The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family
Chapter 2574

Charlie replied with a hum, went back into the room to change his clothes, and then came out to the garage. Jacob was already eagerly waiting in the passenger seat. Charlie got into the car and asked him, "Father, are you really going to have dinner with Mr. Bay tonight?"

Jacob waved his hand. "No. I have no intentions to dine with him. That guy has done nothing but constantly shower me with flattery, trying hard to suck up to me. I'm bored of it and I am too lazy to entertain him."

Charlie then asked curiously, "Then, what are you up to now?"

Jacob hurriedly said, "Just now, Aunt Matilda informed me via WhatsApp that she seemed to have a fever. Just so happens that Paul has gone on a business trip again, and your Aunt Matilda is home alone with no one taking care of her. I was just thinking of buying some medicine and food and sending it to her."

Charlie was taken aback, and he immediately asked," Are you going to Aunt Matilda's house?" "Yes." Jacob nodded and blurted out, "Can you please

quickly send me there, and then we will each go our own way."

Charlie didn't think too much about it, so he nodded his head and replied, "Where is Aunt Matilda's house?

I will take you there first."

Jacob immediately handed his phone to Charlie and said, "Here, this is the location. Melon Villa District." 3

Charlie glanced at it. This location was in the same direction as Jasmine's house, and it was not too far away. So, he started the car and drove out of the house with Jacob.

On the way, Jacob directed Charlie to the drugstore to buy some fever medicine before directing him to drive to the front door of an authentic local delicacy restaurant. 2

As soon as the car stopped at the entrance of the restaurant, Jacob hurriedly said, "Charlie, wait for me in the car!"

After saying that, he hastily opened the door.

When Charlie saw this, he hurriedly said, "Father, I'll g 0. You sit in the car and take a rest."

When Jacob heard this, he replied, "Then, please help me purchase some duck dumplings, a bamboo shoot, pork broth and a millet porridge."

Charlie nodded, opened the car door, got out of the car, and walked into the restaurant.

As he was walking out with the packed food, Charlie suddenly felt a sense of worry.

His father-in-law was going to Matilda's house, but Paul was currently on a business trip. So, this meant that Matilda was home alone, and she was sick. His father-in-law was going there to take care of her at this time, but whether it was truly to take care of her, or was this just an excuse to spend time with her, it was still too early to say.

In case anything untoward happened during the period of him taking care of Matilda, it would be hard to tie up the loose ends.

After thinking about this, he simply took out a rejuvenating pill from his pocket, scraped off a little of its powder with the key, and melted it into the millet porridge. 4

If Matilda were to drink this bowl of millet porridge, her headache and fever would definitely subside on the spot.

The main reason why Charlie did this was to prevent anything untoward from happening between his father-in-law and Matilda.

Charlie wasn't worried about Matilda's character. He was more worried about his father-in-law's determination to suppress his sexual desires during the time he tried to help Matilda overcome her sickness. He was also worried about Matilda's weakened will to resist his father-in-law's advancements. 1

What if his father-in-law was taking care of her and suddenly had sexual intentions? Matilda, who was sick, and emotionally dependent on him would thus be more easily swayed by his actions. If his father-in- law were to be more proactive and make a move, in the worst-case scenario, Matilda might just give into his sexual advancements.

Although Charlie also hoped that Jacob would one day be able to marry Matilda, who was the love of his life, Jacob still had yet to divorce Elaine. If he truly cheated in the marriage and was found out by Elaine, the family would be in chaos, and it would jeopardize Charlie and Claire's peaceful days as well.

Therefore, Charlie could only hope that Matilda would immediately recover after drinking this bowl of millet porridge.

In that case, even if his father-in-law were to make a move, he wouldn't be able to get the chance to do anything...