Jim furrowed his brows and stood up, moving to another spot so he could answer the call.Before he could take another step forward, however, Harvey grabbed the hem of Jim's top."Daddy, didn't you just tell me that you've made up your mind to be with Mommy? Why do you plan on taking this call behind my back now? Are you still thinking about searching for Number-9?"Even though Jim had never told Harvey about Number-9, Harvey grew up together with June, and Christopher, the girl's father, was a parent who treated June like a friend. Hence, no matter what June asked, Christopher would tell June if he felt that June could understand.Christopher, thus, must have told June about Number-9. Since June knew about Number-9's existence, there was no reason that Harvey did not know about her.Harvey clearly heard Assistant Lowe mention the children's home from the other line, so he knew that this call must have been about Number-9. Jim's brows furrowed at Harvey's words and stern expression
"Don't touch me!" Harvey flinched, moving backward as he stared at Jim warily. "Are you still thinking of finding Number-9? Are you still thinking about marrying her?"You said you'll marry Mommy and be with her, but you're just lying to me, aren't you? To you, Number-9 is the most important person in this world—more important than me, Mommy, and Shelly. So important that you can forget about us, isn't it?"Harvey's heartache only grew the more he poured out his heart."You broke Mommy's heart over and over again when you thought Charlotte was Number-9, all because you loved her. All that, and you're still looking for her right now!"What if you find her, then? Are you going to abandon Mommy, me, and Shelly? If that's the case, I'll go find Grandpa and Granny tomorrow to change my name! My name will no longer be Harvey Landry; I'm going to just be Harvey Craig!"Harvey's gaze burned with rage as he stared at Jim, who felt helpless with the way his son was acting. He sighed and rea
Jim's brows furrowed as he looked at the phone Bonnie handed to him.The screen showed a photo of Charlotte lying in a dungeon in Quinn Mansion. The dungeon used to be gloomy and damp, but in this photo, it seemed to have been decorated with a brighter light with a large bed, and there was even an aroma diffuser and recreational facilities in it.The luxurious setting no longer made it look like a dungeon; it instead looked more like a place for a vacation.Jim narrowed his eyes. To be able to request such treatment in the dungeon of the Quinn Mansion… That must have meant that Charlotte was a very important person to the Quinn family or, more specifically, Quentin.He lifted his head and looked at Bonnie. "They're already on their way?""Yes," Bonnie replied. She took her phone and walked toward the door. "I know that Mr. Jim is a nostalgic person. If you don't want to look for Charlotte with us, it's fine."With that, Bonnie then took her red trench coat from the door and insta
Bonnie looked out the window and could not bother to even glance at Jim."Oh, don't worry about that."She never wanted to tell the truth anyway, and since Jim had said such things, she would never consider bringing up the past in the conversation. Moreover, even if she told him that she was Number-9, he would just think that she was playing tricks just to be close to him purposely. That would not be fun.Very soon, the car reached Quinn Mansion. When Jim and Bonnie arrived, Joshua, Luna, Luke, and Gwen were already waiting inside the mansion's lobby.Noticing Jim and Bonnie's arrival, Gwen sported a faint smile, her eyes vaguely gleaming with satire. "Has Mr. Jim's hand recovered from its burn? Why did you come here?"She remembered that moment when her hand was burnt by Charlotte, and Jim stepped forward on behalf of Charlotte, placing his hand on the kettle in a silent plea of leniency for Charlotte's sake."Mr. Landry's humble sacrifice for Charlotte had broadened my mind. I
Quentin's eyes narrowed at the photos scattered on the floor, and his pupils darkened instantly.These were photos of Charlotte enjoying her time, lying on a bed in the dungeon of Quinn Mansion.According to the angle of the photos, it was all taken in the dungeon and right at Charlotte. None of Joshua's or Luke's men could sneak into such a secret place in the mansion.This could only mean one thing: Joshua or Luke's men had infiltrated the mansion, and they had a mole in the building!With that thought in mind, Quentin smiled and squatted, picking up the photos one at a time. "Where did Mr. Jones get these photos?"Luke sneered and glanced at Quentin. "Why? Are you hoping that I could help you to eradicate the threat in your mansion?"Quentin laughed. "Of course not. It's just that…" He chuckled once more. "It's just that these photos are fake and have been edited."Quentin then turned and sat on the sofa, elegantly and proudly, as he slowly went through each photo. His expres
"Could you be hiding Ms. Jacobs after all, Mr. Landry?"That assumption shifted the atmosphere in the living room to a standstill.Jim squinted at Quentin, his fists clenched tightly.After a while, Joshua took a sip of tea and piped in, "Mr. Landry is right. We won't be here if we don't have the evidence."He took a look at Quentin and added, "Do I need to show you the evidence where Charlotte was taken away by a car belonging to the Quentin family? I'm sure you're well aware of the consequences it would have once I give this evidence to the police and when the media starts to publish it."Quentin narrowed his eyes, though there was a faint gleam of ferocity in his eyes after hearing what Joshua said. He had received much information about Joshua from Laura, but this was the first time that he dealt with him. Despite being arrogant and cold all the time, he did not expect Joshua to be well-organized and aggressive altogether when it came down to business.He did not give the evi
Hearing Joshua's words, Quentin chuckled. "Didn't the feud between the Landry family and the Lynch family happened all because the Landrys killed Lucy?"He rubbed his chin slowly as he added, "I remember how terrible Lucy looked when she was dead…"A fake sympathetic expression overtook Quentin's face while he sighed. "What a beautiful, smart woman. Too bad…she met her untimely end just because Charles Landry didn't care about her and had neglected her. Tsk, tsk, tsk! I heard a dozen men—""You shut up!" Jim snarled, shooting up from his seat before Quentin finished his sentence. With anger fueling him, Jim reprimanded him fiercely, "I won't allow you to say such a thing about my mother!"However, Jim's enraged expression merely made Quentin chuckle. "Mr. Landry, why are you so angry? I remember that you were only a one-year-old when Lucy passed away. Rosalyn has taken care of you since then and treated you like her son. Aren't you afraid that you might break Rosalyn's heart for de
It was like Quentin knew everything about him…but this was the first time Jim had met him.Jim's expression satisfied Quentin. With his lips curled into a small smile at Jim, he then turned to look at Luke. "What makes you so sure that this woman, Charlotte, is here, Mr. Jones?"Switching to a more comfortable position on the couch and glancing at everyone, Quentin's small smirk surfaced to his face once more. "Let me emphasize once more: we don't have such a luxurious dungeon here, and we can't possibly have such a big bed and recreational facilities. Moreover, the Quinn family has always obeyed the law and didn't shelter that fugitive, Charlotte."He took out a cigar and lit it up elegantly. After one puff, however, he suddenly remembered something and looked at Bonnie. "Ms. Craig, do you mind that I smoke? If you do, I'll put it out."This startled Bonnie.She looked at Quentin, whose lips had curled upward, his eyes staring at her stomach meaningfully. "Do you mind? Do you not