The Unveiling of Secret Queen

Chapter 819: Chapter 819: How about we just let this matter go?

Before he arrived, he had already prepared himself and directly took out his card, saying in front of all the Zachmann Family, ”There’s five million in here, please accept it.”

Mr. Zachmann’s eyes no longer showed any sign of a smile, and he watched coldly, clearly not intending to accept it, ”The Hoffman Family thinks we need this money?”

Upon hearing this, his chest felt as if someone had forcefully stuffed a burning furnace inside, and he wished he could buy airplane tickets to McKinney immediately.

Seeing Lincoln Hoffman still daring to give him money, it would be strange if he could maintain a good face!

”Take your money back. I, Ericko Zachmann, have not yet fallen to the point of selling my granddaughter!”

As soon as Lincoln Hoffman heard this statement, his heart sank halfway and, with a forced smile, he explained in a low voice, ”Mr. Zachmann, please don’t be angry. I didn’t mean that. I know the Zachmann Family doesn’t need this money. This is just a little compensation for Ms. Quinlan. I hope you can pass it on to Ms. Quinlan on our behalf. As for the apology, when Phoebe Hoffman gets out, I will definitely bring her to apologize to Ms. Quinlan personally, only hoping that you can consider her youthful ignorance...”

”Youthful ignorance? How old is Phoebe Hoffman this year?” Mr. Zachmann was utterly inflexible and asked sternly.

Lincoln Hoffman shrank his neck on being questioned, silently retracting the offered bank card, and guiltily said, ”24...”

”Hmph. She’s 24 years old, and you tell me she’s youthfully ignorant. Do you know how old Nathalie is?” Mr. Zachmann couldn’t suppress the raging anger in his eyes, grabbed the wheelchair’s armrest, and wished he could stand up and spit in his face, ”Nathalie just turned 18 this year!”

”Yes, yes, Mr. Zachmann, please don’t be angry, I misspoke.” Lincoln Hoffman, who had rarely suffered such grievance, now didn’t dare to retaliate, and could only tentatively reach out to support him.

Ericko Zachmann shook off his hand, his shoulders trembling with anger.

Celine Tucker hurried over to help him pat his back and ease his breathing.

Caryn Zachmann, having clearly understood the whole situation, was shocked to the point of nearly dropping her jaw. She hadn’t anticipated that Phoebe Hoffman would do something so crazy as to hire local hooligans in McKinney to ambush and block Nathalie, and according to Lincoln Hoffman, those men were even armed with steel pipes...

This act was extremely malicious.

No wonder the police who came to arrest her said Phoebe Hoffman was suspected of attempted murder.

Her eyes flickered, and beyond her surprise, a faint regret surged in her heart, seeing Phoebe Hoffman being arrested and Lincoln Hoffman coming to plead—Nathalie must not be in danger of losing her life, otherwise Lincoln Hoffman wouldn’t dare to come seeking her grandfather...

Previously, Lincoln Hoffman had helped her trace the IP address of Lighten Chaser; she owed him a favor, and Lincoln himself was quite capable and had notable connections within the Illegal Zone’s Red Alliance. After briefly weighing the pros and cons, she immediately raised her head and spoke in defense of the man, addressing her still-irate grandfather, ”Grandfather, please don’t be angry. The doctor said you must not get upset. Phoebe... what she did was indeed a bit too much, but I know her, I’ve met her several times. I think she’s not a malicious person. There might be a misunderstanding between her and Nathalie that we’re unaware of, prompting her to seek to intimidate Nathalie.”

Lincoln Hoffman cast her a grateful look.

Caryn Zachmann pursed her lips, continuing her light-hearted persuasion, ”Since nothing happened to Nathalie and Mr. Hoffman has come here sincerely apologizing, please consider the relationship between our two families. Just talk to Nathalie and let this matter go...”