No Remarriage: You Don't Deserve Me (Lenora and Zachary)
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Lenora understood that the "she" Zachary was referring to must have been Susanna.

Zachary turned his head, noticing Lenora descending the staircase with fresh clothes in her hands. "Just leave them in the room, you can hand them to Miranda"

"It was nothing." Lenora proceeded to deliver the dirty clothes to the laundry room on the first floor.

Miranda had bought the ingredients for the pasta.

"Allow me." Zachary took over the ingredients.

Miranda guessed that Zachary must have taken up cooking himself, probably to impress Lenora. She didn't insist and instead, let him have the kitchen to show off his culinary skills.

Zachary made a trip to the kitchen, and when he emerged, he was suddenly donning an apron

Lenora was sitting on the couch, and she couldn't resist stealing a couple of extra glances.

After returning from outside, he had only taken off his coat. He was wearing a grey shirt underneath, with the top two buttons undone, giving off a casual vibe. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing his muscular. forearms, and he was still wearing his suit pants. The apron formed a stark contrast against his sophisticated suit.

Zachary caught Lenora's gaze, smiled, and asked, "What's up?"

Lenora averted her gaze. "Nothing

Zachary turned and headed toward the kitchen

A moment later, Zachary emerged from the kitchen, carrying two servings of pasta, vegetable salad, macaroni, and shrimp. The dishes looked rather exquisite.

Lenora took a seat at the dining table, right opposite Zachary

"How does it taste?" Zachary asked, removing his apron and setting it aside.

Lenora glanced at him before picking up a piece of shrimp with her fork and placing it in her mouth. It was very tender.

Zachary settled down across from Lenora. "It's been a while since I've cooked personally. I'm a bit rusty."

Don't you often cook for Susanna?" Lenora raised an eyebrow, asking him in a small voice

No. I only did it once."

"Oh Lenora lowered her head and continued eating.

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house."

Zachary didn't fuss over the matter. He simply suggested, "How about I personally cook one day every week from now on?"

Due to his job, he couldn't possibly cook every day.

"Work comes first." Lenora glanced at him.

Zachary remained silent, yet a thought solidified within his heart.

After dinner, the housekeeper went to clean up the kitchen.

"Do you want to go for a walk to help with digestion? Zachary suggested.

"Okay." Lenora nodded in agreement.

The two of them, shoulder to shoulder, left the courtyard together. They strolled along the cobblestone path within the residential area, engaging in sporadic conversation. Zachary took Lenora's hand. "I'm planning a trip to Navarre over the National Day holiday. I'm leaving on the thirtieth. Would you like to come with me?"

For Zachary, international business trips were a common occurrence.

Therefore, Lenora had never questioned his annual business trips in July to meet Susanna in the past.

Recently, Lenora didn't have any international schedules. Going to Navarre could only be for leisure, at most she could casually connect with some clients to maintain relations.

"I still have some work in hand, so I'm not sure if I can spare any time."

For the top brass, they'd even have to work through their holidays.

"Delegate the task to your subordinates.

Lenora felt it wasn't quite right.

"This isn't quite right. It's my job responsibility. How could I possibly delegate everything to my subordinates?"

Previously, Lenora had often felt upset due to Zachary's favoritism toward Susanna at work.

Now, Zachary had finally let his personal feelings affect his decisions for her, yet she had rejected him.

It was only then that she understood. What truly mattered to her was not the favoritism itself, but rather Zachary's preferential treatment.

"It happens only once in a while. Not a big deal."

Now that the big boss has said this, okay then.

Lenora said, "Okay, then."

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While out for a walk, Zachary received two phone calls,

One was a business partner, while the other was Charles.

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"Isn't today Susanna's birthday party? What did she say when you said you wouldn't go?" Charles asked with a chuckle over the phone.

Zachary slightly furrowed his brows, glancing at Lenora beside him. He couldn't help but feel that Charles was bringing up an inconvenient topic at the t time.

"Go make the call and ask her yourself."

With an unwavering gaze, Lenora steadily advanced forward.

It was uncertain whether she could hear what Charles had said.

"Hey, such a great opportunity and you didn't accompany her? I heard today's banquet was extraordinary. They really went all out. Does Lenora know about it? If she does, she's bound to give you a hard time."

Zachary responded with a question of his own, "Is there anything else?"

After a moment of silence, Charles asked, "Zack, do you plan to keep going on like this?"

In this way, it referred to maintaining a marital relationship with Lenora, while also keeping a romantic involvement with Susanna.

Zachary didn't respond, so Charles continued speaking "In the past, I always thought you were destined to be a loner. But then you met Susanna, and I saw a different side of you. Susanna was a good girl, gentle and considerate. Back then, all your classmates were envious that you had such a girlfriend. I witnessed your journey from meeting, to falling in love, and then to breaking up. I don't know why you two broke good relationships are hard to come by. Since you've managed to meet again, you should cherish it." In other words, he was hoping that Zachary would divorce Lenora.

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Since Zachary and Susanna were back together, it was clear they still had feelings for each other. Why not divorce Lenora and marry Susanna? After all, Lenora wasn't of noble birth, and their relationship was entangled with all sorts of interests. Though Susanna was suspected of using him as a pawn that day, Charles could understand. Now that Zachary was someone else's husband, it was only natural for Susanna to feel insecure and apprehensive.

He'd witnessed Zachary and Susanna's journey together. Hence, he naturally hoped that the two of them could reconcile.

"If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up," Zachary said.

Seeing that Zachary did not want to discuss the matter, Charles immediately changed the subject.

Previously, Zachary had insisted that Charles apologize to Lenora. In response, Charles had specifically made a phone call, inquiring when the couple would be available to meet him at the club.

"I will sincerely apologize to Lenora," said Charles.

"Let me ask her.

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He glanced at Lenora by his side, gently tugged her hand, and said, "Charles was too harsh with his words. that night. He wants to apologize to you."

That night, for Lenora, was indeed a rather unpleasant experience.

She would jolt awake at night, and her mind would be filled with the scenes from that day.

Seeing Lenora silent, Zachary furrowed his brows, ready to reject Charles.

Lenora held his hand, saying, "Let's do it tomorrow night."

"Don't force yourself." Zachary paused, looking at Lenora.

"No, that's not it."

This was simply a logical decision.

The long-standing friendship between Zachary and Charles wouldn't crumble over this incident.

She was acutely aware of her own status. Without Zachary's involvement, there was no way Charles would have taken the initiative to apologize.

She was Zachary's wife and had a falling out with Charles, leaving Zachary in a difficult position.

Taking this opportunity to make peace was also a way to provide both sides an out.

Zachary rubbed his lukewarm palms, then spoke into his phone to Charles, "Tomorrow night, we'll meet at the usual spot."

"Okay."

"Don't forget to invite Finn and the others"

Upon hearing these words, Lenora subtly raised an eyebrow,

Charles wanted to apologize to her, but Zachary insisted on involving their other friends.

Was he implying that he wanted to reveal her identity in front of his friends?

Upon hearing this, Charles paused, "You want to bring Finn and the others? Uh..."

He could also tell that Zachary's move aimed to reveal Lenora's identity.

In other words, he had no intention of getting a divorce.

What about Susanna? Is she supposed to be a mistress forever?