Lucas smiled casually and freely. “Don’t get me wrong, everything I do, I do it for Second Master. Poor Second Master. He’s been dead for four years, and I hope he’ll come back to life.”Sotiria stood there expressionlessly.Lucas, who just got into the car, also stared at her blankly.Although he had met Sotiria and spoke to her several times before, this was his first real face-to-face contact and conversation with Sotiria.‘It’s weird! Although Sotiria’s face is far less pretty than the original Charlotte, her expression and temperament are giving me the impression that the person standing in front of me is Charlotte. This woman named Sotiria seems to have Charlotte’s soul.’Lucas finally understood why Zachary, who had been so determined to die alone, had been shaken after meeting Sotiria.Stardust Tower—the headquarters of the 602 companies that Zachary owned.As Zachary had handed over his most profitable companies to Jebediah unconditionally for Charlotte five years ago,
Many people walked around in the magnificent lobby, and they were all dressed in suits. Sotiria, who was just a housewife, immediately felt that she did not fit well with this context as she entered the door. As such, this made her feel even more nervous.“Haha, Ms. Green, it’s nice to see you.” Manager Lehmann, the lobby manager, came to Sotiria’s side with a chair personally. “The security guard just called me and said that you’re here. Unfortunately, Mr. Connor is in a meeting now. But that’s okay. I think that to Mr. Connor, seeing you is more important than the meeting. I’ll let him know and get him to come to see you now. Please sit in this chair and wait for a short while.”Sotiria suspected that she had traveled to another world. She originally thought that everyone would laugh at her and look down on her... But she felt respected and loved like a queen now.She thanked the manager in a daze.Manager Lehmann hurried to the elevator entrance. A white-collar man passed by Sot
“Oh, yes.” Sotiria placed the gift box in Zachary’s arms. “Yesterday, you blamed me for not bringing you a gift. So I’ve brought you one today. Please take it.”Zachary did not refuse. He accepted it emotionlessly and opened the gift box in front of Sotiria.At that moment, everyone in the lobby was staring at Zachary’s hands. Every single one of them wanted to know what gift Sotiria would give Zachary.In fact, Sotiria was also very curious.She had asked Lucas, but Lucas had only given her an enigmatic smirk and refused to tell her what was in the gift box.At this time, Zachary had already taken the present out of the box.Looking at this gift, Sotiria had a bad premonition. It was an ordinary silver fountain pen. She had just seen this pen in the mall not long ago, and it only cost one dollar.‘Zachary! He’s the most regal person in Rothesay. How can such a cheap gift be worthy of his status? He’ll definitely feel that I’m insincere or I’m trying to humiliate him!‘Lucas An
“I used my cell phone to call you once not long ago. You should just save my phone number. Okay! That’s it from me. I don’t want to distract you from your work already.” After saying so, Sotiria turned around and walked toward the exit of the lobby as if she was running away for her life.“To be precise, you don’t just owe me one favor, but three.” Zachary’s voice came from behind her all of a sudden.Sotiria was paralyzed on the spot like an ice sculpture, as if he had cast a freezing spell on her. “Ah?! What...”“The other day, when Melina and Renata teamed up to bring harm to you, I was the one who saved you. Not long ago, when a motorcycle almost hit you, I was the one who saved you. Yesterday, when the drug was torturing you, I was the person who sacrificed my innocence and reputation to save you.”Zachary, who had the temperament of a king, had a very piercing voice. Even if he did not speak loudly, his voice would still make its way through all the ambient lobby—that was why
Sotiria nodded without hesitation. “Deal!”‘Buying Zachary a meal in return for his life-saving grace? That’s quite a deal!After rejoicing, she pursed her lips in embarrassment. “Oh, by the way, let me put this out there first before we go out for lunch. I’m not as rich as you are, so I can’t afford to treat you to a meal at places that are too luxurious and exorbitant.”A strange look flashed across Zachary’s eyes that were as brilliant as crystals. “As for that, we’ll go wherever you choose.”Sotiria immediately brought up a restaurant reservation app on her phone and reserved a private room in a nearby restaurant that was quite classy but would not cost her a fortune.In fact, she did not want to reserve a private room either. Because every time she stood opposite Zachary, she would be so panicked that she could not act normally. She did not even dare to imagine herself eating with only Zachary in a private room.However, it was worse if she were to eat with Zachary blatantly
The second she finished the shrimp, a lump of crab meat peeled by Zachary was placed on her plate.“Try this.”“Okay!”Sotiria picked it up.Then, Sotiria realized with a shock that Zachary, who was as noble as a king, was offering her an unlimited supply of food like a father pampering his favorite daughter, while she accepted the food without any hesitation as if she really was his favorite daughter. What astonished Sotiria even more was that she did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she enjoyed the feeling of getting pampered a lot and did not want it to end. She may not understand right now, but later, after recovering her memories, when she looked back, only then would she understand the indescribable feelings she had for Zachary when she was still Sotiria.Vroom, vroom, vroom.The phone on the table was buzzing.When she saw it was her “husband” calling, Sotiria quickly answered the phone. The moment the call was connected, Garrison’s voice rang out. “Tiria, I’
Thump!Sotiria was so startled that she accidentally dropped her phone into the bowl. However, she did not pick it up. Her face turned red as she stared at Zachary, “Please behave yourself, Mr. Connor. I’m married, and I won’t kiss any man other than my husband.””Really?”Zachary’s soul-stirring, beautiful eyes were filled with amusement and coldness.“But not only did you pounce on me to kiss me yesterday, but you did some awful things to me as well.”Sotiria felt her cheeks were burning. Just when she was about to explain that it was just an accident, she heard Zachary say apathetically in his seductive voice, “Since you can bring yourself to do something like that to me, I suppose giving me a kiss shouldn’t be a problem for you, right?” ‘Hold on a second!’Although he sounded unreasonable, Sotiria felt he was right. Her brain began to run wild and considering the fact that she had done everything that she was supposed and not supposed to do with him, giving him a kiss was
At the end of the day, it was just planting her lips on Zachary’s. It was not that big of a deal at all!Later, she just needed to close her eyes and graze his lips. Then, she would immediately turn around and leave. At that time, even if Zachary knew she was just brushing him off, she would have already given the kiss he had asked for, so he would have nothing to say anymore!“Yeah.”Zachary slowly lifted his head.Taking a deep breath to steel herself, Sotiria walked toward him. She bent down and planted a brief kiss on his perfectly shaped lips.When her lips contacted his, Sotiria’s body trembled as if she was electrocuted. Even though she was just going to brush him off, her heart still couldn’t help itself and leap into a gallop the moment she touched his lips. However, she was in full control of herself this time. After a brief collision, she immediately wanted to pull herself away from Zachary, but Zachary was not going to give her the chance to do so. He grabbed the