Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort

Charlotte dozed off as she waited and lay down her head beside Zachary’s bed.

She did not let go of his hand even in her sleep.

The night drew nigh and the outside world fell into silence, as did the ward. Charlotte slipped into slumber on Zachary’s bed, just as how she always did before.

Zachary had a dream that night. He lost his way in the desert and did not know how to get out. He was stranded in a vast and endless piece of grey and blurry sand land without any light.

His whole body ached as if it was about to burst. He felt as if he was on the verge of losing his sense of hearing and vision completely.

He desperately wanted to escape, but his vision kept failing him and he could not hear a thing.

All he could do was keep going forward, but even taking a step felt like a formidable task. He felt emptiness under his feet every time he took a step. He kept changing direction, but every direction pointed him to an endless abyss.

He was trapped in a place of no escape.

He was lost, helpless, and resentful, but it was then that he felt a hand reaching out to him.

apprehensive in the beginning. He was afraid that this hand would lead him to another bottomless pit, but this hand did not push him into

onto his hand tenderly, leading him to the

and he kept following the leading hand until he finally saw light again, but just as he was about to reach

wanted to cling onto it,

up by the nightmare. He opened his eyes gradually and realized Charlotte was beside him, holding

and he reached his hand to touch her

cry? Was it

his thoughts lead him astray. A gush of cold wind blew through the window. He tried to cover her with his blanket, but he was too weak to move

his name and grabbed his hand instinctively, but she accidentally rubbed against the wounds on her

looking at her. She dismissed the pain and asked softly,

not reply but

ask Raina to come over and check

up to press the emergency button, but Zachary put his

are you doing?” she asked, “Let me

“Over my dead body.”

he regained consciousness. His voice was