Bride of Retribution: Aloof Billionaire's Dominant Game-Chapter 348 - 201 The Last Supper (5,000 words)

Because Jack Smith’s phone was so difficult to reach, when it finally connected, Charlotte Miller was completely engulfed in nervousness and excitement.

She didn’t notice if someone was slowly approaching her...

People often end up neglecting one thing while attending to another like this.

"Charlotte, did something happen to you?" Actually, Jack Smith wasn’t an idiot; he could more or less guess that something must have happened.

Everything happening to him recently wasn’t coincidental.

When Charlotte’s call couldn’t come through to him, the first person he associated it with was Atlas Hallow.

Who else at that time had such power, not only stopping a film from being released, but even interfering with his studio’s projects with investors, and reaching their hand into the Securities Regulatory Commission?

Besides Atlas Hallow, he couldn’t think of anyone else.

He thought Atlas Hallow might not have fully intended to destroy him, but this sudden call from Charlotte made him feel a hint of danger.

He wasn’t worried about his own danger, but was concerned for Charlotte, because if she was giving him such an obvious warning, it must mean...

Jack Smith considered himself a tough man with thick skin, and a little hardship wouldn’t be anything to him.

Moreover, that money was extrinsic; he still had the chance to earn it again, but what about Charlotte?

Charlotte appeared to be a delicate and sweet girl, and if Atlas Hallow ever did anything harsh to her, she surely wouldn’t be able to take it.

However, Jack Smith also somewhat thought that Atlas Hallow seemed to genuinely like Charlotte, so he shouldn’t do anything too harsh to her. Thus, he asked cautiously, afraid of saying something wrong.

"I’m in the process of divorcing Atlas Hallow. I’m afraid he might retaliate against you again because of this. Just be careful. If possible, Jack, leave the country first; don’t stay here..." At this moment, Charlotte could only lay everything out. Jack had already suffered many unwarranted misfortunes, and she didn’t want to owe him anything more.

Letting Jack go abroad, because even though Atlas Hallow had his ways, there must be places beyond his reach. Charlotte couldn’t believe he could extend his hand overseas, could he?

Getting divorced?

When Jack Smith heard these words from Charlotte, his heart skipped a beat and started pounding faster.

How could it be that Atlas Hallow and Charlotte needed a divorce?

For a prestigious family like the Hallow Family, getting a divorce wasn’t easy.

And with Charlotte urging him so urgently to leave, it must be extremely dangerous.

At this time, how could he easily leave? But would staying cause problems for Charlotte?

Even Jack Smith knew that due to that disgraceful past with Luna Miller, he and Charlotte basically had no chance, yet he still wished for her to have a better life.

"Atlas Hallow is very dangerous, Jack Smith, I don’t want anything to happen to you..." Charlotte said softly. In truth, they were just friends; apart from that connection with Luna, they were nothing more than the most ordinary of friends.

After giving a few more soft instructions, Charlotte hung up the phone, closing her eyes to enjoy the calm before the storm.

The Hallow Family’s garden was truly beautiful.

There were several gardeners tending this garden, which housed layered and tiered exotic tropical tree species, with flowers of various hues nurtured in the greenhouse, which were slowly moved outside as spring arrived and the weather warmed. It was nearing dusk at this point, the most beautiful time.

The vast clouds and afterglow spread like burning flames from the other side of the sky, layer by layer, extending to every tree and leaf in the garden, and every flower, gilding these already beautiful plants with a golden edge.

Sitting on a recliner, Charlotte felt the last of her troubles had been resolved. If this was a catastrophe, let her be the one to endure it.

She didn’t want to drag anyone else into it, watching this beautiful scenery alone, her heart silently chilling. Such beautiful sunsets were often terrifying, for the more beautiful they were, the faster they made time seem to pass by, and after every sunset passed, the darkest night would come.

This mix of sighs and inexplicable fear swirled within her, as she closed her eyes, imagining the sunsets she would spend alone after she left...