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“I’m sorry.” Charlotte immediately took out some alcohol and bandages from the drawer. “I didn’t expect this to happen.”

“Sorry?” Shane chuckled. Suddenly, he clasped the back of her head, his eyes were overwhelmed with emotions. “You have a lot more to be sorry for. There are still many things you do not know.”

“I…” She choked up and looked into his eyes. She was suddenly filled with guilt. She lowered her head and said, “I know you’ve sacrificed a lot for me so I always wanted to repay you. I’m not a hard-hearted person but Shane, that fire and old madam really made me… I’m afraid one day, I’ll become one of your chess pieces and I wouldn’t know it. Just like our previous marriage agreement. I can only hide and watch you leave helplessly.”

“I won’t leave you.”

“Of course you can say that. You also said you would guarantee the interest of the Fuller family. You really looked like the perfect grandson when you helped her down the stairs just like how you are the perfect lover to me now. But Shane, do you know which you said was true or false?” Charlotte’s tears rolled down her cheeks as she spoke.

She thought she could be strong enough to face the ups and downs of the mall but she immediately turned into an ordinary woman before Shane. His every move affected her heart.

Even if it was just a sentence, it would make her feel uneasy. She really didn’t understand why she couldn’t escape him.

“Old Madam’s death was an accident. Rather than saying Christopher wanted her to die, it is better to say that she was using her death to put pressure on Christopher. I remember telling you this before.”

“Then, what about the fire?”

“Charlotte, do you know why I want to transfer everything under your name? I want them to know that you are in charge of everything in the family. Then they wouldn’t dare to lay their hands on you and Sheryl. Meanwhile, I’ll be observing their every move from behind the scenes. This is the only way to ensure your safety.”

Charlotte was speechless, “I know this…”

“We can’t be at the mercy of others forever. Even Avery knows to take revenge against the Stevens Family. Don’t you think I would know what the Fuller family would do to you in the future?”

“But you can’t…” She sighed.

“If you were them, do you think they would let us and Sheryl go?”

Shane’s voice was very soft and cold, but it sounded powerful.

Charlotte felt that a piece of her heart was broken at once. Her eyes welled up with tears and her voice became choked up. “I know all these but is this the only solution?”

“Do you have a better idea?”

“Can’t we kill them at the mall?”

“Let them become like the Stevens Family? Their whole family was broken up by Avery so they would kill themselves one by one?”

Charlotte was once again speechless.

Shane looked at her with disappointment, “Charlotte, since when did you become so soft-hearted?”

“Because of you,” she answered without hesitation. “Because you are the one who did this. It would be so easier if it was someone else, wouldn’t it? Everyone wishes for unlimited power to defeat all those that hurt themselves, to create a path of justice in their own ways. But if it were to happen to the people around them, the people they loved, would they still be able to do it easily?”

“When the blood of justice is smeared on the people they loved, can they still in good conscience say they did a good job? Should we use the same methods as they did to deal with them?”

“Yes, no one wants to be a saint nor be pushed around. They all want to act like nothing happened after taking revenge. But… Shane, think about it, how would you feel if I killed many people just to protect you?”

After a long silence.

Shane answered in a word.

“Good.”

Initially, Charlotte found it hard to believe as she listened. Then, she fell silent. Finally, she let out a laugh.

She nodded. “Okay, one day, I will do as you wish.”

Their conversation just ended like that.

The two of them were in the same room but they did not speak.

Until Sheryl came in again, the two of them seemed to have the talent for acting. They put on a show as a very affectionate couple in front of Sheryl.

Sheryl was very smart.

However, she did not want to tear down their act. She longed to be with her parents too much. She wanted to be spoilt in their arms and she wanted them to love her together.

…

Five days later.

Avery returned home.

This time, he was not only the young master of the Hart family but also the only master of the Hart family.

He integrated all the resources at home and abroad. Then seized all the resources that were scattered outside. There had never been a person like him in the Hart family. He was probably the first and the last to do so.

The report of Avery’s return was announced in the newspaper.

Charlotte glanced at the newspaper before glancing at the man, sitting with his legs crossed and eating a peach before her. She shook her head and sighed, “The people who see you in real life after reading the news would surely feel as if they’ve been deceived.”

“What do you mean?” Avery snorted and took another bite of the peach. “I’m hungry, okay? Let me tell you, I went to see Rick and Kendall. They are so in love now. I suggest you two can learn from them and go on vacation. Don’t always get locked up by trivial matters.”

“No thanks, we are very busy.” Charlotte rolled her eyes.

“All right, Sheryl told me that the both of you are fighting every day. What? Is it about the fire?”

“What else could it be?”

“I think it’s about time I told you something important about AN. Shane, you should know about it.”

Shane nodded.

Avery quickly finished the peach and threw the seed into the trash can. He took out a wet tissue and wiped his hands. “AN has already found me. Aren’t they good?”

“Why are they looking for you?” Shane frowned.

“Hahaha, they want me to deal with you and Nathan. They said I can get your resources if I worked with them. If I miss you guys, I can ask you to work with them together.”

“What did you say?”

“Of course I sent them away one by one.” Avery stood up and sat down beside Shane. He put his arm around Shane’s shoulder and said, “I would never betray you even if I had to betray the world.”

Avery winked at him flirtatiously.

Shane was silent for a moment, then turned his head and began to throw up.

He really threw up.

“What the f*ck is this?” Avery asked exasperatedly, “Shane, how dare you throw up? What is the meaning of this? Do you even have a heart? You this f*cker!”

“Stop cursing.” Charlotte glared at him.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Avery stopped.

It was so unreasonable.

He just gave Shane a loving look and he threw up. But it was his fault for cursing at Shane? He couldn’t live with this any longer. He should just drown himself.

Shane’s face was even paler after he threw up. His skin was as white and translucent like paper. Charlotte’s heart ached as she watched him. She always felt the blood vessels beneath his skin would burst if she even touched him.

Normally, someone sick would look pale but he looked almost transparent.

His blood vessels, red, green, and purple were bulging out of the surface of his skin. It was even more apparent on his lower jaw, his blood vessels looked like spider webs.

“Your face looks a bit…” Avery also noticed that something was wrong with him. “I didn’t pay much attention to it just now. But now I see you’re… different.”

“Even an Avatar would not look so translucent.” Charlotte looked at him anxiously. “Avery, did Skylar tell you anything about Shane’s situation? I don’t think it’s that simple but Skylar said he just needs a good rest.”

“If he said so but his skin…”

Avery thought of a disease and asked tentatively, “Do you think Shane is becoming a fishperson too? But I only heard of scales growing on their bodies. His…”

It didn’t seem like it.