Chapter 451


    "No problem," Charlotte replied. "Remember to tell me if there is a city with great scenery. I''ll go visit


    you guys in the future."


    "Of course."


    Both of them were silent, then Rick said softly, "I''ll hang up first."


    "All right."


    Silence descended until Rick finally ended the call. He put down his phone and lit a cigarette. It


    pained Kendall to see him like this. "You care about her so much. Why don''t you tell her that you


    want to take her with you, too? I''m sure she''d agree."


    "There''s no need. I know she will still believe in Shane, just like you believe in me."


    Kendall pouted and said, "I, too, want apanion. Besides, isn''t it dangerous to be with Shane


    after what he''s done? I heard that at least 30 people were admitted to the ICU. The hospital was


    operating beyond its capacity and had to send them to different hospitals. Many members of the


    Fuller Family have returned from abroad because of this."


    Shane just wanted to take lives.


    "They won''t die. They will be in a vegetative state at most." Rick said with a serious look, "That''s


    why Shane has be so terrifying. He has nned every step to thest detail — even the


    damages sustained by the other party."


    "So." Kendall hugged herself tightly. "Granted that I said I''ll love you no matter what, if you did


    something like this, I would still be afraid. This is too inhumane."


    "Don''t worry about them and sleep well."


    Kendall nodded and slipped under the covers. "I''ll always listen to our handsome Rick."


    Rick smiled and kissed between her brows. "Good night, Princess Kendall."


    Kendall fell into a contented sleep. Rick looked at her face and thought that sometimes, he didn''t


    know if he should thank Kendall or Charlotte. Both of them were indispensable and brought color to


    his life. Maybe he should thank himself. He didn''t choose to give up on Kendall at the most critical


    moment. In short, everything was just right and he must cherish it.


    The news about Rick leaving soon reached Avery. And he didn''t hear it from Rick, but rather, Peter


    told him.


    Avery snarled that Rick was disloyal, but he didn''t pick up his phone to call Rick. He knew why Rick


    didn''t tell him. In everyone''s eyes, he was Shane and Charlotte''s confidante. If Rick were to sway


    him against Shane, that would mean throwing the gauntlet to Shane.


    Avery tried contacting Shane, but he didn''t receive any response from him. He tried Charlotte, but


    she didn''t answer the phone.


    Forget it.


    Avery decided not to get involved in this matter. Just as he was about to turn off his phone and


    sleep, a servant knocked on the door and announced that there was a Mr. Gibson downstairs to see


    him.


    Who else could that be besides Christopher?


    Avery put on a windbreaker and went downstairs.


    Christopher was seriously injured with bloodstains all over his body. Avery wasn''t nning to tend


    to him. Instead, he took a seat on the sofa with his arms crossed, "What''s the matter? Did you brawl


    with Shane?"


    "It''s an ambush. Shane went downstairs and didn''t know what happened. Save him, please save


    him," Christopher rasped thest three words with great difficulty. "Only you can save Shane. He


    came from abroad for his controlling shares in thepany." "Oh? Why do I have to save him? And


    why did you


    Christopher was silent.


    "I''m not Rick, I can''t understand your hemming and hawing. You either get out now, or exin


    yourself clearly."


    "We can talk about what happened between Shane and meter. You can do whatever you want to


    me, but lives are at stake now."


    "You want to talk about human lives? When you gathered all your rtives together and set them


    on fire, why didn''t you think their lives were important? I didn''t expect both of you to join hands.


    Christopher, your acting is terrific. Really, I thought you were sworn enemies with Shane that day,


    but a few dayster, his archenemy had be his partner in crime."


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    Christopher didn''t give an exnation.


    Avery sneered, "Don''t let the door hit you on your way out."


    "I''ll tell you." Christopher immediately raised his head and said, "Shane studied the medicine for the


    fish people and understood the interests of the foreign group."


    "Fish people. Of course he did, isn''t he tired from all the scheming?"


    Avery wouldn''t watch Shane die after knowing the reason. Furthermore, what would happen to


    Charlotte if he died? Wouldn''t it be too pitiful if Charlotte was left in the dark?


    At the very least, he had to find out the truth.


    With this thought in mind, he immediately arranged for search and rescue.


    They started from the area where Shane had disappeared and finally found him after four long


    hours of searching. Shane was not seriously injured, but he was knocked unconscious from falling


    into the sea from a great height. He should have drowned, but he was lucky to wash up shore. He


    was fine except for the water in his lungs.


    After a two-hour operation, Shy took off her mask and said, "We can inform Miss Charlotte toe


    over. He will wake up within an hour."


    "I won''t call Charlotte for the time being. You can inform Peter. For the next two days, let Charlotte


    busy herself with thepany''s matters."


    Shy nodded, "Yes, Young Master."


    Avery thought for a moment and told Nano about it. Nano only replied that it had nothing to do with


    him and didn''t ask any more questions. This saved Avery a lot of time.


    Thirty minutester, Shane woke up.


    Avery hurried to the ward.


    Shane was almost covered with bandages from head to toe. He was not badly hurt but he was


    wounded everywhere, so it was bnced. It seemed that there was not a part unscathed on his


    body.


    "That was some move, Mr. Fuller. I really didn''t bank on your conspiring with Christopher. Didn''t it


    feel good to toy with the rest of us?" Avery walked over to his bedside and sat down, grabbing a


    fistful of Shane''s cor. "I was wondering why it took so long to hear news about Christopher. There


    was no way he had been able to escape from under your nose. It was just a diversion all along."


    Shane pursed his lips and remained silent.


    "It''s fine if you choose to be a mute. Now that you''ve fallen into my hands, no one knows you''re still


    alive at the moment. Everyone, including Charlotte, will think that you''re dead"


    "It doesn''t matter."


    It was Avery''s to turn mute.


    Shane continued, "She has all my shares. She knows what I want to do."


    "What do you mean?"


    "After I decimated every single obstacle, my existence wouldn''t matter anymore. NC and the Fuller


    Family will start a new chapter. It''s enough." Shane answered, pping his hand away. "I''ve


    avenged you and paved the way. It''s up to you now."


    It was Avery''s first time seeing Shane looking lifeless.


    He licked his lips and said, "I don''t understand you at all. You should stay here for a few days. When


    Charlotte is done dealing with it, I''ll let her visit you. You''d better exin it clearly by then."


    Once again, Shane didn''t speak.


    Avery cursed and left the room.


    Something strange was afoot with Shane.


    Not only him, Christopher seemed that way too.


    Both of them looked as if they had lost the will to live.


    Avery couldn''t take his mind off of them. What did the Fuller Family do to them? Why did two sworn


    enemies who should have turned against each other, ended up hatching a plot together to kill their


    rtives? There must be something bigger going on.


    Avery narrowed his eyes and took out his phone.