When His Perfect Mask Shattered I Awoke (Anneliese) novel Chapter 581

Before Jonathan arrived, Zacharias didn't know who brought him here.

When Jonathan walked in, Zacharias' eyes narrowed—he wasn't really surprised.

He smirked. "All this fuss for nothing, Mr. Fullbuster? Let me guess... Anne found out the truth and dumped you?"

Now Jonathan's anger and desperation were plain to see.

It was clear—Anneliese didn't want him anymore.

Zacharias' eyes lit up. If Anneliese refused Jonathan, maybe I still had a chance, right?

The only issue was that she was pregnant with his child, which gave him an edge. But that didn't matter. Pregnant women were vulnerable and emotional.

If I showed her I didn't care and treated her well, maybe I could win her over.

After all, Jonathan had used her vulnerability to get close to her before.

Jonathan glanced at Zacharias and instantly knew what he was thinking.

The man snorted, took off his watch, tossed it onto the coffee table, and, without another word, grabbed Zacharias by the collar, lifted him off the couch, and punched him squarely in the face.

Bang!

It was a ruthless punch.

Zacharias had spent the past six months in a haze—drinking, barely eating, and constantly cleaning up after his unstable mother and sister.

He'd lost a lot of weight. Jonathan's punch sent him rolling off the couch, tumbling twice before landing face down on the floor.

He tried to get up, but a heavy force pressed down on his shoulders.

A moment later, Zacharias' face was slammed into the floor.

He felt his spine might snap.

"John… mmph…"

Pain filled his vision; he couldn't even curse.

"Impossible! That can't be true!"

Zacharias clenched his fists, dread filling his chest.

He'd provoked Jonathan, risking a beating, but this wasn't the outcome he wanted.

"You're delusional. I know Anneliese—her foster parents and grandmother matter more to her than anyone or anything else! She knows you made her lose her foster parents—how could she feel nothing? She'd never accept being with someone responsible for their deaths!"

Anneliese grew up with Zacharias. He knew exactly how she felt about her family and grandmother.

She always listened to her grandmother.

When the Whites wanted her back, Anneliese didn't want to return. Her grandmother persuaded her, saying her foster parents always hoped she'd find her real parents one day.

She also said she was too old to help Anneliese and didn't want her to be alone, so she urged her to return to the Whites.

When Anneliese went back, the White family treated her badly. She planned to buy a house in Oceaton, so her grandmother could live there with her.