qAt that thought, Charlotte could feel her heart aching terribly for him. Holding Zachary's hand, she consoled, “It's fine, Hubby. I'm already thinking of a way to find Francesco. You'll be fine soon...”
The man did not reply, merely holding her hand tightly and stroking the back of her palm gently with his thumb.
There seemed to be something weighing on his mind.
“Hubby, where have you been for the past few days? What happened? Can you tell me?” she asked uneasily.
“I don't know either...” Zachary rubbed his temples and explained tiredly, “When I was sleeping that night, I felt that the house was on fire. Then, someone barged in, and I fainted. When I regained consciousness, I saw you in the hospital.”
“I see...”
His answer confused Charlotte. It was so vague that she learned nothing new from it.
“What exactly happened?” he asked in return. “Why did the police say that you're involved in this case? Where's Ben?”
“Hubby, this is what happened...”
Charlotte told him all the details of that night. However, as she did not want him to feel pressured, she did not tell him anything that happened after that.
In the end, she added, “Ben was shot and is still in a deep coma. However, he's not in critical condition, so don't worry. Ellie isn't severely injured, but she's so traumatized that she locked herself up and refused to talk to anyone...”
“Why did that happen? Have you found her a doctor?” asked Zachary worriedly.
“Yeah. Raina arranged for a child psychologist to check up on Ellie. We also invited Dr. Wright to treat Ben...”
“That's good. They'll definitely recover after receiving treatment,” he said, but his questions did not stop there. “Why did someone barge into our house? Who are those men in black? What did the investigation reveal?”
For some inexplicable reason, Charlotte felt that something was amiss.
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