“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
Charlotte was so disgusted with Tiffany’s dramatic act that her stomach was churning. After forming an expression of despise on her face, Charlotte said, “Just you wait, Tiffany Miller. I will—”“That’s enough, Charlotte!” A deep voice interrupted before Charlotte could finish her sentence. It was Bryson, whose face was shadowed with sorrow. He pulled Tiffany behind his back as he stared at Charlotte with his bloodshot eyes. “Today is Michael’s funeral, I don’t want to fight with you, but I’m not going to allow you to top yourself and insult Tiff like this. If you have even the slightest bit of conscience left in you, then stay away from Tiff and get away from Michael’s grave. Let him have his peace.”At first, he kept putting it up with Charlotte. However, when she went overboard and started to baselessly accuse Tiffany of murdering Michael, he could not tolerate it anymore, and he stepped in.Tiffany was even sadder than him at Michael’s death. She had been crying, grieving al
"Okay," Zachary answered flatly. Then, he stretched his arm to reach out for Charlotte's face. She did not know what he was doing. She was flustered, but she did not back away. She did not lower her face either, staring straight at Zachary as he wiped off the tear on her eye bags with his finger pad.His finger was slightly cold, but she felt a rush of fiery sensation rising up from the patch of skin he brushed and traveling throughout her entire body. It caused her frozen heart to fill with warmth and slowly thaw."If you want to cry, cry in my arms," Zachary said as he spread his arms open. There was no expression on his flawlessly sculpted face, but there was a series of subtle emotions flowing behind his icy eyes."I'm good…" Charlotte pulled her lips defiantly. "But thank you for your offer." Then, she took a step back. The reason Zachary comforted her was due to his responsibility as her husband, and she was certain that he would do the same to any other woman who was
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