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
Only then did Walter extinguish the half-lit cigarette in the ashtray, turned around slowly, and took a look at Charlotte. There was a hint of shock in his eyes when he saw her face clearly. “It’s you!?”Charlotte was stunned. “Do you know me?”“Yes, of course. You and Carlie were in that accident together four years ago. She was trapped in the car, and you were lucky enough to survive when the cars exploded. I know you. Your last name is Green, and your first name is…”Alfred reminded Walter instantly, “Master, it’s Sotiria!”“Yeah! Sotiria!” Walter patted his head. “No wonder you and Carlie were involved in the same accident back then. It turns out that you’re good friends.”Looking at her father’s bloodshot eyes and haggard face due to depression, Charlotte felt like her heart was being sliced into pieces by a razor-sharp blade. Nevertheless, she tried her best to keep calm on the surface. “Yes.”Walter looked at her bewilderedly. “It’s been more than four years, and you’ve ne
“Father...” Charlotte turned around and looked at Walter, tears streaming down frantically on her cheeks again. “How did you recognize me?”Upon hearing Charlotte calling him “father”, Walter became even more convinced of her identity, and he hugged her in tears. “Carlie, although you refused to admit it, I already felt that it was you when I heard your voice over the phone when you called me. I was even more convinced that my baby girl had come back to visit me after seeing you! Carlie, daddy has missed you so much. Since you’ve been alive and well, why didn’t you come to me until now!?”By now, Charlotte did not need to conceal it anymore. She cried as she told Walter about her amnesia.Walter was overjoyed.Charlotte stayed at home to accompany Walter for dinner and stayed there for another night. She then had lunch with Walter the next day and reminded Walter to keep her identity a secret repeatedly before leaving.Alfred caught up with Charlotte after she got in the car. “Ms.