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Charlotte put down her phone and was about to go to the bathroom when she received another text from Michael: Do you know about Helena’s marriage?
Marriage? Was Helena going to marry Hector?
Charlotte was a little confused.
Just as she was pondering over this, Helena had sent over an e-invitation.
Charlotte, I will be tying the knot with Hector on the 19th of this month. It is my sincere hope that you will celebrate this union with us. I’ve also sent an invitation to Mr. Nacht. Hope to see you there!
Charlotte frowned and opened the e-invitation. It contained the wedding photos of the couple taken by the beach. Helena and Hector, for all that was worth, made for quite the striking couple.
There was also a short love poem attached.
Charlotte could not be bothered to read it, for disgust was coursing through her veins. Back when Hector was studying, he liked to do this type of thing to woo women. She never expected him to use such a trick on Helena as well.
She also could not fathom Hector’s alleged ignorance. Was he truly unaware that Helena did something terrible for Luna? You’re still going to marry her, despite all this?
Charlotte was about to settle down when her phone started ringing. It was Michael.
Just as Charlotte was about to hang up, the door suddenly opened, and Zachary strode in. He noticed her sitting on the bed, the phone still ringing in her hands. “Did you not sleep? Or did you just wake up?”
“I didn’t sleep.” Charlotte hurriedly tried to hang up.
Zachary walked over in large strides and took her phone from her hands.
Charlotte wanted to snatch it back, but Zachary had already seen the caller ID.
She was flustered, out of fear that he would lose his temper like before.
Zachary, however, did not say anything, nor did he lose his temper. Instead, he answered the call and put Michael on speakerphone.
“Hey, Charlotte, can we talk?”
Charlotte looked at Zachary weakly before asking, “Is something wrong, Michael?”
“Nothing’s wrong, but I wanted to talk to you about Helena and Hector. I just found out and immediately took the next plane here.”
“What does their marriage have to do with me?” asked Charlotte disdainfully.
“You already knew about them?” Michael seemed a little surprised. “As I said, I only found out last night. It’s shocking, to say the least.”
Charlotte did not speak but seemed to think that Michael was too naive for his own good.
It could be that Helena had deliberately concealed this from him.
But with this announcement, the cat was out of the bag.
“I really don’t know what she’s thinking. I knew that she liked Hector when we were studying, but Hector was with you. Then he married Luna, but now he’s marrying Helena?”
Michael was stunned by the whole affair. “This shows that Hector has a serious attitude problem. But the shocking part is that Helena wants to marry him and that she’s now pregnant. It really pisses me off.”
Charlotte was stunned as well. She had not expected Helena to be pregnant.
No wonder you’re in a hurry to get married.
“Charlotte, I know that Hector was someone from your past. You shouldn’t care who he marries. I do, however, hope that this doesn’t affect things between us. We’re—”
“We’re still good friends!”
Charlotte immediately interrupted Michael. Zachary’s face had darkened considerably. She could not let him finish that sentence.
“Well, that’s right.” Michael breathed a sigh of relief and tentatively asked, “I heard that you and Zachary are officially together? How is he treating you?”
“He is very good to me and the children,” Charlotte replied earnestly. “If all goes well, we’ll get married too!”
“Really? Congratulations!” Michael sounded crestfallen.
“Why, thank you,” said Zachary, breaking the silence.
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Zachary’s voice had put Michael in a daze. He was completely silent on the other end as if he had lost his voice.
Charlotte rubbed her aching temples and hurriedly chimed in. “Michael, thanks for calling, but I have to go. We’ll be in touch.”
With that, she hung up.
Charlotte raised her head and glanced at Zachary, but there was no way to calm her heart that pounded furiously in her chest. “Well, you heard it. Michael meant to call and inform me that Helena was getting married. He didn’t mean anything else.”
“I heard.”
Zachary then returned her phone to her and walked into the bathroom without a word.
Charlotte gazed at him calmly, but she was frightened. The silence was unsettling. Was he a time bomb waiting to explode? Was he going to go after Michael quietly?
She was deep in thought when a knock came from outside the door. ‘Are you awake, Miss?” Mrs. Berry’s cheery voice came through. “The children want to have breakfast with the both of you.”
“We’ll be there in a bit!”
“Okay, I’ll set the table for you.” Mrs. Berry then left.
Charlotte walked barefooted into the bathroom cautiously. Zachary was still in the shower. “The kids are waiting for us to have breakfast together.”
“Yeah.” Zachary responded.
Charlotte didn’t dare say more but promptly started on her skincare routine in silence.
After a while, Zachary walked out of the shower in his towel, with one hand drying his still-wet hair. While he did not lose his temper, he also did not even glance at Charlotte.
Charlotte observed him from her mirror as the anxiety wormed its way into her heart.
Is this a change of strategy, perhaps? A cold war instead of your usual temper?
“I’ll go down first,” said Zachary.
Before Charlotte could ask him to wait for her, he had already left the room.
Charlotte was frustrated and disappointed by his behavior. After all, what did she do wrong?
He was unhappy when she brought up her father. And now, he gave her the cold shoulder over a phone call?
There was no way she could win.
All she could do was grit her teeth and bear with him.
Charlotte sighed audibly, got dressed, and went downstairs.
When she reached the spiral staircase, she heard a cheerful voice that came from the dining hall.
“Daddy, this is delicious!”
Ellie fed Zachary a piece of her banana pancake.
Zachary chewed thoughtfully and nodded in agreement. “Yes, it’s delicious.”
He was not usually the type to have sweet things for breakfast. Ever since the children moved in, he noticed that his diet had changed drastically.
“Daddy, taste this!” Jamie picked up a piece of his honey-soaked waffle and fed it to Zachary. “Mrs. Berry made it herself!”
Zachary ate the waffle piece and again, remarked on how good it tasted.
“Okay, stop bothering Daddy and finish your breakfast.”
In the midst of chiding his siblings, Robbie silently slid a piece of fruit on Zachary’s plate.
Zachary patted his head affectionately and continued with his meal.
Charlotte broke into a grin as she observed them from a distance. The children have now adapted to Zachary and could get along with him nicely.
“Miss? Breakfast is ready and the milk is already cold. Let me get you another glass.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Berry,” said Charlotte and took her seat at the table.
“Good morning Mommy!”
“Morning, Mommy!”
“Mommy, why are your eyes puffy? Didn’t you sleep well last night?”
“Something like that.” Charlotte yawned. “And did you guys sleep well?”
“Yes Mommy!” replied the three children in unison.
“Daddy gives us lessons every night. But we’re tired after class, so we sleep very quickly!” Jamie’s voice was full of admiration for Zachary.
“Me too.” Robbie idolized Zachary too. “Daddy taught me a lot of things, and he will take me to the company today.”
“To the company?” Charlotte looked at Zachary in surprise. “Really?”
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“Yeah.” Zachary nodded.
“Don’t they have classes in kindergarten today?” Charlotte hurriedly checked the date on her phone. “It’s a Tuesday.”
“He can’t learn much there. It’s alright to take some days off occasionally.” Zachary’s reply was nonchalant.
“Hmm.” Charlotte didn’t say much but decided to focus on her meal.
Robbie could sense the tension between the both of them. They usually regarded each other with affection and adoration, but something was not right today. Why were things so awkward?
“Mommy, you also worked at Daddy’s company before, right? Can you come with us?” Jamie’s awareness was not as keen as Robbie’s, so he could not sense the discord between them. “Maybe you can meet your former colleagues!”
“Yeah, let’s bring Mommy with us!” Ellie took Charlotte’s hand in hers and cooed at Zachary. “We’ll take Fifi too!”
“She can’t go.”
Charlotte was about to speak when Zachary interjected. “She wants to rest at home.”
Charlotte glared at him. He did not want her to appear with the children at work, or did he not want people to know about their relationship?
Then why bring up marriage? Are you going to keep that under wraps too?
“Mommy is sick? Oh, then she should stay home and rest!” Jamie still had not noticed anything but decided to wolf down the warm hot cross bunnies that were on his plate.
“Well, if Mommy can’t go, I won’t bring Fifi along. Fifi might run loose and cause trouble.” Ellie stroked Fifi’s head and soothingly said, “You should behave when we’re gone, okay?”
“Go, go!”
Fifi immediately squawked those words in a panic and rubbed its head against Ellie’s hand, seemingly worried that he would be left behind.
“Fifi, be good!” Ellie could sense the parrot’s distress and said, “We’re not going to school today. We’re going to Daddy’s company! There are too many people, and you cannot go.”
“Go, go!” Fifi then flew to perch on Ellie’s shoulder while rubbing its beak on her cheek. “Go!”
Jamie had a soft spot for Fifi and could not help but empathize with the bird’s distress. He was about to speak, but a warning look from Robbie shut him up immediately.
The parrot then emulated Ellie and squawked sadly, while using its wings to cover its face.
Ellie felt her eyes water when she saw Fifi’s display.
“Fine, it can come with us,” said Zachary who finally relented.
“Really? Hurray, Daddy!” exclaimed Ellie happily.
“Great!” Jamie immediately picked Fifi up and taught it how to say “Thank you, Daddy!”
“Thank you, Daddy, thank you, Daddy!” came Fifi’s little squawks as he tried to repeat what Jamie said.
Zachary smirked at how eerily human the parrot seemed. It was like he had a fourth child.
“Thank you, Daddy!” chimed Robbie from beside him.
Zachary rubbed his little head gently. “You are still young. It’s okay to be a little more like your siblings and grow up at their pace. You don’t have to be so sensible just yet.”
“Mr. Henry said… Wait, no, Great-grandpa said that….” Robbie was a little distressed, and his eyes were red. “Is he alright?”
“We’ll visit him tonight, said Zachary as he gave Robbie a hug.
“Great, we can visit Mr. Henry!” Jamie and Ellie cheered but quickly corrected themselves. “No, it’s Great-grandpa.”
“Yes, remember to address him as that next time.”
“Yes, Daddy!” tittered the children cheerfully.
“You’re coming too,” said Zachary with a cursory glance at Charlotte.
“Me?” Charlotte was stunned. “Really?”
“Someone will pick you up later tonight. We’ll meet at the hospital.” Zachary grunted, feigning coldness. “Go rest properly!”
“Alright.” Charlotte could finally smile as she released the breath she had been holding.
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After breakfast, Zachary then prepared to leave for the company with the three kids in tow.
Before leaving, the children hugged and said goodbye to Charlotte.
Charlotte kissed them on their foreheads and said, “When you arrive at Daddy’s company, you must be obedient. Behave yourselves and don’t disturb everyone who is working.”
“Yes, Mommy!” said the children in unison.
“Alright, get in in the car.”
Charlotte made a gesture, and the medical staff immediately led them into the car.
Charlotte was about to retire when Zachary looked at her pointedly with mock displeasure. “What about me?”
Charlotte was surprised but quickly regained her composure. She walked over briskly and stood on her tiptoes to hug him and kiss him on the lips.
Zachary hugged her and kissed her on each eyelid. “Wait for me at home.”
Charlotte nodded with a smile.
Zachary turned around and entered the car as Charlotte waved them goodbye at the door.
Mrs. Berry sighed at the affectionate display. “Isn’t this lovely? The best life to have is one filled with love. Where the husband and wife love each other, the children love their parents, and everyone is just happy.”
“Yes.” Charlotte also sighed. “I really hope to be happy forever.”
Mrs. Berry smiled at Charlotte. “Come now, Miss. Mr. Nacht is such a good man to you and the kids. I believe you will be happy.”
“Yeah.” Charlotte smiled lightly and said held Mrs. Berry’s hand. “Would you take a stroll with me in the garden?”
“One moment, I’ll fetch your coat.”
Mrs. Berry was about to fetch the required items when Mrs. Rawlston handed their coats to Mrs. Berry with a smile. “Miss, you’re so skinny, you’ll catch a cold! As for you, Mrs. Berry, you need to take care of yourself too!”
“Thank you.” Mrs. Berry helped Charlotte into her coat.
“Thank you, Mrs. Rawlston,” said Charlotte with a smile as the two ladies then walked towards the garden. “Does life here agree with you, Mrs. Berry?”
“Of course,” replied Mrs. Berry with a smile. “To be honest, I was a little worried at the beginning. Maybe I’d not get along with the staff here or something. After all, they’re all foreigners and have different lifestyles. But after a few days, I realized that they’re decent people.”
“It’s good that you are happy.” Charlotte looked at Mrs. Berry’s face and beamed, feeling pleased. It did not take long for the unease to creep back into her heart. “I’m going to see Mr. Henry tonight. But something still makes me nervous.”
“Are you worried that he won’t like you? I don’t think you should worry. You are well-loved by everyone! I’m sure he’ll take a liking to you as well.”
“He has met me before.” Charlotte lapsed into telling Mrs. Berry about her previous encounter with Mr. Henry Nacht. “At the time, he strongly opposed our union and tried to force an engagement between Zachary and Sharon. If he finds out we’re living together now, he will be very angry.”
“So what?” asked Mrs. Berry with a smug look. “Children and offspring are everything. You’ve given birth to three! Who can beat that?”
“That’s right.” Charlotte smiled and fiddled with her sleeves. “The old man really likes the children.”
“That’s right, so don’t overthink it.” Mrs. Berry patted the back of Charlotte’s hand soothingly. “I’m now looking forward to your marriage. The day it happens, I’ll run towards your father’s grave and tell him the good news!”
Charlotte smiled and nodded. At the same time, she recalled that she still had some of her father’s keepsakes stored away. She made a mental note to retrieve them after she got married.
In the car, the three children chatted non-stop. Even little Fifi joined in the chatter.
Zachary on the other hand, busied himself with his emails.
Ben observed Zachary’s face and let out a low whistle. “I knew that the two a**holes would get married, but not this soon. Hector just abandoned his wife like that to marry someone like Helena? How impatient can he be?”
Zachary did not respond but focused on the contents of his email with a slight frown.
“The most shocking part is that the Lindbergs have been invited.” Ben then looked at Zachary and asked him cautiously, “Are you going?”
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“Yes.” Zachary put down the tablet and ran his fingers through his hair. “Gotta meet Mr. L.”
“Understood, I’ll have that arranged. By the way, I also heard that Helena sent Ms. Windt an invitation too?”
“It was expected,” replied Zachary. “Make sure to have a suitable outfit prepared for her.”
“Very well.” With that, Ben immediately made arrangements over the phone.
In the back seat, Ellie and Jamie were watching an introductory video to the Divine Corporation on their respective tablets. The two were so engrossed in the video that they were looking at it wide-eyed in awe.
Ellie pointed at the tablet excitedly and said, “Daddy is amazing! He made so many cool things like robots and stuff! That’s so cool!”
“Yes, yes, Daddy is my idol!” responded Jamie haughtily.
“Mine too!”
“Idol, idol!”
Fifi decided to join in the commotion. The parrot had picked up several new words recently and seemed to be getting smarter by the day.
“We’re reaching soon,” murmured Zachary as he looked at the children. “Put on your shoes and get ready to go.”
“Okay, Daddy.”
The three medical staff were about to step forward to help, but Zachary stopped them with a wave of his hand. “Let them manage.”
“Yes, Sir.” They immediately moved aside and observed the children.
Robbie was the first to put his shoes on.
Jamie was a little slow because of his fractured right foot.
Ellie had always been slower and clumsier than both brothers.
Just then, the car finally stopped.
Zachary did not urge them to hurry but watched them in silence.
Robbie was anxiously fretting over his younger siblings. He squatted down and tried to help them. “Hurry up. We’re already here, and many people are waiting for Daddy!”
“Don’t worry, leave them be.” Zachary looked at Robbie with a gentle smile. “They can’t always be relying on you to help.”
Robbie could only give up and wait. He frowned as he watched his siblings struggle with their shoes and worried about them.
The bodyguards had already exited the car. They opened the door to find that the children were still putting their shoes on and that Zachary was still in his seat. He seemed to have no intention of getting off the car yet. They shared a look and hurriedly closed the car door.
Outside, the employees and company bodyguards waited for them in two neat rows.
Something felt strange. Why was Mr. Nacht taking so long to leave the car?
Some of them frowned, seemingly nervous at the change of pace.
After a while of struggling, Jamie and Ellie finally managed to put their shoes on correctly. The two slumped in their seats, sweating as if the simple act had knocked all the wind out of them. However, they did not forget their manners. “We’re sorry, Daddy. We’re too slow. We won’t delay you again.”
“Yes, me too.” Jamie sounded anxious. “I was slow because of my injury.”
“As a man, you cannot make excuses like this,” said Zachary solemnly. “Since you injured your foot, you should’ve started wearing your shoes earlier. That way, you won’t slow anyone down.”
“You’re right, Daddy.” Jamie lowered his head in shame.
When Ellie noticed that Jamie was being criticized, she immediately went red in the face. She looked at Zachary timidly, her chest deflated and she did not dare utter a word.
Zachary still had to be more lenient towards a girl and stretched out his hand gently.
“Daddy!” Ellie immediately smiled and ran into his arms.
Zachary hugged Ellie and got out of the car. He carried Ellie on his back and led both Robbie and Jamie by the hand.
Ben and others followed closely behind.
“Good morning, Mr. Nacht!”
The staff had said their greetings as they usually would, but they could not contain their shock. Everyone eyed Zachary and the children suspiciously.
The Zachary Nacht, actually brought three children to work?
One of them sat on his shoulders while the other two were being led inside by hand.
There was something obviously special about the three children.
Who are they?
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“Good morning everyone!”
Ellie waved a chubby hand at everyone while perched on his shoulder and greeted them enthusiastically.
“Good morning everyone!” Robbie and Jamie also greeted them politely.
“Good morning, good morning!”
Everyone responded, but they were flustered and at a loss.
Zachary was very satisfied with the children’s performance and led them towards the elevator.
Ellie looked around with her eyes wide open, enamored by curiosity at a new environment.
The little Fifi also seemed to be curious about everything.
Robbie straightened his posture and looked around the crowd imperiously.
Jamie, on the other hand, tried to copy his brother in spite of his injury.
Seeing how the two brothers looked the same, everyone in the office stopped to look at them.
As the elevator descended, a group of employees who noticed Zachary greeted him but stopped mid-sentence.
The sight of the three babies shocked them, but nobody dared ask.
“Morning!” said Zachary briskly as he took the children into the VIP elevator.
After the elevator doors closed, all the staff members were chattering amongst themselves excitedly. ”Did you see? The children he brought are so cute!”
“Yeah, they look like precious little dolls!”
“Did you also notice the parrot? How cute!”
“But who are they?”
“I don’t know, how curious!”
“Are they his?”
“That can’t be right, he’s not married yet!”
“Isn’t he going to marry Ms. Blackwood?”
Everyone was so excited that they did not even notice that the elevator had arrived.
It was not until they heard a loud ding! that everyone was brought back to their senses.
They all knew the repercussions for gossiping, let alone about the president himself. It would be a large reduction in their annual bonuses for sure.
In the VIP elevator, the three children were full of curiosity about everything. They marveled at how the elevator had a crystalline, reflective appearance. Some pulled faces at the overhead mirror, which they also found particularly exciting.
Fifi was confounded by the mirror. The parrot flew around and flapped its wings at its reflections. Fifi thought that there were also other parrots inside the elevator.
Fifi squawked with fright and flew around everyone’s heads in a panic.
“Hush, be quiet!” Ellie hurriedly scolded the parrot and stretched out a hand for Fifi to land on. “Daddy likes the quiet.”
“Scared! Scared!”
Ellie wrapped the distressed bird towards her chest and stroked its feathery head gently. “Don’t be scared. This is a mirror, see? A mirror!”
“I think we should bring Fifi out more. Imagine being scared of your own reflection!”
Jamie shook his little head and looked at Fifi helplessly.
“Daddy, the elevator is still going up? My ears feel funny.” Robbie clutched Zachary’s fingers tightly, and his face turned pale. “Which floor is your office on?”
“The sixty-eighth floor.” Zachary patted Robbie’s head gently. “We’re almost there.”
“Mmm.” Robbie swallowed hard, then remembered something. “Jamie, Ellie, you need to keep swallowing your saliva if your ears are blocked. That’s what Mommy said.”
Jamie and Ellie nodded in response and tried to do the same.
Fifi tried to mimic Ellie but could not do it correctly. Instead, he stretched his neck out awkwardly, which led to a giggle from the children.
Even Ben found it amusing and smirked at the struggling bird.
After a while, the elevator door opened. Immediately, the office secretaries gave Zachary his usual greetings.
Everyone’s greetings stopped abruptly when they saw the three children.
Everyone was baffled, staring at the three children in a daze. They were wondering who the kids were and how they ended up with the president. One of them was even sitting on his shoulder!
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“Good morning!” Ellie greeted with her cute, cheerful voice and then batted her large eyes at them. She looked at Zachary curiously and asked him, “Why are there only pretty ladies and no men here?”
“Because this is the president’s office. I only have secretaries in here.”
Zachary then brought his little entourage into his office.
Ben then ordered someone to bring in an assortment of snacks and treats for the children.
“Understood,” said Lucy and set out to make arrangements.
The other secretaries were just waiting for Zachary’s door to shut. When it did, they were all abuzz with gossip. ”Did I hear correctly? The girl called him ‘Daddy’? Are they the president’s children?”
“I guess so? Why would he give them piggy-back rides or bring them to the company otherwise?”
“Gosh, Mr. Nacht has kids! Isn’t he unmarried?”
“Isn’t he supposed to marry Ms. Blackwood of the Synder group?”
“I don’t think they are his own.”
“Probably not! They’re at least three or four years old. Did he have some kind of secret marriage?”
“I have no idea who the mother is.”
“The little girl looks oddly familiar. I feel like I’ve seen a face like hers before, but I can’t quite put my finger on it—”
“If you have anything else to say, why not bring it up with the president personally?” Lucy snorted coldly.
Immediately, the gossiping secretaries dispersed.
“You know the president’s temper. He doesn’t like gossiping behind his back. If he hears anything, you’ll be dismissed immediately,” said Lucy, her demeanor stern.
Several secretaries hurriedly lowered their heads and continued working under Lucy’s watchful eye.
Lucy glanced at them and pushed a meal cart into the president’s office.
A while later, Zachary set Ellie down on the couch.
Ellie stretched her short legs and looked around the room with her big eyes. “Daddy, is your office in the sky?”
Zachary could not help but laugh at the child’s innocence.
“I can’t see roofs outside the window! Only cloud!” Ellie tried to walk towards the window but felt her knees buckle in fear. In an exaggerated motion, she said, “It’s so tall!”
“Of course, it’s the sixty-eighth floor.” Robbie was also looking at Zachary’s office in awe. “You have so many high-tech things in the office, Daddy! Everything looks so cool!”
“Ah, you’ve noticed?” Zachary cast an approving look at Robbie.
“Yes, I have an eye for these,” said Robbie as he took another walk around the office. “Did your company make all this, Daddy?”
“Yes.”
“Daddy, can I take a look at this?”
Robbie seemed to be interested in a little airplane he spotted inside the cabinet.
“Of course you can,” said Zachary gently. “You can play with the things here, but be careful not to hurt yourself.”
“I see. Thank you, Daddy.”
Jamie carefully took out a model airplane and admired it.
Lucy walked in with the dining car, greeted Zachary, and then placed the food items on the table.
“Alright, everyone, let’s eat first!” said Ben with a grin. “After this, I’ll take you on a tour to see the R&D department after your Daddy finishes his work, okay?”
“Okay.” Ellie then ran towards the table with Fifi on her shoulder.
Robbie and Jamie were busy picking out things they were interested in. Lucy wanted to help them out but was stopped by Ben. “Don’t worry, they’ll manage just fine. You can just carry on as usual and let me take care of things here.”
Lucy nodded and then left.
The three medical staff members stood quietly in a corner and marveled at Zachary’s office. However, they were still every bit as attentive towards the children.
Just as Lucy walked towards the door, a secretary hurried in with an urgent message. “Ms. Wright, Ms. Blackwood is here!”
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Lucy looked back before closing the door quickly while pulling the secretary away hastily. “Where’s that person?”
The secretary whispered, “On the first floor. Currently being held back by the security guards. I don’t think they can hold him back for long. After all, you and I both know of Ms. Blackwood’s temper…”
“I’ll go. You’ll watch.” With that, Lucy rushed downstairs.
“Aye.”
…
In the office, Zachary was in the midst of signing a stack of documents. As Ben received a call, he glanced briefly at the three children before walking over to Zachary and whispered worriedly, “Ms. Blackwood is here once more.”
“Let her up,” Zachary answered nonchalantly without even lifting his head.
“Huh?” Ben widened his eyes in surprise.
Frowning, Zachary snidely remarked, “I believe I’ve made myself clear enough?”
“Aye.” Ben was momentarily taken aback by the cold instruction. Without much ado, he ordered the security guards to let her up.
The security guards themselves were doubtful at first, fearing that they might have mistaken his order. Only after confirming the command twice did they finally complied.
“See?” Sharon arrogantly complained, “I’ve told you that as long as Zachary is present he’ll surely let me up. You mongrels! How dare you stop me from coming in? I’ll make sure to poke your eyes out next time! Useless, blind dogs!”
Despite the insults, the security guards frowned yet remained impassive.
“Just you wait! I’ll get Zachary to fire you all and throw you back to the streets!”
Sharon let loose those harsh words before turning around and strutted upstairs haughtily in her high heels.
The two bodyguards trailed behind closely, fearing to incur the same wrath upon themselves.
Lucy was preparing to enter the elevator when she saw an incoming elevator heading up to level 68 which made her stopped in her tracks. Crap. Could it be Sharon heading up here?
Several secretaries panicked and followed Lucy closely behind. They were trying to mentally prepare themselves to intercept the infamously arrogant and willful Ms. Blackwood.
Just then, the elevator door opened. Out came Sharon, strutting out with one’s nose in the air. With an intimidating aura accompanying her, she strode directly onwards, intending to let nothing stop her.
“Ms. Blackwood…” Lucy called out hurriedly to stop her, “I’m sorry. You can’t go in because…”
Slap! Out flew Sharon’s palm, landing onto Lucy’s cheek. The force of the smack was so great that the latter’s nose was instantly bloody.
The few secretaries were scared shitless. One of them lashed out angrily, “How could you raise your hand against her?”
“So? What are you going to do about it? Spineless whelps!” Sharon scolded as she pointed at Lucy’s bleeding nose, “Zachary personally gave me the permission to come up. How dare you try to stop me? Who do you think you are?”
Lucy could only bow her head, calmly covering her face, “Apologies, Ms. Blackwood. I’ve received the order not to let you disturb our president.”
“You…” Sharon was so filled with fury that she raised her hand to slap Lucy once more.
“Ms. Blackwood!” A voice rang out suddenly, stopping Sharon’s slap halfway.
“Mr. Ben!” Dani, one of the secretaries, called out in desperation while feeling relieved at the first sign of rescue, “Ms. Blackwood, she…”
“I see that Ms. Blackwood’s temper is really a sight to behold.” Ben gazed at Lucy before breaking into a smile, “They’re merely carrying out their orders. Why do you want to make things difficult for them?”
“Good dogs will not block the way. Surely, everyone here understands this fact, right?” Sharon spat these words out. Having labeled Lucy as a dog twice, the vile woman showed no signs of respect for the secretary.
The rest of the secretaries were now shaking in anger.
On the contrary, Lucy coolly retorted, “Ms. Blackwood, if you don’t know how to respect others, others won’t respect you either.”
“What? How dare you disrespect me!” Sharon stepped closer threateningly, “Say that one more time?”
Lucy was forced to take a step back, gritted her teeth, and said nothing.
“Enough!” Ben could no longer bear to watch and stepped in, “Mr. Nacht grants you permission to go in.”
“Hear ye! Hear ye!” Narrowing her eyes at Lucy, Sharon declared vehemently, “Your president personally invites me in. Next time, know your place, you pups!”
Lucy could only restrain her resentment and remained silent throughout.
Sensing victory, Sharon cocked up her head triumphantly and strode haughtily into the president’s office.
“Are you okay?” Ben whispered with concern.
Shaking her head and forcing a smile, Lucy affirmed, “I’m okay.”
“Go and put on some ice cubs on your poor nose.” With that, Ben quickly left, following Sharon’s trail.
“She’s really getting out of hand,” the few secretaries gathered around indignantly and mumbled, “She’s so awful! It’s of no wonder that Mr. Nacht doesn’t like her at all.”
“Shush!” Lucy stopped them immediately. “Don’t run your mouths off or you may land yourselves in hot water next!”
The few secretaries quickly clammed their mouths, not daring to grumble anymore.
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Sharon pushed open the door to the president’s office with joy as she called out gently, “Zachary…”
However, upon seeing the three children clambering up Zachary’s body, she stopped dead in her tracks, stunned beyond words. “This, this… What is going on?”
“Daddy, who’s this pretty lady?” Jamie’s eyes lit up upon seeing Sharon as she asked inquisitively, “Is she your secretary?”
“Stop talking nonsense,” Robbie whispered under his breath. Turning to Zachary, he asked, “Daddy, shall we give you both some space?”
“There’s no need.”
Zachary was holding Robbie in one hand and Jamie in the other.
Meanwhile, Ellie was riding on his shoulders and was braiding his hair with colorful rubber bands while the pet parrot Fifi was dozing off on his lap.
“Have a seat,” Zachary invited as he glanced up at Sharon.
Sharon was still in her state of shock as she walked over. She stammered as she asked, “Zachary, where do these kids come from?”
Strangely, Zachary seemed to ignore her question as his eyes were glued to the tablet in Robbie’s hands. He was busy teaching the child how to read complicated VR drawings. Looking up at her after he was done, he queried nonchalantly, “So, I heard you’re looking for me. What’s the matter?”
“Zachary…”
“Daddy, can you help me by checking where this piece is supposed to go?” Jamie interrupted. He had just taken apart an airplane model. In her effort to try to reassemble the whole thing, she was left with an extra piece.
“Let me see.” Zachary took the piece and glanced at the airplane model. Finding the missing spot, he pointed, “Here!”
“Wow! Daddy, you’re so smart! Thank you, Daddy!”
Taking the piece off his hand, Jamie immediately installed it into the right spot.
Peering up at Sharon once more, Zachary queried, “you’re saying?”
“As I am asking, where do these three children come from?” Sharon was feeling anxious, as well as a little perturbed. “Why do they call you ‘Daddy’? What’s going on?”
“Duh! Because Daddy is our daddy, that’s why!” Ellie pouted her lips and puffed up her cheeks childishly. “Such a big grown-up yet you still can’t understand such a simple thing.”
“Shut up!” Sharon shouted sharply.
Ellie shuddered with fright by the sudden outburst. Her mouth dropped open as she burst into tears with a boo-hoo wail.
Robbie and Jamie were startled as well. Initially caught in a daze and was unable to react, upon seeing their sister in tears, the duo quickly tried to soothe her, “There, there. Don’t be afraid, Ellie…”
Frustrated with the shattered peace, Zachary glowered, his face instantly turned grim. Lifting Ellie off his shoulders, he turned to the three nurses waiting by the side and commanded, “Take them to the side lounge to play.”
“Yes, sir.” The tree nurses obediently rushed forward and cuddled off the three children.
“Wicked woman! Wicked woman!” Fifi flapped its wings and squawked at Sharon.
“Zachary…” Sharon turned to him coquettishly, only to find his grim and darkened face. Struck by a sudden sense of fear, she cautiously ventured, “You’re not angry, are you? Don’t tell me those children are…”
“Yes, those are my children!” Zachary admitted arrogantly. As he leaned back on the sofa and raised his legs, he announced proudly, “I’m their father!”
“What?” Stunned, Sharon could only utter the word incredulously.
Zachary meanwhile was lazy to repeat himself. Picking up his wine glass, he swirled the vintage and took a sip elegantly.
After pausing for a while, Sharon regained her composure and forced a stiff smile. “When did this happen? How come I don’t even know about it?”
Zachary held his silence.
Seeing his expression, Sharon felt flustered as she tried to coax more out of him, “I’m fine with illegitimate children. It’s common after all in wealthy families. This definitely won’t affect us…”
“I think you’re mistaken,” Zachary cut her short and callously stated, “They’re not illegitimate children, but the rightful heirs of the Nacht family.”
“Heirs?” Sharon’s face seemed to be drained of colors as she stuttered, “Zachary Nacht, surely you’ve gone overboard, no? What about our very own offspring later?”
“Offspring? We won’t, mind you.” Each passing minute dealing with Sharon made Zachary even more impatient. “Because I will not marry you in the first place.”
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After Zachary had spelled out his words clearly, Sharon was stunned as she was unable to believe what she just heard. “What are you babbling about? We’ve announced our wedding, even the engagement ceremony preparations are ready. How could you say…”
“I think you have a really bad memory!” Zachary interrupted her indifferently, “From the very beginning, I don’t want to be engaged. You and Grandpa are the ones who forced the matter, even going as far as announcing the marriage unilaterally. Thus this totally has nothing to do with me.”
“You…” Sharon’s face was blue with anger as she spat out unrestrained, “How dare you treat me like this? You’re willing to dump me for the sake of those three bastard children?”
“If you run your mouth once more, I can’t guarantee that I won’t raise my hand against you!” Zachary did not mince his words as his chilly eyes turned vicious and a murderous look suddenly appeared.
“I…” Sharon’s temper was about to flare up yet she managed to forcibly suppressed it. Quickly coming to a compromise, she offered, “I can accept those three children as long as we can be married. I’ll come to any terms with you…”
“Even if you accept them, they won’t want to accept you!” Losing his patience, Zachary revealed, “They have their own mother. If I were to marry, I’ll marry their mother instead!”
Such a revelation left Sharon speechless. The world seemed to fade away before her eyes. Everything seemingly spiraled out of her grasp. It took a long while before she could come back to her senses as she demanded, “What do you mean by that? Who’s their mother?”
She had thought that these children were the accidental results of Zachary’s philandering ways. Their mother could have been dead or gone, probably shamed by the illicit trysts. Even if she were alive, she would be nothing in the eyes of Zachary.
Surely this must be the case, otherwise, why would the existence of these children not even be mentioned once for the past few years, only for them to appear now?
That was the reason she mentioned that she was willing to accept the existence of these children.
However, once Zachary stated that he was going to marry the children’s mother, she was dismayed by the sudden realization…
Zachary had already known what he wanted. Not only did he had three children with that woman, but he also planned to marry her!
“As for the rest, you don’t need to know,” Zachary straightforwardly said, “In fact, we were never officially together. Our cooperation on projects benefits the Synder Group more thus far. It will be best for us to remain amicable towards one another in the future!”
“No…” As tears fell from her face, Sharon shook her head vehemently and recounted, “The news of our wedding has been announced and the engagement ceremony has been readied. For you to back out at this juncture, I will definitely become the laughingstock of the whole wide world!”
“This is the result of your own folly,” Zachary frowned unsympathetically and shrugged, “From the very beginning, I’ve been opposing it. It is you who act in such an arbitrary manner. I shall not be blamed for your willfulness. In the end, adults are responsible for their own reckless behavior!”
“Zachary…” She started to plead.
Without giving her the chance to do so, he announced, “Please see our guest out!”
Sharon still desired to salvage the situation, yet Zachary no longer wanted to have anything to do with her anymore.
“As you wish.” At this moment, Ben gingerly appeared. Stepping forward, he politely motioned to her, “Ms. Blackwood, if you please.”
“No! I simply refuse to cancel our marriage. I object!” Shaking her head frantically in protest, she cried in sorrow, “Zachary Nacht! You can’t do this to me! The way you’re treating me, you’re forcing me to my death!”
Turned off by the whole sob drama, Zachary gruffly commanded, “See her off!”
“At your command.” Ben tried to hide his anxiousness as he tried once more, “Ms. Blackwood, this way please.”
“Scram!”
Rushing forward, Sharon grabbed a fruit knife laid carelessly on the coffee table and pointed it to her wrist as she hysterically shrieked, “Zachary, I can give in to anything! I know you like Charlotte Windt and I’m willing to let you keep her as a mistress. I can even accept you having illegitimate children. I’ve humbled myself before you, even crushing my pride into dust for you. Why are you abandoning me now? Why?”
“Sharon!” Raising his eyes and glaring frostily at her, Zachary sternly warned, “By now you should have known that I, Zachary Nacht, shall never be threatened by anyone! Put down the knife and get out. On behalf of our acquaintance, I shall let you walk away with some dignity left. Otherwise, you are totally free to do what you want: let me be the witness of your death right here right now!”
“You…” Intimidated by his death stare but at the same time trembling with outrage, Sharon shrieked, “Do you think I dare not to? If I were to die here, how are you going to explain this to your Grandpa. Worse still, how are you going to face the wrath of the Blackwood family?”