Chapter 31

“Mr. Sterling, we have to go as we still have a meeting at one,” the bodyguard reminded again.

Hector gave Charlotte another glance before passing her and leaving.

He didn’t say a word the whole time.

Standing still, Charlotte listened to Hector’s footsteps as he left. Her heart felt like a piece of glass being smashed into pieces.

Does he not recognize me anymore?

Or did he choose not to?

Perhaps, I am just a shadow in his heart. A blot in his life. He doesn’t want to bring it up or have anything to do with me.

Holding that thought in mind, Charlotte felt as if a knife was slicing her heart.

“You’re late!”

Zachary’s voice rang out from behind her and as if the Devil himself was giving her a warning.

Charlotte brought the food into the meeting room looking sullen.

“Is this the breakfast you bought?”

Ben took over the food from her hands and placed them on the table one by one.

Pizzas, beef sandwiches, coffee...

what

doesn’t seem

get them

“The canteen.”

her thoughts were

fantasized about how it would be like

when he

fact that he recoiled half a step and the indifferent look in his eyes, made her feel as if

pizza from Mario’s, the beef sandwiches from Le

us. If

it anymore and began to

her to get

who was sitting on a leather revolving chair, raised his gaze from the documents

dare you talk to

him as she turned to

the janitorial department tomorrow,” Ben

in her tracks and turned around. She took off her employee tag and threw

time, she finally said it. There was no need to gather any courage nor to overthink the

“Erm...” Ben was stunned.

you say?” Zachary squinted his eyes

at him. She ranted emotionally, “I’m not going to entertain your volatile and irregular emotions

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