“Michael!” Sharon exclaimed in shock and queried, “What are you doing here?”

“What’s with your response? Am I not allowed to be here?”

Michael had put on a simple yet elegant-looking sage set of outfits for the banquet, but it couldn’t conceal the fact he was a handsome man.

The man, who had an androgynous appearance, had acquired the attention of the women that were around.

“No! Of course not! Are you guys acquainted?” Sharon asked with a peculiar smile, glancing at Michael and Charlotte.Michael wrapped his arm around Charlotte’s waist and declared, “She’s a childhood friend of mine, and we used to be course mates back in our university days. I guess you can consider me her guardian!”

“I see! It’s just like Zachary and me!” Sharon replied with a bright grin.

Sharon would constantly remind Charlotte of her extraordinary relationship with Zachary.

When Sharon brought up Zachary in front of the duo, Charlotte recalled the deal she had with Zachary—she promised him she would stay away from Michael in the future.

If the Devil is conscious Michael’s here, I think he’s going to lose control over himself again…

Charlotte inched away from Michael and shrugged his hand off her waist when she thought about it.

Michael was taken aback by her action—disappointment was written all over her face.

here to keep Charlotte company, I will leave both of you alone.” Sharon smiled and sashayed in

would have to return

the departing duo after she

was about to leave, but Michael got ahead of her and stopped her. “Charlotte, we need

stated in a low voice, “Michael, have you forgotten

middle of the air embarrassedly

sorry…” Charlotte avoided

that was a few feet away from her—Zachary peered at her in the eyes

in the middle of a conversation. Holding on to his glass of champagne, Zachary would occasionally reply to them, yet he wouldn’t move his

her interaction with Michael a short while ago, he cast a stern gaze

bringing herself to the back of the banquet hall as soon as possible because she had enough of the guests’ odd

her sight on the ground, she could feel the onlookers’ attention on her as she marched

up repetitively, they made fun of Charlotte and thought she was another gold digger,

hall, she heard the conversation of a few

here! Look at the ridiculous

think she’s one of the micro-influencers who’s willing to sacrifice everything and anything as long as she gets to become a member of the

showing her chest and her thigh to seduce the guests that are around! Otherwise, why would she put on such an exposing

did such a country bumpkin manage to earn the right to be invited to such

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