Chapter 852 Marry Me, I’ll Treasure You

“You may continue calling me by my name from now on,” Zachary replied, looking as regal as a god. ‘What?’ Sotiria’s gaze turned from anxious to shocked. Zachary’s cold yet melodious voice drew closer and closer behind her. “I think it’s quite intimate of you to address me like that.” Sotiria let out a curse. The gloomy figure wavered in front of her. Long-legged Zachary had arrived in front of her. He lifted her chin with his left hand and slowly inched her small face upward. Then, he cradled her face with his right hand. She didn’t try to get away. Her heart was well aware that it wasn’t right whenever Zachary approached her and touched her intimately. She should be pushing him away… but she always seemed to turn into a statue, as if she couldn’t move anymore… She was clearly afraid of him being so near to her. However, she couldn’t help anticipating having him even closer to her. Thus, she surrendered and let his warm hand gently and warmly wipe the tears off her face just like that. She was forced to lift her head and look at his handsomely sculpted face. She could feel the breath coming from his nostrils, along with his scorching heat. It was as if flames were brushing against her face. Everything around her seemed to melt away. He was the only thing left in her world. “If you marry me, I can’t promise you’ll never cry again, but I can promise to wipe off your tears for the rest of your life.” Zachary’s voice had an enchanting tone as it brushed gently against her forehead. The corners of her lips trembled. She knew that every eye around her was watching her. She knew that those people were still whispering about her. However, at that moment, she felt an impulse to ignore everything else, pounce on him, and bury herself in his arms. It was not because of his emotional speech. It was because of the look in his eyes. Zachary had a bad reputation in Rothesay. He was feared. Even his icy, crystalline pupils were terrifyingly scary when he occasionally smiled. She’d never known that it was possible for Zachary to have such a warm look in his eyes. Once his eyes were filled with warmth, they looked like a bright light shining upon crystals. His dazzling eyes were warm and bright, as if they could melt all the glaciers in the world. As if they could whisk one’s soul away… Sotiria suddenly thought absentmindedly, ‘If I could have this gaze on me for the rest of my life, I’d be willing to turn my back against the world!’ “Marry me, little girl, and I’ll treat you like a precious treasure, just like I used to, okay?” Zachary, who was cold and icy like a glacier, spoke in a particularly warm tone at that moment. However, when she heard that voice, Sotiria felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on her head. She immediately sobered up. “Hah! Little girl? Treat me like treasure? Like you used to? You only see me as your little girl’s replacement!” Sotiria suddenly ignored her fear of him and slapped his hand, which was lifting her chin. Smack! A loud, clear noise was heard. Zachary felt flaming pain on the back of his hand and instinctively released her chin, dropping his hand by his waist. With a strength she never knew she had, Sotiria placed her right hand on Zachary’s chest and actually managed to push the tall and strong man a few steps away. She sneered. “I understand now. You only permitted me to call you by your name because of that little girl of yours, isn’t that right? You said that it sounded intimate when I called you ‘Zachary’ because your little girl used to call you by that name. When I did the same, you were reminded of her!”