“Mr. Sterling, we have to go as we still have a meeting at one,” the bodyguard reminded again. 

Hector gave Charlotte another glance before passing her and leaving.

He didn’t say a word the whole time.

Standing still, Charlotte listened to Hector’s footsteps as he left. Her heart felt like a piece of glass being smashed into pieces.Does he not recognize me anymore?

Or did he choose not to?

Perhaps, I am just a shadow in his heart. A blot in his life. He doesn’t want to bring it up or have anything to do with me.

Holding that thought in mind, Charlotte felt as if a knife was slicing her heart.

“You’re late!”Zachary’s voice rang out from behind her and as if the Devil himself was giving her a warning.

Charlotte brought the food into the meeting room looking sullen.

“Is this the breakfast you bought?”

Ben took over the food from her hands and placed them on the table one by one.

Pizzas, beef sandwiches, coffee…

what I had

something doesn’t seem

you get them from?”

“The canteen.”

expressionless as her thoughts were still swirling around

it would be like when they were reunited. However, this wasn’t what

when he saw me in

step and the indifferent look in his eyes, made her

told you that Mr. Nacht wants pizza from Mario’s, the beef sandwiches from Le Cordon Bleu, the hand-brewed

anyone of us. If we can eat

longer endure it anymore and began

to get breakfast, she wouldn’t

his gaze from the documents in his hand

is absurd!” Ben snapped, “How dare you talk to Mr.

as she turned to

to the janitorial department tomorrow,” Ben declared from behind

tracks and turned around. She took off her

it. There was no need to gather any courage nor to overthink the

“Erm…” Ben was stunned.

you say?” Zachary squinted his eyes and

She ranted emotionally, “I’m not going to entertain your volatile and irregular emotions

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