A glimmer of fear flashed past the servant's eyes.However, a split second later, she regained her composure and lifted her head to stare coldly at Jim. "I don't know what you're talking about, Sir."Like the maid standing next to you, I, too, was under Mr. Simms' orders to execute this. We hadn't meant to hurt her at all, and I hope that you, Sir, and…and this beautiful lady with you can show us some mercy."The woman's voice was hoarse and croaky, like a broken, creaking door.Jim could not help frowning at the sound of this.According to his guesses, Quentin must have disguised Charlotte as one of the servants, and based on how silent this servant had been since they entered the room, he was fairly confident that this was Charlotte.Nonetheless…He remembered Charlotte's voice, and even though she did not possess a melodic voice, it was still clear and resonant, not at all like the sound that came out of this woman's throat!Bonnie shared the same thought, too.Initially, a
The servant quickly put her mask back on, then shot Jim and Bonnie a somewhat pleading look. "Please, I'm not a bad person. Can you… Can you show me mercy?"Jim furrowed his brows, staring at the woman, then turned to glance at Bonnie and June.He reached out to cover Bonnie's eyes and finally glanced at the other servant, who had been pressed onto the ground by one of the guards. "Take off your mask, too."The woman nodded and did as Jim ordered.This woman's face was also charred and mutilated beyond recognition."Are you Quentin's daughter too?" Jim asked, frowning.The woman shook her head. "No, I'm not. How can I possibly…be Mr. Simms' daughter? Only Char—only the girl next to you is Mr. Simms' daughter."Then, she quickly put her mask back on, trotted over to the other servant's side, and gently grasped her arm. Then, she glanced at Jim with an earnest look and said, "Sir, the two of us were forced to be here against our will, and if we had a choice, we wouldn't have chose
Bonnie shot Jim a puzzled look, then finally sighed and held June closer to her as she walked up the stairwell, followed by Jim.Even though they did not manage to find Charlotte, they had at least found June.Bonnie gently stroked June's bald head and chuckled. "I bought you lots of hats, some of them with wigs attached. Haven't you always wanted to change your hairstyle frequently? Well, when we get home, you can finally fulfill your wishes of changing your hairstyle every day!"The sound of Bonnie's gentle voice made June's trembling body stiffen.A split second later, she lifted her head to stare at Bonnie with wide, shiny eyes. "How many?"Bonnie felt her heart soften at this sight.This was a six-year-old girl, after all.Even after she was treated terribly and wounded all over, she still could not suppress her curiosity and asked how many hairstyles she could get.How could one possibly not love such an adorable little girl?"More than you can count," Bonnie said reassu
In the past, Bonnie never had kids of her own and she did not know about Harvey, so she could not understand the pain and struggles of being a parent.Now that she had Harvey, however, as well as the little fetus growing inside her, she finally understood what it was like to be a parent.A monster like Quentin did not deserve to be someone's father!"What the hell are you talking about?" Quentin could not help frowning when he heard this. He swept his cold gaze over the two women who were restrained by Jim's men.One of them had their head lowered, whereas the other met his gaze head-on, with a hint of resentment in her otherwise fearless gaze.He narrowed his eyes. "That's utter bullshit! How can I possibly have a daughter? I haven't even taken a wife, so where would my daughter even come from?"Granny Quinn, who was still lying in the bed next to them, could not help sneering when she heard this. "That's right; how can Quentin possibly have a daughter? That's nonsense!"Quenti
"Why do you say this, Mr. Simms?" Jim narrowed his eyes. "Would I have declared it so confidently if I didn't have the answer myself?"When they were in the dungeon, he had secretly marked the two women to tell them apart.Jim had secretly ordered his men to 'accidentally' tear the shirt of the one who claimed to be Quentin's daughter while dragging her up the stairwell.At the thought of this, Jim got up and strode over to the servant with the torn shirt, a cold sneer playing on his lips. "Whether it was me, Joshua, or Luke, none of us had managed to understand why Charlotte was so close with the Quinn family, so much so that they were willing to steal her from us at the expense of breaking the law."As he said this, he glanced coldly at Quentin, whose face was pale. "What this servant just said reminded me that…"He chuckled and continued, "Charlotte was an orphan, and if she were your daughter, Mr. Simms, everything would make sense."The color drained from Quentin's face.A
If even Jim, the man who had laid by Charlotte's side for many months, could not bring out any evidence to tell them apart, then no one could.As soon as he thought of this, Quentin could not help bursting into laughter. "Well, well, not sure how to go about lying anymore, huh, Mr. Landry?"He plopped down in a nearby chaise lounge, shifted into a more comfortable position, then swept his cold glance over Jim. "Mr. Landry, you and Ms. Craig disrupted my godmother's rest, went into the dungeon, and finally found two servants who we can't even tell apart."Now, you're even claiming that one of these servants is not only Charlotte but my daughter as well… You have such a vivid imagination. It'll be such a pity if you don't become an author!"Jim narrowed his eyes when he heard this.Suddenly, he realized that he had no comeback for Quentin.He turned around to stare at the two women, who not only were identical in height and build, but both had faces mutilated beyond recognition.E
Lo and behold, there was an ugly red birthmark on the servant's left shoulder.After a brief moment of shock, Bonnie came to a sudden realization.It turned out she was right; Charlotte had faked the birthmark to pass herself off as Number-9.However…she had misremembered the position of the birthmark!Bonnie's birthmark was on her right shoulder, but Charlotte had mistaken it as being on the left shoulder and thus faked a birthmark there!Charlotte narrowed her eyes as soon as she realized she had been exposed, then quickly took a step back and feigned anger, pulling her sleeve back up to cover her skin. "What the hell do you think you're doing? How dare you violate me like this?""Why are you still pretending, Charlotte?" Luna said, frowning. "Your identity has already been exposed, and there's no use pretending anymore.""I disagree." Charlotte sneered and lifted her head to shoot Luna a cold look. "I still have a fighting chance."Then, she took a knife out of her pocket an
Bonnie could not help thinking that the knife Charlotte had used had not been clean, so she would not stop worrying until a doctor checked Jim's wound.Jim furrowed his brows but did not reply and instead allowed Bonnie and Gwen to take him out of the room.After the three of them left, Luke glanced coldly at a pale-faced Quentin and said, "Mr. Simms, they've already given you the evidence you wanted."Even Charlotte herself admitted her true identity, and she even attempted to harm someone once again."With all this in mind, you must agree that Bonnie has won the bet, hasn't she?"Quentin narrowed his eyes upon hearing this.A glimmer of hatred flashed through his eyes as he glanced at Charlotte, who was being restrained by the guards.He should not have taken pity on her!He had known since the start that this daughter of his was utterly useless, yet he still took pity on her and tried to help her!Not only had he failed to protect her, but their relationship was exposed, to