Although Charlotte could feel the rapture growing inside of her, she did not allow her true feelings to escape to her face. She retained the disdainful expression on her face as she flung Jebediah’s hand away coldly. “It’s too late, Jebediah! I’ve already decided to wipe that sl*t off the surface of the earth. In this way, I don’t have to worry about her at all anymore!” Jebediah became even more flustered. His icy eyes were filled with anxiety as he said, “But Lory is your half-sister. Even if she has done a lot of wrong things, as her elder sister, you should be the bigger person and forgive her.”“Well…”Charlotte stopped in her tracks and looked as if she had an epiphany. She let out a sigh half-heartedly and said, “Alright, then! I’ll let her off the hook since she’s related to me by blood, but I’m going to expose all the bad things she’s done, and you must not take sides with her.”Jebediah nodded.In the next ten minutes, Charlotte spoke in detail to Jebediah about her p
Charlotte became even more dissatisfied when she heard Zachary’s answer.“So you knew! But you haven’t sent me any messages or called me since the accident. Just how busy are you? Or is it that you don’t have me in your heart at all?”She couldn’t see that at that moment, a flicker of panic crossed Zachary’s eyes, who was on the other side of the line. However, as a noble man, he could not allow his true emotions to escape to his face. As such, he kept his voice as flat and plain as possible as he said, “Officer Zimmerman called me and told me the specifics of your situation. I know you’re fine, so I’m not worried at all. Since I’ve been with my daughter, and I cherish every moment I spend with her, I didn’t call you.”‘Huh!? That’s it? That’s the reason he didn’t want to call me? Just because he didn’t want to waste his time on me when he’s with his daughter!?’Charlotte was so exasperated that she nearly hung up the call. However, on second thought, it was pretty rare for Zacha
Charlotte’s eyes were filled with delight.“Alright, thank you!”After that, she stepped on the accelerator and drove into the courtyard.At the same time, Zachary was standing in front of the French window on the first floor.Lorraine was sitting on the couch behind him as she stared fixedly at his stalwart figure.Nearly half an hour ago, Zachary had given her a call and asked her to come home. Shortly after returning home, Zachary came back as well. She had asked him why he called her back, but Zachary just said faintly, “Let’s talk later,” before remaining silent.Ever since Lorraine had gotten married to Zachary, although they lived under the same roof, Zachary felt like a total stranger to her.He would never take any initiative to contact her, and this was the first time Zachary had given her a call.She believed that Zachary must have something very important to tell her, so she had been waiting for him to open his mouth again.“Ms. Green, you’re here again!” Janet exc
A sparking light crossed Zachary’s glittering icy eyes when the scene of him helping Charlotte to take a bath that day came into his mind.“Yeah. I still remember.”Lorraine looked at the fruit knife on the table. Although Charlotte did not say it explicitly, she knew what Charlotte was talking about. She had heard it all from Ivan. That day, when Ivan had gone to Charlotte’s house to catch them in the act, they had found Charlotte in the bathroom with Zachary, and both of them were in their birthday suits. God knew what they had done that day.As Charlotte repeated those things in front of her, Lorraine was so jealous that she wanted to plunge the fruit knife on the table into Charlotte’s chest.Charlotte continued. “But I didn’t tell you the reason that day because it wasn’t time yet, and now the time is ripe. I’m going to tell you in front of Lorraine the reason I divorced you four years ago... Lorraine gave you a poison for which only she had the antidote. If I didn’t file
Charlotte was so shocked that her jaw dropped.She knew that Lorraine’s image as a figure of purity was solidified in Zachary’s heart, so she always believed that slandering Lorraine without concrete evidence to Zachary would only equal to self-humiliation.Charlotte had never dreamed that it would turn out like this!However, Lorraine felt as if a knife had been driven through her heart. She felt as if her soul were trembling.“No! This isn’t fair…”It was as if a hole had been cut in her tear ducts. Crystalline tears streamed wildly down her beautiful face, like a broken pearl necklace rolling down her cheeks.“Zach! You’re being very unfair to me!”Zachary’s perfect, glacier-like face only displayed iciness.“It’s not about being fair. I trust her. She is as bright as the sun. Renata Valentina and Melina Shore have both hurt her, yet she forgave them. You’re her half-sister. She wouldn’t have resorted to using hearsay to slander you if you were completely innocent.”The cor
“What are you doing here, Jebediah? What… Did you say? I don’t understand.”“It would be understandable if anyone else failed to understand what I’ve said. But how could you possibly fail to understand me?”Jebediah had entered the hall at this point, staring at her haggard face from afar. His icy pupils were a mixture of pain and regret. “Actually, I arrived when Charlotte arrived. I’ve been standing at the door, listening to your conversation. Do you still not understand, Lory? Zach trusts Charlotte. If you confess now, Zach might forgive you based on your past. Your obstinate refusal to confess will only bring you harm.”“Jebediah…”Lorraine, who was already in despair, had an even worse feeling creeping up on her.However, she refused to give up. She fought with her very last breath, like a drowning woman, struggling against death.“What’s with you today? Why are you saying such things too? Did Carlie bribe you? Or is it April Fool’s day? Are you playing a prank on me?”“L
Zachary’s eyes were terrifyingly cold. “No wonder Carlie insisted on ending your life on that cliff, of all places.”Lorraine’s enchantingly red lips quivered.Zachary did not say it explicitly, but she could detect a kind of “she deserved to be pushed off a cliff by Charlotte” in his tone…The next second, she heard Zachary continue in an even voice. “That year, when Carlie was pushed off the cliff. I mentioned that once I found the person responsible, I would make him or her go through whatever she or he had done to Carlie and push him or her off a cliff. Even if I were close to that person, I would not stand for it. I always keep my word.”‘What?’Lorraine gasped.Even Jebediah, who was rarely ever surprised, showed signs of shock on his handsome face.It had occurred to him that Zachary would not let him and Lorraine off easily after finding out the truth…However, he thought that Zachary would show them mercy out of consideration of their relationship and the fact that Lor
Mr. Schmitt immediately stopped. Zachary’s aura was too strong and cold. He was so shocked that he did not dare say a word. He simply lowered his gaze and glanced at Charlotte.Charlotte had been frightened by Zachary’s current state too. She quietly took a few breaths, gathered her courage, and turned her eyes toward his cold and devil-like face.“Well… Ahem!”She cleared her throat and gathered her courage.“I don’t think you need to do that, so could you please take your order back and tell Mr. Schmitt not to push them off a cliff?”Zachary nodded.“Mm.”Then he asked, “Why?”“Well, it’s like this…”Charlotte organized her thoughts, “Lorraine’s sin in pushing your uncle into pushing me off a cliff is vile, and they don’t deserve forgiveness, but I stabbed Lorraine three times with a knife that year and personally pushed her off the same cliff. She may have been lucky enough to survive, but I already personally had my revenge that year. So she and I are even.”“I understand