Charlotte was frustrated the moment she heard the engaged tone of the phone. He’s really inconsiderate! He insists on me reaching there within half an hour although I’m really far away!

She then received a message notification. She clicked open the message and searched for the address with GPS. Even if I manage to take a taxi now, it’ll still take me forty minutes to be there! If I drag again and keep the Devil waiting…

Charlotte shuddered as she pictured his cold eyes in her mind. Without hesitation, she called for a cab.

Upon putting down her phone, she looked again at the items left behind by her father. Complex feelings rose within her once more.

She contemplated for a while and took out both the bank card and the black card from her purse back into the silver file.

She folded her father’s letter nicely and restored everything into its original position in the red wooden box. Finally, she locked the box and put it back into the safe.

Having closed the safe carefully, she quickly left the place…

Charlotte kept urging the cab driver to speed up. When she finally reached the destination, she was already eleven minutes late.

Once she got out of the cab, Raina immediately approached her with an umbrella and reminded her in a low voice, “Ms. Windt, today is a special day for Mr. Nacht. I must warn you that he’s currently not in a good mood.”

“Huh?” Charlotte asked anxiously, “Is there any special occasion today?”

“No matter what, try

brows and quickened her

near the window, gazing

I’m late…” Charlotte apologized softly, “I’ve actually tried to get a taxi right after

turned to look at her

are you?”

just now?” Zachary raised his eyes and

went to

was nothing she could not hide from him, except the secret related to the

say anything. He passed her the menu and gestured to

waiting beside them and tried to sound casual. “How come you’re suddenly in the mood to ask me out

time that he brought her out for

remained silent for a while and said

She had no idea it was his birthday today and she had not come with

mausoleum as well.” Zachary swirled the wine in the glass as he gazed at her intensely and said

under the faint light of the restaurant; he seemed to

where his mother’s graveyard was, yet she did not

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