“Michael!” Sharon exclaimed in shock and queried, “What are you doing here?”

“What’s with your response? Am I not allowed to be here?”

Michael had put on a simple yet elegant-looking sage set of outfits for the banquet, but it couldn’t conceal the fact he was a handsome man.

The man, who had an androgynous appearance, had acquired the attention of the women that were around.

“No! Of course not! Are you guys acquainted?” Sharon asked with a peculiar smile, glancing at Michael and Charlotte.Michael wrapped his arm around Charlotte’s waist and declared, “She’s a childhood friend of mine, and we used to be course mates back in our university days. I guess you can consider me her guardian!”

“I see! It’s just like Zachary and me!” Sharon replied with a bright grin.

Sharon would constantly remind Charlotte of her extraordinary relationship with Zachary.

When Sharon brought up Zachary in front of the duo, Charlotte recalled the deal she had with Zachary—she promised him she would stay away from Michael in the future.

If the Devil is conscious Michael’s here, I think he’s going to lose control over himself again…

Charlotte inched away from Michael and shrugged his hand off her waist when she thought about it.

Michael was taken aback by her action—disappointment was written all over her face.

of you alone.” Sharon smiled and sashayed in

because he would have to return to Zachary’s

after the departing duo after she

of her

stated in a low voice, “Michael, have you forgotten your promise to stay

around in the middle of the air

sorry…” Charlotte avoided his gaze

Michael, she spotted a familiar silhouette that was a few feet away from her—Zachary peered at her in the eyes while he was surrounded

seemed to be in the middle of a conversation. Holding on to his glass of champagne, Zachary would occasionally reply to them, yet he wouldn’t move his eyes

aware of her interaction with Michael a short while ago, he

man’s gaze, bringing herself to the back of the banquet hall as soon as possible because

had her sight on the ground, she could feel the onlookers’ attention on her as she marched through the

one thing in common—a scornful look on their faces. While sizing her up repetitively, they made fun of Charlotte and thought she was another gold digger, with an ulterior

back of the hall, she

belong here! Look at the ridiculous gown she

of the micro-influencers who’s willing to sacrifice everything and anything as long as she gets to become a

be showing her chest and her thigh to seduce the

How did such a country bumpkin manage to

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