Zenios first felt a cold, hard texture unlike Charlotte’s hands. Then, a second later, he realized the person standing in front of him was now Zachary.“Second… Uncle…” Panicked, he shook off Zachary’s hand as embarrassment and disappointment instantly flared in his demure blue eyes.“If you want to shake my hand, just let me know, Second Uncle. There’s no need for you to use such a roundabout way.”Zachary’s expression was dark, and his eyes were cold. “You should be thanking me for saving you. Otherwise, if you’d managed to touch your Second Aunt’s hand, the right side of your face would have been marked with the same fist mark as the left side of your face.”‘Alright then!’Zenios knew his Second Uncle really meant it. Zachary had warned him more than once not to touch Charlotte, and he knew his Second Uncle would not go easy on him if he ignored his warning.“Alright, thank you, Second Uncle!” Zenios said with a pout. “Anyway, what is the thing you wanted to tell me when
“Carlie, although I have lied to you in this case, I swear to God, in the more than three years I have been with you, this is the only time I have lied to you. I promise this is the last time I lied to you. I will never betray your trust again in the future!”Charlotte did not know what she should say. She was angry and disappointed in Zenios, but at the same time, she felt sorry for him.Zenios gazed excitedly into Charlotte’s eyes. “But Carlie, no matter what happened, we were together that night, and I’m definitely the father of the baby you gave birth to. I’m still doing everything in my power to locate him, and I promise I will bring our son back.”Charlotte could not speak right now, as her eyes were full of tears.Zachary then chimed in, “Well, that’s what you should do as a brother.”Zenios snapped. “That’s enough, Second Uncle! I’m looking for my son, not my brother. How can you mix that up? The person who was with Carlie is…”“Zachary,” Charlotte said, her voice hoars
Charlotte lifted her eyebrows and said, “Get up from the floor first, and I’ll tell you.”It was only then that Zenios took Charlotte’s hand and slowly got to his feet.A second later, he heard Charlotte say, “You’ll help me seduce Tiffany.”He was so shocked that his legs went limp and he nearly fell to the floor again. After the initial shock ebbed away, there was only disappointment left in his blue eyes, which resembled the sea.“Carlie, I understand that you don’t want me to wallow in sadness and you’re using this way to make me feel happy, but there’s no use. You will never understand how I’m feeling right now, and nothing in this world can alleviate the sadness in my heart.”“I’m not joking. I’m serious. Not long ago, I found out by chance that Tiffany found another man, had him pretend to be you, and… Sigh…”Charlotte’s face burned red from embarrassment when the intimate scene of Tiffany and fake Zenios appeared in her head.“Well, I will leave the rest to your imagin
“Those useless thugs you’ve hired have all been drugged. They’re all out cold in the security room. Your house is like a public park now. Anyone can come and go whenever they want, including Zachary Connor, who’s eager to take your life.”“Argh!” Tiffany screamed.“Zachary… He’s blacklisted me. He’s gotten what he wanted. My debt with him has been paid. Why is he trying to kill me?”“Aren’t you good with schemes? When did you become so stupid? You’ve done so much to hurt Charlotte Simmons. Do you really think that Zachary would write off your debt?”The man’s eyes were as sharp as knives, emitting a dangerous, cold light in the darkness.Tiffany shivered.“Who are you? How do you know so much?”The man smirked. “Why, I’m your mysterious backer.”Tiffany gasped. “So it’s you! You… You’re finally willing to see me… Could you step into the light? I want to see your face.”“You’re not worthy.”The man’s grim voice sounded like he had risen from the depths of hell.“Remember, I’v
Lucas, who was standing behind Zachary, said with a grin, “Hurry it up then, or Second Master’s patience will run out. He’ll cut off your tongue, and then you’ll lose your chance at leniency.”Tiffany trembled as if she had been shocked by a jolt of electricity. Her already pale, sickly face was now so white that it had no color at all.“Eleven months ago, I had just escaped from Burasia to Rothesay. A mysterious man contacted me. He had his subordinates transfer some money to me and promised to help me break Bryson and Carlie’s relationship, wipe off my filthy past in Burasia, and help me live happily ever after with Bryson, as long as I did exactly as he said…”“Hah!”Lucas burst into laughter.“You and that schmuck, Bryson, are certainly living happily ever after. You’ve been playing him like a fiddle. You must be very happy. You’ve cheated on him countless times, so he must be very happy too. You’re such a happy couple… Oh…”Lucas met Zachary’s icy glare, so he promptly shut
Zachary, who was as noble and majestic as a king, had his back against her. His eyes were as profound as the sea.“It’s true. I am a man of my word. I said that I would spare you if you told me the identity of the person who had schemed against Charlotte and me and where our baby is. But you failed to disclose anything. So, you’ll have to die.”“Argh!” Tiffany let out a shrill scream full of despair.She knew, this time, she was doomed!Zachary had always known of the things she had done to hurt Charlotte, but he didn’t have proof at the time. Hence, he couldn’t do anything to her.Now, he had discovered the truth behind that night, eleven months ago. Knowing Zachary’s resolute decision-making style, he was not going to let her get away with this!Tiffany watched as Zachary’s cold and distant figure drew further and further away toward the doorway. She scrambled to her feet and tried to run after him. “Mr. Connor— ARGH!”She screamed—Lucas had kicked her in the back of her knees
“That’s enough.”Charlotte cut her off.“I know you’d never confess unless I had evidence, but it’s fine. You’re going to die soon anyway. Your confession no longer matters. You’re going to get your just desserts anyway. You’ll never hurt anyone again, you snake.”“You can’t do this to me, Carlie. Despite all of the wrong things I’ve done to you, I’ve inadvertently stitched you and Zachary together!” At this point, saying anything else was useless, so Tiffany decided to bite on this particular subject. She held Charlotte tightly as she stared at Zachary with tears in her eyes.“Mr. Connor, if it weren’t for me, you and Carlie would never have met. I’m your matchmaker. You wouldn’t kill your own matchmaker, regardless of all of the things I’ve done, would you?”Charlotte wasn’t sure if she should laugh or cry.She never imagined that Tiffany would use that to beg for mercy.Tiffany’s blatant lack of dignity had wiped Charlotte’s sense of logic clean.Lucas stuck his middle finge
However, she wasn’t going to step on his toes from now on!The sounds of footsteps could be heard, one after another.Lucas led eight men into the bedroom, two of which were carrying a professional camera. The other six surrounded Tiffany like a mop circling around a bucket.Those six men were exceptionally ugly. None of their faces even looked remotely human—they were as disgusting as one could imagine. Tiffany was hit by a wave of nausea when she saw them. Then, she crawled to her feet and tried to escape.However, she was caught by a large hand filled with red calluses, carried and thrown onto the bed.“Don’t touch me!”A large hole was torn in her pajamas. Then, another few pairs of hands attacked her and tore her pajamas into shreds.The six ugly men had never seen a delicate, fair woman like Tiffany before, so they pounced on her like hungry wolves set upon a lamb.Charlotte, who stood by the bed in a daze, saw the entire thing. She couldn’t tear her gaze away.“Are you