“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.

Lupine were about to do. If he were to say the wrong words, then he would no longer be able to return

 

back

little trick was bound to

of scheming, Charlotte could

out that she had done all those to figure out what

that she was

“Ben!”

“Lupine!”

two had met in

could not help but feel nervous and

and had

you cold?”

his head to look at Lupine, thinking, She’s so pretty today. With a little bit of dressing

words he did not dare to let pass his

“I’m cold,” Lupine grumbled.

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

on her. That way, she would be able to lean into

telling her that the inside

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