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Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort Chapter 221

Before she could make the call, however, Hector called.

Amanda promptly answered it and put him on speaker. “Hey, Hector.”

“We’ve removed the headlines and I’m contacting the other media companies. The news is spreading terribly, and my dad’s furious about it. The company is holding a board meeting and they want to remove me as the president.”

“Huh? Why? Why are they removing you from your positio——”

“Listen to me,” Hector interrupted. Tamping down his agitation, he continued, “No one is benefitting from this. If the Sterlings go down, the Whites won’t be living the high life, either. I’m trying my best to clean up this mess right now, so please stop making things worse for me. Talk to your dear daughter and stop exposing Charlotte’s private matters. While she’s trying to hurt Charlotte, she’s also hurting me.”

“I know. I understand. Hector, listen to my explanation.”

“Let’s stop now. I’m begging you. I won’t mention divorce for now, so please stop making things worse than they already are. Don’t create more trouble for Charlotte, either. Just…stop.”

At that, Hector ended the call.

With a deep frown, Amanda raised her head to glare daggers at Charlotte. “It’s all your fault, b*tch!”

Charlotte did not even know what to say to that.

“You heard him.” Amanda tugged Charlotte closer and snarled, “The Sterlings are already doing their best to remove the news. Hurry up and register with him right now to put an end to this matter. Otherwise, we’ll still tell the world about those three bstards. The Sterlings had to deal with this because Hector was involved. However, those little bstards aren’t Hector’s, so…”

“I understand.”

Charlotte knew well that if she did not do as told, Amanda and Luna would definitely go public with her children. No matter how Hector warned them, they would try their very best to be rid of her in the midst of this mess.

After all, this was their best opportunity.

“Hurry up and get back inside!”

Amanda shoved Charlotte back into the building.

Meanwhile, Tevin was still waiting at the same spot. When he saw Charlotte returning, a smile grew on his face.

Obediently, Charlotte sat on the chair and handed the staff her documents again.

“Have you thought it through?” the middle-aged staff member asked.

“Yes,” Charlotte mumbled as she nodded.

Without saying anything else, the staff began the registration process.

It was a simple one. All the two needed to do was to take a photo and sign the papers.

Just as the staff was about to stamp the papers, a group of men in black suddenly barged into the building and blocked the exits.

A towering figure walked in from the outside. As the sun shone on his back, his shadow loomed, giving him an aloof and domineering presence.

“Wow, he’s handsome!”

When the registration staff saw the handsome man entering the building, she stared at him in admiration of his beauty. Her hand holding the stamp continued to hover over the papers——she had clearly forgotten about Tevin and Charlotte.

“Why is he here?” Amanda flew into a panic. However, she was quick to come to her senses as she hastily urged the staff, “Hurry up and stamp it!”

A card flew toward them, stirring a few strands of Charlotte’s hair into motion as it swished past her and then cutting across the back of Amanda’s hand, making it bleed.

The card landed on the table right in front of the staff, planting itself between her stamp and the marriage document. As a result, the stamp was made on the card instead.

All this while, Charlotte had been hanging her head in despair; she did not even know someone had arrived behind her.

Amanda shrieked and retracted her hand as the staff jumped to her feet in shock. The stamp fell onto the table and rolled into Charlotte’s hands. It was only then that she came back to her senses and turned to look behind her instinctively.

At the sight of him, she stiffened.Why is he here?

A large hand firmly descended on Charlotte’s shoulders as a pair of cold eyes stared at Amanda. A deep voice sent chills running down everyone’s spine as he spoke, “You’re a daring one to lay your hands on my woman so many times. Seems like you really have a death wish.”

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“Mr. Nacht, you’ve misunderstood——Ah!”

Before Amanda could finish her sentence, Zachary’s subordinates had already yanked her away.

She tried to cry for help but the men were swift to cover her mouth.

All the registration staff, including the young couples registering for their marriage at the side, were stunned.

“Don’t worry. We’d never do anything illegal,” Ben explained with a faint smile, “We’ll settle this outside and shall not disrupt you all now.”

As he spoke, he made a gesture.

Instantly, the bodyguards brought Amanda, Tevin, and the two bodyguards of the Whites away.

“Hello.” Zachary rapped on the table, bringing the registration staff back to her senses.

“H-Hello!” The lady finally snapped back into reality and asked in a shaky voice, “What… can I do for you?”

“Please get rid of all the documents from her registration earlier, including the photo she took, the paper copy, as well as the electronic copy. Thank you,” Zachary politely said to her.

At the same time, his subordinates were already standing at the side, giving her their solemn gazes as they waited for her to do as told.

“Yes, yes. I’m on it.” The staff then promptly got to work.

After everything was done, Zachary finally turned his attention to Charlotte.

Roughly, he pulled her up and made her sit on the office desk.

His tall figure loomed over her like a mighty beast. He placed one hand beside her and pinched her on the cheek with his other hand, forcing her to look into his eyes.

Charlotte could see the wrathful fire in his eyes——they were about to burn her to crisps.

Frightened by his gaze, Charlotte quickly lowered her head and was afraid to look at him.

Both of her hands were twisting the sleeves of her shirt as her eyes darted around. For a moment, her mind was blank.

What do I do?

What do I do?

How do I explain this to him?

Did he find out about the children?

Will he strangle me here and now?

Will he take the children away?

“Speak,” Zachary bellowed.

A shudder wracked Charlotte’s frame before she raised her head and timidly looked at him. Squeezing out a tense smile, she muttered, “Mr. Nacht, w-why are you back?”

“Do you not want me to come back?”

Zachary’s eyes narrowed into slits as if he was a predator about to pounce on his prey.

“No. I——I…”

Charlotte was shaking like a leaf in the wind; she could not even form a sentence.

Zachary’s fury only spiked when he saw her timid demeanor. He tugged at her ponytail and dragged her out of the building.

Charlotte stumbled the entire way out; there were even a few times when she nearly fell.

Around them, onlookers were quick to move aside, fearing that she would knock into them.

After all, a devil-like man was right beside her!

The murderous aura he exuded was one that terrified everyone.

“Let go of me, Zachary. It hurts. It hurts!”

Charlotte tried to free her hair from his grasp but to no avail.

Only when Zachary unceremoniously shoved her into the car did she break free from him. Her scalp ached and she yelled, “What are you doing?”

“Very well,” Zachary sneered, “You could shout at me, but you act like a wimp in front of others.”

At that, Charlotte pursed her lips and drooped her head in shame.

She was the only one in the world who dared to speak to Zachary in this way.

Yet, as much as she was stubborn and ruthless in front of him, she let others treat her horribly.

This was a fact—a shameful reality.

“Tell me.” Zachary gripped Charlotte’s face as he interrogated her, “How are they blackmailing you?”

At that very second, Charlotte panicked. She could not let Zachary know about her children. But at this moment, could she still keep it a secret?

It had been over ten minutes since she saw the news, so she did not know how much of her privacy had been revealed to the public.

Even if news of her children was yet to be on the internet, it would soon be.

Now that Zachary’s subordinates had taken away Amanda and her husband, he was sure to interrogate them soon. To protect themselves, Charlotte was certain that they would tell him about this secret of hers.

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“Are you thinking of how you’ll lie to me? Hm?” Zachary continued to grab Charlotte’s cheek as he leaned into her personal space. “Do you think I’m easy to fool?”

“No.” Charlotte shook her head vehemently. “I’ve never thought of lying to you. I’m serious.”

If Charlotte were not to submit to him at that moment, she would be doomed for a terrible death.

If she could yield to the shamelessly disgusting Amanda and Luna, why could she not give in to Zachary?

It was not humiliating to lower herself in the face of her savior.

“You have five minutes.” By now, Zachary was running thin on patience for her. “Be honest and tell me everything.”

“Firstly, the woman in the video really isn’t me,” Charlotte quickly explained, “I swear on my own life. I didn’t do it in the car with Hector.”

Zachary fell silent. All he did was continue narrowing his eyes at her.

“I’m telling you the truth. Trust me!” Anxiety overwhelming her, Charlotte grabbed his hand before continuing, “I really didn’t do anything inappropriate with Hector. He’s already married. How could I possibly sleep with him?”

“If he’s not married, you’ll do it?” Zachary raised a brow at her. “Hm?”

“No!” Charlotte shook her head frantically again. “What I mean is that I didn’t-”

“Your thoughts are messed up. You won’t be able to clarify things even if I were to give you an hour,” Zachary interrupted, “So I’m going to ask you questions and you’ll answer them.”

“Okay.” Charlotte weakly nodded.

“Did you meet Hector last night?” Zachary stared at her with a glacial look.

“Yes,” Charlotte replied truthfully before she quickly added, “I did go to that restaurant for a meal, but I went with my friend. I encountered Hector at the restaurant, and he was with…”

At that, Charlotte stopped, hesitating whether or not she should reveal Helena’s appearance last night.

However, Zachary filled in the gaps for her. “He was with Helena.”

“How did you know that?” Charlotte abruptly widened her eyes.

“The woman having car sex with him is Helena,” Zachary added.

“How did you know about that?”

By now, Charlotte’s eyes were comparable to saucers. Is he omniscient? How come he knows everything?

“Do you think everyone’s as stupid as you?” Zachary smacked the back of her head.

“I admit that I’m not that smart, but can you tell me how you came to know about that?” Charlotte tugged at his sleeve. “I’m honestly curious.”

In the beginning, Zachary had not wanted to delve into details about such lowly and boring things, but he gave in when he saw Charlotte being so keen.

“First and foremost, I’ve seen your body, and it’s much nicer than that woman in the video. Moreover, you’re so inexperienced and dumb; how could you possibly be the one on top?”

“You-” Upon hearing his blunt reply, Charlotte’s face and ears turned bright red. Words fled her mind.

“Secondly, anyone with a clear mind would search the source of those intimate photos and video when they see the news. They’d find out which media company first reported on it and would investigate how the company acquired the information in order to identify the woman in the video.”

After a pause, he scoffed in disdain. “It’s such a lowly trick that even a random bodyguard of mine could handle well.”

“Oh!” Charlotte nodded in realization. “This isn’t how the bossy CEO in romance novels would do it. He would get angry right after the news and question the girl. After that, he would punish and torment her.”

“Have you lost your mind?” Zachary blurted out. “Those who can manage a successful organization aren’t idiots. Who would make such a rookie mistake? Those novels you read are written by brainless idiots. The more you read them, the dumber you’ll become. Stop reading that rubbish!”

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“Oh,” Charlotte breathed. Carefully, she asked, “About the man from T Nation… Did you investigate him, too?”

“Do I even need to investigate him?” Zachary huffed. “The White women must have thought that you were the one in that video on the news, so they started threatening you with the old gigolo incident again.”

“Since you know everything, why are you asking me to explain to you?”

He’s so smart. Nothing goes unnoticed before his eyes.

Charlotte was now afraid that she would not be able to keep her children a secret for long.

“It’s no longer a secret that you’ve hired a gigolo.” Zachary gave her a scornful look. “Moreover, given that incident has made it onto the news, why are you still threatened by the mother and daughter? You must have other secrets.”

At that, Charlotte’s heart skipped a beat. Just as I thought!

“Look at your shifty eyes. You must be thinking of ways to fool me again, right?” Zachary sneered. “I’m not going to bother pressurizing you into spilling it. I’ll ask those who know about this instead.”

“No-”

“Mr. Nacht!” Right then, Ben’s voice came from the outside.

“Speak,” Zachary ordered.

“I’ve done what you’ve asked.”

Ben then slowly reported to Zachary.

“I’ve made arrangements for those people, and all that’s left is your interrogation. We’ve also removed all the news; Ms. Windt’s information can no longer be found on the internet or other broadcasting channels. The incident is now over. I’ve contacted all media outlets. From now on, they have agreed not to act on any tipoffs they receive about Ms. Windt, no matter who gives them the information. Also, the Sterlings’ project has been stopped.”

Once Ben was done with his report, all was silent.

Staring at Charlotte, Zachary ordered Ben, “Bring the Whites to the secret room. I will ask them myself.”

“Yes, Sir.”

The car then slowly drove off.

When Charlotte took out her phone to check the news, she realized Ben’s words were true. All her information was gone from the internet.

Even the trending headlines had been replaced by scandals of other celebrities. When she searched her name and some keywords relating to the news, no results came up.

Finally, she heaved a sigh of relief.

Now that she had the time to mull over Zachary’s words, she tensed up again. “Mr. Nacht, since it’s now resolved, there’s no need for you to interrogate them, is there? Also, this has nothing to do with Mr. Sterling, so why did you stop his project again?”

“What’s wrong?” Zachary furrowed his brows, displeased. “You still bear feelings for your old flame?”

“No.”

“It’s best that you keep quiet.” Zachary gripped her chin and warned, “If you beg for him now, he’ll die an even more terrible death.”

Hearing that, Charlotte kept her lips sealed, not daring to utter another word. Through his eyes she could see an intent to kill, and based on her past experience, she knew what was coming up.

The more Hector yearned for her, the more the Whites would target her.

Similarly, the more she pitied Hector and pleaded for him, the worse Zachary would treat him.

Hence, it was best for her not to mention a word about Hector from now on.

However, what Charlotte was worried about was whether or not Zachary would find out about her children through his interrogation of Amanda.

Right then, her phone rang. It was from Luna. Charlotte peeked at Zachary before she declined the call.

Soon, Luna sent a message: Charlotte, tell Mr. Nacht to let my parents go right away, or else I’ll tell the world about your foul matters.

Staring at the words, Charlotte’s heart began thumping. Although the media companies dared not report anything else about her after Zachary’s threats, Luna could still expose her by herself.

After all, these were modern times and no one had absolute control over anyone else on the internet.

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Furthermore, Zachary could not possibly kill Simon and Amanda. The moment they feared for their lives, they would blurt out all the secrets to protect themselves.

Hence, the best outcome for her was to stop Zachary from interrogating them in the first place.

That way, everything would come to an end before getting out of control.

Yet, this was something easier said than done.

Just as Charlotte was deep in her anxious thoughts, her phone rang again. This time, it was an unfamiliar number from M Nation that ended with 7777.

Immediately, Charlotte recognized it as Michael’s number, as he liked the number seven.

Hence, she accepted the call instantly. “Hello?”

“Charlotte, are you okay?” Michael sounded weak and in distress. “I just heard what happened to you. Those people are too horrible to slander you like this!”

“I’m fine, Michael. Don’t worry. Everything’s been resolved-”

Before Charlotte could finish her sentence, Zachary took her phone away and put Michael on speaker.

At his abrupt actions, Charlotte tried to take back her phone, but he stopped her by grabbing her wrist.

“It’s been resolved? How did you resolve it?” Michael’s voice traveled from the speakers. “I’ve just asked my uncle to contact the media companies. If it’s necessary, I can be your witness. You were with me all along last night. You didn’t even-”

“No need to trouble you, Mr. Brown,” Zachary cut off Michael’s words. Zachary sounded polite, but Charlotte could hear his arrogant undertone.

“Y-You’re…” Michael tentatively asked, “Zachary?”

“Even your father has to address me as Mr. Nacht, but you’re calling my name instead. As expected of a bold, young man,” Zachary sneered. “Mr. Brown, I heard you’re in poor health. Do rest more and get well soon.”

“You-”

Michael had yet to finish his sentence when Zachary hung up the call.

Charlotte stared at Zachary with a slackened jaw for a while before she could recollect herself. “How could you-”

“You seem to have forgotten that you’re mine now.” Zachary’s expression instantly darkened as he used the phone to pat Charlotte’s face. “You had a date with another man behind my back. How clever of you.”

“That wasn’t a date!” Charlotte cried out. “How could you change your mood so quickly? So much for saying that brainless and domineering CEOs only exist in novels!”

“The news is fake; that’s why I didn’t hold you accountable. However, it’s true that you’ve gone on a secret date with Michael.” As he spoke, Zachary loosened his tie and leaned closer to her. “Looks like I’ll have to leave marks on you so that you’ll remember this.”

“What are you doing?” Charlotte hastily moved away from him. “We’re in a car. Stop messing around.”

“Yes. Let me show you what real car sex is.”

Like a leopard, Zachary lunged toward her and pinned her beneath him. Just as she was about to struggle, he grabbed her wrists to raise them above her head.

His thin lips brushed across her eyes, cheeks, then lips. Gently, he bit on her earlobes.

“Speak. What did the two of you do last night?”

“Nothing.” Charlotte nervously avoided his lips. When his hot breath tickled her skin, a sense of numbness crawled across her skin, causing her to shudder and feel electrocuted.

“What kind of relationship do you have with Michael?”

Slowly, Zachary’s kisses trailed downward as he lightly nibbled on Charlotte’s smooth neck and collarbones.

“We’re just classmates. There’s nothing going on between us.” Charlotte continued shaking as she feebly pushed against him. “Stop it. Let me go.”

The two of them were in an MPV. Although they were separated from the driver’s section and the outside world, Charlotte still felt as though countless pairs of eyes were observing them.

She was alarmed, flustered, and apprehensive.

Right then, Zachary bit her shoulder, reminding her with pain that she was his.

“Ah!” Charlotte howled in agony as she instinctively pushed him again.

Her phone rang at that moment. When she turned to look at the screen, she realized it was a call from Luna.

That name was a shock to her system, reminding her of her current situation.

Right. I’m supposed to be stopping Zachary from interrogating Simon and Amanda.

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At the thought of that, Charlotte let her arms fall. She stopped resisting him and bit on Zachary’s shoulder vengefully.

She mustered all her strength into the bite as if she wanted to tear off a piece of him.

However, Zachary appeared to have felt no pain. Not only did he not resist nor push her away, he even continued to let her bite him.

Only when she tasted the tangy scent of blood did Charlotte stop. Moving away from him, she shot him a defiant glare.

“Very well…”

That was the feral side of her that Zachary liked. Pinching her cheeks, he gently brushed his thumb across the corner of her lips where his blood was.

Lust stirred in his eyes like an impending storm. His Adam’s apple bobbed and he hoarsely muttered, “I’ll deal with you later tonight.”

Then, he moved away from her.

After all, there were things to do, and he was not the kind to sidetrack from serious matters.

However, Charlotte would not let an opportunity like this slide past her. She quickly hooked her arms around his neck and leaned forward to kiss him.

Stunned by her actions, Zachary turned as still as a statue.

Charlotte’s kiss was like fire as well as water, passionate and inexperienced at the same time.

She was doing her best to mimic the way he had kissed her, hoping to make him stay.

That way, she could stop him from interrogating them, and she would be able to keep the children a secret.

What Charlotte did not know was that she was playing with fire.

Soon, Charlotte awakened the lust that Zachary had been suppressing in him. Now out of control, he pinned her under him again. As he rained kisses on her, his hands got to work.

Although Charlotte was trembling from the dread, she continued to cooperate with him.

Soon, the two were entwined in a symphony of love and hate.

There were several times Charlotte tried to pull his shirt away to get a glimpse of his back, but he always caught her hand in time.

What always followed was his vicious punishment for her.

Eventually, she ran out of energy and stopped trying to check, but the fact that he was wary of her action was in itself an answer.

Marino was the bodyguard who was driving the MPV at the time. His face turned bright red upon hearing the commotion behind him in the car.

Ben in the front passenger seat spotted Marino’s reddened face whispered to him, “Eyes on the road, and don’t think too much about it.”

“No. Of course not,” Marino hastily said, ”But Ben, are we still heading to the secret room?”

“That…” After pondering about it, Ben replied, “We can’t go against Mr. Nacht’s words, but with the stamina he has, I’d say this will go on for a while.”

“So…”

“Let’s park at a secluded place first.”

“Understood.”

It was already midnight when the tussle ended.

By then, Charlotte was totally exhausted. After a while of sprawling on the seat, she fell into a deep sleep.

Zachary put on his clothes again and started smoking next to her. When he stared at the sleeping Charlotte, complicated emotions swirled in his eyes.

Upon finishing his cigarette, Zachary opened a sliver of the car window and instructed, “Let’s head back.”

“Huh? You’re not going to interrogate them?” Ben was surprised.

“No,” came Zachary’s flat reply. “Lock the couple up for a few days. Let them out when they’re about to die from starvation so that they’ll remember this lesson well.”

“Of course.” Ben then informed the other subordinates about Zachary’s decision while Marino returned to the car and drove off.

Zachary covered Charlotte with his suit jacket and quietly watched her from the side.

On their way back, Marino wondered, “Ben, why did Mr. Nacht suddenly change his mind?”

“It must be because Ms. Windt has a secret that she wants to keep from him. That’s why he’s not going to interrogate them. He did that so she won’t feel anxious.” Ben knew Zachary well.

“Oh,” Marino mumbled as he nodded, “But I still don’t get it.”

“You don’t need to get it. Focus on the road.” Ben smacked the back of his head.

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Charlotte groggily woke up after a long sleep.

When she did, she realized she was on her bed back at the Nachts’ residence; every part of her body was aching.

She tried to return to her sleep, but many questions flitted across her mind instead—the interrogation, the truth, and the secret.

Those thoughts sobered her up, making her search for her phone in a panic.

“What are you looking for?”

A familiar voice traveled into her ears before the man walked out of the darkness. The mere sight of him made her shudder in apprehension.

“I-I’m looking for my phone.”

Charlotte nervously looked at him as she groaned in a silent regret. How can I fall into such deep sleep?

Has he already interrogated them and found out about the children during these few hours?

“It’s over there.” He pointed to her pillow.

She picked up the pillow and spotted her phone underneath it. However, her phone was switched off——it was out of battery.

Instantly, her heart started racing. She had just changed her phone a while ago. When they were in the car earlier, her phone still had plenty of battery power left. She could not help but think: Did the battery go flat because someone has been using the phone?

“You had some calls; I picked up for you,” Zachary confessed. “Luna won’t harass you anymore. You can sleep peacefully now.”

With that said, he turned and was about to leave.

“Wait,” Charlotte cried out before tentatively asking, “Ha-Have you interrogated Amanda?”

“What do you think?” Zachary turned back to face her with his unfathomable gaze. “What secret do you have that you want to keep from me?”

“I-” For a moment, Charlotte could not form words; all she could do was tremble in worry.

He must have spoken to her. He’s not the kind that anyone can fool; he has the habit of getting to the bottom of everything.

When Zachary saw her uneasy demeanor, he lowered her gaze and muttered, “Someone unimportant like her isn’t worth my time.”

“You mean… You didn’t see her?” Charlotte carefully inquired.

Zachary then slowly walked toward her as he lowered his voice, “You were so passionate and refused to let me go. How am I supposed to have interrogated her?”

“I… I…”

His words made her blush a bright red as the images of what happened earlier flashed past her mind. To stop him from interrogating Amanda, she had taken initiative.

Oh, my goodness!

Ashamed, Charlotte covered her face, wishing the ground would swallow her there and then.

“Ha!” A laugh escaped Zachary’s lips upon finding her silly look adorable.

“You were much braver this afternoon than you are now,” Zachary teased, “You weren’t drunk nor drugged, but you’re rigorous and enthusiastic.”

“I-” Just as Charlotte was about to reply to him, she realized what he had just said. “You’ve seen me drugged?”

The previous two times she had sex with a man, she had been drugged.

Both times, it was with Gigolo.

If he’s not Gigolo, then wouldn’t I be…

Zachary tensed up as he cursed at himself in his heart. I slipped up!

Nevertheless, he was swift to recollect himself as he muttered, “I saw you the last time at Sultry Night. Don’t you remember?”

“Oh!” Charlotte had nearly forgotten she was once drugged by Yolanda at Sultry Night and he had saved her.

So there’s nothing suspicious about what he said.

But how should I confirm that he’s Gigolo?

“Take a shower and sleep for a little longer. It’s still early.” At that, Zachary stood up and started to walk away.

“Don’t go.” Charlotte suddenly hugged him from behind as she leaned her face onto her back. Softly, she whined, “Stay with me.”

She had thrown away her dignity by now. After all, she had already slept with him. I might as well do it all the way.

“You’re… very different today.”

Zachary had to admit this was a side of her that he liked as well. The moment she initiated anything intimate, his heart would race and he could not resist her.

Regardless, he knew what her real aim was, and there was no way he would let her have her way.

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“Do you like it?”

Charlotte kissed his ear as she started pulling his shirt.

Why is he wearing a f*cking robe? His back is completely covered, and I can’t take it off easily!

“I do…”

Zachary turned around to cup her face as he passionately kissed her. He then pinned her on the bed.

“Mm…” Charlotte twisted her body uneasily as her weak hands tried to remove his clothes. She wanted to peek at his back, but no matter what she did, she could not take off that robe on him.

How annoying!

“I’ll do it myself.”

With that said, Zachary took off his bathrobe and threw it aside before his body pressed on hers again.

Just as Charlotte was craning her neck to catch a glimpse of his back, he turned off the lights.

“Why did you turn off the lights?” Charlotte exclaimed.

“We can be more immersed in the moment when it’s dark.” Zachary bit her ears and locked his fingers with hers. “Look at me.”

Her head subconsciously turned upon hearing his words. In the dark, he was a ferocious beast with glowing eyes and overwhelming lust.

At that very second, she suddenly thought about the night four years ago as well as that time in the car by the seaside.

Back then, this was how Gigolo looked at her, too.

Those eyes were exactly the same.

Charlotte was sure that it must be him.

“Stop thinking about other things.” Zachary’s heated breath crept into her heart. “Focus.”

Closing her eyes, she started to immerse herself in his world.

It was a night of ecstasy. The moon seeped through the window and cast a shadow of the entangled bodies by the side of the bed.

Their bodily warmth and heavy breathing melded together to form a beautiful sonnet.

Soon, Zachary wiped the worries and thoughts away from Charlotte’s mind.

His intensity and mania made her mind turn blank; all she could do was lean on him weakly.

As she reached her peak, Charlotte subconsciously murmured, “Gigolo.”

A shudder took over Zachary’s body; he frowned. He bit her lips as if was punishing her and did not allow her to say anything else.

There must be something wrong with this woman’s mind.

She doesn’t want an almighty and domineering corporate leader. Instead, she longs for a gigolo…

However, as that was his other identity, he figured it was pointless to be jealous of himself.

In the morning, Charlotte lay sprawled on the bed, deep in dreamland. She only started moving when the sunlight filtered through the paneled windows to shine on her face.

She rubbed her eyes, turned around, and continued sleeping.

After another bout of rest, she finally crawled out of the bed when the sunlight became too bright.

It was only then that she realized the curtains were not drawn last night.

Oh, no! Anyone who was outside would have seen everything!

In her panic, she hurriedly grabbed the bathrobe on the floor to cover herself up before drawing the curtains.

It was then that she realized Zachary was already dressed. He was now drinking a cup of tea as he sat in the garden downstairs.

Meanwhile, Ben had his head lowered; he was reporting to Zachary.

A rare leisurely and happy look was on Zachary’s face. He looked like he had won a battle.

As though he sensed someone was watching him, he turned around to look toward the bedroom.

Promptly, Charlotte drew the curtains and moved away from the window.

They already slept with each other last night, but she was still shy and nervous; in fact, she did not know how to face him.

The other problems were already solved, and Zachary did not seem like he was going to dig deeper into the news or interrogate Amanda.

However, she still did not dare to bring the children over.

What if he’s not Gigolo? What then?

She could feel her head pounding just by those mere thoughts.

There was a knock on the door, followed by Raina’s voice. “Ms. Windt, may I come in?”

“Please do.” Charlotte quickly tidied up her messy bed, which was truly a chaotic sight to behold.

After Raina entered, the maid behind her pushed in a serving cart while another maid brought in a birdcage.

In the cage was Fifi, almost curled into a ball.

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“Fifi?” Charlotte froze. “Why are you here?”

It’s supposed to be in my new home.

“I was worried that Fifi would starve to death at home, so I picked it up brought it over,” Raina explained before bowing at her. “I’m sorry to have done this without first asking for your permission.”

“No, no. You don’t need to apologize. Thank you.”

Charlotte had not returned home since having left last morning. If Raina had not gone to bring Fifi here, Fifi might truly starve to death because it was locked inside its cage.

Hence, she was grateful for Raina’s kind gesture.

At the same time, she was worried that Raina would have noticed something amiss when she went to her house.

Although she had yet time to unpack after moving, and the children’s things were still in the room, if Raina had thoroughly gone through her house, she would have found them easily.

“Don’t worry. I’ve only brought Fifi over. I didn’t infringe upon your privacy, nor did I touch your stuff,” Raina reassured, seemingly understanding Charlotte’s worries.

“Oh. Haha. That’s good to hear,” Charlotte chuckled awkwardly.

“Mommy. Mommy.”

Fifi, which had been gloomy earlier, immediately brightened up when it saw Charlotte. It was now fluttering its injured wings and crying out for her.

“Fifi.” Charlotte then released the parrot from the cage and cupped it in her hands before kissing its little green head.

“Mommy, miss you. Miss you,” Fifi responded as it rubbed his head on Charlotte’s cheek.

All these years, Charlotte had never neglected it at home, until yesterday when she went out early in the morning and failed to return at night.

Stuck in the cage, Fifi had long finished its food and water, and by night it was already crying out in hunger.

It was fortunate that Raina had gone to pick it up.

“I’m sorry, Fifi. There was an emergency yesterday and Mommy couldn’t care for you in time. Mommy won’t leave you behind ever again,” Charlotte apologized to Fifi.

Fifi replied by mimicking Ellie’s fake sobs. It even covered its eye with its wing, looking like the epitome of misery.

“The parrot is adorable,” one of the maids exclaimed.

“You’re right, haha!” Raina chuckled.

“Ellie, Jamie, Robbie. Miss, miss.”

Fifi suddenly fluttered its injured wings again as it cried out the children’s names.

The maid paid no heed to it as she focused on placing the breakfast on the table.

However, Raina froze as a complicated look crept into her eyes.

Hearing Fifi’s voice, Charlotte flew into a panic as she hastily explained, “Those are Mrs. Berry’s children. Fifi always plays with them.”

“Mommy. Mrs. Berry. Mrs. Berry.”

Upon Charlotte’s mention of Mrs. Berry, Fifi quickly cried out Mrs. Berry’s name instead.

“Mrs. Berry went to her hometown.” Charlotte promptly brought Fifi toward the bathroom. “All right. Mommy’s going to take you to wash up.”

Once she closed the bathroom door behind her, she reminded the bird, “Fifi, stop saying stuff without thinking it through. You’ll make things worse for Mommy!”

“Ellie, Jamie, Robbie,” squeaked Fifi miserably.

“I asked you not to say their names anymore,” Charlotte yelped; she was a second away from a mental breakdown. “Hush, and don’t speak anymore. Mommy will bring you to them.”

“Yay!” Fifi raised its wing in a gesture of victory.

“I really can’t win against you.”

Charlotte then heaved a sigh. She had to find a way to get Fifi to Mrs. Berry and check if Ellie had recovered from her illness.

“Is she awake?” Zachary’s voice abruptly sounded out from the outside.

“Yes. Ms. Windt went to the bathroom,” Raina politely responded.

Zachary then motioned for Raina and the maid to leave the room.

Hearing his voice, Charlotte quickly washed up before placing Fifi into the bathtub. Quietly, she whispered, “Don’t make a sound. Mommy will be back soon.”

She then left the bathroom and closed the door behind her.

“I’d have thought you’re hiding a man in the bathroom if I didn’t know better,” Zachary jeered when he saw her sneaky move, “It’s just a parrot.”

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“It likes to poop into the breakfast bowl,” Charlotte chuckled tensely.

“Well, we’ll have to make the bird into stew then,” Zachary replied nonchalantly.

“What?” Charlotte spluttered. “No way! It’s my family.”

“Silly.” Zachary rolled his eyes at her. “Come over and have your breakfast.”

Charlotte walked over to the table; her eyes lit up when she saw the sumptuous meal.

Meanwhile, her stomach growled, reminding her that she had not eaten anything for the entire day yesterday.

When she sat down, Zachary handed her a set of cutlery before he settled himself down on a chair to watch her eat.

Charlotte was a lady born with a silver spoon. However, to make a living in recent years, she had learned to eat as quickly as she could in order to get back to work earlier and maximize her pay. Thus, she no longer savored food elegantly like she used to do.

That was why her table manners seemed terrible to everyone else.

Yet, Zachary found her behavior realistic.

Moreover, Charlotte was a pretty woman, so she looked good no matter what she was doing. In fact, she portrayed a silly kind of cuteness.

“Aren’t you eating?” Charlotte licked her lips as she passed a spoonful of sauteed mushrooms to Zachary.

“I’ve had my breakfast.”

Zachary had wanted to move away from the food, but as her hand was still hovering in mid-air, he leaned over to eat the mushrooms.

“They’re good, aren’t they?” Charlotte giggled.

“Hm.” Zachary nodded before he scowled and stood up, ready to leave.

“What’s the matter?”

Charlotte froze as she watched him walk away. What did I do wrong?

Once Zachary was gone, the room suddenly felt sprawling and empty.

Having lost her appetite, Charlotte placed her chin on her palm as she recollected what just happened.

What did I do wrong?

Why did he suddenly scowl at me?

Didn’t I just feed him mushrooms?

Is he allergic to them?

Just as she was deep in thought, Raina entered with a knock. “Ms. Windt, I’ve brought you a charger. Let me charge your phone.”

“Thank you.” Charlotte then decided to test the waters. “Dr. Langhan, I’m thinking of going out for a walk.”

“Alright. I’ll arrange your transport,” Raina replied.

“Just send me home. You don’t need to worry about the other things after that.”

Charlotte was planning of going home first. After that, and without Zachary’s knowledge, she would sneak to the countryside…

“Sure.” Raina gave me a faint smile and a nod before she left.

The moment Raina left, Charlotte immediately switched on her phone.

There were countless missed calls, received calls, and even unread messages.

Among the missed calls were those from Mrs. Berry, Michael, and Luna.

However, the only call that was picked up was from Luna.

Glancing at the time, Charlotte concluded that Zachary had picked up Luna’s call on her behalf to warn the latter about something. That call only lasted ten seconds.

On the other hand, he did not pick up Mrs. Berry’s nor Michael’s calls.

Moreover, all her messages were still in their unread state—Zachary had not clicked into any of them.

At that, Charlotte let out a sigh of relief before she tensed up again. Oh, no. Would he have seen my photos?

She then swiftly clicked into her phone gallery, only to realize it was completely empty.

It then dawned on her that she had just changed to a new phone yesterday; therefore, she only had several photos of Fifi in the new phone.

Thank goodness!

If she had been using her old phone yesterday, Zachary could have realized everything upon seeing the photos of her and the children.

Fortunately, her secret was still safe for the time being.

In order to protect themselves, Amanda and Luna should be keeping the children a secret. After all, it would be more dangerous for them if they reveal the information now.

As long as they kept it a secret, Charlotte would be wary of them and would be forced to plead with Zachary to let them go.

At those thoughts, Charlotte once again felt relieved. What she had to do now was to find out whether Zachary was Gigolo. Next, she would have to find out whether he had something to do with her father’s death.

If he was Gigolo and he had nothing to do with her father’s death, she would not mind revealing her secret, which might then lead to a merry family reunion.