She had also mentioned countless times the ces she wanted to visit. Zac never bcared/b.

The trips she had dreamed of taking with him two years bago/bb? /b

They were still just dreams.

So this was what it felt like to be truly cared for.

Charlotte no longer hesitated. She gave Sean the address to Zac’s vi.

Sean asked, “You’ll be home tomorrow morning, right? I’ll have someone bring the car over then.”

“Yeah, I will,” Charlotte repliedb. /b

+25 bBonus /b

Not long after she hung up, Zac returned with Wendy by his side.

As they walked in, Charlotte was lounging in the downstairs living room, watching TV.

It didn’t breact /b

She caught a glimpse of them from theer of her eye but

Zac said nothing either.

Instead, it was Wendy who broke the silence first.

“Miss Riley, we meet again”

Charlotte remained sprawled on the couch, her posture rxed, her gaze fixed on the TV. She didn’t even acknowledge her.

Wendy didn’t seem the least bit bothered. She strolled over with a smile, settling onto the couch. “Miss Riley, is this the kind of thing you usually watch?”

Zac tossed out a casual “I’m taking ba /bshower” and headed bupstairs/b, without specifying who he was talking to

The moment he left, Wendy’s smile vanished, She looked at Charlotte, her voiceced with contempt.

saw the bvideo/b, didn’t you? Zac loves me.b” /b

Charlotte couldn’t care less about who Zac lovedb. /bWithout looking away from the TV, she noddedzily.

“Mm. Got it.”

Herpletely indifferent attitude bmade /bWendy’s expression twist in irritation.

b“/byou’re bgood /bat pretending to be calm,” Wendy sneered. “Let’s see how long you can keep up the act.”

Charlotte finally nced at herb, /bvoice cold. “Not as good as you

Wendy let out a sharpugh, then got up and sauntered toward the stairs.

“Zac, let’s shower together,” she called our

Just before disappearing upstairs, she tumed and shed Charlotte a triumphant smile but Charlotte bnever /beven spared her a bnce/b.

During dinnerb, /bZar and Wendy sal on one side of the table,

Charlotte sat alone on the other

The housekeeper, Mrs. Zimmer, ced thest dish on the table. “That’s all bfor /btonight.”

Charlotte nced at the food and frowned. “Mrs. Zuer, why is it all vegetables today?”

There wasn’t a single meat dish.

Everything on the table was green lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, broli

Zac responded ndly, “Wendy likes vegetables.‘

Charlotte let out a low chuckle. “Vegetables, huh?” She stirred the greens with her utensils and braised /ban eyebrow, “Or is this your way of telling me I’ve been reced?”

“Loves her vegetablesb, /bbhuh/b?” Charlotte let out a low chuckle. “Or is this just your way of telling me I’ve been made a fool of?”

“Charlotte Riley!” Zac snapped, his expression darkening, “Watch your mouth! You can eat whatever you want, but bdon’t /bgo running your mouth like this.”

Charlotte’s gaze dropped to his neck where a ring red mark stood out against his skin.

Wendy had put it there on purpose, just to make sure Charlotte saw it.

Charlotte let out a slow, amusedugh, her eyes sparkling with mockery. “Did I say anything untrue? You’d know that better than I would.”

Zac’s face twisted in frustration. “Eat it or don’t. Whatever. Also, Wendy doesn’t have a ce to stay, so she’ll be living here for the next few days. You might as well get used to eating vegetarian–because from now on, we’ll be having a lot more of it. If you can’t deal with bit/b, cook byour /bown damn bfood/b.”

There was a housekeeper. It wouldn’t have killed him to have her make a few extra dishes

Charlotte knew that Zac wasn’t even a fan of vegetarian food

This wasn’t about meals.

This was about making bher /blife miserable.

How far was he willing to go just to get under her skinb? /b

Apparently, far enough to suffer alongside her

How pathetic

She knew he was still an

angry

She had done nothing wrong

about the watch, but she had zero intention of exining herself or apologizing.

Without another word, she set down her utensils and stood up.

Fine. If there was nothing to beat/b, she would just order takeout.

The next moming, Sean’s team delivered her brand–new car.

b-25 /bBonus

J