After the countless repetitions of sit-ups, Zachary’s entire back had turned red and sweaty. Nonetheless, he showed no signs of stopping.

“Didn’t you already succeed? Why are you still training?” Francesca yawned and rubbed her eyes tiredly.

“The corporate war is a battle of stamina. Collapsing after a short while means that I’m admitting defeat. Even if I’m confined to a wheelchair, I need to maintain an elegant sitting posture,” Zachary replied while gritting his teeth.

Zachary’s steely determination left Francesca impressed. “You remind me of my husband.”

“Huh?” A look of surprise flitted across Zachary’s face. “Danrique? How are we similar?”

“In the past, he suffered a grave injury to his leg. As a result, he nearly lost his ability to stand. Yet, he refused to give up and trained endlessly to regain his mobility. Earlier, you sounded just like him…” Francesca lamented softly.

“Do you miss him?” Zachary chuckled.

“Have you lost your mind? I don’t!” Francesca’s face turned bright red. “Stop spouting nonsense, or I’ll beat you up!”

The corners of Zachary’s mouth twitched, but he remained silent.

as she moved to prepare breakfast. “It’s still early; you can sleep for a bit more. Remember to take your

owl-shaped clock hung on the wall. “I still need two hours to get myself cleaned

Francesca echoed

to work like this, right?”

Furthermore, dirt coated his entire body from head to toe. Overall, Zachary resembled a

clothes for you?” The coldness in

head to

“Okay.”

of a sudden, their conversation was interrupted by Zachary’s phone. Upon noticing that Raina had called him, he quickly took

according to plan. Should I head

need for that. We will head there ourselves. Make sure to keep our

Ms. Lindberg’s arrival

“Yes,” Zachary confirmed.

“Okay, I got it.”

call, Zachary returned to his exercises. Burning with curiosity, Francesca asked, “Why aren’t you contacting your wife? Aren’t you afraid that she

Zachary replied in a

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