When they drove into the city, the terrifying storm gradually subsided as if nothing had happened earlier.
Then, a spring breeze dispersed the stormy cloud and a rainbow hung in the sky like a painting. Everyone looked upwards, mesmerized in nature’s beauty.
Charlie stopped the car at the entrance of the antiquity commodity market and dropped Zachary off here.
As soon as Zachary got out of the car, he bowed at Charlie respectfully and said, "Thank you, Master Wade!"
Charlie looked at him and said flatly, "Zach, don't ever tell anyone about what happened today, do you understand?"
"Yes, of course! Don’t worry, Master Wade," Zachary said in a gracious and serious tone. His face was full o f admiration as he regarded Charlie as a godlike figure.
Charlie nodded and drove away. Zachary, on the other hand, stood on the same spot and watched him leave, not daring to move even when the car had disappeared from his sight.
Charlie sent Loreen, who still remained in the car, directly to the hotel.
Loreen had always lived in Shangri-La ever since she arrived at Aurous Hill. The hotel's security team was among the top in the city and it was one of the Wade family’s properties. Loreen’s cousin would never dare t o attack Loreen here even if he borrowed courage from a lion.
Loreen shot a complex and complicated glance at Charlie throughout the journey even after she got out o f the car, as if there was a huge boulder smacking her heart. She had a lot to say to Charlie. She wanted to thank him, apologize to him, and say how much she regretted looking down on him and misinterpreting him.
But she couldn't say all these in front of Claire.
There were a few times when her words were hanging by her mouth and she swallowed them back. 2
When Loreen walked to the lobby entrance, Claire hugged her and said gently, "Loreen, remember to call Charlie when you’re in trouble, don’t ever put yourself i n danger."
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