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?”

is

However, as she did not want him to feel pressured, she did

deep coma. However, he's not in critical condition, so don't worry. Ellie isn't severely injured,

that happen? Have you found her a doctor?”

psychologist to check up on Ellie. We also invited

there. “Why did someone barge into our house?

reason, Charlotte felt

shot and is in a coma, he dismissed it lightly. It's the same for Ellie too. Zachary has always doted on the children, especially Ellie. He did appear anxious upon realizing that she was unwell, but... There's something seriously weird about

put her finger on

was weighing down on her—a strange and uncomfortable

wrong?” Zachary

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

frowned. “I'm afraid that we'll only know the truth after Ben

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