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 what

of that night. However, as she did not want him to feel pressured, she did not tell him anything that happened

she added, “Ben was shot and is still in a deep coma. However, he's not in critical condition, so don't worry. Ellie isn't severely injured, but she's so traumatized that she locked

found her a doctor?” asked

for a child psychologist to check up on Ellie. We also invited

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

Charlotte

the same for

not put her

weighing down on her—a strange and uncomfortable

wrong?” Zachary

did they start a fire at Southridge the night before our wedding?

“I'm afraid that we'll only know the

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