042 Everything as you wish is fine

"Can I go?" Charlotte raised her clear eyes to meet his gaze, showing no sign of retreat or guilt.

After all, there was nothing unspeakable about her and Ethan Baird, and even if there was, it wasn't her fault. She'd known Ethan before being forced to marry Atlas Hallow. *How could anyone blame her for befriending a man before she was forced into marriage?*

*Life always threw curveballs, but marrying Atlas Hallow all of a sudden—this was the biggest twist in her entire life.*

"What do you think?" Atlas went on drinking the juice. This sweet-and-sour flavor must have been something girls liked, right? *Didn't he always prefer his black coffee?*

"I think you don't want me to go, so I won't." Charlotte spoke bluntly, then quickly added, "But if you want me to, I can. Whatever you wish is fine."

*Half of what she said was honest, the other half a jab.*

"If you finish all your work before you clock out, I won't object to you going," Atlas said, then got up to leave.