His Coy Lover

When Zelda saw the incoming call from Burton, she quickly looked up at Charles. Though he was sitting, helping her dry her hair, his eyes were sharp. With a quick glance, he knew who was calling.

She heard him coldly say, “You claim not to love him, not wanting to marry him, yet you still keep his phone number?”

Zelda replied, “… I’ll block his number after this call.”

“No need. Blocking it won’t stop you from wanting to know some things.”

Zelda thought about it and found his words reasonable. In this lifetime, she wouldn’t marry Burton, but she still wanted to gather evidence against Burton and Elle plotting against her. It was inevitable for her to have some contact with them.

“Answer it.”

Zelda acknowledged and quickly answered Burton’s call.

“Zelda.”

As soon as the call connected, Burton’s voice came through. Charles timely turned off the hairdryer so he could hear Burton clearly.

“Why did you take so long to answer? Were you sleeping?”Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

Burton asked in a slightly displeased tone. He was used to Zelda answering his calls promptly.

“If you have something to say, just say it.”

Zelda’s tone was cold and indifferent. Burton didn’t like the way she spoke, but he maintained a gentle tone and asked, “Zelda, are you still at the Winston? I’ll come pick you up. Accompany me to a social event, okay?”

“I have a meeting with a client at 9 o’clock. It’s still early now. I can pick you up in time.”

Accompany Burton to a social event?

Zelda immediately recalled a similar situation from her past life. She had accompanied Burton to an event only once. On that occasion, she got drunk, and when she woke up, she saw Burton coming out of the bathroom. She mistakenly believed they had been intimate.

Now, in this lifetime, some events seemed to be repeating themselves.

Before Zelda could respond to Burton, Charles turned on the hairdryer again and tugged at a strand of her hair, causing her pain.

“What’s wrong, Zelda? Where are you? Why is it suddenly so noisy?”

Burton heard the commotion and asked curiously.

“I don’t want to and won’t accompany you to any social event.”

Zelda rejected Burton’s request. Now that she knew tonight was a trap, there was no way she would fall into it again.

Even though she didn’t want to know who took her virginity in her past life, that event was no longer important to her in this lifetime. She had chosen a different path.

“Zelda, come with me. I brought a gift for you. Are you still at Winston? I’ll come to pick you up.”

Burton’s tone was gentle, trying to coax Zelda into agreeing.

“Burton, pretending to like me all the time, don’t you find it tiring? Aren’t you afraid Elle will get jealous? Do you really think I’m an ignorant country girl who doesn’t understand anything?”

Zelda said with disdain, “Don’t bother picking me up; otherwise, you’ll bear the consequences.”

“Zelda, don’t misunderstand. I really like you. Elle and I are just friends. Zelda…”

Zelda hung up the phone.

Once the call was disconnected, Charles turned off the hairdryer again.

“Burton asked you to accompany him to a social event?”

“I refused.”

Zelda quickly added, “Charles, I know my identity now. Rest assured, I’d rather live as your widow for the rest of my life than fall in love with anyone else.”

Charles looked at her steadily.

“Charles, I know you have many guard dogs at home. Can you lend me a few?”

“For what?”

Zelda’s eyes flashed with hatred. “Even though I rejected Burton’s request, he always pretends to like me. Isn’t he afraid Elle will be jealous? Does he think I’m just a clueless country girl? I want to set guard dogs on him.”

“At the Winston, being bitten by guard dogs. With Burton’s character, he won’t dare to ask for compensation from you. He can only blame himself for his bad luck.”

“Do you think I’m that kind of person, Charles?”

Charles coldly snorted, “What kind of person are you?”

Zelda raised an eyebrow, “What kind of person am I? Haven’t you investigated thoroughly? Why do you want to know me even better?”

She deliberately approached him, and her freshly washed hair scattered around Charles’s face. He caught a whiff of the clean fragrance, and his expression deepened.

“Charles, how deeply do you want to understand me?”

Zelda’s soft jade-like hand reached his neck, gently caressing. Finally, she stopped at his collar, whispered something in his ear, and then saw Charles push her away.

Unexpectedly, Zelda was pushed to the ground. She cried out in surprise.

Charles, in a hurry to help her up, hesitated and stayed seated in his wheelchair, staring at her.

Zelda got up, rubbing her buttocks while glaring at the man in front of her.

The couple exchanged glares, each trying to outsmart the other.

In the next moment, Zelda pounced at him, throwing herself into Charles’s arms. She grabbed his face with both hands and bit his lip.

It hurt!

Charles felt a sharp pain in his lips.

This woman was really biting him!

Although Charles felt the pain, he didn’t push her away immediately. But she became even more audacious, grabbing his face and sliding down to his chest, shamelessly groping a few times. Charles was both embarrassed and angry, and there was a hint of anticipation…

It was unbelievable!

How could he anticipate her behaving so audaciously toward him?

“Zelda!”

After she pinched him, Charles couldn’t endure any longer. He pushed her away forcefully.

This time, Zelda was prepared and didn’t fall. She stepped back several steps before stabilizing herself.

Looking at him, she saw his handsome face turning red, even his ears. She couldn’t help but find it amusing.

Such an innocent man in his thirties!

Capturing Zelda’s mischievous gaze, Charles really wanted to pull her over and… whether to scold her or take revenge?

Charles was torn!