“I owe Mr. Connor for his acknowledgment. If Mr. Connor had not recognized my talent, I probably wouldn’t be where I am today. Generally speaking, I owe all of my achievements to Mr. Connor. I once told him that I would do anything to repay him… It’s been seven years, but he’s never asked for anything in return. Not even four years ago, when Miss Larson was horribly disfigured. He never contacted me at all. I never thought that he’d finally contact me for your sake! Miss Simmons, they say that a man’s true love is his first love, but it seems that Mr. Connor is an exception. You’re his true love.”‘Uh…’Charlotte’s face became as red as a tomato.“Okay. I’m going to administer anesthesia to you. Once it takes effect, you’ll be fast asleep. When you wake up, the surgery will be complete.”Lisa-Luna held a syringe and walked toward Charlotte.She stared at the cold needlepoint of the syringe as it slowly inched toward her skin. Charlotte felt like a leaf shaking in the wind. She was
Charlotte woke up leisurely, only to feel that her limbs were numb and weak and her body was feeling heavy, as if it did not belong to her.“You’re awake!” She heard a clear female voice come from her upper right side. “Congratulations, as expected, the operation went smoothly. If nothing goes wrong, you’ll look exactly the same as in the past when we remove the gauze from your face.”Charlotte looked in the direction the voice was coming from and saw that the person talking to her was Lisa-Luna.She then looked around, realizing that she was now lying on a bed in the ward. There was no one else in this huge ward apart from Lisa-Luna, who was keeping her company by the bed…Lisa-Luna smiled when she noticed the disappointment reflected in Charlotte’s eyes. “You must be looking for Mr. Connor?”Charlotte nodded awkwardly. She then experienced waves of excruciating pain around her mouth and on her face when she was just about to speak, as if her skin was about to crack. “The woun
Charlotte sighed in relief.Coraline, who had already reached the hospital bed, laughed so hard that her jaw was about to drop. “Carlie, you didn’t call my name in full just now. Why not try calling me again, but louder this time?”Charlotte rolled her eyes.At that moment, a big hand patted Coraline’s shoulder. “Cora! How can you be so irrational? The doctor just said that Carlie can’t speak out loud. You’re not deaf, so how can you deliberately try to make Sister Carlie speak loudly?”It was only now that Charlotte noticed Nicholas had also come.“Hah!” Coraline flung Nicholas’s hand away furiously. “Nicky, can’t you even tell that I was just messing around with Carlie? Just look at how afraid you got. Why? Do you think I’m here to hurt Carlie and cause her to be disfigured?”Nicholas took a look at Charlotte and saw that Charlotte was looking at him too. He hurriedly lowered his head and replied unhappily, “How can you joke about such a matter? You’re really not being serious
Charlotte’s eyes looked in the direction of the source of the voice, and she saw Zachary, who was tall and well-built, striding towards her with one step after another.In the ward, the white light looked glittery, and Zachary, who was already a regal man, looked like a dazzling star under the white light, which made him appear even more flawless.Charlotte could not help but stare at him in a daze.It was said that one would eventually get bored if one kept looking at the same face over and over again, no matter how handsome the person was. However, although Charlotte was already very familiar with Zachary, she would still be captivated every time she saw him, and her heart would race…“Huh? I suddenly remembered that today is my mother’s birthday. I need to rush home to celebrate her birthday. Carlie, I’ll leave with Nicky now, okay? We’ll visit you again some other day.”Coraline, who had been sitting by the hospital bed, stood up and pulled Nicholas’s ear at the same time. “Ni
Zachary’s voice was heard abruptly.Charlotte was startled. She knew very well that Zachary was a straightforward and indifferent person. He never repeated his words. When he asked someone about something, he would never ask a second time, but he actually confirmed her condition by asking her repeatedly...She nodded firmly. “You may not know this, but a woman’s face is more important to her than anything else. I’ll take the initiative to tell someone if I sense that something is wrong, so don’t worry, I’m really fine!”“Okay.” Zachary’s dark, thick eyebrows rose. “Then let’s talk about something more important.”‘What?!’The corners of Charlotte’s lips twitched.‘Is my face not important enough? He actually has something more important than my face to talk to me about?’A second later, she heard Zachary’s voice, which was as melodious as musical notes. “Before you came to the hospital, you asked Lucas to tell me that you’ll marry me after you’ve completed the operation and rega
Zachary continued at that moment. “Little girl, I’ll never force you, let alone make you suffer if this is not a last resort, so please don’t blame me.”Charlotte wanted to tell him that she did not blame him. However, she could not make a sound. It felt as if there was a fishbone stuck in her throat, and tears started welling up in her eyes uncontrollably.Zachary, who was as busy as the emperor of a kingdom, was occupied with many important matters daily. However, he actually felt unsettled about forcing her to marry him and causing her to suffer.At that moment, Charlotte told herself that she was not suffering at all, as she knew Zachary was doing this just because he wanted to grow old with her.Besides, she had never had the chance to tell Zachary that she also hoped that she would never be separated from him again for the rest of her life...For Charlotte, whose face was covered up like a mummy, the days wore on like years.Fortunately, Zachary, Walter, Coraline, Nicholas,
Lisa-Luna’s voice could be heard all the way outside the washroom.Charlotte took a deep breath and finally lowered her head and splashed water on her face.The blood stains and medicine were washed off into the water, dripping down her chin. After a few washes, her face finally came into view.Charlotte stared at her reflection in the mirror and burst into tears of joy.‘Yes! The surgery was very successful. I’m finally back to how I used to look! This is my real face!’Her skin was as white as the first snow and as delicate as silk. Her facial features were so exquisite that they looked like a painting meticulously crafted by an artist…The only flaw in her otherwise perfect face was a half-a-centimeter-long scar on the left side, on the bridge of her nose. The scar was very faint and small, but anyone would notice it if they stood close to her…‘Alright! It’s just like Lisa-Luna said. My face has been through a huge surgery. The fact that it has been restored to this level is
Knock, knock, knock!The sound of a door knock was heard.“Who is it?” Charlotte and Lisa-Luna asked in unison.“It’s me.”Zachary’s voice was filled with magnetism. It was easy to recognize, even though a heavy door separated them.Lisa-Luna immediately opened the door.When Zachary walked in and saw Charlotte, he stopped in his tracks. A strange look formed on his handsome, sculpted face.Then, he moved faster and arrived in front of Charlotte. He gently raised her chin with his thumb and index finger, slowly lifting her face.“Now, that’s the real you, little girl. Welcome back.”Charlotte wanted to speak but couldn’t seem to utter a word when she opened her mouth. All she could hear was the loud thumping sound of her heart against her chest.His eyes were cold and dazzling, like ice crystals, yet they seemed to be overflowing with a light so warm that it could melt her away. The breath of his nostrils was clear and steady, yet it felt like the most tempting drug, drowning