“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
Was this really the very same Annalita who had imposed the family law upon Zachary just to break them apart?“He he he…”Charlotte grinned nervously.“Uh… If you really like my artwork, you can just take the paintings. You don’t have to pay.”“How could I possibly do that? We may be family, but I can’t possibly take something without paying. It’s true, I like your artwork. Besides, it’s my way of supporting your career. I won’t take them if you won’t take my money.” Annalita gazed at Charlotte with benevolence and kindness.Charlotte was speechless. She was beginning to think that she was dreaming, so she secretly pinched her waist… and felt a huge sting…‘Alright then! I’m awake.’Miranda’s face immediately turned an ugly shade.Albert methodically picked out Charlotte’s paintings. Annalita, who had now stopped talking, quietly evaluated Charlotte.Charlotte’s heart drummed against her chest.She felt apprehensive when she thought of the trouble Annalita had caused her.She
‘But let’s just hold Annalita off for now.’Now that Lorraine was aggressively pursuing Zachary, he would probably submit to Lorraine in less than a month if she maintained her momentum, and Charlotte would be kicked out the door…Charlotte escorted Annalita and Miranda out of the door and watched them get in the car.She waited for their car to drive off into the distance before returning to her studio… Then, she saw Tiffany standing at the corner of the street, watching her furtively.Realizing that Charlotte had spotted her, Tiffany immediately turned around and hid behind a tree. Charlotte smirked. “I saw you. Stop hiding!”“Hmph!”Tiffany sulkily stomped toward Charlotte.“It’s nothing. I was just really bored after being blacklisted. I’ve lost my acting roles, so I wanted to watch Annalita make life difficult for you.”“Oh, really?” Charlotte proudly lifted her face.“I’m sorry for disappointing you.”“That’s right, I’m very disappointed. Who would’ve thought that y
“You were acting pretty superior, weren’t you? I only gave you a reminder, and you’re already so frightened? Come on, strangle me! What are you waiting for? I slapped you. You should hit me back!”“You! You… You…”Tiffany was trembling all over and glaring at Charlotte. She couldn’t strangle Charlotte or retreat.At that moment, a dumpster truck stopped right behind Tiffany and picked up the trash can in front of the shop to take out the trash.Charlotte smirked. She grabbed Tiffany’s arm and threw her over her shoulder with all her might.“ARGH!”Frail, delicate Tiffany only weighed around 48 kilos. She screamed as Charlotte tossed her into the trash can as it was being picked up with a loud crash. “ARGH… UGH!”The garbage gagged Tiffany’s mouth.The garbage truck’s mechanical arms flipped the trash can, tossing Tiffany into the truck full of trash. Tiffany was now foul and filthy thanks to the variety of trash, both dry and wet, as if she had fallen into a cesspool.“Oh my
Miranda, who was already extremely angry at Charlotte, was even more furious after being inflamed and agitated by Tiffany. “Huh! You may be afraid of her, but I’m not. Just you wait, Tiff. I swear on my name that I’ll make her life super-miserable this time!”Coraline not only ran a women’s clothing store but was also a fashion designer.When Charlotte walked into her store, Coraline was tailoring clothes for a female customer. Charlotte sat aside quietly and did not disturb her work.After sending the customer away, Coraline flicked her wallet at Charlotte. “I just made 50 dollars this morning. Let’s go, I’ll buy you lunch.”Charlotte shook her cell phone and wallet. “What’s this? I just sold 11 paintings at once, so let me treat you to lunch.”“Ah? Such a great thing actually happened?!” Coraline wrapped her arms around Charlotte’s arm as her eyes lit up.“Tell me, why would anyone buy so many paintings from you all at once? Did you seduce a rich boss of some sort? Don’t you li