Lorraine continued to stand behind Miranda with tears on her face. However, Miranda did not turn her head to look at her anymore. After Zachary’s car disappeared from her vision, she went into her car and drove away, leaving Lorraine behind alone.“Hah…”A bitter smile hopped onto the corner of Lorraine’s lips.At that moment, she felt as if someone had stolen her energy and slumped helplessly on the cold surface of the ground.In fact, she did not lie to Miranda. Although a small part of her reason for approaching and pleasing Miranda was out of her desire to use Miranda to get closer to Zachary, more importantly, she loved Miranda from the bottom of her heart. She loved her like how an elder sister loved her younger sister.Lorraine loved Zachary to the bone, so she also treated Zachary’s sister as her own. If she and Zachary were to be husband and wife for the rest of her life, she would also definitely be unconditionally good to Miranda for the rest of her life.However
Zachary was like a walking ice mountain, driving in silence.Charlotte peeked at his perfect, deadpan face. She was too afraid to initiate a conversation with him. Thus, she decided to give Coraline a call.Coraline finally answered after a long time.“Miss Green?”Coraline had a clothes shop in Rothesay.Last month, before her engagement to Garrison, Charlotte had bought a dress from her shop…She had felt that Coraline’s shop items were of good quality and reasonably priced, and she and Coraline had gotten along very well that day. Hence, they had exchanged numbers.However, Charlotte had still been an amnesiac at the time. She had no idea that Coraline was once a friend so close to her that they were like sisters…Charlotte chuckled. “Uh… You could call me by that name too. Where are you? I’d like to see you.”“I’m sorry, Miss Green. I’m not at the shop. If you’d like to make a purchase, wait for my return, then we’ll talk.” Coraline’s voice was filled with clear sadness
At Southern Rothesay’s Cemetery…Coraline was currently sitting in front of Charlotte’s grave, staring at her epitaph and the inscription of her name.A bouquet of white lilies lay at Coraline’s feet.Charlotte spotted her from a distance and slowly approached her from behind.“I’ve heard that this woman, Charlotte Simmons, has been dead for more than four years. Look at your tear-stained, devastated expression and how much you’ve cried for this woman who’s been dead for several years. Is it worth it?”“How could you say that?”Coraline indignantly rose to her feet and pointed at her downhill as she spoke.“You don’t know how important Carlie was to me. For you to say that, it means you don’t have anyone who’s as close to you as she and I were, best friends closer than sisters… You don’t understand our relationship and have no right to say anything about it!”“Uh…”Charlotte stuck out her tongue.“Actually, I do have a best friend, one like you’ve described—you.”Coraline’s
“Now, Lorraine is finished and will never cause trouble again. So I came here to see you.”Coraline patted Charlotte on the shoulder.“Okay, since you did it for my own good, I’ll forgive you if you buy me a meal.”“Mm.”Charlotte took Coraline’s hand.“How is Nicky, Cora?”Coraline’s limpid eyes filled with sadness at the thought of Nicholas.“Sigh! It’s been four years and five months. Every day we hope that he’ll wake up, but he’s still in a coma to this day. However, as long as he’s alive, there’s always hope that he'll wake up again…”The pair walked out of the cemetery, chatting away.Zachary, who was sitting in the car, kept a close eye on Charlotte and Coraline’s intimate proximity through the dark, tinted car windows. His gaze became colder and colder.‘D*mn it!’That year, he had checked it through—Charlotte and Coraline were both straight women…Their relationship really was a pure friendship.However, every time he saw how close she was with Coraline, he would
Charlotte and Coraline walked into Rothesay Fishery.As expected, Zachary had just given the owner a call. As soon as Charlotte and Coraline walked in, the owner led three managers and two head chefs to greet them.The fat, big-eared boss nodded and gave Charlotte a bow as he said, “Hehe, Mr. Connor’s fiancee has actually arrived at our humble little shop for lunch. This is such an honor for us. Mrs. Connor, I think the private room you’ve previously booked does not suit your station. So I’ve asked my staff to vacate our most expensive room, especially for you. Mrs. Connor. Miss, please come with me.”Charlotte and Coraline exchanged looks then quietly followed the owner inside, sharing an unwritten understanding.“Oh, right, Mrs. Connor, I’ve asked our kitchen to prepare the most unique dishes on our menu, one of each. Your meal today is on me. You can have whatever you want, just say the word…”The owner was determined to gain Zachary’s favor, so he wagged his tail at Charlotte
A picture was smacked onto her car window.“Miss Allegra, we love you. Please give me your autograph.”Charlotte stared at the picture.It was a still photograph from The First Sorceress Princess, the movie she had filmed four years ago. At the time, she had a beautiful, flawless face, a far cry from her current face.It was at that moment Charlotte realized that those people were all fans of her film. They had no malicious intent toward her at all…Now that she was relaxed, she finally took a deep breath and left the car.“Allegra!”“We love you!”Just as she had exited the vehicle, the fans surrounded her madly, reaching out to her, holding her picture in their hands.“Miss Allegra, we loved you in The First Sorceress Princess, and we love you very much too! But we thought you were dead four years ago and cried our eyes out to the point of near-blindness… We’re all extremely devoted fans of your movie and you. We were overjoyed when we found out you were still alive. You mus
Ding!The elevator had arrived on its designated floor.Charlotte massaged the hand she used to sign the autographs and walked in.Garrison was currently standing in front of the French windows.He was a distinguished man, cut above the rest, and dressed in an immaculate designer suit. The afternoon sun shone upon his body like golden rays of light. He glowed like a perfect piece of smooth marble.Clack!The door opened.He turned around and saw Charlotte. The gloomy shroud around his eyes disappeared and turned into warmth in spring. “I was quietly watching you from here when you gave your fans your autograph just now. Congratulations, Carlie. This is an honor you deserve.”Charlotte gave him a shallow smile.“Thank you!”“You’re welcome.” Garrison’s eyebrows were well-shaped as he stood against the sunlight. He was outstanding, like a prince. The sight of him in this manner made Charlotte feel very reluctant all of a sudden. Her lips gaped, then she swallowed whatever she
That year, Charlotte had established a ten-year promise with him with an objective to make him face adversity and give up.To her surprise, her joking remark had turned into an oath that Garrison would follow for the rest of his life.She certainly never thought that one day, her heart would ache so badly over a man she never loved before.“Garrison, I’m sorry…”Charlotte calmed herself for a while before finding her voice again.“Not too long ago, I married you as Sotiria Green. Now, I’m not Sotiria Green anymore. That means I’m not your wife. I will take Naomi and leave. From now on, I’m never coming back again. Take care.”Charlotte had lost all nerve to face his pained, desperate face. She turned around and left as soon as she said this.“Carlie!”Suddenly, Garrison rushed behind her and grabbed her wrist in a tight grip.Before she would make sense of the situation, he pulled her into his arms and pressed his lips, moistened with tears, firmly on hers.“Mmph!”Both lips