Zachary stood quietly in front of Charlotte, staring at her with his cold gaze.

She was still unsettled, so she dared not look at him nor utter another word.

In her head, she was going through everything she said just now. This is a thorough story and I didn’t miss anything out, right?

“Mr. Nacht,” Ben quietly interrupted. “The chip was, in fact, swallowed by the kid’s parrot. And they did say that the parrot was sent to a vet. Maybe Ms. Windt and the kid visited the same vet, and found it after the parrot discharged it from its systems.”

“That’s too much of a coincidence, no?” Zachary questioned.

Ben immediately lowered his head and backed away silently.

Charlotte’s mind was in a mess right now. What do I do? If they really investigated the kids, they’ll find me out. Will they think I plotted all this?

“Ms. Charlotte Windt!” Zachary squeezed her chin as he picked her head up. He looked her in the eyes, “If you lied to me, you’re dead!”

“I didn’t…” Charlotte held her breath, it felt like her heart skipped several beats from the shock. She forced herself to stay calm, met his gaze and replied with the utmost sincerity, “I really did not lie to you!”

for a second, and

 

why I came up with this plan. Logically, I found your chip and returned it to you. I even saved Mr. Sterk’s life! You should be

out of her eyes, feinting

beady eyes shimmered as her face flushed bright

forehead creased as his heart

for

lips twitched as she wiped

Internally, she was ecstatic.

Thank god!

she heard Zachary giving out an order. “Contact Bruce. Let him know we’ve recovered the chip, and there’s no need to find the parents

immediately took out

Ms. Longman had the parental information in her hand and was about to hand it over to

take the papers. “The chip’s recovered. No need to look for

head

hand back and

has been retrieved. There’s no more need for the information. Thank you for your time and help me apologize to the kids. Good

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