Charlotte’s car had disappeared at the junction ages ago, yet Garrison still remained standing in his spot. His eyes filled with a sense of loss.Charlotte did not drive the car out of the city immediately. Instead, she made a stop at Naomi’s kindergarten.The teacher was in the garden, leading the kids in a game at this time. The delicate, tender, and smooth Naomi, who resembled an ice sculpture, stood out from the rest. Charlotte did not leave the vehicle. Naomi may be sensible, and if she told her that she needed her to stay in Bay City and that she needed to go back to Rothesay alone, Naomi wouldn’t cry and insist on going with her. However, she didn’t have the courage to say goodbye to Naomi.She stayed in the car, staring at Naomi for a very long time until the game ended. The teacher led Naomi and the other kids into the classroom. Finally, she started her car again.“Hey! You’re leaving, just like that?”A familiar voice suddenly rang aloud from outside the car.She tur
The security guard lowered his head and looked at Charlotte. His face was filled with disdain.“Mrs. Larson, please have some self-awareness. Perhaps Mr. Connor would have allowed you to call him by name when you were involved in an illicit affair, but do not forget, Mr. Connor has cut ties with you. What gives you the right to call him by his name?”Charlotte curled her lips, clearly displeased. “All I’m asking is if he’s at home. Do you really have that much to say?”“Sigh!” The security guard shook his head and stared at Charlotte with an even more disdainful look in his eyes.“Mr. Connor’s home, but Mrs. Larson, even if he is, I’m afraid you won’t be able to see him. Not just anyone is allowed to waltz into his home. Please leave.”“Fine! I see how it is…”Charlotte shrugged and put on a smile. She pointed at the small gap in the gate that was only big enough for one person to walk through.“Why are you so unreasonable? Don’t you know? I’m Lorraine’s sister-in-law. Lory in
However, Charlotte stopped when she arrived by Zachary’s side.Zachary, who always had keen instincts like a cheetah, didn’t even notice Charlotte when she arrived next to him.He continued standing in front of the tree like an ice sculpture. His icy, crystalline eyes gazed at the carved words on the tree—Zachary, Charlotte, Love Forever!Charlotte remembered. Four years ago, before seeking revenge from Lorraine, she had personally carved two hearts joined by an arrow on this plane tree. Then, she carved those very words on the two hearts.The knife that she had used to carve those words was the very same knife she used in her revenge against Lorraine.“Are you missing her again?” Charlotte spoke first.Only then did Zachary realize that someone was next to him. He glanced at her indifferently, then turned his gaze back onto the tree. His voice was cold and freezing.“Who let you in my home?”The corners of Charlotte’s lips twitched.In the past, she would have scampered away
Zachary’s tall figure stiffened. Then, the corners of his lips curled upward icily.“Get her out of here!”He turned away from Charlotte as soon as he said that and left.“Very well, Mr. Connor.”Two gardeners immediately approached Charlotte.Charlotte panicked. She quickly ran, faced Zachary, stretched out her arms, and stood in his way. “Zachary, don’t make them send me away. Give me some time, and let me finish.”Zachary swept his gaze across her face.“Talk.”The two gardeners stopped, staying one step away from behind Charlotte when they heard Zachary’s reply. They did not take another step closer. “I haven’t lost my mind, and I didn’t take drugs. I’m fully sober right now. I love you. I really do love you…”Charlotte lifted her delicate and pretty face. Crystalline tears glistened in her limpid eyes like rubles.“That day at the hospital, you asked me if I had any feelings for you. I lied to make you give up on me, but I regret it now. I’d think of you every day afte
“Zachary, stop right there!”Charlotte’s voice rang aloud from behind Zachary.Before Zachary could return to his senses, Charlotte had arrived in front of him and thrown herself into his arms.Zachary’s eyes immediately filled with an apocalyptic glare.He was about to push Charlotte away, but she threw her arms around his neck before he could touch her, went on tiptoe, lifted her head, and kissed him passionately on the lips…“Mmph…”Zachary’s mind immediately went blank.Meanwhile, his cold, hard, icy heart, which had died a long time ago, immediately felt as if it had been revived and was racing wildly in his chest.However, that feeling only lasted a short while. He icily grabbed Charlotte’s neck in the next second and forcefully pushed her away.“Ah!”He used so much force that Charlotte stumbled three steps back and fell on the lawn with a thump.There was a fiery pain on her neck, and a red, bloody handprint was stamped onto her fair skin, growing increasingly obviou
“Alright! I confess, logically speaking, my actions were immoral and would easily render Zachary and I into laughingstocks…” Charlotte’s limpid eyes flashed with remorse. “However, my situation with Zachary is special. Perhaps you’d think me a fool if you knew the truth!”“What’s the truth?” Lucas immediately questioned.“The truth is, I’m really— Ahem!” Charlotte nearly couldn’t contain herself and almost blurted the truth. She pinched herself on the thigh to force herself into remaining sober.“Luke, stop asking so many questions. You just need to remember that from now on, regardless of what I do or how shocking the things I’ve done are to you, I’m doing it for Charlotte. That’s enough.”“What on earth are you saying? I can’t seem to understand you.” Lucas felt increasingly confused.Charlotte stuck out her tongue.“You don’t need to understand, just remember that.”She slid into her car once she said her piece.“Wait!” Lucas quickly arrived outside the car with one big step
“Second Master, I guess you’re standing there still thinking about Mrs. Connor.” Lucas’s voice came from the direction of the door.Zachary pulled his gaze away from where Sotiria was standing before this and said indifferently, “What’s the matter?”“Hehehe, there are no rules that forbid me from coming over to see you when nothing’s wrong. I’m fine. I’m here to express my concern toward you.” Lucas smiled and came to Zachary’s right-hand side.Zachary stopped talking and returned to his soulless state again.Lucas took a glance at him, then smiled. “Okay! Second Master, actually, I do have something to ask you. Sotiria asked me to convey a message to you, but I need to know something before telling you that. So how are you feeling now?”Zachary’s face was as cold as a thick layer of snow, as if he did not possess any emotion, voice, and warmth. “If you have something to say, just shoot.”“Uh... Okay!” Lucas rubbed the golden nest on his head. “To put it bluntly, I just want to a
Charlotte parked the car on the side of the road, took out her cell phone, and dialed a series of numbers.The cell phone number was her father’s.Charlotte had never seen her father in the past four years or so. Thus, she did not know how her father was doing now. She did not even know if he was still alive.It took a long time before the call was connected.“Hello?”Upon hearing this voice, Charlotte almost dropped her cell phone due to the excitement.“Hello? Who are you? Why aren’t you speaking?” Walter’s mellow and kind voice sounded in Charlotte’s ears again.She heaved a sigh of relief and tried to keep herself sober. “Hi, I’m a friend of Charlotte’s back when she was still alive. Could I meet you?”“Carlie! Is that you? Carlie!” Walter, who was on the other end of the phone call, was so excited that his voice trembled.Charlotte was dumbfounded.She then heard Walter’s sigh, and he continued saying, “I’m sorry, your voice resembles that of Carlie’s, so I was a little