Corporation was entering the local market steadily. They would start promoting themselves, and Charlotte herself would soon come into the public eye.
By then, he could no longer keep the secret from the kids and Henry.
That was why he had to get Henry back to M Nation as soon as possible before everything else could fall into place.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. Raina’s voice piped up, “Mr. Nacht, I have something to report.”
“Come in,” Ben answered.
Raina entered cautiously. “Please don’t be angry, Mr. Nacht. The medical staff are already helping Ms. Blackwood move to the other building.”
“Did she hear everything?” Zachary asked with a frown.
“Yes.” Raina nodded. “She asked me to help arrange everything. The building has already been cleared out, so we just need to-”
“She can stay here,” Zachary suddenly said.
“Huh?” Raina said in shock.
“Let her stay in the guest room first,” Zachary commanded.
“Understood,” Raina quickly returned to pass the message. “Mr. Nacht said she can stay here. Hurry up and move her things back to the guest room so she can rest properly.”
Spencer had just come downstairs to mediate things with Zachary when he heard that and rushed back to report to Henry.
Henry said huffily, “My threat probably put him in place. Looks like he still knows who’s the boss.”
“Mr. Zachary may speak harshly, but deep down, he still respects you,” Spencer said wisely. “You shouldn’t push him too far. Just give him some time.”
“I don’t have the time for that,” Henry managed before he started coughing violently. He clutched his chest, trying to breathe in distress.
“Mr. Nacht, you should really start getting some treatment.” Spencer hurried over to pat Henry on the back.
“Treatment won’t help much. I’m already 98.” Henry smiled helplessly. “No matter how powerful I was when I was young, nothing can beat the disease of old age.”
“You’re not old, Mr. Nacht. You’re just as lively as the rest of us,” Spencer said with reddening eyes.
“This happens to everyone,” Henry said mildly. “I just want to see that rascal put down his past and live a new life before I go.”
“He doesn’t seem completely heartless toward Ms. Cynthia,” Spencer mused. “Now that Ms. Cynthia is staying with us, they’ll have plenty of chances to interact. As time goes by, they’ll definitely start falling for each other.”
“I hope that’s the case,” Henry said with a sigh. “Once I see them together, I can finally return to M Nation in peace.”
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Zachary went upstairs and walked past the room. Stopping his tracks at the entrance, he saw a few medical staff helping Cynthia up from the wheelchair and placing her on the bed.
Raina reminded, “Slowly.”
Even though they were careful with transferring her onto the bed, the IV needle on the back of Cynthia’s hand was pulled, and blood started gushing out.
“Get me the medical kit.” Raina instructed the medical staffs before checking on Cynthia.
A few medical staffs took the medical kits and helped her in addressing Cynthia’s wound.
One of them blurted out, “Ms. Blackwood was heavily injured, but he ordered us to transfer her to another place and stopped us in the middle of the process. Is he doing this on purpose to torment her?”
Another medical staff chimed in to express her dissatisfaction. “That’s right. Ms. Blackwood is too pitiful.”
“Shut up!” Raina scolded as she focused on treating her patient’s wound.
Seeing how Raina lashed out at them, the two medical staffs lowered their heads and dared not to say another word.
Lying down on the bed, Cynthia was weak, but she wore a gentle smile all the while Raina was treating her wounds. After the doctor was done, she gestured with her hands to thank her.
“Don’t sweat it, Ms. Blackwood.” The medical staffs were worried about Cynthia.
Seeing everything unfold in front of him, Zachary couldn’t help but feel guilty, so he walked into the room.
“Mr. Nacht,” Raina hurriedly bowed, greeting him respectfully, while other medical staff followed as their hearts started racing.
They were worried that Zachary might overhear what they said.
The man waved dismissively for Raina and the medical staff to leave the room.
“Did I disturb you just now?” He stood at the end of the bed to put some distance between them.
“I wasn’t asleep.” Shaking her head, Cynthia smiled and explained using sign language. “My house’s currently not safe for staying, and my dad is returning to M Nation. So, Mr. Henry asks me to stay here in the meantime. Sorry for intruding.”
She was thoughtful, humble, and gentle that others couldn’t bring themselves to hate her.
“Not at all.” Zachary said politely, “I wasn’t picking on you just now. Please don’t mind it.”
Cynthia smiled gently. “I understand. I’ve heard that this room belonged to Mrs. Nacht. Sorry for staying here, and I’ll move tomorrow morning.”
Zachary’s voice was reassuring. “It’s fine. The side house is covered in dust, and it isn’t suitable to stay. You can stay here. No worries.”
“Are you not angry?” Cynthia looked at him anxiously.
“There’s nothing to be mad about.” With that, Zachary glanced back to make sure that the door was closed. Then he cut to the chase. “I need your help with something.”
“Me?” Cynthia widened her eyes in surprise as she pointed at herself. “What can I do for you?”
The man said, “Grandpa’s too strict with me, and it’s causing a break in our relationship. Plus, I wish he can return to M Nation to rehabilitate as soon as possible since his health isn’t very well…”
After pausing for a brief while, the man asked, “Can you help me convince him?”
“Of course. However, my advice may not work. I’ll try my best.” Cynthia smiled faintly while looking at the man.
“Thank you.” After thanking the woman, Zachary turned around and left.
As Cynthia watched him walk away, complicated feelings filled her heart.
Zachary returned to his room and took a bath. He lay down on the bed before taking out Gigolo’s phone. Looking at the call logs of conversations with Charlotte, he couldn’t help but text her: Are you asleep?
Charlotte didn’t reply to his message.
Zachary was disappointed. What is she doing?
At night, Zachary had a weird dream. In his dream, Charlotte was pointing a gun at him as she bombarded him with a flurry of questions. “Why did you send me away and order people to kill me? Why do I have to be humiliated by others because of you? What about Mrs. Berry? Why did you get her killed?”
He wanted to explain everything to her so badly, but he couldn’t seem to make a sound.
With a bitter expression, Charlotte was about to pull the trigger at him.
Right at that moment, Henry showed up. He came into view with his wheelchair and took all the blame. “I did everything. It has nothing to do with others.”
Charlotte smirked wickedly. “Go to hell!”
With that, she fired at Henry’s head.
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Bang! With a loud gunshot, blood splattered onto Zachary’s face and got into his eyes.
The man jolted up from sleep as he widened his eyes at the ceiling while panting heavily.
I mustn’t let this happen.
Just when he was pondering about it, an excited ear-piercing noise sounded from outside. “Mommy!”
Zachary was slightly startled. Soon after, he got up from the bed hurriedly and put on some clothes before going out to check what had happened.
The three kids woke up in the morning and found out someone was staying in their mother’s room. They thought she had returned, so they couldn’t control their excitement and rush to the room while yelling.
To their disappointment, it was Cynthia, who was staying in the room.
When they saw her exiting the room in a wheelchair with the help of a medical staff, they froze and stared blankly at her.
Jamie widened his eyes in shock and asked, “Ms. Cynthia, why are you here?”
Disappointment was written all over Ellie’s face, but she greeted Cynthia politely. “Ms. Cynthia, are you hurt?”
Meanwhile, Robbie frowned and stayed silent.
Cynthia smiled and explained using sign language. “I got into an accident. There’s a clinic at your house, so I was treated here. I’ll be staying here for a short while. Sorry for intruding.”
Jamie nodded and said, “Oh, so that’s how it is. Get well soon.”
Ellie gave the woman a smile and said, “Get well soon.”
“Thank you, Jamie and Ellie.” Cynthia gestured with her hands to thank the kids.
“You’re welcome…” Right when the kids were replying to Cynthia, Robbie said seriously, “Ms. Cynthia, please call us by our names. It’s inappropriate for you to call us by our nicknames. It’s reserved for our parents.”
Cynthia’s expression turned awkward as she immediately changed her way of calling the kids. “Alright, Robinson.”
“Get well soon!” Robbie bowed at her before turning around and left.
“Let’s go downstairs for breakfast.” Jamie followed Robbie downstairs.
Only Ellie was friendly toward the woman. “Ms. Cynthia, have you eaten breakfast?”
Cynthia shook her head while wearing a gentle smile.
“Then come downstairs with me. Mrs. Rawlston learned how to make hot cross bunnies.” Ellie smiled and gestured in the air, outlining the image of a bunny. “They are shaped like bunnies and taste great.”
“Is that so? I would like to try one.” Cynthia motioned with her hands and her smile grew wider.
“Let’s go. I’ll take you there,” Ellie invited the woman.
“Thank you, Elisa.” Seeing how amiable the girl was, Cynthia ruffled her hair gently.
The two of them entered the lift and went downstairs. When they exited the lift, Ellie saw Zachary standing at the entrance of his room and waved at him. “Good morning, Daddy!”
“Morning.” Noticing the kids were rather calm, Zachary closed the door and disappeared from view without sparing a glance at Cynthia.
The latter was in the middle of saying “good morning” with sign languages, but the man had returned to his room, so she could only smile bitterly and put down her hands.
Robbie and Jamie were heading toward the dining table.
Robbie’s expression was cold. Jamie leaned in and whispered, “Don’t be like this. She saved Ellie before. Just see her as a guest at our house.”
“I didn’t say anything.” Reluctant to heed his brother’s advice, Robbie sat in his seat.
“Alright.” Jamie shrugged at his reaction. He knew Robbie’s personality, and the latter was just like their father. Not only was he cold, he was also stubborn and did not heed others’ advice.
Spencer pushed the wheelchair and brought Henry to the dining table, while the latter looked energetic when he greeted the kids, “Morning, Robbie and Jamie.”
“Good morning, Great-grandpa!” Both Jamie and Robbie took turns to greet Henry. The former said it with a smile, while the latter was polite yet aloof.
Robbie’s reaction was within Henry’s expectations. However, he thought it was inevitable for the kids to feel this way, and soon they would get used to it.
Their mother’s dead and their father would’ve to remarry one day.
He didn’t speak about it to the kids. He wanted Cynthia to build a relationship with them before telling them the truth.
“Good morning, Great-grandpa!” At that moment, Ellie accompanied Cynthia as they headed toward them.
“Morning!” Henry was relieved. At least Ellie doesn’t repulse Cynthia.
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Henry asked enthusiastically, “Cynthia, how was it? Are you comfortable staying here?”
“Everything’s well. Thank you, Mr. Henry.” Cynthia gestured slowly with her hands while she always wore a gentle smile.
Cynthia was just like a cloud in the sky. As she was always calm and kind, people couldn’t bring themselves to badmouth her, even if they had some prejudice against her.
It was as if they would hurt her if they increased their volume when talking to her.
“Ms. Blackwood, this is your breakfast.” Hanna served her breakfast and smiled at her.
“Thank you, Mrs. Rawlston.” Cynthia smiled at her as she thanked her with sign language.
“You’re welcome.” Hanna and other maids in the house liked the woman very much, as she was always polite and humble.
In their opinion, Cynthia was perfect, except for the fact that she was mute.
Seeing how everyone was warming up to Cynthia, including the fact that Henry had instructed Hanna to prepare a set of breakfast for patients for her, Robbie frowned.
“Let’s eat,” Henry urged after everyone had gotten into their seats.
“Enjoy your meal, Great-grandpa and Ms. Cynthia.” Jamie and Ellie greeted the elders before digging into their meal, while Robbie was silent as he furrowed his brows with thoughts in his mind.
Noticing something was wrong with him, Henry tried to test the waters. “Robbie, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Robbie replied and ate his breakfast.
The old man didn’t press the matter any further. It’s already good that Robbie didn’t throw a fit when interacting with Cynthia.
Maybe he’ll open up to her after spending time with her for a while.
After breakfast, Henry sent the kids to school as usual. That day, Robbie went with them as there was a school celebration.
In the car, Jamie and Ellie were playing some games with Henry, while Fifi was watching their battle at the side. The atmosphere in the car was lively and everyone was having fun.
Except for Robbie, who was sitting alone in his seat while placing his hand on his stomach. He went to the toilet soon after and when he returned; he leaned against the sofa, looking weak.
“Robbie, come and play with us,” Henry coaxed.
“I don’t feel well.” Robbie covered his stomach and furrowed his brows. “Maybe it was because of me drinking cold milk in my room this morning. It hurts.”
“You must’ve eaten something bad.” Henry grew concerned and hurriedly instructed, “Quick. Get Raina here.”
Robbie said slowly, “I should go back home. Even after eating the medicine Ms. Langhan gives, I won’t have the mood to join the celebration anymore.”
“Alright.” Henry frowned slightly and nodded while looking at the child. “I’ll ask someone to send you back and Dr. Langhan will be there. Rest well at home, okay?”
“Okay. Thank you, Great-grandpa.” Robbie nodded.
Henry immediately made some arrangements and instructed a few bodyguards to fetch him back home.
Hearing this, Robbie immediately suggested, “Great-grandpa, there will be many people at school. It’ll be better to leave the bodyguards with Jamie and Ellie to ensure their safety. A driver should suffice to send me back home.”
Jamie looked at Robbie deeply while a glint of confusion flashed across his eyes.
“I can’t let you go with just a driver…” Before Henry could reject Robbie’s suggestion, Jamie said, “Great-grandpa, during the sports day of our kindergarten, a group of people in black sneaked in and took me and Ellie away. I was so scared that time.”
“Jamie, is this about the chip?” Ellie recalled the incident and her face turned pale. “I remember everything. That person was so scary. He flung us into the car and entered our house to steal the chip…”
Jamie replied, “Yes. Luckily, Mommy and Mrs. Berry protected us.”
“Right. He’s trying to steal the chip in Fifi’s tummy…”
The two kids went on with their traumatic experience, and it left them shivering in fear.
“Sob, sob. Great-grandpa, I’m scared.” Ellie hugged Henry and whined, “I don’t want to go to school anymore. I don’t want to join the celebration.”
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“Don’t be afraid. I’m here for you guys, and no one can hurt you.” Henry quickly comforted the kids and said, “Then how about this? Cain, you send Robbie back while others protect Jamie and Ellie at school. You guys must never leave their side. You hear me?”
“Yes, Mr. Nacht.” The bodyguards bowed to Henry.
“Here is close to home, so nothing should happen.” However, Henry was still worried, so he reminded, “Be very careful on the way back to the house. Ensure Robbie’s safety no matter what.”
“Please don’t worry, Mr. Nacht,” Cain replied.
After that, the car stopped, and they split up.
Cain alone drove a Maybach and fetch Robbie home while the others followed Jamie and Ellie to school.
Before they split up, Jamie reminded, “Robbie, rest well at home.”
“Got it. Thank you, Jamie.” Robbie looked at Jamie deeply, as he knew the latter was helping him with his plan.
“Drive carefully.” Henry waited until the car Cain drove disappeared from sight before retracting his gaze and instructed the bodyguard to continue driving.
In the car, Robbie furrowed his brows while looking outside the window as if he was making up a plan in his mind.
Right when the car was about to pass through the area between Northridge and Southridge, Robbie covered his stomach and screamed in pain. “Argh! My stomach hurts…”
Cain hurriedly asked, “Mr. Robinson, what’s wrong? Just bear with it a little more, we’re reaching soon.”
Robbie shouted in pain, “My stomach hurts so much. I can’t bear it anymore, so please stop the car. I want to poo.”
“Huh? Here?” Cain slowed down the car and scanned their surroundings. They were in the wilderness and of course, there wasn’t any toilet available.
Mr. Robinson is still a kid, so no one will blame him for this. Plus, there’s no one around. Seeing how much pain Robbie was in, the bodyguard changed his mind and decided to do as the child said.
“Alright.” He stopped the car by the roadside near the woods to prevent Robbie from falling down the cliff.
Robbie carried his small backpack on his back before getting off the car. Covering his stomach while wearing his pain-etched face, he ran into the woods.
“Mr. Robinson, please wait.” Cain immediately chased after him.
Robbie commanded, “Don’t follow me. Stay in the car.”
“But…” The bodyguard sensed that something was amiss, but he didn’t follow Robbie as he thought it was normal for the child to be embarrassed if someone was to be near him when he was doing his business.
It should be fine since I’m just at his side.
Just as Robbie went into the woods, he didn’t stop in his tracks. Instead, he stopped pretending to be in pain and ran forward while pushing aside the plants in his path. When he got to an open space, he ran toward Northridge.
I have to find some clues and get Mommy back as soon as possible.
Otherwise, some other woman is about to intrude on my home.
“Mr. Robinson, are you done?” Soon after, Cain grew anxious. “You didn’t have tissues, right? I’ll take some for you.”
With that, he took a packet of tissues from the car and walked into the woods slowly while looking around, searching for Robbie. “Mr. Robinson, I’m not trying to peek. I’m just here to give you some tissues…”
After saying his words, only silence ensued in the vast forest.
Cain froze. Scanning his surroundings, his heart started racing as he yelled anxiously, “Mr. Robinson… Mr. Robinson? Stop playing and come out now. There are wild beasts here. It’s too dangerous to play hide and seek.”
He didn’t receive any response from the child.
Cain started searching here and there in the vast forest, but Robbie was nowhere to be found.
Breaking out in a cold sweat, the bodyguard took in a deep breath and focused on his surroundings. On closer inspection, he noticed the thick bushes were messy as if someone had pushed them sideways while a trail of footsteps could be seen on the ground.
Following the footsteps, he quickened his pace and called Bruce. “Hello? Bruce, Mr. Robinson ran away!”
“What?” Bruce was in the middle of carrying out his mission. When he heard what Cain said, he immediately jumped and asked, “What do you mean by that? Explain.”
“It went like this…” Cain explained everything to him.
Meanwhile, Robbie followed the route he had investigated before and successfully reached the hill behind Northridge.
Right when he was about to take out his laptop and drone to carry out investigations, an ear-piercing screech was heard from the sky.
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Robbie lifted his head and saw an eagle soaring above. The eagle didn’t seem as intimidating as it would and was losing its balance, as if it was…
Robbie was letting his imagination run wild while the eagle suddenly made a downward glide toward him. Its speed was so fast that it was almost like an arrow.
The child was so scared that he immediately started running and used up every ounce of his energy to run for his life.
However, it would be impossible for a child to outrun an eagle.
Very quickly, the eagle caught up to him.
Glancing back at the eagle, Robbie quickened his pace and accidentally tripped over a stone. He fell to the ground with a loud thud. The child had no time to dwell on his pain, so he supported himself with his hands and wanted to get up.
However, the eagle was flapping its wings and launching its talon at him.
Right at this critical moment, the eagle glided past Robbie’s head and crashed to the ground. As its speed was too fast, it tumbled down the hill.
Robbie sprawled on the ground and trembled in fear.
It was quite a while before he finally came back to his senses. When he lifted his head to scan his surroundings, the eagle was nowhere to be seen.
There were a few blood-stained feathers on the ground. The wind blew onto them, lifting the edge of the feathers.
Recalling the noise just now, Robbie looked at the long trial of bloodstain and finally understood what happened.
The eagle was injured initially, and it was trying to fly. When it saw Robbie, it wanted to attack him, but it used up all of its strength and fell down the hill.
The child hurriedly got up and walked toward the hillside to check on the eagle.
It fell onto a big rock, while blood splattered everywhere. Laying lifelessly on the rock, the eagle could only move its wings slightly.
Robbie took out a telescope from his bag and saw his mother’s black gold wedding ring on the eagle’s talon.
He immediately kept his telescope and climbed down the hill carefully.
Although the eagle was heavily injured, Robbie was still afraid of it. He took a small stone and tossed it beside the eagle to test its reaction.
Its wings moved slightly, but it couldn’t stand up while its sharp eyes looked dull.
Robbie heaved a sigh of relief before picking up a twig from the ground and inched closer to the eagle.
When his distance from the eagle was just one meter away, the eagle flapped its wings suddenly.
“Ah!” He screamed in fear and backed away quickly.
When he calmed down, the eagle was still laying down in the same position and could only move its right wing for a bit, so it was harmless.
The child heaved a sigh of relief before hurling another attempt at moving closer to the eagle. Keeping his guard up, he assured, “Mr. Eagle, don’t worry. If you don’t hurt me, I won’t hurt you. I just want to retrieve my Mommy’s ring.”
No one knew if the eagle understood a human child’s words, as it didn’t budge and stared at him coldly.
“That ring…” Robbie pointed at its talon and explained, “It belongs to my Mommy. You have to return it to me. Do you understand?”
The eagle’s stare was still cold.
Robbie tried to move closer to it. Seeing how the eagle was just looking at him, he took another step closer and tried to use the twig to hook the ring.
At this exact moment, the eagle fluttered its wings and let out a ferocious screech, as if it was reluctant to submit to the reality of losing its power and might.
I shall not be bullied by a mere child of humans.
The twig in Robbie’s hands was flung to the ground while his hands were scratched. Taking a few steps back, the child looked at his wounds and was scared to try it again.
It seems impossible to take the ring back.
Robbie gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He found a rock and got ready to hurl it at the eagle. If it passes out, I can get Mommy’s ring back.
However, when he was about to strike the animal, his conscience kicked in. Seeing the eagle’s blood-stained body and broken wings, the child hesitated.
This eagle has a mother too.
If its mother sees him like this, it will be heartbroken.
What if I accidentally kill it? I’m going to be a murderer.
With these thoughts in his mind, Robbie put down the rock.
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“Ah, I’m just too kind-hearted.” Robbie breathed out deeply and looked at the eagle.
The eagle was looking at him, but this time, its eyes grew warm.
The child furrowed his brows, as he had no choice but to risk getting hurt to retrieve the ring.
Mustering up his courage, he moved closer and tried to get the ring off the eagle’s talon.
The eagle flapped its wings out of the blue, and Robbie jumped from shock. Then it retracted its wings and stop scaring the child.
Robbie continued pulling the ring and said, “Please don’t move. I just want to get the ring and I mean no harm. This ring belongs to my Mommy and it must be returned.”
The eagle’s talon was hurt, so it couldn’t move as it looked at the human child.
After a while, Robbie finally retrieved the ring. Taking out a clean, wet cloth from his bag, he removed the bloodstains on the ring and kept it in his bag before leaving.
When he was about to leave, he looked at the eagle and realized he couldn’t bring himself to leave it behind.
It cannot fly. Its owner might not be able to find it here. If other beasts attack it, that will be the death of it.
That thought made Robbie halt in his tracks. He took out the first aid kit from his bag and inched closer to the eagle carefully. “I’ll bandage your wounds, so don’t move. Do you understand?”
The eagle didn’t seem to give any response while it looked at the child with a gentle gaze.
He used some iodine to disinfect its wounds and applied some medicinal powder before wrapping the wound with some bandages.
Robbie had been to the hospital often, and there was medical staff at his house, so he knew the simple steps of treating the wounds. However, he didn’t put it into practice, so the way he bandaged was rather unsightly.
Looking at the eagle wrapped up like a tortilla, Robbie sighed in relief. “I wanted to carry out some investigation here. Just in case I get hurt, I brought the first aid kit with me, and it actually comes in handy.”
Suddenly, the eagle let out a ‘coo coo’ and became docile.
Pfft! Robbie was stunned for a while before bursting into laughter. “You sound like Fifi.”
When the eagle heard the name ‘Fifi,’ it became excited and continued to coo, as if it was well acquainted with the name.
“Fifi is a parrot. You’ve seen it before. It’s the one that flew out and protected me…” Robbie talked to the eagle while treating its wounds.
However, the medicine he brought was not enough, and it ran out before he could finish treating every wound.
“Well, that’s all I can do.” The child packed up his things and tried to carry the eagle, but it was way too heavy for him.
“I’ll have to carry you up the hill. Or else, you’ll die here and your owner won’t be able to find you.” With that, Robbie found himself a big branch and placed the eagle onto the branch before dragging it up the hill.
The eagle lay on the branch obediently while its sharp gaze started turning gentle and warm.
Halfway up the hill, Robbie’s hands were scrapped, but he paid no attention to the stinging pain and swung his hands before continuing with his climb upward.
At that moment, a familiar voice sounded from afar. “Mr. Robinson!”
“Mr. Robinson…”
“Robbie! Please come out now. Don’t scare me.”
A few bodyguards called out to Robbie, followed by Henry’s worried voice.
Robbie glanced back at the eagle and hurriedly said, “Shoot! My Great-grandpa and the others are here.”
The eagle cooed at him.
“Robbie…”
The shouts were getting louder and clearer. Robbie furrowed his brows and hesitated. “They mustn’t see you. Or else, it will cause a misunderstanding. I have to leave but don’t worry, I’ll get your owner to save you. Trust me.”
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After moving the eagle to a safe place, Robbie left hurriedly.
“Mr. Robinson, are you okay?” Right when Robbie got up to the hill, Bruce saw him and dashed to his front.
“I’m fine.” Robbie shook his head. Before he could say anything, Spencer and a few bodyguards wheeled Henry toward them, while the old man was shouting anxiously, “Robbie, Robbie… We finally found you. You almost scared me to death.”
“Great-grandpa…” Seeing how anxious Henry was, Robbie felt guilty.
“Let me look at you. Did you hurt yourself?” Henry took Robbie’s hands and scanned his injuries. “What happened to your hands? Why are they scraped? And what happened to your knees? What’s going on? Did someone bully you?”
Robbie hurriedly explained, “No. I tripped over and fell. I’m sorry for making you worry, Great-grandpa.”
“Silly child. You can tell me your problems. I’ll help you with it. Don’t keep everything to yourself and never run away from them.” Henry was scared out of his wits.
Before he could even send Jamie and Ellie to school, he received a call from Cain informing him that his great-grandson had run away.
He immediately asked the driver to turn back and went to search for Robbie.
Jamie and Ellie were absent from the school celebration because of this. When they learned what happened, they were worried and wanted to look for their brother, but they were sent back home by Henry.
At the same time, Bruce received the news and rushed to meet with them. Together, they started the search for Robbie.
The search continued for half an hour, and they finally found him.
Robbie cooked up an excellent reason. “I’m just here to look for my mechanical dove. I released my second dove, but it didn’t come back to me. It went missing somewhere here, so I came to find it.”
“Alright. No matter what it is, it’s fine as long as you’re well. Let’s go home now.” Henry didn’t insist on pursuing this matter in front of so many people. All he wanted was to bring Robbie back home.
“Okay.” Robbie nodded.
Bruce held his hand and was about to help him into the car.
Suddenly, Cain shouted, “Bruce!”
Glancing back, Bruce saw a few female bodyguards of the Lindberg family armed with weapons rushing toward them menacingly.
“Are they from the Lindberg family?” Henry frowned and commanded, “Show them no mercy if they are to behave arrogantly.”
“Yes, Mr. Nacht.” The bodyguards of the Nacht family went forward.
Seeing how everything turned out, Robbie furrowed his brows and realized his mistakes. Shoot! I’m just here to find out some clues about Mommy, but it seems I had accidentally caused the conflict between the two families to erupt.
When Lupine saw them, she immediately questioned, “As expected from the Nacht family. Where is our pet eagle?”
Their pet eagle, Fifi, often soared freely on the hill behind Lindberg residence. It got hurt the day before yesterday and after resting at home for a while; it tried to fly again and disappeared later on.
They immediately went to check the surveillance for any trespassing into the Northridge’s region. Fifi almost hurt Robbie before, so they thought the Nachts were here to capture Fifi, hence Lupine and others rushed to the scene.
Meanwhile, Morgan reported everything to Charlotte. She even added fuel to the fire and said, “They must’ve captured Fifi. Plus, that old geezer who always takes advantage of his old age is here. The men of the Nacht family are now on the hill behind our residence.”
Upon hearing her words, Charlotte immediately put everything aside and walked out of the study while putting on her coat. “Let’s go and take a look.”
“Yes, ma’am.” Morgan followed Charlotte, and they rushed outside.
“We’re here to look for Mr. Robinson. No one saw your pet eagle.” Bruce replied coldly and took Robbie’s hand.
Right at that moment, Lupine added, “Then why are you guys here? This is the territory of the Lindberg family.”