Charlotte’s injured hand hit the sofa, and she sucked in an audible gasp of pain.

 

Zachary frowned, and there was apparently upset in his eyes, but still, his features were schooled into a cold look.

Charlotte then took her phone and ended the call.

“Be mindful of what you’re doing,” Zachary uttered. “Sir Robert came to my office to look for me earlier today. As for why they were there… I’m sure you know.”

“I do,” Charlotte replied.

 
 

The tense atmosphere had no traces of the passionate moment from a while ago.

With an acrid taste on his tongue, Zachary stood up and left.

 

Charlotte watched as he went. Again, she saw nothing amiss with him. Am I really overthinking it?

No. Something is amiss.

Zachary’s hand was on the handle. Right before he opened it, Charlotte yelled, “Zachary Nacht!”

Zachary halted in his tracks. He did not turn around, but his heart was thumping loudly.

want to keep me

as she pointed at his pants. “Are you going to

 

that he had spilled a cup of tea on his pants earlier. It would be an embarrassing moment if he were to walk out immediately. Thus, he called Ben to grab

Charlotte handed him

from her,

him.

Zachary closed the bathroom door, he squinted and looked at

optic nerve was pressed on again, for his vision had gone blurry and flickered earlier. That was why he had come up with whatever he could think of while

had returned to normal.

about the kiss

when he thought about

pants were stained. Hence, he had no choice but

odd about his behavior. Otherwise, she would not have set up a trap for him in an

woman was indeed much smarter than she used to be two

of no match for him; her witty little tricks were nothing to

shower, he walked out with the

of, his vision was blurring again. All that was left was a sight

done?”

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