“Why would you think that I’m using her to annoy you?” Zachary questioned.

Charlotte’s heart sank. “So you’re dating her for real.”

“You seem disappointed,” Zachary pointed out, delighted by the despondent trace in her voice.

“What does that have to do with me?” Charlotte snarled. “You can be with whoever you want to be!”

“What if I tell you that we’re not dating?” Zachary softened his voice as he stepped closer to her. “What if I say that I never had any women other than you? Will you come back to me?”

Her heart was in turmoil when she heard those

thought that Zachary would say such things to her anymore; she thought he had already let go of

“That’s a no, then.”

but he heard nothing from Charlotte.

called out for

stopped, cocking his head to the side and waiting

told him in a serious tone. “Don’t be like me. Don’t make a mistake so major it’s

by that?” Zachary furrowed his brows. “What mistake have you

factors back then.” Charlotte was overwhelmed with regret every time she

you mean that you agreed to marry Louis not because of love?” Zachary asked, eager.

thought of him as

“But, you and him—”

words nearly escaped

wish to broach the topic, yet he could not help but think about that particular scene whenever Louis was mentioned. It

rang. She instinctively looked over and saw that

reality. It was then she recalled that neither of them could go back

voice could be heard. “Mr. Nacht,

pick up the call. Instead, he walked

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