Zachary stood quietly in front of Charlotte, staring at her with his cold gaze.

She was still unsettled, so she dared not look at him nor utter another word.

In her head, she was going through everything she said just now. This is a thorough story and I didn’t miss anything out, right?

“Mr. Nacht,” Ben quietly interrupted. “The chip was, in fact, swallowed by the kid’s parrot. And they did say that the parrot was sent to a vet. Maybe Ms. Windt and the kid visited the same vet, and found it after the parrot discharged it from its systems.”

“That’s too much of a coincidence, no?” Zachary questioned.

Ben immediately lowered his head and backed away silently.

What do I do? If they really investigated the kids, they’ll find me out. Will

picked her head up. He looked her in the

herself to stay calm, met his gaze

a

would’ve just gave it to you directly. You’re always so unpredictable and moody. I was afraid you might doubt my intentions, that’s why I came up with this plan. Logically, I found your chip and returned it to you. I even saved Mr. Sterk’s life! You should be rewarding me right now.

uttered those last few words, Charlotte forced some tears out of her eyes, feinting

beady eyes shimmered as her face flushed bright

as his

for quite a while before letting her

she wiped away the tears before

Internally, she was ecstatic.

Thank god!

an order. “Contact Bruce. Let him know we’ve

Ben immediately took out his

and was about

picked up the phone while reaching out to take the papers. “The chip’s recovered. No need to look for the parents

I’ll head back right

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