Zac’s expression shifted,
Vivian had already contacted him earlier, repeatedly warning him not to let Charlotte <b>or </b><b>Sean </b>find out about their connection.
In any case<b>, </b>
Chester had already been arrested. Even if Charlotte found out Zac was <b>involved </b>with him, it was not the end of the world.
Zac shook his head. “No.”
Charlotte’s gaze hardened. Her voice was sharp. “Then how did you know? How did you know Joseph took me to Cloud City? How did you know about Sean’s n? Did you call the police on purpose, hoping neither of <b>us </b>would make it out alive?”
“No, that’s not it!” Zac’s <b>eyes </b>widened with panic. “That’s not it, Lottie I didn’t know about Sean’s <b>n</b>. All I knew was that you had been kidnapped by <b>Joseph</b>. I called the police to save you. How could I just sit back and do nothing while something happened to you?”
Charlotte’s patience was wearing thin. “I’ll ask you onest time, How did you know Joseph took me to Cloud City?
“Lone of his men <b>told </b>me.” Zac shifted his gaze nervously, unable to meet her eyes.
Charlotte locked her gaze on him. “And why would one of Joseph’s men tell you?”
Zac replied, “Mypany was on the brink of bankruptcy. I was desperate for investors. But because I had offended the <b>Jasper </b>family, the Sullivan family, and your family, no one <b>dared </b>to invest. Then a man named Chester Simpson approached me. He <b>said </b>he was willing to invest and save Gibson Corporation, but only if they became the majority shareholders.”
That wasn’t the whole truth. The one who had first approached him was Vivian.
But that, he could not say.
“Chester Simpson?” Charlotte frowned.
The name rang a bell The boss at Matthew’s formerpany had worked under Chester. If she remembered correctly<b>, </b>Chester held quite <b>a </b>bit of power In Jersey City. He had connections on both sides of thew, was ruthless, and would stop at nothing to get what he wanted.
He controlled dozens <b>of </bpanies. Financially, he was no small yer, Investing in Gibson Corporation would have been easy for him.
Recently, after Chester <b>had </b>been arrested for various crimes, Charlotte learned that he <b>was </b>actually working for Joseph. Thepanies under his control In Jersey City were all fronts for Joseph’s operations.
Logically, there was no reason for Chester to invest in apany as close to copse as Gibson Corporation. He could easily get a far better return elsewhere.
Realizing <b>this</b>, Charlotte looked at Zac with growing suspicion.
Her voice turned <b>cold</b>. “Why would Chester Simpson Invest in Gibson Corporation? Yourpany was on the verge of bankruptcy. What would he gain? I’ve looked into him before. He’s ruthless and driven purely by profit. This doesn’t fit his <b>usual </b>pattern.”
ito work for Joseph, Zac said quietly, his eyes lowered. “<b>And</b>..”
“Because I agreed to
He paused for a few seconds, then lifted his paze to meet Charlotte’s. “He looked into my background. He <b>knew </b>I used to date you. He knew I had a grudge against the Jasper family. That was exactly what he wanted. He nned to use me against Sean.”
Charlotte’s brows drew tight. Her dark <b>eyes </b>grew even colder. “Use you against Sean? You?”
Her words clearly hit a surve
Zar’s eyes dimmed. A flicker of <b>pain </b>shed across his face
His voice grew horse “ording to Chester, Joseph’s exact words were, ‘The more Sean Jasper wants something, the more I want to take it away. Hemaking him and Charlotte apert is the easiest way to make him suffer‘
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