Half an hour later, David came to the ward. He saw Charles standing by the glass window, watching something outside. He approached him and said politely, “Good morning, master. What can I do for you?”
Charles didn’t respond immediately. After a while, he opened his mouth and said, “My friend is suffering from leukemia. She is at the Lifecare Hospital in the city M. Can you bring her here?” He turned around slowly and looked at him. “I want to take care of her.”
David chuckled and said, “Don’t worry about Miss White. Her medical bills have already been taken care of. And yes, I will arrange for her to come here.”
Charles was stunned and peered at him with utter interest, knitting his eyebrows tight. ‘Her medical bills have already been taken care of?&r
That night when Owen Reid visited Charles, he asked, “I heard that you asked David to change your identity. Why do you want to do that? Are you scared of facing that loser, Aidan? Then I have to tell you that there is nothing to fear. I will make sure that he gets the punishment for his sin.”“No.” Charles raised his head and looked at him. His tone was heavy and cold. His eyes were glittering with a strange light. “Don’t touch him. I will deal with him.”His hands gradually curled up into balls on his lap. The muscles of his jaws tensed up, and his eyes moved to a certain point on the opposite wall.“The old Charles had died in that fire. This is my new life. I want to start over, with a new identity. From now on, don’t call me Charles. Call me Xande
Owen Reid smiled, but that smile didn’t reach his eyes. There were mixed feelings in his heart. He was happy to see how simple his son was. However, his face clouded with sorrow the moment he recalled the hardship his son faced in life. If it was not for his mistake, Xander wouldn’t have had all those problems. Bitterness spread within him. But very soon, he changed his mood. His son, the sole heir of this family, had returned. It was the eve of the celebration, and there was no place for sadness. From now on, he wouldn’t let him suffer again. With this thought, he smiled and began to eat.After having dinner peacefully, they went to discuss something in Owen Reid’s study.Owen Reid gave him some files and sat on his seat. “You can find the information about Pinnacles in those files. I want you to be familiar with the busines
Abigail was not ready to admit that the person was not Charles but Xander Reid. She couldn’t believe that two people could look the same to each other. She began to think that somehow Charles had escaped from that fire. He didn’t die that night. But how could he be the heir to such an enormous business empire? This question stirred her emotion. Tears pricked her eyes. She wanted to believe that the person in the photo was Charles, but at the same time, she also couldn’t believe that he was the heir to Reids. She was anxious.Serena’s words resonated in her ears. Xander Reid was away from country C all those years, and he came back last month. He had an accident upon arrival to country C and sustained a severe injury. The incident with Charles also occurred a month ago. When she put the two situations together, she began to suspect that Xander Reid could be Charles.
The next day, another photo of Xander Reid went viral on social media. It was taken from last night’s welcome party. No media people were invited to that party. Taking photos was strictly prohibited inside the Reid mansion. The security also seized the cell phones of the guests so that no one could click on Xander Reid. Despite such tight security, someone managed to click on him. And this time, his front view was visible.Although the photo was deleted from social media promptly, Abigail got the time to download his photo successfully. She stared at the photo with disbelief, creasing her eyebrows tight.Xander Reid was looking enticingly handsome in his black tuxedo. His jade green eyes under the black-rimmed glasses caught her attention. He looked almost like Charles, but many things were not similar to Charles. Like Charles’s jawline
Abigail and Lilian had arrived at the desired destination. It was an upscale restaurant, and many luxury cars could be seen parked in the parking area.Abigail could imagine that only the rich people could afford to come here, and Victor’s identity might not be simple.Meanwhile, Lilian’s phone rang. She looked at her phone and saw Victor’s number. She answered the call, “Hello.”“Hey, did you reach?”“Yes.”“Come to the first floor.”The call ended with this.They hurried to the first floor. Abigail saw a
Abigail didn’t go back to dine again. She came out of the restaurant. On the way out, she called Lilian and informed her, “Lilian, I am going home.”“What? Why? You…”Lilian, on the other end, became anxious. She didn’t want to be alone with Victor, but Abigail left her with him. She was kind of upset. She wanted to curse her, but Abigail didn’t give her time to finish the sentence, “I am not feeling well. I am sorry.” With that, the call ended.Shocked and puzzled, Lilian looked at the screen with her mouth wide open. She gradually closed her mouth and gritted her teeth in fury.Victor was worried to see her infuriated look. He asked, “What happened? Where is your cousin?”
Abigail’s eyesight was blurry, but she still could see the concern in his eyes. Her heart was pounding, and she kept looking at him with confusion. Her hand was itching to touch his face.“Are you alright? How did you end up like this? Why are you alone?”Those words sounded cold and indifferent, but the worry in his tone didn’t go unheard by her.‘Is he worried about me? But why?’ She asked herself, utterly bewildered.“Master, it’s raining heavily. You should get into the car.”Abigail’s eyes moved to the source of the deep male voice. Only then did she see a tall handsome man standing next to Xander Reid holding an umbrella. So far, she did
The next morning Abigail woke up with a splitting headache. She groaned, holding her head. Her eyes shut tight, and her eyebrows pulled together. Then she recalled going to a bar last night and getting drunk. But she remembered nothing after that. How did she come back to the villa? She immediately opened her eyes the moment this question emerged in her mind. But she gasped in shock to see an unfamiliar room.‘Where am I?’She wondered and looked around the room. The room was extremely big… bigger than her room. It was lavishly decorated with expensive furniture and decorative items. But she was not in the state to look around the room. Her mind went blank, and an unknown fear struck her heart.‘How did I end up here? Who brought me here?’