Charlotte had been experiencing poverty for four years by then. Her socks were all bought online at eighteen eighty per box. A pair that cost almost two thousand sounded absurd to her.

Nevertheless, she had already made a promise, and she did not want to go back on her word.

Thus, Charlotte reluctantly took a pair of white socks and paid for it, not forgetting to ask the attendant to gift wrap it. After that, she handed it to Zachary. “For you. I already paid for it.”

Zachary took it from her hand and opened it up. It was the most common kind of white socks, but he still loved it because it was the first gift he got from Charlotte.

“Thank you,” Zachary said with a gentle smile.

“Huh?” Charlotte was gobsmacked. She felt like she had never heard him say those two words before. There was a time when she thought that the words did not exist in his vocabulary. Even after Zachary said it, Charlotte was still doubting her own ears.

 

“Excuse me, sir. These are all this season’s new designs. Both men’s and women’s. Have a look and see if you like any of them. You can try it on as much as you want,” an attendant told them as a few other attendants pushed two racks of clothes in front of Zachary and Charlotte.

“Take a look.” He gestured for her to go ahead.

 

“It’s okay. I won’t be needing them anyway,” Charlotte said as she looked at the clothes on the racks. They were all really beautiful, reminding her of the brand of clothes she used to buy before her father passed away. Even if I buy them now, there won’t be an occasion where I can wear them.

bother himself with what she just said. He got up and picked out an outfit for himself. Then, he proceeded to grab seven outfits from the women’s section. “Come try

already told

Zachary but suddenly remembered how bad his temper was. So, she decided to not be so melodramatic and took

women’s fitting room is over this way. Let me bring you there.”

attendants were in charge

got changed. With some clean clothes on, he felt a lot more comfortable, and the creases

a dress and had walked out of the fitting room. She

you. You can wear this when you’re on business trips.” Zachary

change how handsome he was. The design of the shirt he had was actually more casual than those that he usually wore, making him look gentler. It was not

nice.” Charlotte inspected Zachary all around. “How much is

thousand, madam,” the attendant

at the

one’s not as expensive, just sixty-eight thousand,”

Charlotte decided

demanded. “Go and try on the other

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