"That is to say, the person who gave Braden the clothes doesn't know what he likes or even his size? That's why his outfit is so strange. Look at this pair of pants and shirt. They are not of the same style." Charlotte pointed at the monitor screen.
"Yes." Shane nodded. "That's why you guessed that it wasn't Christopher."
"If it wasn't Christopher, who else could it be? Could it really be Caleb?" Charlotte bit her lip.
"That's a good thing."
"Indeed, if it wasn't Christopher, at least Braden wouldn't need to worry about his life. You made the right choice by not calling the police earlier." Charlotte clicked open a webpage. Initially she wanted to check the maps but she had a bad sense of direction so she gave up eventually.
She didn't know where Braden and Anne were.
It was heart-wrenching.
In the alley.
Braden was lying on a reclining chair in the courtyard. His hands were shackled and his feet were tied up but this did not affect his mood. He was humming a tune while ordering the man beside him to feed him a piece of watermelon.
It felt good to have someone wait on you whenever you open your mouth.
"Hey, do you think this is a holiday?" Caleb felt furious when he saw him this way. Why is there no response from the Collins and Jane family? Even if they didn't care, why hadn't Shane responded?
Was Braden not his best friend?
"Isn't it?" Braden shrugged and moved into a more comfortable position. "Did you expect me to cry and beg you to release me? Don't worry, even if you killed me I will thank you for helping me leave this dull world. Not only will I not hate you but I will love you for it."
Caleb twitched the corners of her mouth and said, "There isn't a single normal person by Shane's side."
"I think Avery is normal."
"You're disgusting."
"It's a pity that Avery and Shane are no longer friends. I haven't seen him for a long time," Braden sighed sadly. "I heard that your sister is with that b*stard Rick, right? Don't you think he is insane?"
"He's your brother-in-law." Caleb took a chair and sat down in front of Braden.
He didn't have time the past two days, now that he sat down and talked to him, he noticed this guy was quite interesting.
"So what if he's my brother-in-law? Can't I hate him? He's neither capable nor good looking. I don't even know why my wife treats him like a god. It's so disgusting.” Braden ate another bite of watermelon.
"He's not capable? He controls the Jane Corporation, how can he not be capable?"
"Don't you know why Mielle was killed? It was because there was no point in killing Rick." Braden looked at Caleb exasperatedly. "You're quite interesting. You and Rick are partners but you don't know these?"
Caleb really didn't know what had happened between Rick and Mielle. At most, he only knew of the situation but he didn't know the details.
"Hey, according to you, the Jane Corporation would be finished soon under Rick?"
"Would Shane allow him to end it? Think about it.” Braden yawned. "Why would Shane support me? Because he has no other way. Everyone could clearly see Christopher's other intentions. He wants Shane out of the NC Company. But I'm different. Although I'm not as useful but I'm loyal."
"You mean, Rick listens to Shane?"
"Or else?"
Caleb's face instantly darkened. "So, he never meant to work with the Stevens family?"
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe it's Shane's idea to work with you. Maybe it's Shane who wants to work with you."
"Shane wants to work with us? My sister kidnapped his daughter. Why would he want to work with us?"
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