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Chapter 218
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Cecilia was about to open the door of the sanitization room when she heard Fiona’s words. She
immediately let off the door handle.
“Fiona, what happened to Yvie?”
Fiona quickly explained the situation.
It happened half an hour ago.
Yvette had made plans to watch the new movie produced by the Yates Corporation with her friends.
However, as the movie began, the lights went out, and in that instant, Yvette was kidnapped.
Then, she was taken to the rooftop of the shopping mall.
The kidnapper’s knife was pressed against Yvette’s neck, and the blood stained her pure white, S**y
strapless dress.
“If you don’t want her to die, bring us Cecilia!”
Those were the only words the kidnapper had spoken.
After briefly recounting the situation, Fiona spoke with a heavy tone. “Ceci, I’m calling you not to ask
you to come and exchange yourself for Yvie. I just thought that you have a lot of resources, and you
might be able to think of a way to save her.”
Cecilia replied, “Fiona, let me think about it. I’ll call you back in a moment.”
“Okay, I’ll be waiting for your message.”
“By the way, Fiona, try to delay the kidnappers and tell them I’m on my way back to Quilton. I can
cooperate if they need to talk to me or track my location.”
Even by helicopter, it would take more than two hours to travel from Acocester to Quilton.
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And that didn’t account for the time needed to secure an aerial route. It would take another half an hour
for that.
In other words, Yvette’s safety was guaranteed for the next three
hours or so.
Fiona hurriedly thanked her. “Thank you, Ceci.”
“I should be the one apologizing. If Yvie hadn’t known me, this wouldn’t have happened.”
“Ceci, you’re wrong. If Yvie hadn’t known you, she would have died at Quilton University’s anniversary
celebration.”
Thinking that it was not the right time to talk about that, Cecilia advised Fiona further before hanging up
the phone.
She was convinced that the incident was directly linked to Wolf Killer, so she immediately called
Charlie.
“You probably haven’t gone to sleep yet, have you? Let’s meet up. I have some questions about your
pharmaceutical company that need answering.”
Charlie could sense the icy tone in Cecilia’s voice.
He replied, “I’m currently with Grandma Elaine at the Shaw residence. You can come back if you want
to see me.
“All right, see you in a bit.”
After exchanging a few words with the nurse, Cecilia returned to the Shaw residence,
As soon as she walked in, she heard Elaine’s laughter coming from the courtyard.
“Zachary, I never thought you had such a sense of humor. You could be a stand–up comedian.”
As she finished her sentence, she spotted Cecilia approaching swiftly.
“Ceci, weren’t you supposed to stay at the hospital to take care of
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Christopher? Why are you back?”
When Cecilia called Charlie earlier, Elaine happened to be in the bathroom and missed their
conversation.
“Grandma Elaine, I’m working with Zachary to expand his pharmaceutical company. But I noticed that
there was something wrong with his company, so I came here to ask him
about it.”
“Oh, I see. You two go ahead. I’m going to rest now.”
After Elaine left, Charlie suggested. “Let’s go for a walk by the water–lily pond and have a talk. Maybe
we can pick up some raspberries to eat.”
Cecilia knew that there were housekeepers frequently passing through the living room, which made it
inconvenient for them to discuss things.
She nodded and went to the backyard with Charlie.
Tonight, she took a long detour.
Although Charlie was confused, he didn’t say anything
When they passed through the equipment room, Cecilia suddenly halted and pressed Charlie against
the wall. Her arm was placed against his throat, and she exuded a strong murderous intent.
The electromagnetic field in the equipment room was very strong and could interfere with signals,
therefore, making it impossible for anyone to listen in.
“Speak. Are you behind Yvette’s incident?”
Right now, she had a reasonable suspicion that Charlie was deceiving her while simultaneously trying
to harm those close to her!
Charlie’s neck was being pressed, and he had difficulty breathing, which made it hard for him to speak.
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“It wasn’t me.”
As he said this, he knew that the “shareholders” had already cast him aside.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have concealed their actions against Yvette from him.
Of course, the “shareholders” had never fully trusted him, but now they were making it explicitly clear.
If he couldn’t quickly persuade Cecilia to cooperate with him in facing the dangerous situation head–on,
then all his efforts and hard work these years would be in vain.
With those thoughts in mind, he pushed Cecilia away forcibly. But Cecilia reversed their positions and
restrained his arms behind his back, causing his scarred face to contort against the wall.
“Cecilia, believe it or not, I didn’t harm Yvette.”
“Would you dare say that you didn’t orchestrate Fiona’s incident last time?”
Charlie couldn’t deny that.
“Last time, it was me, but this time, I had nothing to do with it. Instead of wasting time suspecting me, it
would be better to figure out a way to save her. I might be able to provide you with some clues.”
As the leader of Wolf Killer, he could instantly identify the person sent to Quilton to deal with Yvette
from a photo.
Cecilia gazed coldly at Charlie and soon released him.
It wasn’t that she trusted him, but she thought she could use him, so there was no need to make a
scene.
Besides, they couldn’t stay in the equipment room for too long.
Prolonged signal interference would raise suspicions in the
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people eavesdropping on Charlie.
The two quickly arrived at the pavilion beside the water–lily pond. Charlie went into the bushes and
came out with some raspberries. His exposed skin bore the imprints of scratches. from the stalks in the
bushes.
Cecilia pretended not to have noticed and continued to discuss. some made–up pharmaceutical factory
issues while using the raspberries to draw lines on the stone table.
The juice didn’t create distinct lines, so Charlie kept his focus on Cecilia’s hands, engaging in a silent
conversation with her using Morse code.
Soon, she learned who had kidnapped Yvette and discovered his weakness.
Aside from using drugs to control its members, Wolf Killer would also explore their weaknesses.
Charlie had an exceptional memory and remembered the appearance of every person and their
individual weaknesses. All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.
The person who kidnapped Yvette was allergic to pollen. However, if Cecilia used that method against
the kidnappers, Charlie’s treason would be proven.
With that in mind, she shook her head to indicate that using pollen was not an option to deal with the
kidnapper.
[Does he have any other weaknesses?]
Charlie was about to shake his head but then remembered something.
He immediately used the raspberries to draw lines of varying lengths on the table.
[He injured his left leg a month ago, and it probably hasn’t healed yet.]
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Cecilia nodded and replied, “The points I raised earlier, you should think about them thoroughly when
you return. If you let things slide, your company will run into trouble sooner or later.”
Charlie said seriously, “I understand. I will thoroughly investigate those distracted pharmacologists.”
“I need to go back to the hospital to take care of Christopher, so I won’t be seeing you off. I hope that
by the time we meet again, your company’s issues will be resolved.”
After saying that, Cecilia left with some raspberries.
Charlie didn’t follow her to leave with the shorter route and instead walked back the way he came.
He lingered for a while when passing by the equipment room.
He timed his departure based on the duration he had lingered there earlier.
Before returning to the hospital, Cecilia made a quick stop to greet Elaine.
Elaine was preparing to rest, and upon seeing Cecilia, she patted the bed invitingly.
“Ceci, the past few days of taking care of Christopher must have tired you out, right? Come over and sit
for a while to rest.”
Cecilia walked over to the bedside and sat down. Then, she spoke softly, “Grandma Elaine, I asked
you to be cautious about Zachary. Please keep that in mind.”
“Don’t worry. I’m not senile yet. I’ll be cautious about him.”
Elaine felt that Zachary couldn’t stir up much trouble in the Shaw residence, so she treated him as a
friend.
She asked with concern, “Ceci, when you returned earlier, you seemed upset. Is there trouble with the
cooperation?”
“Zachary’s company has many problems. If they aren’t resolved,
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bankruptcy is inevitable.”
After that, Cecilia spoke again. “Grandma Elaine, I need to return to the hospital to take care of
Christopher. You should rest early.”
As she stood up, Elaine held her back and said, “Ceci, do you think I’ve become so senile that I’m
easily fooled?”
Although she didn’t understand company management, she wouldn’t believe such a far–fetched
explanation.