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

outside gasped in shock. A few employees who had just exited the normal elevator covered their

to dig a hole and hide in it. She scrambled to her feet clumsily and ran out,

at her retreating figure as a smirk flitted across

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

administration department’s gathering. Why is someone from the

about it, but her colleagues were present, so she wasn’t

her colleagues. He also ordered bottles of expensive liquor, which were currently placed around the

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

she could pay for everyone’s drinks here in Sultry Night.

surrounded Charlotte and bombarded her with questions.

“No—”

daughter of the richest man

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

called off their son’s engagement to Ms. Windt, and then she

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

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