The baby didn’t seem too fond of Charlotte either. He burst into tears not too long after Charlotte began holding him.“Why are you crying, baby? This is your mommy. Your mommy loves you more than anything else in the world. Be a good boy. Don’t cry, don’t cry…”Zenios wasn’t particularly fond of children in the past. However, he had suddenly morphed into a super dad. He took the baby from Charlotte’s arms and began coaxing and coddling him.Unfortunately, it was useless.The baby didn’t seem too fond of Zenios either. The more Zenios tried to pacify him, the harder he wailed.Zenios had no choice but to give him back to the nannies.Thanks to the collective efforts of all six nannies, the baby’s cries gradually stopped.He fell asleep as soon as he stopped crying.Zenios had meticulously hired eight nurseries for their son. The nannies took the baby to one of the nurseries for his nap, like a myriad of stars circling the moon.Charlotte remained dazedly standing in her spot,
As soon as Zachary left, Zenios approached Charlotte with stars in his eyes.Charlotte was a little confused. “What decision are you referring to?”“Carlie! What’s wrong with you? It’s already come to this. Do you really want me to be so direct?” Zenios’s handsome, wicked face was filled with astonishment.“The last time, I went to Second Uncle’s house and begged you to come with me, but he asked you to make a decision, and you chose to stay… Carlie, I know you. You made that decision because we were in his home. You were scared of him. Besides, we hadn’t found our son then, and you didn’t want to risk crossing him.”‘Oh god! I thought I made things clear to Zenios. Why is he still delusional? I don’t know!’Zenios loved her deeply. The most unacceptable thing to a man who was madly in love with a woman was the fact that that woman did not return his love…Hence, despite the fact that Charlotte had clarified her feelings to him and that her decision to stay with Zachary hadn’t be
At that point, Zenios had suffered enough.Therefore, she would set aside these even more hurtful words for another day when he was in a better mood.“Zenios, some things, once spoken, will leave a heavy wound. But you’re a smart man, so please think about what I’ve told you, and you’ll understand.”Charlotte patted Zenios on the head consolingly and smiled sheepishly.“I’m sorry, but that’s it for today. I’ve got to go.”It was as if Zenios had turned into stone.With every word Charlotte said, he felt as if he were splashed with buckets of cold water, one after another in succession. He was freezing.However, regardless of how horrible he felt when Charlotte smiled at him, he couldn’t help smiling back. He gathered all of his strength and lifted the corners of his icy lips into a smile.Charlotte walked out the door.Meanwhile, Zachary was leaning against his car door with a cigarette in between his well-defined fingers.This was Charlotte’s first time seeing him smoke.Sh
At that moment, the gloominess in Zachary’s clear icy eyes dissipated. It was replaced by an overflowing warmness that gave Charlotte the wrong impression that she had an illusion.It was the warmest gaze she had ever seen. It was so warm that it reminded her of the bright sun that woke the flowers up from their slumber in spring.A man would only have this kind of gaze when he was looking at the love of his life.Charlotte blinked hard, and by the time she opened her eyes to look at Zachary again, his face had turned normal. His expression had regained its usual sternness and rigidness. There was no gloominess in his dark brown eyes, and there was no warmness either, only the usual icy coldness. As expected, she was hallucinating again!However, Charlotte let out a sigh of relief. After all, if she was really sure she had seen Zachary, the devil in disguise, looking at her with that warm look, she was afraid she was in the late stages of paranoia and had to go into a mental ho
Charlotte’s head buzzed.She had known Zenios for more than three years, and she treated him as dearly as her brother. Even though he had an air of aloofness, he was reasonable.‘How come he becomes so stubborn all of a sudden?’ Charlotte thought to herself.At that moment, Zachary’s perfectly sculptured face turned even grimmer.“People always say that the third time’s the charm, but that doesn’t work for me here. You know me better than anyone else, so I guess you know what I’m trying to say, right?”“Yes, I understand, Second Uncle. I’ve been pestering Carlie to get a divorce, and you’ve already given me two chances. You’re warning me that if I ever do anything stupid again, you won’t tolerate me anymore, and you will let me taste the consequences of my action, although I’m your nephew, right?” Zenios said as he looked defiantly at Zachary’s icy eyes.Setting his jaw tight, Zachary met Zenios’s defiant gaze as he said coldly, “Since you’re aware of that, then keep it in your m
"Ever since you returned home, you have been working your heart out to get my wife away from me. As a home-wrecker, you really have a lot of nerves to say that. Do you know that according to our house rules, you can be punished with waterboarding for trying to break my marriage?"A shiver ran down Zenios's spine as his blue eyes widened in shock. "Second Uncle, you… How dare you threaten me with house rules!?"Zachary curled his lips upward as he offered Zenios a grin. "Nope. I'm not threatening you with our house rules. I'm just reminding you. Zenios, I love you, so I can put it up with you again and again. However, if your father finds out what you've done, I'm afraid that not even I can save you."Zenios's blood ran cold. His father was grave as a judge, and he would not be moved by entreaty, prayer, or tears from friends or relatives in order to protect the family's reputation!Three years ago, he had saved Charlotte in a bar. Even though his action was commendable, his fat
The supercar’s soundproof system was excellent. It was extremely quiet inside the car even though it was moving at high speed on the road.Zachary sat as stiff as a ramrod at the center row, looking just like a perfectly carved ice sculpture. Charlotte’s heart would always flutter nervously like a caged bird underneath her ribcage whenever she was sitting or standing very close to him. Yet, despite all the nervousness, she still liked being with him, which she found hard to believe.‘Sigh! What the hell is going on with me?’“Can I ask you a question?” Charlotte stole a glance at Zachary before quickly lowering her head again.“Sure,” replied Zachary, his voice as husky and emotionless as possible. After taking two deep breaths, Charlotte then said, “If… I mean if!“If I didn’t reject Zenios back there at Blue Water Bay area, but instead went to ask for a divorce from you... would you have agreed?”She knew Zachary might get angry at her for asking this question, and the c
Her brain had reduced into a muddled mess pressed under Zachary’s kingly oppression. She had already forgotten her original intention of asking the question, and all she wanted to do right now was to end the conversation as soon as possible.At that moment, she failed to notice the flash of disappointment that flitted across Zachary’s perfectly sculptured face.“Lucas…”The anticipation in his icy eyes slowly dissipated as he looked away from Charlotte.“You answer her question.”“Aye, aye, sir!” Lucas was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor, and his eyes glowed with enthusiasm.“Do you see it now, milady? Do you see how much faith Second Master has in me? Do you see how he willingly let me answer a question of such gravity on behalf of him? You used to give me a skeptical look whenever I told you I’m his capable assistant, so do you believe me now?”However, Charlotte did not reply. She stared blankly at him, with her eyes widened in shock.On the other side, Zachary’s brows w