At Prestige Residence, in Annalita’s extremely luxe mansion...Zachary was currently tied to a stake in the courtyard. Annalita, Miranda, and 12 members from the Valentine and Connor families stood around Zachary in the shape of an arc. A team of bodyguards dressed in black stood behind them. The austere atmosphere was stifling.The host for the event was the oldest living member of the Connor family, Richard Connor—Zachary’s oldest paternal uncle. His heart ached as he stared at the bloodied Zachary.“Zach, we’re all family here. You, of all people, should be aware of how harsh our family rules can be. If you refuse to yield, none of us can protect you. Listen to me, let’s have a compromise—break it off with that filthy Simmons woman, and we’ll let you go.”Zachary remained silent. Only the corners of his bloody lips curved arrogantly.“Come on, Zachary! Just nod your head!”Zachary’s third uncle, Theodore Connor, was agonized and agitated too.“The Simmons girl isn’t a respect
‘Why’d I have to force Zach into submission with the family rules? I know how stubborn he is! It’s all my fault!’Then, Richard raised his whip.Annalita couldn’t bear to watch this cruel display. She shut her eyes in agony.She had just closed her eyes when she heard a loud bang.She turned around and saw a black Rolls-Royce crashing into the gate and driving into the courtyard, heading straight toward Zachary’s area.Everyone was shocked.Even Richard put down the whip and stared at the super-armor attached to the front of the luxury car…The only reason the car had managed to burst through the gates was because of the added military-grade super-armor on the front of the car.Boom!The car door was kicked open.A slender, delicate figure jumped out of the vehicle nimbly.Miranda was enraged when she saw that it was Charlotte. “Charlotte Simmons, how dare you! If you had left Rothesay like I asked you to, my brother wouldn’t be reduced to this state. Look! Look at what you’
“Hmph! Look at me! Why am I wasting my time with an arrogant little girl? You can leave or stay if you want. That has nothing to do with me. My only concern lies with enacting the family rules.”Richard turned away from Charlotte, raised his whip, and prepared to hit Zachary again.“If you hit him, you’re dead.” Charlotte raised her voice.“What did you say?” Richard trembled with rage.“I think you’re getting ahead of yourself, girl!”“Am I?”Charlotte smirked.She pulled a hand grenade out of her pocket, gathered her courage, and tossed it to a distance.The grenade landed beneath a London plane tree, ten meters away. Then, it exploded, creating a large hole in the ground. The tree immediately burst into flames.“Argh…”A coward among the group squealed like a pig.“Mom!” Miranda screamed and grabbed Annalita’s arm.The corners of Annalita’s lips instinctively curved into a very subtle smile.She didn’t know what Charlotte had up her sleeve, but at that moment, she had a
Charlotte untied Zachary in the quickest way possible and helped him into the car.“Second Master! I was so frightened when I heard that they were going to discipline you according to the family’s rules. Are you badly hurt? Will you be left with permanent scars or a handicap?” Lucas immediately pounced on Zachary and asked a million questions.Zachary gently fixed his inky eyes. “Stop making so much noise. Give me a moment of peace and quiet.”Lucas heaved a long sigh of relief.His Second Master had vigor in his tone—that meant that most of his wounds were flesh ones. His bones were unharmed.This also meant that his Second Master’s body was as hard as metal, capable of withstanding that lashing. Anyone else would have been crippled if they weren’t beaten to death.Charlotte gave Zachary a few worried glances after settling him, then returned to the passenger seat.Miranda, who was holding Annalita tightly, stared at her fearfully.“Charlotte Simmons, you’re a woman. How cou
“Mom!”Miranda couldn’t believe her ears.“Did the fireworks blow your wits out of your brain? Charlotte Simmons is the daughter of that old tramp, Kourtney Kleinman. She’s the little tramp whom you’ve been trying so hard to remove from our home, and you’re calling her your daughter-in-law?”Annalita shot Miranda a glare. “Mimi, I’ve taught you from a young age never to talk about someone behind their back. Why are you bad-mouthing her over and over again?”“Mom! What’s gotten into you? Have you forgotten? A few days ago, when you found out about her marriage to Zach, you ground your teeth and said that you would make her suffer, just like Lorraine, so that she’d be beaten into a retreat—”“Enough! Enough!”Annalita cut Miranda off.“I’m itching to find out. What are you waiting for? Bring me my present.”Miranda was helpless. She had no choice but to comply with Annalita’s request.A few minutes later, Miranda brought the exquisite gift to Annalita.“Open it.” Annalita hasti
As soon as they entered the door, Butler Benson greeted Zachary with Lucas. “Dr. Stewart has been here long ago. Go now.”Dr. Stewart was currently in Zachary’s bedroom.Charlotte thought that Zachary would not allow her to enter his bedroom, so she stopped just outside his bedroom door after following him throughout the whole journey.Upon seeing her stop, Zachary’s thin lips opened slightly, but he did not speak. In the end, everyone entered Zachary’s bedroom while Charlotte sat on the sofa in the living room alone.Lucas had told her that Zachary would be fine, but thinking about the amount of blood that was covering his body, Charlotte had terrible butterflies while waiting.About half an hour later, Dr. Stewart walked out of Zachary’s bedroom.Charlotte stood up immediately. “How’s Zachary?”The gentle-looking Dr. Stewart adjusted his silver glasses. “Second Master is much stronger than ordinary people. Therefore, after my treatment, most of the whiplashes on his body shoul
Charlotte sat down by the bed, holding the bottle in one hand and a cotton swab in the other. She stared fixedly at the area where she was going to apply the ointment for Zachary. Her heart was pounding like an insistent heavy drumming of rain beating upon a windowpane, and her hands shook intensely as if she was sieving flour.“Are you going to help me with the application or not?” Zachary’s melodious and arrogant voice sounded all of a sudden.“Uh, yeah... Yeah...” Charlotte’s lips widened and gave off a stiff grin. She tried to stabilize her trembling hands, inserted the cotton swab into the ointment bottle, and then stretched it toward Zachary inch by inch.“Are you going to apply it just like this?” The mellow voice that sounded just like a musical instrument came from the same direction again.Charlotte was stupefied. “Yeah... That’s what Dr. Stewart said.”Zachary’s perfect eyebrows were slightly furrowed. “So, you’re going to apply ointment on me through the clothes?”‘Wh
‘Why are there so many amusing people around such a cold and indifferent man!?’Dr. Stewart continued solemnly. “In addition, you should remember to apply the ointment for Second Master once a day throughout this coming week. And after this week, you should apply it every three days until Second Master recovers.”Charlotte almost suffered from hematemesis due to that statement.“Milady, what I told you is very important. Have you noted it down?”Charlotte responded with her blushed cheeks, “I know! I know! Now go!”Dr. Stewart nodded and then left in reassurance.Charlotte heaved a sigh of relief when she heard a clear and gentle voice coming from the staircase outside.“Dr. Stewart, how is he?”“Ah! Ms. Larson, it’s you! Second Master was beaten very severely, but Mrs. Conn— Heh, Ms. Simmons and I have already applied the ointment for him, so he’ll be fine.” Dr. Stewar’s voice sounded very respectful.The clear and mellow voice said faintly, “Got it.”The light footsteps wer