The man jumped onto the terrace and used it to leap down to the ground. Upon landing, he found himself face-to-face with Kent and the rest of Matthew's men.They exchanged looks. With the man being the first to realize what was going on, he turned around immediately to flee.Damn it. He did not think that anyone was downstairs. Now that he had been spotted, he had to leave quickly.Otherwise, it would be disastrous if he attracted the attention of the royal guards of Charleston. The man ran as fast as he could.Looking at the person on his shoulder, Kent was shocked. Although he could not see the person’s face clearly, he had followed Matthew and Lucy closely enough earlier to realize who that was.Was that not Mrs. Leon? Without further thought, Kent ordered, “Quick, stop him! Don’t let him take Mrs. Leon with him!”The men immediately chased after the sinister man who was carrying Lucy through the back alleys.The men Kent brought were all elite bodyguards. They were highly sk
Jumping out of the window would only take two minutes tops, and Matthew was agile enough to do it without a problem.Just as he jumped, the staff member happened to witness the scene. She screamed.Was that man insane? How could he jump off the building?She thought that Matthew was committing suicide, so she frantically ran to the window and looked down, only to see Matthew unharmed.After feeling momentarily relieved, she realized something was wrong. Was this man trying to escape? She could not let that happen.Only when she was about to hurry downstairs did she discover Charlotte lying on the ground.By the time Matthew caught up with the sinister man, the man was already in a sorry state. He was struggling to fend off the bodyguards.However, he still held onto Lucy, showing no intention of letting her go.Concerned about Lucy’s safety, the bodyguards were unable to effectively intervene, which helped the sinister man hold his own against them.Now, Matthew had caught up
Matthew was well aware of that. Letting that man take Lucy away might be dangerous, but stopping him was even more dangerous. Matthew found himself in a difficult position.“Of course, I know that. Listen to me. We only have one chance now. Do you see that? He’s heading toward a car parked by the road.”Matthew squinted his eyes, already formulating a plan in his mind. Kent noticed it too, and his eyes lit up as he said, “I understand. Mr. Leon, are you saying…”“Yes, he’s going to get into the car to escape. There'll be a short window of vulnerability then. As soon as that happens, knock the knife out of his hand and rescue Lulu. Take her away immediately. I’ll deal with him.”This was their only chance. If they missed it, it would be impossible to catch up to him after he got into the car.Based on this and previous assassination attempts, Charlotte seemed determined to have Lucy killed.“But Mr. Leon, we’re too far from him. What if…”The assistant wanted to express his conce
In such a dangerous situation, the sinister man found himself distracted. He was wondering who had betrayed the organization and sold out this operation.This should have been Matthew’s perfect opportunity to attack, but the appearance of the gun-wielding woman disrupted his plan.Unsure if she was a friend or a foe, Matthew and his men hesitated for a few seconds.Knowing that the sinister man had misunderstood, the woman did not bother to explain. Instead, she just smiled at him.Furious and desperate, the man resorted to threatening the woman with Lucy again.“So what if you have a gun? Do you dare kill me? I’m telling you, get out of my car or I’ll kill her!”He edged the knife closer to Lucy’s neck, causing blood to trickle down.Matthew’s heart tightened, and his fists were clenched so tight that his nails were digging into his flesh.The woman in the car smiled, unfazed by the man’s threats. Without moving her gun, she said to the man, “Her? I don’t care about her. If yo
The woman in the car opened the door and nonchalantly retracted her handgun. She walked up to the man who was as good as dead and sneered at him.“Unfortunately, the two things I hate the most in my life are being threatened and people from Spades.”Her eyes were cold as she turned to look at Lucy. That woman… was actually Yitty!Yitty turned around and stared at Lucy with only one thought in her mind.This was the woman that idiot was so infatuated with. How on earth did she look like her?How could that idiot mistake her for Lucy when they looked nothing alike?Not to mention, Lucy was so weak. Yitty happened to see Lucy on the streets today, so she curiously followed her.She watched as Lucy shopped around and followed Charlotte into the lingerie store. Hiding in one of the booths, she witnessed Lucy being knocked unconscious.She had only intended to watch the show go down from a random car she stole, but who knew she would end up stealing the car of that damned assassin?
"Drive the car away and leave no trace behind. Oh, and keep the body. Tomorrow, I’m going to stage a big show,” Matthew ordered, staring ahead with his cold eyes.“Yes, sir,” replied his subordinates in unison.With his instructions given, Matthew took Lucy away. The assistant drove while Matthew and Lucy sat in the back.Instead of heading back to the palace, they went to the house Matthew had bought in Charleston.“Mr. Leon, not only is your wife not dead, but she even became a princess? What’s going on?”Kent finally had the chance to voice his confusion, finding the situation miraculous.After all, he had seen firsthand how much misery Matthew had been in the past few days. He was completely devoid of all hope.It was not an exaggeration to say that Lucy was his whole life. Upon finding out that Lucy was not dead, Kent could not help but feel happy and curious.However, Matthew had no intention of explaining. He simply said, “It’s a long story. Let’s just go back first.”T
After dismissing the doctor, Matthew went downstairs with a cold expression and instructed his assistant on what to do next.Meanwhile, Charlotte had already been brought back to the palace. The owner of the lingerie shop often went to the palace to tailor lingerie for Juliana and Charlotte, so she recognized Charlotte.Charlotte informed her that she was personally coming to the shop today to try on clothes and asked her to clear the shop of other staff members.Knowing Charlotte's quirks, the lingerie shop owner readily agreed, leaving only one attendant and one designer to take measurements.When the attendant finally noticed the unconscious princess and reported it to her boss, she dropped everything at once.Her first instinct was to wake Charlotte up, but no matter what she tried, Charlotte would not wake up. Afraid that she would be held responsible, she hurriedly closed the shop and notified the royal guards to take Charlotte back to the palace.While the commotion unfold
"In the end, he demanded that I come back and tell the king and queen to prepare a five billion ransom within two days, or else he’ll kill the hostage.“B-But, she’s my sister! I cried and begged him to kidnap me instead, saying I was worth more than her.“But he said that he knew that I wasn't biologically related to the royal family. Now that you guys have found your real daughter, you wouldn’t care if I was dead or alive. Then, he knocked me unconscious too.”Charlotte sobbed, but she still managed to articulate everything she wanted to say clearly.Upon hearing this, Juliana took two steps back. She would have fallen if it were not for Arthur's support.“Y-You’re saying that Velda has been kidnapped…”Juliana stuttered while Arthur looked at Charlotte with a pained expression. Charlotte then cried even louder, “It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t wanted to bond with my sister and take her out of the palace for shopping, she wouldn’t have been kidnapped.“My brother-in-law hasn’