“Charlotte,” Louis uttered and reached out to take her hand. His eyes turned red as he pleaded, “Never mind if you don’t love me, as long as you remain by my side. I want to see you and keep you company every day. Please?”

 

His antics had Charlotte completely lost. She didn’t know how to respond to his desperate and pitiful plea.

She thought Louis would’ve forgotten about her after some time, but clearly, he was still hung up on her.

“Charlotte, come back to me. Please…”

Without warning, Louis flung his arms around Charlotte and hugged her tightly, rendering her short of breath.

 
 

Instead of disentangling herself from his arms, Charlotte allowed him to hold her. She knew she shouldn’t provoke him now by struggling out of his reach.

Just then, a Rolls-Royce zoomed past them. Zachary, who was in the car, happened to see them in a tight embrace.

 

Instinctively, Charlotte looked up and met Zachary’s gaze. Once she realized the iciness and anger in his eyes, her heart sank. She immediately shoved Louis away.

driven past each

knitted her brows and snapped, “Louis, if

stopped midair. He fell silent, not

the window and took

thinks of me. Ah, forget it. There’s no way we’ll get back together, so it

 

to me?”

up.” Charlotte earnestly tried to make him see reason. “Life will always go on, even if we don’t end up together. Not every relationship ends in marriage. Though we’re no longer

Louis cried. “But I

“Actually, you should make more friends, especially girls who are amazing. That way, you won’t be hung

world,” Louis exclaimed. “You’re the only girl I

silent, not knowing what else

Ms. Lindberg.” Ben quickly spoke up to lighten the situation. “He followed her all the

gaze calmly, as though what

the flicker

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