Charlotte did not continue. She quietly tidied the documents and placed them on the desk.

Then, she cleaned up the bloodstains with a cloth.

With every wipe, she felt like she was wiping her own wound…

“Do you feel hurt because Hector got injured?” Zachary uttered.

Charlotte did not respond and continued to clean.

Losing his patience, Zachary frowned and seethed, “Are you a mute? Talk to me!”

With that, Charlotte finally stopped cleaning and looked up at him. “Why do you resort to violence? Why can’t you talk it out? Do you have to hurt others?”

Without a word, Zachary gazed at her with a complicated expression.

It took a while before he got up and slowly walked towards her.

Sunlight shone on his body. Although it gave his figure a warm hue, it somehow made him seem colder.

 

stubborn look in her eyes disappeared. Her

confronted, “Mr. Sterling wants to discuss a partnership

and she drew

trembled as she spoke, “If you act like that, everyone in the office would be afraid of you. Your existing and potential partners would

of me,” Zachary growled

her to retreat until her back was against the wall and she had nowhere else

shoulder while his other hand pinched her cheek

“I…” Charlotte stammered.

know what she

to such tricks?” Zachary mocked. “Or else, do you think I

Charlotte blurted, “A person like you will never be interested in

cold laughter, like a beast showing mercy before his

she realized that her words earlier only added fuel to

“I…have to go…”

frame was like a cage around her. Therefore,

fingers instead, and the infrared sensor on his door started

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