Chapter 49 Mr. Charles Was a Good Man

"Cheryl, what do you mean?" I asked, but Cheryl didn't want to say anything else. She only told me to keep my distance from Mr. Charles and hurried back. When I got home, I felt calm, which was a rare case. I played back the things that had happened in the past few days and I found some level of clarity. Marlon disdained me from the beginning, then ditched me, and set a big trap for me to jump into, all to gain absolute control over me. I thought about it and smiled faintly. First, he felt threatened by Kieran and didn't want him to touch me, whom he had owed before. In his words, he would rather destroy me than let others have me. How selfish and cruel was that! Second, he thought the same way as Kieran. They were men and mortal enemies. At that thought, I found myself ridiculous. Marlon Group and Universal Group were archenemies, which was obvious. So, naturally, Marlon and Kieran were, too. Then I understood why I wasn't crippled when I first met Kieran, and he even showed his