“Because of the misunderstanding that we had about you, of course!” Quintessa, who had arrived in front of Charlotte, held Charlotte’s hand enthusiastically.“Tiria, although we like to gossip about others, we aren’t vicious at heart, but your reputation was indeed really bad in the past. All of us know about your deeds, so we looked down on you and formed a group to target you. Sigh! If we had known that it was your vicious stepmother who harmed you like that and caused you to go downhill, we wouldn’t have said sadistic things to you before.”Charlotte was even more confused. “My stepmother, Virginia Swenson... She’s indeed a vicious woman. However, Quintessa, how did you know about her?”“Hey! I’m not the only one. I think the whole of Rothesay, the whole country, even the whole world knows about it now!”Quintessa took out her cell phone and leaned in front of Charlotte. “Look, this is an announcement made by our city’s police department on their official website last night. It
The man at the door had a cold and stern look on his face. He stared fixedly at Charlotte and calmly said, “Miss Green, we know you’re not selling paintings today. We’re here on Mr. Connor’s orders.”‘Huh? So Zachary knows that I’m here…’Charlotte immediately lowered her defenses. “Why did Zachary send you here?”The man continued staring at her face. “Miss Green, Mr. Connor has asked us to deliver an expensive gift for you. May we come in?”Charlotte’s curiosity was piqued, so she stepped aside from the doorway.“Come in.”The man walked into the gallery.Two other men followed closely behind him as he walked in. The last man to enter closed the door behind him. Charlotte immediately asked, “Why leave me hanging? What present did Zachary ask you to give to me?”The man didn’t answer. Instead, he slipped his right hand into his pocket and pulled out a handgun with a pre-installed silencer.Charlotte burst into laughter when she saw the black gun. “Hah! So after all that
The man was the very same mysterious man Charlotte had met when she had visited the black market to buy her gun and had the salesman give Silver Charm to her—Night King!“Mm.” Night King glanced at Charlotte indifferently. Then he glanced at the man on the ground, and his gaze immediately turned ice-cold.“You know what to do next, don’t you?”“I do…” The man lowered his head as if he had committed a serious offense as he faced a high and mighty king.“I will turn myself in and give the identity of my employer to the police, then I’ll ask for Miss Green’s forgiveness.”Night King icily curled the corners of his perfect lips. “No need to ask for forgiveness. You know the rules of the black market. Once you’ve given the identity of your employer to the police, shoot yourself in the mouth.”‘What?’Charlotte shivered from shock.The man, however, replied compliantly, “Yes.”The Night King started his motorcycle and prepared to leave.Charlotte stopped him.“Wait! I have a que
Just then, the assassin who was kneeling on the ground had already called the police. He said, “Open Sea Road, #36, Lottie’s Atelier. There’s been a murder. The murderers are still here. Please hurry.”He ended the call as soon as he finished.Charlotte stared at the two dead bodies next to the assassin, then at the assassin again. “Why are you so scared of the Night King?”The assassin lifted his head and looked at her, then lowered his head in dismay. “The Night King is the supreme overlord of the entire black market. We black-market assassins regard him with deep respect. I guess you could say that it was just our dumb luck, Miss Green. If we had known that you were Night King’s friend, we would never have accepted this job, no matter how much money the employer offered. We’re doomed now.”‘Okay! Looks like the person who wants me dead hired the assassins from the black market.’“You told the Night King that you’d give the identity of your employer to the police. Who’s your e
Charlotte’s mind was buzzing. She took at least three seconds to calm down before she could find her voice again.“I know her, but… Mel… That’s impossible! It can’t be her!”“The assassin’s phone clearly shows records of Melina Shore’s order. Look, there are records of bank transfers that Melina sent to the assassins. Last night at 11.09 p.m., Melina Shore sent 120 Black Coins to these assassins. If converted to US dollars, it would be equivalent to $185,000.”The policeman showed Charlotte the phone. Charlotte stared fixedly at the bright phone screen. Melina’s charming and foxy face seemed to appear before her eyes.Melina had attacked her one month ago. She had sent two ugly men to rape her, then inject her with a kind of drug that would reduce her to a useless being.Luckily, Zachary had saved her in time.Later, Charlotte made Melina pay the price, thanks to Zachary’s help…That day, Charlotte could have posted Melina’s exploits with the two ugly men online, but she didn’
“Lies?”The haggard-looking Meline gnashed her teeth. Her eyes filled with disdain. “You’re wrong, Sotiria. I’m not a hypocrite like you. When I hate someone, I stay away from them. When I like someone and truly want to be their friend, I would take the initiative to approach them. Every word I said that day came from the bottom of my heart.”Charlotte was confused. In the next second, she heard Melina speaking with a bitter smile. “But I was blind. I never thought that you would be such a two-faced b*tch, Sotiria Green. You were just toying with me when you gave me that USB drive and told me to destroy the video. You never planned on leaving me alone. You just wanted to make things even worse for me!”Charlotte was even more stunned.“I thought that matter was resolved long ago? Why are you bringing it up now? I don’t understand what you’re saying.”“Oh, really?”Melina was trembling from top to toe. Her eyes filled with tears. “Stop pretending, Sotiria. You may have given
“Oh?” Lorraine, who was in the middle of doing her makeup in the dressing room on set, looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her gaze suddenly turned ice-cold. “What did I do? I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”“Oh, really?”Charlotte smirked. “Stop pretending, Lorraine. Your evil plan didn’t work. The police have apprehended Melina, so you can forget about manipulating her into attacking me again!”Lorraine was shocked as if a bucket of ice-cold water had been poured over her head.Charlotte’s sneering voice quietly rang aloud again, “I know how paranoid you are. You’re afraid that I’m recording you. So you’d never tell the truth on the phone. Where are you? I’ll meet you there.”Lorraine took a while to calm herself before finding her voice again.“Virtual World.”Charlotte’s heart went into turmoil when she heard the name. Then, she icily said, “Wait for me.”She ended the call, then went home to collect her car and sped off to Virtual World. She was very f
“Oh?”Lorraine pretended to look surprised. “So, what are you trying to ask me?”Charlotte stared icily at Lorraine’s incomparably beautiful face.“My intuition tells me that you’re the one who sent that video to Melina’s husband. You wanted to make Melina hate me, that’s why you used that as a way to sow animosity between us. But I don’t understand. How did you get that video?”“Alright, we hate each other very much. Since you’ve managed to guess, I have no need to hide it from you. I’ll just be straight with you…”Lorraine, who was as beautiful as a fairy, complacently stroked her smooth hair.“Last month, Zach hired those two ugly men to humiliate Melina, just to stand up for you. You ended up giving Melina that USB drive in the end. Then, Melina destroyed that USB drive in front of you, and she walked away. Then, you and Zach left as well. However, no one bothered to deal with the remnants of that USB drive.”At this point, Charlotte could already guess that this mess had st