Alexander couldn''t help but feel a sense of fear when he detected anxiety in Jed''s tone. He knew Jed better than anyone. Very few people in the world could make his father this nervous to this extent. Those who could were all individuals the Arnoult family could not afford to offend.


    Now, this mysterious big shot had managed to scare Jed with just a phone call, which clearly meant that they were not someone to be taken lightly.


    Alexander red at Charlotte, feeling a sense of frustration.


    Having heard their entire conversation, Charlotte couldn''t help but burst intoughter.


    "Alexander, what did I tell you? You can''t afford to offend me. Forget about Gordon. I have plenty of powerful people backing me! You''ll untie me right now and apologize properly if you''re smart. Otherwise, I''ll make the Arnoult family disappear overnight!"


    Alexander was livid at her words. But at the same time, he knew that she was indeed someone he couldn''t afford to offend. If even Jed was that frightened, how could he not be?


    Realizing this, he gritted his teeth and reluctantly untied Charlotte.


    I couldn''t help but feel confused. I had called Victor to save Isabelle, so how had it turned into saving Charlotte? But even if it was to save her, it was fine as long as she remembered to release Isabelle immediately.


    Charlotte stood up after being freed and stretched her wrists before suddenly raising her hand to deliver a p across Alexander''s face. "This p is for the one you gave me earlier."


    She had been terrified earlier and pleading for her life. But now, freed from her torment, she no longer felt fear, only pure rage.


    She pped him again. "This p is for abducting me in the first ce!"


    After two consecutive ps, Alexander''s face turned ashen, but he dared not fight back. He could only stand there. He clenches his fists while grinding his teeth.


    At that moment, Jed''s frantic voice came through the phone screen.


    "Alexander made a mistake! It''s not this slut! It''s the other one! You abducted two women today, didn''t you? The big shot who called said the woman we need to release is the other one, not Charlotte!"


    The whole rundown factory fell silent.


    Charlotte slowly turned her head, her face filled with disbelief as she looked at the phone screen. "Mr. Jed, what did you say? You must be mistaken! How could it be only Isabelle and not me?"


    Jed chuckled. "I don''t know, but that''s what the big shot said!"


    I nodded. That was indeed precisely what I had said.


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    Charlotte hadn''t been too kind to me that day. She had insulted me repeatedly and had even tried to provoke me. I couldn''t bring myself to sympathize with a woman like


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    So, seeing Alexander punish her actually felt quite satisfying. As long as he didn''t cross any lines in front of me, I didn''t mind.


    But Isabelle was different. She was Matthew''s girlfriend and, in a way, one of my people. How could I just watch her suffer?


    Even if Alexander wasn''t nning anything serious with her now, I had to save her. Otherwise, Matthew would definitely me me for not standing by his


    woman.