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.

she want to

at his pants. “Are you

 

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 some

shower.” Charlotte handed

her, he went into the

him. That’s strange. He seems

bathroom door, he squinted

was why he had come up with whatever he could think of while

vision had returned to normal. Therefore, he had not knocked into anything else

about the kiss made his

when he thought about Louis,

wanted to leave the place as soon as possible, but unfortunately, his pants were stained. Hence, he had no choice but to stay

knew that Charlotte had to have sensed something odd about his behavior. Otherwise, she would not have set up a

than she

was of no match for him; her witty little

walked out

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

done?” came

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