As soon as the words left his mouth, the black-clad men began forcing me away, clearly intending to detain me. I didn't resist much—just a light struggle—before complying and following them.
Cadell looked unusually distressed, constantly pleading with Charles behind me. Charles, however, ignored him, fixing me with a piercing gaze.
I could feel his emotions even though I couldn't see his expression.
He must have felt smug. To him, as long as I was locked away, everything would be under control. Moreover, after all the provocations I had orchestrated and the trouble I had caused the Hartman family, he must have seen my suffering as a form of payback.
In this whole affair, both Charles and I achieved our respective goals. The only one left in anguish was Cadell. He kept trying to reason
