He knew very well what kind of person Carmen was. If even Carmen had to suffer such hardship and grievance under Charlie's hands, this was more than enough to prove that Charlie was not someone who would be easy to deal with. Moreover, he was probably a tough nut to crack!
If even Carmen could not deal with him, it would certainly be very difficult for him too.
When he heard Carmen crying over the other end of the line, he hurriedly said, "Carmen, why didn’t you tell me about all this earlier?"
Carmen sighed and said helplessly, "What is the point of me telling you about it? Even I cannot afford to mess around with Charlie, so how can I possibly ask you to look for him and court your own death, then?"
Zacheus said with some embarrassment, "You... No matter what it is, you’re still my woman. If you had said something, I’d definitely be willing to take all risks and go through thick and thin for you!"
Carmen smiled and said, "I'm truly satisfied to know that you have this thought. However, I, Carmen Wade, have already lived for so many years, and I can clearly understand who I can or cannot afford to provoke."
As she spoke, Carmen paused for a moment before she continued, "I used to be just like you back then. I thought that Charlie was just a member of the Wade family who had been reduced to poverty and lived out on his own for so many years. So, firstly, I thought that he would not have any great abilities in a small place such as Aurous Hill. Secondly, as a member of the Wade family who had been living in poverty for so many years, I thought that he would certainly be filled with filial piety and respect when he met me, his aunt who had never once left the Wade family. However, who would have known that he simply did not attach any importance to anyone at all?"
Immediately afterward, Carmen then said again," Furthermore, Charlie not only possesses great strength and abilities and is deeply rooted in Aurous Hill, but he not only has the Wade family as his supporters, he even has the support of the entire Golding family! It can even be said that the Golding family’s support for Charlie is much more resolute and determined as compared to that of my father."
"The Golding family?!” Zacheus blurted out, "Why is the Golding family so supportive of him?"
Carmen questioned him in return, "Yule Golding and m y second brother are sworn brothers, and their children already had a marriage contract between them many years ago. Don’t you know about this matter?"
Zacheus said awkwardly, “How can I remember
something that happened more than twenty years ago so clearly?"
Carmen said helplessly, "Then, you should know that Yule Golding was dying because of pancreatic cancer some time ago, right?"
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