“Hmm... Considering that you’re suffering to make up your mind right now, let me give you an idea. From Tiffany’s point of view, virtues like loyalty and chastity aren’t important at all to a woman like her! You should think about it from her perspective. As long as she can become popular, she will do it even if she needs to conceive for 100, 1,000, or even 10,000 men, let alone giving birth to a child for only one man! So, there’s no need for you to hesitate, just do as Second Master said and help her fulfill her dream. Otherwise, she’ll hate you forever.”Bryson’s teeth kept gnashing against each other, and he finally squeezed a dull tone out of his throat. “Shut up and scat—”Lucas blinked. “Sigh! I’m just trying to help. Then I shall leave you with your entangled mind. Take it slow and steady. Don’t overdo it until you get your brain fried!”‘My admiration for Second Master just won’t stop growing! Second Master just forced Bryson into a dilemma! If he were to act according to S
“Milady, haven’t you realized that Second Master has been upset these few days?” Lucas sneaked to Charlotte’s side without her knowing.Charlotte shook her head.In most cases, Zachary looked like a deep lake that had frozen on the surface to Charlotte. She had never understood the emotion that was hidden in his frigid eyes.“I shouldn’t talk too much about the issue between you and Second Master, but I really don’t want to see this issue between you two go on just like this. Milady, the reason Second Master has been in a bad mood these days is all because of you!”In the past three days, Zachary’s face had been as gloomy as the sky of a new moon night, and there had not been a single trace of warmth. Lucas was very sad because of that.Charlotte did not know how she should react to the irony. “Luke, can you stop joking? I’m not in the mood to listen to your jokes at all.”What had she done to Zachary? Zachary had always been the one who bullied her, and she had always been tryin
Charlotte discovered that she could no longer see Zachary as clearly as she did before this.“What I told you today is not something that I should say, milady. You mustn’t tell Second Master about this. Otherwise, I’ll be dead in under a minute. I have to send Second Master back to the company already. See you around.” Lucas got into the car too.Charlotte, who had just recovered from the trance, grabbed him immediately—shyness and regret were intertwined in her teary eyes. “Um... I think I might’ve wronged Zachary.”Zachary had been so kind to her, but she actually took him as a man who had a weird “fetish” and had always been avoiding him like the plague...Lucas caressed the golden nest on his head. “Milady, if you want to apologize to Second Master, the method is actually very simple. I had even told you the way a long time ago, but you dismissed it without any hesitation back then, so I didn’t press on with the suggestion.”“Huh!?” Charlotte was puzzled. She could not remembe
Charlotte, who could not find the inspiration to paint, asked Coraline out.The two of them went shopping, ate lunch, and watched a movie together. When Charlotte returned to the Divine Sanctuary district, it was already late at night.The door of Zachary’s bedroom was left open with a gap of about ten inches wide. Charlotte saw that Zachary, who was wearing a white night robe, was standing still in front of his bed, reading a novel.After Charlotte took a shower and walked out of the bathroom, she realized that Zachary was still standing there. Charlotte then returned to her bedroom after staring at his perfect figure for a while.After lying on her bed, Zachary’s extremely handsome face seemed to be right in front of her, and it just would not disappear. At the same time, the advice that Lucas had given her during the day kept on ringing in her ears like a chant.‘Okay! Although this method sounds very simple and crude, maybe the simpler, the better?’The door of Zachary’s bedr
Zachary’s clear voice and enchanting breath brushed across her face.‘Huh?’In the midst of her shock, a sense of triumph over successfully getting away without punishment rushed through her heart.She saw Zachary shake his head.Then, he placed his large hand over her eyes and gently closed her eyelids. Charlotte, like an award-winning actress, shut her eyes and pretended to be asleep.She felt her body being gently moved—Zachary had scooped her into his arms and was taking her to her room.Not too long after, Charlotte felt herself being laid on the bed.She remained perfectly still and continued pretending to be asleep, feeling secretly pleased with herself—she had cleverly escaped consequences.Then, she felt a pair of lips against hers.Her mind went blank. ‘Isn’t he under the impression that I’m asleep? Isn’t this considered stealing a kiss?’Charlotte never knew that Zachary could be so gentle with her.So gentle that it was as if he was kissing the love of his life.
Zachary put down the book. “Ask away,” he replied in a nonchalant manner.Charlotte had been grappling with this the entire night. She needed an answer, so she asked straightaway, “Did you do anything to me last night?”Zachary’s cold, inky eyes turned stormy. However, he seemed completely unperturbed on the surface.“Hmm?”‘What? Is he not aware that he’s crossed a line?’Charlotte steeled herself and made her question even blunter. “I remember it very clearly. I was dressed in pajamas last night, but when I woke up, someone had taken off my pajamas and thrown them all over the floor…”Charlotte could feel her face heating up.She had to summon all of the courage she had gathered over the past 20 years to continue.“I suspect that you took advantage of me while I was asleep, took off my clothes, and kissed me!”At that very moment, the fearless Zachary’s cold, hard heart felt a strange twinge of panic. Upon closer inspection, one would notice a slight hint of blush on his r
“I’m aware of your sleepwalking habits, but why are you bringing that up all of a sudden? Don’t you change the subject. Look at me and answer my question, okay?”“Sure.” Zachary curled the corners of his lips. “I’m trying to explain that when I woke up today, that intuition told me that I was sleepwalking last night. Perhaps I did something incredulous to you while I was sleepwalking, but I don’t remember anything.”Suddenly, Charlotte understood.‘That would explain why Zachary was acting so out of character. He’d never kiss me that gently if he were awake!’Apparently, patients with severe sleepwalking tendencies would sleepwalk the entire night whenever they slipped into their habit. They would seem no different from other people but would have completely no recollection of their sleepwalking activities when they awake. She had arrived home to find Zachary standing by the French windows, reading his book like a statue. Perhaps he had already been sleepwalking at the time…‘Bu
Zachary felt a tug on his heartstrings. “What’s wrong?”“That locket, what is it doing with you? Is it because of Zenios?” Charlotte was trembling. She stared at the locket with tears flowing freely down her face.Zachary’s seemingly icy pupils displayed a subtle hint of marvel. “What does Zenios have to do with this?”“Where did you get that locket? Did Zenios give it to you?”‘That must be it… Zenios must have snatched this locket after that night, eleven months ago. He must have given it to Zachary after that…’However, Zachary shook his head.“Not at all.”He was mildly sensitive to the subject. After all, he had still been with Lorraine when he slept with that girl. Thus, he had always considered that night his greatest shame and never told anyone about it.To his surprise, Charlotte was so concerned with that part of his past that Zachary’s cold, hard heart melted. He couldn’t bear to keep it from her.“Someone drugged me eleven months ago, and by some unexpected mishap,