No Remarriage for us Stay Away by Livia Storm

Chapter 428 Stop Softening Toward Zachary

"Yes, they were putting up an act."

Lenora sneered, "Charles, do you think I'm that easy to fool? Then tell me. Why were they putting up an act?"

"To clear up any connection between you and Zack, to keep you from getting dragged into this mess. Zack foresaw this situation long ago and made preparations in advance."

Charles had been utterly shocked when he first learned the truth.

Zachary was truly bewitched by Lenora. Despite everything, he was still thinking about her safety.

Zachary was willing to face danger alone as long as Lenora remained unharmed.

However, Charles couldn't bear to see Zachary suffer such injustice, especially while being misunderstood by Lenora. He had to expose the truth to her.

He was sure once Lenora understood Zachary's feelings, she would be deeply moved!

Lenora froze for a moment before bursting into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" Charles asked, confused by her unexpected reaction.

"I'm laughing at how bad you are at making things up. After all that effort, this is the best reason you could come up with? Do you think I'll believe it?"

Do I look like a fool? Why does Charles think it's easy to fool me? Zachary did this to protect me? Then why go to so much trouble? If he really didn't want to implicate me, he could have just told me the truth-like he did with Old Mrs. Fuller and Harrietta-and sent me abroad. Why go through the motions of cutting all ties with me?

Though she was now overseas, the reasons and circumstances were entirely different.

"I'm telling the truth. Why won't you believe me? Zachary loves you so much!" Charles said, exasperated.

"According to your logic, his goal was to ensure my safety. I'm very safe abroad now, so his goal is accomplished. You can rest easy," Lenora interrupted. "If you have nothing else to say, I'll be going."

Charles was left speechless.

By the time he snapped out of it, Lenora was already walking away. Watching her retreating figure, he shouted, "Lenora, think it over carefully. I have no reason to lie to you!"

Lenora got into a taxi, still finding the whole situation rather amusing.

Charles' words were downright absurd.

Yet his last sentence echoed in her ears: I have no reason to lie to you.

be telling the

attitude had indeed

her from Folask and stayed with her overnight. The next day, he

then, or even earlier, that he sensed

and he was in a predicament, they should

sent her away, and left her in

right to decide for her? To make her

knowing the position he'd end up in. He

still remembered Zachary's words

recent times, it was merely a

didn't like you when you first came to the Fuller family. I also didn't like you when we got married, so why would you think I like

said, "Touching you makes me sick!

shattered her expectations

worked so hard to break down had been rebuilt,

warned herself not to soften toward

that he was afraid of implicating her was

Lenora wouldn't

had to

would come to find her once he got

it out...

she saw her next-door neighbor moving

calm, she

Finally, they were leaving.

musician who often sang on the streets, frequently sang into the microphone at home late into the night. It had often disrupted Lenora's rest.

had complained several times, but

that day before

had been thoroughly

to her surprise, they were moving

steps seemed livelier, and she hummed a tune

in sweat while carrying a heavy box, saw her relaxed demeanor

he shouted, "You heartless Clusian woman! Even if you think I'm noisy, couldn't you just warn me?

I ever have you kicked

came and threatened me to

Is he

silence was an admission and angrily demanded, "Go talk to him!

no idea who you're talking about, and I didn't