His Coy Lover

Charles looked at her in silence. Finally, he flicked her forehead twice, causing her some pain. She pouted, and only then did he feel a bit more at ease.

Guided by Charles, Zelda finally managed to find the correct way back home.

“I’ll give you a week to familiarize yourself with the route. If you still can’t remember…”

Charles didn’t finish his sentence, leaving Zelda wondering what method he would use to punish her.

“Alright, I’ll try my best to remember the way back home within a week.”

Zelda believed that a week would be enough for her to memorize the route.

Charles didn’t say anything more. If he remained silent, Zelda didn’t know what to say to him.

When she watched the scene of the guard dogs chasing Burton earlier, she remained indifferent and even found it satisfying. She wondered what Charles thought about it. Would he think she was cruel and heartless, especially considering how much she used to like Burton?

He didn’t ask, but Zelda wanted to tell him.

She didn’t want him to misunderstand her and think she was a heartless person.

“Do you think I was particularly ruthless to Burton?”

“Not ruthless enough.”

Unexpectedly, Charles said she wasn’t ruthless enough.

Zelda: …

“When seeking revenge on someone, make them lose everything-destroy their family, make them wander the streets, and let them be bullied and humiliated. Make them wish for death.”

Zelda: … It seems I’m still too kind.

“Zelda, I want to know why you hate Burton so much. Is your hatred for him related to when you rejected my marriage proposal by cutting your wrist?”

Thinking of her reaction after waking up from refusing the marriage proposal, Charles felt that this woman was full of secrets.

Despite thoroughly investigating her past, he still couldn’t understand her.

Accustomed to being in control, Charles didn’t like this about her.

“Charles, I’m sorry. I can’t tell you now. When the time is right, I will confess everything to you.”

In the early stages of their marriage, without a deep emotional foundation, Zelda didn’t dare to be completely honest with him. The matter of her rebirth was too peculiar. She couldn’t directly tell him she had rebirthed. She needed to think about how to explain it convincingly to this shrewd man.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

Not wanting to reveal it, Charles didn’t press further.

Everyone had secrets, and he respected hers.

Before the young couple reached their residence, they saw Linda standing at the doorway. She seemed a bit anxious, pacing back and forth.

Seeing the couple, Linda wanted to greet them but hesitated. She waited respectfully until they approached.

“Master.”

Linda first greeted Charles respectfully, then turned her gaze towards Zelda, showing a hint of reproach.

Charles coldly asked, “Did grandma ask you to convey a message again?”

“Grandma asked me to invite Zelda over for a visit.”

Zelda pointed at herself. Grandma wanted to see her again? At this late hour, it must be related to the incident with the guard dogs, which probably had reached grandma’s ears.

In this household, other than Charles, every move of the others might be under Madam’s watchful eyes.

Zelda couldn’t decline the invitation. However, Charles spoke up for her.

“Tell Madam that it’s my permission. Zelda, push me inside.”

Zelda didn’t expect Charles to refuse Madam’s summons for her. After a moment of surprise, she quickly complied, “Okay.”

Pushing him inside, she glanced back at Linda.

Linda, understanding the situation, dared not force her to go. She respectfully watched Charles enter the house.

A few minutes later.

“Charles gave permission…”

Grandma’s words lingered on.

Anna looked at her mother-in-law, saying, “Mom, you can’t be too lenient. Zelda actually dared to persuade Charles to set guard dogs on an innocent person. Although we, the Winstons, fear no one, we can’t casually let guard dogs harm others.”

Madam didn’t bother to look at her daughter-in-law. She calmly said, “It was Charles who allowed it. Even if the sky falls, he can handle it. It’s late, go to rest. I’m tired too. I’m getting old and can’t stay up late.”

Saying that, Madam stood up.

Anna quickly followed suit and assisted her mother-in-law. Madam didn’t refuse her support.

Grandma didn’t want to deal with this matter anymore. Anna was frustrated because Zelda influenced their son, but she dared not say more in front of her mother-in-law.

After escorting her mother-in-law back to her room, Anna returned to her own room. Seeing her husband Zhan Fei still reading a magazine, she walked over, snatched the magazine from his hands, and then threw it back at him.

“Honey, what’s going on with you again?”

Taylor Winston sat up straight, placing the magazine that had been thrown at him on the bedside table.

“In the middle of the night, who upset you? Tell me.”

“Go, right now. Go to Charles’s residence and drive that wench Zelda out of the Winston mansion. She actually persuaded my son to set guard dogs on someone. My son’s reputation is already not good, and she wants to make it worse.”

Charles’s reputation, well, it wasn’t too good.

“Oh, that matters. Since Charles said he allowed it, why bother? It’s our son’s business. When did it become our turn to interfere? We parents personally raised him since he was a child. As parents, we can only show respect. We can’t interfere in any of his affairs.”

“Honey, not to criticize you, but being so concerned like this will only make you increasingly unhappy.”

Taylor pulled his wife to sit down and gently advised, “Trust our son. He is the helmsman of this family and will absolutely not do anything detrimental to the Winstons. His affairs with Zelda, regardless of how they may change in the future, are his private matters. Let’s not interfere, just observe.”

“You still say he won’t do anything detrimental to the Winstons? Zelda had him set guard dogs on the Lowell young master. That’s creating enemies. We’re not friends with the Lowells, but we’re not enemies either. By doing this, he’s making our two families enemies.”

Anna complained discontentedly, also venting her frustration about Zelda: “I don’t know if that country girl has lost her mind. She used to love Burton so much, even attempted suicide by cutting her wrists to reject a marriage proposal for him. Now she’s setting guard dogs on Burton. If I hadn’t seen it on the surveillance footage, I wouldn’t have believed it.”

“Alright, alright, don’t be angry. Go to sleep. Tomorrow, I’ll take you to our family’s islands for a few days. I’ll accompany you for surfing, fishing, and sailing. Whatever you want to do, I’ll be with you.”

Anna scolded him, “You talk as if I’m just causing trouble for no reason. I’m just worried about our son.”

“I know, my wife won’t cause trouble for no reason. It’s just that our sons are all outstanding individuals; we don’t need to worry about their affairs.”

Thinking of his three excellent sons and beloved daughter, Taylor once again displayed a proud expression.