In the end, even Lucas, who was an informant wunderkind that could unearth the deepest darkest secrets in the world, could not find anything on Tiffany at all.Tiffany’s backer hadn’t just wiped away every speck of dirt on her, but they had cleared her of any clues.Her benefactor was clearly powerful.‘That explains how she managed to have Bryson wrapped around her little finger!’Charlotte was tossing and turning in bed.She couldn’t shake this feeling that she owed something to Zachary.Finally, she set her alarm to 06:00 a.m. and got up bright and early when it rang the next morning.As expected, Zachary, who had a habit of reading in the morning, was standing in front of the French windows, reading classic literature. “A-hem!” Charlotte cleared her throat. This was also a means for her to gather her courage.“Uh… You’re up pretty early. Do you get up at five every morning to read books?”Zachary swept his gaze toward her, then turned his attention back on his book.“Mm
However, given her mastery in reading a person’s emotion, Charlotte could not understand the reason behind the change in Zachary’s gaze.And now, she did not have to think about these anymore as she had told Zachary everything that she should have told him. She could finally breathe a sigh of relief and stay far away from him.“Sorry for the interruption. You should continue with what you were doing.” Charlotte turned around in a hurry before she could finish the whole sentence.“Don’t forget, you’re the one who took the initiative to kiss me last night.” Zachary’s cold and melodious baritone that resembled a sound made by a flute from the peak of a snow-capped mountain suddenly came from behind.Charlotte’s heart skipped a beat, and at the same time, her cheeks seemed to be on fire.“Charlotte, since you want to clarify everything to me, I might as well do the same with you.” The faint but heavy footsteps gradually approached, but Zachary stopped when he was only a palm’s distanc
The servants had prepared breakfast.Charlotte and Zachary had been married for more than a month, and they had only eaten on the same table a few times. Zachary ate naturally, but because of his cold and majestic temperament, Charlotte still felt very stressed.Therefore, Charlotte only took a few bites before putting down the tableware and left in a hurry.“Where are you going?” Zachary asked casually.Charlotte answered with a smile, “My studio.”After speaking, she felt that her response to Zachary sounded very rude, practically ending the conversation in an awkward place, so she added, “Painting is what I do, and that studio is where I work. So from now on, if there are no exceptional circumstances, I’ll go to my studio to paint and sell my paintings, is that alright?”Zachary looked unconcerned. “Yes.”Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief.Before this, she was worried that Zachary, the president of the legendary Hathaway Group, would look down upon her profession as an ord
Zenios grasped Charlotte’s hand firmly, dragged her, and left.“Hey! Hey! Hey!” Charlotte flung Zenios’s arm away in a panic. “Tell me first, where do you want me to go with you?”Zenios looked at her sincerely. “We’re going to meet my parents, your in-laws.”Charlotte heard a buzz in her mind.“Yesterday, Second Uncle used my father to threaten me, and he stunned me at that time. However, I thought about it after you left. We have love and even a child. Everything between us is perfectly justifiable. So why should I be afraid? He’s the person who should be afraid. So, I’ve decided that I’m not going to wait for Second Uncle to go to my father with a complaint. I’ll bring you and our son to my father and tell him everything!”Ever since Zenios had reached the legal age of marriage, his parents had been urging him to marry someone and have children together.In the past year or so, his parents had forced Zenios to participate in at least three or four blind dates every day on aver
Zenios took a diamond ring out of his pocket and presented it to Charlotte—the diamond that was bigger than a dove’s egg was dazzling under the bright morning ray.Charlotte remembered that this diamond ring was the one that Zenios had used to propose to her last time.Charlotte had been able to maintain her composure the last time this happened, but Zenios was proposing to her in public this time around, which made her panic.The number of people who stopped by and witnessed the scene increased by the seconds, but fewer and fewer people were talking—they were all staring at the two of them blankly.More people took their mobile phones out to record the scene, and many of them had already posted the video online due to the lack of patience. Given Zenios’s popularity, these videos would soon trend up on the Internet...“Zenios... Get up quickly!” A layer of sweat could be seen covering Charlotte’s forehead.She knew that Zenios loved her, but she did not expect he would be so madl
Charlotte had no choice but to tell the truth. However, speaking out the truth publicly also meant that she had to bite the bullet, face Zachary’s wrath, and then bear all the punishments that Zachary would direct at her!“Zenios...” Charlotte took a deep breath, and her eyes became extremely determined all of a sudden. “As I said, I can’t—”Just as she said this, she saw that Zenios’s gaze became exceptionally tense, and he then shouted, “Be careful!” He stood up abruptly and pushed her out of the way.At the same time, a black motorcycle drove up quickly and slammed into Zenios at a high impact.Bam! A loud sound echoed as Zenios was knocked back for at least three meters and landed on the ground, with blood oozing out of his mouth.The crowd suddenly descended into chaos.As for the motorcycle, it fell to the ground after hitting Zenios. Surprisingly, the rider quickly got up, drew a knife from his waist, rushed straight to Charlotte, and was about to stab Charlotte in the e
“Don’t worry about me, Zenios!“Run, Zenios!“Zenios! Don’t die!“Zenios… Zenios!”Charlotte cried and shot up from bed. She opened her eyes and immediately met with a deep, dark, inky gaze.‘It’s Zachary!’He was sitting by her bed, watching over her.His cold, noble aura was like a vast body of water within a glacier. It calmed her in an instant.She steadied her emotions, but her voice shook. “Where’s Zenios? Is he alright?”Zenios had not only been run over by a motorcycle in order to save her, but he also had to fight a knife-wielding man unarmed. Finally, he had fallen into a pool of blood. His face had been extremely pale when he had collapsed, his eyes lifeless. Had he survived?Charlotte broke into a cold sweat from fright at the thought of this.“Zenios suffered heavy injuries. Luckily, he’s fine. He’ll be as good as new after some rest and recuperation.” A hint of gloom appeared in Zachary’s inky eyes.Zenios was willing to sacrifice himself to save Charlotte.C
The door opened.Charlotte rushed to the side of the bed. She looked at Zenios, who was alive and well on the bed. “Zenios, you scared me. Thank God… Zachary said that you were fine, but now that I see it for myself, I can relax.”Zenios raised his brow.“Mm! I’m fine. I just lost the use of one leg. It’s nothing!”‘What?’Charlotte went limp from shock. Her knees buckled, and she slumped onto the bed.Meanwhile, the nurse’s hands stiffened. The disinfectant that she had been holding dropped onto the floor. She had completely forgotten to pick it up and stared at Zenios’s wickedly handsome face in shock…‘Wasn’t his leg perfectly fine? He’s crippled? What is he talking about? Do celebrities enjoy cursing themselves?’Zenios’s heart leaped at the sight of Charlotte’s face—white with shock and eyes brimming with tears. On the surface, however, he seemed slightly saddened.“Carlie, you’re the woman I love. I’d throw my life away for you. Losing a leg doesn’t mean that much to me.
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