Chapter 379 The Hidden Web
“What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help!”
Perseus shoved him hard, and Christopher finally snapped out of his daze.
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He helped lift the unconscious Melanie onto Perseus‘ back. “Perseus, what do we do now?”
“First, get Mom to the hospital. Then check how much Mikita has taken from the White family over the years! She needs to confess everything! And find out how much Selina really knows. Oh, and Hiroto Hodge–he caused the company to spiral into that vicious cycle. He needs to be investigated thoroughly, too!”
“Hiroto? Do you think he’s working with her?” Christopher’s fists clenched as his face darkened.
Perseus nodded. “When Hiroto sabotaged two projects, I wanted him punished, but Dad protected him. Their shared surname–Hodge–is no coincidence.”
If Hiroto really was connected to Mikita, then everything that had happened to the White family was no accident. It had all been engineered by Selina and her birth mother. Enemies couldn’t have struck harder.
“Strange… where’s Selina?”
Christopher frowned. He wanted to confront her immediately, to ask where they had wronged her all these years.
He immediately took out his phone and tried calling Selina, but it went straight to voicemail.
Meanwhile, as Jessica stepped out of the restaurant, she couldn’t help but remark,
“That was truly satisfying. What a pity the little saint wasn’t in the audience.”
Anneliese had orchestrated this entire setup, naturally aiming to gather everyone in one place -especially Selina, the key player.
Unfortunately, an unexpected obstacle had arisen.
The messages Anneliese had sent Selina went unanswered.
Several calls had gone through, but Selina’s phone was switched off. She was completely unreachable.
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Still, with the dust settled now, Timothy might be unpredictable, but Mikita was certainly not going anywhere.
Selina would eventually hear the news–and it would surely surprise her.
“Forget her. But you and Mr. Shayman… he truly cares about you.”
Jessica’s expression flickered for a moment, slightly uneasy. She instinctively glanced at Zane.
She hadn’t expected that when Zane encountered her here last time, he would ask the staff to keep an eye on things.
The thoughtfulness and care caught her off guard.
But Zane was a lawyer; perhaps it was professional instinct that made him so attentive, so meticulous.
Jessica was fully aware–they belonged to entirely different worlds. Even a few intimate encounters didn’t mean anything substantial.
Sensing Jessica’s gaze, Zane instinctively turned his head, but she had already looked away.
Walking behind Jonathan, Zane only saw the back of the woman’s head, her chic short hair swaying lightly in the wind.
Outside the restaurant, they parted ways. Anneliese got into the car with Jonathan, remaining unusually quiet.
Jonathan noticed her mood was low as she leaned against the car window, staring outside. He reached over and drew her into his embrace, a faint lift in his brow.
“Mrs. Fullbuster, causing chaos and still not happy?”
Anneliese flushed slightly.
“I wouldn’t call it chaos… I just spent so long waiting for this moment, wanting to see the White family–those selfish, self–centered people–betrayed and abandoned by the ones closest to them, to watch them suffer, regret, and be pierced by their own mistakes. But now that it’s happening, it doesn’t feel as satisfying as I imagined.”
Seeing her lower her gaze, Jonathan bent down and pressed a soft kiss to the top of her head. “That’s because they’re not worth the emotions you waste on them. Consider it a weight lifted from your heart.”
As he spoke, he gently lifted her chin, and Anneliese looked at him in quiet astonishment.
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Jonathan’s lips curved slightly, his voice soft and clear. “From now on, may your heart hold only those who love you, and may everything you see be gentle and warm.”
She wasn’t sure if she could truly live by those words–but at this moment, his gaze was impossibly tender, drowning her in a warmth she could not resist.
Meanwhile, in a villa at Southlake Residence, the empty bottles lay scattered across the floor, broken glass and wreckage littering the room. The air was heavy, the curtains drawn tight.
On the large bed, two bodies lay entwined, lost in disarray.
The night before, Zacharias had stood at Sunrise Residence, watching as the home he once shared with Anneliese crumbled piece by piece beneath the roar of bulldozers.
He had been powerless to stop it, eventually forced away by two bodyguards called by Selina.
Furious, Zacharias was brought to his current residence, where he vented his rage, smashing countless objects and drinking heavily.
Eventually, he passed out, remembering nothing.
Now, as consciousness returned, he stirred, feeling a splitting headache and an overwhelming urge to vomit.
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