At first, Lorraine had pretended to go through her drawer just to lead Charlotte into searching her body, and then, step by step, she created an illusion that Charlotte was hurting her with the porcelain piece...Look at her now!At present, Lorraine was curled up on the floor, acting just like a victim, while Charlotte was holding the porcelain piece that she had snatched from her, and her body was bent forward, forming an arch over Lorraine’s body. How could all these details not make it look like she was assaulting Lorraine?There’s no way she could walk out of this mess looking like an angel now!“Hah!” Charlotte could not help but laugh. “Lorraine, I thought you were different from Tiffany, but it turns out that you’re also a shameless scheming b*tch.”“Carlie, what are you talking about... Aah... Don’t come near! Please don’t ruin my face!” Seeing that Charlotte was approaching her, Lorraine panicked and covered her face with both hands. “Zachary, hurry up and save me—”Bef
‘My god! Why do I have the feeling that Mrs. Connor is colder and more hard-hearted than the Second Master in certain aspects?’Lucas wanted to cry, yet no tears would come.Charlotte refused to stay in her room any longer. She threw the glass to the ground, turned around, and headed to the living room. It was clear that Lorraine had an exceptionally high IQ and EQ. She had played her part impeccably. Charlotte analyzed it from every angle but could not find a way to expose her.Actually, if it hadn’t been for this accident, Charlotte would have been under the impression that Lorraine wasn’t a bad person at all. To her surprise, Lorraine was an even bigger snake than Tiffany.“Mrs. Connor, are you feeling better? If you are, I’d like to give you the same advice—be more candid with the Second Master…”“Drop it!”Charlotte cut Lucas off.“Aren’t you his personal chauffeur? Lorraine was hurt pretty badly. He’s probably taking her to the hospital. Why aren’t you driving?”“Becaus
“Are you done complaining?”“No!”Charlotte knew that if she lifted her head and looked into Zachary’s cold and dignified gaze, she would be scared out of her wits and would no longer have the courage to yell at him. Thus, she stubbornly kept her head down.“He he… It’s so funny to hear you calling Lorraine ‘Lory’. Isn’t she your aunt now? Who would use such a cute nickname for their aunt, Mr. Connor? I guess you’re the only one.”“Anything else?” Zachary asked with an icy tone.Charlotte shook her head.She had said everything that needed to be said. She would accept whatever Zachary had in store to avenge Lorraine.“Alright then, come with me to the hospital now,” Zachary answered steadily in his magnetic voice.Charlotte furrowed her pretty brows. “Why should I go to the hospital?”“To apologize to my aunt,” Zachary replied, looking majestic like a king.Charlotte felt as if an atomic bomb had exploded in her head. “I’m not going!”She bravely lifted her head, disregardin
At the hospital...Lorraine lay in bed, the top half of her body wrapped in bandages.When Charlotte followed Zachary in, Lorraine glanced indifferently at her. The corners of her lips curved into a mocking sneer.“Based on the look on Carlie’s face, she must have dragged her feet here. You must’ve gone through a lot of effort to force her to come.”Zachary’s perfectly carved face showed no signs of emotion. “I don’t care about the process, only about the result. Anyway, she’s here to apologize to you.”He turned toward Charlotte. “You promised me on the way here, didn’t you? It’s time to fulfill that promise,” Zachary said, his tone no longer cold.Charlotte bit her lip indignantly. Despite her heavy reluctance, she looked at Lorraine and spat out reluctantly, “Sorry!”“Heh.” Lorraine’s sneer deepened.“I just can’t seem to feel the sincerity in your apology. It sounds more like I owe you something. I’m sorry, Carlie, but I can’t bear to accept that apology.”“You…” Charl
“Mind your own business.”Lorraine froze in place while standing in front of Zachary with her hands outstretched, ready to offer him her support. She felt as if a bucket of ice-cold water had been poured over her head. Her limpid, beautiful eyes turned empty, as if they had lost their focus.“My affairs are none of your business.”Zachary’s cold voice addressed her again.Lorraine’s graceful figure shivered. Then, the corners of her lips curved into a bitter smile. “Zachary, I’ve always known that you were heartless, but I never thought that you’d actually be heartless to me.”The words that had come out of Zachary’s thin lips had been spoken in a sublime, cold, decisive tone.“Why waste your emotional effort on someone you don’t even care about?”Those words were like a bolt of lightning that struck Lorraine.The words “waste your emotional effort” were like ice picks piercing her heart.‘Zachary! He was once endlessly indulgent with me and cared greatly for me. Now, he belie
Charlotte listlessly trudged toward the hospital parking lot.She had left Lorraine’s ward for quite some time now. However, the experience of being forced by Zachary to apologize to Lorraine just so he could gain Lorraine’s favor still stabbed her mind like a needle.Lucas noticed Charlotte and immediately got out of the car to greet her.“Hey, milady. I really don’t think the Second Master dragged you here to apologize to Miss Lorraine just to make her happy, not judging by the tone of his voice and the look in his eyes. I kept thinking about it and I think I understand now. The Second Master did all this for you.”“Hah! Hah!”Charlotte looked as if she had heard the greatest joke in the world.“Luke, I’m not stupid enough to completely miss such an obvious fact. Your Second Master threatened to destroy my entire family just to force me to apologize to the woman he loves.”“You wouldn’t have come if he hadn’t threatened you like that.”Lucas grinned as he explained, “Knowing
“Ahem!”Lucas gave her a devious hint.“One should always repay their debt. A gambling debt is still a debt.”The earth shattered in Charlotte’s heart.She had expected Lucas to lose and had been gearing up for an entertaining show. To her surprise, she was on the losing end now.She snuck a glance at Zachary and silently took a few deep breaths. Finally, she steeled herself and planted a kiss on his perfect profile.Zachary noticed her extraordinary action at once. However, he did not avoid her. Instead, he allowed her sweet lips to plant themselves upon his skin, acting completely ignorant.He waited for her to nervously move her lips away from his face before calmly asking, “What was that for?”“No reason…”Charlotte, now blushing from ear to ear, smiled deceptively and clumsily complimented him. “He he he… If you really want a reason, all I can say is that you’re very handsome today. Hah! Why are you so handsome? You make me want to kiss you… He he he he…”She certainly w
Zachary had seen Charlotte “hurting” Lorraine with his own eyes. Charlotte thought that he would have done something to stand up for Lorraine.However, it seemed like Zachary had completely forgotten the entire incident. He never even chastised her. Charlotte knew that she would never be able to convince him without evidence. Since Zachary did not pursue the matter, she took it as a good sign and dropped the matter.The next day, Zachary recuperated at home while Charlotte went to the art studio.At 10:15, she grew tired of painting, so she stood by the window and stared into space. At that moment, two people walked in hand in hand. Thinking that they were just regular customers, she greeted them without getting a proper look at their faces.“If you’d like to make a purchase, there are price tags on the paintings. The paintings without price tags are temporarily not for sale. Please enjoy the art.”“I’m only interested in your art pieces, so just point them out to me so I won’t