“Because you’re sticking your nose into where it doesn’t belong.” Zachary shot an icy glare at Hector.

“I…” Hector stood transfixed for a moment before he blurted out an explanation, “I’m giving this necklace back because of my wife’s mistake. It has nothing to do with anyone else.”

“Do you mean you’re not doing this for her?” Zachary pointed at Charlotte.

“No.” Hector dropped his head, not daring to look at Charlotte.

Hearing his response, Charlotte knitted her brows, an uneasy feeling crept within her.

She knew Hector was saying those words to protect himself, but to look at how meek he had become sent indescribable feelings to her heart.

“Tell me then, what does the bankruptcy of Windt Corporation have to do with me?” Zachary questioned.

Hector shuddered as his face paled further.

“He’s not the one who told me about it,” Charlotte explained. “This has nothing to do with him.”

“Speak!” Zachary roared.

Shuddering again, Hector stuttered, “I-I-I don’t know.”

Zachary kept his glacial gaze fixed on the other

doing?” Charlotte quickly jumped to Hector’s defense. “Why

suddenly changed his tone as he smiled. “Mr. Sterling, don’t

Charlotte, Hector frowned in

worth a hundred million. There’s no need for you to deliver this to me

rewarding money to a beggar. “Here.

off, bewildered. “I can

a symbolism of the opportunity

course.” Zachary leaned back on the sofa as he swayed his glass gracefully. “However, that item can only have one value. Whether you use the ruby necklace to start

hair behind Charlotte’s neck

he was talking about.

choose the company, or

can only

to the Sterlings for Hector to plead meekly

and Divine Corporation were pressuring them, if the Sterlings could not carry

impossible for Hector to give up on

if he chose family, he would be giving up

of what happened four years

if Hector chose to abandon her for his family again, Charlotte would no longer feel the same disappointment and grievance she

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