Chapter 840
Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort
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 leftâ¦
Getting on the car, Lupine quietly asked, âDo we head to South Sea villa now?â
âTo Northridge.â Charlotte lowered her head with a heavy heart.
âThis⦠Wouldnât Zachary soon find out that we have not returned to Erihal?â Lupine followed up quietly.
âYou took Zachary too lightly,â Charlotte laughed bitterly before adding, âHe should have known this!â
âRight.â Lupine refrained from saying more.
âLet Peter go,â Charlotte ordered. âLet him know that Olivia will contact him soon. Also, get her to come to me when the time comes.â
âAye.â Lupine immediately acknowledged the order.
âMs. Lindberg, are you saying that Zachary already knew that we have caught Peter?â Morgan asked incredulously before noting, âYou think heâll release Olivia soon?â
âWeâre a conniving bunch.â Charlotte laughed coldly. âHe should have known that his cover has been blown. Instead of continuing his charade, he should just come out clean!â
âThen, should we continue our investigation?â Morgan asked.
âForget it.â Charlotte narrowed her eyes and remarked dangerously, âIâll wait for him to come before me!â
âUnderstood!â
â¦
Meanwhile, Zachary landed at H City airport.
Bruce came to pick him up and reported, âJust around an hour ago, Peter was released.â
âAs expected,â Zachary mused before ordering, âRelease Olivia!â
âAye.â Bruce immediately complied.
âAfter Olivia has been released, sheâll definitely go to Peter. Iâm sure Ms. Lindberg will be contacted shortly after. By thenâ¦â Ben cautiously reminded, âIâm afraid those past happenings canât be concealed anymore.â
âCanât keep it bottled up forever anyway,â Zachary frowned as he noted, âRight now, sheâs probably waiting for me to confess to her personallyâ¦â
âThatâ¦â
âThe time is not ripe yet.â Zachary felt helpless. âNow that the old man has gotten himself into an accident, all our plans have to be delayed.â
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 manâs 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. Henryâs accident had thrown the whole plan into disarray.
âSo do we head to the hospital now?â Bruce asked cautiously.
âSure,â Zachary muttered succinctly before reminding, âMake sure to keep the media at bay, and donât let anyone know about the old manâs accident.â
âAffirmative. Spencer is already on it. No news has been leaked thus far. Iâll continue to monitor.â
Just as Bruce said that, the phone rang â it was a call from Taylor. He passed the phone over to Zachary and informed, âMr. Blackwood is on the line.â
Zachary gestured knowingly. Bruce answered the phone in a calm manner before hanging up and reporting his conversation to Zachary.
âMr. 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,â Ben mused before sighing, âDannique is really ruthless when it comes to matters like this.â
âDid Ms. Lindberg find out about Sharonâs treachery in the first place?â Bruce speculated.
âI donât think so,â Zachary conjectured calmly before continuing, âIf she knew, Iâm afraid she wonât leave it at that!â
âWho knew that merely putting a price on her head would result in such a chain of events. If she were to find out about Sharonâs attempt on her in T Nation, including causing the death of Mrs. Berry⦠I shudder at the thoughtâ¦â
Ben could feel a chill down his spine. After all, the current Charlotte was definitely no pushover.
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