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.

collapsed face down like

who had just exited the normal elevator covered their mouths

in it. She scrambled to her feet clumsily and ran out, covering

her retreating

be a dinner in a restaurant, but it turned out to be

administration department’s gathering. Why is someone from the

her colleagues were present,

had already introduced himself to her colleagues. He also ordered bottles

liquor costs over eight thousand. We shouldn’t be

Wesley grinned. “Charlotte is an heiress. She’s rich. Back then, she could pay for everyone’s drinks

few female colleagues got curious. They surrounded Charlotte and bombarded her with questions. “Charlotte, you’re

“No—”

cut her off rudely and snickered. “The only daughter of the richest man in H City, Richard Windt. You’ve heard of

a building four years ago?” a man uttered. “No

engagement to Ms. Windt, and then she

colleagues were staring at her, their gazes a mixture of curiosity, excitement

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