“Yes, Mr. Connor hasn’t left the house since he came home last night.”“In that case, that’s all I need from you.” Charlotte raised her eyebrows triumphantly. “Just you watch. I’ll get Zachary to come down here and welcome me through this gate personally.”The security guard chuckled, looking embarrassed.He would have laughed out loud as if he had just heard the joke of his life if somebody else had been confident enough to say this to him.However, he believed Charlotte when she said this!Everyone that worked in the Divine Sanctuary District knew how things worked between Mr. Connor and Charlotte!Mr. Connor might be a regal, indifferent devil in disguise when he was in public, but he became a toothless tiger when it came to Charlotte.He might look extremely ruthless and glacial, but he would never defy Charlotte when she asked him to do something and he would never reject her when she requested a favor...Charlotte took her cell phone out of her pocket and called Zachary.
Creak! The door opened.When she saw Zachary step out of the car, Charlotte’s clear eyes lit up. “Hmph! You’re finally here! The security guard won’t let me in without seeing you, and he won’t open the gate either. Now, get him to open the gate.”After saying this, Charlotte turned around and walked back to her car, which was parked outside the gate.“Why should I ask the security guard to open the gate?” Zachary’s melodious voice came from behind her abruptly.“To let me and Naomi in, of course...” Charlotte, who stopped stepping forward, pointed to her car and then to the narrow opening of the gate, which could only allow one person to go through.“I brought Naomi here to see Poopoo today. I know that even though you won’t allow me to see Poopoo, you’d never be cruel enough to prevent Naomi from seeing him. If you’ve come to welcome us in at the gate, it means that you’ve already made up your mind to allow Naomi to see Poopoo, haven’t you?”Zachary, who looked as regal as a kin
Naomi immediately yelled out crisply, “Daddy!”Zachary, who had always been as cold as a glacier, was so excited that his Adam’s apple rolled and his fingers trembled. If one were to stand right in front of him and take a closer look at him at that moment, one would discover that the surges of emotions in his indifferent, charming eyes were as huge as waves during a tsunami.At least three seconds later, Zachary tried his best to respond calmly. “Good.”He then said immediately, “Now come with me.”“Oh, oh, okay.” Naomi immediately ran over to Zachary happily and held Zachary’s big hand with her tiny hand. “Daddy, where are you taking me? Are you taking me to see Poopoo?”“Yeah.” Zachary grabbed Naomi’s little hand. However, he was afraid that he might hurt her because of his enormous strength, so he only grabbed it lightly.“Why isn’t mommy coming with us?” Naomi asked.Zachary turned around and glanced at Charlotte. “I have an agreement with mommy. She can come with us when sh
“I thought about it calmly after that incident. You agreed to let Lindsay violate my chastity that day just to make sure our son was safe.” Zachary’s clear, melodious voice sounded like musical notes.“Yes!” Charlotte’s eyes lit up. “Zachary, you’re so smart that you actually figured it out by yourself. Then you shouldn’t blame me anymore or prohibit me from entering your house, right?”“No.” Zachary shook his head indifferently.Charlotte’s eyebrows twitched again.Zachary opened his extremely charming lips. “The purpose of me telling you this is to clarify to you that the only reason I don’t allow you into this house is that you haven’t married me. It has nothing to do with anything else.”‘About this...’Charlotte’s lips trembled like a sieve.However, Zachary had already gotten into the car, restarted the engine, and left decisively.Almost at the same time that Zachary drove away, the security guard pressed the “close” button and the heavy steel door closed tightly.Charl
However, even though she hadn’t heard her voice in years, hearing it again still felt warm and kindly…Then, Miranda helped the woman who had just spoken out of the car.The woman stared at Charlotte’s face, looking taken aback. Then, she said, “Carlie, I heard from Miranda that you don’t look the same anymore, and it’s true. Look at you. I wouldn’t have recognized you if I had seen you on the street.”Charlotte stared at the rich woman absent-mindedly.‘Annalita!’Her ex-mother-in-law.She was closer to her than her own mother!She felt a warm sensation on her skin—Annalita was already in front of her and was holding her hands.“I heard about what happened between you and Zachary from Mimi. Sigh! The past four years have been difficult for you and Zach! But it’s alright! Even though you and Zach have gone through a lot, you’re still alive. That’s better than anything else… Carlie, when I found out that you’re still alive and have given me a grandson and granddaughter, I was so
Naomi woke Charlotte up in the morning. Previously, she had thought that she would be allowed to see Poopoo if she brought Naomi along, so she had been in high spirits. Now, knowing that it would be impossible for her to meet Poopoo today, she grew so tired that she dozed off… She had decided to go back to the car to take a nap while waiting for Naomi to come back.Charlotte, who lay in the car, soon fell fast asleep.“Milady!”“Milady…”Thud!A loud banging noise startled Charlotte and woke her up from her nap.She opened her eyes and immediately saw Lucas’s face pressed up against the car window…Even though Lucas’s features looked out of place due to being squashed against the glass, he still looked outstanding because he was good-looking in the first place.She rubbed her heavy eyelids and lazily rolled the car window down.“What’s with the racket, Luke? Can’t you see that I’m sleeping?”“Hah! That’s just like you, milady! You’re really bold. The Second Master has already
Charlotte nodded. “But you haven’t told me the password to this debit card.”Lucas fiddled with his large earring out of habit.“Oh… I’m such a scatterbrain. I almost forgot that important detail. The Second Master said that the password is the date of your marriage registration five years ago.”Charlotte’s heart was filled with a wave of emotion.As it turned out, it had been more than five years since the day she and Zachary had met.However, why did it feel as if everything had only just happened yesterday?Why, to this day, did she feel such a huge wave of emotion every time she saw Zachary, just like the first time they had met?“Look at them.”Lucas’s voice rang out again.Charlotte turned in the direction of Lucas’s finger…Apparently, the security guard had left the gate momentarily open for Lucas to go back inside, as he had opened the gate when Lucas had walked out.Charlotte looked at the open gap in the gate and saw Naomi, Poopoo, Zachary, Annalita, and Miranda
Charlotte arrived at the hospital.She remembered that Zachary had brought her to an office on the second floor not too long ago to meet Lisa-Luna. This time, she went straight to the second floor and made her way to that office.The door was closed. Charlotte knocked for a very long time, but no one answered.Just as she was about to give up, a gentle voice rang out in the hallway.“Miss Simmons, is something important going on? Is that why you’ve come to visit me? Why didn’t you call me to set up a meeting? What if I were not at the hospital? Wouldn’t you have wasted a trip here?”Charlotte turned toward the voice. It was Lisa-Luna.She smiled.“I know you’re a busy woman. I considered calling you beforehand, but I forgot to ask for your phone number the last time we met, so I thought I’d try my luck.”“You could have asked Mr. Connor for my number!”Lisa-Luna strode forward and patted Charlotte gently on the back.“Okay! We may have encountered an obstacle during our meeti
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