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Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort Chapter 261
“Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?”
Charlotte started feeling anxious because she sensed his unusual cold tone as he uttered the words.
Zachary squinted his eyes, and continued, “That means you started seeing Michael not long after having sex with me.”
Charlotte’s heart jolted in shock. She neglected that point.
Whenever Zachary heard about the children, he instinctively related them to her relationship with Michael.
The surrounding atmosphere turned tense suddenly.
The temperature started to rise, making her difficult to breathe.
Charlotte’s heart was in her mouth, yet she didn’t know how to lighten the mood.
“Say something!” Zachary suddenly roared.
“I… It’s all in the past now. Besides, I wasn’t with you that time. You shouldn’t be angry about it.” Charlotte was too nervous and said that without thinking it through.
“Really?” Zachary reached out to her and pulled her head close. Staring at her, he said, “But you’re the only woman I’ve been with!”
Charlotte didn’t see that coming. She froze in her spot and stared at him in disbelief.
She had never thought about that.
A proud, prestigious man like him should be popular among women.
Even if he had relationships with other women, there was nothing unusual about it.
But, he said…
Zachary furrowed his eyebrows and looked at her coldly. “Although it was an accident, I took it seriously. All these years, I didn’t look for you, but I’ve never touched another woman. That’s the difference between me and you.”
“It… It can’t be… Your skills are good. It doesn’t seem…” Charlotte couldn’t believe it.
“How do you know my skills are good? Did you get it after making comparison?” A dark shadow fell across Zachary’s face.
“No! That’s not it.”
Charlotte shook her head vigorously, yet she didn’t know how to make herself clear.
She had no experience in this kind of stuff. How would she be able to evaluate the skills? She found him skillful because he was all passionate that night.
He was the only man she had sex with too.
Even though she had been with Hector, they did nothing more than holding hands, kissing on foreheads, and hugging.
However, there was no way she could clear her name now.
“So, previously the boyfriend that you kept mentioning was not me with the other identity. It was Michael, wasn’t it?.”
Zachary squeezed her face and asked in an overbearing manner.
He no longer focused on the road, but her face instead.
Luckily, his Aston Martin was equipped with the precision cruise control system, so the car could proceed at a stable speed.
“No. You focus on driving. It’s dangerous,” she spoke anxiously. Charlotte failed to explain herself. She lied to him, and now she couldn’t say anything further.
“You have pissed me off.” Zachary pushed her away and drove the car out of the highway.
“If you really mind it, then we… Let’s just break up. I will pay you for the necklace, then we don’t owe each other anything,” Charlotte said tentatively.
She had got the money her father left behind. After paying him back, the remaining was enough to secure a good life for her and her children.
Zachary laughed coldly. “Now you have got yourself a backup, so you can say that in such an arrogant way. Well done, Charlotte Windt.”
Charlotte kept silent.
He twisted the meaning of her words no matter what she said, making it impossible for her to communicate with him.
Zachary stopped the car in the woods and turned off the engine. He took off his coat, then slowly unbuttoned his shirt.
“What… What are you doing?”
Sensing something was wrong, Charlotte wanted to get out of the car.
However, she couldn’t, as the door was locked.
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“Keep running. Let’s see where else can you run to.”
Zachary unfastened the buttons one by one, and adjusted the car seat with a smirk on his face.
“Don’t… Don’t do that. I’m feeling unwell today.” Tears welled up in her eyes.
“Really? We just had it this morning. Stop pretending.” Zachary got on top of her and pinned her down.
“It’s true. Let me go…Ah!” Charlotte started struggling and kept pushing his shoulders, yet it made no difference.
Before she could finish her words, he ripped her skirt forcefully and reached out to her.
“Please don’t…” Charlotte could only shut her eyes in despair.
Like a vampire, Zachary bit her neck and wanted to force himself on her. Suddenly, he realized something was off.
He took a look at his hand. There was blood on it.
Zachary was dumbfounded.
“I haven’t touched you. Why are you…”
“I’m… I’m having my period.” Charlotte bit her lips hard. How embarrassing is this!
Zachary froze for a while before he regained his composure. With a darkened face, he let go of her.
He cleaned his hand with wet tissues, then drove the car out of the woods.
Charlotte curled up on the seat. She dared not say anything nor moved a muscle, but her body got increasingly uncomfortable.
Actually, she had a feeling about her period since they got into the car. She thought she could make it home in time but never thought that she would provoke him again.
Zachary drove the car into the city. He kept gazing around as if he was looking for something.
Charlotte had no idea what he was doing. She pleaded, “Let me go, please. I want to go home.”
Ignoring her, Zachary stopped the car at the roadside, then he headed to a convenience store.
Charlotte was afraid that he might do something crazy again, so after he left, she pushed the door and tried to run away. However, the moment she stepped out of the car, she realized her skirt was ripped.
Immediately, she picked up his coat and covered her body with it, then she ran away.
Zachary walked into the store, looking around for something.
Dressed in black with a mask on his face, Zachary gave out a strong aura.
Is he a robber?
Several shop assistants who were on the night shift turned pale in fright. They hid aside and took out their phones, ready to call the police at any time.
“Excuse me.”
“Ah!”
Before Zachary could ask them, two female assistants shouted loudly.
Another male assistant took out a weapon and asked with his trembling lips, “What… What do you want? We don’t have much cash.”
Zachary was speechless. After taking a deep breath, he asked with his deep voice, “Do I look like a robber to you?”
“Y… Yes…” the male assistant replied with his shaky voice.
“You guys are fools.”
Right then, a plump woman in her fifties walked out of the storeroom. She shook her head and let out a sigh.
“Have you seen a robber who is well-built and handsome like him? With his outstanding look, he can be a star or at least an influencer. Do you think he really needs to rob us?”
Upon hearing her analysis, the female assistants took a closer look at Zachary. Their eyes instantly lit up and they started swooning over him. “Oh my! He’s so handsome!”
“You lovestruck idiots!” The male assistant despised the girls.
“Stop the nonsense. Get me something.” Zachary was annoyed.
“What are you looking for? Let me help you.” The girls approached him.
Feeling embarrassed, Zachary scratched his nose and cleared his throat, then lowered his voice, “You know… the thing that women use every month.”
“Skin care products?”
“Cosmetics?”
The girls made a few guesses.
Zachary frowned. Are the youngsters nowadays all so foolish?
Well, I guess the one at home is smarter.
“He’s talking about sanitary pads.” The plump woman walked towards him and asked, “What brand are you looking for? I’ll get it for you.”
“Anything. Take the most expensive one and the best one.”
Zachary took a glance at the car and realized the door was opened. Did the Stupid Woman run away?
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There was a flash in his eyes as he squinted them. However, he didn’t intend to take any action yet.
Instead, he fished out a new phone from his pocket and played with it.
“Where’s my phone?”
Only after Charlotte ran for about two hundred meters did she realize she had lost her phone. She had handed all the cash to Zachary, so she was penniless at the moment.
She looked around. This place was fifty kilometers away from her home.
There was no way she could go home on foot.
I have neither my phone nor money. I can’t go home like this. What should I do now?
It’s late at night. Only the 24-hour convenience stores are operating. The other shops are closed.
I can’t even hide.
Besides, there is neither a public telephone nor a taxi.
So…
Heaving a sigh, Charlotte headed back to the car.
Well, being tortured by the Devil is better than wandering the street like a homeless person.
“Sir, which brand do you want?” asked the woman enthusiastically.
“Any brand will do.” Zachary looked at his watch. Three minutes top. That woman will be back.
“Sir, do you want day pads or overnight pads?” the woman continued asking.
“Anything.” Zachary frowned with frustration.
“Then, with or without wings?” Another question came from the woman.
Zachary held his forehead, greatly annoyed by her continuous questions. “Give me one of each.”
“One of each? Do you mean each type from every brand, with wings and without wings, or…”
“Shut up!” Zachary couldn’t stand it anymore. His anger was about to burst.
“Sir, you have to make yourself clear. I don’t know what you want.”
The woman kept asking thousands of questions.
Zachary started clenching his fists.
“Give me a packet of Kotex overnight pads. Thank you.”
A familiar voice rang out. Finally, the awkward situation was eased.
Charlotte saw what happened in the store. Suddenly, her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
He got out of the car to get her sanitary pads, yet she tried to run away.
The woman was stunned by Charlotte’s interruption. Pointing at Zachary, she asked, “Is he with you?”
“Yes.” Charlotte nodded and wrapped her hands around his arm.
Zachary stared at her, then queried, “You ran away, didn’t you?”
“I’ll never be able to escape from you.” Charlotte made a funny face at him. She received the pads from the assistant, then elbowed Zachary. “Pay up.”
Zachary left a stack of cash on the cashier, then walked out of the store with Charlotte.
After they got into the car, Charlotte looked at the sanitary pads and suddenly burst into laughter. “I didn’t know you stopped to get me these. I thought…”
“Just shut up!” Zachary was annoyed and didn’t want to talk further.
That was the first time he bought things in a convenience store. Who would’ve thought that he would be regarded as a robber and questioned by an old woman about sanitary pads?
Right then, he felt aggrieved.
Charlotte pouted and said no more. This man definitely has a bad temper.
Zachary drove to Storm Hotel. Same hotel. Same room.
He pushed Charlotte into the bathroom and threw the pads towards her, then closed the door.
After that, Zachary took a shower in the adjoining bathroom.
Charlotte took a comfortable hot shower, then realized all the clothes were ready, warm and sterilized. Her body felt the warmth as she put on the clothes.
However, perhaps it was because of her menstrual cramps, she was feeling cold.
She walked out of the bathroom with a bathrobe on, and then she saw Zachary drinking wine on the sofa.
“Why are you drinking again?”
After uttering that, she lied on the bed and wrapped a blanket around herself.
“Come here.” Zachary instructed her.
“I’m exhausted.” Charlotte hugged a pillow and curled up in the blanket.
Zachary turned to her, then frowned. She was curling up like a ball, shivering in the blanket.
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Charlotte buried her head into her pillow in exhaustion. Just as she was about to fall into a slumber, a large hand made its way over.
The woman jumped in fright and moved aside. “What are you doing? I’m already in such a state, and you’re still—”
Before she could finish, Zachary placed his warm palm on her forehead and felt her temperature. Then, he whipped out his phone and gave Raina a call. “Come over to Storm Hotel.”
“No, I’m fine!” Charlotte hurriedly stopped him. “I’m just having cramps. It’s not like I’m sick! You don’t have to call a doctor.”
“You sure?” Zachary frowned. “You look really unwell.”
“I’m fine. I’ll just have some hot water and get some rest.” Charlotte rested her face in the man’s hand as her voice turned gentle. “It’s already three in the morning. Don’t get Dr. Langhan to come over.”
All I want is to get some rest. I don’t want to have to deal with anything else.
Besides, the fact that he cared about her was more than enough to make her feel all warm and fuzzy.
“Alright,” Zachary responded as he hung up before typing something into his phone.
“What are you up to?” Charlotte glanced over with curiosity and was instantly taken aback.
He’s searching up on how to boil water!
Soon, the man got up and tried to follow the instructions on his phone. After pouring some water into the electric kettle, he placed the kettle on the base plate and pressed the button. Then, he stood next to it, watching the water boil.
“What are you doing?” Charlotte nearly burst into laughter. “You actually don’t even know how to boil water?”
“Shut it!”
Zachary glared daggers at her. He refused to let anyone laugh at him over anything and was determined to nail even a simple task such as boiling water.
Yup, nailed it.
Seeing how serious he looked, Charlotte couldn’t help but cover her mouth and let out a chuckle.
She had never noticed such an adorable side to him.
They always say men look the most handsome when they’re serious, but this guy isn’t just handsome; he’s so cute!
I can practically feel my heart melting!
Suddenly recalling something, Zachary turned to his phone once again.
“Hi, Siri,” he called out, evidently not bothering to type on the keyboard.
“What can I do for you?”
“What should I do if a woman has menstrual cramps?”
“Here’s some information that might help,” Siri replied.
After reading earnestly, Zachary requested for the hotel to send over some brown sugar and ginger slices.
It didn’t take long for room service to deliver the items. Following the ratio listed in the article, Zachary carefully poured the right amount of brown sugar and ginger slices into the boiling water.
Ten minutes later, he brought a glass of hot ginger tea over and placed it on the bedside table. “Let it cool for five minutes before drinking it. I’ll go wash my hands.”
He did everything so seriously as though he was taking care of something of utmost importance.
Staring at his back, Charlotte couldn’t help but feel moved. Her heart felt so warm right now.
Seriously, I’ve been moved by this devil.
Never had she known that the man would have such a gentle side to him.
Just a second ago, he lost his temper at me before buying me some pads.
Then, he was so annoyed at me before boiling me some ginger tea and taking such good care of me.
Perhaps, these little things weren’t unusual if they came from an ordinary man.
But this was Zachary—a smug, arrogant man who had never entered a convenience store or used an electric kettle.
Yet, for her sake, he was now slowly learning how to care for others.
He’s so different from usual.
So different…
After walking out of the bathroom, Zachary helped Charlotte sit up and placed a pillow behind her back. Then, he gazed at his watch. “Fifty-five seconds.”
“Huh? Fifty-five seconds to what?” Charlotte asked curiously.
“Fifty-five seconds to five minutes,” Zachary replied, continuing to stare at his watch. “Forty-four seconds left. You can only drink it when time’s up.”
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Pfft! Charlotte couldn’t contain her laughter. “Why are you so cute? You’re so silly.”
“Am I wrong?” Zachary frowned, unaware if he had done something he shouldn’t have.
“No. I just think you’re cute,” Charlotte answered as she held his face. “If only you were like this all the time!”
She suddenly realized how charming the man was when he didn’t lose his temper.
“I just don’t want to see you looking like you’re about to die.” Zachary looked away and handed her the glass. “You can drink it now.”
“Thanks!” Charlotte carefully took the glass and began to drink slowly.
The hospital in the countryside wasn’t too well-equipped, and she didn’t take good care of herself after giving birth to the three children. That was why she had many health issues until now and often suffered from menstrual cramps.
During her menstrual cycle, Mrs. Berry would usually boil her some ginger tea too. Drinking it helped to warm her up, which helped to relieve her cramps.
I thought he’d be mad at me just because it came earlier this month, but instead, he’s taking such good care of me.
The warmth she felt in her heart—along with that from the ginger tea—made her feel nothing but bliss.
After finishing her tea, Charlotte licked her lips. Feeling much better now, she attempted to get up to put the glass away.
Instead, Zachary took the glass straight from her hand and put it aside before grabbing a piece of tissue to wipe her lips with it.
Charlotte froze on the spot. The way he did it seemed so natural.
But to her, it felt like a complete surprise.
“Let’s go to sleep now.” Zachary lifted the blanket, lay down, and pulled her into his arms.
Charlotte buried her face in his neck, with her long, flowing hair splayed out all over the pillow and her soft, silky skin pressing onto his body.
Such a position and act brought the two closer in an instant.
With his hand gently caressing her shoulder, the man couldn’t help but kiss her forehead, but soon figured that it wasn’t enough. So, he held her face and brought her closer.
Then, he gently planted kisses all over her eyelids, nose, earlobes, and lips.
Charlotte kept her eyes shut, silently feeling his tender kisses and not daring to move an inch.
Feeling his breath turn increasingly erratic, she began to worry that the man would no longer be able to contain himself.
Yet, he put a stop to his actions all of a sudden and pulled her back into his embrace, no longer touching her afterward.
Charlotte closed her eyes. Judging from his frantic heartbeat, heavy breathing, and scorching body temperature, she knew he was trying his best to control himself.
She suddenly felt moved once again.
He’s not as cruel as I thought he was.
He, too, has a gentle, warm, and kind side…
I want to know more about this side.
The two slept extremely well.
Perhaps due to their exhaustion, their breathing seemed to have some sort of hypnotic effect that enabled each other to calm down.
It had been forever since they both slept so well.
Upon waking up the next day, Charlotte stretched her arms and sighed blissfully before instinctively reaching for the pillow next to her. The spot was empty.
She opened her eyes, only to find that Zachary was already gone.
He’s always like this. He wakes up before me, then leaves quietly.
Feeling slightly crestfallen, Charlotte got out of bed to wash up and noticed a familiar sticky note.
Call the manager and have him send you breakfast after you wake up. He’ll arrange for a ride to take you home. Your clothes are inside the closet.
Then, she noticed how the note was signed off: Gigolo.
Seeing that, Charlotte laughed.
She then took the note and carefully placed it in her purse.
I’ll keep it. It’ll be a good reminder of how kind he was to me last night.
After washing up, Charlotte gave the manager a call, asking him to take her straight home.
She wanted to have breakfast with the children.
A call came for her right after she left the room. It was from Ruby Longman, the principal of Apple Kindergarten.
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Charlotte hurriedly answered the phone.
Ruby went straight to the point after some greetings. “Timothy has transferred to another school. When will Ellie return? It’s been a while since she last came to school.”
“I’ll let you know after talking this through with the kids.”
After hanging up, Charlotte felt unsettled. That mother-daughter duo may have committed all sorts of atrocities, but the child is innocent.
She really didn’t like it when children became caught up in their parents’ affairs.
But still, even if Hector is now a lost cause, the Sterlings still have a solid foundation. They won’t fall that easily.
Hector’s parents probably chose to send the child elsewhere so that the boy wouldn’t suffer.
Thinking about all this, Charlotte slowly felt better.
She returned home to find Mrs. Berry caught up in an array of tasks—making toast and cooking oatmeal while the three kids called out to her.
“Can you braid my hair, Mrs. Berry? My hair is all over the place!”
Ellie’s squeaky voice came from her bedroom. The child had such long and thick hair that she couldn’t wash up before braiding her hair first.
“Coming!” Mrs. Berry answered while adding some toppings into the oatmeal.
“Mrs. Berry! We’re out of toilet paper,” Jamie shouted in a panic. “I haven’t cleaned my butt yet!”
“But there was still some left this morning! Robbie must have used it all up,” Mrs. Berry replied hastily. “I’ll get you another roll in a bit. Give me a second!”
“Where did Fifi’s breakfast go, Mrs. Berry?” Robbie’s loud voice came from the balcony. “She’s so hungry that she can’t stop crying! I’ve been looking everywhere for her food.”
“I just took another pack out yesterday! Isn’t it on top of the washing machine? Be patient, now. I’ll be there right away.”
Mrs. Berry lowered the heat on the stove before hurriedly taking a roll of toilet paper to the bathroom. Then, she headed to the balcony to hand Fifi’s food to Robbie.
After washing her hands, she rushed into Ellie’s room to braid her hair.
Ellie sat in front of the dressing table, braiding her Barbie doll’s hair while talking to it.
“Be good at school today, Deedee. Drink lots of water, and don’t eat too much candy, or you’ll get cavities. It’ll hurt if you have to visit the dentist.”
Then, she gave another doll a change of clothes. “Be a good girl too, Lulu. We’ll be having art classes today. Don’t get paint on your dress, okay?”
“Haha! So you’ve named this one, too? You still have a few more in your closet; do they all have names?”
Seeing Ellie behave in such an adorable manner seemed to completely energize Mrs. Berry, who was standing behind the girl to braid her hair.
“Yeah! I’ve already named like five of them!”
Ellie tilted her head and giggled. “When Mommy comes back, I’ll introduce her to our new family members!”
“Well, of course!”
“Mommy’s home!”
At this moment, Charlotte walked through the door with a few bags of breakfast items in her hand. “Robbie! Jamie! Ellie! Look what Mommy’s brought back!”
“Mommy!”
The three children rushed over.
Robbie still had some bird feed in his hand, and Fifi was eating out of his palm.
Jamie ran over while clutching onto his pants, not realizing that there was toilet paper beneath his foot. He ended up leaving an entire white trail behind him as he ran.
“Mommy! Mommy!”
Ellie only had one side of her hair braided, while the other side hadn’t been tied up yet.
Mrs. Berry chased after her with a hairbrush. “Don’t run, Ellie! I haven’t tied one of your braids yet!”
“Mommy!”
“Oh, my! Slow down!”
Charlotte knelt on the floor with open arms and stumbled backward upon receiving the three children. Once again, she had been knocked to the ground.
Her butt hurt, but her heart felt warm.
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“Alright, alright! Go wash your hands and we’ll have breakfast together.”
Now that Charlotte was back, Mrs. Berry could finally take a breather.
The former took over the job of caring for the children and placed all the food she had brought on the table.
Coupled with the toast and oatmeal Mrs. Berry had prepared, it was a wholesome breakfast.
The family sat at the dining table, happily enjoying their meal.
Charlotte promised to take them to the amusement park in the afternoon—on the condition that they helped Mrs. Berry do the dishes and tidy the kitchen.
The children raised their arms in agreement.
Mrs. Berry beamed as she saw how elated they looked.
However, she couldn’t help but worry after noticing Charlotte come home in a different set of clothes.
After breakfast, Mrs. Berry dragged Charlotte into a room while the children cleaned the kitchen. “Are you seeing someone, Miss?”
“Yeah.” Charlotte didn’t want to keep it a secret from her.
“Who is it? Do I know him?”
“It’s not someone you know,” Charlotte responded briefly. “We’ve just begun dating, which is why I haven’t brought him home. But don’t worry; I’m all grown up now. I won’t be as muddled as I once was, and I’m aware of what I do now.”
“Okay…” Despite still feeling concerned, there was nothing much Mrs. Berry could say except to give the woman a reminder. “Be careful outside. Don’t let anyone take advantage of you.”
“I won’t. Don’t worry.”
In the afternoon, Charlotte and Mrs. Berry brought the children to the amusement park.
The children were still young and could only play a few basic games, so it wasn’t too much of a hassle for the adults.
However, since Mrs. Berry hadn’t been in the best of health lately, she would begin panting in exhaustion just after a brief walk, and her back would hurt too.
She must have been working too hard these days. Feeling extremely guilty, Charlotte talked to Mrs. Berry while the children took a break. “Maybe I can hire a part-time helper.”
Yet, Mrs. Berry was strongly against her suggestion—the reasons being that part-timers were expensive and that she didn’t feel safe having a stranger around the house.
Just as Charlotte tried to convince her otherwise, Ellie’s voice suddenly rang out. “Timothy!”
Charlotte instinctively looked over and spotted Hector’s mother, Julia Zimmer, and a few bodyguards taking Timothy to the carousel.
To make the boy happy, Julia had booked the entire carousel and even made the bodyguards pay the other visitors to go elsewhere.
Yet, Timothy didn’t seem pleased at all, for he still had a frown on his face.
But that was until he saw Ellie.
“Elisa!”
Unable to contain his excitement, Timothy hurriedly jumped off the carousel, only to trip and fall by accident.
Moreover, the carousel platform was still moving, and the boy was nearly trapped inside it.
“Oh, God! Timmy!”
Julia let out a piercing scream.
Thankfully, two bodyguards swiftly went to save Timothy.
Julia trembled in shock as she hugged her grandson. “You scared the living daylights out of me, Timmy! Why did you jump off while you were having so much fun? Don’t you know how dangerous that was?”
“I spotted my classmate.”
Disregarding the wound on his knee, Timothy shoved his grandmother aside and ran toward Ellie.
Not wanting to be involved with the Sterlings again, Charlotte hastily tried to leave with Ellie.
But the boy had already made his way over and grabbed Ellie by the hand. “Long time no see, Ellie! Are you doing okay?”
“I’m great! What about you?”
That was just how innocent a child’s world always was. Ellie was just as pleased to see Timothy.
Then, she noticed his injury. “Your knee—does it hurt?”
“Nope. Not after seeing you!” Timothy beamed.
“I have a band-aid. Here you go.”
Ellie took out a band-aid with a cartoon on it and handed it to Timothy.
“Thanks!” But just as Timothy was about to retrieve it, a large hand swooped in and knocked the band-aid out of Ellie’s hand.
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“Let’s go, Timmy. I’ll take you to the hospital,” said Julia as she cast Charlotte a frosty glare.
“Grandma—” Before Timothy could say anything more, the elderly woman began to drag him away.
This caused the boy to put up a fight. “I don’t want to see the doctor! I want to play with my classmate…”
“I’ll get your other classmates to play with you,” Julia coaxed. “You can play with Blossom and Dawnie, okay? There’s also—”
“No! I want to play with Elisa.”
Timothy broke free of Julia’s grasp and knelt on the ground, refusing to budge.
“Why are you such a disobedient child?” Julia was exasperated. “You have so many other friends! Why you do you have to play with this one?”
“I just want to play with Elisa!” Timothy remained kneeling on the floor.
Julia threw a bodyguard a glance, and the latter immediately picked the boy up before quickly leaving.
“Let me go! Let me go now!”
Timothy’s incessant screaming began to attract the gazes of many passersby.
Ellie was so frightened that she hid behind Charlotte. “Poor Timothy…” she remarked timidly.
Despite feeling agonized by the sight, there was nothing Charlotte could do, so she began to leave with Ellie.
“Hold it right there!” Julia suddenly called out to her.
Furrowing her brows, Charlotte signaled at Mrs. Berry.
The latter went up to hold Ellie’s hand. “Come, Ellie. I’ll take you to your brothers.”
“Okay.” Ellie cast Charlotte a glance before reluctantly walking away with Mrs. Berry.
Julia walked over and remarked sternly, “I heard you’re with Zachary Nacht now.”
“I don’t think this has anything to do with you, Ms. Zimmer.”
A complicated mix of emotions swept through Charlotte upon seeing Julia after so many years.
Back when the Windt family was at its peak, Julia would treat Charlotte and her father like royalty while constantly matchmaking Hector and her.
Charlotte used to respect this woman too, and the two were once extremely close.
But when the Windt family business took a sharp turn for the worst, Julia immediately called off the wedding.
She was nothing but a two-faced woman whose acting skills were impeccable.
“I’m impressed,” Julia scoffed. “I’ve really underestimated you.”
Charlotte turned to leave, not wanting to bother with the older woman.
“Your father must be rolling in his grave now. There’s no way he can rest in peace thanks to a shameless daughter like you!” Julia suddenly added.
Charlotte stopped in her tracks and turned her head. “What do you mean by that?”
“Nothing much,” Julia responded with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “You’ll get it soon enough!”
Then, she turned and let.
Charlotte felt extremely conflicted as she recalled those words.
Hector, Simon, and Amanda had all hinted that her father’s death had something to do with Zachary. And now, Julia had just said something awfully strange too.
Could it be…
Despite feeling restless, Charlotte quickly regained herself. They’re all on the same side and want me to die.
I can’t trust whatever they say.
“Mommy! Mommy!”
Then, her three children came back.
“Mommy! I took part in a toy car competition and won first place! They gave me this little car as a prize,” Robbie exclaimed while holding a toy car in his hand.
“Wow! That’s amazing, Robbie.” Charlotte knelt down to give him a kiss.
“I went rock climbing and reached the highest point, Mommy! This is my prize,” Jamie chimed in as he raised a dinosaur figurine high up in the air. “Do you like it?”
“I do! You’re amazing too, Jamie.” Charlotte gave him a hug.
“Mommy, I-I didn’t win any prizes…” Ellie whined with a pout.
“That’s okay. You can have my toy car.” Robbie gave his toy to Ellie.
“You can have my dinosaur too,” Jamie added.
“Thanks!” With a giggle, Ellie raised her pretty little cartoon purse. “I’ll treat you guys to some cotton candy!”
“Okay! Thanks, Ellie!”
With that, the three siblings headed toward the cotton candy stall hand-in-hand.
“Slow down, kids! Don’t trip and fall,” Mrs. Berry reminded them with a chuckle.
Seeing how happy her children looked, Charlotte’s lips curled into a wide smile. Don’t overthink, Charlotte. Be thankful for what you have right now.
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On their way home from the amusement park, Charlotte talked to the children about going back to kindergarten.
After gaining their approval, she met the principal on her own, expressing her hopes for her children could be given equal treatment, and that they would grow happily and healthily.
Ruby assured her not to worry.
The principal also hinted that the Sterlings had already cashed out on their shares in Apple Kindergarten, so the school no longer had anything to do with that family.
Charlotte responded courteously, informing Ruby that the kids would return the following Monday.
On her way home, Charlotte’s emotions were in a slight jumble. Having shares in an educational institution is just a small investment, but they’ve already cashed out on those shares. That means the Sterlings are in much more trouble than I thought.
The fun-filled weekend passed in a blink of an eye, and a busy Monday followed.
Rising from bed early, Charlotte braided Ellie’s hair while telling Robbie and Jamie to wash up.
Now that they had moved into a bigger house that had two bathrooms, the children no longer had to fight over using the bathroom.
Mrs. Berry kept herself busy in the kitchen, preparing a sumptuous breakfast.
Charlotte always told her that she didn’t have to go out of her way to make such fancy meals.
But Mrs. Berry was so used to being meticulous that she would prepare at least four items for breakfast.
Watching the family eat together at the dining table while happily chatting away was what Mrs. Berry enjoyed most.
The children were thrilled to finally return to school after taking such a long break.
After breakfast, Charlotte and Mrs. Berry saw them off in front of the school bus. Then, Charlotte rushed to work.
She had previously been suspended after the scene Luna had caused at the office.
Moreover, many other employees had witnessed the scene, so the rumors must have already spread.
I wonder what will happen now.
Charlotte felt uneasy as she arrived at the company building.
But she walked into the building, only to realize that no one was really paying attention to her. Instead, her coworkers were trying their best to squeeze into the elevators, worried about clocking in late and getting their pay deducted.
Charlotte stood inside a corner of the elevator, listening in on her coworkers. They were gossiping away, but their conversations had nothing to do with her.
With that, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As the elevator continued to go up, her coworkers left one by one, until only a few made it up to the president’s office’s on level 68.
One of them was Lucy Wright.
“Good morning, Ms. Wright,” Charlotte greeted cautiously.
“Good morning,” Lucy replied courteously. “You were away for quite some time. You haven’t forgotten how to perform your duties, have you?”
“Not at all! In fact, I even did a little homework last night.”
“That’s good. All the best.” With a smile, Lucy walked out of the elevator gracefully.
Charlotte sighed with relief and walked out too, soon arriving at her designated workplace—the reception desk outside the president’s office.
Work wasn’t exactly busy, but it wasn’t that easy either.
Charlotte received a pile of documents as soon as she arrived at her desk.
Lucy came by with a reminder. “There’ll be an important meeting today, and a few executives of the companies we’re working with will be dropping by. Be sure to get each of their names right. Don’t mess up.”
“Okay, I got it.”
Charlotte nodded fervently and went through the documents. Today’s guests were all going to be high-level executives of large-scale companies.
It didn’t take long for a few of them to show up one by one, and Lucy personally welcomed them at the elevator before leading them to the meeting room.
Then, Charlotte noticed that there was still one more important figure who hadn’t shown up. Just as she tried to recall who it was, the door to the elevator opened.
A tall figure walked out, followed by four personal assistants. It was quite a sight.
As Charlotte looked up, her eyes couldn’t help but shine.
This female president who appeared to be in her twenties was over 170cm tall and had a slim, model-like figure. Her poise was out of this world.
On top of that, she had absolutely stunning features due to her multiracial features.
“Hello! You must be Ms. Blackwood of Synder Group,” greeted Charlotte, immediately recognizing the woman. “This way, please.”
Yet, the woman didn’t even spare Charlotte a glance, but a radiant smile appeared on her face the moment she caught sight of Zachary, who was right behind Charlotte. “Zachary!”
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“Sharon!” Zachary came out to personally welcome her and even opened his arms wide.
Sharon shoved a spaced-out Charlotte aside and ran in her heels toward Zachary before leaping into his arms.
Charlotte was in a complete daze as she witnessed the ordeal.
“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming to H City?”
Zachary led Sharon into the meeting room with an arm around her shoulder.
“I wanted to give you a surprise!”
Sharon sounded as soft as cotton candy while she spoke, and her eyes couldn’t stop shining.
“Well, you’ve succeeded.”
Charlotte remained in a daze even after Zachary’s figure disappeared from her sight.
Am I seeing things?
Am I hallucinating?
The mighty, defiant Zachary Nacht, who always treated others like they were beneath him, had never once personally welcomed a guest, let alone behave so affectionately in front of everyone.
No one’s ever going to believe it if he says there’s nothing going on between the two of them!
But…
Didn’t he just make love to me so passionately two mornings ago? Then, he took care of me at night, and we slept in each other’s arms. Why is he being so nice to another woman now?
Besides, didn’t he say I’d be the only woman for him?
Who is this Sharon, then?
“Charlotte. Charlotte! Charlotte!”
Lucy called out to her three times, but it was only after giving her a light shove that the latter finally returned to her senses. “Huh?”
“Why are you spacing out like that?” Lucy growled with her brows creased. “You just got back after such a long break. Why are you still behaving this way?”
“Sorry, I…”
“You’d better stop that, or you are looking for the ax,” Lucy warned. “Snap out of it and come help out in the meeting room.”
“Okay.”
Charlotte drank a glass of water and took a deep breath. Then, she followed Lucy into the meeting room.
Lucy had other matters to take care of, so she arranged for Charlotte to prepare some documents with the other secretaries.
All the major shareholders of Divine Corporation were here today, in addition to high-level executives of four other companies. In short, everyone here was a big shot.
Despite the tense atmosphere, everyone seemed to be trying their very best to butter Sharon up.
“You’re really something else, Ms. Blackwood. You’re just like your father!”
“Right? You took over the company at such a young age. You definitely have a bright future ahead!”
“You and Mr. Nacht are childhood sweethearts, and you’re now joining hands in the business. You’re a match made in heaven!”
“That’s right! Ms. Blackwood and the senior Mr. Nacht were talking about this when I last met them.”
“Since we’re about to begin our collaboration on the coastal project, why don’t you two think about getting married while at it?”
The last words were spoken by one of the directors of Synder Group. From the tone of his voice, the man was testing the waters with a hint of eagerness.
Everyone turned to Zachary and Sharon, seemingly waiting for them to speak.
With a flushed face, Sharon gazed at Zachary lovingly.
Meanwhile, Charlotte, who was carrying a pile of documents in her hands, couldn’t help but turn to Zachary upon hearing the conversation.
Her heart beat so frantically that it could practically leap out of her chest.
“What are you doing?” Lucy hissed. “Everyone else is giving out the documents, but you’re just standing here!”
Charlotte took a deep breath and hastily joined the other secretaries.
“We’ll be talking about work matters only,” Zachary responded briefly.
“He’s right. We’re here to discuss our collaboration, so please stop teasing us,” Sharon chimed in with a grin. “It’s the first time Divine Corporation and Synder are working together, and I’ve just taken over as head, so I’m looking forward to everyone’s support!”
“But of course!” the Synder executive exclaimed. “With Divine Corporation and Synder Group working together, I know we’ll go far!”
“The air used to be so tense whenever we came over for meetings. But with you around, Ms. Blackwood, the atmosphere has lightened up now.”