Walter, who was determined to gain Kourtney’s favor, immediately called her.A red Bugatti drove into the courtyard more than ten minutes later.Clack!The car door opened.Walter rushed forward to greet Kourtney when she emerged from the vehicle.“Koko, you got here so soon? Didn’t I tell you to be safe and not drive so fast?”Kourtney gave Walter a snobby glance.“My driving methods are my business. Not yours.”Walter wasn’t angry at all. He continued to gaze at Kourtney with infatuation in his eyes.“Koko, I know we only just met a few hours ago, but I’m so happy to see you again. I really hope to see you every day now.”Kourtney raised her brows in derision and ignored Walter.Charlotte, who was standing next to Walter, was enraged.‘See?’Kourtney believed that she could hurt her father in any way she liked and it wouldn’t matter because her father was in love with her to the point of pathetic infinity.“Koko, did you know? I…”“Dad, enough!”Charlotte cut Walter o
If the person who had hurt her and her father had been anyone else, she could still have taken revenge.Unfortunately, the person who had hurt them was the woman who had given birth to her and the woman her father loved. She couldn’t have revenge at all.All she could do was ensure that Kourtney stayed far, far away from her father so that she could never hurt her father again…“Miss, may I make a fair statement?”An elderly voice rang out behind Charlotte.Charlotte stared in the direction where Kourtney’s car had left with tears in her eyes.“Go ahead, Mr. Gold.”“I’ve heard about the things Kourtney’s done to you. As an elder, I’m telling you that she’s not fit to be a mother. You don’t owe her anything. You don’t need to show her mercy…”Mr. Gold spoke sincerely as he approached Charlotte.“Miss, it’s hundreds of millions of dollars. That’s not a small number for anyone. Besides, you’re penniless now and you’ve even resorted to taking out loans… Your father is blind. You s
Charlotte immediately paled, as if she had heard a loud clap of thunder on a sunny day. “So you killed Renata!”Elizabeth smirked.“What’s wrong? You didn’t see that coming, did you, Charlotte? It’s really that surprising to you that I would kill that b*tch Renata after you two joined forces and caused my mother’s death?”Charlotte gasped.At that moment, she understood everything.However, when she’d seen Elizabeth in the Green home a few times, Elizabeth had seemed like a quiet, timid girl. She had never thought that Elizabeth would resort to such infuriating methods.At that moment, Elizabeth shoved a glass bottle in front of Charlotte.“Drink it.”The corners of Charlotte’s lips twitched.“What’s in this bottle?”“You don’t need to worry about that,” Elizabeth replied in a husky voice. “All you need to know is that you’ll black out after drinking it. That’s all.”Charlotte lifted her brows and tried her best to remain calm.“Lizzie, listen to me. Your mother’s death was
“At the end of the day, you and Renata caused my mom’s death here. Today, I’m going to kill you in this lake!”Charlotte shook her head, her eyes looking cold and arrogant.“I’ve told you very clearly that I’m not responsible for your mother’s death, nor is Renata. She did this to herself. She’s responsible for what happened to her.”“Really?” Elizabeth sneered. “You still don’t know, Charlotte? Actually, my mother wasn’t the only one responsible for killing Sotiria’s mother. I was involved too. Later on, on that rainy day, the person who stopped you at the lake, knocked you out, and threw you in the lake along with your car was me!”‘What?’Charlotte was so shocked that she was rendered speechless.Elizabeth had a delicate, warm-looking face. She looked like a nice person.If she hadn’t admitted this herself, Charlotte never would have thought that she was just as much of a snake as Virginia…‘Oh, that’s right! I remember now! Last month, two people stopped my car by the lake
It took Charlotte a while to calm down before she found her voice again.“You’re despicable, Elizabeth. It’s bad enough that you killed Renata, but you wouldn’t even spare her father.”“Yes, I’m despicable! You and that b*tch Renata forced me to do this. I have to be!”Elizabeth, who now looked deranged, gave Charlotte a forceful kick in the leg. Her clear eyes were now bloodshot, like flickering flames.“Did you know, Charlotte? Before you exposed my mother, Harvey was always very nice to us. He even said that he would make me an executive in his office. However, after you exposed my mother, not only did he ignore her, but he was even cruel enough to have me thrown out of the Green home and let me live in the streets. My mom and I were supposed to be successful in life. We would have had a brilliant future, but you destroyed it all!”The more Elizabeth spoke, the angrier she got. Her frail figure wavered like green bristlegrass in the wind.“Charlotte, I just can’t understand. W
Elizabeth knew that she was no match for Charlotte. She took advantage of Charlotte’s momentary lapse, turned around, and ran.By the time Charlotte regained her senses, she heard the sound of a car door being hastily slammed shut. Elizabeth had slipped into the car.Elizabeth, who was hell-bent on killing Charlotte, ignored the pain in her wrist, gritted her teeth, and started the car, then hit the accelerator and drove toward Charlotte.Luckily, Charlotte was quick enough to jump out of the way.Boom!The car missed Charlotte. Instead, it crashed into the pier and nearly caught fire.At this point, Charlotte was hiding somewhere in between.The bridge was only one meter wide. The car couldn’t drive back in, so Elizabeth had no way of ramming the car against her, and she was too afraid to get out of the car and fight with her. Thus, she had no choice but to grit her teeth, start the car, turn the steering wheel, and drive away…A hint of disappointment filled Charlotte’s limpi
Charlotte wanted to tell him that she was fine.However, the man had already exited the vehicle at this point. She saw the man’s half-masked face and immediately forgot about whatever she’d wanted to say. “Night King, it’s you again!” she exclaimed.“Mm…” Night King had already arrived in front of her. He scanned her from head to toe and then paused on her right leg.“Your leg looks very red. What happened?”Charlotte shrugged.“Hey! That’s just a flesh wound. Elizabeth kicked me. It doesn’t hurt. It’ll be fine very soon. It’s alright.”Night King continued to stare at her wound.Her skin was as white as milk, so even though the wound wasn’t exactly severe, it looked like a pool of blood on a patch of snow on her body. It was particularly glaring and eye-catching.Usually, perfect objects were more susceptible to being spoiled and left with scars…Human skin was the same.He knew that her physique scarred easily. The bruise on her leg might not be severe, but it would take
“Mm.” Charlotte nodded.She turned toward the end of the road too. There were two poplar trees swaying in the wind. The leaves fluttered and landed on the bleak ground, and ripples were created on the surface of Crescent Lake…Even though the police car hadn’t arrived yet, based on the clear siren, it would be arriving soon.“Alright, then I’ve got to go.”Night King glanced reluctantly at Charlotte, turned around, and left.“Wait!”Charlotte immediately took a step forward. She wanted to take Night King’s hand, just like last time. However, just as the tips of her fingers touched his wrist, she realized that it would be inappropriate, so she quickly pulled her hand away.Night King stopped.“As the leader of the black market, I must keep my distance from the police. If you have anything else to say, say it before the police arrive,” he said with his back against her.“The last time we met, you said that you would let me see your face the next time we met, didn’t you?”At thi
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