“Milady, haven’t you realized that Second Master has been upset these few days?” Lucas sneaked to Charlotte’s side without her knowing.Charlotte shook her head.In most cases, Zachary looked like a deep lake that had frozen on the surface to Charlotte. She had never understood the emotion that was hidden in his frigid eyes.“I shouldn’t talk too much about the issue between you and Second Master, but I really don’t want to see this issue between you two go on just like this. Milady, the reason Second Master has been in a bad mood these days is all because of you!”In the past three days, Zachary’s face had been as gloomy as the sky of a new moon night, and there had not been a single trace of warmth. Lucas was very sad because of that.Charlotte did not know how she should react to the irony. “Luke, can you stop joking? I’m not in the mood to listen to your jokes at all.”What had she done to Zachary? Zachary had always been the one who bullied her, and she had always been tryin
Charlotte discovered that she could no longer see Zachary as clearly as she did before this.“What I told you today is not something that I should say, milady. You mustn’t tell Second Master about this. Otherwise, I’ll be dead in under a minute. I have to send Second Master back to the company already. See you around.” Lucas got into the car too.Charlotte, who had just recovered from the trance, grabbed him immediately—shyness and regret were intertwined in her teary eyes. “Um... I think I might’ve wronged Zachary.”Zachary had been so kind to her, but she actually took him as a man who had a weird “fetish” and had always been avoiding him like the plague...Lucas caressed the golden nest on his head. “Milady, if you want to apologize to Second Master, the method is actually very simple. I had even told you the way a long time ago, but you dismissed it without any hesitation back then, so I didn’t press on with the suggestion.”“Huh!?” Charlotte was puzzled. She could not remembe
Charlotte, who could not find the inspiration to paint, asked Coraline out.The two of them went shopping, ate lunch, and watched a movie together. When Charlotte returned to the Divine Sanctuary district, it was already late at night.The door of Zachary’s bedroom was left open with a gap of about ten inches wide. Charlotte saw that Zachary, who was wearing a white night robe, was standing still in front of his bed, reading a novel.After Charlotte took a shower and walked out of the bathroom, she realized that Zachary was still standing there. Charlotte then returned to her bedroom after staring at his perfect figure for a while.After lying on her bed, Zachary’s extremely handsome face seemed to be right in front of her, and it just would not disappear. At the same time, the advice that Lucas had given her during the day kept on ringing in her ears like a chant.‘Okay! Although this method sounds very simple and crude, maybe the simpler, the better?’The door of Zachary’s bedr
Zachary’s clear voice and enchanting breath brushed across her face.‘Huh?’In the midst of her shock, a sense of triumph over successfully getting away without punishment rushed through her heart.She saw Zachary shake his head.Then, he placed his large hand over her eyes and gently closed her eyelids. Charlotte, like an award-winning actress, shut her eyes and pretended to be asleep.She felt her body being gently moved—Zachary had scooped her into his arms and was taking her to her room.Not too long after, Charlotte felt herself being laid on the bed.She remained perfectly still and continued pretending to be asleep, feeling secretly pleased with herself—she had cleverly escaped consequences.Then, she felt a pair of lips against hers.Her mind went blank. ‘Isn’t he under the impression that I’m asleep? Isn’t this considered stealing a kiss?’Charlotte never knew that Zachary could be so gentle with her.So gentle that it was as if he was kissing the love of his life.
Zachary put down the book. “Ask away,” he replied in a nonchalant manner.Charlotte had been grappling with this the entire night. She needed an answer, so she asked straightaway, “Did you do anything to me last night?”Zachary’s cold, inky eyes turned stormy. However, he seemed completely unperturbed on the surface.“Hmm?”‘What? Is he not aware that he’s crossed a line?’Charlotte steeled herself and made her question even blunter. “I remember it very clearly. I was dressed in pajamas last night, but when I woke up, someone had taken off my pajamas and thrown them all over the floor…”Charlotte could feel her face heating up.She had to summon all of the courage she had gathered over the past 20 years to continue.“I suspect that you took advantage of me while I was asleep, took off my clothes, and kissed me!”At that very moment, the fearless Zachary’s cold, hard heart felt a strange twinge of panic. Upon closer inspection, one would notice a slight hint of blush on his r
“I’m aware of your sleepwalking habits, but why are you bringing that up all of a sudden? Don’t you change the subject. Look at me and answer my question, okay?”“Sure.” Zachary curled the corners of his lips. “I’m trying to explain that when I woke up today, that intuition told me that I was sleepwalking last night. Perhaps I did something incredulous to you while I was sleepwalking, but I don’t remember anything.”Suddenly, Charlotte understood.‘That would explain why Zachary was acting so out of character. He’d never kiss me that gently if he were awake!’Apparently, patients with severe sleepwalking tendencies would sleepwalk the entire night whenever they slipped into their habit. They would seem no different from other people but would have completely no recollection of their sleepwalking activities when they awake. She had arrived home to find Zachary standing by the French windows, reading his book like a statue. Perhaps he had already been sleepwalking at the time…‘Bu
Zachary felt a tug on his heartstrings. “What’s wrong?”“That locket, what is it doing with you? Is it because of Zenios?” Charlotte was trembling. She stared at the locket with tears flowing freely down her face.Zachary’s seemingly icy pupils displayed a subtle hint of marvel. “What does Zenios have to do with this?”“Where did you get that locket? Did Zenios give it to you?”‘That must be it… Zenios must have snatched this locket after that night, eleven months ago. He must have given it to Zachary after that…’However, Zachary shook his head.“Not at all.”He was mildly sensitive to the subject. After all, he had still been with Lorraine when he slept with that girl. Thus, he had always considered that night his greatest shame and never told anyone about it.To his surprise, Charlotte was so concerned with that part of his past that Zachary’s cold, hard heart melted. He couldn’t bear to keep it from her.“Someone drugged me eleven months ago, and by some unexpected mishap,
Then Charlotte finally understood…Zachary may be a cold-blooded devil, but his heart wasn’t always cold.It had the capacity for warmth too.“Then, what about your baby?”Zachary, who was a master of concealing emotions, actually felt his throat quiver. His voice was trembling.‘The girl whom I’ve been looking for… It’s Charlotte! I’m the man who had her!’The 23-year-old Zachary had never been so ecstatic in his life.Charlotte’s eyes were filled with tears. Her petal-like lips trembled continuously.“He’s our baby!”“Are you sure?”Zachary remembered that Charlotte and Bryson had been dating for a very long time. That baby’s father could be Bryson too. The thought of that turned Zachary’s gaze into ice once again.“I’m sure! I’m sure!” Charlotte couldn’t seem to contain herself, and she had no idea why. For the first time ever, she had forgotten all manner of decorum in front of Zachary. She was chattering away like a kid, completely carried away.“I had never had sex
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