Sweet Twins Indulge in Daddy's Love
Chapter 575 Substitute

Thinking it was inappropriate, Hiram didn't directly say Derrick's name.

Lost in his thoughts, Charles slowly lit a cigarette and took a drag.

Even so, Hiram remained standing in front of him, waiting for his order.

After a while, Charles said slowly, "Hiram, do you know why I haven't taken action against Derrick yet? And do you know why I wanted to take action against him before?"

His question made Hiram think for a while. "I don't know. I don't know what has been happening recently that you suddenly became afraid of Derrick."

"Because of my grandfather. If I send Derrick to jail now, don't you think my grandfather will die and Joseph will hate me?" This was Charles' main concern.

"But based on my observation, Joseph also hates Derrick."

Until now, Joseph still couldn't let go of the fact that his father had an affair with Anna.

Therefore, it was reasonable for Joseph to hate Derrick.

"You're wrong. No matter how angry Joseph is, he won't hate Derrick to death. If I do something to Derrick, Frederic will be angry, and so will Joseph. You can say that it could tear our family apart. I haven't really thought about the consequences if I took action against Derrick before. But now, I've realized that I can't act rashly because the whole family will be affected." "Well, what are we going to do with Mrs. Fu's plan to treat Nana? Should we let her or stop her?" Hiram asked.

For a moment, Charles was speechless. What would happen if Nancy knew that he was trying to stop her?

As far as he knew, Nancy was a proud woman. Would she break up with him because of this?

If that was the case, then the price Charles had to pay was too much.

"Let's wait and see. After all, Nana's condition won't get better in an instant. Give me some time. We can always come up with a good solution, right?" After saying that, Charles sighed slightly.

They both fell silent for a while, until Hiram asked, "Have you found out anything about the club?"

Regarding this issue, Hiram had investigated Derrick and found out that he had made a lot of dirty deals in the club. If this matter was exposed, Derrick would be completely destroyed.

However, Charles stopped him from gathering evidence, saying that he would investigate it himself. It was not hard for Hiram to guess what the result was, and he understood that this matter was difficult for Charles to deal with.

But then again, Charles respected the law.

As a decisive person and a man of dignity, he would not let Derrick do whatever he wanted and ruin the society.

This was just not the right time yet.

Charles just needed some more time. When Frederic died, Charles would replace an excuse to take Derrick's life as punishment.

"Well, the investigation is almost done. Forget it. You can go back to work now. I want to take a rest." After taking one last drag, Charles stubbed his cigarette out. "Alright, sir." Then Hiram walked out of the office.

Charles pinched between his eyebrows and thought about it worriedly. It was impossible to hurt Nancy, and it was also impossible to send Derrick in jail at this time.

It was true that he was almost done with the investigation, and what Derrick had done was enough to get himself killed for ten times.

But Derrick couldn't die now.

For the meantime, Charles could only observe Nancy's movement.

As if on cue, he suddenly received a call from Nancy.

There was a hint of hesitation in his eyes when he answered the call, but he tried sound normal. "What's up, Nancy?"

"I have an operation tonight. You pick up the kids early and let them have a good meal. Tell them that I'll be back a little late."

"You have an operation?" His eyebrows rose in disbelief.

"Yes. What's wrong? Isn't it normal for me to have an operation? How could you not believe me?" said Nancy.

It was obvious from her voice that she was displeased, so Charles chuckled. "No, how can I not believe you? I just don't want you to be tired. After the operation, go home quickly. The children and I both need you."

"Sentimental, I'm hanging up." With a sneer, Nancy ended the call and leaned against the window.

Her hands were busy playing with the phone, but her eyes were far away.

What she told Charles was a lie. She didn't have an operation and she could actually pick up the children

early. But she had an appointment with Rick, and she couldn't let Charles know about it.

Taking off her work clothes, she went to the bathroom to wash her face and fix herself. When she was satisfied with how she looked like, she grabbed her bag and walked into the elevator. "Director Nancy is getting more and more beautiful."

"Women in love are the most beautiful. Why don't you try to fall in love?"

"It depends on fate to have a romantic relationship. How can I just have a try?"

The nurses glanced at Nancy while whispering to each other.

But Nancy chose to just ignore them and kept quiet until she reached the parking lot.

She drove the car out of the hospital, failing to notice that Charles was driving behind her.

When the call ended, Charles dialed Hobart's number to ask about Nancy's schedule. Since he couldn't dare to hide anything from Charles, Hobart personally checked Nancy's schedule and reported it to Charles.

The truth was Nancy didn't have an operation this afternoon. Why did she lie to him?

Charles asked Hobart not to tell Nancy about the call, and Hobart could only agree. Then Charles went out and drove to the hospital in a hurry.

As expected, in a short while, Nancy went downstairs from the surgery department.

She looked serious and seemed to have something on her mind.

That was why she didn't notice that Charles was following her.

Today, she was going to meet Rick in a western restaurant.

To Nancy's surprise, Rick had arrived early. He looked handsome in his black suit.

His attention was focused outside the window, but when he saw Nancy come in, he stood up and greeted her politely, "I have heard about Director Nancy for a long time. Seeing you today proved that you really deserve your reputation.11

Although Nancy was used to other people's compliments, she still blushed after hearing a compliment from Rick who she used to admire.

"Thank you, but I should be the one telling you that."

"Well, you're welcome. We came from the same school. It seems that I am your senior." Like a gentleman, Rick remained standing until Nancy sat down first.

The way he smiled and the way he talked to her seemed like they were close, so Nancy was flattered.

As soon as she was settled on her seat, Nancy said, "Rick, it sounds like you know me too well.'1

But Rick only looked at Nancy and smiled.

His smile had a sense of ambiguity.

This made Nancy even more at a loss.

She didn't know why Rick would smile like that.