“You’re a lunatic,” Charlotte hissed out. “I was kind to make you food. How could you say that? Tell me then. What poison could I possibly put in there?”

 

“Aphrodisiac,” Zachary blurted out.

Charlotte was speechless at that.

“Look at the expression you had. Clearly, you’re lusting for more,” Zachary teased. “You were looking for tons of excuses tonight, and you brought me to your room. Then, you spilled tea on my pants. All of these are to keep me here, right? Did you think that I’m clueless?”

“You—” Charlotte’s face reddened from anger. “Do you have no shame, Zachary?”

 
 

She slammed the bowl on the coffee table before huffing out, “Forget it if you don’t want to eat it. I’ll let an ingrate like you starve to death.”

As some of the oatmeal had splashed onto her hand, she went to the bathroom to wash up.

 

Her fading footsteps told Zachary that she was gone. Instantly, he began searching for his phone on the sofa.

After washing her hands, Charlotte heard a quiet tone. When she lowered her head, she noticed Zachary’s phone in the clothes he had changed out of.

Picking up the phone, she then noticed that he had a message. It was from Nancy. Mr. Nacht, are you home yet…

message was not shown. Even then, the name of the

asked. He could not see, but that meant that his hearing had become

as she walked out of the bathroom with the phone. “What’s the matter

 

phone, and it was then

her throat. She then deliberately stretched out her arm in a different direction

grabbed

the blue. Her eyes widened almost impossibly

He… can’t see?

he realized he had not reached out for his phone. Nevertheless, he quickly snatched the phone from Charlotte in the next second and bellowed, “You peeked at my

I wasn’t peeking,” Charlotte snarled in mock anger.

him to find out

made Zachary sigh quietly in relief. She’s not all that smart. I don’t think she found out

knocked on the door. Ben’s voice then came from the outside. “Ms. Lindberg, I’ve

from Ben. Then, faking a cold tone,

the clothes from Charlotte, Zachary immediately

spinning around. Her face was hot with a bright blush as she stammered out, “W-What are

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