Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort

“Why would he do this?” exclaimed Bruce. “He’s the boy’s uncle, so why would he use the child as a bargaining chip?”

“He won’t harm Robbie.” That much Zachary was certain. “He’s only trying to make Francesco return to him.”

“What should we do then?” said a vexed Bruce. “Mr. Lindberg has not only saved Ms. Lindberg and me today…”

“Certainly, we cannot turn this into an open confrontation…”

After everything that he went through, Zachary came out the other end having matured a lot. He began to view the relationship between the Lindbergs and the Nachts with a renewed sense of objectivity, and no longer harbored the same degree of animosity he held toward Danrique as he did before.

Reflecting upon what had transpired during this stretch, he lamented, “Regardless, he was the one who saved Charlotte and Robbie, and his wife saved me. That makes us very much in their debt.”

“This…” Bruce was very surprised. Mr. Nacht seems to have gained clarity on the situation.

“Go ahead and attend to things back at the office,” Zachary instructed.

“Understood.” Bruce nodded and departed in a hurry.

Zachary turned back to regard the bed-ridden Charlotte. His heart ached when he caressed her cheeks.

“Ms. Lindberg had lost a lot of blood and is currently in a delicate state, Mr. Nacht. I’m afraid she won’t be able to rouse before dark,” the doctor beside whispered softly.

before he turned to Lupine.

nodded.

back to the office.” Zachary checked the time on his wrist. “But I’d come by

Leave it to me. I’ll take care of

waiting. When the

were wheelchair-bound. Coming away from such an ordeal, they mutually had a

made it out alive.” Zachary patted Ben on the shoulder and regarded the latter with a slight smile. “Get well soon. I’ve still much with which

“Okay.” Ben nodded profusely.

“Mr. Nacht!”

long corridor for some

had come to treasure, even more, the time spent in

of you are missing.

curled up in relief,

to protect Madam, while Squad Two shall accompany

them their orders without a surfeit

responded all eighteen of them unanimously and

put a finger to his

six-foot-odd men became somewhat self-conscious and

Ben’s eyes welled up at this

Nacht was cold and insufferable, only they understood him to be a really loyal