Zachary looked so proud as he said that, and Charlotte chuckled. She pinched his cheek and tried to scare him, “And how’d you know I am not putting on an act with Peter to lie to you? What if Chris actually got his hands on me? I might have to lie to you to keep myself safe.”
“Even if something did happen to you, then it’s still my fault.” Zachary’s nonchalance was suddenly replaced by a solemn attitude. “As a guy, anger and fury would be my first reaction. I would kill Chris right away, but then I thought that you’re the real victim in this situation. I’m guilty of failing to keep you safe. I let you face everything yourself, and that’s the consequence of my actions.”
“You’re saying that if Chris actually got his hands on me and infected me with AIDS, you will…”
“I will face it with you and come up with a solution.” Zachary held her head and gazed at her affectionately.
“Well, I don’t believe you!” Charlotte was touched, but she was still angry at the same time. Duality of man at work once again. She said, “You’re saying this so I won’t get mad at you! Hmph!”
Zachary didn’t waste his time explaining. He held her hand up and chomped down on her arm.
She screamed in pain. “What are you doing? That hurts a lot! I’m bleeding!”
Zachary finally stopped and licked the blood that was flowing from her wound, then he held her chin and made her look at him. “Do you trust me now?”
“Wait, what?” Charlotte paused for a moment, then she realized what he was getting at. “A-Are you mad?” If I am infected, Zachary will be dragging himself down with me now that he did this!
“What if I am infected?” Charlotte was panicking, and she was angry at Zachary for endangering himself. “He might have failed at getting his hands on me, but we did come in contact a lot. I could have been infected through other means.”
“Then, we’ll get infected together and get treated.” Zachary looked calm. “AIDS isn’t necessarily a death sentence now. As long as we have money, we can survive. We can face this together.”
“Zachary, you…” Charlotte pulled his cheeks angrily. “Are you stupid? At least one of us has to be healthy. Who’s going to look after the kids if we’re both sick?”
“Danrique, obviously. We can toss the responsibility on him. He can take care of six kids easily,” Zachary answered easily. “They’re a family anyway.”
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