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“What are our options?” queried Robbie. “I don’t want to alarm Great-grandpa, but there’s honestly just too much to explain otherwise. However, I want you to drink this.” Robbie pulled out a bottle of soda and gave it to Kyle. “You’ll only sleep for an hour or so, don’t worry. It’ll all be alright after you wake up.”
“I guess it’s fine, but…” Kyle looked at Robbie uneasily.
“Don’t dwell on it.” Robbie spread his arms out. “Am I not alright?”
“Okay.” Kyle didn’t say much. Mr. Robinson was definitely a genius child, even if his behavior seemed different from that of a normal person.
As long as nobody got hurt, that’s all that mattered.
“I think you missed a call from Mr. Spencer. I reckon you should get back to him as soon as possible.” Robbie looked at Kyle and made a phoning gesture with his hand. “Tell him that I had an upset tummy and was delayed. We can meet now.”
“Very well.” Kyle set out to make that call immediately.
Robbie gently stroked Fifi’s wings as he carefully recalled what happened earlier. She had not said much, but he had to assume that they knew about the ring.
But how did the ring end up on the eagle’s foot?
How did they get the ring?
These were questions that needed answers.
Aboard the private jet, Zachary suddenly received a report from Bruce. “Mr. Nacht, Sharon has been captured by Mr. Blackwood. He’s now going to take her back to Erihal to make amends to the Blackwood family.”
Zachary grunted in response. “For now, you are to ensure that the Blackwoods don’t find out about Charlotte. In the meantime, keep watch over Olivia as well.”
“Roger that. I’ll do my best.”
Bruce was about to hang up when Zachary stopped him, having just recalled something. “Just a moment.”
“Do you have other orders, sir?” asked Bruce.
“Send someone out to look into Peter.”
“Yes, I’ll do so right away.”
With that, Zachary put his phone away. Ben, who had been waiting next to him, asked, “Mr. Nacht, you suspect that the Lindbergs have Peter in custody?”
“It’s very likely.” Zachary frowned. “But the Charlotte we know now is much smarter than I thought. If she can’t seek out Olivia and Kristi, or if she can’t find out anything about my marriage, she’ll definitely do something to Peter.”
“I think Peter concealed himself pretty well,” said Ben. “He did not imply that he recognized Ms. Lindberg.”
“You don’t really need an obvious admission,” replied Zachary. “When Peter encountered her for the first time, what gave him away was the unusual behavior. Then when Olivia appeared later, he accidentally revealed that he knew too much just through a slip of the tongue.”
“Hmm, alright then.” Ben seemed worried still. “Then isn’t what we thought of too late to execute?”
Zachary didn’t respond but toyed with the wedding ring on his finger.
Soon, Bruce called. “Mr. Nacht, It’s Peter. He has been caught!”
“So it would seem.” There was a drastic change in Ben’s expression. “What do we do now?”
“I hope he’ll hang in there.”
Zachary sighed. This was a bad move. How could I ignore something this important?
“Ms. Lindberg is formidable indeed.” Ben sighed, his tone sincere. “I’m afraid we can’t hide this anymore.”
“Three days. Just give me three days. When I find Dr. Felch, I will come back and tell her in person.” Zachary frowned. “I hope Peter can hang on for another three days.”
“That should be feasible. After all, he’s a man. I doubt he’d be forced to confess so easily by a few women,” said Ben with some conviction.
“That’s not necessarily true.” Bruce suddenly chimed in and shook his head. “Do not underestimate the power of the Lindbergs when it comes to persuasion.”
“Well, it’ll basically be fine if he doesn’t open his mouth at all.”
“Wait a minute.” Zachary suddenly thought of something important. “Didn’t she return to Erihal? How will she interrogate Peter?”
“Maybe she’ll let an underling handle it?” queried Ben.
“I need you to find out if she has landed in Erihal or not!” Zachary definitely could not ignore the sinking feeling that had formed in his chest as he issued the order to Bruce.
“Yes!”
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“It would appear that I’ve found a worthy opponent this time,” remarked Ben with a sigh.
Zachary was the type who was meticulous and constantly strategizing, never failing to take the next step first. In business, he rarely, if not ever, encountered opponents worthy of his skill. This time, however, he had made a grave mistake.
And that was his failure to counter Danrique head on.
However, facing Charlotte, who was an acolyte trained by Danrique, was perilous enough. He’d been sorely beaten multiple times in a row even before the real battle had started.
I wonder how an actual fight with Danrique would pan out in the future.
No, I shouldn’t be thinking of this. I dare not.
The pressure that he felt in the face of this crisis was insurmountable.
“If I may, I think that Ms. Lindberg is your weakness.” Somehow, Ben had given Zachary one of the key points. “You can be rational and decisive towards anyone but her. She’s a different kind of weak spot for you.”
Zachary was silent. Of course, he was well aware. This was why the old man was so insistent on turning Charlotte away.
Henry believed that when she was being used by the Lindbergs to handle the Nachts, the Nachts would be in grave danger.
It was a shame that he tried with all his might, and not only failed to prevent it. Henry had made a few mistakes along the way, which led to this.
If she had not been sent away, maybe things would not have turned out like this at all. Even if the Lindbergs had been aware of Charlotte’s identity and came to claim her as a descendent, there was no plausible reason for her to help the Lindbergs to begin with.
But now, all it took was one wrong step. Due to the arrogance of the Nachts, tragedy has ensued.
Charlotte losing her memory was one thing. She had changed into a completely different person altogether.
Even if her memory was restored in the future, she would probably bear only a deep-seated hatred towards the Nachts.
Could that hatred be offset by the children? Or even the feelings they shared in the past?
Zachary had no confidence in even that.
Ben noticed Zachary spiraling deeper into his thoughts and tried to console him. “That was not your fault. You tried to protect Ms. Lindberg. It was beyond your control.”
“No, it’s my fault.” Zachary smiled bitterly to himself. “I am not persistent enough. I am indecisive, and I have too many scruples.”
“There wasn’t anything you could have done at the time,” said Ben hurriedly. “You were trying to save her.”
“If I bit the bullet and prepared to lay down my life for her, this never would’ve happened,” lamented Zachary. “My hubris made me assume that I could control everything.”
“I think the fault lies with the person who attacked Ms. Lindberg from the shadows,” said Ben bitterly. “If it weren’t for that, things wouldn’t have turned out this way.”
“Yes, I need to find out who it was that set up both Charlotte and Mrs. Berry in T Nation so that she has an explanation at least.” Zachary frowned and chewed on his lower lip. “My best guess is that it’s either Zara or Sharon, but there is no evidence to make that accusation.”
“That incident was also strange. If the Lindbergs hadn’t deliberately erased records of Sharon’s entry to T Nation, we would’ve found out ages ago.” Ben sounded quite indignant as he toyed with the collar of his shirt. “Basically, Danrique concealed this to allow Ms. Lindberg to get to you.”
“External factors should not be the main reason.” Zachary sighed and looked pointedly at Ben. “Even if Danrique acted out, it was only because we messed up first.”
“Don’t worry. Bruce has been investigating this, and maybe we’ll have some news soon.”
Zachary narrowed his eyes slightly. “I can’t wait much longer. I need to find out who did this and give Charlotte some closure.”
After a pause, Zachary thought of something again. “If I remember correctly, it’ll be the old man’s ninety-eighth birthday soon. On the nineteenth, I think. I want you to go to the press and inform them that I’ll be organizing a birthday banquet for him.”
Ben nodded and made the necessary arrangements.
When the plane landed in Phoenix City, Zachary received a call from Bruce.
“Mr. Nacht, as expected, Ms. Lindberg’s private jet did take off and land on time, but she never arrived at Erihal.”
Upon hearing these words, Zachary’s expression was very solemn.
“Mr. Nacht, what should I do now?” asked Bruce on the other end of the line.
After a long silence, Zachary said, “From now on, you only need to do one thing. You need to keep the children safe.”
“Understood.”
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Although he was half an hour late, Robbie still managed to meet up with Henry and the others at Fairytale Land.
When Jamie and Ellie saw him, they greeted him from a distance. “Robbie, are you okay?”
“Of course I’m okay,” replied Robbie calmly. “What do you mean?”
“I heard Mr. Spencer say that you had diarrhea. Maybe the food didn’t agree with you.”
Jamie’s response was quick, and he even found a way to make up a more believable excuse.
“Did you eat too much ice cream?” asked Ellie, maintaining the charade. “The mini-bar in your room has too much of it. You should be more careful next time!”
“Got it.” Robbie rubbed his belly gingerly. “My tummy still feels off. However, I was delayed because Fifi flew out of the car and I had to go look for it.”
“So you went to find Fifi?”
Henry sighed inwardly as he heard this. He knew that Robbie was intellectually more capable than Jamie or Ellie. Robbie had an IQ that resembled that of an adult.
You said it was diarrhea the last time and you slipped away. Using the same excuse twice? I’ve got my doubts.
But since Robbie explained that the delay was caused by Fifi’s attempted escape, it sounded much more credible.
Fifi had been raised by the three children and was a little spoiled. He often flew around the home, uncaged. However, it was not unlikely that Fifi flew out of the car. After all, if the windows are not closed properly; accidents can happen.
Kyle nodded enthusiastically. “Mr. Robinson was indeed looking for his pet. It gave me such a fright!”
“That settles it then.” Henry nodded and looked at Robbie. “Are you hungry? Let’s eat.”
“I need to use the bathroom first.” Robbie raised his dirty hands at Henry. “Need to wash them.”
“I’ll go with you,” said Jamie hurriedly.
“Alright, off you go.” Henry gestured at the two boys.
“Why don’t I hold onto Fifi?”
Robbie handed Fifi over to Ellie’s outstretched arm, and off the pair went to the restroom.
The restroom was deserted. Jamie took Robbie inside urgently, and in a low voice, asked, “Have you seen Mommy?”
Robbie shook his head. “But I have already talked to the owner of the house, and I can be sure that they did have Mommy’s ring.”
“Then they should know where Mommy is, right? What did they say?” asked Jamie anxiously.
“Nothing at all.” Robbie furrowed his brows. “The adults are usually a bit more complicated. It could be that there were other complications, but that doesn’t matter for now. I left my number with them. If they find out anything, they’ll contact me.”
“Okay.” Jamie sighed. “I hope they can tell us where Mommy is. I’ll even give them all of my pocket money.”
“Don’t be silly. They live in a villa at Northridge. Money is the last thing they need right now.” Robbie was exasperated and even wondered if Jamie was particularly dumb.
“Then what do we do?” Jamie looked helplessly at his brother.
“We’ll just act according to whatever comes our way. First, we have to figure out exactly who’s living there.”
I remember Great-grandpa saying that they are the Lindbergs,” said Jamie. “The Lindbergs are supposedly arch-enemies of the Nachts. Do you remember the car ride with Great-grandpa? He also warned about them then. They’re dangerous, and we should stay away from them.”
“The enemy?” wondered Robbie aloud. “So, that means that the Lindbergs equal the Nachts in power?”
“I would assume so.” Jamie nodded tersely and continued. “At the time, Ellie thought that Daddy was the most powerful person in the world but didn’t expect that there would be other people to rival him. Great-grandpa always said that there are stronger people out there in the world.”
“Alright, here’s what we’ll do then. When the opportunity arises, maybe you should ask around about the Lindbergs. I think Great-grandpa wouldn’t suspect it if it came from you. But if I asked him, that would definitely raise alarm-bells.”
“Okay!
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As the two emerged from the restroom, Spencer was already waiting at the door. “Alright, I’m going to bring you both back to the restaurant now.”
“Okay, thank you Mr. Spencer.”
Robbie and Jamie followed Spencer to the restaurant.
Henry had the place beautifully decorated. There were even marshmallows and balloons for Ellie.
Ellie was prancing about the restaurant happily, wearing a fairy frock and holding a magic wand.
The scene stopped Robbie and Jamie in their tracks.
Their eyes shone with a certain gentleness, and their lips cracked into bright smiles.
The two brothers hoped that Ellie could continue being as carefree as she was at the moment. They vowed to take good care of her.
“Robbie, Jamie, come here!” Henry waved them both over.
The two walked over together. Spencer moved to pick them up and seat them on the taller chairs, but the children very easily climbed onto them on their own.
“Ah, you’re all grown up now,” said Spencer with a smile. “Only two years ago, you both had to be carried onto your seats.”
“We are six years old, Mr. Spencer.” Jamie grinned at him. “We’re now primary school students!”
“Time really does fly.” Robbie surveyed the familiar environment around him and could not help but feel slightly sentimental. “I think the last time we came here was two years ago.”
“Yes, the last time…”
Henry was about to speak, but Robbie interjected instead. “It was with Mommy and Mrs. Berry.”
Henry was stunned for a moment and didn’t know how to respond.
“Mommy had to save up quite a bit to bring us here. I think it took her a while too.” The memory of that made Robbie a little sad and wistful, almost. “She was reluctant to spend money on herself but still managed to send us to the best kindergarten and provided us with the best life.”
Jamie’s eyes turned red all of a sudden as he stifled a choke. “I miss Mommy and Mrs. Berry.”
“I miss them too.” Ellie chimed in with tears in her eyes.
Henry frowned and his expression turned sad.
Two years had passed, but he was still rendered speechless every time the children mentioned their mother and Mrs. Berry.
Henry assumed that children as young as three would not remember much, and that time would eventually wash away the memories.
However, Robbie’s thinking surpassed that of an ordinary person. He had never forgotten Mommy and Mrs. Berry and would constantly remind Jamie and Ellie about them too.
“Mommy! Mommy! Mrs. Berry! Mrs. Berry!”
Fifi fluttered his wings and squawked on cue.
For a while, the atmosphere became sad and solemn.
Henry lowered his eyes and was silent.
Spencer then hurriedly stepped in to contain the scene before it was too late. “Well, everyone, the restaurant has prepared something really tasty today. After that, you have rock climbing and other activities to explore. The facility is new, and it’s very suitable for kids your age!”
“Ooh, that sounds so cool!” said Jamie enthusiastically. “Robbie, are you joining us then?”
“Yes, I will play with you.” Robbie raised his hand and looked around the table. “Well, I’m hungry. Shall we eat?”
“Alright, I’ll let them know right away.” With that, Spencer went to notify the kitchen.
“Well, I’m going to make some sand art!” Ellie was by far the most carefree and innocent of the bunch. “I’ll just stick to that while you two go rock climbing.”
“Okay.” Robbie picked up a fruit marshmallow and handed it to her. “There are other little girls on the playground, maybe you should play with them too!”
Ellie wanted to answer but had her mouth stuffed with marshmallows and chocolate. All she could do was nod.
“Ellie, we’ll leave Fifi to you as well,” said Jamie while he munched on some fruit. “He might bother us.”
“Okay!”
The atmosphere soon became more relaxed, filled with the sounds of the children talking and eating their fill.
Henry’s mood had improved a little but he still felt guilty.
In fact, the decision he made two years ago still weighed heavily on his mind. Was he wrong?
Perhaps, if he had not been so stubborn at first, his grandson and great-grandchildren would have had a happier life. It would have also improved their relationship significantly.
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“Great-grandpa, have a chicken wing.” Ellie grabbed a chicken wing and placed it on Henry’s plate.
“Thank you!” said Henry as he caressed Ellie’s head gently.
“Great-grandpa, the weather is very hot recently. You don’t have to make an effort to accompany us. Rest at home if you are tired. Just send Mr. Kyle and Mr. Cain to pick us up,” said Jamie as he took some fruit salad for Henry.
“Yea! There are so many people who can take care of us. You don’t have to do everything on your own. Don’t overwork yourself, Great-grandpa,” Robbie said meaningfully.
“I’m happy when I see you. I like to spend my time with you,” Henry stroked Robbie’s head lovingly as he replied.
“Fine.” Robbie let out a faint smile.
“Hurry up and eat. I’ll bring you to the theme park after you finish eating.”
Henry didn’t eat much and just kept tabs on the children.
After the triplets finished eating, a group of people followed them to the theme park.
Ellie was an extrovert. Hence, she quickly warmed up to the other children and played sand painting together with them.
On the other hand, Robbie and Jamie wanted to climb rocks.
Jamie was slightly excited because usually, he was inferior to Robbie. However, he finally got a chance to compete with the latter using his strong point that day. He boasted about himself to Henry as he was changing his shoes. He said that he wasn’t scared of rock climbing at all and was able to reach the peak within ten seconds.
Henry laughed out loud upon hearing that and patted Jamie’s head gently, reminding him to be careful.
Meanwhile, Robbie was wearing the climbing gear with a pensive look on his face.
After the two of them put on the climbing gear, they started to climb the rock wall.
Jamie climbed very fast like a monkey and had reached the middle of the rock wall in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, he stopped climbing and waited for Robbie because he felt that it would be no fun if he won Robbie easily. “Robbie, don’t rush. Take your time. I’ll wait for you!” Jamie provoked him intentionally.
Upon hearing that, Robbie lifted his head, shot a glance at the former, and continued to climb slowly.
Ever since Robbie was a young boy, he had outstanding wits and high EQ. However, his stamina and combat skills were not as good as Jamie’s. Even a simple activity such as rock climbing was difficult for him.
He requested to compete with Jamie in rock climbing today not only to train himself…
More importantly, the doors and windows of the villa at Northridge were locked. He had observed the surrounding before. If he wanted to enter the villa, he had to climb to the top floor and sneaked into it via the window of the attic.
“Robbie, take it slowly. Be careful, don’t fall.”
Henry raised his head and looked at Robbie worriedly.
Robbie was bad at exercise since he was young. Hence, naturally, adventure activity such as rock climbing was difficult for him.
When he was just about seven meters away from the ground, his legs started to shake uncontrollably. Although he had mustered all the willpower, he was unable to reach the higher position and almost fell.
“Hurry! Go and guard Robbie. Don’t let him get injured.” Spencer growled.
“Yes.” The two bodyguards stood below Robbie and stared at the latter carefully.
“I’m not that weak,” Robbie bellowed in displeasure.
Then, he raised his head to look at Jamie and continued to climb.
Looking at Robbie, Henry’s palms became sweaty because he was worried that the former would fall down. Hence, he wheeled himself closer to the rock wall.
At that exact moment, Robbie fell down because his foot slipped as he stepped on a blue rock. “Ahhhhh!” He screamed in fear.
“Robbie!”
A mix of fear and anxiety coursed through Henry’s veins upon seeing that. Instinctively, he pounced forward and stretched his arms out, trying to save Robbie from falling. Unfortunately, he fell out of the wheelchair.
“Mr. Nacht!” Spencer quickly rushed over.
“Great-grandpa!” Jamie shouted in shock.
When Robbie opened his eyes, he found that his body was hung in the air by the climbing rope. After that, he lowered his head and realized that Henry had fallen to the ground and was already unconscious.
At that point in time, he was utterly stunned. He felt a heart-wrenching pain in his chest.
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“Mr. Nacht, Mr. Nacht…” Spencer supported Henry and shouted in a panic, “Call an ambulance. Quick!”
The bodyguards followed Spencer’s order and immediately called the ambulance.
At the same time, the staff put Robbie and Jamie down.
Jamie’s face turned pale when he saw Henry fell unconscious. “Great-grandpa, wake up! Don’t scare me!”
“Great-grandpa…” Upon hearing the commotion, Ellie rushed over to check out what was going on. Tears streamed down her cheek when she saw Henry’s situation. “How did this happen? What happened to Great-grandpa?”
Robbie stood by the side, looked at Henry in shock, and was at a loss for words at that time.
He felt guilty as he recalled what happened just now.
When he fell down, Henry pounced forward instinctively and tried to save him.
However, all of them forgot that he had put on the climbing rope. While Henry was very old and his body was not going to be able to bear the injury…
Now, Henry got hurt because of him. Robbie felt that it was all his fault.
In just a while, Raina rushed over with her assistants and lifted Henry onto the ambulance.
Spencer hurried after the ambulance and shuddered in fear.
He had no idea how he was going to explain all that to Zachary if something happened to Henry.
In the meantime, Raina asked her assistants to get the children into the ambulance and head to the hospital together. Besides, she instructed Kyle to keep the incident a secret.
She could not imagine the disastrous consequences if the news spread out.
Meanwhile, after a long and torturous interrogation, Peter finally gave in to Charlotte and said, “Actually, I don’t know much about that. All I know is that Charlotte Windt and Mr. Nacht were together before…”
“What did you say?” Charlotte was stunned, and the color drained out of her face upon hearing Peter’s words.
Lupine and Morgan were shocked too because they knew that ‘Charlotte Windt’ that Peter referred to was Charlotte, which they addressed as ‘Ms. Lindberg’.
The Lindberg family and the Nacht family were archenemies.
The purpose Charlotte went back to H City was to destroy Zachary, but now, Peter told her that she had a relationship with Zachary before.
“Impossible. This could not be possible. How could this be?” Charlotte shook her head in disbelief.
“I don’t know much about…” After being tortured by them, Peter collapsed to the ground and was too weak for speaking. “I’m just working for a living. Actually, I’m not that close with those powerful figures like you. There’s no use for you to kill me because I only know very little about the insider information….”
With that, he passed out completely.
“Ms. Lindberg, do you want to wake him up and continue torturing him?” queried Lupine.
“No need.” With a serious look on her face, Charlotte lowered her head. At that moment, she recalled the mixed feeling that welled up in her chest when she first met Zachary.
Every time when I saw Zachary, I wanted so badly to strangle him to death, but I always failed to do so.
Moreover, rage flew through me like lava, and bitterness washed over me when I see him with another woman.
I think I had these feelings for a reason.
Maybe what Peter said is true.
“Then, what do we need to do now? Maybe, we can investigate the background of the children?” Lupine asked cautiously.
“Ms. Lindberg, could they be your…”
Morgan stopped before she finished the sentence because she felt a little scared looking at Charlotte’s cold gaze.
“Actually, it’s very easy to get the answer. We just need to get some blood samples from the children to do a DNA test,” Lupine said softly.
Still, Charlotte said nothing as she kept her head low and squinted coolly.
No one knew what she was pondering about.
After a long while, she finally said, “Get me the information about the children. I want to know everything about them.”
“Yes, Ms. Lindberg.” Lupine answered.
“Also, get me Zachary’s whereabouts,” instructed Charlotte.
“Yes.”
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Henry was getting old, so even a simple fall could actually lead to severe injury.
Two years ago, he fell in the bathroom and was hospitalized for about two months. Ever since then, he was confined to a wheelchair.
Today, he fell out of the wheelchair again and was sent to the hospital immediately. But this time, he was still in the ICU after around six hours.
Spencer was worried sick. After a thoughtful ponder, he decided to call Zachary and told the latter about it.
At that moment, Zachary had just arrived at the mountain where Dr. Felch lived. After explaining his intention, he was rejected at the doorstep.
Dr. Felch and his apprentices believed that the Nacht family had plotted the deaths of Charlotte and Mrs. Berry for the sake of keeping the children.
No matter how Zachary explained, they refused to believe him.
Hence, the former decided to demonstrate his sincerity by staying at the door until they allowed him to enter.
However, at that time, he suddenly received a call from Spencer and was informed about Henry’s situation.
Color drained out of his face upon hearing that. Without any hesitation, he instructed Ben to prepare a private jet because he wanted to return to H City immediately.
Just as they left, Sam opened the door. Initially, he wanted to let Zachary in. But looking at the car that just departed, he could only let out a long sigh.
“See, I told you! Zachary is a bad guy. He married Charlotte back then just to gain the children’s trust. Halfway through the wedding, the Nacht family chased Charlotte and Mrs. Berry out. After that, we heard the news that they died at T Nation…” said Hayley angrily.
“But he said Charlotte is still alive. His eyes were sincere. I don’t think that he was lying,” Sam was rather hesitant.
“These people are good at pretending. Back then, he pretended to be sincere and managed to cheat Charlotte and the children. If he is a good person, why would he want to force Charlotte to leave?” As the vivid memories flashed across Hayley’s mind, a wave of fury crashed through her.
“I have no idea… But, since he had already driven Charlotte to death, why did he come and find us?” Sam was confused.
“Maybe someone from his family was sick, so he wanted to ask Dr. Felch to treat that person?” Hayley guessed.
“I’m not too sure of that. But they already know that we are here. If he really has bad intentions, we are in danger now. We have to move out as soon as possible.”
“Ugh, so annoying! We have to move again because of them.”
“Oh, you can ask Olivia about it. Maybe she knows the truth.”
“I lost contact with her a few days ago. Could something have happened to her? I gave her a call just now, but it still cannot be connected. Maybe it had something to do with the Nacht family…”
“It’s too dangerous. We have to move immediately!”
Meanwhile, at the hospital.
Henry was still in the ICU, and the children were waiting anxiously in the waiting room.
Ellie cried till her eyes were all red and swollen while Jamie was filled with anxiety and kept asking Kyle about Henry’s situation.
However, Robbie stayed calm and sat in the corner without saying anything.
“Mr. Robinson, Mr. Jamison, Ms. Elisa, it’s late now. Let me send you home,” Raina coaxed them in a soft voice.
“No. I don’t want to go back before Great-grandpa wakes up.” Ellie shook her head with tears streaming down her cheeks.
“I want to stay here until Great-grandpa is out of danger. Dr. Langhan, will Great-grandpa be alright?” Robbie choked out the words.
“He…” Raina wanted to comfort them and tell them that Henry would be fine, but she didn’t want to lie to them. Although Henry was just falling from the wheelchair, it was very dangerous because he was old. Moreover, this time, he landed on his head.
“Great-grandpa will be fine. There are many things he hasn’t done yet. I believe that he will wake up,” said Robbie suddenly in a calm voice.
“It’s all your fault. You just missed a step. Do you even need to scream? Great-grandpa fell down because you frightened him!” Jamie finally exploded.
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“Jamie, why did you badmouth Robbie so?”
Ellie was extremely shocked. After all, this was the first time Jamie was angry with Robbie.
“I know that you resent Great-grandpa because of Mommy. You’ve been criticizing him and causing him trouble here and there. Now that he’s fainted, are you now happy?” Jamie shouted angrily while clenching his fists tight.
“Yes! I’m the one who shocked Great-grandpa until he fainted,” Robbie raised his head and glared calmly at Jamie as he admitted, “If he dies, I’ll pay for his life with mine!”
Upon hearing these words, Jamie was momentarily stunned. His eyes widened and he dared not to say a word.
“Robbie…” Raina was frightened at his outburst and hurriedly consoled him, “Don’t say that. This is purely an accident. No one could blame you for it…”
“Yet, but…” Robbie suddenly interrupted Raina, as he continued looking at Jamie intently, “Shouldn’t you hate him on Mommy’s behalf?”
“I… I…” Jamie was too taken aback to mount a reply.
“Forget it. You know nothing, Jamie.” Robbie muttered with a bitter smile. However, he could understand Jamie’s sense of attachment and thoughts. After all, Great-grandpa was really good to all of them. He was also the only one who witnessed the whole scene where Mommy was forced away.
Jamie and Ellie had no idea of the whole thing.
Moreover, after the incident, Great-grandpa and Daddy unanimously agreed to tell the lie that Mommy passed away unexpectedly due to her illness.
Sadly, they had all believed the concocted lie.
Only Robbie knew the truth.
“Robbie, what do you mean by that?” Jamie anxiously asked, vaguely feeling something was amiss. “Are you hiding any secret from me?”
“Nothing,” Robbie replied coldly before sarcastically retorting, “Just continue to be the naive kid that you are!”
With that, he turned and left…
“Robbie…” Jamie chased after him and pestered, “I don’t understand why you have to hide everything from us every time. It is understandable to keep things away from Ellie since she’s a girl and we need to protect her as brothers. But I’m a boy just like you and I want to share the burden with you. If you never tell me things, yet you said that I know nothing…”
Upon this outburst, Jamie felt wronged and started to sob…
Turning to face Jamie, Robbie felt slightly guilty. After all, the seemingly naive Jamie had now grown up…
“I know I’m not as smart as you, nor as capable,” Jamie uttered in a choking manner as he wiped away his tears, “But I’m also a member in this family. The search for Mommy is my responsibility too. After all, she’s our Mommy, not yours alone…”
“Shush! Shut up!” Robbie quickly cupped his hand over Jamie’s mouth as he warned in a low voice, “This is a secret. No one shall know.”
Jamie’s tear-filled eyes widened as he nodded vigorously.
“Don’t ever speak of this anymore,” Robbie warned in a serious tone as he removed his hand.
“I’m sorry. I was too caught up just now,” Jamie apologized as he bowed his head. “However, Great-grandpa has been good to us. I still hope that he’ll get better. In the future, don’t be angry with him, okay?”
“Understood…” Robbie nodded his head as well. Turning to face Ellie who was standing awkwardly at the door looking at them with tears in her eyes, Robbie immediately scolded Jamie, “Look, you’ve scared Ellie. Now she’s the one crying.”
“Don’t forget Fifi!” came in indignant squawk.
Fifi was curled up like a little green ball in Ellie’s arms shivering.
“Ellie, Fifi, I’m sorry.” Jamie walked over and gave Ellie a hug with his small arms. “I must’ve scared you!”
“Boohoo…” Ellie started sobbing.
Robbie hurriedly walked over and hugged them both. “Don’t cry. Don’t be afraid. With me around, nothing will happen…”
The three siblings were in a group hug. The two brothers tried to console their little sister. There were tears in Jamie’s eyes, but he held them back with all his effort.
Robbie meanwhile had a look of courage and firmness in his eyes. His little shoulders were now shouldering the responsibility to protect his younger siblings – as a true big brother would.
At the corner of the promenade outside, Charlotte stood there and peeked at the unfolding scene quietly. Her heart was trembling and tears started to stream down inexplicably as she lowered her head…
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Charlotte could not help but stare at the tears dripping onto her hands…
Such an uncalled-for reaction was probably part of the instinct within her.
Suddenly, something about the three children dawned on her. Perhaps they were really…
“Dr. Langhan, Dr. Langhan…” At this moment, a medical nurse rushed over and called out, “The emergency room needs you pronto!”
Raina turned and hurried to the emergency room, before reminding his subordinates, “Take care of the three kids.”
“Did something happen to Great-grandpa?” Ellie asked tremblingly with a pale face.
“Don’t worry. He’ll be okay.”
Although Robbie seemed calm on the surface, his trembling little hands betrayed his calmness. He was terrified at the prospect of Mr. Henry in danger all because of him…
“All of you go in first. I’ll go check it out.” Robbie ushered Jamie and Ellie into the lounge before running towards the emergency room as fast as his little feet could carry him.
Moving past the corner of the promenade, he vaguely felt someone was watching him all along, and instinctively looked back…
Charlotte reacted swiftly and hid behind the wall to get out of his sight.
Robbie did not manage to catch the sight of her. He turned back, feeling like he had a wrong hunch.
“Mr. Robinson!” Two nurses came running from nowhere.
“Jamie, I want to go to have a look too…” Ellie said with a sob.
“Okay. Let me go with you.”
Having said that, Jamie grabbed Ellie’s hand and headed towards the emergency room.
As the two children approached, Charlotte could see their faces clearly. A strong feeling surged into her heart like a crashing wave…
Her heart was beating wildly, feeling like bursting out of her chest.
Right at this moment, realization dawned upon her that they were her children! !!
They were hers! Her precious children!
“Mommy, mommy…”
Suddenly, Fifi who was in Ellie’s arms started flapping its wings and squawking excitedly.
Ellie was shocked; she stopped and turned to look around.
Jamie stopped at his tracks as well and looked back as well.
Before they could react, Fifi shot out of her arms like an arrow and flew away…
“Fifi!” Ellie called out and tried to catch up.
Caught by surprise, Charlotte immediately ducked up and hid upstairs.
“Mommy, Mommy!”
Fifi fluttered around the staircase like a headless chicken and flew everywhere to look for her…
Charlotte hid and did not dare to come out. Seeing the shadow of the little parrot flying around searching for her made her touched. That little pet possessed a human child-like instinct – it managed to recognize her!
“Mommy…”
An animal’s sense was indeed sharp. Fifi soon found Charlotte and immediately flew towards her.
“Caught you!” Suddenly, a hand grasped Fifi from behind. “Ms. Elisa, there you go!”
Kyle grabbed Fifi and gently handed it over to Ellie.
Ellie hugged Fifi tightly, gently slapped its behind, and angrily blamed, “Fifi! Bad bird! You’re causing trouble at such an important time!”
“That’s right!” Jamie frowned angrily and added, “You’ve been spoiled recently. While it’s fine to fly around at home, you can’t do this in the hospital! If you don’t control yourself, I’ll lock you up when we get back.”
“Mommy, Mommy…” Fifi squawked with its head pointing upstairs.
“Stop this nonsense!” Jamie had thought that Fifi was acting this way because it had earlier accompanied Robbie to Northridge to search for Mommy. Not wanting to expose their secret plan, he hurriedly scolded once more, “Shush! Shut your mouth! No more of your nonsense please.”
Fifi shut its beak reluctantly. It dared not to say anything anymore, but its furry head was still pointing upwards with its eyes looking upstairs with anticipation…
Such display of reluctance!
“Hurry. Let’s go take a look at Great-grandpa.”
Ellie held Fifi and headed quickly towards the emergency room.
Jamie meanwhile lagged behind and glanced in the direction of Fifi’s gaze. He failed to spot anything out of the ordinary, shrugged, and left the place with Ellie…
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Seeing they had all left, Charlotte came out of her hiding spot. Gazing at the departing silhouettes of the two children, her eyes were filled with uncertainty.
Both Lupine and Morgan who were hiding on the stairwell upstairs also emerged awkwardly. They looked at her cautiously, not knowing what to say.
After a long while, Charlotte regained her senses and left…
Getting on the car, Lupine quietly asked, “Do we head to South Sea villa now?”
“To Northridge.” Charlotte lowered her head with a heavy heart.
“This… Wouldn’t Zachary soon find out that we have not returned to Erihal?” Lupine followed up quietly.
“You took Zachary too lightly,” Charlotte laughed bitterly before adding, “He should have known this!”
“Right.” Lupine refrained from saying more.
“Let Peter go,” Charlotte ordered. “Let him know that Olivia will contact him soon. Also, get her to come to me when the time comes.”
“Aye.” Lupine immediately acknowledged the order.
“Ms. Lindberg, are you saying that Zachary already knew that we have caught Peter?” Morgan asked incredulously before noting, “You think he’ll release Olivia soon?”
“We’re a conniving bunch.” Charlotte laughed coldly. “He should have known that his cover has been blown. Instead of continuing his charade, he should just come out clean!”
“Then, should we continue our investigation?” Morgan asked.
“Forget it.” Charlotte narrowed her eyes and remarked dangerously, “I’ll wait for him to come before me!”
“Understood!”
…
Meanwhile, Zachary landed at H City airport.
Bruce came to pick him up and reported, “Just around an hour ago, Peter was released.”
“As expected,” Zachary mused before ordering, “Release Olivia!”
“Aye.” Bruce immediately complied.
“After Olivia has been released, she’ll definitely go to Peter. I’m sure Ms. Lindberg will be contacted shortly after. By then…” Ben cautiously reminded, “I’m afraid those past happenings can’t be concealed anymore.”
“Can’t keep it bottled up forever anyway,” Zachary frowned as he noted, “Right now, she’s probably waiting for me to confess to her personally…”
“That…”
“The time is not ripe yet.” Zachary felt helpless. “Now that the old man has gotten himself into an accident, all our plans have to be delayed.”
Ben did not dare to say anything. If Mr. Henry had not gotten into the current predicament, they would have gotten Dr. Felch back. They had planned to use the old man’s birthday to trick both Zara and Sharon to show up and to reveal both their past crimes. This was the only way to explain to Charlotte clearly what had happened back then.
Perhaps there was still a thin thread of hope!
However, Mr. Henry’s accident had thrown the whole plan into disarray.
“So do we head to the hospital now?” Bruce asked cautiously.
“Sure,” Zachary muttered succinctly before reminding, “Make sure to keep the media at bay, and don’t let anyone know about the old man’s accident.”
“Affirmative. Spencer is already on it. No news has been leaked thus far. I’ll continue to monitor.”
Just as Bruce said that, the phone rang – it was a call from Taylor. He passed the phone over to Zachary and informed, “Mr. Blackwood is on the line.”
Zachary gestured knowingly. Bruce answered the phone in a calm manner before hanging up and reporting his conversation to Zachary.
“Mr. Blackwood took Sharon to Erihal and sought forgiveness from the Lindberg family. However, they were turned away by Mr. Lindberg. No matter how much Mr. Blackwood begged, Mr. Lindberg refused to give him a chance. Now that the Synder Group was facing such a crisis, should no action be taken, bankruptcy was the only outcome awaiting them. Mr. Blackwood could not get hold of Mr. Henry and could not contact you. The only option left for him was to contact me. Seems like the Lindberg family has truly devoured the Blackwoods,” Ben mused before sighing, “Dannique is really ruthless when it comes to matters like this.”
“Did Ms. Lindberg find out about Sharon’s treachery in the first place?” Bruce speculated.
“I don’t think so,” Zachary conjectured calmly before continuing, “If she knew, I’m afraid she won’t leave it at that!”
“Who knew that merely putting a price on her head would result in such a chain of events. If she were to find out about Sharon’s attempt on her in T Nation, including causing the death of Mrs. Berry… I shudder at the thought…”
Ben could feel a chill down his spine. After all, the current Charlotte was definitely no pushover.