Chapter 1282

Charlotte could not sleep well lately. By the time she came out of the shower after sprucing up the garden, it was already two in the morning.

Despite feeling worn out, she could not sleep. She decided to get up to go through some old photos.

She, her father, and Mrs. Berry had taken many pictures when they were staying here years ago. But after Simon had taken over the property when her father was in trouble, he threw away everything in the house. She wondered where the Nacht family found these things.

All the sweet memories flashed across her mind as she flipped through the photo album. She felt a burst of warmth in her heart.

Before Charlotte knew it, the morning sun had risen, brightening the night sky.

Feeling utterly exhausted, she finally fell asleep while hugging the album.

She slept so well that she could not even hear Danrique’s children calling her repeatedly.

Lupine walked up to the children and told them to keep quiet. “Aunt Charlotte is still sleeping. Let’s go and play in the courtyard, shall we? There’s goldfish and pretty flowers to play with.”

“Okay!” the children answered loudly before covering their mouths to keep their volume down.

They then quietly followed Lupine downstairs. Before leaving for the courtyard, Lupine told Jade and Emma to call them once breakfast was ready.

Charlotte did not need to hire new maids since her eighteen bodyguards were capable of handling all the household chores.

Charlotte refused to hire maids not because she had no money. Money to her was never an issue even after the collapse of Lindberg Corporation. She just did not want to have strangers in the house, as this could cause her to be exposed to unnecessary risks.

Moreover, the bodyguards had nothing much to do during this period besides taking care of the three little ones.

Lupine and a few bodyguards accompanied the children and played games with them in the courtyard. All of a sudden, the sound of a car’s engine emerged from the entrance. They instantly put their guard up.

Lupine instructed a few bodyguards to bring the children into the house with an eye signal. In the meantime, she and the other bodyguards went out to take a look.

As the gate opened, the bodyguard stationed at the entrance immediately reported to Lupine. “It’s Mr. Nacht!”

“Mr. Nacht?” Lupine was surprised. She went up and was ready to greet him on his arrival.

Two jeeps and an extended Rolls-Royce arrived and parked outside the entryway.

Zachary and his three children gracefully got down from the car.

“Mr. Nacht!”

Charlotte, who did not believe what they said earlier, was stunned. Never in a million years did she expect to see Zachary here.

Zachary nodded and took a sidelong glance at the courtyard.

“Lupine!” Upon seeing Lupine from a distance, Ellie ran toward her and gave her a hug. “I’m so happy to see you.

I’m sure Mommy is around, right?”

“Of course she is. She’s still sleeping.” Lupine carried Ellie in her arms and grinned. “I miss you, Ellie. Let me take a good look at you. Did you lose weight?”

“Yeah, coz I miss Mommy very much.” Words stuck in Ellie’s throat.

“I’ll bring you to your Mommy.” Lupine pinched her cheeks gently. She then turned to the two boys and said, “Robbie, Jamie, come on in!”

“Let them play in the living hall will do. Let’s not disturb their Mommy,” Zachary said in a calm voice.

He then turned around to the children and said, “We’ll go and see her when she wakes up.”

The little ones nodded. “Okay, Daddy.”

Zachary smiled and rubbed their heads before walking into the villa.

In the meantime, Danrique’s children ran out of a hidden corner upon hearing Robbie’s and Ellie’s voices. Before they could locate the children, they bumped into Zachary.

Zachary, who met them for the first time, raised his brows after studying them from head to toe. “Are these Danrique’s daughters?”

Upon seeing Zachary, the three children immediately ran behind Morgan and hugged her thighs.

They cautiously popped their heads out from the sides to look at Zachary as if they were sizing up a monster.