“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.

He needed to hear the words

believe anything

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

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

realizing that she

you do this to me?

punched a fist forward, causing Charlotte to close her eyes

fist whooshed past her and landed in an antique

face and body.

bloody fist was full of

to Charlotte’s aid but to no avail

what the hell are you doing?” Louis finally lost his composure and whipped out the gun in his sleeve. He yelled, “Let go

at his actions, having never expected the

perhaps lowered his guard far too much against

and put the gun down,” coaxed

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