“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
“Virginia asked you to pretend to patch things up with me, right? Fine, I’ll do it. Let’s be friends again, Renata!”She walked to Renata’s side as she said this and linked her arm with hers.“I don’t understand, Tiria. What do you mean?”Renata felt humbled by her sudden favor.Ever since she had lost Sotiria as a friend, she’d realized how precious Sotiria was to her. In the past, she’d always wanted the chance to apologize to her. However, she knew that Sotiria was never going to forgive her, so she’d decided to quit while she was ahead.She had never thought that Sotiria would be so generous. Not only was she letting go of the past, but she had even voluntarily linked her arm through hers.“Renata, ever heard of sowing discord among your enemies?”Charlotte winked at Renata. “I’ll be frank. Virginia’s been wanting to hurt me for a very long time. She killed my mother. My addiction to drugs was a result of her schemes too. You wanted to help me out, right? Go back and tell