Ch. 1911..1920
Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn’t Easy chapter 1911
Jim’s expression darkened as he clutched Charlotte’s bra in his hand.
As though trying to prove himself wrong, he rummaged through the dirty laundry once more, but he did not manage to find anything else unusual.
He furrowed his brows and let out a bitter chuckle.
Surely he must have imagined things?
Charlotte was loyal to him, and since young, the two of them had promised each other that they would be together forever.
Even after she was chased out of Merchant City, she had sought him out the moment she returned.
How could he even doubt her?
As soon as he thought of this, Jim let out an exhale, turned to find his laundry basket, and managed to find the coat he had been wearing that morning.
Inside the pocket was the piece of paper that Bonnie had given him that morning, but…
Jim also found another piece of paper in the pocket on the other side.
He had no idea where this paper came from and guessed that someone had probably slipped it into his pocket without him knowing.
Jim frowned as he smoothed out the crumpled note
There were only four words written on it.
[Charlotte belongs to me.)
These simple words made Jim’s expression darken.
Charlotte’s torn underwear and this newfound note seemed to point him in a direction he dreaded to even think of…
Jim furrowed his brows, crumpled the note, and tossed it into the trash can, as though it would cease to exist as long as he rid his mind of it.
He would choose to trust Charlotte at all costs unless he found concrete evidence proving himself wrong!
After all…his time with Charlotte during their childhood was one of his most treasured
memories growing up.
When Jim first showed up at the orphanage, he had been looked down on by the caretakers and even the owner of the orphanage himself.
On top of that, he was a weak, albeit good-looking child, and because of this, the other kids would harass and bully him.
He could have defended himself if he wanted to, but he took pity on these children, since thev were abandoned by their families, and did not fight back.
Every time they bullied him, he would swallow his rage and give in to them.
Not long after, however, he met Charlotte.
At that time, she was known as Number-9.
Number-9 was a quiet, obedient, but fearless child. Even though she was not a bully, the rest o f the children still knew to stay out of her way.
Once, she caught sight of the other children bullying Jim, the newcomer, and had stood up for him.
Not only had she tried to shield him with her tiny body, but she even claimed that she would protect him.
However, she was a little girl, and thus was no match for the rest of the children.
The children were outraged by her righteous ways and thus started attacking her as well.
Even though she could not defend herself against them, she still shielded Jim behind her back with her arms extended out to both sides.
Jim came out of this episode without even a single scratch on his body, but Number-9 suffered plenty of injuries.
At that moment, Jim finally understood that sometimes, silence was not the answer.
His kindness had been used against him and turned into a reason for the children to bully both him and Number-9.
Therefore, Jim stood up for himself and defeated all the children, becoming her hero.
Soon after that, the two of them became the most unlikely little couple anyone would ever imagine, one that everyone started referring to as ‘the red and white duo’.
Number-9 represented the courageous, passionate red, whereas Jim was the calm, solemn white.
The two of them happily spent a few months at the orphanage until the Landry family eventually managed to find him and take him home.
As soon as Jim recalled his past, he became even more determined to trust Charlotte, no matter what.
He still remembered the way she looked when she leaped in to protect him.
How could such a strong, brave woman like her possibly betray him?
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After he came out of the laundry room, Jim returned to his study.
He sat in his chair and unfolded the piece of paper Bonnie had given him. Then, he wrote down all the alleged timings and venues in which he and Bonnie had been and ordered his assistant t o investigate the validity of these claims.
Jim was just about to throw the paper into the trash can when he caught sight of some writing on the back.
Bonnie had torn this paper out of a page in her medical records and written on the blank side, whereas the other side was scribbled with a doctor’s handwriting.
(A laceration was noted on the right side of the abdomen, and the patient claims that she acquired this injury after falling on the side of the pavement during a rain.
[The laceration is deep, and even though it had previously been sutured, it has gotten infected and is now collecting pus. It is recommended to do wound dressing every day to keep the wound clean and dry to prevent reinfection.)
Jim furrowed his brows when he saw this.
A laceration at the right abdomen…
Acquired after falling on the side of the pavement during rain…
All of a sudden, he recalled his encounter with Bonnie at Tea Cottage.
At that time, it was raining heavily, and Bonnie had chased after him when he left, which led t o her accidentally falling and hitting the ground.
When she fell, she stared at him with a pained expression on her face and failed to get up after that.
However, at that time, Jim was so consumed with his disgust toward her that he did not stopt o think that she had gotten injured, much less helped her at all.
Jim then recalled the incident more thoroughly.
Could she have hurt herself during that incident?
Jim suddenly recalled the few times he had seen Bonnie clutching her belly as she walked. From the first time he caught sight of her and Christopher walking by the side of the road, to
his encounter with her in the hospital’s garden, she had been clutching the right side of her abdomen.
This meant that…
Jim furrowed his brows and suddenly felt a light bulb click in his head.
If Bonnie was indeed pregnant, she would not need to hold her belly like that, considering she was not even showing her bump yet.
Therefore, she had been clutching her belly out of pain all along.
What on earth made him think that she was pregnant?
She was hurt!
“Jim.” All of a sudden, Charlotte, who had finally finished changing, knocked on the door and entered the room, smiling, “It’s time for us to meet Luna.”
With that, she strode over and continued, “Even though we can’t stick to our original plans and make her give up on everything…we can still try to talk her out of holding her position of Landry Group CEO.”
After a brief moment of regaining her composure, Charlotte finally readjusted her mindset.
This was just a battle, not the war, so it did not matter if she lost to Luna and Joshua this time.
As long as she helped Jim obtain the position of Landry Group CEO, the company would still fall into their hands eventually, no matter what happened in the future.
Besides, as long as she and Jim worked together, they would eventually be able to rob Luna of her shares of Landry Group, so why the rush?
She would take things one step at a time!
Jim furrowed his brows and turned to glance impassively at Charlotte. “You keep trying to convince me to take Luna’s job from her…are you doing this for me, or yourself?”
Charlotte widened her eyes in shock. “What on earth are you trying to say, Jim? Of course it’s for you!
“I’m not a part of the Landry family, after all, so even if you managed to gain these rights, it won’t benefit me at all.”
With that, Charlotte bit her lip pitifully and whimpered, “Why are you asking me this all of a sudden…”
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Seeing the look of Charlotte’s voice, Jim furrowed his brows and curled his lips into a smile. Then, he gently removed Charlotte’s hand from his and said, “Nothing, I was just asking.
“I received a note today which says that Charlotte belongs to him. The note was put into my coat pocket that I wore to the hospital this morning.” .
With that, he glanced at Charlotte and said, “Someone at the hospital must’ve pulled this prank on me. I’ll ask someone to get to the bottom of this.”
Then, he turned and strode away.
Behind him, Charlotte’s face turned from red to white. She bit her lip and clenched her fists.
That Dr. Randy must have been the one who slipped the note into Jim’s pocket!
What an ungrateful bastard!
She had already taken ten minutes out of her time to satisfy him in his office this morning, but he was still hungry for more!
Did he think she was going to choose an old man like him over someone as handsome and successful as Jim? Who did he think he was?
Did he think she owed him her life just because he helped both her and Roanne undergo their plastic surgeries?
She had already slept with him for six years; was it still not enough?
One day, she would let Roanne get rid of this wretched doctor once and for all!
“Charlotte?” Jim furrowed his brows and called after her, suddenly realizing that Charlotte had not followed him out.
“Coming!” Charlotte quickly regained her composure and followed him, smiling. “I was so frustrated by the note you found and so engrossed in trying to guess who could’ve committed such a stupid prank that I lost track of time…”
With that, she snaked her arm around Jim’s and lifted her head to stare at him with an
innocent look “You can’t possibly believe them, do you, Jim?
“You’re the only person in my heart, and someone must’ve taken advantage of your amnesia and done this on purpose out of jealousy.”
Jim narrowed his eyes. “I hadn’t believed them at all.”
However…
The more Charlotte tried to deny it, the more suspicious he became.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the guest lounge, where Luna and Luke were sitting in their chairs, chatting
Behind them stood two women identical in height and build, but their looks were obscured with face masks and black caps.
There was no way of telling who these two people were.
Seeing that Jim and Charlotte had entered, arm-in-arm, Luna exchanged a glance with Luke, then stood up, smiling, “Hello, Master Landry, Ms. Charlotte.”
She was unwilling to refer to Jim as her brother anymore.
Ever since he lost his memories, his attitude and actions toward them made Luna think he was unfit to be her brother anymore.
Charlotte noticed this and immediately caught this small detail. “You’re becoming more and more preposterous, Ms. Luna. How can you refuse to call your brother by his name after having left for just a few days?”
With that, she could not help glancing at Jim, whose expression was dark, and added, “Look how rude she is, Jim.”
Even though he was not fond of this sister of his, Jim was still a little uneasy by the fact that Luna had chosen to address him as ‘Master Landry’ instead of his name. “Well, of course she’s behaving like this. She’s the one holding the majority of the Landry Group’s shares at this moment, and has no time for someone like me.” With that, he sat on a chair and stared coldly at Luna.
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“Joshua Lynch has already contacted me.
“Luna, even if you’re trying desperately to prove how important you are, you don’t have to do i t like this.”
There was not even a hint of emotion in Jim’s frosty voice as he continued, “Even though your method of getting Joshua to attack Landry Group will defeat me and make me think twice
about hurting you, you have to remember that you own a part of Landry Group, too.
“Therefore, no matter how much financial loss has been incurred onto our company as a result of Joshua’s attacks, you’re suffering the same loss, too!”
Luna could not help curling her lips into a smirk when she heard this. “Unfortunately, Mr. Landry, if I hadn’t asked Joshua for help, the person stuck in this terrible situation would be m e by now.
“I’m fine with losing a little bit of money right now. After all, if I don’t let this happen now, then I probably will be losing all of my shares and profits of the Landry Group instead.
“This little bit of financial loss is still acceptable in comparison.”
With that, she stared at Jim’s face and added, “At the same time, everything that Joshua is doing right now, Mr. Landry, is a reminder to you not to steal anything from me.
“Because as soon as I leave Landry Group, this company isn’t going to last any longer.”
Luna’s tone was both cold and arrogant, so much so that Charlotte was infuriated by her words.
She, too, knew that they had no way of winning against Luna at this point.
“You’re right.” Jim was much calmed compared to Charlotte upon hearing this. He nodded and stared at Luna with an earnest expression. “With you here, Joshua is indeed showing us mercy, and because of this, I hadn’t intended to force you to give out the Landry Group’s shares at all.
“However…”
Jim narrowed his eyes and handed a folder to Luna. “These are the survey results that my assistant has collected from the shareholders and higher management, as well as more than eighty percent of the employees of Landry Group.
“All the people that have signed this petition are protesting against your continued employment as CEO of Landry Group, and more than half of these people are threatening to g o on a strike if you don’t resign from your position within a week.”
With that, he shifted into a more comfortable position in his chair and stared intently at Luna. “You should know by now how bad your reputation is to the public. Almost all the employees i
n the company do not wish to have such a corrupt CEO running their company.
“The people have spoken, and this is well outside of my power.”
The color drained from Luna’s face when she heard this.
She bit her lip and dug her nails into her palms.
Despite knowing a long time ago that she would have to resign as CEO eventually, it was still shocking to be hit with the reality.
She knew fully well that her reputation was at its all-time low, but it stung to see that 80% of hundreds of thousands of Landry Group employees hated her…
She found this hard to accept.
“Don’t agree to his terms,” Joshua’s low voice rang out from the pendant around Luna’s neck. “Even if you refuse to resign, Jim will never let these people quit their jobs. He’s just trying to use this to provoke you.”
Luna bit her lip and felt a twinge of sadness surge into her heart. She lifted her head to stare at Jim’s face. “Alright. I’ll do as you say.”
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Everyone was shocked to hear Luna’s answer.
Even Joshua, who was on the other end of the line, was rendered utterly speechless.
A split second later, he let out a bitter chuckle and asked, “Is this really what you want?”
“Yes.” Luna let out an exhale and lifted her head to meet Jim and Charlotte’s delighted gazes.” This is what I want.”
She was telling this to both Joshua and Jim.
“Since everyone is so against me running the company as CEO, I’ll choose to step down from this position. I’m sure everyone knows I’m not capable of running this company at all.
“It’s just that Father loved me so much that he was willing to hand over such a large-scale family business to me, but now, it’s time I return what was, rightfully Jim’s to him. Nonetheless…”
She lifted her head to stare coldly at Jim and Charlotte. “Mr. Landry has previously promised m e that he’d let me manage a small jewelry design company under Landry Group, and I hope you’ll stick to your word, Mr. Landry.
“At the same time, I want you to give me five million dollars as a starting fund, and guarantee that no matter what happens in the future, you will not try to shut down my company or harm it in any way whatsoever.”
Jim could not help frowning when he heard this.
When he was tidying his documents a few days ago, he had found a stack of documents about a small jewelry design company in his study.
This was a minuscule company with hardly any development and was even at times on the verge of bankruptcy.
Fortunately, the world-renowned designer Joey Charles had been working as the lead designer of the company, and it was with his help that the company managed to sustain itself until the present.
When Jim first found these documents, he had even wondered why he had deliberately left these papers about a small, negligible company in the most prominent part of his study.
At this moment…
He realized that before he lost his memories, he must have been intending to hand this company over to Luna.
“Mr. Jim Landry,” Luna called out once more, seeing that Jim did not reply. “Do you agree to m
y terms?”
“Of course we do!” Charlotte piped up immediately even before Jim could open his mouth.” We’ll fulfill any of your conditions, so long as you step down from the position of CEO of Landry Group!”
This was just a small, almost bankrupt company, so what harm was there to do as Luna wished?
Anyone could see that giving this up in exchange for the position of CEO was a fair trade!
As soon as Charlotte finished her sentence, Luna furrowed her brows and turned to glance at Jim. “I’m asking you.”
The color drained from Charlotte’s face.
It was clear Luna did not care about Charlotte’s opinion at all.
Luna was ignoring her as though she was made of thin air.
Charlotte bit her lip and clenched her fists.
Jim noticed her change in emotion and quickly lifted his arm to pull her closer to him.” Charlotte’s answer is my answer; you don’t have to ask me a second time.”
As soon as he said this, the woman standing behind Luke shuddered.
Bonnie bit her lip, and a twinge of sadness seeped into her heart as she stared at Jim, who had his arm around Charlotte, through her thick disguise.
She gazed at his arm as the words swirled in her head.
‘Charlotte’s answer is my answer. ‘You don’t have to ask me a second time.’
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Jim had never spoken about her, Bonnie so endearingly as he had addressed Charlotte.
There had even been a few times when Bonnie had wanted him to call her by a pet name like’ darling’ or ‘honey’ in private, but he would always refuse, much less put his arm around her and address her so adoringly in public.
In the past, Jim would always insist that since Bonnie was the heiress to the Craig fortune and he was the heir to the Landry fortune, the public would go crazy if news of their relationship were leaked
If that happened, it would cause such unrest that they would not be able to enjoy their time together without being followed all the time anymore.
Therefore, to prevent this from happening, their relationship had been a secret one, hidden
Bonnie used to think that Jim was naturally a cautious person like this, and thus, she had never doubted Jim’s motives or gotten upset at him for such requests.
At this moment, alas, she finally understood that she had been wrong.
Jim loved showing off his relationship with Charlotte to the public.
The reason he had refused to take his and Bonnie’s relationship public…was simply that he did not love her enough to do so.
“Luna, if you have no other request, I’ll let my assistant prepare a contract now,” said Jim curtly when he noticed that Luna was not saying anything else.
Luna furrowed her brows and was about to say something more when her gaze fell on the ring on Jim’s finger.
If she remembered correctly..
One half of this ring pair was lying in a suitcase in Joshua’s bedroom at that moment, whereas the other half was sitting on Jim’s finger.
Malcolm’s father, Samuel, had told her before that putting the two rings together would crack the code of Lucy Hamilton’s death.
As soon as she thought of this, Luna let out an exhale and lifted her hand to point at Jim’s arm, which was resting on Charlotte’s shoulder. “There’s something else I want to add.”
Following Luna’s finger, Charlotte lowered her head and suddenly realized that Luna was pointing at her necklace!
She immediately covered her necklace with her hand and bit her lip. “Don’t you dare take my necklace from me, Luna. Jim had spent nine million dollars on this for me! I’m never giving
this necklace to—”
Before she could even finish, Luna sneered and interrupted her, “What I want is the jade ring o n Mr. Landry’s right thumb.”
With that, she glanced coldly at Charlotte and added, “However, now that you’ve mentioned your necklace… I want to add this to my list of demands as well, so as not to waste your effort.”
She turned to glance at Jim. “I want to add two more items to my list: the nine-million-dollar necklace, and the jade ring on your hand.
“I want a bankrupt jewelry design company, a jade ring, and a nine-million-dollar necklace in exchange for the position of Landry Group CEO. Nothing less.”
Jim narrowed his eyes and stared at Luna with a frosty look. “Don’t you think you’re biting off more than you can chew, Luna?
“Apart from the jewelry design company, the two items you want are my engagement gift to Charlotte and the last piece of item my late mother left for me.
“These two items mean a lot to me, so I can’t give them to you.”
Luna curled her lips into a smirk and shifted into a more comfortable position on the sofa.” I’ve already said, I want three items and nothing less. Unless you don’t want to become CEO of Landry Group, Mr. Landry, then I suggest you think this over carefully. Don’t worry; I’m not in a rush.”
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Luna stated her demand with calmness and impassivity.
Her clear eyes were, at this moment, etched with remarkable determination and earnestness, s o much so that both Jim and Charlotte could not help freezing when they saw the look on her face.
She looked so serious that it was as though she would refuse to step down from the CEO of Landry Group unless they agreed to her terms.
Jim and Charlotte exchange glances.
A split second later, he let out an exhale and stared coldly at Luna. “Well, if you insist, then I can’t force you.
“I’ll never give you the jade ring my mother left for me and the necklace I used to propose to Charlotte.”
Jim had to admit that the position of CEO was indeed important to him, but some things were far more important than power.
The jade ring was the last thing his late mother Lucy had left for him.
Jim had never met his mother before, nor had he gotten to spend even a day with her. Wearing this jade ring made him feel like his mother was still there with him through his childhood and the most difficult times in his life.
As for the necklace around Charlotte’s neck, the reason he had paid nine million dollars for it was to symbolize Charlotte’s old name at the orphanage, Number-9.
This also was an embodiment of his loyalty to her.
The childhood promise he had made to her remained in his heart for many years. He had kept t o his word, and Charlotte, as she had promised, had waited for him for so long, too…
Therefore, no matter what happened, Jim would never hand these two items to someone else.
Luna raised her brows and glanced impassively at him.”Are you sure you’re giving up the position just like that, Mr. Landry?”
With that, she got out of her seat elegantly and said, “Let’s go, Luke.”
Then, she shot Jim another cold glance and added, “Since Mr. Landry isn’t willing to give up the most important thing to him, then neither will I.”
Seeing that Luna was about to leave, Charlotte bit her lip and stormed forward, extending her arms out to both sides to block Luna’s way. “Luna! Don’t do this the hard way!
“You should’ve stepped down from this position a long time ago! Do you know how bad your
reputation is right now? To have someone like you running the company as CEO is the most humiliating thing that can happen to Landry Group!”
Luna could not help sneering when she heard this.
Did Charlotte think she was stupid? All the bad reputation surrounding Luna had been Charlotte’s doing after all!
She could not believe that Charlotte was using this to threaten her when in reality, she was the one who had paid the media to slander her and create false rumors about her!
Luna shot Charlotte a cold glare and snapped, “So what if my reputation is bad? I didn’t break any laws, did I? Is it illegal of me to refuse to hand the position over?”
Charlotte was rendered utterly speechless by this. She glared at Luna with wide eyes and stammered, “You… You!”
“Am I wrong?” Luna snickered as she shoved Charlotte out of her way. “I’d rather watch Landry Group go broke than hand over the power to you.
“Since you’ve stooped so low as to ruin my reputation just like that, I’m going to do this the hard way.”
Charlotte gritted her teeth in anger upon hearing this.
“Fine! We’ll give you the things you want!”
Seeing Luna was about to leave, Charlotte could not stop herself anymore. She agreed to Luna’s terms just like that, without even discussing this with Jim beforehand.
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“I’ll take off the necklace for you right now!”
Charlotte let out an exhale as she reached behind her neck and snapped the necklace right off.
This was worth only nine million dollars, after all, whereas the title of Mrs. Landry, wife to the CEO of Landry Group, was worth way more than that!
After taking off the necklace, Charlotte stomped over to Luna and shoved it into her hand.” Are you satisfied now?”
Luna glanced at the necklace in her hand with a hint of a smile playing on her lips. Then, she lifted her head to stare at Jim with a contemptuous look. “Where’s my jade ring?”
Jim narrowed his eyes as he remained motionless, staring at Luna. He seemed to have plenty t o say, but when faced with Luna’s gaze, he suddenly could not find the words to say anything.
“Jim!” All of a sudden, Charlotte’s voice pulled him back to reality.
Jim lowered his head and came face-to-face with a desperate Charlotte trying to pry the jade ring off his finger.
Jim furrowed his brows, stopped Charlotte, and said in a low, hoarse voice, “Charlotte, I’m not planning to give this to Luna.”
“Why not?” Charlotte frowned and said nervously, as though worried that Luna would change her mind at any moment, “I’ve already given her the necklace, and if you don’t give her the ring as she wants, I would’ve given my necklace out in vain! Besides –”
She bit her lip and added in a low voice, “We’ll use these to trick her into stepping down from the position of CEO first…and as soon as we gain power over the company, we can find a way t o get the necklace and ring back.
“Jim, this is our only choice now, so please don’t hesitate any longer!”
Jim furrowed his brows and felt a twinge of sadness spread through his heart when he saw Charlotte still clutching his ring firmly. “This is the only thing my mother left for me.”
“I know, but she’s been dead for so many years that this old thing isn’t even worth much anymore, whereas the position of Landry Group CEO will create a myriad more opportunities for us!”
Jim narrowed his eyes and finally let go of Charlotte’s hand.
Charlotte finally managed to pry the ring off Jim’s finger, and quickly brought it over to Luna. She stuffed it into Luna’s hand as she pressed Luna back down on the sofa and said, “We’ve already given you the things you want. Now, you should wait here while Jim’s assistant drafts the transferal contract. You should leave after signing it!”
Luna could not help sneering when she saw how impatient Charlotte was, “I can tell that this position means a lot to you, Ms. Charlotte, so much so that it matters more to you than the ring that Mr. Landry’s late mother left for him and the engagement necklace he bought you.”
Charlotte furrowed her brows and glared at Luna. “Of course not! It’s just that we’re more in need of this title at this moment!
“We’re doing this all for the Landry family and Landry Group!”
“Is that so?”
Luke picked up his cup and took a sip from it. “Are you sure you’re doing this to help the Landry family and the company, and not yourselves?”
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Charlotte rolled her eyes when she heard this. “Of course we’re doing this for the Landry family. After all, obtaining the title of CEO will allow us to serve the Landry family!”
Luke put down his cup calmly and said, “According to my knowledge, Luna’s title as CEO of Landry Group has always been an empty one and doesn’t really possess much power over the management of the company.
“Mr. Jim Landry has always been the one taking care of the innings and outings of the company.
“If you’re really doing this for the Landry family’s good, why are you so desperate to get your hands on this position that does not possess much power at all?”
Jim narrowed his eyes when he heard this.
Meanwhile, Charlotte’s expression darkened.
She could not let Luke continue this topic anymore!
Charlotte bit her lip, swiveled her eyes, and glanced at Luke, smiling. “I didn’t think you’d be s o interested in the internal management of our company, Mr. Jones. I would’ve thought that someone like you’d only be interested in the power struggles and fights among gangs.”
With that, Charlotte suddenly remembered something and lifted her head to glance at Luke, then at the two women standing behind Luke and Luna.
“I heard that the reason Mr. Jones and Ms. Luna are so close is because of Luna’s ill friend, Gwen Larson, but how come only the two of you came here today? Where’s Ms. Larson?”
As she said this, Charlotte’s gaze swept across the two women wearing caps and face masks, and a cold sneer appeared on her face. “Does Ms. Larson enjoy playing hide-and-seek?”
The two women stiffened when they heard this, and they exchanged quick glances but said not a word.
Seeing that Charlotte had already noticed Gwen and Bonnie, Luna did not hide the truth any longer. “You’re right. Gwen has indeed come with us today, but she doesn’t like talking to deceitful people, nor does she want these people to remember her face, so she chose to disguise herself this way.”
With that, she curled her lips into a smile and added, “Let’s not talk about her anymore. It’d be most unfortunate if she got upset and Mr. Jones failed to cajole her, leading to the Landry family’s demise.”
Jim could not help snickering when he heard this. “Are gangsters going to get involved in our family feud as well now?”
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He hated cruel, merciless people like this more than anything, and thus, he could not understand why Luna, his biological sister, would get caught up in a crowd like this.
“It’s not as simple as getting involved.” Luke chuckled, seemingly unfazed by the disdainful tone of Jim’s voice. He shifted into a more comfortable position on the sofa and fixated his cold stare on Jim’s face. “I can even bring the entire Landry family to the ground if I please.”
Jim’s expression darkened upon hearing this.
Next to him, Charlotte narrowed her eyes and quickly grabbed hold of Jim’s arm, trying to soothe his temper and reassure him. As she did so, her gaze landed once more on the two women standing behind Luna and Luke.
If one of them was Gwen…who was the other one?
Considering the fact that this woman was allowed to follow Luna to such an important meeting, this person must be someone close to her.
However, Luna only had a handful of friends in Merchant City. On top of that, this woman resembled…
All of a sudden, a glimmer of realization flashed through Charlotte’s eyes.
If one of them was Gwen, then the other must be Bonnie!
The two women were pale-faced. It was well-known that Gwen was chronically ill, whereas Bonnie, after what happened the night before and that morning, must have still been recovering as well.
Charlotte scrutinized these two women closely once more and grew even more certain that these two women were Gwen and Bonnie in disguise.
Since Gwen was Luke’s girlfriend, naturally, she would be standing right behind Luke.
Bonnie, on the other hand, did not have much in common with Luke and thus, probably was not close to him.
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The one standing behind Luna had to be Bonnie!
The longer Charlotte stared at her, the more confident she grew in her guess.
As soon as she thought of this, Charlotte curled her lips into a smirk and said, “Unfortunately, we have only a limited number of servants here, and most of them are busy with their work.”
She glanced at the teapot and teacups sitting before Luna and Luke. “The tea has already run out, and yet no one has come to refill it.”
With that, she lifted her head to glance at Luna. “Since Ms. Luna has already said that Ms. Larson is one of the two disguised here, then surely the one standing behind Ms. Luna is an ordinary servant, right? Can you ask your servant to come with me to the pantry to get some more tea?”
As soon as she finished her sentence, Luna furrowed her brows and exchanged glances with
Luke.
Luke was a little uneasy at Charlotte’s request. He raised his brows and asked, “Are you trying t o play with fire, Ms. Jacobs?”
Charlotte glanced at the woman standing behind Luna with a confident smile.
When she noticed the woman’s hand on her right abdomen, Charlotte’s grin grew even wider. “Well, they can’t possibly both be your girlfriends, can they, Mr. Jones?”
She understood everything.
Luna claimed that Gwen was disguising herself to avoid talking to them and letting them see her in person…but all this was just an excuse!
The reason Luke and Gwen had put on this act was to allow Bonnie to follow them to Landry Mansion disguised, and thus find an opportunity to get close to Jim!
Charlotte could not believe how sly these people were. They were here to negotiate with Jim, yet they still tried to sneak behind her back!
These people thought that true love was the answer and that they would be able to make Jim recover his memories just by seeing Bonnie.
Little did they know, however, that this poison worked exactly the opposite. The more a person loved someone, the harder it was to regain their memories of them!
Therefore, it was impossible to use Bonnie to help Jim regain his memories!
However, since Bonnie was so daring as to sneak into Landry Mansion right under her nose, she would give her a taste of her own medicine.
She would stop at nothing to get rid of this wretched woman!
As soon as she thought of this, Charlotte glared once more at the woman standing behind Luna and snapped, “What are you waiting for? Ms. Luna, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Larson are guests, and you’re just a lowly servant, so don’t think too highly of yourself now!”
The woman hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and followed Charlotte out the door.
The door slammed shut behind them.
Luna, frowning, glanced at Luke, to which he responded with his own.
Luke took out his phone, glanced at it, then stood up with an apologetic look. “Excuse me, but I need to take this call.”
Luna, too, quickly stood up and turned to glance at the woman left behind. “You wait here, and come call me as soon as the contract is ready. I’m going out for some fresh air.”
With that, she followed behind Luke and left the room.
Within seconds, the only people left inside the room were Jim and the woman in her cap and face mask
The atmosphere was a little awkward.
Jim was a little perplexed by this. Was the woman left with him…not Luke’s girlfriend?
Why did both Luna and Luke leave her behind like this?
“Are you going to give out your mother’s ring just like that?” the woman asked in a hoarse voice, just as Jim was deep in his thoughts.
That voice… Jim furrowed his brows. “You…”