Chapter 641

Sarah didn't respond to Zachary's earlier words—she simply moved with even more care as she cleaned and bandaged his wound. Her eyes stayed fixed on the task at hand, but her expression was unreadable.

Zachary, watching her in silence, gave a soft laugh. "You do care about me, Sasa. No matter what you say, you're not as heartless as you pretend to be."

Sarah shook her head, her voice calm but cool. "You're overthinking it. We're both from East Coast-I just don't want to see you die. Besides, you're getting engaged to Miss Wilson in just over half a month. I'm clear of our positions. So please, don't say things like that again."

Zachary's face changed instantly. He knew she was right-his engagement to Vivian was a chasm between them, one that he couldn't just leap across. Not while the truth remained buried.

he'd made to protect Sarah. But knowing she believed it, that it stood between

But as long as

cut through his thoughts. "The bandage

only to notice how her gaze

her tone even but sharp. "You're not just helping me or

hiding it from you anymore. I came here to investigate an old factory explosion. I have reason to believe the Wilson family was involved- maybe even orchestrated it. So far, the only lead I've got is Charlie. But I don't know exactly what role he

"That might explain something... The other night, after his wife was beaten, she mentioned- accidentally, maybe that Charlie had caused the deaths of a lot of people. But neither of them dared to finish the sentence. From the way they talked, it sounded like speaking

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