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“Daddy, you can count on me to get the job done!” Jamie announced with his chest held high, assuring his father he would get everything sorted out.
“Great! Once you’re there, just tell him Robbie has slept off after spending the entire day sorting out the system on my behalf. If he inquires the whereabouts of Ellie, tell him Ellie isn’t available because she isn’t feeling well.”
Jamie responded with a nod and assured his father, “Alright, Daddy! I’ll keep that in mind! You can count on me!”
“It’s getting cold out there. Make sure you have your jacket with you and put on your mask once you’re inside the ward. I’ll leave the rest to you.”
“I’m well aware of the things I’m supposed to do, Daddy! If you’re tired, just go ahead and take a short nap when we’re not around! You need to take good care of yourself as well!”
Zachary was touched by his son’s reminder. He had always thought that Jamie was rather indifferent, but he was wrong…
A few minutes later, Jamie made his way out of the little’s girl ward with Ben.
Meanwhile, Raina was in the middle of a discussion with the rest of the pediatricians since they were in desperate need of an alternative treatment plan for the little girl.
Zachary was there throughout the session. Thus, they were on pins and needles due to the presence of the intimidating figure.
Thankfully, Ellie’s temperature was fine again after a series of treatments. Those in the ward, including Zachary, heaved a sigh of relief since Ellie’s life was no longer in danger.
When Zachary was about to leave, those in the ward started shrieking the moment he was a step away from the ward, “D-Dr, Langhan!”
Zachary turned around and saw Ellie retching and convulsing again.
“Ellie!” Zachary rushed to his daughter’s side and yelled, “What’s going on? Someone! Anyone! Answer me!”
Raina finally returned to the ward with the pediatricians. They were equally dumbfounded and astonished when they saw the little girl convulsing in Zachary’s arms.
The anxious Raina announced, “Mr. Nacht, you need to stay away from her and leave the rest to us!”
The infuriated Zachary warned, “If anything happens to my daughter, I’ll send all of you to hell to keep her company!”
The pediatricians in the ward started trembling in fear. One of them felt her knees turning to jelly and collapsed to the ground as a result of the man’s warning.
Raina knew she couldn’t afford to let loose of her emotions. She put on a strong front and asserted, “As infuriated as you might be, you need to let us tend to her!”
It was then the infuriated man inched away from his daughter and stood next to her throughout the upcoming session.
Ellie’s hands were full of needles; as a result, the doctors started prickling the little girl’s forehead with needles since they had run out of places to prick her.
Zachary’s hands had long balled into fists, indicating he was infuriated as little Ellie had never gone through anything of that sort in spite of being relatively weak as compared to her peers.
One of them suggested, “We need to rush her to the ICU at once!”
Zachary started trembling in fear when he thought of the things awaiting him and his daughter. He gaped at the announcement and asked, “Come again?”
Bruce rushed over and stopped Zachary from going berserk and throwing punches at the innocent doctors. “Mr. Nacht, you need to calm down!”
Raina started weeping and begged, “Mr. Nacht, we need to rush her to the ICU at once for her sake! If anything happens to her, I’ll atone for the sins with my life, but we need you to have faith in us for the time being!”
Out of nowhere, another man announced at the top of his lungs, “Hurry up and get everything ready!”
Jamie had returned with Spencer next to him. It turned out Spencer had figured out the truth after sweet-talking Jamie. He was surprised when he found out things were much worse than he had thought the moment he reached Kindness Hospital.
“Ellie!”
Torrents of grief had long streamed down Jamie’s cheeks, but he was afraid of startling others and making things worse for Ellie.
Thus, he resisted the urge to wail and ended up shivering against his will.
“Just get going!” Ben gestured at the doctors in the ward to take Ellie out to the ICU.
Zachary, who was on the verge of breaking down, threw a powerful punch in the wall. Along with the thundering sound was a slight shake in the room.
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Spencer asked Ben, “Why have things turned out this way overnight? Have you checked with Mrs. Rawlston? Has she consumed anything odd?”
After much hesitations, Ben answered in a hushed voice, “They were at Ms. Lindberg’s place three days ago and just back last night. She started vomiting out of the blue as soon as we reached home.”
“If that’s the case, had she consumed anything she shouldn’t when she was away?” Staring at Zachary in the eyes, Spencer asked, “Why don’t you try figuring out the things she has eaten?”
When Zachary heard Spencer, his eyes widened in disbelief again. He muttered to himself, “Could it be…”
Those affiliated with Danrique are aware he’s an expert when it comes to manipulating others with different types of drugs! On top of that, he’s capable of doing it without alarming others!
Spencer leaned over and asked with a gentle grin, “Jamie, why don’t you tell me the things you have eaten over the past two days?”
Jamie tried his best to recall the things he had gone through and said, “Apart from a few glasses of water, we didn’t have anything else since we fell ill the moment we reached Mommy’s place a few nights ago. She summoned the doctor to check on us once she figured out something was wrong. We were rushed to the hospital due to an ongoing high fever. When we were at the hospital, we only had a serving of oatmeal with vegetable broth. Once our condition improved, we went home.”
After pausing for a few seconds to gather his thoughts, he added, “Mommy brought us out for a meal because she knew we were afraid of Uncle Dan. The owner of Seacrest Restaurant made us a lot of dishes, but we stopped ourselves from eating the food since we preferred the ones Mommy made us. Ellie and I got ourselves a slice of cake to eat because it took Mommy quite some time to get everything ready from scratch. However, I’m perfectly fine.”
Zachary instructed, “Send someone to Seacrest Restaurant to figure out if anything has gone wrong!”
“Yes!” Bruce departed with a team and made their way to Seacrest Restaurant without further ado.
Spencer tapped on Zachary’s shoulder and reminded, “Mr. Zachary, you need to remain level-headed during emergencies. I’m afraid your foes are aware that your children are your soft spots. You need to stay calm to stop others from getting the better of you.”
Gritting his teeth, Zachary gasped out his announcement, “If anyone tries to do something silly to my children, I’ll take them out at all costs!”
“You need to calm down and refrain from trying anything rash for the time being since we’re merely speculating.”
“Daddy, Mr. Spencer, what are you guys talking about?”
Jamie had a hard time comprehending the content of the duo’s conversation. Nonetheless, he was startled by his father’s scrunched-up face.
It was then Zachary recalled something and remarked, “Speaking of which, Robbie is still at Lindberg residence!”
He hesitated no more and reached for his phone to get in touch with Charlotte. Unfortunately, he couldn’t reach her.
Thus, he leaned over and instructed his son, “Jamie, can you get in touch with Robbie?”
“Sure!” Jamie tried getting in touch with Robbie using his smartwatch, but his effort was to no avail since Robbie seemed to have switched it off.
“Keep an eye on Jamie and Ellie when I’m away!” Zachary rushed out of the ward shortly after he finished his sentence.
“Mr. Zachary!” Seeing he couldn’t stop the infuriated man, Spencer instructed Ben, “Hurry up and go after him!”
“Yes!”
“Daddy—” Jamie wrapped his arms around Spencer’s leg and asked while weeping, “M-Mr. Spencer, what’s wrong with Daddy?”
Spencer assured the little boy it was nothing serious, “Your father is currently on his way to pick Robbie up. He’s just worried Robbie will go through something similar if he accidentally consumes something he needs to stay away from.”
Jamie couldn’t fathom the things Spencer had brought up, but he thought it wasn’t a bad idea to have Robbie around since his brother might be able to come up with something brilliant to resolve the challenges awaiting them.
I can’t even keep Ellie safe or tell Daddy to calm down without Robbie! What am I supposed to do now?
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In spite of having a long night, Charlotte roused herself from her sleep early in the morning to make her son his favorite dumplings.
“Good morning, Mr. Lindberg!”
As soon as Charlotte served the dumplings she made, she heard the housemaid greeting Danrique in a courteous manner.
When she turned around, she saw a completely drenched Danrique. It turned out he had just made his way back from his daily workout session in the morning.
The man could easily intimidate others with his indifferent look, but a smile from his was all it would take to charm a woman. Although he might seem to be a vicious man, he was an affectionate man around a certain few.
Some might consider him a malicious man, but some would consider him their Messiah. He was both fearsome and well respected by others.
Charlotte greeted the man with a beam, “Morning, Danrique! Why don’t you come over and give the dumplings I have made a try?”
Staring at the plates of dumplings on the dining table, he announced with a gentle smirk, “I guess you’re no longer the same since you’re already a mother of three, huh? Aunt Isabella used to make me a lot of dumplings as well.”
“Are you serious?” Charlotte was thrilled since the man of a few words had struck up a conversation with her apart from their usual topic revolving around work.
On top of that, she would feel as if they were truly members of a family whenever he brought up the good old days he had with her mother. It made her feel as if she was home.
The moment he joined her in the dining hall, he remarked with a smirk, “These seemed nothing like the ones Aunt Isabella made for me.”
“Hahaha! You can’t expect much when I have just learned the proper way to make everything from scratch last night!”
She served him a dumpling and urged, “Why don’t you go ahead and give it a try?”
Danrique took a seat and reached for his cutleries. Once he had a mouthful of dumpling, he shook his head and said, “To be honest, the ones Aunt Isabella made tasted really great.”
A few seconds of pause later, he added, “I guess it’s not half bad since you have made everything from scratch. Keep it up.”
Charlotte responded with a nod and promised him, “Well, I’ll consider that a compliment and keep that in mind.”
When Danrique put everything aside and thought of bringing himself up the stairs, he caught Robbie staring at him from upstairs. Nonetheless, he was no longer on his guard against his uncle.
Instead, Robbie greeted him, “Good morning, Uncle Dan!”
“Good morning!” Danrique answered in a similar manner and brought himself to the backyard of the mansion.
Morgan whispered, “I think Mr. Lindberg is in a great mood today.”
Lupine could barely suppress his excitement. He exclaimed, “I thought I had been seeing things! He’s being really friendly today!”
Charlotte warned the whispering duo, “Danrique has always been a friendly figure, okay? Stop talking behind his back unless any of you wish to get on his nerves!”
They went dead silent as soon as they heard Charlotte’s warning.
Chuckling, Charlotte announced, “Robbie, come over and join me! I have made you something special for breakfast!”
Robbie came down the stairs and asked, “Wow! There are so many dumplings! Did you get up early in the morning just to make me these?”
“It took me a few hours, but it’s nothing! I’m going to make you your breakfast from now onwards! Why don’t you go ahead and give it a try?” Charlotte handed the cutlery to her son.
“Thanks, Mommy!”
Robbie was touched and couldn’t wait to give the dumplings his mother made him a try. He gobbled down everything in a gluttonous manner.
“You need to slow down unless you wish to choke yourself!” Charlotte was all smiles—she felt a sense of achievement as her son continued gobbling down the dumplings she made.
Halfway through his meal, Robbie asked, “Mommy, my smartwatch has run out of battery. Can we make our way to Daddy’s place since my charger and a few of my gadgets are there as well?”
Charlotte glanced at her watch and suggested, “I’ll be heading out at around twelve. Shall we head over once we’re done? We can bring your brother and sister some dumplings as well!”
“Sure!”
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A few seconds after the duo heard someone pulling over their car at the gate of the mansion, one of the housemaids rushed into the dining hall and informed, “Ms. Lindberg, a member of the Nacht family is here for you.”
Charlotte frowned and sent Lupine and Morgan to check on the ones at the entrance. The duo returned after a short while. They whispered, “Zachary is here.”
Charlotte was about to bring herself out of the mansion, but it was too late since the man had barged into the mansion with his Maybach.
As he had ruined the gate, Charlotte bellowed, “What the hell is wrong with you, Zachary?”
Zachary was equally enraged, but he tried his best to suppress his wrath and explained, “You refuse to pick up my call, and your subordinates won’t stop getting in my way! Thus, this is the only thing I can think of to reach you!”
“Is something wrong with your mind?” Charlotte glanced in the direction of the backyard and urged, “Just get lost at once!”
In spite of the grudge she held against Zachary, she had no intention to acquire Danrique’s aid to sort things out with Zachary.
Since Robbie was home, she was afraid they would pick on one another in front of him.
“I’m here to bring Robbie home with me!”
Zachary clenched his fists in a final attempt to calm himself since he had no intention to pick a fight with Charlotte.
He thought she wasn’t the one at fault, even though something might have happened to Ellie when she was at the Lindberg residence.
Instead of confronting Charlotte, the only thing he had in mind was to bring Robbie away with him.
“What? Ellie and Jamie have gone home with you and Robbie has volunteered to stay with me! Why can’t you respect his decision?”
Similarly, Charlotte clenched her fists in an attempt to stop herself from going berserk. She couldn’t bear to pick on Zachary in front of Robbie.
He has taken Jamie and Ellie away with him! Why the heck has he shown up for Robbie? Does he really think he’s some sort of bigshot? Does he think he can get things his way?
Their son was the only one he cared about. Therefore, Zachary repeated himself, “I’ll talk to you in the near future! Just let Robbie return with me for the time being!”
“Are you seriously expecting me to hand him over after barging into my place and making a fuss? I have been pretty merciful because of our children! You need to stop pushing your luck!”
Unwilling to carry on with the conversation, Zachary marched in the direction of the foyer.
Irked by the man’s arrogant response, Charlotte threw a punch at the man. However, she wasn’t a match for him in terms of combat skills.
Zachary got her within a few seconds. Pinning her to the wall, the man mentioned, “Ellie has—”
Screech!
The eagle’s appearance stopped Zachary from finishing his sentence as it launched itself in the direction of Zachary without holding back.
When it was about to reach Zachary, Robbie was on his way out of the mansion. He yelled, “Daddy, watch out!”
The observant Zachary pushed Charlotte away from him in split seconds and managed to evade the eagle’s attack.
Zachary got himself ready to take the eagle out since it was about to dash in his direction again.
In the nick of time, Robbie yelled, “Fifi, stop it!”
Zachary was astonished by how his son had control over the eagle and managed to bring it to a halt with a simple command.
“Daddy—”
When Robbie was about to rush over to his father’s side, someone remarked in a callous tone, “Mr. Nacht, it’s very rude of you to trespass into my property.”
Zachary turned around and caught glimpse of a man in a set of white clothes closing in from the backyard.
The man in white looked as if he was the creature from hell. He had a snake with him, indicating he reigned over the venomous being.
Meanwhile, the snake had its eyes glued to Zachary as if Zachary was its prey it couldn’t wait to devour.
Zachary couldn’t care less about the snake, but he was astonished by Danrique’s look since his son resembled the vicious man.
His expression darkened and thought he might misperceive things if he weren’t aware the man in front of him was Charlotte’s cousin.
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Robbie was slightly startled by the snake Danrique had with him. Subconsciously, he ran over in Zachary’s direction.
Zachary was about to bring Robbie away with him, but Danrique yelled, “Hold it right there!”
Danrique’s men got themselves ready and pulled the trigger, aiming at the defenseless Zachary, who was there without his subordinates since he was in a hurry.
In spite of being defenseless, Zachary wasn’t intimidated at all. Instead, he asked in return, “Why don’t you go ahead and give it a try?”
“Are you trying to challenge me? Aren’t you aware it’s merely a piece of cake to take you out? In fact, once you’re gone, I won’t have others coming after me!”
Charlotte started perspiring in fear as she knew Danrique might get someone to be his scapegoat after taking Zachary out. That was precisely the reason she had been urging Zachary to leave the place.
Similarly, she was well aware everything would be over for Nacht Group if Zachary passed on. On top of that, no one could stop Lindberg Corporation from asserting influences in the corporate world.
“You don’t think the Nacht family is an easy target, do you? Aren’t you aware H City is my domain? You have less than fifty men with you! If I fail to make it out in ten minutes, my men will rush into the compound and wipe you and your men out of existence! Shall we wait and see who’s the one triumphing at the end?”
Danrique asked with a vicious smirk, “Is that any of your business when you’re about to die? It’s such a shame no one is around to keep your ninety-eight-year-old grandfather company by his death bed!”
Zachary returned the favor and remarked sarcastically, “Who are you to pick on me when your family was almost wiped out over the night?”
Danrique’s wrath and intention to take out Zachary was written all over his deadpan face. He seemed to have morphed into a merciless murderer within a few seconds.
Aware of the things awaiting Zachary, Charlotte pulled the trigger and aimed at the man she once held dear in mind. “Zachary, you need to mind your words!”
“Mommy, no! Don’t kill Daddy!” Robbie got in front of his father and begged his mother with a pair of teary eyes.
“Robbie…” Charlotte couldn’t bear to show her son the inhumane side of hers.
“Uncle Dan, can you stop getting mad at Daddy?”
The little boy was aware Danrique was the one making the calls. He thought there must be some sort of misunderstanding going on.
Therefore, he asserted in a serious tone, “I’m sure Daddy’s here merely because he’s worried about me! It was never his intention to pick on you!”
Ironically, Danrique found Robbie resembling himself in the past. He was also an innocent little boy who had to brace himself through the family feud.
“Daddy, I thought we had a deal! Jamie and Ellie would return home with you while I stay here with Mommy! Why have you barged in here out of the blue? Has something happened to Jamie and Ellie?”
“Ellie…” When he was about to share the details with the rest, he received a call. Without a second thought, he picked it up when he found out it was a call from Bruce.
Bruce announced, “We can’t get our hands on anything from Seacrest Restaurant even after searching high and low. We even tried our luck with the leftovers, but there’s nothing. On top of that, I have just gotten words; Ellie has been poisoned by a type of venom unique to snakes.”
Zachary’s eyes narrowed to a slit when he heard Bruce. He turned around and glared at Danrique and the snake in his hand.
“Mr. Nacht, have you reached the Lindberg residence? Is everything fine on your end? We’re currently on our way there. Mr. Nacht…” Grasping his phone with all his might, Zachary paid no heed to Bruce’s questions anymore.
Zachary yelled, “Danrique! I thought you’d never take things out on minors, but I must’ve gotten my hopes high! I can’t believe you have poisoned Ellie! She’s your niece!”
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“Come again?”
Danrique narrowed his eyes to a slit in a similar manner. The moment the snake felt the man’s racing pulse, it started hissing, indicating it couldn’t wait to take out the man in front of it.
Robbie stared at Zachary in disbelief and repeated after his father, “D-Daddy, are you serious? Has Ellie…”
Similarly, Charlotte couldn’t keep herself calm any longer. She asked, “What? How has Ellie been poisoned? What the hell is going on?”
“Ellie’s currently in the ICU! Those from the hospital told me the toxin found in her system was derived from venomous snakes! Who else could it be apart from Danrique?”
“I-It’s impossible!” Charlotte’s mind went completely blank. She turned around and stared at the snake Danrique brought along with him.
It’s true Danrique’s a specialist in extracting venoms from snakes, but…
Danrique guffawed and asked, “Interesting! Are you indicating I’m the one who did it?”
In an attempt to sort out the misunderstanding, Lupine assured the rest, “N-No! As much as he wished to take someone out, Mr. Lindberg would never resort to something like that! On top of that, he has long grown fond of his nephew and nieces! It’s—”
“Shut up!” Danrique stopped her from finishing her sentence. He looked at Zachary in the eyes and warned Zachary, “Since you’re accusing me of something I have never done, I guess I’ll have to prove you right!”
“Wait, Danrique! No—”
Charlotte couldn’t even finish her sentence as Danrique had launched the snake he brought along in the direction of Robbie.
Overwhelmed by trepidation, Robbie couldn’t bring himself away and stood right there with his eyes widened in disbelief.
“Robbie!”
Charlotte thought of rushing over to defend her son from the venomous snake, but Zachary pushed her away in the nick of time.
He grasped the snake but failed to kill it in time. In the end, the snake bit Zachary before it was strangled.
Zachary shrugged the snake off and thought of catapulting in the direction of Danrique to take him out. However, his vision blurred within a few seconds. He couldn’t even stand without others’ support.
Charlotte yelled, “Zachary, stop moving around! The toxin will permeate throughout your system the more you try to move around!”
“D-Daddy!” Robbie rushed over to help his father up. He turned around and yelled at Danrique with his eyes brimming, “You’re such an evil man! Why did you hurt my father?”
Danrique’s eyes flickered in despair, but it merely lasted for a few seconds. Shortly after he snapped out of bewilderment, he asked, “Why else would I hurt him had he not accused me of something I never did?”
He sneered and asked in a sarcastic manner, “Can you tell the difference yet? There’s no way I’m relying on something undetectable to take others out!”
“Y-You—” Zachary couldn’t even finish his sentence as he passed out in front of others after another few seconds.
Charlotte rushed over and groveled herself at Danrique’s mercy, begging him to be merciful, “Danrique, just give him the antidote. Please!”
Danrique glared at Charlotte in the eyes and queried, “Have you lost your mind? Why are you trying to do him a favor when he has brought nothing but miseries upon you?”
“Dan…” The man stopped her from finishing her sentence and marched in the direction of the mansion, instructing in a callous tone, “Get him out of my sight at once!”
Charlotte instructed Lupine in a hushed voice, “Hurry up and get me my medicine!”
“Ms. Lindberg, have you lost your mind? Aren’t you aware your life depends on—”
“Just go and get it!” Charlotte repeated herself, but she dared not raise her volume in fear of alarming Danrique.
Lupine made her way to Charlotte’s room and returned with a bottle of mysterious-looking solution.
When Charlotte was about to feed Zachary the mysterious-looking solution, she heard another few cars pulling over at the entrance.
She helped him up and tried bringing him out of the mansion with their son next to them.
Out of the blue, a man instructed in a callous tone from behind, “I’m not allowing Robbie to leave the compound.”
Charlotte and Robbie exchanged glances and made up their minds to hand Zachary to Bruce who had finally made his way there.
Bruce and those around him retrieved their guns the moment they found out Zachary had sustained a serious injury.
Charlotte urged, “He’s fine for the time being, but I’m afraid that’s no longer the case the moment any of you fire a shot and start another fight! Just hurry up and rush him to the hospital!”
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Bruce gave Zachary first aid hastily and rushed him to the hospital. He managed to give Raina a call on the way there.
By the time they reached the hospital, both Ben and Raina were already waiting anxiously at the main entrance. They darted toward Zachary and called out incoherently, “Mr. Nacht…”
“He has been poisoned! Hurry up and treat him immediately!” Bruce urged, his forehead beaded with sweat.
“What happened?” Ben asked apprehensively.
“Mr. Nacht bumped into Mr. Linberg when he went to fetch Robbie just now. They had a conflict…” An utterly vexed Bruce switched to grumble, “Why didn’t you and the others tag along with him? How could you let him go there by himself?”
“He rushed out all of a sudden just now, and we had to take good care of Ms. Elisa here…” Ben heaved a deep sigh and mumbled, “Anyway, this is not the time to argue now. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that Mr. Nacht will be fine.”
Raina attended to Zachary right away. The moment Spencer knew about Zachary’s current condition, he was a bundle of nerves.
At the moment, the Nacht family was in a precarious situation, troubled by internal and external threats. If anything happened to Zachary, it would surely be a deadly blow to the family.
After the press conference earlier, a series of matters were pending to be settled by Zachary. If he were unable to show his face during this period of time, the others might start to sense something awry and spread rumors. Hence, Zachary must have a speedy recovery.
Spencer instructed a few experienced specialists from Kindness Hospital to assist Raina. Apart from that, he reminded Ben to keep the news of Zachary’s injury under wraps.
At the same time, he kept reminding them to cool their heads off so they would not act impulsively. They could not take the risk to let their guards down and must brace themselves for any potential obstacles.
When the hospital was in chaos, there were some hiccups in Northridge as well.
Crash! Robbie smashed something on the floor. It turned out to be Danrique’s favorite antique teapot which was priceless. The maids usually handled it with extra care when they cleaned it, fearful of even leaving the slightest stain.
At the sight of the shattered pieces on the floor, both Lupine and Morgan were ashen-faced, holding their breaths.
Meanwhile, Danrique was gardening in the backyard. His slender figure could be seen through a well-crafted wooden partition.
Surprisingly, he did not unleash his wrath at Robbie even after knowing that his favorite teapot was damaged.
“Big bad guy, let go of me! I have to get to the hospital now to check on Daddy and Ellie. I’m not your kid. You have no right to hold me captive here!” Robbie remained strong-willed, although tears started to well up in his eyes.
“Robbie, you can’t behave like that!” Charlotte reprimanded him at once.
“Mommy, aren’t you worried about Ellie? She’s in ICU now…” Robbie choked up.
Hearing that, Charlotte’s heart thumped, and she was on the brink of tears. No doubt, she was worried sick about Ellie’s condition. Even so, she knew that she would not be able to see her at the moment.
She bet the Nacht family would surely lock down the hospital to keep mum about Zachary’s condition. Not to mention, she was labeled as their enemy at the moment. Thus, she foresaw that she would be strictly prohibited from entering the building.
Zachary’s impulsiveness earlier had put all of them in a tight spot. She had to talk herself into simmering down so she would not act impetuously and exacerbate the situation.
“Mommy…” Robbie tried to plead with Charlotte with his teary eyes.
“What can you do over there?” An icy-cold voice sounded.
“I-I…” Robbie stuttered.
“Now that it is chaotic at the Nachts’ residence, the situation will only become worse if you go over. It will also cause them inconvenience as they will be distracted having to look after you. If you promise to be obedient and don’t get on my nerves, I might consider giving you the antidote.” Danrique gave him a subtle glance and said placidly.
Robbie’s eyes lit up as he asked, “The antidote?”
“Robbie, thank Uncle Dan now.” Charlotte was over the moon.
“Thank you, Uncle Dan,” Robbie thanked him sincerely and stretched out his hand. “Can you give me the antidote now?”
“I told you that I would give it to you if you were good, didn’t I?” Danrique took the towel from his subordinate to wipe his hands as he stepped into the house. “Come to the study room with me now.
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Robbie turned to look at Charlotte. When she nodded, he followed Danrique to the study room obediently.
The room in utter whiteness appeared clean and unique, resulting in a soothing atmosphere that tended to calm anyone down.
Danrique took out a tablet and handed it to Robbie. “I have spent a long time trying to get a clue on this app, yet I’m stuck at the same point. I want you to have a look at it. If you manage to sort it out, I will give you the antidote.”
Robbie took the tablet over and had a look at the app. He raised his brows and said casually, “It’s a piece of cake…”
When he was about to sort things out, he froze on the spot all of a sudden. “Wait a minute. This app looks a lot like Divine Corporation’s latest technological system. If I sort things out for you, won’t it be a threat to them?”
“It never occurs to me that you know about the Divine Corporation’s latest technological system!” Danrique was surprised.
“Sure, I know about most of Divine Corporation’s technological app. After all, I always assist my daddy with his work…” Robbie blurted out and paused when he sensed that he had spilled the beans. “Are you holding me captive here and making use of me to fight against Divine Corporation?”
Danrique’s lips curved into a smirk. “What a great surprise! I have never doubted that you are a bright boy. Yet, it only strikes me now that you are a genius!”
“I will never betray my daddy!” Robbie furrowed his bows and responded resolutely.
“Oh! I thought you are trying to save him?” Danrique raised his brows and sneered.
“I…” Robbie lowered his head and was in a dilemma.
Danrique glanced at his watch and warned him, “Take your time to think about that. I’m going out now. You’d better be good here and don’t stir up any trouble!”
He stood up and strode out of the room at once.
The subordinates and bodyguards were already waiting for him outside. Charlotte was also getting ready to attend the opening ceremony for the South Sea project. It marked the very first step of Lindberg Corporation penetrating the local market. Hence, all the media worldwide waited for the red letter moment with anticipation.
Charlotte crouched down to hold Robbie’s shoulders and said softly, “Robbie, don’t worry. I have assigned people to check on Ellie’s condition in the hospital. Her life is not at risk at the moment.”
When she looked up to ensure that Danrique had gone down the stairs, she whispered, “When night falls, I will grab the opportunity to check on Ellie in the hospital. I won’t let anything happen to her.”
Robbie embraced Charlotte and choked up. “Mommy, I almost thought that you were not concerned about Ellie anymore.”
“You are all my children. How can I not be concerned about all of you?” Stifling her sorrow, Charlotte replied gently. The moment she knew that Ellie was seriously ill, she had assigned her people to keep in touch with someone in the hospital.
“I’m going out to settle something and might be back a bit late. Get the maid to prepare you some food when you are hungry. Have a rest in the room when you are tired. Don’t go to the backyard, understand?” Charlotte reminded him.
“I know.” Robbie nodded.
Nobody is supposed to intrude into Uncle Dan’s backyard. Other than growing rare plants there, he keeps some quirky pets as well!
“I have to go now.” Charlotte planted a kiss on his forehead and left hastily.
Robbie could barely take his eyes from Charlotte till her figure was out of sight. When he made his way back to the room in low spirits, Fifi the eagle was perching on the branches of the tree outside the window. A quick-witted Robbie whistled at it as something came into his mind.
The eagle flapped its wings at once and landed on the windowsill within seconds.
Robbie signed at it, ”Fifi, can you go home to look for the parrot? Give this to it, and it will pass you the things that I want.”
Later, he took out a piece of paper and scribbled a few items on it, such as his cell phone, charger, and a small silver box.
Nonetheless, Fifi the eagle only looked at him coldly without any response.
Robbie was speechless; yet, he did not give up right away. He continued to gesture to the eagle patiently, but it did not spare him another glance again. It even looked out the window and fixed its gaze on the scenery.
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Robbie was in despair and let out a resigned sigh. He turned to look at the tablet on the desk and was about to use it. Even so, he held himself back as something came into his mind.
No, I shouldn’t take the risk. It is the Lindberg family’s tablet! Even though their technology is not comparable to Divine Corporation, I bet they have no problem installing anti-theft software on it. I might land myself in deep water if I access any app installed. Well, I can only rely on Fifi now. It is a good sign that the eagle is willing to be summoned by me now. Other than that, the glint of hostility seems to have vanished from its eyes. Hmm, I must grab the opportunity to train it well. I’m convinced that sooner or later, it will be able to understand my words like Little Fifi! By then, it will be able to run an errand for me!
Robbie started to see rays of hope at the thought.
The first move right after Lindberg Corporation penetrated the domestic market was to get the contract of the South Sea project signed.
Ever since Charlotte won the bid for territorial waters at the auction with thirty billion, it took them more than one month to prepare for this. Finally, it was the day for the long-awaited opening ceremony. On top of that, it was estimated that more than seven hundred media agencies worldwide would witness the official launching of the mega project.
The grand ceremony of the opening day would be held in South Sea Hotel at two o’clock in the afternoon. Thus, Charlotte stepped out earlier to the hotel to make the necessary arrangements.
In the car, Charlotte stared out of the window and seemed to be lost in her thought. The moment Danrique’s car vanished from her view, she shifted her gaze away and instructed, “Head to Kindness Hospital now.”
“Ms. Lindberg, you have to put anything else aside as the ceremony for the opening day will start very soon. If it turns out to be a success, Mr. Lindberg will return to Erihal soon. By then, you will be able to visit Ellie at the hospital at any time. Let’s hold back and focus on the ceremony for the time being.” Lupine tried to talk her into changing her mind.
“Don’t make me say it again! Go to the hospital now!” Charlotte could barely wait another second. She had been bottling up her emotions and suppressing her agitation, waiting for the ideal moment to take action.
Her mind was preoccupied with Ellie at the moment; her heart wrenched at how her beloved daughter was suffering. Whatever mega project, power, and social status were nothing to her.
Lupine and Morgan exchanged looks with each other. They had no choice but to give in to her instruction.
Morgan turned the car around at once and sped off toward Kindness Hospital.
Meanwhile, Charlotte glanced at her watch nervously. It’s already fifteen minutes after twelve! We are running out of time! I hope I will make it in time…
The car was already accelerating at the maximum speed, yet Charlotte was still urging Morgan. “Hurry up!”
“We are at the maximum speed now,” Morgan replied resignedly.
Charlotte could scarcely breathe as they were racing against time. They had to rush to the hospital to have a look at Ellie secretively before rushing back to South Sea Hotel by two o’clock in the afternoon.
After a while, the car pulled to a stop by the street near Kindness Hospital.
Charlotte instructed, “Lupine and Morgan, go with me. The rest of you, stay here and wait for us.”
The three of them sneaked into the hospital via the back door and managed to grab three sets of doctor’s uniforms. They changed into the uniforms swiftly to disguise as doctors and sneaked into the children’s ICU.
Fortunately, Charlotte had bribed someone in the hospital earlier and located Ellie’s ward. Apart from that, they could get to the children’s ICU effortlessly after knowing about the ways around the hospital.
She gestured to Morgan to distract the bodyguards and nurses outside Ellie’s ward. Next, she sneaked into it with Lupine without hesitation.
Ellie was lying motionless on the bed; her usual rosy cheeks were now as pale as a sheet. Apart from that, her delicate hands were full of tiny needle marks, and she was intubated. Her body was even attached to various types of tubes connected to the medical equipment.
“Ellie…” Charlotte was grief-stricken; her tears flowed down her cheeks in an instant. Cupping her hand over her mouth, she started sobbing her heart out.
Charlotte used to think that she was a tough woman after going through all the hardships in life. Nonetheless, she had to clutch her chest as she endured the stabbing pain which was driving her insane.
“How did this happen? She was still fine yesterday!” Lupine felt the tingle in her heart; tears were welling up in her eyes.
“Ellie, I won’t let anything happen to you.” Charlotte shuddered as she carried Ellie up carefully and let her drink from a bottle.
“Ms. Lindberg, what are you doing? This is the potion to prolong your lifespan!” Lupine’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“Shut up!” Charlotte continued to place the potion near Ellie’s mouth, hoping she could swallow more.
Nevertheless, she had only managed to let Ellie swallow a small portion before she heard footsteps outside the ward. She signaled to Lupine, hinting her to take prompt action.
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It took Charlotte almost twenty minutes to let Ellie finish the potion. She put away the bottle immediately and whispered, “Ellie, don’t be afraid. Mommy is here and will protect you…”
“Ms. Lindberg, Ben is coming with his men. We have to leave at once. If not, we will land ourselves in hot soup!” Lupine reminded her apprehensively.
Charlotte let go of Ellie’s hand reluctantly and gave her one last glance before she got out of the ward through the window.
“Stop!” Marino rushed into the ward and was about to lash out when he spotted a figure near the window. At that very moment, Morgan turned to look at him. When Marino caught a glimpse of her, he held his tongue at once.
“What’s the matter?” By the time Ben rushed into the ward, Morgan’s figure was already out of sight.
“Nothing. Everything is fine,” Marino replied at once.
Ben did not sense anything amiss after scanning the room. Hence, he only advised Marino, “Keep your guard up. We can’t take the risk to let anything happen to Ellie.”
“I get it.” Marino nodded respectfully.
In the meantime, Charlotte hopped into the car with Lupine and Morgan.
Unable to hold back any longer, Lupine wailed, “Ms. Lindberg, that is the potion to prolong your lifespan. You have to take a bottle once a week to hinder the poison from erupting in your body. Now that you have used up two bottles. What are we supposed to do if anything happens to you?”
“Huh? You have used another bottle too?” Morgan was stupefied.
“I will still be fine without the medicine, yet their lives will be at risk without it. After all, Danrique won’t let anything happen to me,” Charlotte retorted.
“Ms. Lindberg…” Lupine was at a loss for words.
“According to Mr. Lindberg, there are no extra bottles of potion. Since you have used up two bottles, you will need to bear with it for the following two weeks. I’m worried that you won’t be able to take it…” Morgan’s voice quivered.
“Enough of that. I know what to do!” Charlotte cut her off and instructed, “Give Marino a call now. I need to have further details about Ellie’s condition.”
“I don’t have his contact number…” Morgan blushed as she refuted sheepishly.
“Don’t try to bluff me!” Charlotte snapped at her coldly. “Do you think that you can hide anything from me? I know both of you are keeping in touch with each other secretively.”
“I…” Morgan tried to give an excuse. Intimidated by Charlotte’s penetrating gaze, she could only admit in embarrassment, “We are just having a chat on the car racing skills. Other than that, we have never spoken about anything else. Ms. Lindberg, we remind ourselves that we must be faithful to you and Mr. Nacht, respectively.”
“Of course, Ms. Lindberg never doubts that. If not, she won’t turn a blind eye to it. We only need your help to ask him about Ms. Elisa’s condition. Anyway, this is not considered as betraying Mr. Nacht!” Lupine glared at her and pinched her on the arm.
“All right.” Morgan tried to call Marino.
Marino only answered the call after quite a while. “Hello.” he was apparently trying to lower down his volume.
“Hey, how’s the condition of Ms. Elisa at the moment?” Morgan asked him directly.
“How dare you question me? Don’t you know that you almost scared me to death just now? If Ben happened to see that just now, I would surely face his wrath again…”
“Stop babbling.” Charlotte snatched Morgan’s phone and asked Marino desperately, “Tell me, how was Ellie poisoned? What did the doctor say?”
“Ah! Ms. Lindberg…” Marino recognized Charlotte’s voice and hid in one of the corners hurriedly. He lowered his voice and explained, “The doctors discovered a rare snake venom in Ms. Elisa’s body. They presumed that it was either from the food or water she had taken. At the moment, we are still in the midst of the investigation.”
“Then…” Charlotte opened her mouth again.
“Marino, what are you doing? Get over here at once!” All of a sudden, she heard Ben calling out for him.
“I’m coming!” Marino darted toward him without hanging up. “Ben, what’s the matter?”
Ben urged him by saying, “I want you to lead a few men to bring Dr. Felch here from Phoenix City. He’s the only one who can save Ellie at the moment. Bruce has arranged for a private jet. You have to head to the airport now. Hurry up!”
“Noted. I will go now!” Marino replied at once.
The sound of footsteps in haste was audible from the other end of the line. A few seconds later, Marino’s voice sounded again. “Ms. Lindberg, I’m on my way to look for Dr. Felch now. I have to hang up now. Don’t worry. All of us are trying to save Ellie by all means.”
“Dr. Felch? This name sounds familiar…” Charlotte murmured in bewilderment. Somehow, her gut instinct told her that this Dr. Felch was someone she had met before.