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“I guess I'm going to need a rabies shot,” Zachary simply replied.
Louis almost spat his wine out at that.
Just then, Raina came into the room. “Mr. Nacht, let me tend to your wound.”
“How is she?”
“She has calmed down, and there are no serious injuries,” Raina said as she cleaned Zachary's wound. “Lupine put a pair of noise-canceling headphones on her, so there won't be any worries of her waking up again to the thunder.”
“Exactly,” Louis chimed in. “They usually pay a lot of attention to the weather. If there were reports of a thunderstorm, they'd make sure to have Charlotte wear the headphones. But, for some reason, they forgot about it today.”
Hearing that, Zachary grew silent. Charlotte got attacked two years ago, and they destroyed her last antidote. She must have gone through hell and back after that episode. It was a miracle that she even survived it.
Her memory loss and having a relapse every time there's a thunderstorm could also be the effects of that traumatic event.
“Your wound looks bad.” Raina frowned. “You'll have to get a tetanus shot at the hospital. I'm afraid I haven't brought any with me.”
“I'll do it later.” Zachary didn't care about it right now. “You should go stay by Charlotte.”
Raina nodded and left with her medical kit.
After she left, Louis looked at Zachary quizzically. When Zachary kissed Charlotte and even claimed to like her, Louis didn't believe him. He had thought it was all part of Zachary’s plan to force Charlotte out of the project.
But now, it seemed like Zachary wasn't lying at all.
When Charlotte had a relapse, Zachary was far more anxious than anyone else in the room. He had no care for himself when he used his body to protect Charlotte. Even when she bit him, he still didn't let go.
With such a display of selflessness, Louis knew Zachary wasn't joking around.
Zachary was calling Marino when he saw Louis staring at him. “What are you looking at?”
“Do you really like Charlotte?” Louis blurted out. “When did you start liking her?”
Zachary didn't reply instantly. Instead, he barked his orders at Marino over the phone, “Where are my clothes?”
“Coming, Mr. Nacht! I'm downstairs right now.”
“Hurry up.”
“Yes, Mr. Nacht.”
After ending the call, Zachary looked up at Louis. “Two years ago.”
“What?” Louis widened his eyes in shock. It took him a while to recover from it. “You've known her since two years ago?”
Louis paused as he contemplated more about it. Something didn’t add up. “Wait a minute. Didn't you have a wife two years ago? She went missing, and you searched for her high and low... *
"She doesn’t belong to you. Go look for another,” Zachary said sternly.
His words had only just sunk in when there was a knock at the door.
“Come in."
Marino came in with a bag of clothes before excusing himself.
Then, Zachary picked up the clothes and proceeded to change in the bathroom.
Louis, on the other hand, stood behind the door with panic in his voice as he asked, “What happened exactly? Tell me everything right now!"
Despite that, Zachary ignored him as he continued changing. When he was done, he made a beeline for Charlotte's room.
“Hey! Answer me!” Louis followed behind in exasperation.
When Zachary reached Charlotte's room, he was glad to see her sleeping peacefully in her bed, but at the same time, his emotions were all over the place.
“Mr. Nacht, thank you for your help tonight. We'll let Ms. Lindberg have a good night's sleep now. We can talk tomorrow if there's anything else,” Lupine said calmly.
Both she and Morgan seemed guarded, as if afraid that Zachary might touch Charlotte again. “Take good care of her.” Zachary took one good look at Charlotte before taking his leave.
“Can I come in?" Louis decided to try his luck with Lupine and Morgan
As expected, they denied his request. “Sir Louis, we're very sorry. We can't let anyone in to disturb Ms. Lindberg right now. You can talk to her tomorrow.”
Louis still felt a little hurt by the rejection as he followed sullenly behind Zachary.
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It was already half past one in the morning when Zachary left Charlotte's villa. He checked his phone, only to find seven or eight missed calls from Henry.
Zachary knew he had to check in on Cynthia, or Henry would throw a fit and go after him.
After all, he couldn't afford to anger Henry any further, so he decided to head to the hospital near Ashenville Garden to see Cynthia.
He was well on his way when he spotted a car driving toward him from the opposite direction. Both cars pulled over, and Ben got out of the other car. “Mr. Nacht,” Ben greeted with a bow. “What's going on? Where's Cynthia?”
“Ms. Blackwood is in the car,” Ben replied softly. “Her wounds have been checked out. But she refused to stay in the hospital, so we got the doctor's permission to bring her home.”
Zachary looked in the car to see Cynthia leaning weakly against her seat. Her face was deathly pale, yet she still smiled and signed at him. "It's just superficial wounds. I'm okay. Let's go back.”
He then gestured for everyone to get back into the cars and headed toward the hot spring resort. On their way back, Zachary contemplated calling Henry. However, he ultimately decided against it as it was already late, and Henry might be asleep. If his call woke Henry up, he might incur even more of that man's wrath.
As soon as they arrived at the resort, Henry came out from the courtyard in a wheelchair. His unexpected arrival gave everyone a shock as they hurriedly bowed to greet him.
Henry ignored them and stared daggers at Zachary.
"Why are you here?” Zachary frowned at him.
“I couldn't reach you on your phone. I thought you were dead,” Henry said sarcastically.
Upon that, Zachary chose his words carefully. “Louis had an emergency earlier.”
"What could be more important than Cynthia's well-being?” Henry bellowed.
“It was a life and death situation,” Zachary rebuked. “Is that important enough for you?”
Henry kept quiet upon hearing that. After all, Louis was a man of distinction. Should something happen to him while he was on their territory, the Nacht family wouldn't be able to answer for it. If Louis really had an emergency, it would be understandable for Zachary to tend to that first. "Ms. Blackwood, be careful,” the nurse said as she helped Cynthia out of the car.
Henry's face was fraught with worry as he turned to look at Cynthia. “Cynthia, how are you? Were you badly hurt?”
“They were just superficial wounds. I'm fine.” Cynthia gestured. “Grandpa, please stop scolding Zachary. Sir Louis did have an emergency, so I had him tend to that first.”
"Good girl.” Henry was deeply moved by her words. “You're so understanding.”
“It's only right to be,” Cynthia continued in sign language. “It was my fault. I insisted on going along, and now Zachary is in so much trouble because of that.”
Henry's heart ached when he saw how guilty Cynthia felt. “Don’t say that. It's his fault for having neglected you. It's getting windy outside. Why don’t you head on in first?”
Cynthia was being led back into the house when her knees suddenly buckled. She would have fallen if Zachary hadn't rushed up in time to support her. “Get the wheelchair!” he ordered.
The nurses searched high and low for the wheelchair but to no avail. Cynthia had gotten even weaker at this point and could no longer stand up.
At that moment, Henry got into a state of panic and looked close to blowing his top at everyone. Zachary anticipated that and quickly carried Cynthia back into the house.
Only then did Henry manage to calm down. He shook his head and sighed, “What a blockhead.” "You can't rush these things,” Spencer coaxed gently. “He has to have his heart in it.”
“What the hell do you know?” Henry barked. “If I don't give them a nudge, they'll never be together.”
Spencer said nothing more after that.
In the meantime, Zachary carried Cynthia back to her room and laid her on the bed. “Take good care of her.”
He was about to leave when Henry blocked the doorway with his wheelchair. “You're leaving after having injured her?” Henry asked coldly.
"Or what?” Zachary shot back with a frown.
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"Apologize sincerely, and ask about the injury. That's basic courtesy,” Henry demanded.
“It's already so late...” Zachary was about to reject when he saw Henry glower at him. He had no choice but to agree to it.
After that, he turned and walked back toward Cynthia's bed.
The nurses got the hint and quickly left the room to give some much-needed space to Zachary and Cynthia.
The door was closed behind him, leaving them alone in the room. The combined effect of the dimmed lights, sway of the white curtains, and lavender fragrance gave a very romantic ambiance. Zachary sat on the sofa, opened a bottle of wine, and started drinking on his own.
As for Cynthia, she lay on the bed and quietly looked at Zachary, her eyes full of warmth and tenderness.
“I'll rest here for a while before leaving so I don't get nagged at again.” Zachary glanced at Cynthia. “Am I disturbing you?”
“No, it's fine.” Cynthia gestured. "You can rest as long as you want.”
When they locked eyes, Cynthia blushed and immediately tried to clarify. “What I meant was, to put Grandpa at ease, you can stay here longer... no, I meant, you can stay however long you want... The more she tried to explain, the more flustered she got.
Regardless, Zachary remained on the sofa, quietly savoring the wine while enjoying the silence.
All of a sudden, he glanced at the door. He could sense someone outside, watching them.
At that, Zachary promptly placed his glass down and made his way toward Cynthia.
Cynthia was very nervous as she gripped her blanket tightly. As a matter of fact, her nerves were so bad she didn't even dare to look at Zachary.
Soon after that, Zachary was already beside her and was leaning in towards her. She then instinctively closed her eyes.
Just as she felt him getting even closer... Zachary reached out and turned off the light switch behind her.
The room was now mostly dark except for the flickering light from the aroma lamp. The darkness gave the room an even more romantic ambiance.
At that point, Cynthia was so nervous she was shaking uncontrollably. Even her breathing had become erratic.
However, Zachary still didn't touch her. He went back to the sofa and continued to drink his wine. Cynthia slowly opened her eyes and gazed at him sadly.
She thought he was going to...
But alas, he was only turning off the lights
After a while, Zachary had fallen asleep on the sofa. It was either from sheer exhaustion or the effect of the wine.
He dropped the wine glass he was holding, and the wine immediately stained the white carpet. Cynthia stole a glance outside before getting out of bed to walk toward Zachary. She then covered him with a blanket and joined him on the sofa, looking at him longingly.
The dimly lit room made his handsome face look weary. His brows were knitted even in his sleep, as though he was in deep melancholy.
Cynthia's heart ached for him as she carefully reached out to caress his brows.
Right then, Zachary suddenly twitched in his sleep.
Startled, Cynthia quickly pulled her hand back and clutched her chest in panic.
Once there were no more sudden movements from Zachary, Cynthia breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that he was in deep sleep, she gathered up her courage and slowly caressed his face.
Her fingers were slender, and her touch was gentle. Every brush against Zachary's face was soft like a feather and full of love.
The desire in her eyes gradually intensified as she slowly moved her fingers onto his lips. She brushed against it gently and was about to get up to kiss him when...
Bzzzzz! The vibration of Zachary's phone interrupted her.
Cynthia was startled and quickly backed away, only to fall flat on the floor.
Coincidentally, Zachary had also been startled awake. When he sat up and saw Cynthia on the floor, he immediately bent down to help her up. “What's the matter?”
"You fell asleep, so I wanted to cover you with a blanket.” Cynthia gestured nervously.
“Thank you.” Zachary led her back to the bed. “You should go to bed now. Goodnight.” “Goodnight!” Cynthia gestured back.
Zachary checked his phone as he walked out. To his surprise, it was a call from Charlotte...
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However, she was actually calling that gigolo's number.
By the time Zachary came out of Cynthia's room, there wasn't anyone outside anymore.
But he could feel a pair of eyes watching him from afar. That must be Grandpa's informant.
I've been in Cynthia's room for almost an hour, and so I already did what I needed to do.
Grandpa should have nothing to say about this anymore.
Zachary quickly went back into the room but noticed that the call had already been disconnected. After locking the room door, he went into the bathroom and dialed Charlotte's number with Gigolo’s phone.
“Hello?” the woman answered weakly.
"What's wrong? Why do you sound like that?"
His heart obviously ached for her, but he had to act like he didn’t know anything.
“I want to see you,” Charlotte said.
“Tell me your address.”
After hanging up, he instantly called for Ben to gather his stuff.
Luckily, the latter was prepared. No matter where Zachary went, there would always be a mask and the rest of his stuff in the boot of the car.
Once he was done changing, Zachary got out of the room through the window. However, instead of driving, he jogged to the villa.
In the master bedroom on the first floor, Henry lay exhausted on the bed as he listened to Spencer's report, “Mr. Zachary only left Ms. Blackwood's room after seventy-five minutes. Are you feeling more relieved now?”
“It seems like that brat is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. I knew it. He wouldn't be so apathetic.” The old man was extremely pleased with what he heard. “Cynthia isn't in good health right now. When she gets better, we'll let them spend time alone together, and all will be well.” "Yes, yes. It's very late now, so do get some rest,” Spencer said. “It's not advisable for you to stay up this late at this age.”
Henry was indeed tired now, but he suddenly thought of a question. “Wait, no. This could all just be an act the brat put on to fool me. We shouldn't let our guards down.”
“Don’t worry. I'll keep an eye on him.”
Spencer finally left the room quietly after tucking the old man in.
He got to the second floor and took a look around. The door to the master bedroom was locked, and the lights inside were turned off. Then, he went into his own room and looked outside. He was convinced that Henry had been overthinking things after seeing that all the cars were still parked in the parking lot.
With his mask still on, Zachary climbed over the wall and got to Charlotte's window.
Lupine and Morgan had locked up all the doors and windows in the room, probably worried that Raina would affect Charlotte again
He couldn't break the windows to get in, so he could only send her a text to let her know that he was there.
Charlotte instantly got up to open the window when she received the text.
Zachary climbed in and immediately saw her pale face. He wanted to hug her but refrained from doing so. After a while, he pretended as if he didn’t know anything as he asked, “What's wrong? You don't look too good.”
“I'm fine.”
The woman was obviously not feeling well. Despite that, she was putting up an act as though she was healthy and strong as she dragged her weak body towards the bed.
The former reached out to help her, but she pushed his hand away. “I'm not that weak.”
Her stubbornness and strong will contrasted with Cynthia“s weak demeanor.
Charlotte only felt a little better after laying back on her bed. However, for some reason, she was feeling cold all over.
Meanwhile, Zachary stood beside her doing nothing except staring at her, his mind a mess.
“What are you staring at me for?” she asked with a frown.
The man took off his coat and lay beside her before taking her in his arms. Charlotte didn't refuse, and instead, she leaned against his chest. Her body was sweating to the point that she was even shivering, but she tried her best to hide it.
After all, she didn't want him to notice.
“Your body is so cold.”
Zachary didn't expose her, but he did use his warm hands to help warm her up.
“Do you know why I wanted to see you?” Charlotte closed her eyes and nestled in his arms. “Because you're warm. I don't feel as cold anymore now that I'm in your arms.”
The former's nose began to tingle, and his eyes turned red upon hearing this.
You stupid woman... You're exactly like how you were previously — clearly feeling miserable yet still acting tough.
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I wonder how she’s been living in the past two years. Does she bleed out every time there's a storm? Is her condition so painful that she'd curl up on the bed alone, shivering each time?
Who was there to warm her up when I wasn't there?
“What are you thinking about?”
Charlotte kept leaning into his embrace, clinging onto him as though she was an octopus.
“Do you want to feel warmer?” Zachary was starting to feel his heart fluttering by her actions. "Yes..." She buried her face in his neck and indulged herself in his scent.
He suddenly rolled over and pinned her beneath him before kissing her gently on her lips.
This kiss was unlike all the previous kisses. It was as gentle as dewdrops landing on flower petals but also passionate and even a little cautious at the same time.
The rational part of Charlotte told her that this was dangerous, but her body was accepting it instinctively and was even playing along with him.
She found it weird that her body liked being so close to him and that it wasn't in control by her brain
Every time he hugged her, kissed her, or even when they were doing something more intimate, her brain would tell her to fight back. Even so, her body couldn't help but reciprocate his gestures and would even want more.
Right then, Zachary slowly deepened the kiss as his hand moved downwards from her shoulder. An electrifying sensation ran across her skin wherever his hand was.
Charlotte seemed to have melted into his arms as she accepted his kiss. Both her arms were wrapped weakly around his waist, and she shut her eyes, enjoying his affectionate touch.
The room was becoming increasingly hotter, and her body was also slowly becoming warmer. Zachary had achieved his goal.
However, his lust was just like a trapped beast clamoring, as though it was about to lose control soon.
The man tried his best to control himself and rolled over reluctantly. He took her in his arms but didn't touch her any further.
Even if his breathing was heavy and his was blood boiling with excitement, he still endured it and held back.
“What's the matter?” Charlotte asked as she stared at him in a daze.
“Your body is too weak. It won't be able to take it,” he replied as he nibbled on her earlobe. His endurance was obviously strong based on his warm breath. “Once you're better, I won't be going easy on you.”
Her lips curled into a smile upon hearing that, and she quickly leaned in to kiss him.
"Go and get some sleep,” Zachary said as he cupped her face in his hands. “I'm here. Don't be afraid.”
“Okay.” Charlotte snuggled against his chest and slowly fell asleep to the rhythm of his heartbeat. He was able to soothe the pain and discomfort she felt from a relapse just like that.
Every time a relapse happened, the pain was so unbearable for her that she couldn't sleep. Yet, that night, she was able to sleep soundly and peacefully.
Charlotte felt at ease and warm because she trusted him without any hesitation, and she believed that even if the sky collapsed, he would hold it up for her.
Seeing that Charlotte was finally asleep, Zachary was relieved. He gently brushed her lips with his thumb and stared at her fondly.
Although he was extremely tired, he couldn't sleep.
All he could think of at that moment was how he could help her get rid of the pain and have her back by his side.
I should think of a way to completely remove the remaining poison in her body.
Maybe when that happens, she'd finally get better, and her memories would even recover. Perhaps it had been a tiring day, but he soon fell asleep with Charlotte still in his embrace as he thought of ideas.
Dawn came before they even realized it, and Charlotte jolted awake from a nightmare. She was covered in sweat, but she instantly felt at ease when she saw the man lying beside her. At that, she immediately went back to snuggling in his arms again.
However, she noticed the injury on his neck, and she couldn't help but freeze at the sight of it. The woman could vaguely remember that she had bitten someone when she had a relapse the previous night.
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Even so, Charlotte didn't have a clear consciousness when it all happened. She couldn't remember who she had bitten. in fact, she couldn't even remember if she had actually bitten someone. Nevertheless, she didn't think much of it as she buried her face in his chest and continued sleeping. After a moment, the phone by the bed rang, and Zachary jolted awake. He realized that it was already bright outside and that the caller was Ben.
If 1 don't go back now, Grandpa is definitely going to notice.
He slowly shifted his body to get out of bed, afraid that he would wake Charlotte up in the process. But she was already awake. The woman opened her eyes blearily and asked, “What's wrong?”
"Did I wake you up?” Zachary stared at her beautiful face and was reluctant to leave her when he said, “I need to go now.”
“Alright,” she replied as she turned around. She then continued sleeping with her back facing him. He leaned over and gave her a kiss before taking a few steps back hesitantly. After that, he quickly put on his clothes and left through the window.
Charlotte didn't turn back to look at him, but she could tell that he was an agile person as she listened to his movements.
From a rational standpoint, he definitely isn't just an ordinary person.
But strangely, she trusted him without any hesitation.
Just let him be...
At the thought of it, Charlotte fell back into slumber again.
Zachary ran the whole way back. He climbed over the wall in the backyard into the villa and landed in front of the window to Henry's room.
The latter had already woken up and was sipping on his tea in his wheelchair.
In an instant, Zachary jumped up to the balcony of the second floor.
Alarmed, Henry looked up but saw nothing. Yet, he said worriedly, “What happened? I thought I saw from the window."
“It might be a cat,” Spencer guessed. “I heard that Mr. Potter keeps a lot of cats and allows them to wander around.”
“Go and check if he is awake.” The former had a hunch that something was wrong.
“I went to check earlier. He's still asleep,” Spencer answered. “It's only eight in the morning now. He was busy till late in the night yesterday. Just let him sleep for a little more.”
"He would normally wake up at six every day to exercise no matter how busy he is,” Henry said with a frown. “It's weird that he’s not awake even when it's already eight.”
"Alright then. I'll go take a look.”
Just as he was about to leave, someone knocked on the door, and Ben's voice could be heard, “Mr. Nacht, Mr. Zachary asked if you're awake. He wanted to know if you would like to have breakfast together.”
Spencer and Henry gave each other a glance before the former went to open the door. “Mr. Zachary is up?”
“He just woke up and is now washing up,” Ben answered with a smile. “Ms. Blackwood is also awake. Should I get someone to prepare breakfast?”
"Alright. Go ahead.” Spencer nodded.
“Understood.”
Spencer looked up at the second floor's master bedroom and saw a maid knocking on the door, saying that she was there to send the clothes. “Come in,” Zachary's voice sounded.
The maid then opened the door and went in.
Spencer closed the door and said to Henry, “Look at that. I was right, but you didn't believe me.” “What a relief,” the old man said with a nod. “Well, it seems like I was too suspicious.”
"Yes. Don't worry too much about it,” the former nagged. “I think Mr. Zachary and Ms. Blackwood are getting along just fine.”
“I hope so.” Henry heaved a sigh before adding, “We'll head back once we had our breakfast. My great-grandchildren are at home, and no one’s there to take care of them. I'm worried.”
“Alright. I'll get straight to it.” Spencer nodded with a smile.
Ben instructed a maid to prepare breakfast and headed upstairs after that.
Zachary was already done changing and was tidying up his hair as he said, “Was Grandpa suspicious of anything?”
“I don't think he is. I saw Kyle preparing one of the cars, so I guess he'll be heading back after breakfast,” his bodyguard said before sighing in relief.
“That's great.” He put on his shoes and was about to go downstairs, but Marino rushed in to report, “Mr. Nacht, Sir Louis is here!”
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"What is he doing here at this hour?” Zachary asked with furrowed brows.
"Is it because of what happened last night?”
Ben became worried. Sir Louis is too naive. It's going to be troublesome if he lets slip of anything. “He's probably here to talk about the project.”
Zachary had not agreed to Lindberg Corporation's project to settle in. Last night, Louis wanted to have a discussion on it, but there weren't any results yet.
The other five partners were still waiting for an answer while the latter was waiting to answer them, that was why he was here to talk about it.
Zachary got down and saw that Henry and Cynthia were already seated at the dining table. However, he quickly made his way outside instead of heading to the dining room.
"Where are you going?” the old man asked.
“Louis is here. I'm going to go take a look,” he answered and continued walking outside.
At the same time, Louis had just gotten down from his car when he said, “Zachary...”
"Why are you here so early in the morning?” Zachary questioned.
“The business partners are waiting for an answer,” the former replied with a frown. “I tried to convince Charlotte to quit for a really long time this morning, but she didn't want to.”
Zachary was really shocked to hear it. He had expected her to quit on her own out of anger because of the kiss. Never would he had expected her refusing to quit.
It seems like her mental strength is much stronger now.
“I'm in a bind right now, Zachary. Can you just agree to it?” Louis’ brows remained furrowed when he continued, “Charlotte said that if you think that she invested too little, she'll add more funds. But no matter what you say or do, she'll never pull back.”
“You should head back first. I'll come to see you later.”
He didn't want Louis and Henry to meet now.
"Why?" the latter asked in confusion. “I haven't had breakfast yet. I was thinking of having breakfast here too...”
“Grandpa is here. If he finds out about this project, he's sure to throw a fit,” Zachary said in a low voice.
“I see.” Louis's expression changed drastically as he said, “In that case, I'll take my leave now.”
Just as he was about to get into his car, a silver Rolls-Royce sped towards them.
Charlotte is here!
Ben quickly rushed to close the gates.
Zachary furrowed his brows at the sight of that. What is she doing here now?
The car stopped, and the woman alighted from the car.
She was wearing a white suit, and her pale face was hidden underneath a layer of light makeup. The beautiful, cold yet charming woman was back.
“Sorry for the intrusion, Mr. Nacht.” A smile hung on her lips as she spoke. It looked like a polite smile, but it also showed her fearless courage. “Since I haven't been able to invite you, I could only visit you myself.”
"You were in so much pain last night, but it seems like you're much better now.”
Zachary raised a brow at her. Although he looked icily arrogant, he felt extremely conflicted.
Back when he was messing with her, he could switch between his two personalities with ease. He would be so intimate with her at night but would treat her really coldly in the day.
Yet now, he had ignored his bottom line for her and breached his own principles because of his personal feelings multiple times.
If this continues.
“What?”
Charlotte had no idea that Zachary had gone to help her when she had a relapse.
“Ms. Lindberg..." Lupine whispered in her ears
The woman's face instantly turned grim as she yelled, “Who allowed you to let him in?"
“This is all my fault.” Lupine hurriedly bowed her head in apology.
"We'll talk about this later, Charlotte. Let's go,” Louis said while pulling her away. “Mr. Nacht is here. If he knows you'll be attending, this project is sure to fail.”
Even though he didn't know about Zachary and Charlotte's relationship, he was aware of the grudges between the Nacht and the Lindberg families.
“Mr. Nacht's here too?” Charlotte raised her brows upon hearing the name. “That's great. I wanted to meet him too.”
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“The audacity!” A thunderous voice boomed from the courtyard.
Tensing up a little, Zachary quickly gave Louis a look.
“Charlotte, let's go..." Louis got the cue and began dragging Charlotte into the car.
“Louis, what are you doing?”
Charlotte felt rather displeased, but with the bigger picture in mind, she eventually complied. Glaring at Zachary, she uttered, “Zachary, you'd better give me a proper response tonight!” Zachary frowned at her and did a shooing gesture.
The moment Louis got on the car, he urged the driver to get going.
Screech!
Just as the car left the courtyard, the gates opened, and Spencer emerged with Henry in his wheelchair.
As they watched the car speed off in the distance, Henry's expression darkened. “Who was the woman who spoke just now? How arrogant!”
"Someone from Lindberg Corporation,” Zachary replied curtly.
"How preposterous!” Henry was enraged. “She was so rude and insolent the other day at Northridge, yet she dares come knocking on our door? The sheer audacity of that woman! Spencer, go run a background check on that woman!”
“Understood!”
“There's no need for that.” Zachary immediately cut him off. “She's Danrique Lindberg's sister and the second-largest shareholder of Lindberg Corporation.”
“I knew it! It's no wonder that she’s obscenely rude!” Henry snarled.
Giving Zachary a scathing look, he then ordered, “Let me tell you this. Don't let her off so easily just because she’s a woman. The next time she tries something like this, you're going to fight back on behalf of the Nacht family!”
"Yes, I understand.” Zachary nodded profusely and even gave him words of reassurance. “Please don't worry. I know how to deal with people like that. I won't let it happen again.”
She won't be able to act that arrogant once she marries me...
“Good.” Henry nodded, feeling satisfied with his answer. “By the way, why is Louis with someone from Lindberg Corporation?”
"She wants to network with him...” Zachary gave a vague answer. “That's why I've been so caught up with work these days. I've been dealing with this matter.”
“Louis gets swayed easily. And given his pure-hearted nature, you really need to have a good talk with him.” Henry furrowed his brows deeper. “I'll make a call to Robert later. We mustn't let Louis get scammed. It'll hurt our family’s reputation too if something happens in our own district.” “There's no need for that too.” Zachary immediately tried to stop his grandfather. “I'll take care of the matter. Calling Robert might put Louis in trouble. He might even be forced to go back.” “Alright, then. I'll leave it to you. Now, go get some breakfast first,” Henry said.
"Okay."
With that, Zachary began pushing Henry back into the house. He heaved a sigh of relief
silently. That was close. If he had come to the courtyard just a minute earlier, he would have seen Charlotte.
He had just avoided a confrontation that would stir drama simply because Spencer could not move as quickly due to old age.
However, he knew that he had to get Henry to move elsewhere as soon as possible.
During breakfast, Henry continued to chide Zachary about being more caring toward Cynthia and spending more time with her.
He also preached to him about how the Lindberg family had to be treated as rivals. “The worst that could happen is our families confronting each other in the open. And that's fine. Let us compete under public scrutiny and see who wins!”
As Zachary listened on, he could not help but frown. While Henry had always been a cautious businessman who always had the bigger picture in mind and never employed extreme tactics, he seemed particularly hostile toward the Lindberg family.
It was evident that the conflict between the two families was deep-rooted and almost impossible to resolve.
After breakfast, Cynthia brought up the three little ones during their conversation. Henry immediately told Spencer that he would be going back to take care of his great-grandchildren. That decision worked in Zachary's favor, and he saw them off.
As he watched Henry's car exit the hot spring resort, Zachary exhaled deeply, finally relaxing his shoulders. However, when he turned around to discover Cain and Kyle standing there, his brows furrowed once more.
It seemed that he could not let his guard down just yet.
Guess I have to keep up the act with Cynthia...
What an old, cunning fox!
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After sending Henry off, Zachary decided to visit Louis.
Before leaving, he spoke to Cynthia. “Have a good rest at the hotel. If you feel bored, just get someone to give you a tour of the area. The scenery here at Ashenville Garden is spectacular.” “Alright. Don't worry about me.” Cynthia smiled as she gestured to Zachary.
Zachary left a few subordinates behind to look after her before hurrying off with Ben, Marino, and his other subordinates.
When they arrived at Charlotte's villa, Louis was still having breakfast. Zachary walked over, sat down, and began digging in without even saying a word.
“You didn't have breakfast?”
Raising an eyebrow, Louis called for a maid to give Zachary some cutlery to use. He also got them to bring the breadbasket, which Zachary adored.
It was almost as if he had forgotten about wanting to cut ties with the very same man for trying to steal his woman away just the day before.
Zachary was famished—he had not eaten anything since the previous night.
"How long have you been starving?” Louis frowned at him. “Don't tell me you haven't eaten anything since last night?”
“What else do you expect?” Zachary rolled his eyes.
"O-okay. Help yourself.” Louis felt a little guilty. “I should have arranged a meal to be sent to you.” "Where's Charlotte?” Zachary asked.
“She's in her room. I'll go get her.” Just as Louis was about to get up, Zachary grabbed his arm and said, “Let's talk first.”
“Okay.” Louis sounded nervous. “If you think that her addition would negatively affect your profit, I can..."
"You know that's not what I want to discuss with you.” As Zachary looked Louis in the eye, he could almost feel his head throbbing. “I've come to regret doing business with you... You know, with that brilliant mind of yours..."
Zachary sighed deeply.
Meanwhile, back in her room, Charlotte's expression was downcast, and her gaze was sharp like a knife.
Lupine, Morgan, and the others were kneeling before her with their heads hung low, not daring to make the slightest noise.
“So, you're saying that Louis called him over?”
Moments ago, Lupine conveyed the events that transpired the night before to her. “What were you two doing? Why didn't you stop him?” She demanded.
"He broke in even though I pointed a gun at him. He simply couldn’t be stopped,” Morgan explained, looking at the floor.
“I tried my best, but Mr. Nacht shoved me away really forcefully. When I got back on my feet, he had already gone into the bathroom and...”
Lupine dared not finish her sentence.
Charlotte stiffened. It was obvious that Zachary had seen her completely naked the night before. “It was an emergency, and we tried our best. You were hurting all over. Even though Mr. Nacht acted a little rough, he did those things to save you...” Morgan continued softly.
"Acted a little rough?” Upon hearing those words, Charlotte furrowed her brows. “What do you mean by a little rough?”
"He was sitting by the bathtub while holding your arm so that Dr. Langhan could give you an injection, but you struggled too much. Dr. Langhan even fell over, so Mr. Nacht could only...” Morgan blinked tentatively, unable to go on.
“Say it!” Charlotte growled.
“In the end, he entered the bathtub, mounted over your body, and pressed your wrist down so that Dr. Langhan could give you the jab..."
Morgan's voice was barely audible, but Charlotte caught every single word.
Her face turned as pale as a sheet.
“I wanted to rush over, but Louis stopped me. You might have misunderstood Mr. Nacht. All he wanted was to save you. He wasn't trying to take advantage of you,” Lupine explained.
"Yeah. You were hitting him and kicking him all over. In the end, you even bit his neck, causing him to bleed, but he held it in..."
“What did you just say?” Charlotte cut Morgan off. “I bit his neck?”
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“Yes.” Morgan nodded slowly. “You were quite rough with him as well. I was actually a little afraid that you would injure the artery in his neck. That would have ended badly.”
“You almost bit off a piece of his flesh, but he tough through it and kept silent as Dr. Langhan gave you the injection,” Lupine added.
“When you finally calmed down, he immediately covered your body with a towel and carried you out of the bathroom before placing you onto the bed. He was also kind enough to tell us to dry your hair and get you changed...”
As Morgan recalled the melodramatic scenes that had unfolded before her the previous night, she turned a little more emotional. “To be honest, I was quite touched by the things that he did for you.” “Me too. It was at that moment that I realized that his feelings for you were no joke...” Lupine quickly chimed in.
“Which side did I bite?”
Charlotte seemed to be really bothered by Zachary's injuries.
She clearly remembered seeing a bandaged wound on Gigolo’s neck when she woke up that morning. However, she was unsure if it was a bite mark.
“The right.” Lupine sounded firm. “I remember how he was on top of you and restrained your limbs. You couldn't move, so you bit his neck on the side facing me. I'm very sure of it...”
Charlotte furrowed her brows. Gigolo's wound is also on the right side.
It can't be...
Knock! Knock! Just then, one of her female bodyguards entered the room, saying, “Ms. Lindberg, Mr. Nacht is here. Sir Louis is asking for your presence.”
Coming back to her senses, Charlotte made her way out.
Back in the dining room, Louis was looking rather apprehensive. “Is this really the way to go?” “Either make her quit, or listen to me.” Zachary was unyielding.
“Fine. But please remember to tell her that this is your idea, okay?” Louis mumbled.
"Why are you so scared of her?” Zachary stared at him with disdain.
“He's not scared. He simply knows how to treat others with respect.”
Charlotte suddenly appeared in the dining room, sounding haughty and displeased.
Turning around to look at her, Zachary began scrutinizing her with an ambiguous but sharp expression, as if he was trying to read her mind.
“You're trying to say that I don't treat you with respect?” Zachary raised his eyebrows.
“Well, Mr. Nacht, you had always been the most stuck-up man on the planet.” Charlotte shrugged. “But since I can't do anything about that, I'll just be the bigger woman.”
“Hah...” Zachary chuckled. He had to admit that Charlotte's debate skills had improved greatly after two years of training.
Whatever he threw at her, she would counter it with ease.
Furthermore, she could even turn the tables on him. Her gusto and wit were quite remarkable. Sometimes, doing business is all about responding to the situation with speed and having a strong aura.
"So, how is it?” Charlotte sat down on the sofa opposite the dining table, tilting her head up as she stared at Zachary. “Have you two come to a final consensus?”
“I'll let you embark on this project with us, but on one condition.” Zachary smiled at her nonchalantly. “You'll have to gain the support of the sports industry of Erihal!”
Frowning, Charlotte glanced at Louis.
He immediately looked down with a nervous look.
"Aren“t you being unreasonable? The other partners are simply putting their money into the project, so why do I need to fulfill an extra condition? Moreover, as the largest investor, what support have you even garnered for the project?” Charlotte expressed her doubts angrily.
"Well, about that... In the initial stages of the project, he had actually gotten a company in F Nation to support it. That's a feat even I can't accomplish,” Louis replied gingerly.
“Then, what about the other investors..."
“The other investors have contributed the same amount of money as you in the project, yet they only hold a third of the shares you have.” Zachary cut her off. “Do you think that's fair for them?” Charlotte found herself at a loss for words. Even though the other investors dared not protest against her joining the project in fear of the forces behind her, she knew that she was doing real business, so she needed to prove her capabilities.