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

of that night. However, as she did not want him

critical condition, so don't worry. Ellie isn't severely injured, but she's so traumatized that she locked

Have you found her a doctor?”

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

receiving treatment,” he said, but his questions did not stop there. “Why did someone barge into our house?

reason, Charlotte

coma, he dismissed it lightly. It's the same

her

felt like something was weighing down on her—a strange and uncomfortable

Zachary held her

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

that we'll only know the truth after

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