All Chapters of You Called Me Unworthy. Why Are You Begging Now That I’m a Hot Single Mom?: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Charlotte reacted fast. With a quick swipe of her thumb, the screen went dark.She rolled over and met Zac’s eyes in the moonlight coming through the window.“Just spam.” She kept her face perfectly straight as she shoved the phone back under her pillow. “What, are you investigating spam now too? Cop habit?”Irritation flickered across Zac’s face. A message that long in the middle of the night was obviously not spam.“I was just worried about you.”He pulled back the hand he had been about to use to take her phone, then lay down again and tugged the blanket up over her bare shoulder.“Who’s Dylan Shaw? A guy?”So he had caught the name after all.Charlotte let out a quiet, mocking laugh and turned back over.“An insurance agent. Want to buy a policy? Just make sure to list me as the sole beneficiary.”Zac had no response to that.He moved closer from behind, draping his arm over her waist again, then rubbed his chin lightly against the top of her head.“Stop looking at nons

At that moment, the pain in Charlotte’s stomach reached its peak. Her face went white almost instantly.She lowered her head and looked at the bracelet on her wrist.So this was what he meant by, “I thought it’d look good on you.”Gavin was sharp-eyed and completely clueless. Without thinking, he pointed at her wrist and blurted out, “Hey, Mrs. Cooper. Isn’t that the same bracelet Jodie posted?”That one shout pulled everyone’s attention to Charlotte.“Holy shit, it really is!”“Damn, Lieutenant Cooper. That had to cost a fortune.”One of the guys, completely missing the point, slapped his thigh like he had suddenly figured everything out.“Then Jodie’s had to be from Zac too, right? Man, Zac really knows how to do things right. If he bought one for his wife, of course he wasn’t going to forget his sister.”“Exactly. Jodie’s not in great health, so Lieutenant Cooper was just trying to cheer his sister up. Mrs. Cooper, you’ve really got it good. If he treats his sister this wel

Dylan, on the other hand, stayed perfectly calm.“If you’re not interested, Mr. Cooper, then I won’t keep you.”He looked at Charlotte. “Ms. Jenkins, my proposal still stands. You can contact me anytime.”With that, Dylan gave a slight nod and walked away.Zac’s expression darkened.“What proposal?”“The insurance payout plan, obviously. That way, if something ever really happens to me, I can at least live off the payout.”“Don’t talk nonsense.” Zac frowned even more deeply and reached out to touch her forehead. “Why are you sweating so much?”Charlotte turned her head away. She didn’t want him touching her.“I don’t feel well. That’s why.”Hearing that she felt sick, Zac’s tone softened a little.“If you’re not feeling well, then let’s go.”The two of them went back to the private room.Everyone was still drinking and having a great time. Sergeant Zimmer was playing a drinking game. When he saw them come back, he was just about to call out to them when Zac’s cool look shu

It was the spring of her senior year. Everything seemed full of life.Charlotte had already lost count of how many days she had spent chasing after Zac.She had brought him drinks, blocked his path, and staged one fake run-in after another. She had tried every trick she could think of.But Zac was impossible. His heart was harder than stone, and his face was colder than ice. No matter what she did, he never gave her even the slightest opening.Then one night, everything changed.Sean, being his usual ridiculous self, insisted he had read his fortune and that his love life was finally about to take off. He dragged Charlotte to a bar with him to meet his so-called soulmate.In the end, no soulmate showed up.Trouble did.The guy looked polished and respectable, but underneath, he was just another sleazy player.A few drinks in, he started getting handsy with Sean. Then he called over a few of his equally trashy friends and tried to keep the two of them there by force, pushing dr

Zac probably realized he had gone too far with that comment about her and Dylan getting all touchy.Despite all the chaos between them lately, he knew Charlotte.She had a fierce temper and loved or hated with her whole heart, but when it came to her principles, she had never crossed a line.Even if things got bad enough for divorce, she would handle everything cleanly, get the paperwork done, and move on with her head held high. She would never cheat while she was still married.He had overreacted.He pressed his lips together, then said, “My tone was out of line.”Two months ago, Charlotte would have already been pouting and going over to him for a hug and a kiss.But now, she just lowered her eyes and gave a flat little “Mm.”Zac’s gaze dropped to the hand pressed against her stomach, and his brows drew together.“I’m taking you to the hospital tomorrow for a full checkup. Stomach problems aren’t something you can just tough out.”“I’m not going.”“Don’t take this out on