“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
Zachary, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Charlotte, who could be seen on stage from a distance. He curled the corners of his lips into an angle, feeling intrigued. “She wouldn’t be my wife if she hadn’t done this.”‘What?’Lucas widened his eyes into the shape of lightbulbs. “But… Sir, what if Mrs. Connor does go viral? Who’s going to deal with…”“She has me.” Zachary’s handsome face was calm, and his voice was sublime yet indolent.“Let her do whatever she wants. I don’t even care if she ends up going viral. Why should you?”‘Uh…’ Lucas gaped.So, not only was Zachary prone to jealousy when it came to his wife, but he enjoyed cleaning up her messes too!‘Why haven’t I seen that side of him before?’The security personnel backstage had initially planned on escorting Charlotte, the gatecrashing fan, off stage. However, when Tiffany readily agreed to sing with Charlotte, they changed their minds.Charlotte and Tiffany were going to sing a song called “A Medi
“What are you waiting for? Turn on the music. Let’s karaoke.”“There’s no rush!” Charlotte, who had been standing shoulder to shoulder with Tiffany, facing the audience, suddenly turned around and looked at Tiffany. At that moment, her gaze sharpened. “I have a rule for this karaoke contest. You have to promise me that if I win, I’ll ask you three questions in front of your legion of fans, and you’ll have to answer me truthfully.”Tiffany was in shock.‘He he…’If everything had gone according to plan, Charlotte would have avoided Bryson and Tiffany like the plague, as she’d severed all ties with him. Thus, from the moment Charlotte had arrived, Tiffany had known that Michael must have told Charlotte the truth and she must have come to seek vengeance. However, she was not afraid.Bryson had spent a lot of money on a famous composer to compose the song “A Medieval Odyssey” for Tiffany. It had been tailor-made for her to ensure her rise to stardom. It was also the song that she wa