chapter 1397
Carla returned Remon's phone to him, then led Ilali and Jewel into the ward to take care of Freda.
Despite the numerous questions she had in her mind, she did not persist with her questioning.
After all, Remon and Polka did not know much, so it was pointless to ask since she would not get an answer.
Moreover, Freda was still in the emergency room. Her life could still be in danger, so Carla was in no mood to be jealous.
It was best to settle the problems she was facing at the moment. As for others, she would deal with it at a later time.
A restless night passed.
When Benard returned in the morning, his face was a mask of fatigue. On the bright side, he had settled everything and gotten the approval from the doctor to bring Freda back to Aymo City.
To ensure Freda's safety on their way back, Benard had hired a few doctors and medical staff to accompany them.
With everything set and ready to go, they took the private jet back to Aymo City at nine-thirty in the morning.
On the plane, Carla and Benard stayed by Freda's side.
"I'm glad that she's fine, " said Carla as she gently wiped Freda's face with a warm towel.
"Ms. Lierger, I have something important I need to discuss with you, " Benard said softly.
"Shoot." Carla lifted her gaze from Freda to focus on him.
He pondered briefly then said straightforwardly, "Firstly, I have Sir Lucas and his subordinates in my hands. I have arranged for them to be taken back to Aymo City for Mr. Giblo to deal with."
Carla was surprised. The previous day was chaotic, and with Freda getting shot, she was too restless to think about other things.
She thought Benard was busy cooperating with the police, but instead, he went to catch Lucas and the assassins.
As expected of Zayn's right-hand man.
"I figured I should inform you on this."
Benard's gaze was on Freda as he spoke.
"Personally, as a man, I had to take revenge on them for daring to threaten you with Freda and the others' lives and even shooting Freda. Professionally, I received orders from Mr. Giblo to rescue you, so I should catch everyone involved and let him deal with them. It's also to avoid any further mishap. However, since Lucas was once… your fiancé, out of respect, I had to inform you."
"Benard, firstly, I'm very gratified to hear you say that." There was admiration in Carla's gaze. "As a man, you shoulder your responsibility well and treat Freda with much loyalty and affection. I feel at ease to give her hand to you. But there's one thing I need to clarify. Lucas was my fiancé indeed, but that was in name only. Besides, with everything that had happened afterward, we had separated—"
"Wait a minute, " Benard interrupted in astonishment, "you're saying him being your fiancé was in name only? T-Then that time when you were in the manor in Arkfield, you and him—"
Carla did not elaborate. "That was a misunderstanding. I will leave out the distasteful details. All in all, I never had a romantic relationship with him from the start till the end.
"I didn't have the heart to finish him off because I felt that this tragedy happened because of me. If it wasn't for me agreeing to his proposal for my selfish reasons, he might not have ended up like this.
"But just because I feel sorry for him, it doesn't mean that he can do whatever he likes. Therefore, I do not have any objections to you catching him and his assassins. However, the mastermind behind the entire incident is Sir Carl.
"It has nothing to do with Lucas, so catching him is pointless. If something happens, I fear it will cause trouble to you and Zayn, so I suggest you hand him over to me once we arrive at Aymo City. Let me negotiate with Sir Carl."
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