Tiffany dashed toward Charlotte and reached out to grab her as she cried out in her clear, soft, pretty voice.The sight of the “victimized” look on Tiffany’s face and her outstretched hands drawing closer and closer to her made Charlotte’s deep-rooted hatred for her reach its peak.“Don’t touch me!” She snapped in disgust, raised her hand, and slapped Tiffany right across the face.Smack!The clear sound of the slap was magnified by the microphone in Tiffany’s hand, echoing clearly throughout the large plaza.Thud!Tiffany’s microphone landed on the ground.Then, Charlotte watched as Tiffany’s frail figure swayed like grass in the wind, collapsed onto the ground, and rolled down the stage’s steps.“Oh no! This is bad!”“She’s dead!”Members from the audience screamed.Charlotte’s mind went blank at first. By the time she returned to her senses and turned her gaze off stage, Tiffany was already sprawled on the ground beneath the stage. She was lying with her face to the sky,
“You…”Bryson was spitting from anger. His handsome face was now so twisted that he no longer looked like himself at all. “Charlotte Simmons! Remember this. If anything happens to her, I will make you pay.”“Oh, really?”Charlotte’s heart grew colder and colder. She continued forcing herself to remain resolute.“You’ve really scared me, Bryson. You’ve been dead to me for a long time. There’s no need for any reservations between us. If you don’t mind, perhaps you could clarify one thing for me? How do you plan on making me pay if anything happens to Tiffany?”“If Tiffany dies, I’ll make sure you die too, you murderer.” The man, who was consumed by sadness and rage, seethed, enunciating every word like a curse.‘Heh…’This time, Charlotte felt no pain. In fact, the corners of her lips curled into a smirk. “It’s strange how I’ve never realized how stupid you are. Have you no common legal knowledge? Even if she did die, I’d be charged with manslaughter and sent to jail at most. I
She could finally heave a sigh of relief.She pushed the car door open. Just as she was about to climb into the vehicle, a cold, magnetic voice called out to her in a frosty tone. “Where are you going?”“GAH!” Charlotte screamed and dropped her keys on the ground.She whirled around, too rattled to pick up her keys. As expected, she came face to face with the man’s ice-cold features, which were colder than an ice mountain yet more splendid and magnificent than all the beautiful landscapes in the world…“Zachary!” Charlotte cried out his name in alarm. “How long have you been standing behind me? Are… Are you stalking me?”Zachary’s eyes were cold. She couldn’t see any trace of emotion on his face at all. His tone was indifferent as he said, “Sometimes, having a stalker can be a good thing. It may come in handy when it comes to preventing a gang fight.”Charlotte entered a daze.Then, she suddenly understood why Tiffany’s fans had out of the blue retreated instead of attacking her
‘Huh?’Charlotte stiffened.However, Zachary said, “You need to go to the hospital.”Charlotte was even more confused than ever.“Tiffany will be sent to the hospital soon. You need to go with her.” Zachary’s tone was just as indifferent as ever and contained no emotion at all.Charlotte, on the other hand, stormed off immediately like a prickled lioness. “No, I’m not going! She brought this upon herself. I don’t regret slapping her at all! I’m not going to the hospital with her, and I’m certainly not going to apologize!”Charlotte lifted her head, completely forgetting her fears, and looked straight into Zachary’s abstruse eyes. Zachary did not get angry, and his face did not turn sullen. Instead, the corners of his lips curled into a mystifying smile. “Are you implying that you don’t want my support?”‘What? He’s not punishing me for causing trouble? He’s going to support me? Why do I feel as if I’m in a dream?’Charlotte blinked. “Am I hearing things? Zachary… You want to
‘Is he Superman? Does he have telescopic vision?’“Hah! Hello, milady. You have such a lovely voice, but you have an even lovelier personality.” The flattering exclamation signaled Lucas’s gleeful arrival. Charlotte waved at Lucas and smiled knowingly.“Yo, hello!”Zachary’s gaze darkened terrifyingly. Charlotte rarely smiled at him. Even if she did, her smile was an unnatural, forced smile.In stark contrast, she would always talk to Lucas in a sweet voice, gesturing calmly and smiling easily…‘Looks like I’ll give Lucas a warning and tell him to watch himself whenever he’s with Mrs. Connor!’“Sir, I… Oh!” Lucas’s voice cracked when he saw the murderous look in Zachary’s eyes. ‘Alright, I understand! Mrs. Connor is probably oblivious, but the Second Master is consumed by jealousy. Forget about a man like me. I’m afraid that if Mrs. Connor had a pet, the Second Master would be extremely jealous of that pet too. I should probably stop talking to Mrs. Connor in front of the S
“You slapped Tiff off the stage and threw her within an inch of her life, yet you are acting so cold and heartless. Now that Tiff’s life is no longer in danger, you’re actually here to see her? What’s with this disingenuous gesture?”Bryson was immediately enraged by the sight of Charlotte.Charlotte curled her lips into a tiny smile. “You’re right, I am being disingenuous. What’s it to you? So Tiffany’s the only one who gets to put on an act to slander me? I’m not allowed to put on an act to prove my innocence?”“Heh.”Bryson laughed in spite of his rage.Charlotte’s pretense used to fool him in the past. He used to think that she was pure and kind.Even though Charlotte had sent a group of men to hurt Tiffany, Bryson had tried to step into her shoes. Perhaps she had been overwhelmed by her feelings for him. That was why she had lost control and been so cruel to Tiffany…Now, he had truly seen through her.Charlotte’s heart had always been black. She was beyond help!“Oh Bryc
“You know exactly what I mean.”Zachary’s tone was indolent. He knew that Tiffany would not confess, so he did not argue with her anymore. Instead, he issued a lofty command, “You said you’d never confess, so I’ll give you an hour. Make a public statement to clarify the truth voluntarily, or you won’t be the only one dead. Your entire family will die with you.”Tiffany heard a buzzing noise in her mind.Before she could say anything, Bryson lost control and rose to his feet.“You’ve gone too far, Zachary Connor! You were right there in the front row with me when Tiff had her accident. You saw Charlotte slapping Tiff very clearly. Hasn’t Tiffany been through enough? Instead of making Charlotte apologize to Tiff, you’re forcing her to twist the facts and clear Charlotte’s name?”‘What? Zachary was at the concert too? He’s stated very clearly in our prenup that I’m not allowed to cause any trouble. So… He should be preventing me from causing trouble, right? Why didn’t he stop me? Why
“Charlotte, I’m warning you… Tell Zachary to stop or— Mmph!”A strip of duct tape was slapped firmly onto Bryson’s mouth, silencing him.Lucas, who had gagged him, waved the roll of duct tape, looking very pleased with himself. “Save your strength. Second Master wants you to shut up and enjoy the show. It’s for your own good. This is an exciting show.”Bryson couldn’t make a sound, and his face had turned red.Two strong bodyguards grabbed one of his arms each, so he couldn’t move either. All he could do was watch everything, with wide-eyed nervousness.‘Tiffany Miller! The woman I love!’After Tiffany’s rape, he had knelt before her battered and bruised body and sworn with tears in his eyes—from then on, he would never let anyone hurt her again.Today, however, he had been forced to stand by her bed and watch as Zachary pushed her around!‘No! Charlotte must have manipulated Zachary into this. Charlotte’s the one behind Tiff’s suffering! Charlotte, again!’Zachary glanced at
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