However, she was now threatening Charlotte with the same things, yet she was not afraid.Lorraine had a bad feeling about this.Charlotte walked steadily downstairs.Zachary, who had been standing and staring at the staircase like a loyal puppy dog, saw Charlotte and immediately picked up his feet and walked toward her. “Did you manage to convince Lory into a divorce?”Zachary, who usually looked as cold as a glacier, had a gaze overflowing with warmth when he looked at Charlotte. His tone was much gentler compared to when he spoke to Lorraine.Charlotte’s heart filled with sweetness as if she had ingested honey.She shrugged. “Actually, I knew she’d never voluntarily divorce you. So my objective in speaking to her wasn’t to convince her into a divorce.”A hint of surprise flashed across Zachary’s inky, icy eyes.“Then what did you talk about?”“Well… I can’t tell you that now!”Charlotte deliberately flashed a mysterious smile. Worried that Zachary would pursue the subject
“Zachary, don’t do this.”Charlotte had pretty much used all of her strength to wiggle away from Zachary’s embrace.Zachary still wanted to hold her.She hurriedly took a few steps back and stretched out her hands to stop him.“I couldn’t tell you the truth yesterday and the day before that, but I couldn’t bear to watch you live like a zombie. That’s why I flirted with you. Now that you know I’m alive, I’m sure you’ve returned back to normal, so we don’t need to be lovers.”“Mm?”Zachary’s dark, shapely brows furrowed irritably.“I’ve been thinking of you every moment of the day over the past four years, but for the sake of your safety, I can’t force Lory into a divorce for now. Now, if we’re going to be together, we’ll have to be lovers.”“That’s not true…”Charlotte curled her lips, smiling despite her tears. “We could just be friends for now.”The regal Zachary’s tall figure trembled.At this point, he was clearly well aware that Charlotte was still very much in love with
Charlotte ran out the door in a puff of smoke, got into the car, and slammed the door shut. She immediately felt as if she had lost all the strength in her body and remained paralyzed in the driver’s seat.Her wildly beating heart felt as if it could jump out of her stomach at any time.‘Zachary! How I wish I could be his wife right now. Even if I can’t be his wife right now, I want to be his lover! But I can’t!’Now, she needed to continue staying hidden as Sotiria Green. She and Garrison had not gotten divorced, and Zachary was Lorraine’s husband. If she and Zachary became lovers, not only would they both be made into laughingstocks, but they’d drag Garrison down too.She had no choice but to be friends with Zachary for now.She didn’t want to be a laughingstock again.This time, it was different from four years ago!Lorraine had now lost Jebediah’s support and was at her mercy. She was ready to butcher her.Charlotte had planned everything out!She would expose Lorraine as
After the hectic day, Charlotte was exhausted. She took a shower, sat on the bed, had a video call with Naomi, then put down her phone and got ready for a nice, long sleep.Soon after turning off the lights, she heard a loud thump from the balcony before her head could hit the pillow.She was on high alert. Thus, she followed the sound and saw a tall figure walking past her balcony and arriving in front of the door to her bedroom.“Argh!” Charlotte screamed and sat up in bed. “Are you a thief? I’m warning you, there are other people in this house, and I have a gun. Don’t you dare come in here!” She cried anxiously as she pulled the drawer on her bedside table open to grab her gun.Clack! The door was suddenly pushed open.Then, a chilly wind that resembled a winter breeze and a magnetic, clear, and enticing voice rang aloud outside the door.“It’s me, little girl.”Charlotte’s small hand stiffened just as she was about to grab Silver Charm. She stared dazedly at the regal ma
After four years, his body seemed pretty much the same. It was just as perfect as his face—the sight of it made her unable to turn away.“You’re not dressed. Did you want to take a shower too?”His clear, magnetic voice rang aloud again.“Ah!”Only then did she realize that she had strolled to the bathroom to take a shower without her clothes on, thinking that Zachary had already left…“That’s right. But I had no idea that you were in the bathroom, so… Uh… You go ahead. I’ll come over later,” she mumbled incoherently, then turned around to leave.However, Zachary, who walked with large steps, arrived at the doorway in a single step. Before she could close the door, he wrapped his arm around her delicate waist and pulled her into his arms.“I’m done showering. You can go ahead now.”Charlotte trembled and blushed as if her entire face were on fire.Zachary opened his thin lips, and his magnetic voice and warm breath brushed against her burning face. “Shall I wash you?”“No nee
The shower in the bathroom was turned up to the very maximum, and the bathroom door was closed to boot. Hence, even though the doorbell was ringing for a very long time, Zachary and Charlotte, who were in the bathroom, couldn’t hear a thing.However, Ivan, who stood outside House #601, persisted. He hit the doorbell continuously, over and over again.The man next to him tried to advise him. “Sir, it’s been so long and no one’s arrived to open the door. It would seem that there’s no one inside. Maybe we should just leave?”At least 30 tall and burly men stood behind the man. They were crowding around the hallway outside the door like sardines in a can.Ivan angrily slammed his hand on the doorbell.“Leave? The more they ignore me, the more likely it is that they’re guilty. They must be doing something scandalous in there and are so absorbed in it that they can’t even hear the doorbell… Kick this door open at once! I want to see what they’re up to!”“Alright, sir!”The man was hel
The door was opened from the inside, causing Ivan to miss his hit and step into the bathroom. The floor on the bathroom was slippery, so he lost his balance and fell to the floor next to Zachary’s feet with a plop.Lowering his head, Zachary looked at him with a meaningful grin playing at the tips of his lips.“Mr. Larson, I don’t recall doing anything to afford a bow from you.”Ivan, who was squatting on the floor in a prostate position, felt dizzy and could not come around to his senses.Charlotte looked at Zachary in surprise.‘Zachary! Can’t he read the atmosphere? Why was he not scared at all and still could joke with Ivan? What’s more, not only is he standing in front of Ivan in his birthday suit but there is also a group of men outside the bathroom staring at him…’Zachary lowered himself down to help Ivan up from the floor.“I don’t need your help!” Ivan finally came around to his senses. He pushed Zachary away and measured Zachary from his head to his toe. Then, when he
“What?!”Ivan peeled his eyes away from Charlotte and looked at Zachary.“Hmph! You don't have to take her side. I watched the video of her confessing her love to you in the restaurant and heard that she went straight to you after she returned to Rothesay. You paid her no heed at first, but then... why? Why the hell did you suddenly change your mind?”Ivan shook his head.“Zachary, I know you're a man of principles, and based on what I know about you, it would be fine if you didn't agree to marry Lory. However, since you have married her, you will definitely not cross the line and have an affair like other irresponsible men. I'm so confused! I can't figure out what is going on between you and Tiria no matter how hard I think!”A hint of surprise crossed Zachary’s icy eyes. However, he couldn’t explain it to Ivan because he had to protect Charlotte. Thus, he just said expressionlessly, “If you can't think it through, allow me to enlighten you. It's the power of love. It’s because o