Charlie had originally planned to let Janus continue living peacefully in Oskiatown first. After that, Charlie would take some time to go to Hong Kong in the future to settle his affairs for him.
However, since Shawn was so impatient and was taking the initiative to do something, Charlie could only go to Hong Kong to meet him first, then.
Hong Kong was far away from the United States, and it would take an ordinary plane ten hours each way. Moreover, it also took time to process things, so Charlie estimated that he would have to leave the United States for at least three to five days, or even longer.
What he was most worried about was
Claire.
Although he had already arranged for female soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies to protect Claire in secret, he was still worried about letting Claire live and study in the United States alone.
At this time, Jacob was still engaged in a cultural exchange in South Korea. The only person who could really come to the United States to accompany Claire for a few days was his mother-in-law, Elaine.
However, Charlie felt that it would be somewhat harsh if he were to tell Claire that he was going to Hong Kong and that he needed to invite his mother-in-law over to accompany Claire.
But if he were to discuss this matter with Claire, Claire might not want to trouble her mother to come over. There were only two things that might happen. One was that she would persuade him not to go to Hong Kong, and the other was that she would reassure him that she would have no problem being alone even if he went to Hong Kong.
Furthermore, Charlie estimated that Elaine would not want to come to the United States now.
She was all alone in Aurous Hill with a luxury car, a luxury house, and hundreds of thousands of dollars of pocket money. She must be living a good life. Charlie was afraid that Elaine would not be happy if she came to the United States.
So, Charlie thought about it to see if he could find a reason to get his mother-in-law, Elaine, to come over. After that, he would take the opportunity to tell Claire that he had a client in Hong Kong, and just as Elaine arrived, he would then go to Hong Kong and let Elaine stay here with Claire for a few days first.
Charlie was not worried at all about how he should get Elaine to come here from Oskia. He knew Elaine too well, and he knew that he only needed to set up a small trap, and Elaine would definitely fall for it.
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