Claimed by the Powerful Billionaire (Charlotte and Matthew) novel Chapter 48

Chapter 48 Matthew Lost His Right-Hand Men

Three days later, word blew through the industry.

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At Power Tech, core engineers had resigned one after another in just three days-and

immediately turned around and joined the no-name Cloudstart Tech.

It left a lot of people baffled.

No one could understand why those top-tier tech geniuses would ditch a publicly listed

company for a startup that had only just gotten a foothold in Sunriver.

For Matthew, it was the same as losing his important employees.

A new model was still in development. With the key talent gone, the entire R&D line

was basically paralyzed.

Right then, Charlotte was curled up at home, talking to Nathan on the phone.

Charlotte said, “If this happens, Matthew’s probably going to treat you like his mortal

enemy from now on.”

Nathan responded, “How he sees me doesn’t matter.”

Charlotte let out a soft laugh. “Make senses.’

“The person you wanted to find-I found her.”

“You found her?”

“Yeah. Didn’t let you down.”

“Where is she? I’ll go right now.”

“Want me to pick you up?”

“Sure.”

Nathan also lived in Moon Garden. Their places were only a few hundred yards apart.

So he arrived fast.

Charlotte opened the window, and with one glance she saw his car parked downstairs.

Not wanting to keep him waiting, she hurriedly threw on a jacket, grabbed her bag, and

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The moment she stepped out of the elevator, a blast of cold wind hit her head-on. She

shivered.

Thankfully, Nathan had the heater running warm in the car.

He glanced at her jacket.

“It’s almost winter. It’s cold. You should dress warmer.”

Charlotte said, “I saw your car downstairs, so I hurried. But it’s fine-your car’s warm.”

“I can wait for you. You don’t have to rush.”

Warmth spread through Charlotte’s chest.

The more she spent time with him, the more he seemed… flawless.

Everything he said and did was measured. He knew exactly when to step forward and

when to step back.

And with her, he was always careful about boundaries.

What he shouldn’t ask, he didn’t.

What he shouldn’t say, he kept to himself.

Being around him made her feel unusually at ease.

And after finding out he was King, her admiration only deepened.

Charlotte asked, “Is where Mila lives far?”

But Nathan said, “You should prepare yourself.”

A bad feeling hit Charlotte instantly.

“Mila… did something happen to her?”

Nathan started the car, his tone calm and gentle.

“Something did happen, but it’s okay.”

Charlotte wanted to ask more.

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But she held back.

Once she got there, she’d see with her own eyes.

The car soon merged onto the highway.

Nathan kept the speed slower, mindful that Charlotte was pregnant.

And Charlotte fell asleep right in the passenger seat.

Nathan turned the music off.

Inside the sealed, warm cabin, Charlotte sank completely into her dream.

She dreamed of a lot.

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In her dream, there was Anthony, Margaret, and other memebers from the Russell

family.

Then the scene flipped.

A strange woman appeared.

The woman walked down a street, her expression rushed and lost, murmuring to herself

like she was searching for something.

But no matter what, Charlotte couldn’t see her face clearly.

She tried to move closer.

Yet the closer she got, the farther the woman drifted away.

It was like something stood between them-something she couldn’t break through no

matter how hard she tried.

A soft voice called her name by her ear.

She couldn’t tell if it was in the dream or reality.

When Charlotte opened her eyes, she realized it was Nathan calling her.

She’d actually slept the whole way…

Charlotte smiled awkwardly.

“I didn’t think I’d be this sleepy.”

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Nathan said, “Pregnant people do get sleepy pretty easily.”

Charlotte chuckled. “Did you read that online again?”

Nathan answered plainly, “Yeah. I looked into some of it.”

The building in front of them was old and crude, worn-down and damp-looking.

Nathan said Mila lived on the second floor.

The shaky handrail, the battered staircase-each step made Charlotte’s nerves tighten.

She hadn’t expected Mila to live in a place like this.

All these years, what Matthew paid Mila wasn’t low.

Even at the very least, she should’ve been able to rent somewhere decent.

So why was she living here?

They’d barely reached the door when loud, violent crashing sounds came from inside.

Nathan lifted his hand and knocked.

A moment later, the iron door creaked open.

A man who looked close to fifty stood there, unshaven, messy, clothes hanging off him

like he didn’t care.

He resembled Mila.

Charlotte guessed immediately-this had to be Mila’s good-for-nothing son.

Nearly fifty, and still loafing around all day.

He’d had a wife before, but because he drank and gambled constantly, she ran off with

their child.

After that, he only got worse.

Whenever he had no money, he demanded it from Mila.

At an age when she should’ve been enjoying life, she still had to go out and work as a

nanny to earn.

Seeing it with her own eyes, Charlotte finally understood why Mila lived in a place like

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With a spendthrift like him, having a roof over her head was already a “blessing.”

Charlotte asked directly, “I’m looking for your mother.”

The man looked like he’d just woken up. He snapped, impatient. “Go find your mom at

your own house. Your mom isn’t here.”

Charlotte said, “I’m looking for Mila Flynn.”

The man paused, then sized both of them up.

They looked rich.

So he reined himself in a little.

“Who are you?”

Charlotte still kept her manners. “We’re friends of Mila’s. We need to see her about

something.”