Zachary’s cold, hard heart broke when he saw the look on her face. However, he maintained a cold tone in his voice, with a warm look in his eyes.“As long as I’m around, little girl, no one can hurt you.”Charlotte cried even harder.Zachary didn’t say anything more. Instead, he pulled her into his arms.More than ten minutes later, the car door opened. A man sitting in the back seat spoke in a reverent tone. “Mr. Connor, may I speak with Miss Simmons?”Charlotte turned around and looked at him. She saw a middle-aged man dressed in a blue suit. Upon closer inspection, she realized that this man was Hans Yenson, the country’s most famous platinum-tier lawyer.Charlotte recognized him because Garrison had previously hired Hans for a lawsuit. The opposition’s lawyer was shrewd, but Hans had managed to help Garrison defeat him…Later, Garrison had told her that Hans was a legend in the legal industry. He had never lost in court.“Mm,” Zachary replied steadily.“Why did you kill Mr
Previously, Charlotte was certain that Lorraine was the person who had hired those assassins, but upon hearing Hans’ opinion, she was swayed.‘That’s true! No one cared for Lorraine more than Jebediah. Lorraine is pregnant with Jebediah’s baby too. Why would she kill Jebediah?‘Maybe someone else is behind all of this?‘Maybe Lorraine’s fight with me at the police station wasn’t an act? But a result of her devastation over Jebediah’s death?’“Regardless of who it really is, this person must know you like the back of their hand. Furthermore, they are extremely sinister. I believe that this person will not rest until they have achieved their objective. I’d advise against leaving the house for now and don’t go to the studio either. You don’t want to risk getting hurt again…”Hans continued rambling on and on.However, Charlotte wasn’t listening. She simply stared absent-mindedly into the dark world outside the car. Her vision gradually blurred.Charlotte fell asleep before the car
Charlotte curled her lips with contempt.“Money wasn’t their objective. It was my life.”“Huh? Miss… What are you talking about?” Mr. Gold was even more shocked than ever.“Don’t ask too many questions, Mr. Gold. Get me a much safer lock,” Charlotte instructed, feeling lost.“Oh, right! I’ll do it right away…”Charlotte took the Queen’s Ring and placed it on her finger.Four years ago, after she had been forced to divorce Zachary, the ring that he had given her was the only thing she kept. Later, after pushing Lorraine off the cliff, she had gotten into Sotiria’s car. Then, after Sotiria had tried on the ring, the car was met with an accident. Zachary believed that Charlotte was dead because Sotiria had been wearing this ring…Zachary had returned the ring to her after she had regained her memories.This ring held too many memories and sentiments for her. Charlotte rarely wore it because it was too flashy. Instead, she left it in her safe. Luckily, this time, it was safe. From
At Prestige Residence…The large, luxurious gate was shut tight. The air around the house was dark and gloomy, implying that a death had just occurred in this house.A security guard approached Zachary’s car as soon as it arrived. “Mrs. Valentine says that she wants to be alone and won’t see anyone. Please leave.”“She won’t even see Master Zachary?” Lucas poked his head out the window.The security guard looked frightened.“Master Zachary? Which Master Zachary are you referring to?”Lucas’ expression sank. “How many Master Zachary-s are there in Rothesay? He’s the very same one who would strike terror into your heart. Are you going to open this gate or not?”“Uh…” The security guard glanced at the back seat, but the car windows were heavily tinted. It was difficult to see who was inside.“Even if it really is Master Zachary in there, I can’t let you in. How about this, you can wait here, and I’ll go inside and ask Miss Larson.”He turned around and entered the villa through a
Charlotte and Lorraine ended the call at the same time.“That was the police,” Lorraine exclaimed with contempt. “They’ve caught the murderers, Charlotte Simmons. Now we’ll find out which of us is guilty and which of us is innocent. The truth will be revealed very soon.”Charlotte went back to the car and saw Zachary staring icily at Lorraine’s face as if he was trying to penetrate Lorraine’s camouflage and reach deep into her heart.“Do you think it was her?” Charlotte asked.Zachary’s inky, black eyes suddenly flashed with a glint.“Maybe it wasn’t her.”‘Maybe… That means that Zachary is confused too.’Zachary was an incisive man who could see through things where most people could not. Since Zachary could not figure it out, it was clear that this was an extremely puzzling mystery.Charlotte arrived at the police station. Officer Zimmerman greeted them.“Mr. Connor, Miss Simmons, let’s discuss this in my office.”Charlotte and Zachary arrived at Officer Zimmerman’s offic
The coded door to the interrogation room was tightly closed. Charlotte saw three police officers and two men inside after Officer Zimmerman scanned his face to open the door.The two men’s hands were cuffed together on a chair. Charlotte inferred that they were the murderers caught by the police.“How’s the interrogation going?” Officer Zimmerman asked as he entered.An officer said, “They’re very stubborn and reluctant to disclose anything. Both of them said that no one hired them. They said that they retaliated against Jebediah because of the grudges they had against him. But who would believe that?”“That’s right, if this was a pure vendetta, they could have just killed Mr. Valentine briskly. Why bother going to Ms. Simmons’s house to steal a gun, abduct her and take her to the hospital, and create all these fake impressions just to blame it all on her? This clearly means that their employer wanted to kill Mr. Valentine and have Ms. Simmons go down for it!” the other officer add
Charlotte followed Zachary and moved forward, but she saw a policewoman walking toward her in a hurry as soon as they walked to the door. Charlotte stepped out of her way hurriedly and did not run into her.Officer Zimmerman grabbed the policewoman. “Officer Lyndon, what’s the matter? Why are you panicking?”“Officer Zimmerman...” The policewoman looked stupefied, and her face was pale. She stared at the two killers and said in a faint voice, “I won’t survive the day. Please take care of my family.”Officer Zimmerman was wordless and looked dumbfounded.The policewoman smiled miserably. “Someone threatened me and asked me to kill these two murderers. My family will die if I don’t do it. I’m sorry...”After saying this, she took out her pistol and fired two shots at the two killers.This policewoman was the best trooper in the precinct, and her marksmanship was precise. Each bullet that she shot landed between the eyebrows of the two murderers. Both of them had already kicked the
“Officer Lyndon was a good officer. However, even a good officer like her was threatened into committing multiple homicides in the precinct. This shows that the people who threatened her must be powerful.”Officer Zimmerman continued after drinking a sip of tea to moisturize his throat. “I believe that the person who threatened Officer Lyndon and the culprit who instigated the two murderers to kill Mr. Valentine and frame you are the same person. However, the two murderers and Officer Lyndon have all died, which means that all the leads we had on hand are now lost. Given the circumstances, we’ll never be able to solve the case.”Thinking about it made Charlotte feel extremely unreconciled with this.‘Not only did the culprit behind the curtain hire the killers to kill Jebediah but they also murdered the two killers and a policewoman one after another in order to conceal the truth. This person is indeed very vicious.’However, she believed that no matter how well that person hid, th
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