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
“Virginia Swenson is suspected of attempting to murder your daughter, Sotiria. In addition, based on our previous investigation and the evidence that we have on hand, we also suspect that she’s tied to the death of your ex-wife, Carissa Fellowes.”Hearing what the police officers said, Harvey was shocked.Officer Zimmerman then continued. “However, we can’t make any rash judgment right now. We’re planning to ask you for some information. Now that you’re here, you and Mr. Marco should go to the precinct with us.”Harvey could not say another word but nod sadly.Marco did not even take a glance at Virginia but went straight to Charlotte. “Tiria, why are you so wet?”Charlotte smiled, “Our stepmother threw me into the lake for a cold bath just now. It’s no big deal.”Marco was speechless. He looked at Virginia in surprise, then took off his jacket as quickly as possible and wrapped it around Charlotte’s wet body. “You’ve always been weak. Go into the car so that you won’t catch a co
Charlotte, Marco, Renata, Harvey, and Virginia all came to the police station.The police officers escorted Virginia into an interrogation room. While they were interrogating Virginia, the police officers also took Charlotte, Marco, and the others into separate rooms to ask about the situation.Although the police told Charlotte that she could leave around two o’clock in the afternoon, she waited for the investigation results in the yard of the police station because she eagerly wanted to know the results of the investigation.Marco, Renata, and Harvey also stayed behind to wait for the results, just like her.Officer Zimmerman came out of the precinct at about five o’clock in the evening and walked straight to Charlotte. “After our interrogation, Virginia confessed the fact that she had brought harm to you by Crescent Lake not long ago. In addition, she admitted that she spiked the beverage that you drank on your wedding day and arranged for the two men to wait for you in the bath
Marco also hated Virginia to death, but in order to comfort Harvey, he could only try his best to keep himself calm and say softly, “Father, the past has passed, the law will punish Virginia, and Μother can finally rest in peace too.”At this time, two police officers were escorting Virginia out, and one of them said, “Mr. Green, Ms. Swenson has asked to see you.”Harvey’s face dimmed as he pushed Marco away and walked toward Virginia furiously. “Give me the truth. Is what Officer Zimmerman told me true? Did you really kill Carissa?”Virginia lowered her head as she did not dare to look at Harvey’s aggrieved gaze and whispered, “Harvey, although it was too much for me to do so in the beginning—”“Shut your trap, no more nonsense!” Harvey interrupted Virginia coldly. “I just want to know, did you kill Carissa? Give it to me straight!”Virginia could only nod her head. “Yes.”“You—” Harvey, who was extremely ferocious, slapped Virginia’s face with every fiber of his being.“Aaah!”
“Tiria, I remember that you once told me that it was Virginia who killed your mother after your mother’s death, but I didn’t believe it.“You were fooling around with a few men in a bar on the day of your mother’s first death anniversary. You even became addicted to drugs after that. I beat you severely after learning about that. You did tell me that Virginia was the person who arranged for those men to do so to you, but I refused to believe in you, chased you out of the house, and forbade you from stepping into the house again... I now know that I’ve wrongfully blamed you throughout all these years.““Oh?” Charlotte sneered. “Yes, you did wrongfully blame your daughter, then?”“Then…” Harvey gently grabbed Charlotte’s hand, his eyes full of guilt. “Tiria, I’ve been so flummoxed! Please forgive me. I’ll treat you well from now on, okay?”Charlotte did not know how to respond to that for a while.After all, she was not Sotiria. She did not know how Sotiria would react to her exoner
At this time, a cool beige Ferrari was parked outside the gate of the precinct. When Lucas saw Charlotte and Renata walking out of the precinct from inside the car, he immediately poked his head out of the car window.“Milady, Second Master asked me to pick you up and send you home. Please get in the car.”Charlotte shook her head. “Our cars are still parked at Crescent Lake. We have to go back there to pick up our cars, so I can’t go home with you.”Lucas rubbed his oversized earrings habitually. “In this case, I’ll send you to Crescent Lake. Is that okay with you?”Charlotte nodded. “Of course.”After saying so, she pulled Renata gently. “Let’s go!”“Okay~” Renata nodded in a daze. Although she was walking toward Lucas’s car with Charlotte, her eyes were fixed on Lucas’s face all this time.‘This man is so handsome! Not only is he handsome, but he also has a dazzling golden afro and a pair of oversized earrings. Usually, men with this hairstyle and wearing such earrings have a
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