“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
“No, I can’t…”The adorable little girl, who was as cold as ice yet as smooth as a marble statue, shook her head vigorously.“My daddy and mommy told me that I can’t just call anyone ‘daddy’. I only have one daddy, Mr. Meanie. You can bribe me with chocolate all you want, but I won’t call you daddy.”A hint of disappointment flashed across Zachary’s inky eyes.Then, he heard Naomi giggle and say, “Did you know, Mr. Meanie? I love Chocolate Teddy Bear chocolates. That chocolate shop isn’t too far away from my house. If you buy a piece of my favorite chocolate from that shop, I’ll give you a hug or a kiss.”Zachary, who rarely showed any emotion, actually displayed a hint of glee on his perfect, glacier-like face. “If you hug and kiss me right now, I’ll buy the entire chocolate shop for you.”Naomi wiggled away from Charlotte’s arms as soon as she heard this and scurried toward Zachary on her little feet.Zachary knelt compliantly and stretched out his arms.Naomi threw herself
“Gary! Why did you have to come back now of all times? You completely ruined my plans! Did you know that?”Garrison stared blankly at her.“I know.”‘What?’Lorraine’s pretty, limpid eyes displayed a hint of shock.“Are you saying that you knew that I asked dad to break into your house to catch them in the act? And you knew that I asked our father to bring a large group of men over because I wanted to forcibly drag Charlotte back to Bay City to be with you?”Garrison nodded.“But… you came back anyway…”Extreme shock and confusion made Lorraine’s voice tremble.“Gary! Don’t you realize that if I brought Charlotte back, we would both benefit? Why are you…”“Lory.”Garrison gently cut Lorraine off.“Do you still not understand? It’s time for us to give up on love and voluntarily step aside. That’s the only way. It will be good for Carlie and Zachary, and it’ll be good for us too.”Lorraine trembled.She hadn’t slept the entire night, so the dark circles around her eyes made
Jebediah was sitting in the driver’s seat. The dazzling rays of the sun were shining on his incomparably handsome face.Click!The door was suddenly pulled open. Then, Lorraine’s resentful voice hit him. “You knew, didn’t you?”Jebediah stared at her haggard face, then at her still-flat belly.“Yes.”“Heh…”Lorraine laughed. The tips of her fingers trembled even more violently than ever.“Sometimes, just to make you happy, I would tell you not to use a condom. In the end, I hit the jackpot. Since you found out, you should feel even sorrier for me, you should thank me, and you should pour even more effort into helping me with my campaign against Charlotte. But what did you do instead? You helped the enemy behind my back. Just as victory seemed well within my grasp, you summoned my brother back to Rothesay and saved her!”The hurt on her face made Jebediah’s deep, icy pupils overflow with sympathy. “I’m doing this for us.”“For us?” Lorraine sneered. “Fine! I’ve had enough, Jebe
Jebediah got out of the car. He then gently held her small trembling hands.“Open your eyes to reality. Give Zach what he wants, divorce him, and I promise to love you and our child for the rest of our lives, okay?”He gently pulled her into his arms, fully intending on helping her into the car.“Get away from me!”Lorraine summoned strength from nowhere and pushed Jebediah away at once.The tall, stalwart Jebediah actually took a large step back thanks to her push and landed in a sitting position in the driver’s seat.Lorraine stared icily at him. Her pretty, limpid eyes were a mixture of disdain and disappointment.“Wake up, Jebediah. I’ll never love you. Your love is not important to me, and I’m never going to give birth to this child because you don’t deserve it!”Jebediah shivered, as if a bucket of ice-cold water had been poured over his head.Lorraine’s trembling right hand stroked her belly. “The b*stard growing in my belly is a constant reminder of the humiliation I
Lorraine stared at Charlotte hatefully. “Jebediah said that you made a deal. What kind of deal did you make with him?”Charlotte shook her head and smirked. “That’s a secret between us. I’m not telling you.”“A secret between you?”A hint of disdain appeared in Lorraine’s resentful glare. “I see. It’s just as I thought.”Charlotte was slightly stunned.“What did you think?”Lorraine’s smile was filled with even more ridicule. “What else could it possibly be? Your best quality lies in seducing men. Isn’t that right? You must have seduced Jebediah, just like you seduced Zach. Who knows, maybe you crawled into his bed. That’s why Jebediah is willing to abandon me for you.”“You…” Charlotte couldn’t take it anymore. She raised her hand and slapped Lorraine’s face.“Argh!”Lorraine’s graceful figure, which was already extremely haggard, wavered. She landed on the ground with a thud.She didn’t seem to feel any pain. Instead, she lifted the half of her face that had been sl
Why had she said that she would make her suffer a complete defeat in three days, as if she had a well-thought-out plan?Charlotte gradually walked further and further away. However, the image of Lorraine’s haggard face still lingered before her eyes…‘Lorraine Larson, my half-sister.’Come to think of it, pushing Lorraine off the cliff four years ago could be considered a conclusion to the animosity between her and Lorraine. This time, she only needed to take Zachary back, whom Lorraine had snatched from her. That would be enough.However, when she’d given Lorraine a chance yesterday, not only had she refused to comply, but she’d even gritted her teeth and said that she would kill everyone she cared about, just like she had done four years ago.Hence, she wasn’t going to show Lorraine any mercy.She had planned everything out.In three days, she would expose Lorraine’s true colors to Zachary!Charlotte was immersed in her own thoughts as she walked ahead. By the time she real
Charlotte looked annoyed. “I don’t want to see you. What do you want? You can tell me on the phone.”Renata waved at her.“Tiria, I came here today for your own good. Since I’m here, why don’t you take a few minutes out of your schedule to see me?”Charlotte ended the call impatiently, said goodbye to Zenios, and walked toward Renata.Renata nervously took a few deep breaths when she saw her finally walking toward her. Then, she quickly moved to welcome Charlotte.“We used to be best friends. Previously, Melina and I joined forces and hurt you very badly. From that moment on, we never talked again. I…”“Let’s not talk about the past.”Charlotte cut Renata off.“Didn’t you say you had something important to tell me? Get to the point.”Renata looked slightly embarrassed. She calmed herself and said, “Last night, your stepmother visited my house. She wanted me to help her hurt you.”Virginia’s fat face appeared in Charlotte’s mind. Ever since she had regained her memories, she
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