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

Zachary's attitude had indeed

and stayed with her

it was then, or even

were true, and he was in a predicament, they should

her in the dark like a fool. Then, when trouble

to decide for her? To make her

prepared a backup plan, knowing the position he'd end up in. He wouldn't just sit and wait for disaster to strike. Could that really be the case? Did

Zachary's words

you. As for these recent times, it was merely a spontaneous

family. I also didn't like you

me sick! I

had shattered

worked so hard to break

warned herself

idea that he was

Lenora wouldn't do

to

true, Zachary would come to find her once he

make it out...

to her condominium, she saw her

she

Finally, they were leaving.

neighbor, a musician who often sang on the streets, frequently sang into the microphone at home late into the night. It had often disrupted

times, but her neighbor

day before

had been thoroughly

her surprise, they were moving

her steps seemed livelier, and she hummed a tune as she

while carrying a heavy box,

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

about? When did I ever have you kicked out?

me to leave. If it wasn't

Clusian man? Is he talking about

still in shock, the neighbor assumed her silence was an admission and angrily demanded, "Go talk to him! Tell him not to force me

it, Lenora replied, "I have no idea who you're talking about,