Chapter 1826: Stalemate
Chapter 1826: Stalemate
At that moment, several black sedans came driving in from all directions.
They completely encircled Vincent’s location, leaving no gap.
Charlotte looked at the familiar cars, her heart instantly tensed up.
She saw Justin Battleson step out of one of the cars.
"Mommy!"
Not only Justin Battleson, but also Charlotte’s children were present.
They scrambled to get out of the cars, and upon seeing Charlotte restrained by Vincent, their expressions became visibly anxious.
"You big bully, let go of my mommy!"
Chad Thompson shouted loudly.
If Hank Thompson hadn’t quickly grabbed him, he would have charged straight at Vincent.
"How did you find this place?"
Vincent’s face looked terrifyingly grim, having lost all of his prior confidence and composure.
He had planned everything out perfectly; it was supposed to be the final step. Why was Justin Battleson here?
"Release her."
Justin Battleson didn’t want to waste any words with Vincent, speaking succinctly, his gaze fixated on Charlotte.
"Aren’t you supposed to be at the manor? Why are you here..."
Vincent pondered without understanding, murmuring unwillingly.
It seemed that he didn’t dare admit that his seemingly flawless plan was deciphered by Justin Battleson.
Vincent had believed he held all the cards, but Justin Battleson had already anticipated his moves.
"Just some petty tricks, that’s all." Justin Battleson snorted coldly.
Initially, Justin Battleson was indeed misled by Vincent’s information, but he soon realized it was a trap.
Justin didn’t know exactly what kind of person Vincent was, but for someone who could quietly take Charlotte away right under his nose, he couldn’t afford to be careless.
Finding that manor was actually too easy for Justin.
Moreover...
Justin raised his head, gazing at Charlotte from afar.
Vincent provided too much misleading information; even after Justin heightened his vigilance, he narrowed it down to three possible locations.
Justin couldn’t gamble.
But now, the key to finding Charlotte was the information she sent him.
This was all thanks to Cyrus Thompson.
Earlier, while Cyrus was learning hacking techniques from Jonathan Thompson, Jonathan tried to trick him into installing a Trojan virus on Justin Battleson’s phone.
After all, Jonathan never got along with Justin; unable to overpower him physically, he could only find ways to trouble Justin with technology.
However, Cyrus modified the virus, turning it into a small surprise on Justin’s phone; later, this series of codes became their family’s secret signal.
The Trojan virus could monitor Justin’s location information, and Justin could also reverse locate it.
Charlotte decided to take a gamble.
During her confrontation with Vincent, she seized a moment when Vincent wasn’t paying attention, using the phone he’d thrown aside to dial that code.
This allowed Justin to determine the place where Charlotte had been taken and set everything up in advance.
However, Justin hadn’t anticipated Vincent’s vigilance being so high; he initially planned to capture Vincent once he boarded the yacht.
But now, both sides could only hold a standoff here.
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