Chapter 6

All of a sudden, it felt like the surrounding temperature had dropped a few degrees.

The man was tall and looked like a Greek god. He stood behind her imposingly and exuded an intimidating aura.

Charlotte bit her lip hard. She was subconsciously holding her breath. Through the reflection of the mirror in the elevator, she saw the man gazing at her sharply.

He looks like a lion staring at its prey.

Hurry, hurry!

Charlotte gazed at the number flashing on the elevator screen, hoping to quickly escape this suffocating place.

Thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten...

She counted the numbers silently, her heart thumping furiously. Unbeknownst to her, Zachary was inching nearer to her.

Ding! Finally, the elevator reached the ground floor.

Once the doors opened, she scurried out. She was in such a hurry that she tripped and fell down.

face down like a

had just exited

a hole and hide in it. She scrambled to her feet clumsily and ran

her, the man looked at her retreating figure as a smirk flitted across his

but it turned out to be a drinking session at

department’s gathering. Why is someone from

wasn’t happy about it, but her colleagues were present, so she wasn’t about to chase him

ordered bottles of expensive liquor, which were currently

Holt, this liquor costs over eight thousand. We shouldn’t be doing this

don’t know?” Wesley grinned. “Charlotte is an heiress. She’s rich. Back then, she could pay for

female colleagues got curious. They surrounded Charlotte

“No—”

rudely and snickered. “The only daughter of the richest man in H City, Richard Windt. You’ve heard

who jumped off a building four years ago?” a man

son’s engagement to Ms. Windt, and then she came to Sultry Night and spent the night with

at her, their gazes a mixture of curiosity, excitement and amazement

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