Charlotte stayed motionless, about to ask what was going on, but under the extreme surge of emotion, her vision swam and she swayed, about to collapse. Timothy reacted immediately, reaching out quickly to steady her.
Leon came back to his senses and shouted, his bluster masking his underlying fear. "Who are you? How dare you break into a private residence? I am the CEO of Lancaster Group. I'll call the police right now, and you'll rot in jail!"
"Shut up." Timothy calmly drew the pistol from his waist and raised it. "One more word, and you'll regret it."
Leon froze instantly, not daring to utter another sound.
Just then, a line of uniformed soldiers filed in through the door, surrounding the entire area. The atmosphere in the villa plummeted to freezing point in an instant.
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