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 like

in shock. A few employees who had

hole and hide in it. She scrambled to

the man looked at her retreating figure as a smirk flitted across

welcome party would be a dinner in a restaurant, but it turned out to be a drinking session at Sultry Night. To her surprise, Wesley was

gathering. Why is someone

her colleagues were present, so she wasn’t about to chase him

already introduced himself to her colleagues. He also ordered bottles of expensive liquor,

male colleague spoke up. “Mr. Holt, this liquor costs over

then, she could

A few female colleagues got curious. They surrounded Charlotte and bombarded her

“No—”

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

a building four years ago?” a man uttered. “No wonder the surname Windt sounded

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

mixture of curiosity, excitement and amazement as they

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