His Coy Lover

“Don’t you dare laugh! If you dare to laugh, I’ll use duct tape to seal your mouth shut!”

Zelda didn’t take his warning seriously and laughed, “Charles, you are the most innocent boy I’ve ever seen! Duct tape? I thought you would use your mouth to shut mine, which means kiss me.”

“Don’t call me a boy!”

She made him sound like a child.

“Alright, alright, I won’t say it. Charles, don’t be angry. You look… um, quite terrifying when you’re angry.”

Zelda suppressed her smile, changed to a pleasing tone, and acted like a scared little girl, making Charles both annoyed and resentful.

Having already noticed, she seemed timid but was becoming bolder. She was less afraid of him now.

Zelda’s phone rang again, once again interrupting the ambiguous atmosphere between the couple.

“Charles, can you ask Zack to bring a few guard dogs for me? Burton is coming.”

Seeing the call from Burton, Zelda didn’t answer but could guess he was about to arrive.

Charles remained silent, silently pushing his wheelchair outside.

In perfect harmony, Zelda walked behind him, pushing him along.

Without turning his head, Charles took out his phone and called Zack.

When the couple walked out of the room, Zack was already waiting not far from the door.

“Young Master.”

“Bring a few of the most vicious guard dogs and follow Zelda.”

Charles issued the order in a low voice.

Unexpectedly, Zack didn’t ask for the reason but obediently agreed.

Ten minutes later.

Burton could already see a figure standing at the entrance of the Winston mansion from a distance. Recognizing Zelda through the silhouette, he couldn’t help but smile, a smug smile.

He knew that as long as he took the initiative, lowered his posture, Zelda would become obedient to him again.

Look, she said she wouldn’t accompany him to the social event on the phone, but she was waiting for him now.

Upon seeing Zelda, Burton quickly made a call to Elle, and when she answered, he said, “Elle, according to your plan, Zelda is waiting for me. We’ll be arriving at the Lowell Hotel soon.”

“Good.”

Elle was in a cheerful mood.

Because of Zelda, things hadn’t been going smoothly for her lately. Her foster parents’ skeptical looks made her feel they believed Zelda’s words, suspecting that Burton loved her.

“I’m almost there. Let’s not chat for now. We can celebrate with champagne after everything is done.”

“Sure, I’ll prepare the champagne.”

Burton hung up the phone and took another look at the flowers and two sets of jewelry on the passenger seat.

The smile on his face deepened.

Instead of driving the car to Zelda directly, Burton chose to park about a hundred meters away from the Winston mansion entrance.

This way, he could walk towards Zelda, holding the flowers and jewelry, with the moonlight shining down on him, making him look like a charming prince emerging from the darkness, handsome!

After parking the car, Burton got out first. He quickly walked around the car and opened the passenger door, reaching in to grab the bouquet of flowers. It was a mix of roses and baby’s breath. Despite knowing Zelda didn’t like roses, he still thought they were the appropriate choice.

Turning around, Burton walked towards Zelda, still holding the flowers. He planned to give her the jewelry after she got in the car. Surprises were best kept for the last moment.

Even before he got close, Burton called her name twice.

Zelda smiled upon seeing him. Although her recent attitude towards Burton had been unfriendly, Burton was surprised to find himself pleased when he saw her smile.

Taking advantage of her smile, Burton couldn’t help but jog towards her. However, just as he was about to reach Zelda, several large guard dogs suddenly rushed out from the Winston mansion.

Burton abruptly halted his steps.

“Woof! Woof!”

The dogs barked and rushed towards Burton. Their ferocious appearance scared Burton, and in his panic, he tossed the bouquet of flowers aside and hastily ran towards his car.

Perhaps shocked by the sudden situation, Burton tripped before reaching his car, falling clumsily. The moment he fell, he not only felt physical pain but also embarrassment.

The barking of the dogs drew nearer.

Frightened, Burton quickly got up, stumbling, and continued to run. Unfortunately, after his fall, his pace slowed down, and the guard dogs caught up with him.

The dogs pounced on him, knocking him down and tearing at his clothes. Their ferocious appearance seemed as if they wanted to tear Burton to pieces, causing him to scream for help.

“Zelda, help! Help!”

While struggling desperately and wrestling with the dogs, Burton looked towards Zelda for help.

Watching this scene, Zelda was reminded of her past life. She recalled the sight of Burton and Elle causing the death of her daughter. She went insane, desperately hugging her daughter and crying for help. She begged them to take her daughter to the hospital, but they coldly watched without lifting a finger.

Her daughter was so young.

Seven months old.

Being thrown around like that, even if she rushed to the hospital with her daughter in her arms, the doctors couldn’t have done anything. It was beyond help.

Though the tragedies hadn’t occurred in this life after her rebirth, Zelda still felt the hatred.

She hated Burton and Elle to the extreme.

Now, watching Burton being torn apart by the guard dogs, she coldly watched, just like Burton did in her past life. She watched him scream for help, and watched him in a sorry state.

The guard dogs at the Winston mansion were trained and intelligent. When Zack brought them out, he instructed them not to bite to death, only to tear clothes and give Burton a few scratches.

Burton wouldn’t die.

Charles, who had appeared from inside the mansion at some point, watched Zelda’s reaction and thought he needed to re-investigate his new wife. What had Burton done to make her hate him so much that she wanted to set guard dogs on him?

“Zack, go and bring those dogs back. If they continue, Burton won’t be scared to death but rather torn to death.”

Charles instructed in a deep voice, while Zelda turned her head and finally noticed him.

“Charles, when did you come out?”

Charles stared at her for a moment, then had the bodyguards push him back inside. He didn’t respond to Zelda.

“Charles.”

Zelda followed him. The bodyguards tactfully made way for her to push Charles inside.

Charles didn’t stop her. However, as they walked, Charles stopped suddenly.

“What’s wrong?”

Charles looked up at her and asked, “Is this the way back to our little home?”

Zelda: … Did she take the wrong way again?

She forced a smile, “Charles, it’s dark, my eyesight isn’t good, and I mistook the way. I’ll… Charles, you’re the master of our home. Please lead the way.”Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.