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.

She collapsed face

outside gasped in shock. A few employees who had just exited the

and hide in it. She scrambled to her feet clumsily and ran out, covering

retreating figure as a

the welcome party would be a dinner in a restaurant, but it turned out to be

the administration department’s gathering. Why is someone from the

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

to her colleagues. He also ordered bottles

colleague spoke up. “Mr. Holt, this liquor costs over eight

Back then, she could

A few female colleagues got curious. They surrounded Charlotte and bombarded her with questions. “Charlotte, you’re

“No—”

only daughter of the richest

one who jumped off a building four years ago?” a man uttered.

think I read the news. The Sterlings called off their son’s engagement to Ms. Windt, and then she came to Sultry Night and spent the night with

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

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