Romance

"No matter what you do to me, as long as I’m still alive, I’ll keep pestering you like I did today. I kissed your lips this time. Next time, I’ll do it again until you promise me."
 
Zachary’s eyes were getting colder and colder. He looked as if he was about to tear Charlotte to pieces at any time.
 
Charlotte's heart felt like it was jumping out of her chest, but she tried her best to look at him indifferently.
 
Tick.
 
Tick.
 
Tick.
 
The second hand of the European-style clock on the wall was ticking rhythmically.
 
It was the only sound in the lobby.
 
Everyone seemed to have turned into a sculpture as they stared at the woman with their eyes wide open. She was at a disadvantage, but she was still talking to Mr. Connor with extreme arrogance.
 
Had she gone crazy?
 
However, even a lunatic would not dare speak to Mr. Connor like that!
 
Minutes and seconds went by.
 
The two of them

The moment the car stopped, Charlotte's stomach started churning. She pushed the car door and threw up violently.
 
"You’re the first driver I’ve ever seen who drove themselves to the point of sickness."
 
A cold, magnetic male voice came from above.
 
Charlotte looked up. She did not know when Zachary had gotten out of the car. He leaned lazily on the door with his arms folded in front of his chest as he watched her with a calm, playful gaze.
 
Charlotte smiled reluctantly. "Whatever. I won, so it's time for you to keep your promise."
 
"Did you win?" Zachary sneered and stretched his right arm in front of Charlotte.
 
"See for yourself."
 
Charlotte looked down, and the time displayed on Zachary’s luxury watch pierced her eyes like a needle.
 
It was 12:02!
 
She was two minutes late!
 
She had tried everything desperately, but in the end, she had still lost.
 
"You’re courageous and you did try hard. Your driving skills are pretty decent too. Unfortunately, some things just aren’t meant to be. There are just some things you can't change in spite of how much effort you make."
 
Zachary Connor, who always looked as serious as though he had facial paralysis, actually had a smile on his face at that moment.
 
The corners of his mouth curved upward evilly, and his eyes and brows, which looked like a painting, were rising so high that they could almost touch the sky.
 
Charlotte's eyes were in a trance.
 
Zachary had smiled at her before, but those smiles had all been sneers, smirks, or sarcastic grins...
 
That was the first time Zachary Connor smiled so genuinely in front of her.
 
Charlotte had not expected that Zachary Connor, a demon as cold as the devil, could have a bright, genuine smile that resembled the sun. It was as beautiful as a snow lotus on an iceberg, cold yet brilliant and mesmerizing.
 
As Charlotte stared at Zachary, her heart skipped a few beats.
 
"Don't forget our bet. From now on, if you ever pester me again, you better not blame me for being mean."
 
After Zachary said that, he got in the car.
 
The moment the car door closed, Charlotte came back to her senses. She looked desperately at the service hall of the city hall. When she saw that there were still people at the counter for divorce procedures, her eyes suddenly lit up.
 
"Wait!"
 
At that moment, Zachary was already sitting in the driver's seat of the car and was about to close the car door, but Charlotte pulled the car door forcefully open.
 
Zachary’s expression turned ominous again. "Charlotte, don't take this too far.”
 
Charlotte replied, "Follow me!"
 
Zachary's eyes were dark and terrifying. "Are you ordering me?"
 
"You'll find out if you come with me!"
 
Charlotte was so anxious that she did not even care how Zachary’s expression looked. She grabbed Zachary by the wrist eagerly and pulled him.
 
Zachary did not know what was wrong with him.
 
He had never once been controlled by other people, but this time, he did not push Charlotte away coldly.

Instead, he got out of the car and followed her to the hall of the city hall as though he was possessed.
 
There was a total of six service counters in the lobby of the city hall.
 
Five of them had a "lunch break" sign hanging by the counter, and only one divorce procedure counter was open. A couple was crying and filling out some forms. The staff member who was behind the counter window was a young woman. She was pouting and she looked helpless.
 
Charlotte took Zachary to the window and asked, "Why haven’t you left work?"
 
“I’m working overtime! Such a bummer!"
 
The woman vented to Charlotte as she looked at the couple outside the window in dissatisfaction.
 
"I’ve been working here for two years. This is the first time I’ve encountered such difficult people. If they want to get divorced, they should just get divorced. They could’ve dropped by anytime, but they came when I was about to get off work. They threatened to file a complaint against me if I didn't help them. My goodness! They scared me to death! My salary is only a couple hundred dollars a month, and 75 dollars will be deducted from my salary for every complaint I get. How can I afford to upset them?"

Even now, Zachary still felt as if Charlotte's lips were pressing against his lips!
 
"Darn it!"
 
He threw the toothbrush into the trash can angrily and looked at his cold face in the mirror.
 
‘Zachary Connor, Zachary Connor!’
 
‘Who would have thought that your first kiss would be stolen by force by a weak woman?!’
 
Zachary returned to the hall.
 
In an instant, the whispering people went silent.
 
When Zachary saw that Charlotte was still there, he could not believe his eyes. He took a closer look at her. When he confirmed that it was indeed her, his anger, which had not completely gone away, was ignited once again.
 
"You ruined my reputation and you even stayed to watch?"
 
Charlotte trembled when she met Zachary’s cold, murderous gaze. She tried her best to calm down. "I wouldn’t dare. I just realized that I shouldn't have embarrassed you in public on the spur of the moment, so I

"No matter what you do to me, as long as I’m still alive, I’ll keep pestering you like I did today. I kissed your lips this time. Next time, I’ll do it again until you promise me."
 
Zachary’s eyes were getting colder and colder. He looked as if he was about to tear Charlotte to pieces at any time.
 
Charlotte's heart felt like it was jumping out of her chest, but she tried her best to look at him indifferently.
 
Tick.
 
Tick.
 
Tick.
 
The second hand of the European-style clock on the wall was ticking rhythmically.
 
It was the only sound in the lobby.
 
Everyone seemed to have turned into a sculpture as they stared at the woman with their eyes wide open. She was at a disadvantage, but she was still talking to Mr. Connor with extreme arrogance.
 
Had she gone crazy?
 
However, even a lunatic would not dare speak to Mr. Connor like that!
 
Minutes and seconds went by.
 
The two of them stayed in a stalemate just like that. The atmosphere in the lobby was suffocating.
 
It lasted for 

Chapter 24 An Impossible Challenge