Young Bride in a Lightning Marriage: Never Tired of Mr. Leon’s Love

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Charlotte insisted on dragging Lucy upstairs with her.

Despite her reluctance, Lucy could not refuse, so she simply followed her upstairs.

As a man, it was not appropriate for Matthew to go up with them.

Not to mention, the decor of the store... Well, it was a store that sold lingerie, so it made Matthew uncomfortable to look around.

Matthew rubbed his eyes and thought that Kent should have arrived by now, so he called him.

"Have you arrived? How many men did you bring with you?"

Kent sounded a little lost, but he responded promptly, "Yes, sir. I brought everyone from Charleston along with me. We're outside the store right now, but what exactly are we supposed to do?"

In fact, they had arrived a long time ago. However, without instructions from Matthew, they had no idea what they were supposed to do. All they could do was silently follow Matthew to ensure their safety.

Other than that, Kent noticed that Matthew was shopping with his wife! It turned out that his wife did not die, after all. No wonder he insisted on relocating his headquarters to Charleston.

However, if his wife was not dead, why did he hold a funeral?

Since the employees could not decipher what Matthew was thinking, they just had to wait for instructions.

"Just stay outside for now. If I need you to do anything, I'll let you know."

Matthew spoke calmly. He merely observed that Charlotte seemed off and assumed that she might be up to something.

However, he was not sure what she was up to. All he could do was hope that his suspicions were wrong.

Kent was mystified by Matthew's words but still followed his instructions nheless.

Around eight people split into two groups, with one group watching from a nearby cafe and the other group lurking in the back alley.

While it was bustling downstairs, the upstairs was eerily quiet, with several secluded compartments arranged like a maze.

Upon reaching upstairs, Lucy found that there was no one there to take Charlotte's measurements as promised.

The silence was unsettling, and her chest tightened up. She smiled at Charlotte and asked, "Charlotte, why isn't there anyone here? Should I go downstairs to call someone up?"

"No need for that..." Charlotte smiled strangely.

Lucy suddenly felt a heavy weight on her neck as someone karate-chopped her, causing her to collapse instantly.

A sinister-looking man glared at Charlotte and whispered, "So, should I get rid of her now?"

"No..."

Charlotte shook her head to stop

him. "Knock me out and escape through the window with her. Pretend to demand a hefty ransom from the palace and kill her in a couple of days. Make sure to leave my name out of it."

Charlotte had already planned her way out of this.

The royal family had retrieved their lost treasure and intended to announce her to the world, but this attracted the attention of bandits who sought to exploit the situation.

They tracked the princess down, and when they had the chance, they knocked out the eldest princess who was not biologically related to the royal family and kidnapped the youngest princess for a hefty ransom.

Little did they expect the youngest princess to attempt to escape and get killed by the bandits. It was a flawless plan.

Charlotte's features twisted into a

smirk. Once Lucy was dead, Arthur

and Juliana would believe that it was their insistence on announcing Lucy's identity to the public that led to their daughter's death.

She merely took her sister out for a stroll, so who could blame her?

Charlotte prepared herself, and the sinister man struck her unconscious.

"Tsk, the hearts of women are the most toxic, indeed."

The man shook his head and carried Lucy. He glanced down from the second-floor window, and without a moment of hesitation, he jumped down.

There was a terrace between the second and first floors that obstructed the man's view, leading him to believe that no one was below.