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.

 

to feel afraid. Unconsciously, she stepped back, and even the stubborn look in her eyes disappeared. Her eyes shifted, and she guiltily

still mustered up her courage and confronted, “Mr. Sterling wants to discuss a partnership with you. If you don’t want to work with him, you can

leather shoes appeared within her sight, and she drew a sharp breath. He is right

you act like that, everyone in the office would be afraid of you. Your existing and potential partners would be scared

me,” Zachary growled

her back was against

his other hand pinched her cheek to force her to look into his

“I…” Charlotte stammered.

and did not know what she could say

else, do you think I like you, so you have the right to act like a

person like you will never

Zachary let out a burst of icy cold laughter, like a beast showing mercy before his

her words

“I…have to go…”

was like a cage around her. Therefore, she bent

fingers instead, and

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