Chapter 6.

Elena’s footsteps echoed firmly along the corridors of Vane Corp. She kept walking straight ahead, unwilling to let the remnants of her confrontation with Charlie destroy the calm she had spent five years rebuilding.

Only after the VIP elevator began descending did her defenses finally waver slightly. Elena leaned against the glass wall, gently clutching the fabric of her ivory-white suit. Her own words still left a bitter taste in her throat.

Where was that man when Sarah tried to kill my baby?

“Madam, are you alright? You look pale,” Aria asked worriedly.

Elena closed her eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath before looking back at Aria with a cold expression. “I’m fine. Make sure the legal team completes the transfer of Vane Logistics’ assets before lunchtime. Don’t give Charlie any room to breathe.”

“Yes, Madam. And... what about Leo?” Aria lowered her voice. “The guards reported that a suspicious car has been watching the hotel daycare.”

Elena’s jaw tightened instantly. Her greatest fear was beginning to come true. After seeing the child’s face, Charlie clearly would not let Leo go so easily.

“Move Leo to the private jet immediately,” Elena ordered firmly. “We’re returning to City-B tonight. This place is no longer safe for my son.”

Meanwhile, inside the meeting room that had suddenly fallen silent, Charlie remained frozen in place. His fingers gripped the edge of the table so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

My sister tried to kill my baby.

Elena’s words kept replaying in his mind.

Which baby? What really happened five years ago that I never knew about?

“That’s impossible...” Charlie whispered hoarsely, his chest tightening more and more.

All this time, he had believed he was the victim—the one who had been betrayed. But the wounded look in Elena’s eyes earlier could not have been a lie. That was not the gaze of a cruel woman seeking revenge. It was the gaze of a mother willing to do absolutely anything to protect her child.

The meeting room door suddenly burst open. Ray, his personal assistant, entered hurriedly, breathing heavily as he handed over a thick yellow folder.

“Mr. Vane, I got the file,” Ray said, his hands trembling slightly. “These are Mrs. Elena’s confidential medical records from the night you signed the divorce papers five years ago.”

Charlie snatched the folder from him. With shaking hands, he opened the documents inside until his eyes stopped on a single emergency report.

Patient: Elena Victoria

Condition: Threatened miscarriage caused by severe physical trauma and impact to the abdomen. Patient suffered heavy bleeding.

Notes: Traces of chemical substances used to induce uterine contractions were found in the patient’s blood sample.

A substance that induces contractions.

The folder slipped from Charlie’s hands, its contents scattering across the floor. His body suddenly weakened, as if every drop of blood had been drained from him. His heart pounded so violently that the pain became unbearable.

That night, Elena had not simply walked away from him beneath the pouring rain. She had left while dying, carrying a baby fighting for its life because someone had poisoned her. And at that same moment, Charlie had cruelly thrown her away in disgust.

“Who...” Charlie’s voice sounded dangerously hoarse. “Ray, who gave Elena that drug?”

Ray lowered his head deeply, not daring to meet his boss’s eyes. “Based on the hospital CCTV footage we obtained... the last person who met Mrs. Elena before she entered the emergency room was Mrs. Sarah.”

Charlie’s world shattered instantly.

The truth hit him so hard that he had to brace himself against the table to keep from collapsing to his knees. Sarah. The woman he had adored and defended all this time was actually the mastermind behind Elena’s suffering.

“Charlie!”

Sarah’s voice suddenly came from the doorway. She stepped inside in her red dress, her face filled with panic.

“I heard you asked Ray to look for old files? Why, Charlie? Why are you still involving yourself with that woman?!” Sarah approached him, trying to grab his hand.

But before her fingers could touch Charlie’s sleeve, the man turned around with blazing fury in his eyes.

Without saying a single word, Charlie’s large hand wrapped around Sarah’s throat, shoving her body violently against the wall.

“Ackh! C-Charlie... it hurts...” Sarah gasped, her eyes widening in horror at the pure rage burning in her husband’s eyes.

“You poisoned her,” Charlie hissed sharply in front of Sarah’s face. “Five years ago... you tried to kill my child!”

Sarah’s face instantly turned deathly pale. “C-Charlie, listen to me first... that’s not true... Elena is lying—”

“Don’t say her name with your filthy mouth!” Charlie roared, tightening his grip until Sarah began struggling to breathe. “The car brakes... your paralysis... it was all just an act, wasn’t it?! Answer me!”

Sarah burst into hysterical tears. Her defenses completely crumbled. Under Charlie’s intimidation, she knew she could no longer deny the truth.

Charlie released her with a disgusted shove, causing Sarah to collapse onto the floor coughing violently. He stared at his own hand in revulsion, disgusted that he had thrown away a diamond for a piece of trash.

“Ray,” Charlie called coldly, without even glancing at the crying woman on the floor.

“Yes, Mr. Vane?”

“Freeze all of Sarah’s bank accounts. Revoke every facility under her name, and prepare the divorce papers tonight,” Charlie ordered icily.

He stepped away, ignoring Sarah as she desperately tried to grab the hem of his pants. “If she refuses, hand over the evidence of attempted murder from five years ago to the police.”

“Charlie! Don’t do this to me! I love you!” Sarah screamed in desperation.

Charlie stopped at the doorway and glanced back slightly, his eyes filled with hatred and the deepest regret.

“Your love is poison,” Charlie said sharply. “And I swear, I will crawl before Elena to repay every drop of my child’s blood that you spilled.”

Without waiting another second, Charlie ran out of the building. His mind was focused on only one thing now—he had to find Elena and beg for forgiveness, even if it meant losing every shred of dignity beneath the feet of the woman he had destroyed.