“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 fixed

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

as he smiled.

Hector

a necklace worth a hundred million. There’s no

ruby necklace to Hector as though he was rewarding money to a beggar. “Here. Think of it as my investment

off, bewildered.

necklace was a symbolism of the opportunity Zachary was giving

glass gracefully. “However, that item can only have one value. Whether you use the ruby necklace to start your project or to buy her

words, the hair behind

bet he was talking about. The bet is

the company, or will

can only choose

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

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

for Hector to give up on his last

chose family, he would be

a reenactment of what happened

if Hector chose to abandon her for

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