“Everything I did was a joke to you! An utter joke!” Zachary’s voice had lost its usual charm. Instead, it had turned hoarse with dejection.

He sounded both sad and spiteful.

Charlotte refused to allow her heart to soften. “We could never go back to the way things used to be. It’s far too late.”

“Look at me, Charlotte.” Zachary desperately clung to his hopes for a reunion. He cupped her cheeks and forced her to meet his gaze. “Tell me you were forced and sabotaged. As long as you didn’t agree to any of this, I’ll forgive you!”

At that moment, Zachary had sunk to the lowest point of his life.

He had never begged so pitifully for a woman before, to the point of tossing aside all his pride. Nonetheless, it was a worthwhile sacrifice if he could regain her trust and love.

 

Charlotte’s eyes welled with tears as she took in his bloodshot eyes.

She had never seen him in such anguish, and she could not help but sympathize with him.

 

Regret and hatred filled her soul, urging her to confess that she had not voluntarily agreed to this marriage, that she had no idea what had happened.

Zachary bellowed impatiently. He needed to hear the words

anything she

to say something when Zachary stiffened at the sight of the bruises along her neck

apart her blouse viciously, and his world came crashing down the

froze, realizing that she had no way

do this to me? Why

a fist forward, causing Charlotte to close her eyes and

whooshed past her and landed

pieces, some of which landed on Charlotte’s face and body. One of the pieces slashed her cheek, and blood trickled down

bloody fist was

tried to rush to Charlotte’s aid but to no avail as Marino continued holding her

lost his composure and whipped out the gun in his sleeve.

never expected the typically gentle

perhaps lowered his guard

please stay calm and

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