“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.
The taller security guard frowned impatiently. “Mr. Connor has always been very tough-minded. Since he said that he wouldn’t be seeing anyone, he wouldn’t even see his Second Uncle if he came here, let alone you. You—”“Hey! Stop talking for now!” The shorter security guard interrupted his partner and then whispered to him in his ear.Upon hearing these words, the taller security guard’s face turned pale with fright, and the way he looked at Charlotte became respectful in an instant. “I’m sorry, lady. You just said that the person who has come to see Mr. Connor is Ms. Charlotte Simmons? But, Ms. Charlotte Simmons has... Hehe, I would like to ask you, why are you bringing this up? How are you related to Ms. Charlotte Simmons?”Everyone who worked in this villa knew how important Charlotte was in Mr. Connor’s heart. There was no way that they could offend this woman if she was truly Charlotte’s friend!Charlotte raised her face. “You don’t have to ask that many questions, all you nee
“I’m not messing with you,” said Charlotte. Her brows slightly arched, and there was a faint smile playing around her lips. “Look, this might sound very absurd, but this is also the secret between you, me, and Charlotte. I can’t afford to let anyone know about it. We have to find a secret place so that no one will eavesdrop on our conversation.”Zenios looked at her, his eyes filled with doubt. “Really?”Charlotte nodded profusely. “Come with me, then.” Zenios then let Charlotte enter the courtyard.The guards immediately made way for her as well.Charlotte made a few quick steps and chased up to Zenios.Zenios looked at her coldly and said, “Sotiria, let me make it clear for you. If I find out that you’re messing with me, I will not let you off the hook so easily for tarnishing Carlie’s name and making fun of me!”Charlotte lifted her head and replied, “Alright, alright!”Zenios could not help himself and took another look at her.No one could come back from the dead.
As expected, a video had been sent to Charlotte’s inbox.Charlotte opened it and found a video of her recent sexual encounter with Zachary in the car. She screamed and blushed furiously.Before long, she received a message from Rufus.“This exciting clip of you with Zachary is your remuneration. I will keep it safe and save it for my future enjoyment. Our debt has been repaid. You’re welcome!”Charlotte’s expression stiffened.A few minutes later, she received another message.“I won’t let anyone see this. Don’t worry.”Charlotte questioned herself.She had no idea how Rufus had managed to get this video. He was in a different city. However, she let go of the question soon enough, as Rufus had already sent the information to her inbox.The next day, at a high-class hotel in Rothesay.A black Masserati was parked outside the hotel entrance. As two bodyguards escorted a pot-bellied, middle-aged man out of the hotel, the driver hurriedly opened the Masserati’s door and said in a
“Lory…” A clear and melodious voice called out.A fair hand held her by the wrist as a car stopped nearby.“Zachary is openly making love to another woman in front of you. He’s obviously just trying to hurt you. You know this, so why are you still standing here, watching foolishly?”Lorraine shook her head feebly. It took her a while before she calmed down and replied shakily, “You’re wrong, Jez. Zachary isn’t doing it with her to hurt me. I’m nothing to him now. Carlie is the only thing that matters to him. He would never use tools to hurt me. He’s doing this because he’s so in love with Carlie that he’s lost control!”“Uh…” Jezebel turned awkwardly toward Charlotte’s car, shook her head, and said, “Lory, since you know you mean nothing to Zachary, why are you still torturing yourself? Forget him, and I’ll take you anywhere you like. Isn’t that much better?”“No!” Lorraine grimaced. Her eyes flashed hatefully.“It’s all Charlotte’s fault that Zach and I have ended up this way. I
The corners of Charlotte’s lips twitched. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”“Why?” Zachary kept his eyes on her.There was no doubt about it. Not only did his wife have an extremely exquisite face, but her figure was also graceful and well-proportioned, better than a supermodel’s.The subtle display of fair flesh underneath her skirt seemed to exude a seductive fragrance. Her waist, which was the width of an A4 size paper, was slender. He felt an urge to hold her in his arms. She crossed her slender and well-proportioned legs naturally, creating a dark silhouette…‘D*mn it!’Zachary realized that the longer his gaze lingered on Charlotte’s body, the brighter the flames of passion burned within him, even though he had always abstained.“Based on Rothesay tradition, a man and a woman can only be considered husband and wife after holding a proper wedding ceremony. I know we’ve registered, but people will talk if we live together without having a ceremony,” Charlotte replied calmly
Charlotte remained sitting calmly in the car. She knew that this time, Zachary was determined to strangle Lorraine to death.Of course, she didn’t want Zachary to do it… But not because she didn’t want Lorraine to die. It was because Lorraine had Jezebel’s support. If Zachary killed her, Jezebel would do everything to avenge Lorraine.It wasn’t worth it for Zachary to plunge into mutual destruction with Lorraine. She didn’t deserve him.Charlotte knew very well that since Lorraine, who was a natural schemer, had the nerve to seek her out alone, it meant that she would have been prepared to run into Zachary and would ensure that Zachary would be too afraid to kill her.Thus, even though Zachary was strangling Lorraine, Charlotte did not exit the car to stop him.The car door opened and closed.Charlotte felt a bone-chilling aura throughout the entire car as soon as Zachary entered the co-driver’s seat.Zachary didn’t speak. Instead, he stared at her.Despite her intimate relatio
“What have you done?” Zachary’s voice was as cold as a frosty wind.“I’ve hired a few assassins. The assassins and I have had an agreement. If anything happens to me, they will do everything in their power to kill Charlotte and her two kids!”Charlotte’s entire body went cold as soon as she heard this.“Hehehe… Sorry, Zach, I misspoke. I shouldn’t have said ‘her two kids’. They’re yours and Charlotte’s kids, aren’t they?”Lorraine supported herself as she rose to her feet.In the past, no matter what happened, she would always do her best to maintain a good impression in front of Zachary, to show him the best parts of her.Now, she knew that his impression of her was gone with the wind. She cackled freely like a maniac. “Hahahaha… Look at that nervous look on your face, Zach. You’ve always been fearless, but she’s the only one who’s ever been able to make you lose your sh*t, isn’t she?”Zachary eyed Lorraine icily, his gaze as sharp as cold knives. Lorraine, whose heart was no
Lorraine forgot about the pain due to the intense panic she felt and stared at Zachary in disbelief. “Zachary, what do you mean by these scary remarks? I’m pregnant, yet you kicked me, disregarding mine and the child’s well-being. Could you be... Are you thinking of... Are you thinking of killing me?”“A wicked woman like you deserves more than just death.” Zachary’s cold voice slapped Lorraine in the face.Lorraine’s lips trembled, but she could not utter another word, as if her throat was being severely strangled by an invisible hand.Cough! A large mouthful of blood was spat out of her mouth, dyeing her white dress red.Although she did not feel pain or fear, her heart was glacial.She also knew that she deserved more than just death!‘But... wicked woman?‘I didn’t expect to be labeled as a “wicked woman” in Zachary’s heart someday!’As he was glaring at this pitiful woman, there was not even a hint of sympathy in Zachary’s eyes, and his voice still sounded frigid and merci
Lucas called not long after Charlotte put down her cell phone. “Milady, I just received a call from my ex-girlfriend, who I dumped last month, and she said that she just found out that she’s pregnant and she suspects that the baby might be my child... Ahem!“Therefore, I have to go to the hospital to get a paternity test with her as soon as possible. I don’t have time to drive Naomi back to your house, so you can either pick her up yourself or just let Naomi stay at the Second Master’s house.”Charlotte decided to pick Naomi up.As soon as she drove out of the yard gate, a crimson Ferrari dashed toward her head-on. She immediately turned the steering wheel sharply, avoiding a direct clash with the car.Braking harshly, the Ferrari hit the tree and killed its engine.Charlotte also stepped on the brake.The Ferrari’s door was pushed open abruptly, and Lorraine walked in front of Charlotte’s car angrily. She then pointed at Charlotte with her trembling right hand. “Charlotte Simmon
“Don’t forget who I am. There’s nothing that I can’t find out as long as I want to know... Aaaah—“Baby, you‘re hurting me. Don’t be too greedy... Oh, slow down, I’m on the phone. Oh. Ow—” The man’s voice was interrupted by a series of his own cries, and a woman’s moans were coming from the background at the same time.Charlotte vaguely pictured a rather explicit scene, blushed, and cleared her throat. “Um... I can call you later if it’s inconvenient for you to speak now.”“There’s no need. It’s convenient. Very convenient... Good girls, wait for me on the bed. I’ll get angry otherwise, understand?”“Hmph, are we less significant than your phone calls? Hmph!”“Don’t keep us waiting!”The sound of footsteps faded away.The man squinted his rare violet eyes and said languidly, “My little Simmons Princess, I’ve long heard people say that you’re still alive, and I really want to take a look at you with my own eyes, but I’ve sworn to never take another step into Rothesay. You should
Zachary looked at Charlotte through the window as a surge of pride swelled inside of him. “She’s my wife right now, so she’s your niece-in-law. You shouldn’t call her ‘that woman’ anymore.”The corner of the man’s lips curled up a little when he heard what Zachary had said. However, he soon reverted to his serious expression and continued. “Zach, even if she’s your wife now, I have to warn you. You have to think twice before you act. My great-grandfather, who’s also your great-grandfather, was framed and died in prison for offending someone from the royal family. Your great-great-grandmother wrote a letter with her own blood and came up with a family rule. The Connors are only allowed to do business. They are not allowed to deal with people from the government. Do you really want to break the family rule for her?”“Yes,” Zachary replied, his deep brown eyes filled with murderous intent. “I owe her a wedding, and I don’t want them to interfere with my wedding.”The man opened his mou