“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
“Enough!”Zachary’s voice icily replied as he coldly smacked Lorraine’s hand away at the same time.“Ah!”The man used such force that Lorraine let out a cry and fell back on the staircase again.The skin on her elbow tore and bled.Zachary’s dark, inky eyes showed no signs of pity. His voice was still cold and unfeeling.“Remember, if anything happens to Carlie again from now on, the first thing that will come to my mind is that you’ve hurt her again. If you hurt her, I will make you pay with the addition of your previous debts.”Lorraine, who was half-lying and half-sitting on the staircase, stared despondently at his cold and distant face. She couldn’t speak. Only her tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.Zachary refused to look at her anymore. He turned around and walked to Charlotte.“Lory!” Jebediah cried out to her worriedly as he strode toward Lorraine. “I know you probably resent me, but it’s best to bite the bullet at this point. Everything I’ve done is for yo
Lorraine was madly in love with Zachary.Everything that she had painstakingly done was for the sake of being with him.Lorraine’s greatest fear was that Zachary would cut ties with her.Now, Charlotte had shown Zachary Lorraine’s true nature. Zachary’s impression of Lorraine as a symbol of purity was completely shattered. This was the cruelest form of retribution for Lorraine…Jebediah carried Lorraine out of the door in the blink of an eye.Zachary arrived in front of Charlotte and gently held her small hand.“I remember you telling me that Poopoo was our child that year. What was that about?”The thought of Poopoo made a knife-like pang shock Charlotte’s heart. She tried her best to smile flawlessly and pull her thoughts back to the past. “Five years ago, Tiffany and Bryson worked together to trick me into a one night stand with you on my and Bryson’s wedding night. That night, I got pregnant with your baby. Ten months later, I gave birth to that baby. He was taken away bef
“Alright, Zachary. It’s getting dark. I should go home.”Charlotte released Zachary, raised her hand, wiped her tears, and then got to her feet and walked away.“Don’t go.”She felt a faint pang on her wrist. Zachary’s strong, large hand had caught her wrist in a firm hold. His clear, enticing voice along with his warm breath rang aloud behind her.“You may have been forced to divorce me at the time, but you’ve always been my wife in my mind and the only mistress of this villa. This is your home. Stay here. I’ll go take Naomi and bring her here. From now on, we’ll live here as a family.”“I understand that you want to be reunited with me, but no!”Charlotte kept her back against him, and her clear eyes overflowed with tears.“Zachary, do you have any idea what people are saying about me? They’re calling me a tramp who’s seducing someone else’s husband and saying that I’m an insatiable sl*t whose only priority is to sleep with men… Even though they’re only saying that because the
Only then did Charlotte wake up, feeling as if she were in a dream. She forcefully pushed Zachary away and took a few steps back, putting some distance between them.“Uh… That’s all for today. Bye, bye…”She quickly turned around as soon as she spoke and bolted out the door.Zachary stared at her figure as she ran away, then looked at his well-defined finger, which had been misbehaving around her. An evil glint flashed in his icy pupils.Jebediah placed Lorraine in the car.Lorraine, whose heart was in pieces, sat in the car seat, not moving a muscle. Her eyes were dull and lifeless, making her look like a soulless ragdoll.Jebediah felt as if a knife had gone through his heart as he stared at Lorraine in this state. He pinched Lorraine’s cheek in a comforting manner.“Accept the truth, Lory. You and Zach are over. Actually, this isn’t exactly a bad thing. Zach’s heart is set on Charlotte. Even if you cling onto him for the rest of your life, you may never get his heart back. Yo
“Heh.”Lorraine snorted with derision as she faced the gloomy, terrifying Jebediah.Jebediah picked up the blue packet and looked closely at the writing. His eyes turned even colder, as if he could turn the river by the road into ice.His voice was trembling as if a knife had been driven through his heart.“Even though I’ve wronged you, our child was innocent. You actually killed it… Lory… Why did you have to be so cruel?”“Cruel? He he he…”Lorraine laughed at the sight of Jebediah’s pained expression.However, her laughter only continued for a few seconds before coming to an abrupt stop. She stared at Jebediah as if she was looking at a clown.“Don’t be silly, Jebediah. I’ve told you so before. You don’t deserve to have me bear your child. I wanted to get rid of it the day I found out I was pregnant. Didn’t you notice that I bought the abortion pill ages ago?”Jebediah’s throat quivered. His dazzling, crystalline eyes turned as red as flames.Lorraine glared at him hatefull
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