“What!?” Miranda was stunned. “Mom, what’s wrong with you? Do you know that she’s the daughter of that old vixen, Kourtney? How can you acknowledge her as my ‘sister-in-law’? How can you ask me to—”“When I ask you to take it off, just do it. Are you trying to defy me too?” Annalita interrupted Miranda.Miranda bit her lower lip and began to take off her shirt reluctantly.At that moment, Charlotte suddenly turned around. “There’s no need to do so, I’m not cold, and I don’t like to wear other people’s clothes. You should keep it with you.” She then gave off a proud smile and walked away.Miranda sneered. “Mom, look at her. She does know how to act well. She’s shivering like a butterfly caught in a cold storm but still claims that she’s not cold. She’s just another faker and way more bewitching than Lorraine Larson.”Annalita did not respond to that comment. Instead, she just shook her head. ‘Yes! Charlotte and Lorraine do resemble each other very much, and both of them are like Ko
Zenios threw the suitcase he used to pack his clothes to Charlotte. “You’ll find some clothes in here. You can wear whatever you like.”Charlotte shook her head. “No.”If this were to take place in the past, she would have worn Zenios’s clothes without any hesitation. However, now that she knew how Zenios felt for her, she would never comply with such an extraordinary suggestion again—She would just stand in the living room and leave when her clothes had dried.“Uh! Okay!” Zenios was staring fixedly at her. His breathtakingly attractive face flushed as if there was lava flowing underneath his cheeks.Charlotte was puzzled. “What’s the matter?”“Uh... It’s nothing... Ahem! I just think that you look more beautiful in wet clothes, hehe...”It was clear to Zenios that he should be shifting his gaze away from her at this moment, but he seemed to have lost control of his eyes, and he still stared at her fixedly...It was safe to say that Charlotte looked sexier and more seductive n
As if a huge bolt of lightning struck on a sunny day, followed by a loud rumble of thunder, the happiness in Zenios’s eyes was instantly shattered and turned into a haze.“Carlie, that’s going too far!“I’m not Second Uncle, and I don’t want you to regard me as Second Uncle. Let me go. I quit...“Carlie, let me go.“Charlotte! Snap out of it!”However, Charlotte, who was in a trance, not only did not let go of him but tightened her arms around his neck.At this time, Annalita, Zachary, Miranda, and the close relatives of the family had just returned to the cabin.Miranda’s phone vibrated. “Zenios is with Charlotte. Go now. You might still be able to catch up to the action.”Upon seeing this text message that came from an unknown phone number, Miranda’s eyes lit up instantly. She then grabbed Annalita. “Mom, Zenios invited us to his room.”Annalita’s eyes were full of surprise. “He’s a junior and of the opposite gender. Why would he invite me to his room?”Miranda shook her he
“Second Uncle...” Seeing Zachary, who came closer and closer with an expression as cold as a glacier and a gaze as murderous as the devil himself, Zenios felt the despair that one could only feel in the presence of doomsday. If it were not for Charlotte, who was clinging onto his body, he would have knelt and begged for mercy.“Can you calm down and listen to my explanation first? I—”“Shut up and hold her carefully!” Zachary’s voice was as cold as a hailstorm.Zenios was stunned. “Second Uncle… What are you talking about?”Zachary’s eyes were covered with ice as his teeth, and thin lips opened slightly. “Don’t drop her.”Only then did Zenios understand that Zachary wanted him to hold Charlotte tightly and not let her drop to the floor. He nodded in panic and astonishment while hugging Charlotte tightly.Miranda looked dumbfounded.She originally thought that given Zachary’s temperament, he would definitely kick Zenios’s *ss before he started talking after discovering that Charl
Zachary had been drugged more than once. Thus, in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, he always brought an antidote along with him ever since Dr. Stewart had come up with the formula to counteract the drug.After he gave Charlotte the antidote, although she was still unconscious, her body cooled down gradually. She was no longer acting restlessly.At this time, the sky was overcast, thunder was rumbling, and lightning was flashing over the horizon—a tremendous storm was already on its way.It would be dangerous to board a helicopter at this time, so Zachary brought Charlotte back to the beach on a rubber dinghy instead of a helicopter.About half an hour later, the pure white rubber dinghy stopped on the beach.As soon as Zachary carried Charlotte out of the rubber dinghy, Charlotte slowly opened her eyes as the effect of the medicine had faded.‘Wait a minute! Wasn’t I in Zenios’s room? Why am I on the beach?The person who was holding her—his body was as h
“Don’t do it, Zachary.” The murderous intent in Zachary’s eyes dissipated the moment the voice rang out.At first, Charlotte thought she was hallucinating. She looked toward the source of the voice, and when the gentle face rammed into her vision, she was transported with joy. “Dad!” She pushed aside the man who stood between her and her father and welcomed him with joy, hugging his arms tightly.“What’re you doing here, dad?”Walter pinched her cheek lightly. “I missed my baby girl, so I came to see her.” Charlotte pouted. “Hah! I almost believed you. I didn’t even know I was coming here myself, so how did you know?” Walter glanced at Zachary and said, “Well, I will explain to you later.”Zachary, who was trapped in the center of a group of eight men, felt a wave of pain when he saw the sweet expression and smile on Charlotte’s face as she snuggled up against Walter’s arms.‘D*amn it!’He did not understand why he would feel like that as well upon seeing Charlotte acting
“You will get your answer to these questions eventually. However, the person who gives you the answer should not be me but Zachary.”Charlotte grew even more restless after hearing what her father had said.“Dad, you don’t understand. That Zachary is like a massive block of ice. His lips are as if they’re sewn together, and you have no idea how hard it is to make him talk. There’s no way he’s gonna tell me even if I ask—”“He doesn’t tell you because he thinks it’s not the right time yet,” Walter chimed in, cutting her short.“Carlie, I can see that there are a lot of misunderstandings between you and Zachary. He’s not a block of ice. It’s just that he knows what to say and what not to say. Besides, those old stories are not something honorable to your mother, and it’s not good for you as well if you know about it.”Charlotte felt so exasperated that she stamped her feet. “Dad, are you kidding me? You’re not telling me anything, but you’re just making me even more curious about it
A smile blossomed on her highly-strung face.“Zachary!” she shouted happily as she ran toward the car. The stylish Ferrari came to a halt in front of her with a harsh braking sound.The door was opened. Charlotte saw the tall Miranda get out of the car with her head held high, so she hastily asked, “Where is your brother?”Miranda chuckled. “Charlotte, I suggest you forget about my brother because you will never be able to see him again.”Charlotte was shocked. “What? Why?” “Why? Ask yourself, dumb*ss! It’s all your fault!” After that, she hurled a tablet to Charlotte. On the tablet was a paused video. Charlotte tapped the play button, and the video instantly started playing. There was a man in the video. He was stripped of his clothes, and he was tied to a stake. His body was comparable to a model, and it was covered in blood. His flawlessly chiseled face was so badly mutilated that it was difficult to distinguish his original appearance. It took Charlotte a few second