Flaine shook her head stubbornly.
“I’ve been to prison once.It was the worst place on earth. The other inmates loved to bully me.Moreover, there was no freedom in there and you repeat the same routine every day.It was hell.”
Charis smiled calmly.
“So is your life here better? Are you happy?”
She glanced around the motel in disgust.
It was located downtown, but in a dirty, shabby part of the neighborhood.
The only customers this motel served were gangsters and their prostitutes.
She got close to Elaine’s ear and whispered, “My dear, this is hell.And have you thought carefully about who it was that got you here? She’s the happy one! She has a handsome husband and a stable job.She might even become a famous designer in the future. Elaine, will you just sit and watch as her life flourishes?”
Clenching her fists, Elaine gritted her teeth angrily, her eyes seething with rage.She fell silent for a long time before she finally looked up at Charis again.
“I want five million. Then, after I get out of prison, you have to help me emigrate to another country.”
Elaine didn’t want to stay in a place where she had been humiliated.
“Not a problem.”
Hearing this, Charis smiled brightly.She could easily give Elaine five million, but she had to be alive to enjoy that money.
The two women smoothed out the details of the agreement.
Charis then managed to shift all the blame to Elaine and intentionally gave out some clues for Sebastian’s men to find.
Soon, Sebastian’s men were led to Elaine.
Elaine had hated Natalie to the guts after all.
And it wasn’t impossible for Elaine to find Tyler and pass the messages to him.
Sebastian took things at face value and sued Elaine.
When Charis found out that Elaine was put behind bars, she finally felt relieved.
“It’s finally over!”
At home, Charis sank into her chair, her trembling fingers holding the phone.
It had only been about two weeks since Sebastian had started the investigation.
Charis closed her eyes.
She wanted to lie down for a while, but suddenly, her eyes popped open again.
Things weren’t over yet.
Elaine was the only one who knew what she had done.
She had to make sure that Elaine wouldn’t tell a soul.
Charis picked up the phone immediately and dialed a number.
Fortunately, the Turner family had a lot of connections and she knew someone in Seacisco Prison.
She called them and asked them to get rid of Elaine, ensuring that she wouldn’t live to tell anyone what Charis had done.
Less than two days later, the news reported that a female prisoner in Seacisco Prison was beaten to death by other inmates due to a trifle conflict.
The matter wasn’t investigated too thoroughly.
After all, the people in prison were all criminals and this sort of thing happened often.
Soon, that news was drowned out by other things.
But even after everything was over, Charis still had a lingering fear.She applied for a business trip to another city.She felt that she had to stop and lay low for a while before she did something again.
The next time she took action, she had to make sure her plan was foolproof.
Moreover, she had to maintain her perfect image in Sebastian’s heart.
Perhaps Sebastian had already begun to doubt her not being as pure and innocent as she appeared, so she had to be extra discreet.
On the other side… Ever since the human trafficking incident.
Natalie had been trying to find the lady who had saved her to make. She went back to the area where the incident happened, but she couldn’t find a trace of the lady.
No one in the area had ever seen the lady she described.
She went back to the area where the incident happened, but she couldn’t find a trace of the lady.
No one in the area had ever seen the lady she described.
“It’s just so weird. How can a person disappear without a trace just like that?”
Natalie had been pondering the matter for so long, but she still couldn’t figure it out.Her elbows were propped on the table, her dainty little chin resting on the tent of her fingers.She pursed her lips and squinted at the distance as she thought of every possible explanation for her savior’s disappearance.
Sebastian emerged from the kitchen with the tableware.
He couldn’t help but chuckle at the tiny furrow between her brows and the slight pucker of her lips.
“Think about it carefully. Maybe you forgot something, or missed some details.”
He set their places on the table.
His cooking skills had significantly improved these last few weeks, and tonight, he had volunteered to cook dinner for them two.
“Oh, please.”
Natalie shot Sebastian a glare.
“There’s no way I would forget anything about the person who saved my life.”
And then something occurred to her.
“Sebastian! You can help me find her, right?” Sebastian paused.
He couldn’t let Natalie know the existence of this bodyguard, no matter what.He stalled by picking up Natalie’s fork and handing it to her.
Although the indoor heating was on, it was still a little cold.
Sebastian was wearing a cream turtleneck sweater and lounge pants.He looked cozy and relaxed, with just a hint of his usual debonair elegance.
“All right,” he finally said.
“I’ll have my friends make some inquiries for you.”
Sebastian wasn’t planning to do that, of course.
He only said it to get her to drop the matter, and then a few days later, he would tell Natalie that they had no leads about her savior’s whereabouts.
Just as he intended, Natalie felt assured by his show of support, and didn’t pursue the subject any further.
In the middie of dinner, however, Natalie put down her fork and turned serious all of a sudden.
“I’m not sure why, but I feel like I’ve been very lucky recently.I mean, why does someone always appear to rescue me every time
I’m in danger? Sebastian, do you think I should buy a lottery ticket?”
The corners of Sebastian’s lips lifted in amusement.
He cleared his throat and casually pushed the salad bowl towards her.
“Who knows? Maybe you’ve done a lot of good deeds in your previous life, and this is your reward.”
But Natalie didn’t resume.eating.
Instead, she leaned over and narrowed her eyes at him.
“Tell me, honestly.Did those things have anything to do with you?”
Sebastian’s heart skipped a beat.He could feel his guilt showing on his face, but he composed himself in the next second.
He racked his brains, but couldn’t recall anything that could have exposed his involvement in everything related to Natalie’s safety.
Perhaps his wife was just inherently clever.
Since she had found out the truth, anyway, he decided to explain everything once and for all.
Sebastian put his fork down and crossed his arms over his chest.
“How did you know?” he asked, cool as a cucumber.
Natalie cocked her head to the side and thought about it for a few seconds.
“It’s just that… Ever since I married you, I’ve always been fortunate in everything I got myself into. Whenever I encountered trouble at work or other things, the problems were always resolved quickly. It’s obviously because of you.”
Sebastian blinked at her, realizing that she hadn’t found out after all.
Chuckling to himself, he picked up his fork and got back to his food.
