Chapter 402


    If things were not serious, Braden and Anne would not havee to the hotel with wounds all over


    without treating them first. Shane was very clear about that, and he also knew that Rick wouldn''t


    understand this bond between them, so he reminded him without going into details.


    However, Rick was Braden''s brother-inw, after all, so he decided to point it out, "Rick, if things are


    not serious, will Anne and I rush over looking like this?"


    "I''m sorry." Rick massaged his eyebrows. "A lot has been going inside my mind these days. I''m not


    sure how I can help. But if you need anything, just call me. I''ll leave with Kendall first."


    "Bye bye." Braden waved at him.


    As soon as Rick and Kendall left, Braden immediately sat down. He removed the wrapping paper of


    the chopsticks and started eating. The dishes were quite delicious, but his hand was injured, so it


    was somewhat inconvenient for him to move. His movements were very sluggish too. "Initially, I


    wanted to go to the hospital to find a private doctor first. But there is one thing that I have to tell you


    in person."


    "Say it."


    "Christopher has a fishpeople who works for him, and he''s the mastermind behind this incident. I


    suspect that he''s pressuring you guys to take action. Otherwise, he''d destroy Emerson Corporation.


    After all, thepany is a product of Charlotte''s parents'' painstaking effort. She wouldn''t just sit by


    and do nothing, so..." Braden shrugged and continued, "I just want to tell you as soon as possible


    so that you won''t fall into a trap." "How much money is required to take down Emerson Corporation


    through illegal means?"


    "Around one billion dors, I guess." Braden kept shoving food into his mouth and said


    nonchntly, "Emerson Corporation is worthless, so it''s not hard to acquire it through Short sale.


    But the problem is that if we really acquire it, Christopher will be able to achieve his goal."


    Shane remained silent.


    Anne, who was beside, added, "Moreover, one billion dors is only a conservative estimate. I


    calcted it on the way here. If the value rises, it will be a loss."


    "I''ll take care of this. You guys keep an eye on Charlotte, don''t let her go overboard," Shane said as


    he picked up his suit jacket and draped it over his shoulders. Only when he was about to find his car


    key did he remember that Charlotte had taken it.


    Braden tossed his car key to him. "Here, use mine."


    "Thank you."


    "Brothers don''t need to thank each other." Braden arched his eyebrows at him and said, "You can


    use it for the next few days. Anne and I will travel to the neighboring city to look into the fishpeople


    incident these two days. We just want to go on a trip for a little while."


    "Be careful."


    "Don''t worry. I won''t put my wife in danger."


    Shane nodded and left.


    Only Braden and Anne were left in the once noisy private room.


    When Braden almost finished his meal, he opened a pack of wet tissue and wiped the corner of his


    lips. "Should we go to the bar or go home now?"


    "You''re already injured, yet you''re still thinking about the bar?" Anne rolled her eyes slightly and


    took out her phone to call the butler toe and pick them up. "Let''s go back and clean our


    wounds first. Well talk about the bar another day."


    "All right."


    After Braden responded, he cleaned the blood on his face with a wet tissue. Soon, the white wet


    tissue was dyed scarlet by the blood, and he picked up another new tissue. His face only became


    cleaner after using three wet tissues in a row.


    Braden took out his phone and opened the front camera. Looking at himself, who was covered with


    wounds, he sighed.


    It was too hard to live a peaceful life these days.


    Of course, Charlotte did not take Peter and Zoe to thepany.


    At this point, even if she went to thepany, she wouldn''t be able to find something useful. So,


    she brought Peter and Zoe to Avery''s studio instead.


    Because Olive and Sheryl had to attend sses, Avery did not stay at home most of the time.


    Instead, he stayed at his studio. He moved his homeputer, which was worth more than ten


    thousand dors, and his main device to his studio. He even set up numerous overseas servers to


    connect to his devices. With these servers, he could enjoy high inte speed and browse any


    website he wanted, even if they were blocked by firewalls.


    When Avery saw that the three of them hade together and that Charlotte''s expression was


    rather serious, he thought about how to lighten up the mood. So, he teased, "What happened? Did


    Caleb bully you today?"


    "No, something happened," Charlotte said as she sat down on the sofa opposite him. The dazzling


    cyberpunk decoration on the wall illuminated her face with a blue-violet glow, making her appear


    especially glum. "The fishpeople reappeared, and they are going to attack the masses and Emerson


    Corporation."


    "How could that happen? Haven''t we already settled the issue back then?" Avery frowned.


    Charlotte smiled bitterly.


    If she had known how things had turned out this way, she would not havee here.


    Avery immediately straightened his back and started working on hisputer. After finding a record


    of a surveince camera, his expression turned solemn. "Indeed. They have done something to the


    car. I have already contacted the police and asked them to investigate it. As for us, the best thing


    we can do is to contact the fishpeople and see if we can solve the problem with money. If we can''t,


    then this might turn into a tragedy."


    "I''ve already warned people on the Inte," Charlotte said with a sigh. "It''s all my fault. Ifst time


    I..." "Don''t me yourself." Avery patted her head. "You''ve already done a good job. It''s all because


    of these disgusting people. Peter, don''t just stand there. Come and take my ce. Lottie and Zoe,


    follow me upstairs to get the USB and theptop we need. Let''s prepare to stay up all night today."


    It was not easy to stay up all night.


    Zoe was the first to fall asleep. She copsed on the sofa before 3 am. Peter stayed up until 5 am,


    while Charlotte kept pouring herself coffee to stay up until 7 am.


    However...


    No matter how much coffee she drank, it couldn''t get rid of her fatigue.


    Charlotte sighed, "We''ve only found less than one-third of the information we''ve expected. At this


    rate, it''ll take us at least three days. But now, we don''t even have three days."


    "Don''t worry. It''s fine as long as we can find the leader. But even if we can''t, that''s our fate."


    He might be right. That was our fate.


    Around 8 am, Charlotte really couldn''t hold on anymore and fell asleep on the sofa. In a daze, she


    felt like someone had picked her up. She didn''t know how long it took until she suddenly felt the soft


    andfortable bed under her body. She couldn''t be more familiar with the scent of the


    surroundings.


    It seemed to feel like...home?


    Charlotte was so shocked that she immediately opened her eyes.


    This design and decoration... She was at home!


    Charlotte immediately got off the bed and searched for Shane. Finally, she found him in the


    bathroom.


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    He was standing in front of the mirror, cleaning up his stubble.


    "You brought me back from Avery''s ce? When? Why didn''t you wake me up?" Charlotte suddenly


    had a lot of questions to ask.


    "Well, I saw that you were sleeping soundly." Shane nced at her and said, "Go change clothes.


    It''s cold."


    "I don''t feel cold yet. I''ll change it after I make up my mind. I''m still sleepy." Charlotte yawned as she


    spoke. She turned on the tap next to him and started brushing her teeth. "Shane, did Avery give you


    any information? We''ve been busy the entire night, and in the end..."


    She didn''t even want to talk about the result.


    It was not that she didn''t get anything done, but she didn''t manage to retrieve any important


    information. And that made her feel extremely dispirited.


    This was even worse than chicken ribs. They could at least throw away chicken ribs. But they


    definitely couldn''t bear to discard the information they had discovered, and it wouldn''t even be


    helpful if they put it to use. If Charlotte were to start investigating the people involved in the case


    based on yesterday''s information, it wouldn''t be too strange for her to find nothing in the end.


    "Peter sent me." Shane paused for a while and continued, "I''ll go with youter."


    He wanted to go to Avery''s ce too?


    Was it to search for information?


    Charlotte was confused. "Didn''t you always say that this kind of thing is a waste of time? You would


    rather read books..."