Chapter 94

"What? Weren't you speaking so confidently just now? Now, you're stuttering? Hm?" Zachary asked again, stepping forward. With his imposing height of nearly six foot two, he loomed over her, making Cynthia feel as though she might be swallowed whole. Her breath caught in her throat. Zachary was terrifying when he was cold. He hadn't even touched her yet, but just his questioning alone made her feel like death was imminent. Her mind raced, and she quickly found an excuse to explain herself, "You've misunderstood! My brain must've gone haywire, or maybe I was possessed for a moment there! I didn't mean anything I said earlier, really! I swear on my life! Goodbye now!" Without waiting for a response, she turned and bolted. Staying any longer was simply asking for a beating. However, Jesse, standing coldly in the doorway, blocked her escape. Every word Cynthia had spoken, mocking and slandering Zachary, had been heard loud and clear by Jesse. Without Zachary's orders, there was no way