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
Charlotte and Renata came to the maple forest, found a space, set up a tent, took pictures, had some fun nearby for a while, and then began a picnic.Charlotte and Renata placed the food that they had brought along on the ground.Renata then took out a glass of apple juice. “Tiria, I know that you love apple juice the most, so I personally blended this glass of apple juice at home and brought it for you.”“Okay.” Charlotte took the glass of apple juice and drank two mouthfuls immediately.After a few minutes, her eyes were tightly closed, and she laid on the ground.Renata shoved her shoulders in surprise. “Tiria, what’s the matter with you? Can you hear me?“Tiria, wake up.“Tiria!“Tiria!”However, Charlotte never responded.Renata raised her voice and said, “I know you’re hiding nearby. She’s out cold now. Come out.”At this time, Virginia, who had been hiding behind a big tree in the distance, finally showed up. She came to Charlotte and kicked her leg twice. Seeing that
Renata’s body trembled as she thought of her unbearable past.Virginia took a step closer to her. “I know that you hate Sotiria very much. That’s why you chose to help me when you know that I want to kill her. Since you want to help me, at least help me until the very end of the scheme. Let’s do it this way...“Aren’t you in urgent need of money? With that tiny amount of monthly salary, not only do you have to repay the mortgage but also pay for your father’s treatment. You’re very pressed for cash now, aren’t you? So, if you help me carry her to the bank of the lake, I’ll pay you an extra $30,000 to help you with your urgent needs. How about that?““This...” Renata hesitated for a moment and then turned to Virginia. “To make it clear, what you just said was that you’ll pay me another $30,000, plus the $15,000 that you still owe me. In other words, after we’re done with the matter, you’ll pay me a total of $45,000.”Virginia nodded decisively. “That’s a deal!”While all she felt d
Charlotte’s voice sounded clear and tactful.However, Virginia seemed to have heard a grenade exploding in her ears. She looked back tremblingly and saw Charlotte, who had surfaced and was swimming toward the edge of the lake. Virginia’s face turned pale instantly.At that moment, a cold voice sounded from a corner not far away. “Virginia Swenson, what else do you have to say now!?”Virginia shifted her gaze in the direction of the indifferent voice and saw Officer Zimmerman walking out of the woods by the lake. Her legs weakened due to intense fear, and she fell to the ground backside first.Officer Zimmerman, who strode quickly to her, patted the camera in her hand. “Before this, we‘ve always been suspicious of you ever since Sotiria called the police and told us that you tried to kill her in this lake. However, you hid everything deeply, and we hadn’t found any evidence against you. But it’s a different story now. You just threw her into the lake and tried to drown her, and we’v
Charlotte pulled her gaze away from Virginia’s face and smiled lightly at Renata. “Thanks.”While she was wiping her hair, Renata looked at her meaningfully. “I heard rumors that your memory has recovered, hasn’t it?”Charlotte nodded. “Yeah.”“Then, please allow me to ask you a question...” There was a trace of sorrow in Renata’s eyes. “I’ve been very close to you for more than four years after you lost your memory. Although I was close to you because I had an ulterior motive, I can feel that you’re a very kind person deep down. However, you did do a lot of unbelievable things back then...”“Tiria! I’ve always wanted to ask you. I was your only best friend back then, and you clearly knew that I loved Frank very much. We even got engaged and bought a wedding house together. Why did you seduce him and break us up?““This...” Charlotte pursed her lips awkwardly, then sighed. “Rena, in fact, even I don’t know why.”Renata was slightly startled. “How’s this possible? You don’t know t