Zachary’s voice had put Michael in a daze. He was completely silent on the other end as if he had lost his voice.

Charlotte rubbed her aching temples and hurriedly chimed in. “Michael, thanks for calling, but I have to go. We’ll be in touch.”

With that, she hung up.

Charlotte raised her head and glanced at Zachary, but there was no way to calm her heart that pounded furiously in her chest. “Well, you heard it. Michael meant to call and inform me that Helena was getting married. He didn’t mean anything else.”

“I heard.”

Zachary then returned her phone to her and walked into the bathroom without a word.

 

Charlotte gazed at him calmly, but she was frightened. The silence was unsettling. Was he a time bomb waiting to explode? Was he going to go after Michael quietly?

She was deep in thought when a knock came from outside the door. ‘Are you awake, Miss?” Mrs. Berry’s cheery voice came through. “The children want to have breakfast with the both of you.”

 

“We’ll be there in a bit!”

“Okay, I’ll set the table for you.” Mrs. Berry then left.

Charlotte walked barefooted into the bathroom cautiously. Zachary was still in the shower. “The kids are waiting for us to have breakfast together.”

“Yeah.” Zachary responded.

didn’t dare say more but promptly started on her

of the shower in his towel, with one hand drying his still-wet hair. While

mirror as the anxiety wormed its way into her

strategy, perhaps? A cold war

go down first,”

could ask him to wait for her, he had

disappointed by his behavior. After

up her father. And now, he gave her the

no way she

could do was grit her

sighed audibly, got dressed,

staircase, she heard a cheerful voice that

“Daddy, this is delicious!”

fed Zachary a piece

nodded in agreement. “Yes, it’s

usually the type to have sweet things for breakfast. Ever since

this!” Jamie picked up a piece of his honey-soaked waffle and fed it to Zachary.

piece and again, remarked on

stop bothering Daddy

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