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
Zachary went forward and stood in front of Charlotte. He glanced indifferently at the men in the front like a king as he said, “Whoever dares to come within one meter of her today will get his feet cut off. Whoever dares to lay a finger on her will get his hands cut off. Whoever dares to hug her will be killed.”Those people slowed down at the same time.Ivan scoffed coldly, “The first person to catch her will be rewarded with 100,000 dollars!”The moment they heard what Ivan said, they all cast their fear aside and dashed toward Charlotte like a bunch of lunatics.“Argh!”The man who rushed at the front was kicked away by Zachary and smashed into the group of people behind him. Immediately, Zachary punched another person’s face, causing blood to gush out of his mouth and two of his teeth to fall to the floor.“Argh!”“Argh!”“Argh!”The six men who had rushed into the bathroom first screamed in pain as they were defeated by Zachary one after another. However, before he c
Charlotte's face turned red as she looked at Garrison with clear eyes full of apology.“I’m sorry, Garrison. I didn’t expect things to turn out this way…”“I remember telling you before that you never have to apologize to me.” Garrison interrupted her, his beautiful eyes filling with sadness and gentleness.“Besides, I know your true identity, so fundamentally speaking, you're not my wife and you don't have to apologize to me.”The corner of Charlotte’s lips twitched.Garrison!He had always been so nice to her, which was why she could not hate him although he had been lying to her for the past 4 years.“Alright.”When he saw that Charlotte was about to say something, he winked at her and added, “You'd better stop talking now given your current condition. Hurry up and get dressed.”“Okay…”Charlotte lowered her head slightly and walked toward the door.What she did not notice was that Zachary’s face had become as dark as the bottom of a pot.Although she could not control h
“Mommy!” A silvery voice erupted and brought Charlotte back to reality.By the time she regained her senses, she saw Naomi run toward her and throw herself into her embrace.Delighted, Charlotte picked Naomi up from the floor and habitually pinched Naomi’s chubby cheek. “Look who’s here! I missed you so much, my sweetheart. I’m so happy to see you!”Naomi’s big, crystal-like eyes blinked as she said, “I missed mommy too and I’m very, very happy to see mommy.”Zachary was standing in front of the French windows. His eyes were filled with a turmoil of emotion as he stared at Naomi, whose face was a miniature version of Charlotte’s face.Upon realizing that Zachary was staring at her, Naomi pouted in discontent. “Hmph! What are you looking at, Mr. Meanie?”Zachary’s brows furrowed as a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.Naomi rolled her eyes at Zachary and added, “You always bully my mommy. I hate you! Stop staring at me!”After saying that, she buried her head in Cha
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