Chapter 20 Forbidden Love

The Hathaway Group was a large enterprise with 321 branches under its umbrella. It was also a legend in the business world of Rothesay. The CEO of the Hathaway Group was Zachary Connor. The 100-story building of the group’s headquarters was located in the center of Rothesay City. Charlotte was stopped by a security guard as soon as she reached the gate. "Please show your pass." Charlotte raised her face. "I am Zachary’s friend. If you know what’s good for you, you'd better not stop me." The security guard was so frightened by Charlotte that he trembled. This woman had dared to call Mr. Connor by his first name, so her background could not be simple. Although Mr. Connor had always been cold and uninterested in women, this woman was attractive and beautiful. She may be the lover Mr. Connor had been secretly seeing. Would he get in trouble if he accidentally offended her? The security guard was hesitant to let Charlotte in. At that moment, another security guard said, "I wondered who this was. It turns out it’s Miss Charlotte Simmons." Charlotte was a little embarrassed, "Do you know me?" "Yes, of course I do. Miss Simmons, you are well-known in the entire Hathaway Group. Half an hour ago, Mr. Connor passed down a message that none of the branches of our group should allow you to enter." Charlotte’s heart sank. Zachary Connor's reputation of being "resolute" was not groundless. He had decided to draw a line between them, so he’d blocked her completely without giving her any chance to meet again. Charlotte felt lost when she realized that. "So, don't say that you’re a friend of Mr. Connor, Miss Simmons. Even if you claim to be Mr. Connor's wife or mother, you won’t get through this door. Please leave!" The security guard looked at her sarcastically. Charlotte knew that she would not be able to lie her way into the building, but she refused to leave. She would stand outside the door until Zachary Connor came out. As time passed, the sun gradually became stronger. Charlotte's skin was as delicate as a flower, especially her face, which was as fair and smooth as a piece of white jade. Charlotte's delicate, tender skin would turn red after a few minutes under the sun, but fortunately, Zachary had given her a parasol. Charlotte had not expected that the parasol Zachary had used to mock her would really become a barrier that would protect her. The people walking past the door cast strange glances at her. Charlotte turned a blind eye as she stood alone in front of the full windows outside the building with the parasol. "No! I don't want to leave Mr. Connor. Please don't push me away!" A harsh cry attracted Charlotte's attention. As she followed the voice, she saw a woman in business attire being forcibly pulled toward the door by two bodyguards in black. The woman had an amazing figure and a beautiful face. She was crying, so there were tears all over her face. "Don't push me away. I’ve always loved Mr. Connor. What’s the meaning of life if I can’t have him for the rest of my life? Sob... No..." "I don't want to leave him..." "Sob…" While crying, she was forced into a black car by two bodyguards. When the car door was closed, Charlotte could no longer hear the woman's cries, but she could hear the woman knocking on the car door vigorously from the inside of the car. Soon, the car drove away with the woman. She listened as the two bodyguards chatted while walking back. "As Mr. Connor’s personal secretary, Miss Haddox had a promising future. Who knew she would fall in love with Mr. Connor and confess her feelings for him during the meeting today? She obviously took a chance!" "Exactly. Who doesn't know that Mr. Connor doesn’t allow love or lust? Our company has had incidents of female employees being dismissed for confessing their love to our president in the past. Why didn't Miss Haddox learn anything from that?" "Sigh! Miss Haddox is so in love with Mr. Connor that she went crazy, right? It’d be nice if she had buried her love for Mr. Connor in her heart. At least she could have stayed with Mr. Connor every day. Now, she’s not only been dismissed from the company, but she also has to leave Rothesay within three days. If she ever wanted to see Mr. Connor again, she could only see him in her dreams..." Goodness gracious! Was it wrong of that poor woman to fall in love with Zachary Connor? She had been mercilessly dismissed by Zachary Connor and kicked out of Rothesay just because she had confessed her love to him?! Zachary Connor was truly cold-blooded! When Charlotte thought that she might do something even more unusual to Zachary in a while, her heart started beating violently. At that moment, the private elevator in the lobby that was reserved for the president opened. When Zachary stepped out of the elevator, the employees in the hall bowed one after another. Even the security guards at the door bowed. Charlotte took advantage of the moment when the security guards' bowed for Zachary Connor to run in quickly. "Hey, you can't enter..." By the time the security guards noticed her, Charlotte had already run over to Zachary Connor. Everyone was stunned. Even Zachary Connor’s handsome face showed a hint of shock. He was a man who had been through many challenges in his life, though, so a second later, his expression turned cold and he said, "Why are you endlessly pestering me?"