‘Heavens! Is Lorraine really that cruel? No wonder Jebediah, who’s as cold as an assassin, is so broken.’“Yes, that’s certainly too tragic for words…” Charlotte calmed herself. “But you can’t cry over spilled milk. You can’t turn back time and stop this tragedy from happening anyway, right?”Jebediah remained expressionless, unwilling to say another word.Charlotte added, “But you still have control of the future! See, Zachary had Lorraine carried off to get a divorce. I think that she will be even more broken once the divorce is finalized. She might even kill herself.”The mention of Lorraine committing suicide filled Jebediah with such anxiety that the dazed look in his eyes disappeared.Charlotte pointed at Zachary’s increasingly distant figure.“Garrison said it himself. She needs comfort now more than ever. If you still love her, why not take this chance and show her your concern? Who knows? Maybe once she’s completely given up on Zachary, she will remember your kindness. I
Charlotte panicked.“I don’t think it’s appropriate to discuss this now.”“Why is it inappropriate?” regal, perfect Zachary asked.“Well… Sigh!” Charlotte glanced at the employees who were eyeing her in a peculiar manner. She blushed from embarrassment. “I thought we discussed this? This time, I want to openly make those who’ve slandered me look at me in a new light. We can’t talk about getting married until I’ve announced my real identity!”Once she said that, she added, “Besides, I might not marry you again even after I’ve announced my real identity.”“What?”Zachary’s chiseled face immediately turned very dark.“Marrying you again has been my end game ever since I discovered your real identity, and now you’re suddenly telling me that you might not marry me at all?”Charlotte hung her head at the sight of his icy glare. Then, she tried her best to act naturally as she chuckled. “That’s right! Even though I mentioned that if you wanted me to marry you again, I must do it openl
Lucas saw the increasing decline of the look on Zachary’s face and quickly laughed. “He he… Of course, you’re perfect, sir. However, your perfection doesn’t mean that you’re perfect in every woman’s eyes. Maybe an icy, indifferent man like you isn’t really Mrs. Connor’s type… Sigh! That year, Mrs. Connor was forced to marry you when her family was in trouble to save her father. At the time, you were the only one who could save her, so she didn’t have a choice. Now, she doesn’t need you to save her, and a lot of good men are in love with her. Why must she marry you?”Zachary immediately stopped.The most regal, powerful man in Rothesay suddenly felt as if a sharp knife had been driven through his heart. He was in so much pain that even his thin, addictive lips were trembling.“Don’t keel over just yet, sir. Maybe it’s not that you’re not charming enough. There’s another possibility.”Lucas hurriedly consoled Zachary at the sight of the pain on his face.“The other possibility is th
The four people walked past Zachary, carrying Lorraine, who had tears all over her face.However, all Zachary was thinking about in his head at the moment was Charlotte. He did not even glance at Lorraine from beginning to end.At that moment, the door of the white Lamborghini opened, and the tall, handsome Jebediah strode over to Lorraine. “Put her down.”The four men refused to put Lorraine down, and one of them responded, “Sorry, Mr. Valentine. Mr. Connor ordered us to bring Ms. Larson here, so we must take her back directly. We’re not going to put her down without Mr. Connor’s permission.”Jebediah’s eyes looked as cold as the eyes of Hades. “I’m the person who loves Lory the most in this world. Compared to you four, wouldn’t it be safer for her if I brought her back?”The four men looked at each other. They did not dare offend Jebediah, so one of them could only look at Zachary awkwardly. “Mr. Connor, did you hear what Mr. Valentine said? What should we do? Please give us an
Jebediah’s expression had remained unchanged while Lorraine had slapped him twice. However, the pity in his eyes overflowed his eye sockets the moment Lorraine slapped herself. “Lory! What are you doing?”Lorraine stared at him coldly. Irony was the only emotion that could be seen in her teary eyes. “I slapped myself because I was blind, Jebediah Valentine! I bet everything I had on you, thinking that you were the only person in this world who wouldn’t betray me. I never thought that I would actually go down in your hands in the end. The person who helped Charlotte defeat me wasn’t someone else. It was you!”As he looked at her flushed cheeks, a hint of agony flashed across Jebediah’s eyes. “Lory, I‘ve told you before that I’m the person who loves you the most in this world, and everything I do, I do it for you...”“Shut up!” Lorraine interrupted him agitatedly, her voice sounding as sharp as a scream.“You’re the person who loves me the most in this world? Jebediah Valentine, don’
It turned out that the four walls of the huge living room were full of delicate roses.None of the lights in the room were turned on. Only six lit candles were on the table. The magenta candlelight illuminated everything in the room beautifully, making it look like a dream.While all that was going on, Zachary was sitting on the sofa, and Naomi was sitting quietly on his thighs, staring at Charlotte with her crystal-like eyes.After spending at least three seconds to calm herself down, Charlotte found her voice. “Zachary, Naomi, why did you decorate the house like this?”Naomi blinked her huge eyes. “The bad uncle said that all girls like this. He also said that if mommy were to like it, mommy would say yes to his marriage proposal.”‘What?’Charlotte was stunned, while Zachary, who had long legs and a large stride, had already placed Naomi on the sofa and approached Charlotte. “Carlie, marry me!”The corners of Charlotte’s lips twitched.Before she could speak, Zachary had alr
However, after thinking about it more carefully, Charlotte realized that Zachary had just turned a deaf ear to everything she had just said—‘I said that I’d fight for myself this time! I must find a suitable opportunity to disclose my identity and rectify my name on the premise of having to go to jail. Then I’ll think about the matter between me and Zachary!‘Wouldn't I become a laughing stock in front of everyone else if I became Zachary’s fiancée before I separated from Garrison?!’Zachary pointed to Naomi. “I discussed this matter with Naomi before you came home and she agreed to the idea of you marrying me.”‘Oh my God!’Charlotte could not help but stare at Naomi.‘My daughter is actually very arrogant deep down, and it‘s extremely difficult to coax her into anything, okay? Zachary has only been in contact with Naomi for a few days, yet he already bribed Naomi so thoroughly that she’d even sell her biological mother out?!’“Yeah...” The adorable, innocent baby stretched ou
“Hah! Looking at this scene! It looks so familiar!” Garrison’s cold eyes skimmed over the red roses on the wall and the candles on the table. “Zachary, do you think I haven’t read The Book of Love? Not only is the whole proposal you just made original lines found in The Book of Love, but the rose and candle setup is also taken directly from the ninth chapter of The Book of Love, which is the ‘proposal’ chapter!”Charlotte was embarrassed, and her face kept blushing and turning pale from time to time.‘It’s no wonder Zachary, who’s always been as cold as a glacier, would say such touching words... After that entire setup, it turns out that he was only reciting what was written in the book...’Charlotte did not see that Zachary’s hands had already clenched into fists at that moment. If it weren’t for Garrison and Charlotte’s extreme proximity and the fact that Zachary was worried that Charlotte would be injured by mistake, he would have punched Garrison in the face long ago.Zachary
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