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Henry scoffed, “The Lindberg family’s territory? How arrogant!”

When Lupine heard Henry’s reply, she dared not to speak back, as she was terrified of the old man’s presence.

However, she didn’t have a choice to back down. Charlotte had instructed her to look for Fifi, and it was the Nachts’ fault for trespassing into Northridge.

So, she took a step forward and bowed at Henry before speaking politely. “Mr. Nacht, I don’t dare to defy you, but our pet eagle is missing and Ms. Lindberg had instructed me to look for it, so…”

Henry roared, “That eagle was untamed, and it almost hurt my great-grandson, so it’s best if it is missing. Go back and relay the message to Ms. Lindberg. She’d better discipline her pet. Or else, if it scares my great-grandchildren again, I won’t spare them!”

Not only would he not spare the eagle, he would be merciless toward its owner.

“You…” Although Lupine was furious, she dared not to talk back to Henry.

“Let’s go!” Henry shot an icy glare at her before leaving with Robbie.

Henry was a powerful figure in the business world, so no one dared to offend him. Even if Danrique was there, he would still have to treat him with respect. Not to mention Lupine was just a lowly bodyguard.

The Nacht family had the upper hand, so the bodyguards felt proud.

Bruce didn’t want Henry to come face to face with Charlotte, and he wished for the Nachts to leave as soon as possible. Carrying Robbie on his shoulder, he wheeled Henry toward the car. “Let’s hurry home. Mr. Jamison and Ms. Elisa must be worried sick.”

“Right.” Henry nodded in agreement.

Right when they were about to get into the car, an arrogant command sounded from behind. “Show no mercy to whoever dares to harm Fifi!”

Robbie widened his eyes in surprise when he heard the voice. It sounded so familiar that he couldn’t help but turn around.

A jeep came into view from the hillside. Soon, a few female bodyguards stood in front of the person who was getting off the jeep and they marched toward them.

The figure was blocked by the bodyguards, so no one knew who it was.

Sitting on Bruce’s shoulders, Robbie couldn’t adjust his position, so he could only see things at an angle.

He wanted to get down to see who it was so badly, but Bruce shoved him into the car.

Robbie was struggling to get off the car, but Bruce held him in his position and said, “Be a good boy, Robbie. Go back with your great-grandfather first.”

“What did that person said just now? How arrogant!” Henry heard a voice vaguely, but he couldn’t make out the words as his hearing had gotten worse through the years.

“It should be one of the Lindbergs.” Bruce evaded his question and hurriedly suggested, “Mr. Nacht, I’ll take care of everything here. Please go back with Mr. Robinson first.”

“Don’t fear them. Beat whoever dares to act all high and mighty in front of us.” Henry was furious at the Lindberg family.

To him, the incident of Robbie being scared by the eagle had something to do with him coming here. The Lindbergs are at fault for all of this, and they even dare to challenge us? Oh, I won’t just sit by and be nice anymore.

“Yes, yes.” Bruce nodded and urged, “Mr. Nacht, bring Mr. Robinson back home first. Don’t let him be scared again.”

With that, he helped Henry into the car and closed the door. “Drive!”

Cain immediately drove away.

Spencer frowned as he looked at the rearview mirror. Bruce was acting weird just now.

And Mr. Robinson…

Robbie poked his head out of the car window and glanced back as if he was trying to look at something.

Meanwhile, the head of the Lindberg family was standing on the hill. The bodyguards were standing behind her, revealing her face. However, Bruce’s body was in the way of Robbie’s view.

The child panicked and leaned out of the car window.

Spencer hurriedly pulled him into the car. “Mr. Robinson, it’s dangerous!”

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Robbie missed the opportunity to see that person again because he was dragged back by Spencer.

Soon, anger welled up in his chest, but he couldn’t throw a tantrum because he knew that Spencer was just concerned about his safety, after all.

At that time, Henry frowned and looked at Robbie, feeling anxious.

Back at home, they saw Jamie, Ellie, and Fifi waiting for them by the door. The two of them rushed toward the car immediately when the car entered their residence. “Robbie, Robbie!”

Just as Robbie stepped out of the car, Ellie threw herself at him and hugged him tightly. Then, she pouted and burst into tears.

“Robbie, are you trying to abandon us? Why did you run away from home? Where are you going? You promised Mommy that you would take care of Jamie and me!”

Robbie felt the urge to cry upon hearing that. Then, he hugged Ellie and patted her shoulder gently. “Ellie, don’t cry. I wasn’t trying to run away from home. I was just…”

“Don’t do that anymore, alright? You almost scare Ellie and me to death. You should discuss with us if you have any problems. We are triplets. So, we must always stick together,” Jamie pouted his lips and looked at Robbie with his teary eyes as he choked out the words.

“Alright. I’m sorry.”

Robbie was overwhelmed with guilt at that moment. All this time, he did everything on his own because he wanted to let Jamie and Ellie live happily. He didn’t want them to overthink things like him.

Besides, he didn’t want them to get into trouble.

“Alright, let’s go in.”

Upon seeing this, Henry’s brows dug deeper. Although the three of them have different personalities, they are always on the same page. If any of them has negative feelings, the other two siblings will be affected.

By then, it was approaching noon.

It was too late for them to join their school anniversary celebration. Henry asked the kitchen to prepare lunch for the children before calling Robbie to his study room and had a heart-to-heart talk with the latter.

In the study room, Henry asked Robbie if he was shocked by the eagle that day, but he said no. Then, the former asked if Robbie felt uneasy because Cynthia moved in, so he wanted to go somewhere far away to enjoy some peace and quiet. But, the latter denied too.

No matter how Henry tried to communicate and guide, Robbie insisted that he went there just to find his mechanical dove.

Henry was absolutely helpless. He could only give up and let Robbie go back to his room to get some rest.

After returning to his room, Robbie took out his tablet and played his parents’ wedding video. Then, he enlarged a part of the video to see his mother’s wedding ring clearer and took out a black gold ring from his bag to make a comparison carefully.

A-hah! As expected!

It’s Mommy’s wedding ring!

The discovery caused excitement to course through Robbie because he was one step closer to success. As long as I have the chance to meet the owner of the Northridge, I can ask her about Mommy’s whereabouts.

But the incident that happened just now had alarmed everyone. I think it’s hard for me to escape next time.

Robbie pulled the curtains apart to take a look outside. As he expected, Henry deployed more bodyguards to watch over them.

At that moment, the Nachts’ residence was heavily guarded.

Every child had four bodyguards. The bodyguards took turns to watch over them. No matter where they went, the bodyguards must stay by their sides all the time.

Just as Robbie was busy figuring out how to go out, there was a knock on the door. A few seconds later, Jamie and Ellie’s voices were heard.

“Robbie, I’m Jamie. May I come in? I bring you some food.”

“Robbie, I’m Ellie. I want to enter your room too.”

Upon hearing that, Robbie immediately kept the ring properly and opened the door. “Come in.”

“Thank you,” said Jamie as he pushed a food trolley into Robbie’s room. There were lemon and herbs lamb skewers and some desserts on the trolley.

On the other hand, Ellie was holding Fifi. Her face was still glowing red at that time because she’d been crying just now.

“Take a seat,” said Robbie as he put his clothes away from the sofa.

After the two of them sat down, Jamie questioned Robbie angrily, “Robbie, what the hell are you doing recently? Do you have some secret plans?”

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“Uh…” Robbie was stunned when he heard the former’s words.

He had never expected that Jamie would realize it and had always thought that Jamie was a carefree person that always squandered his days on the pleasures of life and ogled at beautiful girls.

“Robbie, don’t worry. We had already told the maid to leave. No one will eavesdrop on us. If you are worried that they’ll hear it, you can lower your voice,” whispered Ellie with a pinched voice.

“Yeah. Tell us if you have any secrets. We are of one mind. Let’s face the problems together,” said Jamie with a stern face.

Hearing that, Robbie pondered for a while before answering them. Hmm… They may not help me in other things, but it’s about Mommy’s whereabouts now. I believe that they’ll listen to me.

Besides, Great-grandpa keeps such a close eye on me now. It’s impossible for me to go out secretly to find out Mommy’s whereabouts unless Jamie and Ellie help me…

After all, to Great-grandpa, they are the most obedient children.

So I think he won’t suspect anything if they do something out of line.

Moreover, she is our mommy. Therefore, the three of us must work together in finding mommy so that everything will go faster and smoother.

Having thought that, Robbie stood up to lock the door and close the curtains.

Seeing that, Jamie and Ellie exchanged glances. Robbie’s actions made both of them feel nervous.

Then, Jamie inquired nervously, “Robbie, do you really have a secret?”

“What secret is that? Do you want to go on an adventure?”

At that time, an image of Robbie bringing them to go on an adventure like the pirates of the Caribbean flashed across Ellie’s mind.

Robbie didn’t answer their questions. He took out the ring from the drawer and asked in a mysterious tone, “Jamie, Ellie, do you know what this is?”

“This is a ring.”

Jamie and Ellie inched closer toward Robbie to observe the ring and started to discuss among themselves.

“It looks like Daddy’s ring.”

“No. This is a woman’s ring. I think I have seen it before…”

“Look at this.” Robbie played the wedding video and showed it to Jamie and Ellie. Then, he pointed at the ring finger of Charlotte’s right hand and queried, “What do you see?”

“Oh my God! The ring looks like Mommy’s wedding ring!”

Ellie took the ring over and studied it closely.

“Is this Mommy’s ring?” Jamie queried tentatively.

“Yes.” Robbie nodded.

“What?” Jamie and Ellie’s eyes widened in shock upon hearing that.

They only snapped back to their senses after a while. Then, they started to ask Robbie inquisitively.

“How do you get the ring? Did Mommy give it to you before she left? But I’ve never seen you take it out before. M-Mommy…”

Before Ellie could finish her words, she froze. Her eyes widened in shock, and she looked at Robbie in disbelief, “Mommy is back?”

“Robbie, is Mommy back?” Jamie grabbed hold of Robbie’s hands and urged the latter to say, “Quick, tell us!”

Ellie fiddled with Robbie’s sleeve and urged him anxiously, too, “Yeah, you are driving me crazy! What’s going on?”

“Do you still remember that eagle? I found the ring on its feet…” Robbie started to recount the incident to them.

“What?” Jamie and Ellie were astounded at his words.

“It happened like this…” Robbie explained the whole incident to them in detail.

Upon hearing that, the two of them were very agitated.

Then, Jamie said, “No wonder you slipped away this morning. I thought you did it because Ms. Cynthia moved in, and you felt uneasy about it, so you ran away from home to scare Great-grandpa. I even played along with you just now.”

On the other hand, Ellie queried apprehensively, “Robbie, what happened to the eagle now? Is Mommy living at Northridge?”

“I’m not sure. But even if mommy is not there, the people who live there will know where she is. For now, we need to figure out a way to go there and ask about Mommy’s whereabouts!” Robbie said in a serious tone.

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“Okay. Robbie, I believe that we will be able to find Mommy as long as we work together!” said Jamie as he nodded his head vigorously.

“Yes. As long as we cooperate with each other, we can bring Mommy back sooner!” said Ellie as she held out her hand.

Then, Jamie and Robbie put their hands on the former’s, as they pledged to find their mother back together.

At that time, Fifi flew toward them and put its feet on their hands too.

The three hands and an eagle’s feet stacked together, exuding an air of unity.

“Robbie, when can we start our mission?” asked Jamie. He was burning with passion and wanted to start the search for their mother immediately.

“You must bring us along too when you go to find Mommy the next time. Don’t go there alone.” Ellie leaned forward, afraid that Robbie would leave her behind.

“We can’t do that just yet.” Robbie kept the ring properly as he said, “I have already alerted Great-grandpa today, and he sent many bodyguards to watch over me. So we can’t do anything for now.”

“Then what should we do?” Jamie hurriedly asked.

“Let’s wait a few days before we start. It’s rather inconvenient for us to find Mommy now that Great-grandpa is here. It will be troublesome if he learned of Mommy’s whereabouts…” Robbie furrowed his small brows as he meticulously analyzed the situation.

If Great-grandpa knows mommy’s whereabouts, he’ll definitely try to send her away again. Robbie didn’t say that out loud, of course.

Hearing that, Ellie had a gloomy expression on her face. She pursed her lips as she queried, “How long do we have to wait? I want to see Mommy and Mrs. Berry sooner.”

“Me too. I wonder how they have been doing these two years. I hope they can come back earlier!” Jamie felt a little sad as he thought of Charlotte and the housekeeper.

“I think Daddy was already annoyed by Great-grandpa. He must be looking for a way to send Great-grandpa back. We don’t need to worry about that. Daddy will settle it. We can start finding Mommy once Great-grandpa goes back to M Nation!” Robbie planned everything meticulously. He didn’t look like a six-year-old child at all.

Then, he added, “These few days, we shall carry out our daily tasks as usual. Don’t think too much about our mission and don’t tell anyone about it, understand?”

“Yes!” Jamie and Ellie nodded firmly.

Fifi nodded too, “Yes, yes!”

“Let’s give our group a name! Um… Let’s call it ‘The Triplets Reconnaissance Team’. Then, the name of our secret mission is ‘Mommy Project’!” said Jamie.

“Jamie, you must’ve read too many comics.” Robbie was rather speechless.

“This would make me feel more confident in completing the mission! Come on, Robbie!” said Jamie.

“Alright, alright! I’ll do it!” Robbie could just follow the former’s instruction.

The three of them stacked their hands again and shouted, “Triplets Reconnaissance Team, Project Mommy officially launched!”

When Zachary was on his way home, he received a call from Bruce saying that they had found Robbie and everything was settled. Hence, he ordered Marino to make a U-turn and return to the office.

These few days, Lindberg Corporation had widely publicized the opening day of South Sea, and the news had taken over the headlines of numerous platforms.

The shareholders of Divine Corporation were worried that this incident would affect the launch of the new tech products of their own company.

Hence, Zachary was busy handling these matters recently. Besides, he was busy setting up some plans for the Gymnasium Project that he collaborated with Louis.

Therefore, he was extremely hectic. Every day, he spent his time at Divine Corporation and the project sites.

He wanted to launch the new products of his company before Lindberg Corporation so that they could compete with the latter. Otherwise, the South Sea territorial waters project would steal the limelight.

However, Zachary felt a headache pounding in his head upon hearing Bruce’s last sentence.

“Mr. Nacht and Ms. Lindberg almost bumped into each other. Luckily, I managed to send them away in time. But I feel that Mr. Robbie was acting weird just now. I think he had discovered something. When we left Northridge, he kept looking in the direction of Ms. Lindberg.”

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“What?” Zachary frowned. “Robbie saw his mother?”

“No,” Bruce answered firmly. “I blocked his sight. He shouldn’t have seen Ms. Lindberg.”

“Shouldn’t have?” Zachary growled.

“I’m sorry for my incompetence.” Bruce was frustrated, but he didn’t defend himself.

“Calm down, Mr. Nacht,” Ben advised him. “You can’t hide it forever. Ms. Lindberg is still going to make a public appearance on the South Sea territorial waters project’s opening day. Even if the people from Southridge and Northridge aren’t seeing one another right now, they’d know she’s back on that day.”

Zachary frowned after hearing the explanation. “When’s the opening?”

“Thirteenth next month,” Ben answered hastily. “It’s already twenty-ninth today.”

“So we have sixteen days to work with.” Zachary tapped the armrest of his leather chair, then he told Bruce, “Call Cynthia. If she’s holding up, tell her to have dinner with me tonight.”

“Huh?” Bruce was startled by the request, but he quickly answered, “Right away, Sir. Give me a minute.”

Zachary ended the call, but he didn’t look relaxed. In fact, he was tense. I have to get Henry back to M Nation, or I’ll get held back.

“Don’t worry. There are about two weeks before that. We’ll settle this before then,” Ben calmed him down.

At the same time, Ben called back, “Ms. Blackwood isn’t feeling well. She declined your invitation.”

Zachary was surprised to hear that. He thought Cynthia would accept the invitation no matter what, but he never expected her to say no. “I see.” Zachary hung up.

“Ms. Blackwood sustained quite a serious injury. I saw her yesterday, and she couldn’t even get out of bed. Going out for a meal seems unrealistic for now,” Ben explained.

“We’ll talk about this later. For now, let’s settle some business.”

“Yes.”

…

Zachary worked for the whole day and refused all appointments for that night. He wanted to go home soon and spend some time with his kids, but it was already ten when he came home.

Henry and Cynthia were having a game of chess when Zachary came back. Henry seemed to be in a good mood, and he laughed heartily. “Good form, Cynthia. Good form. Not many people out there have the patience to play chess with me and win. You’re the second.”

Cynthia put her chess piece down and signaled, ‘Is Zachary the first?’

“No.” Henry shook his head and sighed. “It’s his mother.”

Cynthia froze up for a moment, then she apologized, ‘I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have talked about that.”

“It’s fine. It’s all in the past now.” Then Henry realized Zachary’s return, and his gentle attitude was replaced by a stern one. “You’re late.”

“I tried my best to be early.” He went upstairs, then he remembered something and asked, “Are you guys hungry? Wanna get supper together?”

Henry stopped drinking his tea, surprised that Zachary would ask them out for supper. Zachary was, after all, a cold man.

‘Sure. I’m getting hungry now,’ Cynthia gestured.

“Make some light supper, Mrs. Rawlston. I’ll come back after I change,” Zachary told Mrs. Rawlston.

“Yes, Mr. Zachary.” Mrs. Rawlston quickly sent the servants to the kitchen, while Zachary went upstairs.

Henry looked at him for a while, then he turned to Cynthia. “Cynthia, did he talk to you over the last few days?”

‘He asked me out for dinner tonight, but I declined because I’m not in a state to go out yet,’ she gesticulated.

“Is that so?” Henry was delighted. “That’s progress right there!”

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Cynthia bit her lip shyly, her face scarlet. ‘Maybe he’s just being polite. It couldn’t have been romantic.’

“But he’s a lot better now, so take the chance, Cynthia,” Henry advised her. “He’s a softie at heart. Yeah, he might look uncaring, but he’s a loyal man. If you make him fall for you, he’ll treat you like a queen.”

‘I know.’ Cynthia nodded with a smile.

“Do you still like him then?” Henry asked again.

‘Yes,’ she answered without missing a beat. ‘I have loved him the moment I saw him back when I was fifteen, and that hasn’t changed.’

“That’s good to hear.” Henry smiled warmly.

A short while later, Mrs. Rawlston had prepared lemon and herb lamb skewers and some oatmeal. The servants took Henry and Cynthia to the dining table, and Zachary came down after changing.

They sat around the table, and Henry asked about the company, while Zachary answered him. Henry criticized him, dissatisfied with Zachary’s nonchalant attitude.

Zachary was getting impatient. “I’ve been working the whole day now. Can’t you just let me have some peace and quiet at home?”

“Why you…”

Henry was about to fly into a rage, but Cynthia gave him a skewer and gestured, ‘The skewer’s really nice. Have some, Grandpa.’

Her gentle smile soothed Henry’s fury. “You should take a leaf out of her page. She’s so gentle, so nice.” Henry pointed at Zachary. “You, on the other hand, growls at everyone.”

Zachary had his supper in silence. He wanted to get back to his room, but he needed to be there so Cynthia would calm Henry down, or he would have left otherwise.

‘Grandpa, you seem to look tired these days. Did something happen?’ Cynthia gesticulated.

“Nope. Just taking care of the kids. I’m still fit as a fiddle.” He sighed. “But yeah, age isn’t on my side, and this is one humid mountain. My whole body’s sore and that tires me out easily.”

Zachary looked up at Cynthia. We’re getting to the main topic now.

‘It is quite humid here, but this is the best place to be in summer. It’s cool, and the air is fresh,’ Cynthia gesticulated with a smile. ‘But you can’t really stay here. I seem to remember seeing you in better shape back in M Nation.’

“Uh-huh.” Henry nodded. “I got used to M Nation’s weather.”

‘I’ll give you a massage once I feel better. That should relieve a bit of the soreness,’ Cynthia kept gesticulating. ‘And your doctor back in Manhattan’s a good one too. Why don’t we get him here?’

“I don’t think so.” Henry shook his head. “He’s in his eighties now, and his family won’t let him go overseas because of his health. He called me last night, said he’d perform a checkup on me once I go back, but I might not have the chance anymore.” Henry dwelled in his sadness, for his biggest fear was his old friends’ passing.

‘But Dr. Leonard looks well enough to me.’ Cynthia was surprised.

“He used to be, but not after he tripped and fell.” Henry had gotten more solemn. “I tripped once two years ago, and since then, I’m wheelchair-bound. I could kick the ball around with my grandkid before that.”

‘It’s bad for the elderly to trip.’ Cynthia frowned. ‘I think Dr. Leonard could recover if he has plenty of rest. You should too. Remember to go for your treatment.’

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“Okay.” Henry nodded. “Your clinic in M Nation’s a nice one. Christopher frequents it since it’s hard for a doctor to treat himself. He needs a professional opinion from other doctors.”

‘Oh, I’m just an amateur compared to him.’ Cynthia smiled sheepishly. ‘Your previous treatment has been going well, Grandpa. You should keep at it.’

“I think I should. My back’s been really sore lately. I think I’ll go back once everything’s settled down here.” Henry fiddled with the board.

“What business do you have here?” Zachary asked casually. “I’ll handle the company, so don’t worry about it.” Finally. Zachary grasped the chance to talk about it.

“I know you can handle it.” Henry gazed into him. “But what about your personal problems?”

Zachary froze. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Cynthia’s a good girl.” Henry peered at Cynthia. “You should talk to her more.”

Zachary frowned. He was about to fly into a rage, but then he remembered something. Henry will go back to M Nation if I pretend to date Cynthia, and he wouldn’t bother me anymore. I can also take the time to settle business with Charlotte.

Zachary nodded. “Yeah, she’s a nice girl. I can try dating her.”

“Really?” Henry was overjoyed, and Cynthia was stunned. She had been waiting for him to say that for the longest time.

“Of course.” Zachary didn’t show too much enthusiasm, or it’d be too fake. “I can date her and see what happens.”

“Good. Very good. Excellent.” Henry nodded in exuberance. “You’ll see how nice Cynthia is once you get along with her.”

“Yeah, yeah, I know.” Zachary gave her a shrimp dumpling. Touched, Cynthia smiled gently at him.

Henry was overjoyed to see that, and he didn’t want to get between the ‘couple,’ so he said, “Whoops, I’m getting sleepy after I had something to eat. Must be my age acting up. I’ll go to my room now. You guys go ahead without me.” He patted Cynthia’s hand and gave her a cryptic look.

Spencer took Henry back to his room, and Zachary put his cutlery down. “I’m done with supper, so I’m taking you to your room.” He took Cynthia to her room upstairs.

Henry turned around and whispered to Spencer, “Go and see if that kid’s doing what he said he would. He’s one little trickster, that boy is. This might also be his lie.”

“I don’t think so.” Spencer was confident in Zachary’s promise. “The young master has always been an arrogant one. He can’t pretend to like someone he doesn’t.”

“True.” Henry nodded. “He hates putting on pretenses. That kid was cold to Cynthia, but he’s changed quite a bit.”

“Maybe he’s sympathizing with her,” Spencer analyzed. “Pity is the first step to love, you see. Well, some say friendship is.”

“You have a point.” Henry nodded. “Still, take a look just in case.”

“Very well then. After I take you to your room.” Spencer went upstairs in silence after taking Henry to his room.

At the same time, Zachary took Cynthia back to her room, placed her on her bed, leaned closer, and whispered, “Looks like Grandpa really wants us to be together. Why don’t you work with me here? I want him to stop bothering me.”

Cynthia stiffened up, but she quickly gave him a gentle smile. ‘I see. I’ll do it.’

“Thanks.” He nodded. “I owe you one, and I’ll be sure to pay you back.”

‘It’s fine. I want to do this.’ Cynthia suddenly hugged Zachary and kissed him because she saw someone outside her room.

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Spencer was looking through the ajar door and saw Cynthia lying on the bed, while Zachary leaned closer. Then she hugged him and they kissed

Ahem. Someone coughed, and Spencer scurried away, though not without casting a death glare at Ben. Ben only shrugged, and he went to close the door.

Their lips were about to touch, but Zachary instinctively pushed her away. He could pretend to be in a relationship with Cynthia, provided there was no direct contact with her, as he would be repulsed by any kind of skin contact.

Cynthia gesticulated, ‘I didn’t mean it. Someone was peeping on us, so I—’

“I know,” Zachary interrupted. “It was Spencer.”

Shocked, Cynthia bit her lip and nodded.

“Thank you.” Zachary left the bed. “Sleep tight.”

Ben was waiting for him outside. “Mr. Spencer has gone back to his room,” he reported once Zachary came out.

Zachary closed the door, but instead of going back to his bedroom, he went to the study. Ben poured a glass of wine for him. “You’re pretending to be in a relationship with Ms. Cynthia so Mr. Henry will leave you alone, aren’t you?”

“You noticed too?” Zachary arched his eyebrow.

“I’ve been working for you for a long time now, so that much is obvious for me.” Ben smiled. “The same thing goes for Mr. Henry. You can’t fool him with half-hearted acting.”

Zachary frowned. True. I did tell him I’d try to date her, but if I don’t go a mile further, that sly old fox isn’t gonna buy it.

“You might have to go to the extremes if you want Mr. Henry to leave you alone,” Ben reminded him carefully.

“What do you mean I have to be aggressive?” Zachary barked, “Insolence.”

“My apologies, Sir.” Ben bowed.

Zachary glared at him, but Ben had a point. This is going to be a headache. I might have to turn to extreme measures to make him leave. But I don’t really want to do that. Maybe I can get away with it without anyone noticing. After all, nobody’s gonna know what we’re doing behind closed doors.

“Good idea.” Zachary squinted.

“But you’d have to make sure your kids don’t bump into you guys when you’re going at it,” Ben suggested. “Especially Robbie. He’s really sensitive, and it’s going to hurt your relationship with him if he sees you getting intimate with Ms. Cynthia. That’s probably why he ran away today.”

“True.” Zachary frowned and nodded. “That’s important.”

“So what will you do?”

“I’ll be surveying Ashenville Garden for the next couple of days. Ask Cynthia whether she would like to come with me tomorrow morning.” Zachary wanted to ‘get closer’ with Cynthia while keeping his children away from his business.

“I think she’ll be delighted,” Ben said. “But Mr. Henry can’t see what you’re doing then.”

“He’s no fool. I bet he’ll have spies snooping around.” Zachary knew Henry well. “He’d probably check in on us too.”

“I see.”

…

When they had breakfast the next morning, Ben asked Cynthia if she’d like to go with Zachary on a stay in Ashenville Garden. Of course, Henry was there to listen in. Ben even told her the hot spring there could help with her recovery.

Henry arched his eyebrow. “Go get some fresh air, Cynthia. Staying at home all the time isn’t good for your health.”

‘Okay!’ Cynthia was still hesitant, but not after Henry encouraged her to go. She smiled. ‘Thanks for having me, Ben.’

“No prob. I’ll tell Mr. Nacht about it, and Raina’s going to go get prepared.

Ben was about to leave for the preparations, but Henry suddenly said, “I can’t let her go alone. Take Cain and Kyle with you.”

Just as Mr. Nacht has predicted. ”Of course,” Ben obliged.

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Raina came to pick Cynthia up that afternoon. Cynthia took two nurses with her because of her injuries and Henry sent two bodyguards with her. Ben sent another two bodyguards to tag along, making it a total of four bodyguards, one doctor, and two nurses escorting Cynthia around. It was a crowd.

Mr. Potter knew Cynthia was someone close to Zachary when he welcomed her at Ashenville Garden’s parking lot as she had a lot of people protecting her. She was to stay at the same villa where a hot spring was in the backyard, just like how Zachary wanted.

It was already eight in the evening when everything was done, but Zachary was nowhere to be seen.

Even so, Cynthia didn’t seem to show any form of anxiety. She told Mr. Potter to keep her arrival a secret, for she didn’t want to worry Zachary. Mr. Potter nodded with a smile. Such a gentle lady. She might be a mute, but she comes from a good family, is knowledgeable, gentle, and gorgeous. She’s perfect.

Raina treated Cynthia’s wounds and told her, “You can’t go into the hot spring just yet, Ms. Blackwood, but you can soak your feet in it.”

“I see. Thank you, Dr. Langhan.” Cynthia was a cultured lady who was polite to everyone, including the servants. She’d even smile at the waiters as a sign of gratitude for their service.

“Don’t mention it. Rest up. I’ll unpack.”

“Of course.”

After Raina went to the room beside hers, Cynthia quieted down and pushed herself to the window, and looked at the rain that was pouring outside. It’s a downpour. I wonder if Zachary is trapped in the congested traffic.

Indeed he was, and congested traffic was an understatement. Zachary was stuck at the exit, and he couldn’t even move an inch. Zachary was reading through the documents when Ben suddenly pointed at the rear-view mirror and gasped. “That looks like Ms. Lindberg’s car!”

Zachary looked into the rear-view mirror and saw the silver Rolls-Royce that belonged to Charlotte. The traffic finally inched forward, and the Rolls-Royce moved up and stopped beside his black one.

“Goddammit! They’re everywhere!” Marino glared at that car. Even though he couldn’t see the interior, he could feel the woman inside glaring back at him.

“Tell me about it.” Ben felt a headache coming up at the thought of that woman. “Wait, they can’t be heading the same place as we are, can they?”

“What?” Zachary frowned. “Did Louis invite her too?”

“…” Ben didn’t see that coming. “That’s going to be a sticky situation. If Ms. Lindberg bumps into Ms. Blackwood, you’re going to have a hard time explaining.”

“I don’t think they’re heading to Ashenville Garden,” Zachary refuted. “Remember what happened at the seaside restaurant? Things were pretty ugly, and I don’t think Louis would be so dumb as to invite both of us at the same time.”

“You have a point.” Ben nodded.

The traffic loosened up a short while later. Zachary’s car was about to go ahead, but Charlotte’s cut in, much to Marino’s chagrin. “These women are barbaric.”

“Take it slow. We’re not in a hurry,” Zachary said.

“Yes, Sir.” Marino stopped grumbling.

They moved on at a snail’s pace and had to wait for ten more minutes before exiting the highway. Instead of going to the hotel with hot spring when he arrived, Zachary went to the banquet hall instead.

Sir Louis’ banquet was held there, and there were the partners from F Nation who came to talk about the upcoming project. The moment he came out of the car, Mr. Potter went to welcome him. “Mr. Nacht, Sir Louis has been waiting for you. Ms. Blackwood is all settled down. Shall I invite her?”

“No.”

Zachary wasn’t planning on having Louis know that Cynthia was there. Louis’ villa was on the racecourse, which was some distance away anyway, so they wouldn’t bump into each other.

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“Alright.” Mr. Potter led them to the banquet hall without further ado. Zachary scanned the cars in the parking lot, but he didn’t see the silver Rolls-Royce. Looks like Charlotte isn’t here. His frown subsided. Now I can get into business.

An uplifting piano tune was heard upon their entrance, and thunderous applause followed. Zachary didn’t pay any heed to it, since Louis was an outstanding pianist, and he just had to show off at every banquet.

But he was shocked to see the pair in front of the piano when he got close.

“Ms. Lindberg came!” Ben was stunned.

“But we didn’t see their car.” Marino was baffled.

“Ms. Lindberg came twenty minutes earlier. She went to Sir Louis’ villa and came with him,” Mr. Potter whispered.

“Damn woman.” Marino glared at Morgan.

“This is going to spell trouble.” Ben frowned at Zachary.

“Shut up,” Zachary growled.

They lowered their gazes and said nothing more.

“What’s wrong?” Mr. Potter had a bad feeling about it.

“Mr. Potter,” Ben whispered something to him, and Mr. Potter nodded. “I understand. I know what must be done.”

Another song had concluded, and thunderous applause filled the banquet hall. Sir Louis held Charlotte’s hand politely and bowed at everyone.

Everyone praised them for looking like a perfect couple, while Zachary spared nothing but a cold gaze, though he clapped politely too, and his entourage followed.

Louis gave Zachary a warm welcome when he saw him. “You’re here, Zachary!”

The guests only noticed him at that point, and they stood up to greet him. Zachary gave them polite nods, but he noticed a problem. All the partners brought their own date with them, and even Louis had Charlotte with him. Only Zachary came alone.

“Have a seat, Charlotte.” After Louis had settled Charlotte down, he quickly welcomed Zachary. “What took you so long?”

“What is going on?” Zachary was asking Louis, but his eyes were on Charlotte. Charlotte had mingled nicely with the partners and their family. She even brought gifts for them, though Morgan and Lupine were the ones holding them.

“I have to tell you something.” Louis took Zachary to the side and whispered, “Can we have one more partner for this project?”

“No,” Zachary refused without any hesitation.

“Oh, don’t be a party pooper, Zachary,” Louis calmed him down. “Charlotte’s acknowledged by the partners, and they agreed to it. I can’t do anything about it.”

“So you set me up? You’re forcing me to agree?” Zachary frowned, looking serious. “Who asked you to do this?”

“I…” Louis glanced at Charlotte subconsciously, but he looked away moments later. “Nobody. This talk was going to happen anyway. We’re just having one more member here.”

“So who told them to bring their partners, and who allowed the Lindbergs to attend this banquet?” Zachary was upset. “And who told you to keep this a secret?”

“I did,” Charlotte said coldly. She walked up to them with elegance and smiled at Zachary. “You seem to dislike this surprise, Mr. Nacht.”

Zachary glared at her coldly and looked away. He couldn’t bring himself to get angry at her.