His Coy Lover

“Dare not.”

Charles coldly snorted, knowing she wouldn’t dare.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“This is my mobile number. In the future, if there’s an emergency, you can call me.”

Charles deliberately emphasized the words “emergency.”

“Okay, thank you.”

The husband finally condescended to give her his mobile number, and Zelda politely expressed her gratitude. Little did she know that her gratitude would suddenly enrage Charles on the other end of the line. He angrily roared, “No need to say thank you!”

Zelda was momentarily stunned. She had said thank you out of courtesy. Did he not want her to be a person with manners?

“We are couple!”

Charles emphasized.

“Husbands and wives don’t need to be so polite to each other, unless you… still want to remarry Burton!”

“Charles, are you jealous?”

Zelda deliberately asked.

Charles didn’t expect her to respond this way. His eyes darkened, and he abruptly hung up the call.

Zelda didn’t wait for an answer; she moved the phone away from her ear and realized he had already hung up.

This man is truly capricious.

No wonder Winston’s servants are afraid to serve him. One moment he can talk to you, the next he can yell at you and then ignore you.

Zelda didn’t take this incident to heart and quickly caught up with her mother’s footsteps.

“What did Cindy say to you?”

Chris asked with concern. “It’s been a while since you visited her. Have you two had a falling out?”

“Mom, we get along well. Why would we have a falling out? Cindy is traveling and won’t be back for a few days. We should see her at Yemmy’s birthday party.”

“When you go to the Granger family banquet with Elle, make more friends. The more friends you have, the broader your network. In our circle, every person has a backing. Making friends is also beneficial for you to take over the Roscente.”

When Zelda mentioned working in the company, Chris automatically treated her biological daughter as the successor.

In the past, the couple devoted all their efforts to Elle, grooming her into a qualified successor. Little did they expect her to be deliberately swapped, leaving their biological daughter knowing nothing now.

Chris harbored deep hatred for the person who had intentionally made the swap, even though that person had fallen into legal troubles and received a sentence.

“Mom, I understand.”

Zelda didn’t tell her mother that with Elle around, those high-born ladies would not become her friends. They would only dig pits and set traps with Elle, watching her embarrass herself and ruin her reputation.

Mother and daughter took the elevator straight to the top floor.

“Chris, Zelda.”

Peck’s secretary saw the mother and daughter together and greeted them with a smile, leading them to the CEO’s office.

“Elle is in the CEO’s office. Do you want to wait?”

At the door of the CEO’s office, the secretary knocked, and Elle’s voice came from inside, “Come in.”

The father and daughter inside were surprised. Then, in sync, they both stood up and walked out.

“Honey, Zelda, why are you here?”

Peck walked ahead, his face full of smiles, looking at Zelda with gentle eyes.

“Dad, did we disturb your work with Mom?”

“No, your dad and your sister have finished discussing. You came just in time. Let’s have lunch together at the Rich Hotel.”

Rich Hotel in River Town was a seven-star hotel, the best and largest in the city. It belonged to the Winston family’s industry, and the general manager was Lucas Winston, Zelda’s true younger brother.

“Okay.”

The family of four sat down on the sofa.

Elle poured four glasses of warm water.

“Mom, did you pass by here on your way to the mall with Zelda?”

Elle hadn’t noticed any traces of Zelda, and saw that the swelling on Zelda’s face had gone down, and she was in good spirits, so she didn’t look like she had suffered any loss.

“No, Zelda said she wanted to come to the office, so we came here.”

Chris took a sip of water, looked at her husband, and said on Zelda’s behalf, “Peck , Zelda wants to work in our family’s company, so you arrange for her to follow you.”

Elle’s face changes slightly, but quickly returns to normal.

Peck, on the other hand, looked at Zelda and asked rather seriously, “Zelda, have you asked Charles? Did he agree to you coming out to work?”

the Winston family rules are strict, and there are many rules, the women who married into their family are at home to teach their children and be noble wives, they are not allowed to come out to work, the women in their family don’t lack of money to spend, and they don’t need them to make money to support their family, they are only responsible for spending the money that their husbands earn back.

“Why ask Charles if Zelda wants to work, it’s a private matter in our family, as long as you agree.” Chris didn’t have the good sense to talk about her husband, “Although our family rejected THE Winston’s marriage, it seems like we are sorry to THE Winston, but Charles has already left it alone, Zelda doesn’t owe Charles anything, it’s not up to Charles to take it.”

Peck glared twice at his wife, “You don’t understand.”

Chris’ face turned hard, “Why don’t I understand?”

“Don’t you ask.”

Charles didn’t allow him to say it, in front of his wife, Peck didn’t dare to reveal half a word, he could only say to Zelda, “Zelda, if you want to go into the company to work, Dad doesn’t have a problem with it, Dad is also willing to bring you along and teach you personally, but you must consult Charles, he agrees to it, only then can you do it.”

Elle didn’t want Zelda to go into the company, she took over the conversation and said, “Zelda, Dad has a point, Charles took you away to say that he made you responsible for something, he shouldn’t be allowed to just leave, you still need to ask Charles for his opinion, so you don’t piss him off again.”

Zelda looked at Elle quietly , knowing in her heart that she didn’t want her in the company.

Elle looked calm.