q“Are you saying that their plan wasn't to trick you but to deceive the public and spark outrage?”

The truth finally dawned on Lupine.

“They know how strong your relationship with Mr. Nacht is and the fact that you're an intelligent and sharp-witted person. Therefore, there was no way they could've fooled you with an impostor for long.

“Consequently, they leaked Mr. Nacht's return to the press, announcing to the world that he isn't dead and that he was sent to the hospital after suffering injuries in the fire.

“Now that they've spread rumors of you holding Mr. Nacht captive to seize the Nacht family assets, no one will believe you if you accuse him of being an impostor.”

“Exactly.” Charlotte's brows remained tightly knitted.

“What do we do now?” Lupine was worried. “What should we do? This feels like a lost cause.”

“Let's verify his identity first,” Charlotte asserted. “If he is real, everything would be worth it. Otherwise, we'll play along and use the situation to our advantage.”

“Play along?” Lupine was baffled as to what she meant.

treat him the same way as before

will you... be

She could see that “Zachary” liked to be intimate with Charlotte. Even though he might not harm her for the sake

what I'm doing.” Charlotte was not concerned at

car arrived

Southridge, everyone had moved to Northridge. As for then,

suggested for it to be renovated soon, but Charlotte forbade anyone from doing so. Firstly, it would be convenient for the police to collect evidence. Secondly, it served as a reminder for her

“Mrs. Nacht, you're back!”

Charlotte, she rushed toward her. “Mr. Nacht doesn't seem to be feeling well, as he didn't eat the food that

What did you cook

and some other snacks.” Hanna was extremely troubled. “Thinking that his appetite wasn't good, I boiled some medicinal broth for him. Even then, he refused to

soup then. He likes that.” Charlotte smiled slightly. “Coincidentally, I feel like having

to it.” Hanna headed back to the kitchen and

to the study

the news articles Lucy had compiled. Some of them even had annotations made by the

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