Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort

Charlotte dozed off as she waited and lay down her head beside Zachary’s bed.

She did not let go of his hand even in her sleep.

The night drew nigh and the outside world fell into silence, as did the ward. Charlotte slipped into slumber on Zachary’s bed, just as how she always did before.

Zachary had a dream that night. He lost his way in the desert and did not know how to get out. He was stranded in a vast and endless piece of grey and blurry sand land without any light.

His whole body ached as if it was about to burst. He felt as if he was on the verge of losing his sense of hearing and vision completely.

He desperately wanted to escape, but his vision kept failing him and he could not hear a thing.

he could do was keep going forward, but even taking a step felt like a formidable task. He felt emptiness under his feet every time he took a step. He

a place

then that he felt

afraid that this hand would lead him to another bottomless pit,

him to

was assured and he kept following the leading hand until he finally saw light again, but just as he was about to reach the other side,

wanted to cling onto it, but

eyes gradually and realized Charlotte was beside him, holding on to his

to touch her

Was it

the window. He tried to cover her with his blanket, but he was too weak to move

She muttered his name and grabbed his hand instinctively, but she

in pain but immediately saw that Zachary was awake and was looking at her. She dismissed the pain and

but looked at

ask Raina to come over and

get up to press the emergency button, but Zachary put his hand around her

doing?” she