Zachary’s voice rang out beside Charlotte’s ear when she was staring absentmindedly at the ashes in the metal bucket. A blank smile stretched across her lips as she said, “Nope. Even if you hadn’t burned these photos for me, I would eventually burn them myself...” Perhaps she suddenly had a guilty conscience or other reasons which only she herself knew, so she gilded the lily and added, “Hehe, I’m not lying to you. I’m saying it from the bottom of my— Argh!”The second half of her sentence was cut short by her own scream when Zachary wrapped his arm around her tiny waist like an iron vice and pulled her into his embrace, pressing her soft and petite body against his iron plate-like chest. When his cold and seductive breath enveloped her whole, her brain went blank.“Remember this, Charlotte Simmons, from today onward, no matter what happens, never talk about the prenup. As to whether I want to drive you out of my house, I prohibit you from mentioning it if I didn’t mention it.”
Zachary rolled the window down.The middle-aged man hastily said, his voice thick with anxiety, “Good day, Mr. Connor—”“I’ve already made a clean break with her, so everything that happens to her has nothing to do with me.” Zachary cut the man short. There was nothing but determination and indifference in his bright icy eyes. “Remember this, Mr. Foster. No matter what happens to her in the future, don’t come looking for me.”“About that…” Mr. Foster said awkwardly, “I’m not looking for you, Mr. Conner. I’m looking for Ms. Simmons!” A hint of surprise crossed Zachary’s chiseled face.Lucas turned his head back from the driving seat to look at Charlotte. Mr. Foster was the butler of the Larson Family. During the time when Zachary had still been together with Lorraine, Mr. Foster would often follow Lorraine around. ‘Could it be that Mrs. Connor and Mr. Foster are friends?’Charlotte pouted her mouth worriedly and said, “What do you need from me?”“It’s because of Mr. Larson
Lucas shuddered in fear at the grimness of Zachary’s voice. Then, he calmed himself down and offered him a wide grin, “Alright, alright. To be on the safe side, please take this cup of warm water first, Second Master.”A cup of warm water was handed to Zachary, but he pushed it away coldly. His eyes were deep as if they could swallow everything in the world as he snarled, “You drive the d*mn car now!”“Okay!” Lucas yelped.‘See! Even the noblest and most educated man in Rothesay is cursing. Mrs. Connor, you and Garrison Larson better not do anything stupid!’“Rainbow Bridges” were two bridges.The reason “Rainbow Bridges’ was known as Rainbow Bridges was that there was a thick layer of mist at every moment in the two-meter wide space between the two bridges that erected parallel to each other above the water. When the weather was bad, the people on one side of the bridge would not be able to see the people on the other side of the bridge. It was only when the weather was clear and
That being said, no matter how many times Charlotte had cruelly rejected Garrison, he was indomitable and continued to pursue her with determination.Six years ago, when their school had organized a field trip to “Rainbow Bridges”, Garrison had proposed and given Charlotte a love letter on Rainbow Bridges in front of many students.Left without other options, Charlotte had pointed at “Rainbow Bridges” and said, “Alright, Garrison, you said you would never give up, right? From today onward, you have to come to this bridge every day and wait for me for two hours, rain or shine. If you can keep it up for ten years without fail, after ten years, I will marry you and become your wife.”Charlotte had left right away after that, and she had also thrown the love letter that Garrison had given her into the river. Charlotte had been under the impression that Garrison would give up on her after hearing what she had said. It was just that she had never expected that since then, Garrison would
Since he had not received any response from Zachary, Lucas pulled out his phone, tapped on the information he had found, and then showed it to Zachary.“Look, Garrison gave Mrs. Connor 237 bouquets of flowers, wrote 698 love letters, and declared his love for her 1,966 times in the span of one semester. It may have been more than that if we consider the times no one knew about or the ones that cannot be traced.”Zachary remained tense. His eyes darkened in a terrifying manner.Lucas could only try his best to soothe him.“Nevertheless, Mrs. Connor was not moved. She had even played a prank on him—asking him to wait for her at the bridge. That means that Garrison is nothing more than a dispensable toy to her.”“What did you say?” Zachary finally spoke.Lucas was completely focused on the information on his phone. He did not notice how Zachary’s gaze had plummeted into an icy apocalyptic glare. He continued his explanation. “Uh, frankly speaking, I think that, to Mrs. Connor, Garri
Charlotte turned around and saw Garrison kneeling on the bridge, with his hands on the ground. His face was pale, and his forehead was drenched in beads of sweat. His arms and legs were shaking.“Look at me, a small illness has rendered me useless. I can’t even walk straight. Don’t help me. I can get up on my own.”He forced himself to his feet, but he was aching and weak. He couldn’t stand up at all.Charlotte pursed her lips.Garrison had been the pride of their high school in the past. Not only had he been an untouchable valedictorian, but he had also been the gym teacher’s pride and joy and had broken a few long-distance running records.It’s no wonder Jameson had asked her to come along. Garrison, the champion runner, was now so sick that he couldn’t even walk!“Stop pushing yourself. Come on.”Charlotte had arrived by his side and reached out her hand to him.Garrison, who was surprised by this sudden display of affection, was stunned. Then, he quickly grabbed Charlotte’s
It had been a year since then, and Zachary had never once seen or contacted him at all. He had thought that knowing Zachary’s proud and arrogant personality, Zachary would never contact him again unless he took the initiative to do so. To his surprise, Zachary had broken his streak for Charlotte’s sake!Zachary helped Garrison off the bridge.Charlotte knew of Garrison’s relationship with Zachary, so she wasn’t surprised with their acquaintance. The surprising thing was, in the past five minutes from the time Zachary had helped Garrison down from the bridge to Jameson’s car, they had never said a word to each other. In fact, they didn’t even look at each other…Thus, they walked together with a cold look on their faces, in a bizarre manner the entire way, like two mountains of ice joined at the hip.Charlotte, who stood next to them, felt as if she were at risk of being frozen to death because of them. Hence, once they got off the bridge, she did not continue walking with them. Ins
Charlotte was stunned. “It’s not like I have superpowers. How should I know what will happen in four years?”“You and Garrison have a ten-year promise. It’s been six years now. The promise will be due for fulfillment in four years. Are you going to marry him, just as he’s claimed?” Zachary asked, looking very serious.“Pfft!” Charlotte burst into laughter as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.“If you’re trying to make a joke, there’s no need to look so serious. Actually, you look pretty good when you smile. Come on, smile!”To her surprise, Zachary looked even more sullen than ever. His icy pupils that stared at her seemed even more terrifying than ever.Charlotte immediately understood that Zachary wasn’t joking with her at all!‘Alright then! We’ve been married for nearly three months, and I’ve never heard Zachary tell a joke before. I’m beginning to suspect that this block of ice does not have a single humorous bone in his body.’She cocked her head awkwardly.“