Sharon sounded as though she was being benevolent toward Charlotte.

How the latter wished to respond with a snide remark, but she held back.

“Thank you, Ms. Blackwood,” said Lucy respectfully. “But we don’t wish to bother you and Mr. Nacht. We still have work to do, so we’ll be taking our leave.”

“You still need to have lunch when you get back, anyway. You may as well join us,” Sharon insisted as she leaned onto Zachary once again. “Right, Zachary?”

“Yeah,” Zachary responded. “Let’s eat together.”

“Alright, then.” Not daring to say anything more, Lucy dragged Charlotte back into the golf cart, and the two sat behind Zachary and...