“Okay…” The children were disappointed, but they obediently went to bed.

 

Zachary stood up and walked out of the room. However, he only took two steps before knocking into the corner of the table.

Thump! The loud noise startled the children.

“It’s nothing, it’s nothing. It’s just too dark in here,” he reassured them as Ben darted over to support Zachary.

Charlotte was at the doorway, and when she saw the scene, a strange feeling washed over her.

 
 

She abruptly felt that there was something odd about Zachary.

Zachary had undergone strict training since he was a child; he possessed superior physique and senses than the average person. Even if the entire room was dark—the room was still lit with a dim wall lamp—he should be able to walk around without crashing into anything.

 

Moreover, she realized he seemed to have been careful on his way to the outside of the room.

Furthermore, Ben seemed excessively nervous.

“Daddy.” Robbie ran out for Zachary, but he spotted Charlotte by the doorway. “Mommy!”

his eyes. Nevertheless, he recomposed himself quickly and smiled at her. “Ms. Lindberg,

with him as she glanced at Zachary’s legs. “It must have been a hard time for

know that you

 

“Mommy, Daddy he…”

room with Jamie and sleep,” Charlotte

his tongue. Instead, he said, “Daddy hasn’t had a drink after telling us such a long story. Mommy, why don’t you offer him

late now, and I should

have a drink before you leave,” Charlotte promptly said.

of you.” Zachary grinned before leaning toward her. “Shall we drink

her swift response. “Emma, prep

“Understood.”

reject him if he were

anxiously peeked at Zachary,

abruptly gone blurry. He could not read the words in the book, so that was why he had come

at the side, his heart racing. However, with Robbie’s

due to his blurry sight, when he stood to leave, he knocked onto the corner of the table again. Ben quickly

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