Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1607: What kind of a screwed-up coincidence was this?

[BENNET MANSION]

Charles dragged himself inside the home, slumping onto the living room couch in exasperation. He had been driving around all day, seeing almost everything — more shenanigans from everyone than he could handle in a day — except for the person he was looking for.

"Master." Butler Jen, who had seen Charles coming earlier, approached with a

tray of tea. He carefully placed it down before straightening his back, his eyes on Charles. "You seem exhausted. Are you alright, Sir?"

Charles exasperatedly glanced up at Butler Jen and shrugged. "That... I don't think I'll be alright for long."

"Did you have a fight with Sir Haines?"

"A fight?" Charles almost laughed. "How I wish it was just the usual."

But deep down, he knew it wasn't like that.

This issue was something bigger. Charles just didn't know how big, but he knew it would be bigger than he could ever embrace.

Thinking about it, his eyes cast down, swirling with sadness. Another heavy breath escaped him, and he didn't even have the energy to stand or reach out for the tea Butler Jen served him.

Butler Jen, on the other hand, tilted his head a little to the side and studied Charles. After a moment, he walked over to the other end of the couch and sat down beside him.

"What is it, Charles?" he asked, dropping the usual honorific. "What did you do?"

the Chairman's family and then moving in with Charles when he got married. Thus, Butler Jen didn't always feel like

the title, it became a lot

I did something very horrible that hurt Haines

chest felt heavier. "And he might not

the fear peeking behind Charles's eyes, nodding in understanding. Charles was probably the bravest man he had ever known; he had always been there through all of Charles's phases in life.

and sighed heavily. "That time my father had to send me to an asylum

but yes, he could

of what I saw in the battlefield,

shifting his

a very

moment of silence

However, that wasn't exactly true. Although he didn't tell Butler Jen directly, the latter was there when Charles was suffering about the torture and abduction he had gone through. Thus, he knew how Charles stayed in a short coma when he was finally returned to the base, and how his state of mind earned him

at the old man as he forced out his next words. "Do you... perhaps know that Haines had a woman

didn't answer immediately. However,

Jen almost knew everything? As someone who had always stayed on the sidelines,

better than

woman?" Charles scoffed weakly.

himself, but I only learn this

about her," Butler Jen said. "I only found out

because Sir Haines, back then, was slowly straying

a visit. What he found was a drunk Haines, someone who seemed ready to throw his life away. Butler Jen had to take care of him and witnessed Haines cry his heart out, even in

his head, eyes still on the butler.

answer immediately, not because he didn't have an opinion, but because he was unsure of how his answer would be received. "Sir Charles,

"Because I killed her."