At this moment, Charlotte probably started regretting her actions.


    None of this would have happened if she had just backed off after I helped her handle Alexander the first time.


    But back then, when she saw Alexander again at the bar, she insisted on publicly humiliating him and pushing his buttons, which led to the mess they were in.


    Now, upon hearing Charlotte''s and Isabelle''s threats, Alexander didn''t seem afraid at all. Instead, he burst outughing.


    "Are you guys idiots? If I were afraid of that, do you think I would''ve abducted you? It''s precisely because I''m not afraid that you''re all here!"


    He grinned viciously at Charlotte.


    "I''ve already done my research. Your little rundown restaurant has always been a headache with no real backing. Gordon has never backed your family!"


    He paused, then continued with a sneer. "I also learned that he stopped contacting you after that incident. So, you found someone to connect with, and that person went to Gordon to save your worthless lives!


    "But you couldn''t maintain that connection, so now they don''t care about you anymore. Otherwise, I wouldn''t have taken you."


    I couldn''t help but look at Alexander with surprise. It seemed that he wasn''t as useless as the rumors suggested. At least he had a sharp understanding of Gordon''s situation. He basically guessed it all correctly.


    When I first reached out to Gordon, I wanted him to help look after Charlotte and her father.


    Who would have known that when she met me the next day, she would keep mocking and ridiculing me non-stop? If I still rushed to help her after the way she had treated me, wouldn''t that make me an absolute doormat? So, I told Gordon not to get involved with the Hayes family anymore.


    After that, he never stepped in, no matter what trouble the Hayes family ran into. That gave Alexander the confidence to cause trouble again.


    Alexander and I understood this. But Charlotte did not.


    She only knew that Gordon was her lifeline, so she kept mentioning him. "Alexander, I advise you not to be delusional! If you touch a single hair on my head today, I guarantee Mr. Zimmer won''t let you off! And your father will disown you!"


    He threw his head back andughed loudly.


    "You keep talking about Mr. Zimmer, but why don''t you have his number saved in your phone? Did you memorize his number, or do you have no idea who he really


    is?"


    He took a few steps toward her and grabbed her chin firmly. "You''re still threatening me at this point? It looks like you''re asking for trouble! As for my dad... Do you think he''ll disown me? Let me show you what he really thinks."


    With that, he pulled out his phone and dialed a number.


    The call quickly connected. It was a video call. Alexander held his phone up to the


    screen, then positioned it in front of Charlotte''s face.


    When Charlotte saw Jed on the


    screen, she screamed, "Mr. Arnoult, help! Mr. Arnoult, your son has abducted me! I''m Charlotte Hayes! He took me and my friend! Please, help us!"


    On the phone screen, Jed furrowed his brows. "Didn''t I tell you to deal with things quickly after catching them? Why haven''t you finished with them yet?"


    "Dad, don''t rush me. It took so much effort to get them here. I must enjoy this a little, or all my work would be for nothing!" Alexander smiled ominously.


    "Charlotte threatened me just now, saying that she would report me to you and have you disown me. Dad, you should talk to her."


    Alexander then held the phone screen back up to Charlotte.