“Because you’re sticking your nose into where it doesn’t belong.” Zachary shot an icy glare at Hector.

“I…” Hector stood transfixed for a moment before he blurted out an explanation, “I’m giving this necklace back because of my wife’s mistake. It has nothing to do with anyone else.”

“Do you mean you’re not doing this for her?” Zachary pointed at Charlotte.

“No.” Hector dropped his head, not daring to look at Charlotte.

Hearing his response, Charlotte knitted her brows, an uneasy feeling crept within her.

She knew Hector was saying those words to protect himself, but to look at how meek he had become sent indescribable feelings to her heart.

“Tell me then, what does the bankruptcy of Windt Corporation have to do with me?” Zachary questioned.

Hector shuddered as his face paled further.

 

“He’s not the one who told me about it,” Charlotte explained. “This has nothing to do with him.”

“Speak!” Zachary roared.

Shuddering again, Hector stuttered, “I-I-I don’t know.”

shouting again, Zachary kept his glacial gaze

you doing?” Charlotte quickly jumped to Hector’s defense. “Why are you dragging

as he

Charlotte, Hector frowned in

a necklace worth a hundred million. There’s no

money to a beggar.

Hector trailed off, bewildered. “I can restart my

the opportunity Zachary was giving to

on the sofa as he swayed his glass gracefully. “However, that item can only have one value. Whether you use the ruby necklace to start your project

the hair behind

the bet he was talking about. The bet

company, or

only

project was to the Sterlings for Hector to plead

and Divine Corporation were pressuring them, if the Sterlings could not carry out

to give up on his last

he would

be a reenactment of what happened four

things had changed since four years ago. As such, even if Hector chose to

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