Chapter 2042

Charlotte bit her lip and shot Jim a nervous glance,

When she saw the determined look on his face, she closed her eyes and picked up the call reluctantly.
“Roanne, I know you were the one who took Shelly away, so you better return her as soon as you can!
“Remember: Shelly is my and Jim’s daughter, and even though I’ll forgive you for this on the basis that
you and I have been sisters for so many years, it doesn’t mean that Jim will forgive you so easily!”
Charlotte snapped as soon as the call connected.

She was trying to hint to Roanne that Jim was standing right next to her and that she should not say
anything out of her place.

Roanne was not an idiot; she understood immediately what Charlotte was trying to say However, she still
sneered and reminded Charlotte, “I understand everything you just said, but if you don’t fulfill my
requests, Charlotte, there’s no telling what I’ll do, don’t you agree?” Charlotte bit her lip and had no
choice but to say timidly, “I’ll give you anything, Roanne, as long as you don’t hurt Shelly!”

“Alright, then.” Roanne let out an exhale and smirked. “At 10 a.m. tomorrow, I want you to meet me
with five million dollars and a car with a foreign license plate. I’ll send you the meeting location
tomorrow before our stipulated time.

“Remember, you’re not to bring anyone with you; you know what’ll happen if you do.”

Charlotte closed her eyes and sighed. “I know.”

10 a.m…

It was nighttime, and she still had some time to prepare. Charlotte knew what Roanne had intended to
do, asking her to go alone. Everyone thought that Charlotte would want Shelly to return safe and sound,



Roanne knew that Charlotte wanted the child dead!

“Alright then. I’ll be waiting for you. You better not pull any tricks, or else.”

Charlotte let out a sigh and murmured in reply, then hung up the phone. Then, she lifted her head to
glance at Jim. “You heard her… Roanne…” She feigned a pained expression and whimpered, “I never
thought she’d one day betray me…” She wiped the tears from her face and sobbed, “Jim, please help
me get five million dollars, as well as the car she wanted, ready for her…”

Jim nodded with narrowed eyes. “Alright.”

The air between them fell silent.

After a long time, Charlotte exhaled and stood up. “It’s getting late now, so let me make you some food.
After that, I’ll be off soon to get some rest so that I can meet Roanne tomorrow.” Jim rubbed his brows in
exhaustion but did not reply. Instead, he nodded in approval.

Charlotte finally turned and left the room. When she entered the kitchen, she sent all the servants out of
the room and took out a small bag of powder from her pocket. This was the libido-enhancing drug she
had asked Quentin to prepare for her. There was no way Jim would still resist her after drinking this! If
she managed to sleep with Jim tonight and convince Roanne to kill the wretched child…Jim would never
doubt her ever again! As soon as she thought of this, Charlotte’s lips curled into a sinister cackle. Little
did she know, however, that her every move was captured by a hidden camera in the kitchen.

Inside the study, Jim narrowed his eyes as he watched this scene. In the past, he would never believe
anyone if they told him Charlotte was conspiring against him.

Even though the recording that Joshua had given him was clearly not a fake, he was still reluctant to
believe it. After all…Charlotte had been a part of the purest, most innocent part of his life. All the



precious memories that the little girl at the orphanage named Number-9 had given him would be a part of
his life forever, unable to be erased from the depths of his mind.






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