“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.

bellowed impatiently. He needed to hear the words

anything

Zachary stiffened at the sight of the

blouse viciously, and his world came crashing

gaze and froze, realizing that she had no

could you do this to me? Why would you?” Zachary

causing Charlotte to close her eyes and

her and landed

face and

bloody fist was

Charlotte’s aid but to no avail as

composure and

the typically gentle Louis to point a gun

lowered his guard far too

Louis, please stay calm and put the gun down,” coaxed

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