“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.”

kept his glacial gaze

jumped to Hector’s defense. “Why are you dragging others into

his tone as he smiled. “Mr. Sterling,

Charlotte, Hector

a hundred million. There’s no need for you to deliver this to me

money to a beggar. “Here. Think of it

you mean…” Hector trailed off, bewildered. “I

symbolism of the opportunity Zachary was giving to

only have one

Zachary’s words, the hair

was talking about. The bet is about Hector’s

choose the company,

can only

how crucial the project was to the Sterlings for Hector to plead

Browns and Divine Corporation were pressuring them, if the Sterlings could not carry out this project successfully, bankruptcy would be

to give up on his last chance

if he chose family, he would be giving

would be a reenactment of what happened

four years ago. As such, even if Hector chose to abandon her for his family again, Charlotte would no longer feel the

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