The concern in Zenios’s eyes finally dissipated.Now that he had received confirmation of Zachary’s safety, Zenios was no longer in a rush to see him. He gently tugged at Charlotte’s arm. “Have you been online? That video of you speeding away with Second Uncle on your motorcycle has gone viral. Everyone’s calling you Supergirl now.”‘Huh? Well, that explains why someone asked if I was Wonder Woman.’Charlotte shrugged nonchalantly. “They can call me whatever they want.”“Carlie, you have no idea how valuable that name is…”Zenios’s clear blue eyes shone with glee and excitement.“A lot of people in the entertainment industry have splurged a fortune just to gain hype and attract more attention, yet they’ve never succeeded. Many have resorted to all sorts of weird tactics just to get on camera and go viral, but they’ve ended up looking like clowns. You’re different, Carlie. It may not have been your intention, but you’re already viral.”“So what?” Charlotte curled her lips indif
Despite her fear of Zachary, Charlotte visited him at the hospital every day.At the same time, due to her fear, she would keep Zachary company in the room for no longer than five minutes and then hastily leave.Zachary seemed just as cold and indifferent whenever she was around him. However, for some strange reason, he would feel as if something was missing every time she left, as if there was an emptiness deep inside him.A week passed in the blink of an eye.Charlotte arrived at Blue Water Bay to see her son.Zenios stopped Lucas at the doorway when he arrived.“We’re spending time as a family. Outsiders should remain outside.”Lucas raised his brow. “Pfft! Don’t think I don’t know what you’re plotting, Zenios. If you’re sending me away, who knows what you’re planning to do with Mrs. Connor. I’m not just here to see her off. Second Master has asked me to keep an eye on you…”Bam! Zenios shut the door on Lucas’s face before he could continue.“You’ve crossed a line, Zenios
‘The Second Master’s jealousy symptoms have already grown severe! If he finds out about this…’Lucas did not want to upset Zachary, but he had to tell him—he had sworn to do his duty.Thus, the heartbroken Lucas pulled out his phone with tears in his eyes and began recording the entire event.Zenios’s pants were made from flammable material. Charlotte’s consistent patting may have somehow controlled the flames, but she could not extinguish them. Alas, they continued to spread.There was a cup of water on the coffee table, but she could not use water at this point.In the past, when Charlotte and Bryson used to go on bike rides for fun, they would play with fire in the wilderness. Based on her experiences, the flames on Zenios’s pants might be small, but they would spread rapidly if she slacked even for just a moment, and his entire body would go up in flames.Hence, she had no choice but to press on and pat the flames away.Lucas was beginning to regret not stuffing his earphone
Blue Water Bay.Charlotte had exhausted herself in order to extinguish the flames on Zenios’s pants and was currently sitting on the couch, resting. Zenios, whose entire thigh was filthy from the ashes, had gone to take a bath.Boom!She heard a loud noise come from outside. Then, Charlotte heard the butler snapping irritably. “Who do you think you are? What kind of person destroys someone’s door like that? Let me tell you that you’re damaging personal property, you… Ah! I’m so sorry… It’s you, Mr. Connor.”The butler immediately spoke with absolute reverence when he saw Zachary’s cold and lofty face.“How can I help you, Mr. Connor?”“Where is my wife?” Zachary’s voice was as cold as a sharp knife.The butler lowered his head in fright and pointed his trembling finger toward the nursery in the southeast corner.Charlotte had heard Zachary’s voice and begun to wonder if it was just her imagination when the nursery room door was kicked open. As expected, Zachary stormed in.“
Charlotte heard a buzzing noise in her mind as soon as she saw Zachary remove his belt. She panicked. “Zachary, please explain yourself. What do you want?”“Aren’t you an expert at removing men’s belts? Are you telling me that you don’t understand?” The man’s eyes were as cold as ice. His tone was scornful and sullen.Charlotte was in a daze.The image of Victor whipping her with a belt burst into her mind…“Are you… going to hit me?”“Heh…” Zachary’s eyes flashed with increasing disdain and iciness.‘Charlotte Simmons! It’s come to this point, and she’s still pretending!’“Are you really going to hit me?”Charlotte confirmed her own suspicions when Zachary simply sneered in silence. She was both scared and in disbelief.“What’s going on, Zachary? What have I done wrong? Why are you doing this to me?”Zachary pushed her onto the couch as she spoke.“Zachary, let’s talk about this. What have I done to offend you? I— Ah!”‘Wait! He’s not taking out his belt to hit me… Then… W
Zachary was putting on his clothes coldly, and the mist in his eyes still had not dissipated.The image of her pleasing Zenios was still piercing his heart like a poisonous thorn.He thought of the intimate moment that had taken place between them just now. Charlotte had been crying aggrievedly throughout the whole process compared to the passion she showcased when she had taken the initiative to please Zenios...The thorn in his heart went deeper.“Carlie, I’m back... Second Uncle...” Zenios, who had just put on clean clothes and exited the bathroom, was first stunned when he saw the scene in front of him. Everything then started to make sense, and he understood what happened all of a sudden, “Second Uncle, are you even human? You actually did such a shameless thing!”Zenios completely lost his mind and roared while rushing to Zachary with a stern face.Before he got close to Zachary, Zachary’s fist had already hit his cheek firmly.“Argh!”Zenios collapsed on the floor first
Zachary picked Charlotte up and walked toward the door without looking back.Ever since Lorraine had betrayed him, the only people he really cared about were his mother, Miranda, and Zenios.Now, there was one less person worthy of his care!The shock of being picked up by Zachary made Charlotte recover from the trance. She opened her eyes and saw Zenios lying on the ground with blood-stained lips at first glance.“Zenios, what happened to you?”Glancing at Charlotte’s caring gaze, Zenios wiped the blood from his mouth and raised his eyebrows in disdain. “It’s nothing. I just got punched by someone who has nothing to do with me from now on.”‘Okay! Second Uncle, since you’re so determined to break ties with me, then I’ll not cling to you stubbornly. Without the fetters of family affection, I’ll be even more unscrupulous when I snatch Carlie in the future!”Looking at the alienation that had never appeared before in Zenios’s gaze when he glanced at Zachary, Charlotte suddenly und
“It seems that the lessons that I’ve taught you aren’t enough to make you remember.” Zachary’s voice was as cold as a glacier.Charlotte wanted to respond to him with irony, however, Zachary’s hands suddenly grasped her waist at this moment.An ominous feeling spread all over Charlotte’s body instantly like a cold current. “What are you doing!?”“Making sure that you remember.”Charlotte, who knew what Zachary was going to do, paled from the fright. “No! Zachary, I don’t want it anymore, don’t do this to me again—”“Luke, come and save me—”...Lucas did not get into the car until the car stopped.Zachary’s face looked just normal, while Charlotte was so exhausted that she had already passed out. Zachary let her lie on the car seat comfortably, using his right thigh as a pillow. Lucas could not help but sigh emotionally at the sight. “Second Master, since you’ve already made a decision anyway, why bother to make such a move?”“What do you mean by I’ve made a decision?” Zachary
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