“Why would you think that I’m using her to annoy you?” Zachary questioned.

 

Charlotte’s heart sank. “So you’re dating her for real.”

“You seem disappointed,” Zachary pointed out, delighted by the despondent trace in her voice.

“What does that have to do with me?” Charlotte snarled. “You can be with whoever you want to be!”

“What if I tell you that we’re not dating?” Zachary softened his voice as he stepped closer to her. “What if I say that I never had any women other than you? Will you come back to me?”

 
 

Charlotte froze. Her heart was in turmoil when she heard those words from him.

She never thought that Zachary would say such things to her anymore; she thought he had already let go of her.

 

“That’s a no, then.”

Zachary waited for a long time, but he heard nothing from Charlotte. Disheartened, he turned to leave.

“Zachary,” Charlotte called out for him again.

the side

using her,” Charlotte told him in a serious

that?” Zachary furrowed his

 

overwhelmed with regret every time

you mean that you agreed to marry Louis not because of love?” Zachary asked, eager. “What about later on? Did you grow any feelings for

always thought of him as

“But, you and him—”

nearly escaped his

he could not help but think about that particular scene whenever Louis was mentioned. It was like a thorn in his heart, and

Zachary’s phone rang. She instinctively looked

back to reality. It was then she recalled that neither of them could go back to what

Ben’s voice could be heard.

up the call. Instead, he walked toward the door and opened it

shall excuse

Then, he held onto Zachary as

in the room alone, filled with

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