The night breeze was especially chilly by the riverside that day, and the water flow in the river seemed
to become more intense as time ticked by.
Joseph still had his grip on Charlotte as they stood by the port.
Charlotte's eyes were red and her voice was hoarse from all the crying.
"Uncle Joseph..."
"I won't hurt you, Charlotte.You'll be able to go home safely as long as they let me go,"
Joseph whispered in a hushed voice.She continued to sob as she spoke, "But...things weren't like this
in the past...Why don't you come home? Grandpa Philip and Dad won't blame you for anything.You
should snap out of this."
Joseph wasn't in his best state then, but the smile on his face was still gentle and soft.
"You're still young, Charlotte.Perhaps one day, when you grow up, you'll realize I never had a place in
the Woodley Family.I'm sure there are times when even you resented me, right?" he asked.
"Well, that's because you made Zoe lose her child, and that was why I "
Exactly.What's done is done, and we can’t change the past.I know what I'm doing isn't exactly right, but
the Woodleys are the ones who forced me to be where I am now.Of course, I’d prefer to lead a safe
and simple life, but did anyone give me a chance to do that? Did that Grandpa Philip of yours give me
that chance? Did your father give me that chance? And the woman you mentioned just now...Do you
think she'd ever forgive me?" he asked.
Charlotte parted her lips to say something, but not a word came out in the end.
As the skies turned dark, lamps began to light up along the riverside, illuminating the pathway along the
river.
Lachlan was standing a distance away from them.He had one hand stuck in his pocket, wearing a
blank, emotionless look on his face.
"I don't have the time to hang around here.How long is the boat going to take?"
Joseph shouted to the other man.
"Two minutes," Lachlan replied after glancing at his watch.
"I can't believe you've joined forces with them.I'm honored,"
Joseph uttered with a mocking smile.
Lachlan gazed at Joseph with the same stoic look on his face.
"You shouldn't get too cocky just yet.Both you and I know who supported you in returning to Jamesdon
to cause this entire scene."
"Yeah.So? Honestly speaking, I'm pretty curious.Putting Aidan aside, I'm surprised you managed to
hold yourself back from doing anything to that person.Are you seriously trying to make up for Old
Mr.Woodley's mistakes?" Joseph asked.
"That's none of your business." Joseph let out a hearty laugh.
"I know it's none of my business, but the point is that you can't do much now, can you? Ever since Old
Mr.Woodley died, the Woodley Family has been turned upside down. novelebook.com The elders who
were against you might have died, but the forces supporting them are still around, and it'd take you
forever to get rid of every single one of them.You don't want to go too far with them because you're
afraid they might work with people from Highside.If that happens, you will lose all control of the
Woodley Family."
A brief silence later, Lachlan tugged his thin lips into a smirk.
The smile on Joseph's face fell as he seemed to realize something.
"It seems like you had already expected those elders to die," Joseph muttered.
It was then that he also realized something else.
I finally know why it had been so easy for me to kill all those elders now.
And also how Lachlan managed to get rid of all those people in just two days right after sneaking back
to Jamesdon.I finally see it now...
Initially, Joseph had assumed that he could frame Lachlan for everything.
However, it now seemed like Lachlan was the one who had been using him to kill others all along.
At that moment, Joseph's boat arrived and was stopped by the bank behind him.
The person got off the boat and walked directly toward Lachlan.
"Let her go," Lachlan ordered while staring at Joseph.
Joseph looked away before leaning closer to Charlotte and whispering something into her ear.
Then, he pushed her away before hurrying off and leaping into the boat behind him.
Charlotte stumbled a few steps forward before she felt someone holding onto her.
She barely had a chance to steady herself when she heard a loud pow coming froma distance away.
In the very next second, an explosion filled the air! Charlotte was in shock and couldn't help but cling to
Lachlan's shirt in fear.
Lachlan placed his hand against her back and patted her gently.
His gaze was fixed on the fire that was spreading on the surface of the river, and his brows were knitted
as he glanced into the distance.
"Mr.Woodley, that was Jo—"
One of his men rushed over to speak, but the man quickly clamped his mouth shut upon receiving a
glare from Lachlan.
Charlotte only pulled away from Lachlan's arms after a long while.She looked dumbfounded as she
stared into the distance.
"Was that...the boat that Uncle Joseph was in?"
"Yes," Lachlan muttered flatly.
Charlotte turned around stiffly to look at him.Her teary eyes were filled with shock and terror.
"Did you kill him?" she asked in disbelief.
"If you think so," Lachlan responded as he turned around and walked away.
Charlotte wanted to say more after that, but her vision turned blurry for a moment, and her body gave
up on her just then.She collapsed and fell onto the ground, and Lachlan halted his footsteps when he
heard a thud coming from behind him.
"I believe Miss Woodley is just in shock, Mr.Woodley.Don't worry—"
Lachlan's underling muttered.
"Where did you get the boat from?" Lachlan asked.
"It's from the Woodley Family's cargo port.I had made sure to check that there were no issues with the
boat," the man replied.
Lachlan stared at the river before he spread his lips into a smirk.
"Search the area.I need to see the dead man's body."
"Got it," the man replied.
After that, Lachlan walked over and picked Charlotte up into his arms.
By the time Leanna and Aidan got home, the baby was already done showering and was crawling
around the house.It was as if the kid had an endless supply of energy.
"Why are you guys so late? Did something happen at the funeral?" Naomi asked.
"It’s a long story," Aidan replied.
"Forget about it, then. What matters is that you guys are safe," Naomi said.
Aidan was silent for a while after that, and Leanna let out a chuckle before picking the baby up.
"We'll head to our room now, Ms.Fletcher."
Naomi nodded and replied, "Go on.Get some rest.It's the baby's bedtime, too."
"Goodnight, Ms.Fletcher."
After returning to their room, Leanna placed the baby on the bed and coaxed him to fall asleep.
"You should go take a shower.I'll shower once the baby sleeps," she told Aidan.
The man leaned over and hugged her from behind before nestling his chin on her shoulder.
"We can shower together once the baby’s asleep."
She was speechless at first but then relented.
Fine.
However, for some reason, the baby seemed to be in a happy mood that night; his big round eyes kept
darting all over the room excitedly.He didn't look like he was sleepy at all.
As she tried to get the baby to sleep, Leanna had already stifled a few yawns of her own.
Yet, the baby was still flailing his arms around and giggling to himself.
"Are you trying to go against me?"
Aidan reached out to pinch the baby's cheek playfully.
The baby frowned and pushed his hand away before crawling into Leanna’s arms.
"Mama...hug me..." the baby cried.
She lifted him into her arms before turning to look at Aidan.
"Alright.Stop fooling around with him.It will only make it harder for him to fall asleep," she said.
"Is that my fault?" Aidan grumbled.
"Well, is it not? You guys keep glaring at each other! You should step aside.I'm sure the baby will fall
asleep soon after we let him play for a bit," Leanna stated.
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