Chapter 1283: Chapter 1283: Fool
"What are you thinking about?"
Redirecting his gaze from Ryan Richard’s information, Justin Battleson gave Charlotte Thompson a gentle smile: "Nothing much."
He was thinking about how to make the annoying Ryan Richard disappear from this world forever.
"However, I think starting from Ryan Richard might also lead us to some clues about the mastermind behind the scenes."
Charlotte picked up a pen nearby and tapped it on the table, producing a crisp sound.
"Alright, leave this matter to me to investigate," Justin Battleson nodded to Charlotte.
Their gazes met mid-air, each interpreting the other’s thoughts.
"I always feel like Ryan Richard’s issue could possibly be connected to the missing Evelyn Curtis."
The only person who still haunts Charlotte Thompson is probably Evelyn Curtis.
After all, she vanished silently in prison many years ago.
If Evelyn Curtis is indeed lying in wait in the shadows, then Charlotte feels that the issues she will face in the future might not be so simple.
"No matter what happens, I will always be by your side," Justin looked up at Charlotte and gave her a reassuring smile.
Charlotte couldn’t help but hold Justin Battleson’s hand, a warm and ambiguously tender affection flowing in the air, as if the early autumn evening breeze carried the last vestiges of late summer’s gentleness.
However, unlike the warmth and harmony on Justin’s side, the atmosphere on the other side had already reached a freezing point.
Snap!
A noise echoed in the secret room, as Leon Battleson, looking down from above, gazed coldly at Evelyn Curtis, who was lying on the ground.
"You fool, didn’t I tell you not to act recklessly before? What a mess you’ve made," he said.
Leon swung the whip in his hand, then took a square cloth from his pocket and carefully wiped his palm, which was somewhat reddened from gripping the whip.
He took a deep breath and barely managed to suppress the anger in his voice.
"I’m sorry, Master... It was just..." Evelyn Curtis kneeled before Leon Battleson, her whole body curled up, and a vicious scar visible on her back.
She clenched her teeth, holding back the tears from spilling out of her eyes, knowing well that if the person in front of her saw her crying, she might face even harsher punishment.
The burning pain on her back instinctively made her body tremble.
"Fool."
Leon Battleson disgustedly threw the whip aside, then turned and sat down on a chair.
Indeed, it was he who had posted the bail for Ryan Richard.
And the only use this person had for him now was some past connection with Charlotte Thompson.
The video on the internet was secretly recorded by Zoe Anne in the corner, but these things weren’t so important to Leon Battleson.
He initially wanted to find a suitable opportunity to release the footage along with the photos he held in his hands, to create a huge impact.
However, what he didn’t anticipate was that Evelyn Curtis, this fool, would release the most useless evidence while Justin Battleson and Charlotte Thompson controlled the media narrative.
This completely disrupted his plans.
"Master, I know my mistake, it was unintentional, please forgive me," Evelyn Curtis, enduring the pain on her body, knelt down and slowly crawled to Leon Battleson’s feet, her voice choked with sobs.