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,
Then Charlotte finally understood…Zachary may be a cold-blooded devil, but his heart wasn’t always cold.It had the capacity for warmth too.“Then, what about your baby?”Zachary, who was a master of concealing emotions, actually felt his throat quiver. His voice was trembling.‘The girl whom I’ve been looking for… It’s Charlotte! I’m the man who had her!’The 23-year-old Zachary had never been so ecstatic in his life.Charlotte’s eyes were filled with tears. Her petal-like lips trembled continuously.“He’s our baby!”“Are you sure?”Zachary remembered that Charlotte and Bryson had been dating for a very long time. That baby’s father could be Bryson too. The thought of that turned Zachary’s gaze into ice once again.“I’m sure! I’m sure!” Charlotte couldn’t seem to contain herself, and she had no idea why. For the first time ever, she had forgotten all manner of decorum in front of Zachary. She was chattering away like a kid, completely carried away.“I had never had sex
Lucas turned around and said, “Second Master, my major discovery is that the girl you have been looking for is with us the entire time. She’s Mrs. Connor!”Zachary then replied expressionlessly, “Okay.”Lucas was so surprised that he clawed at his oversized earrings. He looked at Zachary and then at Charlotte.“Erm, Second Master, maybe you didn’t get what I’m saying. I’ve run a thorough check, and I can confirm that the girl who spent the night with you eleven month ago is—”“I got it,” Zachary interrupted Lucas flatly. “The focus of your concern right now is not me, nor Charlotte, but Tiffany Miller.”“Huh!?” Lucas opened his pair of clear eyes so wide it seemed as if they were about to fall out of their sockets. In the past, Zachary used to get jealous of Charlotte over a trifling thing. Therefore, Lucas expected him to be delighted when he revealed the joyful truth to him. However, not only did he not say anything and maintain as cool as a cucumber, but he also asked him t
“What do you want?”Charlotte’s cheeks turned even redder as she met Zachary’s piercing gaze that could sap out one’s soul. Her brain dissolved into a mush, and she began to talk incoherently, “No… No… There’s nothing that I want… Ahem… Ahem…”Zachary parted his thin lips. Just when he was about to say something, Lucas chimed in, “Second Master, there’s no way a pretty, ladylike, and kind woman like Mrs. Connor would shed away her dignity and ask for money openly no matter how much she wants it. Am I right, milady?”Charlotte’s brain was a muddled mess. “What are you talking about…”Lucas squinted his eyes at Zachary. “Hehe, Second Master, did you see that? Mrs. Connor is too shy to ask!”Zachary nodded, “Okay!”Just when Charlotte was wondering what they were talking about, a bank card that gave off a golden radiance appeared in her vision. Zachary said as he held the card in his hand, “I applied for a new one after I tore up the last card. The password is still your birthday.
Zenios first felt a cold, hard texture unlike Charlotte’s hands. Then, a second later, he realized the person standing in front of him was now Zachary.“Second… Uncle…” Panicked, he shook off Zachary’s hand as embarrassment and disappointment instantly flared in his demure blue eyes.“If you want to shake my hand, just let me know, Second Uncle. There’s no need for you to use such a roundabout way.”Zachary’s expression was dark, and his eyes were cold. “You should be thanking me for saving you. Otherwise, if you’d managed to touch your Second Aunt’s hand, the right side of your face would have been marked with the same fist mark as the left side of your face.”‘Alright then!’Zenios knew his Second Uncle really meant it. Zachary had warned him more than once not to touch Charlotte, and he knew his Second Uncle would not go easy on him if he ignored his warning.“Alright, thank you, Second Uncle!” Zenios said with a pout. “Anyway, what is the thing you wanted to tell me when