“All right. I understand.” Ben raised his head to look at Lupine, who was getting closer and closer to him, and he snapped back to reality. “Tell Mr. Nacht that I’ll be back soon.”

 

“Oh, okay.”

After ending the call, Marino cast a tentative glance at Zachary and said, “Ben said he’s going to come back soon.”

“Okay.” Zachary then made a dismissive gesture.

With a lowered head, Marino left, closing the door behind him quietly.

 
 

In the dark, Zachary continued to smoke as he mulled over his emotions. He had instantly realized that Charlotte had asked Lupine to invite Ben out so that she could sound him out.

Ben was a smart man; he should have realized that as well.

 

Nevertheless, he still went.

Perhaps it was because he could not reject Lupine, or perhaps he wanted to use that way to relieve his guilt in leaking out the secret so that Charlotte could go back to the Nacht family.

Regardless of everything, by meeting Lupine, Ben was prepared to become a traitor.

Therefore, Zachary had told Marino to make the call and tell Ben that he knew he had gone to meet Lupine.

comprehending what they meant. On

he had gone out in secret to meet Lupine, that meant he knew about what he and Lupine were about to do. If he

 

Ben had snapped back to reality and regained his

little trick was bound

Charlotte

delighted to find out that she had done all

meant that she was

“Ben!”

“Lupine!”

was the first time the two had met in private, let alone on a dark night like

help but

had seen countless

cold?”

then lifted his head to look at Lupine, thinking, She’s so pretty today. With

words he did not dare to let pass his

“I’m cold,” Lupine grumbled.

Ben answered dumbly. It took a second or two before he recollected his senses. “Then

would be able to lean into his

was telling her that the inside of the car was

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