Charlotte and Lorraine ended the call at the same time.“That was the police,” Lorraine exclaimed with contempt. “They’ve caught the murderers, Charlotte Simmons. Now we’ll find out which of us is guilty and which of us is innocent. The truth will be revealed very soon.”Charlotte went back to the car and saw Zachary staring icily at Lorraine’s face as if he was trying to penetrate Lorraine’s camouflage and reach deep into her heart.“Do you think it was her?” Charlotte asked.Zachary’s inky, black eyes suddenly flashed with a glint.“Maybe it wasn’t her.”‘Maybe… That means that Zachary is confused too.’Zachary was an incisive man who could see through things where most people could not. Since Zachary could not figure it out, it was clear that this was an extremely puzzling mystery.Charlotte arrived at the police station. Officer Zimmerman greeted them.“Mr. Connor, Miss Simmons, let’s discuss this in my office.”Charlotte and Zachary arrived at Officer Zimmerman’s offic
The coded door to the interrogation room was tightly closed. Charlotte saw three police officers and two men inside after Officer Zimmerman scanned his face to open the door.The two men’s hands were cuffed together on a chair. Charlotte inferred that they were the murderers caught by the police.“How’s the interrogation going?” Officer Zimmerman asked as he entered.An officer said, “They’re very stubborn and reluctant to disclose anything. Both of them said that no one hired them. They said that they retaliated against Jebediah because of the grudges they had against him. But who would believe that?”“That’s right, if this was a pure vendetta, they could have just killed Mr. Valentine briskly. Why bother going to Ms. Simmons’s house to steal a gun, abduct her and take her to the hospital, and create all these fake impressions just to blame it all on her? This clearly means that their employer wanted to kill Mr. Valentine and have Ms. Simmons go down for it!” the other officer add
Charlotte followed Zachary and moved forward, but she saw a policewoman walking toward her in a hurry as soon as they walked to the door. Charlotte stepped out of her way hurriedly and did not run into her.Officer Zimmerman grabbed the policewoman. “Officer Lyndon, what’s the matter? Why are you panicking?”“Officer Zimmerman...” The policewoman looked stupefied, and her face was pale. She stared at the two killers and said in a faint voice, “I won’t survive the day. Please take care of my family.”Officer Zimmerman was wordless and looked dumbfounded.The policewoman smiled miserably. “Someone threatened me and asked me to kill these two murderers. My family will die if I don’t do it. I’m sorry...”After saying this, she took out her pistol and fired two shots at the two killers.This policewoman was the best trooper in the precinct, and her marksmanship was precise. Each bullet that she shot landed between the eyebrows of the two murderers. Both of them had already kicked the
“Officer Lyndon was a good officer. However, even a good officer like her was threatened into committing multiple homicides in the precinct. This shows that the people who threatened her must be powerful.”Officer Zimmerman continued after drinking a sip of tea to moisturize his throat. “I believe that the person who threatened Officer Lyndon and the culprit who instigated the two murderers to kill Mr. Valentine and frame you are the same person. However, the two murderers and Officer Lyndon have all died, which means that all the leads we had on hand are now lost. Given the circumstances, we’ll never be able to solve the case.”Thinking about it made Charlotte feel extremely unreconciled with this.‘Not only did the culprit behind the curtain hire the killers to kill Jebediah but they also murdered the two killers and a policewoman one after another in order to conceal the truth. This person is indeed very vicious.’However, she believed that no matter how well that person hid, th
Charlotte winked and smiled. “I don’t know. I guess we’ll have to wait until the day you have nothing.”Zachary squinted his eyes and stared at her. Affected by her, the corner of his lips formed a perfect arc subconsciously.“Well, I’m home now. I know that you’re tired, so go home and get a good night’s sleep.” Charlotte patted Zachary on the shoulder and got out of the car.She did not answer Zachary’s question directly, but she already had an answer in mind.‘I love Zachary deeply, not because of how regal and filthy rich he is, but for who he is. Even if he really becomes a nobody someday in the future, I’ll still love him like I do now. I’ll never abandon him.‘I also know that Zachary feels the same way for me!‘Zachary and I have experienced so many hardships, yet when did Zachary ever say that he’ll give up on me?’Charlotte collapsed on the sofa as soon as she reached the living room. This two-day experience had kept her nerves fired up all the time. Now that things ha
“Mommy, the sun is already shining on your bum, but you’re still sleeping!”Charlotte was shaken out of her dream.Opening her bleary eyes, she saw that Naomi was laying on her body, pinching her nose with her fingers. “Stop sleeping, little slacker!”“Naomi...” Charlotte rubbed her head. “Didn’t you go to school? Why are you home so early?”“Who told you that it’s early? Wake up, it’s almost six o’clock already!” Naomi’s voice sounded like a church bell in Charlotte’s ears.Charlotte grabbed her phone and took a glance at it. Sure enough, it was already 5:56 in the afternoon. The sky was already on the brink of turning dark, and she was lying on the sofa. The evening sun shone in through the French windows and made her whole body look like it was bathing in blood.Jordan was standing by the sofa, looking at her and Naomi with a smile on her face.She spoke at that moment. “A lot of things have happened recently. I know that you’re quite tired. I saw you sleeping on the sofa aft
Charlotte immediately felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Even her eyebrows trembled.“One month ago, when someone launched an investigation on Zachary, didn’t you say that he was an upstanding man and that he would be fine? Why is he still under investigation? It’s been so long!”“Obviously, it’s ‘cause the people investigating him are following someone else’s orders!”Lucas replied on the phone, clearly yet glumly, “The Second Master may be upstanding and unafraid of looking suspicious, but in the past month or so, the people investigating him have remained persistent, like dogs chasing after a bone. They just won’t let him go. They’ve been hounding him every day, milady. You know that the Second Master is an important figure in his company. The company needs him, but with these people hounding him all day, he has no time to manage the company. If this continues, the Second Master’s company will go bankrupt.”At that moment, Charlotte finally understood why Zachary had su
The corners of Charlotte’s lips curled disdainfully. “You don’t need to resort to such meaningless words. You know why I called you.”“Oh?” Jezebel grinned. “I guess you’re going to rant in Zachary’s defense then.”Charlotte had suspected that Lucas may have falsely accused Jezebel. Now that Jezebel had said this on her own, it meant that she had confessed to doing all those things to Zachary.Charlotte contained the urge she felt to hit her.“There is no hatred without a cause. Your hatred is directed at me. If you want someone to vent on, pick me. Don’t drag other people into this!”“Other people? What a joke. Is Zachary like any other person to you? Ha ha ha…” Jezebel’s exaggerated laughter felt as if it could tear through Charlotte’s eardrums.When she finally stopped, she charmingly said, “Since you’ve put it that way, fine! You brought this upon yourself, Charlotte, with the cruelty you’ve shown me. I’ll leave Zachary alone if you can make it up to me.”Charlotte was con