Charlotte nodded.Lucas said enthusiastically, “Since your beating already crippled Victor, I had an epiphany. What would happen to a crippled man if I made him drink that liquid that was forced down your throat?”Charlotte’s eyes brimmed with curiosity, while a hint of disgust flashed across Zachary’s eyes.“So I thought… Why not use Victor as an experiment? I’ve locked him up in a quiet room. He ran around anxiously then passed out, foaming at the mouth. When he woke up, we found that he was reduced to a lunatic.”Charlotte pursed her lips but felt no sympathy.Perhaps it was a good thing for a societal scum like Victor to become a lunatic. He deserved it anyway.If Zachary hadn’t arrived on time after Charlotte had been drugged, that drug’s effects would have caused her to end up like Victor, even if he hadn’t beaten her to death.“I think that assh*le got away too easily. I’ve concocted 17 different types of torture, just for a man like him. I wanted to try them all out on h
Charlotte swallowed nervously. She took three deep breaths to find her voice.“H-hey… Don’t be mad. Luke said that you’d help me find the real culprit. I don’t want to send you on a wild goose chase before telling you the truth. Regardless, I guarantee you that it’s definitely not Bryson.”Her infatuation for Bryson didn’t just stem from his outstanding good looks. She was more attracted to his character.Actually, Bryson had been very good to her throughout their four years together. He had given in to her in every way and had never lied to her.The only time he had ever lied was because of Tiffany… That was the only time!Zachary’s face blackened to the shade of a cauldron’s bottom at some point. He glared at her icily and remained completely silent.“Hehe…” Charlotte forcibly curled the corners of her lips and stared at him with a forced smile. “I still haven’t thanked you. So… Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.”Zachary had saved her life twice. He had saved her father
“Around my neck.” His ice-cold voice sounded again.“Oh…” At this point, Charlotte had morphed into an android, programmed to listen to commands solely. She removed her hands from Zachary’s waist, went on tiptoe, and wrapped her arms around his neck.Zachary lowered his head just a little bit. His thin lips and warm breath slowly closed the distance between their lips. Charlotte’s mind instantly went blank. She felt as if her heart was going to leap out of her stomach…‘Is he going to kiss me?’Charlotte had been in this very same position not too long ago. She couldn’t help giving in to her impulses and kissing him.‘This time… He’s kissing me?’However, Zachary’s lips didn’t touch hers. He brushed it against the tip of her nose instead. Then, he bent down even more and scooped her into his arms.Zachary was already carrying Charlotte in his arms and steadily walking by the time she returned to her senses.‘He didn’t want to kiss me. He wanted to hold me!’Charlotte felt a se
Lucas flipped through the pages as he read aloud.“The sixth richest man in Rothesay, Anthony Michaels, Mrs. Connor’s high school classmate and school valedictorian, Sherman Perry Whitman—”“Enough!” Zachary immediately cut off Lucas. “Just tell me, how many are there?”“Alright, sir. Allow me to calculate, starting from Mrs. Connor at 13 years old. In seven years, she’s had 87 suitors, including those who’ve written her love letters, given her flowers, and confessed their feelings. I’ve also managed to filter through a few gentlemen who may have secretly admired her and have been lurking around her, just like Zenios had done in the past, which brings us to a grand total of 239…”Zachary’s eyes had grown so cold at this point that they seemed capable of freezing every object in the world.“However, there’s no need to worry, sir. Four years ago, after Mrs. Connor began a serious relationship with Bryson, she rejected all of her other suitors. Your real threats, aside from Zenios, a
“It’s hard to tell the whole story over the phone. I’m waiting for you outside your art studio. Carlie, come and find me.”Charlotte did not reject him this time.The car that Zachary had gifted her was parked on the car porch. She hopped into the car and made a beeline to her art studio.Michael had been waiting for her outside of her art studio, and he was dazzled by the cool supercar that appeared in his vision. When he saw Charlotte coming out of the car, he rubbed his eyes and approached her.“Carlie, I knew that scheming b*tch Tiffany was up to no good. Therefore, I have been investigating her, and today I finally figured everything out. Tiffany, she—”“Michael, let’s go into the art studio first,” Charlotte interrupted.Judging from the fact that the two girls, who had knocked her out cold, and Victor had come to her one after another just after she had arrived in the art studio the other day, she suspected that someone had been following her in the dark. Therefore, she fi
Tiffany looked so delicate and kind, so how was there any possibility that she was capable of such evil deeds?“Well, never judge a book by its cover, Carlie. Anyway, there’s more to come. You still don’t know why my brother hates you and Mr. Simmons, right? This is because my brother thinks that you and Mr. Simmons ordered someone to rape Tiffany!”‘What!?’She had not known about Tiffany at all until the day she gave birth to the baby. It was also the same day she had learned that Tiffany had returned to Rothesay on the eve of her marriage with Bryson and that she had been with him for ten months.Besides, even if she had known Tiffany was in Rothesay in advance, there was no way she would commit such an evil did as well.“Tiffany is my brother’s first love. When she was forced to move to Burasia by her family, my brother was still a poor boy. He had always been feeling guilty for not being able to keep her at that time. Therefore, when Tiffany returned to Rothesay on the eve of
“Sigh! Carlie, you know what? Although Tiffany was my brother’s true love at that time, your willingness to bear a child for a stranger truly touched him. He made a vow that he would completely break off with Tiffany and do everything he could to take care of you for the rest of his life. However, upon learning the things you and Mr. Simmons supposedly did to Tiffany, he—”“Stop it, Michael. I’m over him!” Charlotte interrupted indifferently, her eyes filled with determination.“Can you guarantee that everything you said is the truth? Do you have any proof to support your claim?”“To be fair, Carlie, when have I ever told you a lie before? Besides, there’s no way I would joke about a serious matter like this!” Michael said with a serious and agitated expression etched on his face.“I swear to God, everything I said today is the result of my actual investigation! It’s just that that spiteful woman must be observing me from the dark. Just after I gathered all the evidence, a masked m
Based on the agreed presentation, Tiffany had to “hesitate” for nine seconds to whet the audience’s appetite before making a decision.Then, a clear, resounding voice rang from the loudspeaker. “If you’re going to hesitate so much, I’ll sing with you.”Tiffany’s expression immediately stiffened.‘Charlotte Simmons! I’ll never forget that woman’s voice!’Tiffany turned toward her in shock. As expected, she saw Charlotte walking toward her.‘Wait! The stage is crawling with security. How’d she manage to get all the way up here? One more thing. That microphone she’s using isn’t a stage microphone. How’d she manage to connect that to the public address system?’The thousands of people in the audience were instantly silenced. Everyone stared in shock at the woman who had appeared out of nowhere.“I thought you loved every single one of your fans, Miss Tiffany? I thought you’d welcome any fan who wanted to sing with you onstage with open arms? I’m a fan too… but you don’t seem very