“I’m on my way.” Robert added sternly, “Whatever Zachary does, don’t push his buttons. Be patient and make concessions if you need to until I arrive.”

Sherlyn was frustrated at his advice. “Why are you so scared of him? We’re in F Nation.”

He merely retorted, “You’ve led a sheltered life for far too long, and you’re out of touch with the dangers out there. You need to trust me on this; don’t cause more trouble-”

“Okay, okay, I got it,” came Sherlyn’s reluctant agreement. “Now hurry up! I’m going to check on Louis.”

After hanging up, she did not immediately visit Louis but instead turned to her subordinates. “Have all our bodyguards patrol the periphery. If anyone catches Zachary messing around, seize him immediately.”

“Yes, Lady Sherlyn.”

 

The order did little to soothe Sherlyn’s anxiety, and she eventually grabbed a gun from a drawer and hid it beneath her clothes before visiting her son.

Meanwhile, Charlotte was taking a shower when she noticed some marks on her body. She gasped in shock. “What’s this?”

 

Morgan was surprised as well, and she sputtered, “Ms. Lindberg, did you and Sir Louis-”

“I don’t remember a thing,” Charlotte interrupted as she clutched her forehead in frustration.

her best to recall what happened

remember chatting with Louis after coming back to my room. We argued, and I slapped him so hard that his nose began bleeding. He got himself cleaned up in the bathroom while I drank some water on the couch. I fell asleep

splitting headache then. “I really don’t

“Did Sir Louis do something while

could hardly bring herself to finish her sentence as

a real gentleman! I can’t believe he’s so dishonorable!

to leave the room, huffing with anger, when Lupine pulled her back. “What are you doing? Nothing’s confirmed yet, and you’re rushing about like some

Sir Louis took advantage of

need to

things clear enough already? The proof is

literally considered

“I-”

fighting,” Charlotte pleaded

in unison, lowering their

to consider the situation logically. “Louis wouldn’t do something like this. The key to solving this puzzle is my memory loss. My gut instinct tells me that nothing happened between us. But if that’s the case, where did these

thought, Lupine continued, “I’ll check things out; we might

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