“I’d like to apologize, Second Uncle. I didn’t think you’d keep your promise, and I yelled at you too. I guess I’ve misunderstood you. You were just teasing me.”Zenios stretched his right hand out the window and waved at Zachary.Drag racing was a form of art, one where a single, tiny mistake could lead to dire consequences. Zenios’s right arm may be injured, but that did not hinder his driving skills. Zachary had already tied his right arm. Regardless of how much skill he had, he was bound to lose.Zachary remained expressionless. Only his cold, dark, inky eyes narrowed dangerously.Once Lucas yelled, “Go!”, the black and white luxury supercars flew off the starting line.Lucas drove Charlotte as they followed them closely from behind.“Be honest, milady. Who are you rooting for?” Lucas asked with a smile.Charlotte curled the corners of her lips but did not reply.It didn’t matter who she rooted for!She was well-versed in drag racing, so once Zachary offered to drive with
“Zachary!”Upon realizing that Zachary wasn’t answering Lucas’s call, Charlotte kicked the door open and ran toward the river in panic.“Zachary, calm down. It’s just a game. Winning or losing doesn’t matter, you don’t have to—”The roaring sound from Zachary’s vehicle cut her off. She watched as Zachary’s car sped into the river. Charlotte’s heart skipped a few beats.Splash!She heard a loud noise from below as the car submerged into the water.Charlotte wasn’t sure what happened.From a professional standpoint, the chances of Zachary running into an accident were at 99.9%.Hence, she was too afraid to look. She stood in the center of the road in a daze like a puppet. The thought of Zachary’s grim situation brought a wave of agony into her very being. “You can do it, Second Master! Two thumbs up for you, Second Master! I love you, Second Master!”Lucas’s cheers resounded from the riverside.Only then did Charlotte manage to gather her courage and walk closer. She watche
“I understand now, Second Uncle! You… And Carlie… But… You’ve never felt anything for any other woman except Lorraine. Why did it have to be Carlie? Why did it have to be her!?”The outstandingly handsome Zenios had never had such a mental breakdown.‘If Second Uncle has feelings for Carlie, I have even less hope in bringing her back to me.’“I’ve been asking myself that very same question too, but I still can’t understand it either, even to this day. If you can’t figure it out, Zenios, just follow my lead and accept reality.”Zachary walked away after that.Zenios stared at his stalwart figure in utter confusion. The corners of his lips twitched. Suddenly, he felt as if someone had knocked the strength out of his body. He leaned his back against his car and slumped onto the ground.By the time Lucas and Charlotte arrived at city hall, Zachary had driven his car away from city hall.Both vehicles stopped just as they were about to meet.Charlotte had just gotten out of the car
That kiss may have lasted around a minute, but Zachary was kissing her with an even deeper passion than before.Her burning lips had been kissed so hard that it looked like she was wearing lipstick. She could taste a faintly sweet scent of blood in her mouth.“I don’t understand, Zachary. Are you punishing me again? What’d I do wrong this time?” Charlotte lifted her face stubbornly. Her clear eyes were a mixture of grief and reluctance.“A punishment?” Zachary gave an enigmatic smile. “If you see it as punishment, then it is. If you do not see it as punishment, then it’s not.”‘What?’Charlotte’s eyes clouded over with confusion.“Zenios is very hurt now. He needs your comfort,” said Zachary, gesturing casually behind him.“However, do not forget who you are. You are his Second Aunt. From now on, your love for Zenios is limited to the love of an aunt for her nephew. Nothing more!”‘Okay, I used to see him as a younger brother, and now I’ve received a promotion. Zenios isn’t my
However, it was better to bite the bullet and get it over with instead of prolonging his agony. Instead of leaving Zenios with hopes for a dream that could never come true, Charlotte had to be cruel and tell him the truth.There were plenty of wonderful women in the world. Zenios had to let her go; only then would he be able to open his heart to another woman.“That’s all for today, Zenios. You take care.”Charlotte ruffled Zenios’s hair consolingly, rose to her feet, and prepared to leave.“Do you love him?” Zenios voice from behind her asked.Charlotte stopped. She turned her gaze toward Zachary, who was in the car. “Why’d you ask that?”Zenios lifted his spell-binding, handsome face. A chill formed in the space between his brows. “Just curious. I want to know what your relationship with my Second Uncle is like.”Charlotte casually curled her lips. “I don’t.”“Oh?” Zenios chuckled. “Why don’t I believe you? You’d never lie to me, right? Tell the truth!”“I don’t love him!” C
Zachary squinted his eyes dangerously, but he did not say anything anymore.Even though he felt guilty for separating Zenios and Charlotte, the loving couple, he did not regret it.In the past, he had given too much for the people he cared about, including breaking up with Lorraine.Therefore, he had decided to live for himself this time!Charlotte’s phone was ringing inside of her pocket.She picked up the call, and Michael’s anxious voice wafted into her ear.“Carlie, I finally found the key evidence that can prove that Tiffany is unfaithful to my brother. However, she knew about it and sent someone to follow me all the time, so I can’t go get the evidence. I will send you the location where I hid the evidence, and you go—”Bam!A loud explosion cut off Michael’s voice.In the next second, Michael’s horrified voice rang out, “Who are you!? How did you break into my house!?”Bam!Another loud noise erupted, and it sounded like a gunshot. Then, Charlotte heard the sound of t
Hotel room 6603. A man was holding Tiffany in his arms tightly. “Tiff, not only is the police looking for me now, but Gerald Carson has also set a price of 7,000,000 dollars on my head. There’s no way I will be able to escape, so this may be the last time we see each other.”“No! Ed, you are the only person I truly love. Without you, even if I have everything, I will always be alone. I don’t want you to die. I want you to live well and accompany me like this for the rest of my life.”Tiffany snuggled against the man as she caressed his muscular chest with her delicate fingers. There were tears in her eyes, which rolled down her cheeks like a bead bracelet with its string cut. “Tiff… Oh, my dear Tiffany!”Eddie felt as if someone was stabbing his heart when he saw Tiffany was crying. He and Tiffany were like peas and carrots. A long before Tiffany had met Bryson, both of them had pledged their love to each other, and Tiffany had aborted their babies twice for him. Tiffany h
A surge of exaltation washed over Tiffany. She did not love Eddie at all, and she was not pregnant with his child.‘Eddie Adler’s an idiot. He’s too easy to manipulate. All I ever did was just have some pillow talk with him, and he was willing to kill Charlotte and Michael for me. He’s even willing to sacrifice himself for my sake now!’ Eddie knew too much of her unseemly scandals, so she had long wanted to get rid of him. Therefore, she was relieved that he was willing to kill himself.The sky was overcast with dark clouds, and it occasionally drizzled on the day of Michael’s funeral. It seemed as if even the sky was weeping tears for Michael’s death.After losing both his parents in an accident several years ago, Michael was the only family member Bryson had left.Bryson was wounded to the core, and Tiffany, who came to Michael’s funeral with Bryson, cried so hard that she fainted in front of Michael’s tombstone, causing the reporters that were hiding in the dark to sigh at h