q“Mr. Nacht, he...” Ben hesitated briefly but came clean in the end. “He doesn't have long to live.”

“What did you say?” Charlotte froze and widened her eyes in disbelief.

“This is what happened...”

He then recounted everything to her, starting from three months ago when Zachary realized something was wrong with his eyes and confirmed he was poisoned.

Following that, he explained how Zachary accepted Charlotte's conditions and hid himself away for treatment, where he suffered excruciating pain alone.

After two months of treatment, Zachary still did not fully recover despite showing some improvement. When he heard that Charlotte was going to marry Louis, he dropped everything and headed to Arkfield to see her. Unfortunately, he was greeted by a heartbreaking sight.

Everything he did—taking away the children and deliberately creating a misunderstanding to infuriate the Laurent family—was so that she could return home and take over the Nacht family as the lady of the household after his passing.

It took an entire hour for Ben to relate everything that had happened.

this while, Zachary had been using Nancy to make Charlotte jealous. Whenever he tried to clear the air with Nancy,

but came clean

Helen at the crucial moment to treat Zachary. That was why Ben allowed

heard his words, Charlotte was moved to tears. It never crossed her mind that Zachary was

selflessly saved her at the crucial moment. Yet, when he was struck down by sickness, she was not by

Lindberg, I know that I'm disobeying Mr. Nacht by telling you all this now. However,

Ben explained agonizingly, “Mr. Nacht's condition is extremely serious. If we can't find Francesco,

uncontrollably as feelings of guilt swamped her. She hated herself for not letting go, not forgiving Zachary,

folly earlier, she would have been able to seek Francesco's help sooner, and Zachary's sickness would not have escalated

“Ms. Lindberg...”

saw Charlotte remain silent, he assumed she was still bothered by the

“I know that the Nacht family had treated you badly. However, whatever bad blood there was is now gone. Mr. Henry, Zara, and the Blackwood sisters are all dead. Who else is left for you to hate? Do you really want to see Mr. Nacht die

She was so shaken that her voice was trembling.

earlier?” Charlotte finally said something. She was so shaken that her voice was trembling. “Given how grave this matter is, why did you

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