Charlotte felt as if a hole had been carved into her heart. An endless stream of emotions poured out of the hole as though it was a broken dam.‘Zachary! I knew it! He really does love me! He was under the false impression that I was dead, yet he bought the seaside villa on the Platinum Coast for me and he’s been keeping an eye on the people I cared about and taking care of them…’“I understand…” Charlotte calmed herself. “But you said that the drug is still experimental and may not be suitable for Arisian bodies. Wouldn’t using Nicky as a test subject be risky?”The doctor nodded.“Generally speaking, any form of medication comes with its own side effects. Based on my estimations, the possibility of Nicholas awakening from this medication is around 60%. If this medicine fails to wake him up, I’m not sure what kind of side effects he’ll experience.”“The possibility of the medicine having an effect is only around 60%...” Charlotte gasped. “Heavens! Isn’t that akin to using Nicky a
“He sent me a message on WhatsApp more than ten minutes ago, asking for the day off to go shopping with his girlfriend. I approved his leave.”“I see. Then we shouldn’t disturb him. Let him enjoy his shopping trip with his girlfriend. I’ll drive.”She moved to close the car door and get in the driver’s seat once she said her piece.However, Zachary’s right arm suddenly wrapped itself around her body and pulled her into the car.“Argh!”Charlotte landed firmly on top of Zachary’s body with a scream. Her lips happened to land precisely on top of Zachary’s rose-petal-shaped lips, kissing him firmly on the mouth.Charlotte panicked. She hurriedly removed her lips from his. Her blushing face was suspended a few centimeters above his, staring at him nervously.“Zachary, what… are you doing?”“Give it to me.”Zachary, who was as cold as an ice mountain, released a breath that was as hot as flames from his lips, letting it brush freely against her sensitive face.The corners of her l
This strong jolt brought Charlotte back to her senses. She instinctively pushed Zachary back. “Zachary, no! Don’t…”“Mmph!”His hot lips sealed her lips in a firm kiss.Suddenly, her heart raced against her chest.The temperature in the car rose, as if it had turned into a lover’s nest.…“What are you doing?”A rich, magnetic male voice suddenly rang out.Charlotte immediately regained her senses, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head. She pushed Zachary’s head off her chest with strength she never knew she had.“Zachary! Someone’s here!”Zachary turned around and looked at the man outside the car. At that moment, the fiery passion in his icy pupils slowly disappeared and turned into a chilly gaze. “Don’t you know that every moment of a lovers’ tryst is precious? Why are you interrupting me now of all times?”Jebediah had propped his right hand against the car door. His incomparably handsome face looked slightly embarrassed. His eyes then turned col
“It’s about the son you had with Charlotte, Poopoo.”The tips of Charlotte’s fingers trembled.‘Poopoo!’Even though Lorraine had strangled him more than four years ago, she had remembered his face very clearly, a face that was a miniature version of Zachary’s, ever since she had regained her memories. Every time she remembered him, her heart would feel as if it were cut open and the agony of it all would suffocate her…Zachary was about to speak when Charlotte chimed in icily, “You have no right to mention Poopoo. If you hadn’t helped Lorraine that year, she wouldn’t have been able to hide the fact that Poopoo was our son over and over again and wouldn’t have strangled Poopoo to death!”“I know. I know that you and Zachary must hate me and Lory over this matter, which is also why I’ve come to see you today…”Feeling restless, Jebediah tapped his fingers on the car window over and over again.“Poopoo is still alive.”Zachary, who had been helping Charlotte straighten out her cl
All Zachary gave Jebediah was a cold glare.“Are you quite finished?”Jebediah gasped from intimidation when he noticed the dangerous look in his eyes and his icy tone. “I’m done.”Zachary icily raised his dark, shapely brows, “Okay, you can leave then.”Jebediah’s throat quivered. However, he didn’t say anything else. Instead, he gave Zachary a hurtful glance and turned around hesitantly.He and Lorraine once used to be two of the most important people in Zachary’s life.Once upon a time, Zachary would sacrifice himself for him and Lorraine.Now, he and Lorraine had made every effort to turn their positions in Zachary’s heart to ashes. They had even lost the right to look at Zachary…Charlotte dialed the number on the card on her phone.She had just entered four numbers when the name “Julian’s Mom” appeared in her contact details…She took a closer look for comparison and realized that the number on the card given to her by Jebediah was truly the phone number of Julian’s mom
Charlotte watched in silence as he was talking over the phone.Zachary, who looked as regal as royalty, had become accustomed to hiding his true emotions. However, Charlotte could still sense the solemnity that his eyebrows currently exuded.She knew that Zachary wanted to see their son as much as she did.Zachary had the same feeling as her too. While he was ecstatic, he was also worried an accident might have happened…‘He should feel as heavy deep down as I am!’However, he had been by her side without letting his emotions loose, comforting her when she lost her composure and acted irrationally.Zachary hung up the phone and got out of the car. He then got into the driver’s seat and rushed to the airport.A gorgeous woman in a blue uniform greeted him as soon as she saw his car arriving. She opened the door for him and whispered softly, “Mr. Connor, we’ve prepared a private plane for you. We can take off at any time.”Zachary did not even take a glance at the woman but only
Zachary did not know how to comfort Charlotte, so he could only sit next to her and embrace her in his arms.Looking back, he was the one who had thought that Charlotte was insane when she told him the truth in person after she learned that Poopoo was their son.The reason he thought so was not that he did not believe Charlotte but because he had a lot of trust in Jebediah and Lorraine. It had never crossed his mind that the ones who he once regarded as two of the most important people in his life would join hands to deceive him!However, he would never let something like that happen between him and Charlotte once again.Jebediah Valentine!Lorraine Larson!They were dead in his heart.He would only trust Charlotte from now on, never doubting her again whenever she bad-mouthed anyone, no matter how unbelievable Charlotte’s words may seem.Zachary’s private plane arrived in Bay City in just over half an hour.No. 1206, Unit 7, Flat 27, Pretty Scenes Residence—this was the addre
“People who are familiar with Lillian and David know that they can’t have kids, but they suddenly had a son four years ago. So everyone knows for the fact that they’ve adopted that child.”“Julian, he’s smart and cute, so everyone who has met that child loves him. We often discuss in private just how cruel his biological parents were. How could they be willing to abandon such a beloved son? So it turns out that you were separated!““About this…” Charlotte became anxious as she did not expect the woman to talk so much. “Yes, madam, we really want to see our son now, so can you please help us contact them?”The woman shook her head. “I can’t help you to get in touch with them anymore. You guys are too late!”‘What!?’A high-pitched note echoed in Charlotte’s mind. “Madam, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by… We’re too late!”“That’s just how it is. Lillian, David, and Julian suddenly disappeared three days ago.” The woman shook her head. “The whole situation just sounds u
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