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Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort Chapter 411

As Charlotte served the beers and jotted down the orders, she suddenly caught sight of someone who looked all too familiar. Her heart almost missed a beat upon looking at him from behind.

It’s him!

Every time Zachary visited Sultry Night, he would don a black leather jacket and cover his face with his unique black mask. Even in the dimly lit hallway, his tall stature still exuded strength and screamed power.

The aura around him made him seem like a god of the underworld.

But why is he here?

Is he coming here to fool around with the hostesses too?

In an instant, countless thoughts flooded into Charlotte’s head. She fixed her gaze on him with mixed emotions.

Only when Zachary entered his usual private room did she turn her head around.

“Charlotte, what’s up?” Olivia tapped on Charlotte’s shoulder playfully.

“Nothing. Room V11 wants some ice. I’ll go get it,” Charlotte replied, coming to her senses.

“I can go instead. There’s another group of customers in that private room over there. They just arrived, so you can go in there and maybe get a big order or two! Get going! Good luck!” Olivia took her tray with a bright smile.

“Hah… alright!”

Charlotte could not help but chuckle as she listened to Olivia. It had been a week since she started working, but the number of orders she got at the end of the day was still the least among all of the promoters there.

Fleur had reminded her countless of times to be thick-skinned and master the art of using the right words to become more likable. “Otherwise, you’ll be leaving with your base salary forever!” she told her.

Even after watching Fleur’s demonstration on how to coerce a customer into buying expensive drinks, Charlotte still acted stiffly. Unable to hold back her impatience any longer, Fleur gave Charlotte a final warning and told her that she would be fired if her sales volume were to remain at the bottom that month.

That warning was a huge slap in Charlotte’s face and gave her a reality check. She knew that she had to work much harder.

Meanwhile, Olivia made use of every single opportunity she could find to help Charlotte get bigger orders from more generous customers.

“How are you still laughing? We promoters get to work in these private rooms because we are more educated than the rest. We are pretty lucky if you think about it. Look at our fellow promoters! They get the hang of working here within days, and some made enough to buy their houses in the short span of a few months! Now, look at you! It’s been seven days, and you’re still at the bottom. Do you really need the money?” Olivia furrowed her brows and shook her head.

“Of course, I do! It’s just that I’m not that sociable… But I’ll work hard… “ Charlotte pursed her lips.

“Yes, yes. Work hard! Work hard, make that bread, and we shall leave the place. We can’t be working here our whole lives, can we?” Olivia lamented, putting an arm around Charlotte’s shoulders.

“I know. I’ll try to be the top promoter tonight!” Charlotte shook off her negative thoughts and cheered herself on.

“Good luck and get going! That’s a VVIP room. You mustn’t make them wait!”

“Yeah!”

As Olivia left to get ice, Charlotte took a deep breath and entered the VVIP room with a pounding heart.

She knew that she would be able to get some impressively big orders from that private room. After all, Zachary was the customer in there. He had bottles of liquor reserved exclusively for him, all of which with seven-digit numbers on the price tags. Furthermore, he was a generous tipper.

The only problem then was hiding her identity from him. Will he recognize me?

Charlotte glanced at her outfit. Even after she altered her uniform, the clothes still looked skimpy, and it looked as if she was showing off her curvy figure. With the addition of the black-laced mask and bunny ear headband, she looked completely different from her usual self.

Furthermore, she had learned her lesson from the encounter with Jackson last time, so she bought a red wig, put on purple contact lenses, and even painted her lips in a fiery red shade.

From head to toe, she looked completely different from before.

Even for Olivia, it was difficult to tell that she was Charlotte without looking at her nametag.

With those reassuring thoughts in mind, Charlotte finally stepped into the private room.

Zachary was leaning back on the sofa with his eyes glued to his phone. He seemed to be reading some documents.

“Would you like the same liquor reserved for you from last time?” Fleur was serving him herself because he was an important customer.

“Yes, and please bring us two buckets of ice,” Ben was the one who replied to her.

“Okay. Hey, go get the ice,” Fleur said, giving Charlotte an impatient look.

“Got it,” Charlotte replied softly and walked over to a mini-bar behind a partition in the room.

Raising an eyebrow, Ben turned to stare at Charlotte, and there were suspicion and confusion in his eyes.

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“So there’s a mini-bar here? I didn’t know that.”

Fleur was rather surprised. Though it had only been a month since she began working here with Peter, she deemed herself a know-it-all who was familiar with working in Sultry Night.

She had not dared enter the VVIP room and did not know that the room had such a unique design.

“I… I just discovered this too.” Charlotte tried to suppress her panic and sneaked a nervous glance at Zachary.

Zachary was still on his phone. It seemed that there were some bad news, and his face looked grim.

It had been about half a month since she last saw him. He seems to have lost some weight…

“You have sharp eyes. Alright, do the preparations. I’ll open the red wine,” Fleur replied.

“Okay.” Charlotte took out two buckets of ice and placed them down.

On the other hand, Fleur had opened the red wine and was about to pour some into the decanter.

Charlotte instinctively stopped her and said, “Hold on. The wine will taste better if you chill the decanter with some ice first.”

“Is that so?” Fleur asked, keeping her voice low.

“Yes.” Ben came over, eyeing Charlotte from head to toe. She has a very good figure, but this uniform? This costume is a bit much…

“Let her handle this.” Ben gestured.

And so, Fleur handed over the red wine and the decanter to Charlotte.

Kneeling down, Charlotte began decanting the wine. She placed a few ice cubes into the decanter and gave it a light shake.

She was twirling the ice cubes throughout the decanter, but she was so graceful that there were no unpleasant noises made at all.

After about a minute or so, she poured away the ice cubes in the decanter and poured the red wine into the decanter from its edge.

Lastly, she used a lighter to blast a small flame on Zachary’s wine glass before swirling some ice cubes in it.

Every step that she carried out seemed smooth and confident.

“You’re pretty skillful. Where did you learn this from?” Ben was still feeling baffled.

“I learned this from the internet,” Charlotte replied, pinching her voice to hide her identity.

Zachary briefly glanced at her before looking back at his phone.

It was obvious that he did not recognize her.

Her short-lived eye contact with Zachary gave her mixed feelings. While she was relieved that she managed to keep her identity hidden, she was a little disappointed that he could no longer sense her presence when it had only been weeks since they parted.

Back at Fairytale Land, he had spotted her straight away even though she had worn oversized clothes and covered herself from head to toe.

It seems like he has forgotten me, now that he’s with Sharon…

“You may take your leave,” Ben told the two of them, knowing that Zachary preferred a quiet environment with privacy.

Fleur gave a ninety-degree bow and retreated as she left the room.

Charlotte followed suit.

“How is it? Are the problems severe” Ben asked carefully.

“There shouldn’t have been any problems at all. Somebody must have messed with the programming of our products,” Zachary said, his brows furrowing deeper.

“Bruce is on it. He’ll see to the bottom of the situation soon enough.”

Seeing that it was good timing to hand him the wine, Ben passed Zachary’s wine glass to him.

Zachary took a sip and raised his eyebrows. “This tastes pretty good!” He remarked.

“I was quite surprised that the promoter knew how to do pretty decent decanting.”

“Maybe she wasn’t just a promoter,” Zachary said.

“What? Why?” Ben blinked.

“Few would know about that mini-bar over there… “ Zachary uttered and then froze as if something had struck him. Looking at Ben, he said, “Call the promoter in!”

“Yes!” Ben swiftly left the room to find Fleur.

“What’s going on? Did she do something wrong?” Fleur asked anxiously.

“No. She’s very good at decanting. I want her to serve the wine.” Ben made up an excuse.

“Right, right. I’ll go get her this instant. She’s probably in another serving area right now. It might take me a while to find her…” Fleur replied politely with her head low.

“Do it as quickly as you can.”

“Got it.”

As Zachary swirled his wine glass with an oddly impassive expression on his face, Ben said softly, “It can’t be Ms. Windt, can it? You just gave her two million not too long ago. She wouldn’t be sinking this low to be working here, right?”

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“Anything, and I mean anything that somehow seems impossible can, and will happen to that stupid woman!”

Zachary’s face fell. She is good as dead if I find out that she’s working here as a promoter, and wearing that garbage, no less. Does she have a death wish or what?

Vexed at the thought, he snapped, “Why is she not here yet?”

“The chief promoter said that she’s serving in section C,” Ben articulated his every word. “I’ve asked the chief promoter to go look for her.”

“Go look for her yourself,” Zachary demanded.

“Yes, sir.” Someone knocked on the door just when Ben was about to head out. “Come in!” Ben hurriedly answered.

A female promoter made her way in. She was dressed in the same clothes and style. The tag on her chest was 118, identical to the girl who they spotted just moments ago.

However, something did not quite add up…

“Sir, how can I help you?”

The girl kept her head low and greeted respectfully.

However, her legs were shaking from being too nervous.

Flashback to ten minutes ago.

Charlotte and Olivia were serving in section C. Fleur rushed to her side and told her to get to the private room as soon as possible because a VIP was asking for her.

Charlotte had a hunch that something was wrong right then. Zachary must have realized something. I’m going to be busted if I go to the private room right now.

To get herself out of the trouble, Charlotte found a girl who had a similar physique to replace herself. She arranged for the girl to wear a wig and bear her number. In return, Charlotte promised to let the girl in for a huge deal.

However, the girl was intimidated by the domineering vibe that Zachary exuded as soon as she entered the private room. She did not even dare to raise her head to look at the man.

“We’ve finished all our drinks, and we quite enjoyed the way you decanted the wine just now. Do decant another one for us, please.”

“Sure.” Charlotte had taught her and Olivia how to decant wine when there was time to spare. As a result, the girl had managed to secure quite a number of lucrative deals because of her skill.

For the same reason, Charlotte had sought for the girl’s help to impersonate herself.

However, Charlotte had not expected that the girl would get so nervous that she was practically fumbling when decanting the wine. The latter even almost spilled Zachary’s drink.

“Get out,” Zachary snapped in an icy tone.

“Yes,” the girl answered meekly and dashed for the door.

“It seems like…”

Zachary interrupted Ben, “That’s not her.” Just one glance and he knew for sure that the girl was not Charlotte. He was adamant that Charlotte was not even slightly intimidated by himself. She’s always calm and composed before me. That was how she was able to decant the wine with such grace just now.

However, Zachary could not say the same for other women. Somehow, they always found him intimidating and would fidget uncontrollably before him. Despite having similar decanting skills, their edgy and jittery manners before him would be a dead giveaway.

“Then, the one before…”

Zachary stood up all of a sudden before Ben could finish his sentence. He headed for the door at a brisk pace.

Ben trailed behind him right away.

Meanwhile, Charlotte was swamped in section C.

Kristi rushed to her side and sobbed, “Charlotte, the man in the private room is terrifying. I was shivering as soon as I entered the room. His subordinate asked me to decant the wine, and he ordered me to leave before I can even finish it.”

“Did he make things difficult for you?” Charlotte asked anxiously.

“No, not really,” Kristi said as she shook her head. Then, she proceeded to fish out a stack of cash from her bra and said animatedly, “His bodyguard handed me a stack of cash when I came out just now. I’ve counted it, it’s exactly ten thousand.”

“What on earth? Did he actually tip you that generously?” Olivia was green with envy.

“Damn, why didn’t he tip me just now?” Charlotte was envious of Kristi’s luck as well.

“Haha, I’m rich!” Kristi took out four bills and gave Charlotte and Olivia two each. “These are for you guys. Olivia, thanks for recommending me to work here. Charlotte, thank you for sending me to the private room.”

“Since you’re so generously tipped, I don’t think you need that other bill, right?” Charlotte grinned.

“Of course, I still need that bill.” Kristi was especially sensitive when it came to money. “I was literally risking my life by impersonating you back in the private room. You had no idea how nervous I was just now. My heart was in my throat man…”

Before Kristi could finish, she nudged Charlotte and hurriedly said, “Charlotte, the man from the private room is heading in our direction.”

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Charlotte turned around, and noticed that Zachary was indeed making his way toward them with his bodyguards trailing behind him.

“Isn’t he the guy from the dinner last time?”

Olivia recognized the man right away. The man was practically the center of attention at the dinner at Ashenville Garden last time, someone whom even the nobles were trying to appease. He must be some bigshot.

“What should I do?” All color drained from Kristi’s face as her legs shook. “Has he found out that I was impersonating you and he’s here to teach me a lesson?”

“Don’t worry.” Noticing that Kristi was shuddering, she could not bring herself to drag the latter into more trouble. She exchanged her number with her and dismissed her, “Go on with your work. I’ll handle this.”

“Okay, then,” Kristi scurried off.

“Charlotte, did you somehow offend the man?” Olivia asked in a worried tone.

“Maybe.” If I hadn’t recognized him or treated him like a gigolo, then maybe our paths would never have crossed again.

“Let’s go. They’re almost here,” Olivia tried to drag Charlotte along.

The two of them were more than familiar with the hallways. Before long, they found themselves back in Section A. Noticing that they had shrugged off the group, Charlotte heaved a sigh of relief.

“Fleur had arranged for us to help out in section C today. Will she punish us if she realizes that we’re in section A instead?” Olivia was apprehensive about defying Fleur’s arrangements.

“You go to section C,” Charlotte nudged her friend. “Don’t worry. I’m going to be alright.”

“Alright then. The man shouldn’t be able to find you now. There are a lot of customers here at section A, and it’s alright for you to come here and back them up, or just go along the lines of some regulars are asking for you or something.”

“Sure.”

Charlotte was summoned as soon as Olivia left.

Sultry Night was always bustling with customers. Every night was practically fully booked. Unless one made a prior reservation, otherwise it would be near impossible to get a room in the club.

Some organization was throwing a party in section C, and they were shorthanded there. That was why Fleur had arranged for Charlotte and Olivia to head there that night.

Meanwhile, in section A, the guests at the private room had ordered a lot of drinks. Charlotte was especially spirited to attend to the large order.

She pushed carts after carts of expensive wine into the private room and crouched on the floor as she poured the drinks for the guests.

Almost every businessman had a hostess in their arms as they drank and flirted with the girls on the sofa. It was apparent that they were having the time of their lives.

One of the men was ogling Charlotte even though another hostess was right in his arms. He rubbed against Charlotte’s thighs with the tip of his toes and flirted, “Hey pretty, you have a great body. Why don’t we enjoy a few drinks together?”

“Thanks for the offer, sir. But I don’t know how to drink.” Charlotte shifted herself to one side.

“How are you not able to drink when you’re working at Sultry Night?” The man smiled slyly and offered, “What do you say to one thousand per drink, hmm?”

“Haha, you’re really the player!”

The other men burst out laughing.

“She’s still too young, let us drink with you,” the other hostesses tried to get Charlotte out of the sticky situation.

“I don’t think she’s that young though,” The man was still eyeballing Charlotte in a lecherous manner. “I’d even say that she’s well developed by just looking at one part of her.”

Charlotte knitted her brows and stood right up to leave.

The man stood up and dragged on Charlotte, “Hey pretty, don’t get on my nerves!”

“Let me go!” Charlotte growled at him.

“What about no?” The man shamelessly edged closer to her instead. “You smell so good…”

Disgusted by the man’s insolent manner, she tried to shrug him off. However, the man tightened his grip on her wrist, and she could not seem to free herself, no matter how hard she tried to.

The door of the private room sprung open and a slender figure made its entrance.

The man was displeased with the interruption and berated, “Who the f-”

He swallowed his words right back into his mouth. The obsidian deep-set gaze exuded a domineering vibe. His stern gaze was especially apparent under the dim lighting in the private room.

The bodyguards behind the man exuded a formidable aura as well.

Charlotte subconsciously turned around and stole a glance, her heart thumping wildly.

Damn it, how did he know I’m here?

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Zachary narrowed his eyes at Charlotte’s wrist.

“Aren’t you going to let her go?” Ben bellowed at the guy, “Are you tired of having your hands attached to your body?”

The man hurriedly let go of Charlotte and retracted a few steps and slumped to the sofa behind. He asked in an apprehensive manner, “Who- who are you guys?”

The other men at the sofa were scared to their wits and dared not make a sound.

“Make him lose the hand that was gripping her wrist just now!”

Zachary barked the orders before turning around to leave.

Stumped, Charlotte froze on the ground, widening her eyes in disbelief at the turn of events. Before she could even figure out what just transpired, the sounds of the man wailing in pain filled the private room.

As she traced the sounds of the man screaming in pain, she was greeted by the sight of Ben stepping the man’s hands against the wall. The crisp sounds of the man’s bones cracking rang in her ears.

The man’s face grimaced with the excruciating pain. He tried hard to struggle himself free but to no avail.

The other people in the private room paled at the sight as they retreated themselves to a corner, not daring to utter even a single word.

The hostesses had never seen anything like it and shuddered in fear as they covered their eyes.

“You have a death wish!” Ben scowled at the man and retracted his foot.

The man slumped to the floor and fainted from the agonizing pain.

Charlotte was stumped and froze on the ground. Moments passed and she still could not regain her composure.

“What are you waiting for? Come right this way!” Ben said.

Up until then, Ben was still not certain that the tacky woman standing before him was Charlotte Windt.

Charlotte forced herself to snap out of her thoughts and trailed behind Ben.

A sense of trepidation washed over her as they made their way over to Zachary’s private room. Has he recognized me? How is he going to punish me if he has recognized me?

Before long, they had already reached Zachary’s private room. He was enjoying his drink quietly on the sofa. He looked calm and composed, his eyes downcast.

Charlotte stood at the entrance as she did not dare to enter the room.

“This way, please,” Ben gestured for her to enter.

She had no choice but to enter the private room, making her way to the center, and looked apprehensively at Zachary.

However, Zachary paid no heed to her as he silently sipped on his drink.

After he finished the drink in his hand, Zachary put down the drink in his hand, and finally parted his lips to order her, “Go wash your hand.”

Charlotte was stumped, but she relented and went over to the back and washed her hands.

Ben, on the other hand, was flabbergasted.

“I’m done,” Charlotte said in a small voice after she was done. She had no idea what Zachary was going to do next.

“Decant another bottle,” Zachary gestured at her with his chin.

Charlotte crouched down and opened another bottle of red wine to decant it.

All the while, Zachary had not once averted his gaze from her wrist.

Charlotte was well aware of the reasons that he demanded her to wash hands. Firstly, he deemed her wrist dirty after some guy gripped it. Second of all, he was trying to identify her by spotting the wound on her hand.

Despite feeling nervous, she was actually glad that the wound on the back of her hand had actually healed and did not leave any scar behind.

However, the scar on her palms from being scalded by the cigar was still clear and visible.

As long as he did not turn over her hand to check, her palm was actually concealed from sight when decanting the wine.

After she was done decanting, Charlotte poured a half a glass for him.

Then, she stood up and retracted a few steps back, keeping quiet all the while as she kept her head low, waiting for his next instruction.

She had not once lifted her head and looked him in the eyes.

Charlotte was cool as a cucumber throughout the whole exchange.

Zachary said nothing. He merely took the glass and sipped on the wine quietly.

Meanwhile, Ben was furrowing his brows, perplexed at the sight before him.

What is Mr. Nacht trying to do?

Is this woman really Ms. Windt?

It did not take Zachary long to finish his wine.

Nonchalantly, he said, “You may leave now.”

“Huh?” Charlotte was stumped yet again. So did he recognize me, or not?

Why isn’t he exposing me if he has recognized me?

Why would he waste all that effort to find me if he’s not even sure?

And, why did he break the man’s hand then?

“Get lost!” Zachary snapped.

Ben hurriedly gestured for her to leave, “This way please!”

Charlotte bowed to him and turned around to leave…

When she reached the door, Ben took out a few stacks of cash and handed it over to her. “Thank you for your hard work.”

There should be about fifty thousand here. If Ben has larger hands, I seriously think that he’ll give me more.

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Charlotte was thrilled for getting the lavish tip. After getting off work, she treated Olivia and Kristi to supper.

Kristi turned green with envy after knowing that Charlotte had received a huge tip.

On the contrary, Olivia was elated over the good news. At the rate at which things were going, they would be able to save enough, and in turn, quit working at Sultry Night much sooner.

Kristi, however, thought differently. She actually liked working at Sultry Night, claiming that it was fast and easy money. The girl wanted to save up enough to buy a property at H City.

Not only that, but she also hoped that she would somehow meet a rich guy while working at Sultry Night. She was dying to realize her goal of becoming a rich man’s trophy wife.

Olivia burst her bubble and told her that being a trophy wife was not all sunshine and rainbows.

Charlotte, on the other hand, did not think there were any problems with Kristi’s aspirations.

Afterward, Olivia and Charlotte then decided to go visit Olivia’s mother at two o’clock in the afternoon the next day. The trio then went their separate ways.

Olivia and Kristi rented a house together. They would study in the morning and then work at Sultry Night at night. Even though it was tough, they knew they were working toward realizing their dreams.

It was already five-thirty in the morning when Charlotte reached home. After taking a bath and changing into a fresh set of clothes, she prepared breakfast for her triplets and even penned a sticky note for them.

Dear Robbie, Jamie, and Ellie,Mommy has been busy with work lately and hasn’t been spending much time with you guys. Mommy is so glad that you guys have been behaving, and going to school every day with the nurses. I promise to spend more time with you guys after this.

Love,

Mommy

Charlotte then dragged her tired body back to the room and fell into a deep slumber.

She had only about five hours left to sleep since she agreed to meet Olivia at the City Hospital at one o’clock in the afternoon.

The three nurses had already arrived to fetch the triplets when the trio was awake, and told them that Charlotte had actually prepared breakfast for them. They could enjoy the breakfast once they had washed up.

The triplets were thrilled since it had been a while since they last had breakfast prepared by Charlotte.

They were overjoyed to see the scrumptious breakfast and handwritten note laid out on the table.

The triplet then tiptoed into their mother’s room and planted soft kisses on her cheeks. Then, they closed the door behind them and enjoyed their breakfast.

Before leaving, Robbie left a sticky note on the table for Charlotte as well.

To Mommy,We love you!

Love, Robbie

“Robbie, don’t forget to include my name on the note too.” Ellie tiptoed to take a closer look at the sticky note.

“Me too, I love mommy too,” Jamie reminded Robbie as well, afraid that the latter might have missed out his name.

“Love mommy, love mommy!” Fifi parroted the triplets’ words back at them.

“Shh!” Ellie gestured to silent Fifi. She looked at the parrot with a stern face. “Fifi, do not wake Mommy, okay?”

Fifi then covered its beak with its wings, mirroring Ellie’s demeanor.

The parrot had slept for many days after getting drunk last time. However, it had gotten especially chirpy ever since it had sobered up.

“I think it’s better that we bring Fifi to school,” Jamie said as he furrowed his brows. “Otherwise, it’s going to wake mummy up.”

“Agreed.” Ellie raised her plump hands.

“Sure,” Robbie nodded his head and said to the nurse, “Nurse, could you help me open the cage?”

“Sure!” The nurse then headed to the balcony to open Fifi’s cage.

Fifi then flapped its wings and perched on Robbie’s shoulders as it rubbed its furry head against his handsome little face, “Robbie, Robbie!”

“Be quiet,” Robbie warned Fifi. “I’m going to bring you to school today. You have to behave, alright?”

“Okay, okay,” Fifi chirped merrily, happy that it was finally getting the chance to go to the kindergarten together with the triplets.

“Fifi is so adorable!” The nurses beamed brightly as they saw the parrot’s lively demeanor. “Let’s go to school now.”

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Charlotte woke up to the triplets’ handwritten note and felt a warm fuzzy feeling in her heart.

It had been almost twenty days since she was fired from Divine Corporation. She could only have a quick dinner with her triplets as she had to head out late at night until the next morning for her work at Sultry Night.

It was already middle of the night when she was back from home, rendering it impossible for her to talk to her children as they would be fast asleep.

However, she was beyond glad that her children understood her predicaments and behaved well.

Nevertheless, Charlotte still felt guilty for not being around for her children. At that point, all she wanted to do was to earn enough money to pay for Mrs. Berry’s treatment. Then, she could go back to her normal life, and in turn, spend more time with her kids.

Ring… The phone rang at that moment. It was Olivia checking in on her, asking if she had gotten out of the bed.

Charlotte snapped out of her thoughts and rushed to get ready. She dashed for the door and made her way to the City Hospital to meet up with Olivia.

The latter had been waiting at the entrance of the hospital when Charlotte arrived. The two of them headed toward the ward. On the way, Charlotte asked her friend about her mother’s condition, and Olivia started to recount her bitter past.

“When I was in middle school, my dad passed away. Mom became a janitor at a company in the city to support my studies.

“Her boss was a Good Samaritan. He knew about my mother’s condition and sponsored my studies right here in the city. My expenses and tuition fees for high school were paid for by her boss.

“The boss’s company had gotten into some trouble when I was in my final year of high school. The police had even gotten involved.

“One day, a mysterious person barged into the company office looking for the boss. My mom thought that the man might harm the boss, and wanted to remind him. However, for some unknown reason, she fell from the building…

“She was lucky to fall on the balcony just one floor down, and survived. However, she had been in a coma ever since. It’s been four years…”

Charlotte felt her chest tighten after listening to Olivia’s story. She led the latter to a relatively quiet place and asked, “Olivia, what’s the name of the company that your mom worked at? What’s the boss’s name?”

“It’s Windt Corporation. The boss’s name was Richard Windt. You see, he had the same surname as you. That’s why I felt quite close to you after you told me your name the first time we met.”

Stumped at the revelation, Charlotte was rendered speechless.

“What’s the matter, Charlotte?” Olivia was perplexed at her friend’s reaction.

“Fate really has a way to bring people together,” Charlotte felt a wave of emotions wash over her. “Richard Windt is my father!”

“Huh?” Olivia was stunned. “I’ve heard my mom mention that Mr. Windt had a daughter. I just did not expect it to be you.”

“Did you know my dad passed away four years ago?” Charlotte’s eyes brimmed with tears. “He jumped off a building.”

“I know, it was on the news.” Olivia’s eyes went red. “My mom got into a coma on 20th April while Mr. Windt committed suicide on 21st April.”

“Did you mention that someone was trying to harm my father?” Charlotte asked anxiously.

“Yes. My mom called me at the time and said that a mysterious man had barged into the company to look for your father. She thought that the man might try to harm him, and wanted to remind your father of the potential danger.

“I was so worried about her and told her to go look for the security guard to back her up. However, she did not even get to finish before the line went dead. I tried calling her multiple times but the call just would not get through. On the very same night, I’d gotten the news that she fell…”

Tears began to stream down Olivia’s cheeks as she recounted the incident.

“My mom had already lost her consciousness when I rushed to the hospital. Mr. Windt was right outside the emergency room as well. I could see that he was so guilty about the whole incident. He left me his watch and left without saying a word.

“I really had no idea what he was trying to do, and I finally realized his intention the next day after I watched the news. I think the watch was the only valuable thing that he had left, and he gave it to me in hopes that I could use it for my mom’s treatment…”

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Tears trickled down Charlotte’s cheeks. Her father had been an altruistic soul his whole life and had helped countless people. It did not surprise Charlotte that people like Olivia’s mother would feel grateful to her father.

“Charlotte…” Olivia held her friend’s hands in her own and said gratefully, “Mr. Windt was a good man. He kept my mom’s medical treatment fees in his mind even at the lowest points of his life.”

“Your mom had only gotten into a coma trying to save my dad. It’s only right for us to bear the treatment costs,” Charlotte said in a contrite tone.

“I sold the watch that Mr. Windt left for a million. I had been depending on that for my mother’s medical treatment all these years. Well, actually, I shouldn’t have sold it, but I was still in high school, and mom did not have much savings, so…” Olivia was plagued with guilt.

“I understand,” Charlotte said as she nodded her head. “Olivia, your mom and you are both kind souls.”

Olivia sighed aloud. “It’s so unfair. Why do bad things happen to good people?”

“Yeah, I know right.” Charlotte sighed and continued asking, “Right, did your mother mention who the mysterious man was? Anything about how the person looked like?”

“She did not mention anything on that,” Olivia shook her head. “She sounded like she was in a rush. There was no time for her to go into the details, and she hung up on me before I could even answer her.”

“I see. Then, let’s go visit your mother first.”

The two of them made their way toward Olivia’s mother’s ward.

Her mother lay on the hospital bed with a multitude of tubes attached to her body. Her body was frail and thin from being bedridden for so many years. Olivia’s mother was only in her mid-forties, but she looked way beyond her age.

Olivia’s deft manners in wiping down her mother’s body, changing her clothes, and potty toilet were telltales of the hardships that the girl had endured through the years.

Charlotte felt a lump in her throat watching her friend and was hit by a pang of guilt. Olivia’s mother would not have ended up like this if it weren’t for saving her father.

It must have been difficult for Olivia to pull herself through all these years. I really want to help them both.

With this thought in mind, Charlotte asked Olivia to take her to her mother’s doctor to find out more about her condition. Charlotte even asked for a copy of her mother’s medical records before giving Raina a call.

She did not wish to trouble Raina. However, she felt that her effort was necessary to help out Olivia.

Charlotte actually thought that Raina was a decent person. If she were to look the other way for Raina’s relationship with Zachary, she actually thought Raina was someone she could befriend. Of course, Charlotte planned to bear all the costs of the treatment. She just needed someone professional to clear things up for her.

It took a few rings before Raina finally picked up. “Ms. Windt?”

“Dr. Langhan, I need your help. Is this a good time to talk?”

“Sure, fire away,” Raina remained polite toward Charlotte.

“I have a friend who has been in a coma for four years here at City Hospital. She’s on a treatment plan but her condition has worsened recently. I know that you’re a great doctor, and I’d like your two cents on this.”

“Do you have her medical records? Let me know the patient’s name and details and I’ll ask my people to find out more.”

“Yes, but it’s on paper. When will be convenient for you? What if I meet you and hand this over to you in person?”

Charlotte did not wish to disclose too much of Olivia’s mother’s information to Raina, lest that the incident back then had anything to do with the Nacht family. A background search on Olivia’s mother would have exposed everything.

Hence, Charlotte planned to just let Raina check the hard copy of the medical records without having an inkling to the identity of the patient. In that case, Raina would not be able to dig further down the hole.

“I’ll be at the hospital tomorrow morning.”

“Great, then I’ll see you there tomorrow morning.”

After hanging up the call, Charlotte turned to comfort Olivia, “My friend is a really great doctor. Perhaps she will have some insights into this. Don’t worry, okay?”

“Thank you, Charlotte.” Olivia was beyond grateful.

“Well, that’s what friends are for. Don’t sweat on it.” Charlotte tapped on her shoulders and said, “I’ll try my best to help you.”

“Thank you…” Olivia was moved to tears and hugged her friend.

“Silly, don’t cry. We’d better go eat something and prepare for work.”

“Sure.”

Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort Chapter 419

Ever since Olivia found out that Charlotte was actually the daughter of her benefactor, she was ever more friendly toward the latter.

Charlotte, on the other hand, took extra care of Olivia because of her mother’s condition.

The two of them went into work at Sultry Night when the night fell. Olivia brought Charlotte to section C to take orders.

A promoter rushed to their side. “Olivia, the customer over at C28 demanded for 118 and your service.”

Charlotte lowered her head to check out her number. She was 118. All promoters here wore face masks, and they were only identifiable by the number tags on their chest.

“Who is it?” Olivia was curious.

“I think he’s your regular,” the promoter grinned. “Those fellas seem quite loaded. They ordered a few expensive bottles as soon as they came. I wanted to take more orders for them but they demanded you guys instead.”

“Sure, I’ll get there as soon as possible.”

Olivia dragged Charlotte there as soon as she heard that the customer was loaded.

“Promoters have regulars too?” Charlotte found the idea somewhat amusing since they would not even reveal their face to the customers.

“I don’t think so. Only hostesses have regulars since promoters always move around from section to section,” Olivia replied nonchalantly.

“Then, why is the customer asking for us?” Charlotte tugged on her friend. “Something’s wrong here!”

“I think it’s going to be alright. Peter has ramped up the security around here and given us all a walkie-talkie each. We can just call the security if anything happens and they’ll be here in a heartbeat.”

Olivia only had money on her mind right then as she paced briskly toward C28.

Charlotte was afraid of her friend getting into trouble and could only trail behind her.

“Good evening, sir!” Olivia greeted the men enthusiastically. “How can I help-”

She went silent at the sight of the man sitting on the sofa. It was the man who had appeared when she was together with Jackson back then, Marshall Brady.

He brought along six bodyguards today.

“Well, well. We meet again,” Mr. Brady was puffing on a cigar as he held a wine glass in his hand. The man insolently said, “You guys got lucky last time. I’m afraid it won’t be the case this time!”

A bodyguard pushed her and Charlotte toward him right then.

Olivia staggered and nearly fell to the floor, but Charlotte steadied her in the nick of time.

“What do you want?” Charlotte glared at the man before her.

“I want to f*ck you, of course.” Mr. Brady’s lips curled into a lecherous smile. “Name your price. I’ll consider being your sugar daddy, provided that I’m satisfied with your performance tonight.”

“You are disgusting!” Repulsed with the man’s lewd remarks, Charlotte glared at the man as she attempted to leave the room with Olivia.

However, a bodyguard locked the door behind them as another bodyguard snatched the walkie-talkie away from Olivia.

“What are you doing?” Charlotte stood before Olivia, trying to protect her friend.

“Don’t try to stir anything up here. We have security patrolling.” Olivia’s voice was shaky from the fear.

“It seems like you guys have forgotten that the soundproofing system here is excellent. Even if I decide to f*ck your friend here, people outside will not even hear a sound.”

Then, Mr. Brady broke into a profligate laugh as he spread his legs and pointed at his nether regions at Charlotte.

“I’ll let you go if you can satisfy me. Otherwise, hehe…”

“Shameless!” Charlotte gritted through her teeth.

“Shameless is my middle name, b*tch.” Mr. Brady then gave his bodyguards a look.

His bodyguards then proceeded to pull Charlotte’s hair and dragged her to Mr. Brady’s side.

“Let me take a good look at that face.” Mr. Brady then pinned her head against the sofa and took off her mask. His eyes glinted at the sight of her face. “Ms. Blackwood did not lie to me! You’re really an alluring little minx!”

Then, he started to tear off Charlotte’s clothes right in front of everyone.

“Let me go!” Charlotte struggled to free herself but to no avail.

“Let her go…” Olivia wanted to dash over and help her friend but she was held down by the bodyguards. She shrieked in despair, “You animals will burn in hell!”

Slap! A bodyguard slapped Olivia right across her face.

She slumped to the floor as blood seeped from the corners of her mouth.

Meanwhile, Charlotte’s dress had been torn apart like rags.

Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort Chapter 420

Mr. Brady was already taking off his pants, desperate to possess Charlotte as soon as possible. With a sickening chuckle, he said, “I heard that you used to be Mr. Nacht’s woman? Hahaha! I can’t wait to get a taste of you…”

Right at the very moment, the private room’s room was busted open and a righteous-sounding voice rang,” Stop!”

A few bodyguards dashed into the private room and saved Charlotte.

Lifting her head, Charlotte noticed that it was Jackson.

“Brady, you’re a bas*ard!” Jackson pointed at Mr. Brady and gritted through his teeth, “How could you do something like that?”

“Mr. White, why are you always taking this woman’s side? What kind of relationship do you have with this woman?” Mr. Brady was pissed off.

“You really have a death wish. Did you know to whom she belonged?”

The private room’s room door was kicked down once again after he was done talking.

A slender figure dashed into the room, and the man looked like he was Lucifer as he exuded a cold and domineering vibe.

Charlotte hurriedly turned her head to one side as she fumbled for her mask. She did not wish for Zachary to see her in such a disheveled manner.

However, it was too late. Zachary had already seen it all; her broken dress, and the exposed skin. His eyes burned with seething fury.

“Bas*ard, you really have a death wish!” Ben dashed over and seized the scoundrel by his throat as he berated, “How dare you lay a finger on Mr. Nacht’s woman?”

“I… I had no idea…” Mr. Brady fumbled to explain himself. “I didn’t know…”

“As if!” Jackson bellowed at the man, “I’ve told you before. She’s Mr. Nacht’s woman and told you not to get any ideas about her, but it seems like you paid no heed to my warnings.”

“Damn you, Jackson White!” Mr. Brady was boiling with fury at that point. “When have I ever stepped on your tail? Why are you throwing stones at me now?”

Then, the man turned and explained to Zachary, “Mr. Nacht, I only came here because of Ms. Blackwood. She said that she would consider collaborating with me if I rape this woman.”

Zachary removed his coat and draped it over Charlotte and ordered with an icy cold tone, “Get out of here first.”

She clutched onto the coat like it was a life-saving straw and staggered over to Olivia’s side. The duo then hurried out of the room.

As soon as they stepped out of the room, wails of pain could be heard coming out of the private room.

Olivia shuddered to hear the commotion as her legs went jelly and almost slumping to the floor.

Charlotte steadied her friend right then.

“Who are those people?” Olivia steadied herself against the wall as she shivered uncontrollably.

“They’re not good souls, that’s for sure.” Charlotte steadied her friend as they walked. “Let’s go look for Peter. You need to go to the hospital since you’re injured.”

“I’m alright. I could just soothe my cheeks with some ice.” Olivia then turned to her friend. “I’m the one who is supposed to ask you this. Are you alright?”

“I’m okay…” Charlotte was plagued by guilt as she eyed her friend’s swollen face. “I dragged you into this mess.”

“Don’t worry about it. We are besties, and you definitely did not get me into any trouble.” Olivia still shuddered from apprehension, “By the way, who is that Mr. Nacht? Is he your boyfriend? Why do they keep saying that he’s your boyfriend?”

“It’s a long story…”

Before she could finish, Peter had already rushed to their sides with his people behind him, “Are the two of you alright?”

“Peter!” Olivia rushed over and tugged on the man. “It was so scary just now. Someone tried to rape Charlotte, and then…”

“Is Mr. Nacht here?” Peter interrupted Olivia and turned to ask Charlotte instead.

“Yes.” She nodded.

“My goodness, I’m going to be in so much trouble this time.” Peter slapped himself across his face exasperatedly. “I thought you guys had broken things off for real… Damn it. I shouldn’t have let you stay last time.”

“I’m sorry. I’ll clarify things with him and tell him not to put you in a difficult position,” Charlotte hurriedly said.

“You’re already caught between a rock and a hard place. Are you sure you can still plead for others?”

A cold voice rang from a distance, sending waves of chill air into the hallway, and it seemed like they were in hell…