Chapter 40 The Night Ten Months Ago

Zachary said, “You shouldn’t.” He then cast a pithy gaze at Charlotte.

He was clearly telling her, “I have some private matters to discuss with Lucas. You can go out already...”

Charlotte was not so unworldly that she would not even understand what people meant in an instant. Plus, she had no intention of interfering with Zachary’s private affairs, so she shook her head and exited the living room.

Lucas continued after Charlotte walked away. “That incident was clearly plotted very carefully, and his purpose was to get you to sleep with that lady. After an around-the-clock, full-throttle, all-out investigation, I’ve finally found out that the person who drugged you that night was one of your uncle’s men. In other words, the person who devised the whole scheme against you behind the scenes isn’t someone else. It’s most likely your uncle!”

Zachary’s eyes dimmed—the word “uncle” felt like someone was rubbing salt on the bleeding wound in his heart.

“Sigh… Second Master, all that is in