Instead of answering, Zachary turned to look out the window while spinning his phone in his palm, as if he was contemplating something.
As the light from outside the car illuminated his face intermittently, it was hard to guess what was going through his mind.
Ben stayed beside him without saying another word.
After a long while, Zachary finally responded, "Let her reveal it herself."
"Sure." Ben nodded.
Charlotte didn't believe that Zachary would imprison her for real. She was confident that he was just trying to scare her and would return to release her soon.
After all, they had just enjoyed a night of passion the night before.
However, one night passed uneventfully.
Charlotte slept in a muddled daze. She finally woke up without knowing how much time had passed and yet, it was still just as quiet.
The calm confidence she had earlier started to fray.
Meanwhile, Luna began to lose control of her emotions as she cried while cursing Hector's cold-heartedness. The next moment, she would accuse Charlotte of being shameless and charge at her to beat her up. However, Amanda and Simon managed to hold her back.
Charlotte spent the next day and night under such chaotic circumstances. Consequently, she was both physically and mentally strained by it.
Furthermore, she was worried about the children's safety. Walking up to the steel door, she banged on it and cried out Zachary's name to no avail.
Even after she screamed at the camera in the corner of the room, no one came for her either.
And that was how Charlotte struggled through another day.
As for Luna, she had already fainted from just being too weak.
Amanda and Simon grew anxious and grabbed onto Charlotte, urging her to think of a solution.
As the wound on Charlotte's shoulder wasn't treated, it started to bleed from their violent grip.
And after two days of going without food and drink, coupled with the repeated rantings of Luna, Charlotte had finally reached her threshold.
Suddenly, she felt her vision becoming blurry and her body covered in sweat. Before she knew it, she collapsed onto the sofa.
Finally, after half an hour, the steel door opened.
Charlotte had a nightmare. In it, there was a lion that was watching her. It sniffed her body and licked her wounds as if it was going to eat her up.
In the dream, she was so terrified that she couldn't stop trembling.
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