The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family
Chapter 2985

Jeremiah's words made Zacheus feel very unhappy deep inside his heart.

In his opinion, Jeremiah was simply saying this because he was defending his grandson.

The reason why Zacheus had looked for him was because he was hoping that Jeremiah would help him put in a good word in front of Charlie on his account to see if this matter could be reduced from a big problem to a small issue.

However, he never would have dreamt that Jeremiah would tell him directly that he, Zacheus, would not be able to afford to offend his grandson?!

Wasn't he simply being a bully, then?!

Jeremiah seemed to have guessed what Zacheus was thinking, and he said seriously, "Zacheus, I know that you must think that I'm simply protecting Charlie, but let me tell you the truth. Although Charlie is my grandson, you'd still be no match for Charlie. The entire Wade family and even I are not capable of interfering in this matter at all." 3

Zacheus naturally did not believe this. When he heard these words, he could not help but feel a burst of anger and rage inside. The tone of his voice became a little

stronger as he said coldly, "I, Zacheus Zielinski, am not a master who is fearful of anything! I'm also not a master who would be willing to let just anyone casually trample all over me! If Uncle Wade and the Wade family really cannot interfere in this matter at all, I would like to take it up with that Charlie Wade and see who is even tougher, then!" 2

Jeremiah sighed and said, "If you really want to fight it out with Charlie, I won't stop you. I can even promise you that I'll not interfere in this matter. However, if you lose to Charlie, there is a high probability that you will not be able to regain your personal freedom over the next few years. You have so many brothers and sisters in the Zielinski family. If something were to happen to you, the control over the entire Zielinski Group will end up in the hands of others."

Zacheus was suddenly at a loss for words.

As he listened to Jeremiah's tone, he suddenly felt that Jeremiah was not simply trying to protect his own grandson.

However, he simply could not accept this matter so easily and calmly. How could he simply allow his son t 0 be detained in such an obscure manner and go to work as a seaman for three years?! Still, he felt that if he were to truly challenge Charlie and lose, it'd be just as Jeremiah had said. All of his other half-siblings would definitely rush forward to try and compete for his resources.

In addition, if he were to add this up to what Carmen had just said, Zacheus gradually began to feel that both Carmen and Jeremiah were not lying to him.

At this moment, a sense of retreat suddenly emerged in his heart. 4

After that, he immediately called Carmen again. As soon as the phone call was connected, Zacheus asked in a deep voice, "Carmen, tell me the truth. How difficult is it to deal with that nephew of yours?" Carmen pondered for a moment before she sighed and said, "Do you still remember that I was not in Eastcliff for more than half a month during the New Year?"

"I remember." Zacheus spoke up and

said, "During that time, I was I constantly suspecting that you were having a relationship with someone else. When I asked to meet up with you, you said that you were not in Eastcliff, but you refused to tell me where you were when I asked you about it. Moreover, you never answered when I tried video calling you." 3

Carmen was extremely depressed as she said originally did not plan to tell you about this matter because it is really too humiliating. However, since things have already ended up this way, I will not continue hiding this matter from you anymore."

As she spoke of this, Carmen paused for a moment and took a deep breath as she said frankly, "In truth, during that period of time, I was in Aurous Hill."

"You were in Aurous Hill at that time?!" Zacheus hurriedly asked, "Were you at your nephew's place?"

Carmen said faintly, "He had imprisoned me in the slums at that time..."

"What?!" Zacheus was overwhelmed with shock as he asked, "You were imprisoned by him? Why?! You are his aunt!"

Carmen said resentfully, "Even though I'm his aunt, I'm worth nothing at all in his eyes."

As she spoke, Carmen recalled the hardships that she had experienced at that time. She could not help but choke up and say, "When I went to Aurous Hill that time, even Charlie's subordinate's could slap me

wantonly. When have I ever suffered this kind of grievance in my entire life? Moreover, during that time, I could only live in a shantytown with a rental cost of several hundred dollars a month for more than half a month. There were people specially keeping an eye on me, and I was not allowed to go out. I could not even shop online! I had to eat according to the local minimum standard of living. It was simply a living hell..."

Zacheus was completely shocked, s