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Chapter 681 I’ll Leave With You
Once they finished speaking, a black car stopped before the studio, followed by Joseph's appearance.
Charlotte hopped while waving to him. "Uncle Joseph."
With a smile, he approached her and looked at Zoe, asking, "Charlotte, who's this?"
"This is Zoe Hart, Leanna's friend," she replied.
After nodding as a greeting, he did not ask anything else and turned to Charlotte. "Come on. Let's go."
Yet, she took a step back and shook her head. "I have to ask for my dad's permission, but he's not
answering my calls. Can we leave tomorrow morning?"
When Joseph heard that, he stopped for a moment. "What's the matter? Didn't we agree this
afternoon? You think I'd harm you?"
"No, that's not it. I think leaving without saying anything is inappropriate, lest my dad gets worried."
He gently reasoned, "I'll contact your father immediately after we arrive. How about that?"
Then, Zoe pulled Charlotte to her side. "Mr. Woodley, how about waiting another night? That way, both
Charlotte and her father would feel more assured."
Joseph glanced at Zoe and adjusted his glasses, explaining, "The situation is ever-changing. Who
knows what might happen tomorrow if we wait another night?"
Charlotte suggested, "How about I call Dad again? Maybe he'll pick up this time."
Right after she took out her phone, several cars sped over and surrounded the workshop. At almost the
same time, Keaton and the others immediately went forward and stopped those guys.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSeeing the situation, Joseph held her hand and urged, "Charlotte, let's leave now."
She was pulled away before she could say anything, and her phone fell to the ground. Zoe looked at
both sides and decided she could not let Joseph bring Charlotte away, so she quickly got into his car.
The scene was in chaos. Rather than saying Keaton and the others were blocking the other party, it
was more like the other group was thwarting them from Charlotte. As they could not head forward, they
could only watch as she entered the car. Keaton yelled, "Follow that car!"
However, the other party came prepared, so Joseph's car was nowhere to be seen when they finally
broke through the besiege.
…
The black car sped on the road with Charlotte and Zoe in the back seat, both in fear while holding each
other's hands. Joseph looked into the rearview mirror at them and stated, "We've lost them for now.
We're safe."
At that moment, Charlotte felt her scalp tingling. When in danger, one would subconsciously try to find
a sense of security, especially when a close relative was nearby. She gulped and felt her breath hitch.
"Uncle Joseph, what should we do now?"
"Don't worry. I'll bring you away from Highside. They won't be able to catch up with us once we're out of
town."
She was still somewhat dazed. "Are we… leaving Highside now?"
Gripping the steering wheel, he confirmed, "Yes."
Then, Zoe's voice came into their ears. "I can contact someone. He can protect us." As she spoke, she
opened her bag to get her phone and call Elijah. Before she could do so, Joseph suddenly stepped on
the brakes.
Since Zoe did not see it coming, she plunged forward from inertia, and her phone fell below her seat.
Meanwhile, Charlotte held onto her armrests. "Uncle Joseph, what happened?"
He glanced at them from the rearview mirror again. "It's nothing. I just saw a stray cat run out on the
road. It's gone now." Afterward, the car was back on the road.
When Zoe reached down to find her phone, she felt a wet spot below her dress. Shocked, she raised
her hand and saw her palm stained with blood! At that sight, the startled Charlotte immediately urged,
"Uncle Joseph! We need to go to the hospital!"
However, he clutched onto the steering wheel and rejected the request somewhat coldly. "No, we
can't."
"But Zoe is bleeding, and she's pregnant—"
Before Charlotte could finish her words, she heard an ear-piercing screech. Seven to eight cars
appeared and forced them to stop. Again, Zoe was slammed into the back of the seat.
Charlotte hurriedly held her. "Zoe, h-how are you feeling?"
Clutching her belly with a pale face, Zoe grabbed Charlotte's hand and replied, "I'm… I'm fine. Let's
go!"
Charlotte supported the helpless woman out of the car and saw people charging from all sides,
surrounding them. Trying to keep her voice from trembling, she questioned, "W-Who are you?"
The man in the lead replied, "Miss Woodley, we're here to bring you back to Jamesdon."
"Y-You're lying!"
The man expressionlessly said, "We don't want to hurt you, Miss Woodley, but if you try to resist us, it's
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmevitable that you might get hurt. Please cooperate with us so that you won't suffer."
Just as Charlotte was about to speak, Zoe spoke with difficulty, "Don't be afraid. Things will be fine
once Keaton gets here."
At that moment, Charlotte could not help but look at Zoe's dress and found it was drenched in red. We
must get to the hospital, or it will be too late! Tears filled her eyes as she sniffled. "I'll leave with you, but
your target is me, so don't hurt Uncle Joseph and Zoe!"
The man in the lead listened and looked at Joseph behind her. He smiled and promised, "Of course."
Then, she added, "Then… You have to bring Zoe to the hospital now. I'll leave with you once we get to
the hospital."
Zoe grabbed her. "Charlotte, you can't leave with them. It's dangerous…"
Charlotte whispered, "Zoe, don't worry. I'll find a chance to run away. Also, they want me to threaten my
dad and grandpa. I'm sure they won't do anything to me." Once she finished, she turned to the group of
men and shouted, "Send Zoe to the hospital. Now!"
The man in the lead barely reacted and ordered his subordinates, "Bring Miss Woodley to the car."
Immediately, two men strode ahead to grab Charlotte, who struggled with all her might. "I said I agree
to your terms, but send Zoe to the hospital first!"
"We will send her to the hospital once you leave with us."
While pulling at each other, Zoe wanted to help Charlotte but was pushed to the ground. With reddened
eyes, Charlotte screamed, "Zoe!" She then kicked and bit the two men holding her but could not
escape their grasp.
During the apprehension, she turned her head and saw Joseph standing on the side. Her eyes lit up as
though she suddenly saw hope. Then, she yelled, "Uncle Joseph! Bring Zoe to the hospital!"
However, he stood there without moving an inch.
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