All of a sudden, it felt like the surrounding temperature had dropped a few degrees.

The man was tall and looked like a Greek god. He stood behind her imposingly and exuded an intimidating aura.

Charlotte bit her lip hard. She was subconsciously holding her breath. Through the reflection of the mirror in the elevator, she saw the man gazing at her sharply.

He looks like a lion staring at its prey.

Hurry, hurry!

Charlotte gazed at the number flashing on the elevator screen, hoping to quickly escape this suffocating place.

 

Thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten…

She counted the numbers silently, her heart thumping furiously. Unbeknownst to her, Zachary was inching nearer to her.

 

Ding! Finally, the elevator reached the ground floor.

Once the doors opened, she scurried out. She was in such a hurry that she tripped and fell down.

face down

had just exited the normal

to dig a hole and hide in it. She scrambled

her, the man looked at her retreating figure as a

a restaurant, but it turned out to be a drinking session at Sultry

the administration department’s gathering. Why is someone from the HR

were present, so she wasn’t about to

He also ordered bottles of expensive liquor, which were currently placed

liquor costs over eight thousand. We shouldn’t be doing this to our

heiress. She’s rich. Back then, she could pay for everyone’s drinks here in Sultry Night. These

Seriously?” A few female colleagues got curious. They surrounded Charlotte and bombarded her with questions. “Charlotte, you’re an heiress?

“No—”

daughter of the richest man in H City, Richard Windt. You’ve heard of

Windt? The one who jumped off a building four years ago?” a man uttered. “No wonder the

I read the news. The Sterlings called off their son’s engagement to Ms. Windt, and then she came to Sultry Night and spent

staring at her, their gazes a mixture of curiosity, excitement and amazement as they waited

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