qAt that thought, Charlotte could feel her heart aching terribly for him. Holding Zachary's hand, she consoled, “It's fine, Hubby. I'm already thinking of a way to find Francesco. You'll be fine soon...”

The man did not reply, merely holding her hand tightly and stroking the back of her palm gently with his thumb.

There seemed to be something weighing on his mind.

“Hubby, where have you been for the past few days? What happened? Can you tell me?” she asked uneasily.

“I don't know either...” Zachary rubbed his temples and explained tiredly, “When I was sleeping that night, I felt that the house was on fire. Then, someone barged in, and I fainted. When I regained consciousness, I saw you in the hospital.”

“I see...”

His answer confused Charlotte. It was so vague that she learned nothing new from it.

“What exactly happened?” he asked in return. “Why did the police say that you're involved in this case? Where's Ben?”

this is

night. However, as she did not want

is still in a deep coma. However, he's not in critical condition, so don't worry. Ellie isn't

that happen? Have you found her a doctor?” asked

to check up on Ellie. We also invited Dr. Wright to treat

said, but his questions did not stop there. “Why did someone barge into our house? Who are those men in black? What did the

reason, Charlotte felt

are as close as brothers. Yet, even after knowing that Ben was shot and is in a coma, he dismissed it lightly. It's the same for Ellie

her finger

was weighing down on her—a strange and

wrong?” Zachary

men in black are,” she replied, evading the question. “Why did they start a fire at Southridge the night

weird too...” Zachary frowned. “I'm afraid that we'll only know

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