Silence fell between them. Charlotte was shocked for a short while, and she kept her silence. Zachary didn’t say anything either as he kept driving.

It didn’t take long for them to reach the base of Rokan Hill. Zachary stopped the car by the roadside, retracted the roof before reclining the seat, and looked up at the sky.

Charlotte glanced at the time and leaned back to look up at the stars in silence. They didn’t say anything for the longest time. Just like the night breeze that was blowing through her hair, messing it up, her emotions were also all over the place.

“Do you trust me?” Zachary suddenly asked.

“If we go by terms of feeling and instinct, yes,” she answered honestly. “But rationally speaking, I have a lot of reasons to suspect you.”

looked at

painful for me to endure, so I forgot about them as a defense mechanism.” She looked at him. “I’ve forgotten about

didn’t know how to

tell me if you had.” She was still calm. “Perhaps

Zachary stopped before

feeling conflicted. Just then, they heard the roar of the Rolls-Royce,

trying to make herself look warmer. “Take the car,

return?” Zachary stared at her, his gaze

herself and was about to get out of the car, but Zachary held the back of her head and leaned in for a kiss. Charlotte wanted to push him away, but her body always accepted his kiss, so she slowly

his kiss. He wanted to etch himself in her memory, even though they would only be

while later, Zachary finally let go of her, albeit reluctantly. He held her cheek with one hand and brushed

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