The maid opened the door and saw two women who seemed to be mother and daughter, "Who are you
looking for?" she asked.
"Is my sister here?" Tiana asked.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Tiana Meyer, please let them know," Tiana said politely.
The maid looked at Dolores, "It's someone named Meyer."
Dolores was shocked as she saw Mrs. Meyer and Tiana, she was shocked that they would visit here.
"Charles disappeared," Tiana sobbed.
Dolores was stunned, "How and why?"
"Tiana said Charles sent someone over, is that true?" Mrs. Meyer asked.
Tiana didn't understand what happened but Mrs. Meyer did.
It was not a secret that Declan and Matthew were not on good terms now, the person he tried hiding
desperately disappeared, of course, he would be furious. Guessed he knew Charles was involved,
hence, he kidnapped him and then asked her for the man. She promised to hide the man for Declan
and it was her responsibility now that he disappeared. She knew she had to find the lost man before
she approached Declan to release Charles.
Charles told Tiana not to mention that he sent someone here, but Tiana got anxious when Charles
disappeared. Under Mrs. Meyer's pressure, she told her that the person Declan looking for was sent
here.
That was the reason for her visit.
"Talk to me," Matthew overhead their conversation as he approached, so he could guess the entire
story.
Mrs. Meyer was direct, "Declan asked me to hide that person, I wanted to reject at first but Charles said
he has a place for him, so I agreed. I never expected that he will send him here. I think Declan is angry
and kidnapped him. My intention is simple, hand me the man in exchange for Charles."
It was her fault, she knew Charles and Matthew were friends but didn't know they were this close.
"He is a criminal, he needs to be sent to the police, not other people. Mrs. Meyer should understand
this as your husband is an expert in this area. Do you want to break the law and bring shame to your
husband?" Armand said coldly.
He was afraid that Matthew would hand him over to Mrs. Meyer, he had nearly beaten him to death if
Boyce hadn't stopped him.
Mrs. Meyer regretted so much that she agreed to help Declan. She didn't care much, she just wanted
Charles back and cut ties with Declan after that.
"Charles sees you as friends, he's now captured, aren't you supposed to try saving him?" Why did he
sound like he was not handing him over?
"I'm sorry, we are not close and not friends with him, he had another intention when he sends the man
over…"
"Armand." Dolores stopped Armand. Tiana was here and she married Charles, regardless of his
intention of sending the man over, he should not mention it in front of the Meyer. This would hurt Tiana
and affect Charles's relationship with the Meyer.
She turned to Matthew, "What do you think?"
Matthew asked her to go back inside, "Go in first, I'll be right back."
She nodded, "Call me no matter what."
Matthew nodded. They gathered for an enjoyable dinner tonight but what happened to Charles ruined
their appetite.
"Let's talk in some other place." Matthew was still with his casual wear as he didn't plan to go far, he
just didn't like discussing about this at home.
They sat in the garden in front of the villa.
Matthew pulled Boyce aside, "Have you interrogated him?"
"He was severely injured by Armand and still in a coma," Boyce said.
"Find a way to wake him for interrogation." Regardless if John knew about Declan, he might know his
secret.
"I'll go right away," Boyce said as he turned away.
They had some shreds of evidence in their hands in the process of investigating Declan, however, the
Bailey was quite a powerful family, they needed evidence that could make them collapse at once, or
else they would lose.
The Old Bailey had not retired, while Declan's sisters had married into powerful families too, like Mrs.
Meyer, her husband Alan Meyer was a powerful man. Even though he claimed to be on the justice side,
but his wife was one of the Meyers.
They would sure reunite should something happened to Declan.
Hence, it was not wise for them to act impulsively now.
Matthew approached them after Boyce left, "I will send him over tomorrow."
Mrs. Meyer was in hurry, afraid that Declan might hurt Charles.
"Why not today?" Mrs. Meyer asked.
"Aren't you Declan's sister? How could he kidnap your son-in-law without your permission? You are
here today for your brother, aren't you?" Boyce said sarcastically, he despised her hypocrite look.
Thinking her visit today was for her brother.
He didn't know Declan had completely ignored her as a sister and still kidnapped Charles regardless.
Of course, Mrs. Meyer asked Declan to release Charles, but Declan refused to, "If you want Charles,
you need to bring me John, you promised to keep him hidden but lost him the next day. You need to
answer to me or your son-in-law will not have a pleasurable life here," Declan told her.
Mrs. Meyer's face stiffened, "Everything about the Meyer family is no secret, we are considered
outsiders and don't have much love towards the Meyer. I wouldn't have intervened if he didn't come to
me for help. But now he told me in the face to exchange Charles with his man. Charles sent you the
man and now he's in trouble because of this, don't you need to do something to help instead of
disregarding his safety?"
'Aren't they friends? Why didn't they seem like friends?' Mrs. Meyer thought.
"Do you have any idea what he had done?" Armand couldn't control his rage thinking about returning
John to Declan. "I sincerely hope that your daughter will have a smooth life, forever."
Mrs. Meyer frowned, "What does that mean?"
Matthew rubbed his brows and said with a low voice, "Armand, you should leave."
"But…"
"Leave now. I will handle this, you being impulsive will only make things worst!" Matthew's voice turned
stern.
Armand left unwillingly.
"Go get him at the police station tomorrow morning." Matthew would not keep holding him, he didn't
want anything to happen to Charles too. He was the one sending John over anyway even though it was
for Dolores's sake.
Dolores would feel guilty if something happened to him because of this, Matthew didn't want to see that
happen.
And they had planned, even though John was returned to Declan, he might not survive.
Mrs. Meyer said after some thoughts, "All right then, it's only less than twenty hours until morning."
They could wait.
"Let's go, Tiana."
Mrs. Meyer pulled her daughter.
Tiana shook her head, "Please go back first mom, I want to speak to
Dolores."
Matthew rubbed his brows and said with a low voice, "Armand, you should leave."
"But..."
“Leave now. | will handle this, you being impulsive will only make things worst!" Matthew's voice turned
stern.
Armand left unwillingly.
"Go get him at the police station tomorrow morning." Matthew would not keep holding him, he didn't
want anything to happen to Charles too. He was the one sending John over anyway even though it was
for Dolores's sake.
Dolores would feel guilty if something happened to him because of this, Matthew didn't want to see that
happen.
And they had planned, even though John was returned to Declan, he might not survive.
Mrs. Meyer said after some thoughts, "All right then, it's only less than twenty hours until morning."
They could wait.
"Let's go, Tiana."
Mrs. Meyer pulled her daughter.
Tiana shook her head, "Please go back first mom, | want to speak to
Dolores."
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