Chapter 45

Charlotte thought Jasper's reaction was a bit off.

"So,you think that explosion wasn't an accident too,huh?"

Jasper stopped in his tracks and turned to face her.

"Everyone who was there is dead. Even if there were doubts,there's no way to prove it now. Charlotte, you need to move on. Why are you bringing this up now?"

He figured Charlotte wouldn't mention it without a reason.

Charlotte wanted to tell him about last night's incident with Frederick and Serena and the aphrodisiac perfume.

But just as she was about to speak, she hesitated.

Under Jasper's expectant gaze, she shook her head.

"I just had a dream about them last night and missed them. Thought you might have some news about what happened back then."

That incident had destroyed their lab.

She came back to the city and married Frederick, while Jasper went abroad for further studies.

Jasper's eyes flickered. He gently patted her shoulder."Don't be too disheartened. I dream of them sometimes too,but we have to look forward." Charlotte nodded. She had let go of it a long time ago, along withher dreams.

It had been so long she thought she had forgotten.

But when she smelled that familiar scent, she realized her buried emotions and passions had never really gone away.

"I know. I've already let it go."

She tried not to show her true feelings.

As for what happened back then, even if she wanted to investigate,she didn't need to involve Jasper.

She watched him leave,still standing at the door, lost in thought.

Her divorce from Frederick was almost certain, so what was next?

While she was thinking, she felt the sunlight above her head being blocked.

She looked up to see Frederick's gloomy face.

She thought he was being unreasonable. She hadn't provoked him, yet he always looked sour.

Frederick's voice was cold. "Jasper's gone, and you're still standing here. If you like him so much, why don't you just leave with him?"

"You're being unreasonable."

Charlotte frowned. "When did I ever say I liked him?"A slight smile appeared on Frederick's face. Hearing she didn't like Jasper pleased him. "Good to know you recognize your place." His reaction confused her even more.

But seeing he was in a good mood, she thought for a moment and asked,"Can you help me investigate something? If you find out, I'll give you a high reward."

"You want to pay me?"

Frederick raised an eyebrow. "You mean you're going to use my money to hire me,huh?"

'Charlotte really has a good plan.

Frederick's smile was unréstrained. "I'llhelp you, but I don't want money.I just want you to promise me one thing."

Her eyes were full of caution. "What promise?"

She felt he was setting a trap for her.

If possible, she'd rather use money to settle things with him. Otherwise,she always felt manipulated by him.

If it weren't so tough to dig into what happened five years ago with her own resources, she wouldn't have come to Frederick.

"I haven't figured it out yet. When I do, I'll let you know. Just tell me if you're game."

Frederick twirled a strand of her hair around his finger, playing with it.

He gently moved his finger, causing her hair to wrap around it, creating an odd sense of closeness.

Charlotte slapped his hand away,feeling conflicted. Even though she knew what Frederick was probably thinking, she had no choice but to agree.

After all, she had been haunted by what happened back then, and now that she finally had a lead, she didn't want to give up.

Thinking of this, Charlotte gathered her courage and looked at Frederick."

Okay, I agree, but you must give me an answer to what I want to know."

"Go ahead, what do you want to know?"

"I want to know how Serena got the Aphrodisiac Perfume."

Charlotte didn't ask Frederick to directly investigate the lab incident.

Back then, they had all signed confidentiality agreements. Although most of the people were no longer around, Charlotte didn't want Frederick to know about her past.

After all, in everyone's eyes, she was just a bumpkin raised in the countryside by her parents.

"There is no evidence to prove that this has anything to do with Serena,so don't be too aggressive."

Frederick frowned.

He had thought that Charlotte really wanted his help for something serious,but it turned out she was just being jealous.

"Stop deceiving yourself. You know very well whether what happened last night was her doing. I just want to know the origin of the Aphrodisiac Perfume. It has nothing to do with you or Serena."

Charlotte was speaking from her heart. But when Frederick heard it. it sounded different.

Although Charlotte seemed indifferent, deep down,she still cared about him. Otherwise, why would she go to such lengths to direct his attention to Serena?

"Alright, I'll have someone investigate. I'm sure there will be results soon."

"That's good,thank you."

Charlotte sincerely thanked him.

Thinking that she was about to uncover the mystery of what happened back then, she felt a bit excited.

Frederick looked at her serene smile, his throat tightening.

Charlotte was still so beautiful, her delicate skin glowing healthily in the sunlight, her exquisite features, and her lips, all exactly to his liking.

Even after being married for so many years, he had never grown tired of anything about Charlotte.

Both of them were in a good mood as they walked back to the villa together, only to find chaos inside.

The second floor was bustling.

Anouk had woken up at some point and was now sitting in a wheelchair,directing the servants to throw out Serena's things. "Stop! Those are my things! You old hag, what right do you have to throw my stuff away!" Serena's voice was raised, her aggressive demeanor completely different from her usual sweet and charming self.

"So you're finally showing your true colors? Frederick should really see you like this. I've known you weren't a good person for a long time."Anouk was not backing down either.

So what if she was old? Back when she was fighting in the business world with her husband, Serena hadn't even been born yet.