Chapter 462

Howard coughed lightly and said, "Get a driver to pick him up, then." After that, he raised his hand to summon the butler and ordered, "There are a few cars in the garage. Go pick one and send it out to be modified. Modify it based on what Timothy likes." The butler was stunned for a moment. There were indeed several cars in the garage, which were old ones that the three sons of the Jules family had stopped using years ago. They were all covered with a thick layer of dust and had long been forgotten. Getting one of them modified was enough to fool his inexperienced stepson. The butler nodded and said, "Okay, sir. I'll do it right away." "Also, don't let Victoria find out," Howard reminded. "Yes." After the housekeeper went out, Howard took a deep breath. When he turned his head and saw that Zoey was still in a daze, he couldn't help asking, "What are you thinking about?" "Nothing, Dad. I'm going upstairs to talk to Charles." Zoey smiled, then got up and went upstairs. She knocked on Charles' door, and after a long time, there was a sound inside. Charles stood at the door of the room as if he had fallen asleep earlier. He was wearing pajamas and his hair was messy. "Can I come in, Charles?" Zoey pointed inside. "Yes..." Charles leaned over and made way for her. Zoey stepped into Charles' room naturally. When she saw a necklace on the table, she picked it up and said with a grin, "Charles, why did you take off the necklace I gave you? Didn't you promise me that you would never take it off?" "Oh, I took it off two days ago when I was taking a shower. I forgot to put it back on," Charles answered casually. He sat on the chair by the window, looked at Zoey, and asked, "Zoey, can I ask you a question? You have to answer me truthfully." It was the first time that Charles had spoken to her in such a serious tone. Zoey sat down on the opposite chair in a daze. "When have I ever lied to you, Charles? If you have anything to ask, just say it. We are brother and sister, not strangers." "That's good." Charles pursed his lips and asked, "Zoey, you said before that Lucille stole something from her classmate at school. Is that really true?" Zoey's smile froze on the spot. How could he suddenly bring up old news after such a long time? What was he trying to say by that, too? Was he saying that she had wrongfully accused Lucille? "Charles." Zoey bit her lip, looking a little pitiful and wronged. "Why are you asking me about this out of nowhere? Did Lucille say something to you? Are you suspecting that I framed Lucille?" "Answer me first. Is it true or not? Did Lucille really steal something from her classmate?" Charles looked serious. In fact, he wanted to ask more than that. Ever since he hid outside the cave in the virtual world and heard Lucille say in a self-deprecating manner that he had never believed his own sister. The sentence was like a curse, which echoed in his mind from that moment on. Even in his dreams, he was recalling what had happened in the past. The most unforgettable thing that he remembered was how a few months ago, Lucille had made a mistake at school. She stole a necklace worth a million dollars from her classmate and was punished. She had almost been expelled! When Howard heard the news at the time, he directly asked the family to beat Lucille until she was covered in blood. Whenever Charles closed his eyes, he remembered it. He recalled that he had been standing by the side at that time. Like everyone else, he had berated Lucille loudly and his face was full of disgust. It wasn't until he himself was wronged and couldn't clear his name that he finally began to think about it. Was everything he had seen actually true? Charles stared into Zoey's eyes and asked word by word...