Chapter 1219
Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort
Morgan and a few female bodyguards came rushing up to Charlotte upon Gordonâs departure. âMs. Lindberg! I just found out that Robbie and Ellie were taken away by Mr. Nachtâs men. Lupine is chasing after them as we speak.â
Charlotte said despondently, âAsk her to come back. Thereâs no point in chasing them; weâd never catch up to them anyway.â
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âCharlotte!â Louis interrupted Morganâs protests as he ran toward Charlotte. âAre you okay?â
She lifted her head and stared at him blankly before glancing at Robert and Sherlyn in the distance, feeling torn.
Louis immediately comforted her, âCharlotte, I heard that Zachary brought the kids with him. Donât worry; Iâll talk to him. You should rest in your room and leave everything to me.â
âOkay, thank you.â
Charlotte bowed lightly to Robert and Sherlyn on the way to the manor.
Sherlyn sighed and said, âSheâs so calm. The average woman wouldâve freaked out at such an incident. Her composure is admirable.â
âSheâs a Lindberg, after all. Mr. Lindberg would never tolerate fools,â Robert commented sulkily.
Sherlyn nodded in agreement. âI guess youâre right. Anyway, whatâs with your attitude? Youâre behaving as if I did something wrong.â
Her ignorance stoked Robertâs anger. âYou are in the wrong! Did you have any idea what you just did?â
Sherlyn retorted petulantly, âWhat did I do wrong? The Lindbergs and the Nachts are enemies. Why do we need to walk on eggshells around the Nacht family when Louis is marring a Lindberg?â
âWe canât afford to offend either of them. The business world is like a battlefield; itâs utterly unpredictable. Itâs always to our benefit to maintain a good relationship with powerful families for the stability of our future,â
explained Robert angrily.
âI donât understand.â
Robert was incensed. âYou donât understand? Just a few months ago, the Nacht family ran into trouble while the Lindbergs basked in their success. Look at how quickly the tables have turned. The Nachts have returned to their former glory, yet the Lindberg Corporation is fraught with danger. Thatâs the whole reason why I dared not cross Zachary when we arranged this marriage between Louis and Charlotte. The Nachts could always make a comeback in the future. How could you mess things up at such a crucial time, offending Zachary of all people! Do you wish to cut off our backup plan?â
âDear Lord, how could this be? Should we even proceed with the marriage then?â Sherlyn wailed.
âItâs a week to the wedding, and thereâs no way for us to contact Mr. Lindberg.â Robert frowned and added worriedly, âIn any case, we should continue preparing for the wedding. Who knows, we might hear from him soon.â
Sherlyn asked nervously, âIf the Lindbergs go downhill, and the Nachts are on the rise, arenât we labeling ourselves as the Nacht familyâs enemy by pushing through with this wedding?â
âNo worries about that; youâve already turned us into their enemies. You were so aggressive earlier, insulting and threatening Zachary. Our backup plan was long gone.â Robertâs jaw clenched with fury.
Sherlyn was distraught. âI didnât know. Why didnât you tell me? Oh dear, what should we do? Can we salvage this situation?â
âYou need to visit him and personally apologize to him. Then, we can only hope that Mr. Lindberg will resolve his matters and restore Lindberg Corporation to its former glory!â
âOkay, thatâs great. If thereâs an opportunity to apologize to Zachary in person, I promise Iâll be on my best behavior. Iâll do anything to fix this,â came Sherlynâs fervent promise.
âThe best thing you can do now is to keep your mouth shut and stop creating problems for me.â
She stared at her husband wordlessly and swallowed her indignance.
Charlotte immediately dialed Zacharyâs number once she got to her room. He rejected her call.
When she tried again, the call could not go through.
He blocked my number.
Charlotte used to do this to Zachary in the past, and now he was giving her a taste of her own medicine.
She paused to think for a moment before calling Robbieâs number. The call failed to connect as his phone was switched off. The same thing happened when she attempted to call Jamie and Ellie.
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