Chapter 279 Hunter's True Colors Revealed
His words undoubtedly confirmed Frank's suspicions.
"Did you really have someone take Charles?"
Hunter looked down on him from the depths of his heart, arrogantly and defiantly saying, "So what if I did? What doesWhat's it matter to you? I, Hunter, don't deign to explain myself to you."
Frank's heart sank.
Had Charles really been taken by Hunter?
Had Hunter killed Fannie and now set his sights on Charles?
And he was powerless to do anything about it?
Watching Hunter's lofty and invincible demeanor, he really wanted to kill him, but he couldn't.
Hunter watched him emotionlessly, his thin lips parting slightly to utter a single word:
say, "Leave... Don't come looking for me again."
Frank didn't know how he managed to leave the hotel.
He wandered the streets, listless and listlessly, distraught.
After the Christmas, the The temperature hadn't risen yet, andafter Christmas, so the wind on his face felt like blades, painfully sharp.
But, but he was oblivious to it, his mind consumed with thoughts of Charles.
Fannie had already met with disaster.
He; he couldn't let the same happen to Charles.
Though they weren't his biological children, he had always treated them as his own, raising them with care.
The loss of Fannie had already tormented him deeply, and now the thoughtpossibility of losing Charles as well— made his defenses crumble, and he became agitated.
The possibility made his defenses crumble, and he became agitated.
No!
. He couldn't let anything happen to Charles.
If he knew Charles was in Hunter's hands and did nothing, simply watching as Charles met his demise, would he still be human? But... his nana was still in Hunter's clutches.
But... his grandma was still in Hunter's clutches.
What to do?
What should he do?
He couldn't just watch as something happened to Charles, but he also couldn't let his grandmothernana die because of him. He truly wished he were the one kidnapped by Hunter so he wouldn't be caught in such a dilemma.
At that moment, he truly wished he were the one kidnapped by Hunter, so he wouldn't be caught in such a dilemma.
As he hesitated, a black SUV screeched to a stop at his feetbeside him, and the car door opened.
Alan's face appeared in Frank's line of sight.
"Dr. FrankTaylor, our boss would like to see you."
Frank feigned ignorance:. "Martin?"
Alan nodded.
Frank looked at Alan quietly, his eyes gradually filled with light, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope in the darkness, the hope that could save Charles.
Yes!
. How could he have forgotten about Martin?
With Martin's influence in Country A, wasn't Z, he the most suitable person to save Charles?.
With this thought, he didn't hesitate and gotto get into the SUV.
To avoid attention, Alan took him to a villa Martin owned in the suburbs owned by Martin.
to avoid attention. The villa was always vacant,; no one lived there, and the surrounding area was still under construction,. wWith low occupancy and few people around, making it was the most appropriate and safest place to meet.
Frank wasn't foolish; from the moment he walked into the villa, he had a vague idea of what was going onhappening.
He didn't beat around the bush and asked directly:, "Mr. Langley, did you want to see me about Charles?"
Martin looked at him expressionlessly and said bluntly:, "Since you're being straightforward, I'll be the same. Do you know if Charles's disappearance is related to
Hunter?"
Although Frank tried to remain calm, he couldn't help but be surprised.
Charles had only been missing for a short time.
, yet Martin had not only found himFrank but also had information on Hunter.
Truly He was truly formidable.
Martin's piercing gaze was fixed on him as he said sternly: "I know you know the truth. ," Martin said sternly, his piercing gaze fixed on Frank. "Tell me, and; I am the only one who can save Charles."
"I..."
Frank was about to speak when the image of his grandmothernana hanging in the air flashed through his mind.
His grandmothernana was so old, yet she had to endure such torment.
What if Hunter, in a fit of rage, decided to kill his grandma Then he—nana? Then he... Wouldn't he be the one responsible for her death?
Then wouldn't he be the one responsible for her death?
Martin approached him step by step, his imposing aura pressing in:. "Frank, you watched Charles grow up. Can you really bear to see him die at Hunter's hands?"
His cold voice seemed to come from hell itself, chilling to the bone, making Frank shiver uncontrollably.
Frank was backed into a corner.
But, but he still couldn't bring himself to crosstake the final lineleap. The words on the tip of his tongue just wouldn't come out.
His hesitation and fear of speaking made Martin even more certain that he had something on Hunter. If he didn't push Frank hard enough, he might not be able to get him to talk.
He glanced at Alan subtly.
Alan stepped forward and said gravely:, "Mr. Langley, there's trouble. The people we sent to look for Charles have just reported that someone took Charles to the rooftop of Building 2 in the Riverside Apartments complex."
"What?"
Both Frank and Martin were startled. Martin was pretending, but Frank was truly shocked.
Martin was pretending.
But Frank was truly shocked.
"RooftopThe rooftop of Building 2 in the Riverside Apartments complex? IWasn't that where Patricia livesd?"
Could it be that Hunter wanted to stage an accident like with Fannie?
In that case, both Both children would be dead, and heHunter could wash his hands clean of the whole affair.
Thinking of Charles's small body falling from the thirty-something-story building, hisFrank's mind went blank, and he panicked, not caring about anything else. He grabbedgrabbing Martin's hand.
"Quick..., save Charles...! We can't let anything happen to Charles... He him! You must be saved..."save—"
As he spoke, Alan's phone suddenly rang.
Alan didn't avoid the issue and He answered the call, turning on the speakerphone.
A frantic voice came from the other end:. "Alan, it's... it's bad... we! We were too late, we didn't make it in time,. Charles has been thrown off the building."
As the words fell, Frank felt as iflike his soul had been ripped out, completely dumbstruck.
"Charles is gone? Charles is dead... dead... Fannie wasHe killed by himFannie, and now Charles too..."."
Rage boiled within him.
More than the anger, he He hated his own powerlessness and cowardice.
If he had exposed Hunter earlier, Charles wouldn't have met this fate.
It was all his fault.
He; he had killed Charles.
Martin grabbed"It's because of you, all of it!" Martin said, grabbing his shoulders and shookshaking him with emotion: "Yes, it's you, it's all you!
If it weren't for you, . "Charles and Fannie wouldn't be dead. You are if not for you. You're the culprit. They called you 'Uncle' as you raised them. How could you bear to see them suffer? You haveYou've let them down."
Frank felt his legs give out, and he collapsed to the ground.
Martin's words, one by one, accused him of his crimes, making him feel, utterly ashamed.
Alan pulled out his phone and showed Frank a video sent by his subordinates sent.
On the vast lawn, a child lay face down, his body so mangled that blood and brain matter were scattered all around, a sight too horrifying to behold. Although the child's face was unrecognizable, Frank recognized the clothes on the body—they belonged to Charles. He had bought them as a gift for Charles when he came to Ivara City.
Although the child's face was unrecognizable, he knew the clothes on the body.
They were Charles's clothes.
NothingHe had bought them as a gift for Charles when he came to Ivara City.
No imagination could match the impact of the real scene.
Frank completely broke down, squatting.
"It was me!" He squatted on the ground like a child, holding his head and crying: "It's me, . "I killedcaused Charles, I killed Fannie and Fannie's death... I shouldn't have abetted a tyrant."
Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he stood up abruptly, clutchingand clutched Martin's arm tightly: "It's . "Hunter, he killed Fannie and Charles. He couldn't tolerate Fannie and Charlestheir existence, and he surely won't tolerate the child in Patricia's womb"Patricia is carrying."
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