Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort

“Michael!” Charlotte was momentarily taken aback, but quickly broke into a smile. “It’s been awhile.”

“Indeed, it has.” Michael’s gaze never once left Charlotte. “How are you?”

“Good, good.” Sensing the storm brewing in Zachary, Charlotte held his arm in the nick of them and smiled. “We’re getting married soon. We hope you can make it!”

“I see. Sure.”

Michael’s gaze fell on her hand which was curled around Zachary’s arm. He resembled a falling star, gradually dimming before winking out completely. How he wished that Charlotte would one day hold his arm like that.

For many years, he had hoped for his wish to come true, but all to no avail. It seems like it’d be close to impossible for that to happen now…

“We’ll send you an invitation once the date is confirmed,” Zachary stated courteously before walking away with Charlotte.

Charlotte brushed past Michael’s shoulder and left without looking back.

Although he had mentally prepared himself and imagined meeting her again more times than he could count, when both of them brushed past each other at that moment, his heart still wrenched painfully in his chest.

lowered his gaze and stood rooted to the spot, waiting for the footsteps behind him to fade

Charlotte’s retreating figure, Michael released a pained sigh. Perhaps we’re

felt slightly guilty toward Michael, but she stopped herself from looking back. She knew that a blunt rejection was better than stringing him along by giving him

chat for awhile, seeing as he’s your old friend?”

back and look for him?” Charlotte pretended to

Zachary immediately grabbed her and confined her in his arms, pinching her cheek with a slightly annoyed look on his face. “I’ve been

it.” Charlotte gave him a chaste kiss and explained, “Michael and I never had anything going on between us. If anything, I’m the one who owes

in

he was a tad too reckless before, but of course, he would never admit that aloud.

her eyes at him and changed the subject. “Looks like the wedding’s

and Helena’s marriage, the wedding vibes still got to her, so much so she started planning her own

in the banquet hall, signifying that the wedding ceremony was about

Steven welcomed Zachary and Charlotte by the entrance, decorously ushering them to sit at the main

coolly swept his gaze around the hall, but did not catch a

here, why