Chapter 223
Zachary stroked along Thea''s arm, causing shivers to run through her body.
“What? Weren''t you raging just a second ago? Your body... seems to imply otherwise!” Zachary''s
teasing voice rang out beside her ear.
Thea''s expression was a mixture of anger and resignation. She shot him a sidelong nce and
questioned, “How do you think Natasha will feel if she sees you like this, Zachary?”
Zachary immediately stiffened at the mention of Natasha. His yful gaze earlier morphed into one
of fury.
s, Natasha was his Achilles heel.
A secondter, Zachary grabbed Thea''s hair and threatened, “I told you before never to bring up her
name again!”
Undeterred by his show of violence, Thea raised her head and sneered, “Why not? Because you''ll
lose control once her namees up? Haven''t you wondered what she''s doing right now? She
might well be celebrating with Keh this very instant.”
Zachary shoved her away and yelled, “Get out! Right now!”
Thea stumbled from his sudden movement. No one had mistreated her like this before, and her
disbelief and rage were palpable in her gaze.
She turned around to re at him before mocking, “I thought you were a vengeful person, Zachary,
but it seems your temper far exceeds your actual talents!”
Zachary listened on wordlessly.
It seemed as though Thea''s words had done little to spur him into action.
He grabbed a ss of liquor from the table and knocked it back in one shot.
Thea continued her mockery, “Keh was clearly behind this whole fiasco. I won''t me you if
you think you can''t beat him and want to give up. After all, you were never his match in the first
ce. When ites to women, career, or family, he easily trumps you in every aspect. Natasha
was smart not to choose you.”
Crash!
The sound of breaking ss filled the air.
Before Thea could react, Zachary pounced on her and mped his hand around her neck, pinning
her against the wall. He warned, “Don''t test my patience, Thea!”
Thea''s face reddened as she gasped for air. Still, she replied, “Why not? I''m just telling the truth.
Look at yourself. Your family is in tatters while Keh''s enjoying a happy reunion. He could be
fooling around with Natasha right this minute—”
“I said, stop talking!” Zachary mped his hand tighter around her neck, his eyes bloodshot with
rage. He looked as though he could end her life at any moment.
Despite how suffocated she felt, a red-faced Thea continued to give Zachary a mocking and pitiful
stare.
Just as she thought she was about to faint from theck of oxygen, Zachary suddenly loosened his
hand.
Thea copsed to the ground and desperately gasped for air. Her body heaved with waves of
hacking coughs.
Meanwhile, Zachary knelt and looked at her coldly. “I''ll show you how Keh kneels before me
and begs for mercy. Let''s see if you can still ept your idol when he''s meekly begging for his life.”
She returned his cold gaze.
This man is far too temperamental. He''s psychotic, but isn''t his madness and vengefulness exactly
what I want?
Satisfied with his newfound motivation, Thea said, “Well then, when does your n start?”
“It has already started!” Zachary said with a smile.
She narrowed her eyes suspiciously and asked, “Already? Why didn''t you tell me?”
“Well, now you know, right?”
“Does that mean you wouldn''t have told me anything if I hadn''te to see you?”
Zachary retorted with a smirk, “Why wouldn''t I? You''re the key to my n. Of course, I would tell
you about it.”
Thea continued to stare at him in suspicion. Though Zachary often came across as a
temperamental brat, he was basically an enigma.
However, she knew her only shot at ruining Natasha and Keh''s rtionship was to work
together with Zachary.
After some thought, Thea piped up, “Fine. I''ll wait for your further instructions, then!”
Noticing that she was about to leave, Zachary suddenly said, “Do you know Kingsley Watson?”
The name caused Thea to stiffen in surprise. She whirled around and replied, “Kingsley Watson?
He''s a shareholder of Hamilton Corporation. Of course, I know him!”
“He''s on bad terms with Hamilton Corporation now and is effectively Keh''s sworn enemy!”
Zachary added mysteriously while looking at his palm.
“So what?” “Win him over to our side,” Zachary said.
Thea narrowed her eyes and asked, “You want me to win him over?”
“Both of you work in the samepany and have some history between you. I need the shares in
his hands!”
“What happened to following my n?” Thea challenged.
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That earned her a scoff from Zachary, who argued, “You think you know Keh so well because of
your rtionship, but don''t you think he knows you equally well? I need to strike him down with a
lethal blow so that he can''t make aeback ever again. All my efforts will be wasted if he has
even the slightest chance of revival!”
Thea spat, “So you just don''t trust me!”
“On the contrary, you have my utmost faith. I can sense your hatred for him, which is why I need
you more than ever,” Zachary said pacifyingly.
Thea returned his stare andmented,
“But Kingsley is a long-time shareholder of Hamilton Corporation. Even if he''s on bad terms with
Keh, there''s no guaranteeing that he''ll help you.”
“That''s where youe in!”
“Even if I''m involved, he may not agree to your n.”
“No one in this world can resist the temptation of more money. Kingsley no longer has a ce in
Hamilton Corporation. All he has is a measly bit of shares. If you try to buy it from him now, he''ll only
think you''re doing that to be closer to Keh. He probably won''t overthink things.”
Zachary''s exnation had Thea falling into a period of thoughtful silence.
His n is admittedly more well-thought-out than mine.
Something niggled at her mind, and she asked, “How do you know he''s on bad terms with Hamilton
Corporation?” “I have my means!”
“You''ve nted men in Hamilton Corporation?” asked Thea.
Zachary leisurely grabbed more liquor from the table instead of responding as an ambiguous smirk
curved his lips.
Despite his ims of trusting her, he continued to keep her at arm''s length regarding his ns.
Thea had no choice but to push on with their n.
She nodded and said, “Okay. I''ll deal with Kingsley, but...” Mid-sentence, she trailed off, prompting
Zachary to ask, “But what?”
She was still ufortable with the arrangement, especially when she recalled how Kingsley
stared at her in thepany. If not for Keh, Kingsley would have made a pass at her long ago.
Sadly, she believed voicing these concerns would only make her seem like a useless, whiny woman
before Zachary.
“But nothing. I''ll think of a way to get his shares.”
A satisfied and meaningful smile appeared on Zachary''s face after hearing her words.