Lucas, who was standing next to Zachary, felt the glacial aura that came from Zachary’s direction, and his body trembled.“See? Thank God that I’ve asked. You really have a serious misunderstanding about who I am as a person. Actually, I’m not a nice person at all. In fact, I’m a total d*ck.”Charlotte was completely stunned. “What are you talking about? Why aren’t you making any sense?”Lucas rubbed his oversized earrings. “I’m actually a scumbag, an *ssh*le, and a heartless douche. And when it comes to my relationships, I’m extremely promiscuous, I switch my girlfriends three times a week, and there’s no love between us. I get together with them purely for pleasure and chase them away as soon as the night’s over. I might even spend the night with two or three women in one go sometimes. My private life is unscrupulous, filthy, and perverted. You wouldn’t be able to imagine the things that I can do when I’m not at work. I—”“Okay, stop that!” Charlotte interrupted Lucas anxiously a
Zachary, Charlotte, Annalita, and Miranda arrived at the jewelry exhibition site together.At this time, a red diamond necklace was being auctioned in the exhibition hall. Miranda saw this necklace, and her eyes lit up excitedly. “Mom, isn’t that the ‘Lover’s Heart’ that you’ve always wanted?”Annalita took a closer look and was so thrilled that her eyes started tearing up. “Yes, it was auctioned in Country F in March last year. But because my scheduled flight was delayed, someone else had already bid on it when I got to the auction site. That’s why I missed it. Unexpectedly, it’s up for auction again. Mimi, this seems to be the fate that the necklace and I both share. It’s destined to be mine.”While talking, Annalita dragged Miranda and Charlotte toward the bidding stand, while Zachary followed them silently.“This necklace is the ‘Lover’s Heart’. It was donated to us by a collector from Country F. The starting price is 250,000 dollars, and the auction will begin.” As soon as the
“That’s true, to an old woman who’s been abandoned by her husband and has been a grass widow for more than 20 years, the only person who she could count on and rely on should be her son.”The most painful scar in Annalita’s heart was pried open. Annalita’s face was pale, and her teeth were gnashing against each other, creating a loud creaking noise, but she could not say a word.Kourtney raised her face, which was covered with heavy makeup. “Sigh! Annalita, look at you. Your face is so well-maintained, and your skin is still so delicate at this age. I bet you often buy jewelry to dress yourself up. Unfortunately, Jefferson doesn’t love you, so what’s the purpose of dressing up?”Annalita breathed heavily, and Charlotte, who was standing next to her, could clearly feel that her right arm was trembling.Just as Annalita eased herself up and was about to get back at Kourtney, a mellow baritone suddenly sounded. “Koko, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. What are you still talki
Jefferson looked disdainful. “It’s been 19 years, and you’re still so obtrusive and mean. I feel sick when I’m around you. Koko, let’s not mingle with her anymore. Let’s go.”Without the interest of kissing Kourtney, he wrapped his arms around Kourtney’s waist and left.“Jefferson Connor, you’re such an ungrateful person. Just how barefaced have you become in order for you to say such shameless things? Have you forgotten all the filthy things that you’ve done before this? Even if you’ve forgotten them, I won’t. Your son, Zach, won’t either. Back then... Back then...”The index finger that Annalita used to point at Jefferson trembled more violently while her voice sounded like she was weeping blood. “Back then, you had an affair with that shameless vixen Kourtney, and you got her pregnant. In the end, in order to protect her, you beat me half to death. Not to mention, you would have killed our daughter, Mimi, together with this vixen!”At that moment, Charlotte finally understood wh
Kourtney did not have the nerve to jeer at Annalita anymore. She buried herself in Jefferson’s embrace, and the pair left, holding each other.Annalita sighed once the pair had walked off into the distance. “Zach, regardless of how cruel he’s been to us, he’s still your father. You’re not to touch him again.”Zachary smirked.He would have annihilated Jefferson for everything he had done to his mother if it weren’t for the fact that his blood was still coursing through his veins.Aside from providing the sperm used in formulating Zachary’s existence, Jefferson had never once fulfilled his responsibilities as a father. He was not fit to be his father at all!“Sigh! And I was in such a good mood too. Now it’s all ruined thanks to that horrid couple. Zach, take me to the restroom. I need some peace and quiet…”Zachary and Annalita left.The last part of Annalita’s smackdown with Jefferson still echoed in Charlotte’s ears, like the remnants of a curse.“So, do you understand why mo
“Carlie, I saw you from a distance, so I wanted to say hello. I had no bad intentions. Why are you always so prickly whenever you speak to me?”Lorraine looked as if she were completely innocent.Charlotte wasn’t in the mood to play along with her. “It’s not like I’m not aware of your personality. Stop wasting my time with your nauseating nonsense. I have a question, you and Zac—”“Wah!”A baby’s cries interrupted Charlotte like silver bells.Charlotte felt as if an invisible claw hooked itself onto her heart when she heard his cries.She instinctively turned toward the baby in the stroller, pushed around by Lorraine’s nanny.“Don’t cry, baby. Mommy’s here!”Lorraine quickly scooped the baby from his stroller and carefully held him in her arms.“Be good, baby. Mommy’s here. Be good to mommy, okay? Don’t fuss, don’t cry…”For some strange reason, Charlotte, who didn’t like children, felt as if a needle was relentlessly piercing through her heart when she saw the baby’s twisted
Lorraine had already caught up to him, carrying the baby as he spoke. She stuffed the baby into his arms. “I’m letting go. You hold him.”Zachary’s eyes darkened. His chiseled face was cold enough to frighten a man out of his wits.However, just as the little boy’s soft body snuggled against his chest, he felt as if a jolt of lightning hit him. His heart trembled, numbed, and filled with warmth…He held the little baby firmly against his chest as if his hands were not his own.The baby immediately stopped crying.The little boy, whose face was a miniature version of Zachary’s, stared up at his face with his large, crystal eyes. He placed his tiny, delicate hand on his eyebrow and trailed it down his nose. Then, he gurgled with laughter.At that moment, Zachary, who had initially detested Lorraine’s baby, felt his cold hard heart melt. His eyes, which were as cold as icicles all year long, displayed a wave of warmth…This scene struck a chord in Charlotte’s soul as she felt a sen
Zachary held onto the lock of hair and stared at the baby boy in the stroller. Charlotte had never seen him look so absentminded before.Lorraine turned around to leave. Just as she walked past Charlotte, she acted as if she had suddenly remembered something.“Is there anything you’d like to ask, Carlie?”“No…” Charlotte had no idea how she managed a reply.“Oh, really? But you seemed so stern and anxious when you asked me. It didn’t look like ‘nothing’. Let me guess… Your question must have something to do with Zachary.”Charlotte smiled icily. “I said, I don’t have any questions.”However, Lorraine refused to let go.“Did you want to ask me why I left him?”Unlike Lorraine, Charlotte wasn’t good at acting. Her lips twitched as she had guessed her mind accurately.“Actually, Zachary has always misunderstood me. I should have been more straightforward with him, but you’re my sister and Zachary’s wife. I shouldn’t hide things from you…”Lorraine turned her gaze toward Zachary
As expected, a video had been sent to Charlotte’s inbox.Charlotte opened it and found a video of her recent sexual encounter with Zachary in the car. She screamed and blushed furiously.Before long, she received a message from Rufus.“This exciting clip of you with Zachary is your remuneration. I will keep it safe and save it for my future enjoyment. Our debt has been repaid. You’re welcome!”Charlotte’s expression stiffened.A few minutes later, she received another message.“I won’t let anyone see this. Don’t worry.”Charlotte questioned herself.She had no idea how Rufus had managed to get this video. He was in a different city. However, she let go of the question soon enough, as Rufus had already sent the information to her inbox.The next day, at a high-class hotel in Rothesay.A black Masserati was parked outside the hotel entrance. As two bodyguards escorted a pot-bellied, middle-aged man out of the hotel, the driver hurriedly opened the Masserati’s door and said in a
“Lory…” A clear and melodious voice called out.A fair hand held her by the wrist as a car stopped nearby.“Zachary is openly making love to another woman in front of you. He’s obviously just trying to hurt you. You know this, so why are you still standing here, watching foolishly?”Lorraine shook her head feebly. It took her a while before she calmed down and replied shakily, “You’re wrong, Jez. Zachary isn’t doing it with her to hurt me. I’m nothing to him now. Carlie is the only thing that matters to him. He would never use tools to hurt me. He’s doing this because he’s so in love with Carlie that he’s lost control!”“Uh…” Jezebel turned awkwardly toward Charlotte’s car, shook her head, and said, “Lory, since you know you mean nothing to Zachary, why are you still torturing yourself? Forget him, and I’ll take you anywhere you like. Isn’t that much better?”“No!” Lorraine grimaced. Her eyes flashed hatefully.“It’s all Charlotte’s fault that Zach and I have ended up this way. I
The corners of Charlotte’s lips twitched. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”“Why?” Zachary kept his eyes on her.There was no doubt about it. Not only did his wife have an extremely exquisite face, but her figure was also graceful and well-proportioned, better than a supermodel’s.The subtle display of fair flesh underneath her skirt seemed to exude a seductive fragrance. Her waist, which was the width of an A4 size paper, was slender. He felt an urge to hold her in his arms. She crossed her slender and well-proportioned legs naturally, creating a dark silhouette…‘D*mn it!’Zachary realized that the longer his gaze lingered on Charlotte’s body, the brighter the flames of passion burned within him, even though he had always abstained.“Based on Rothesay tradition, a man and a woman can only be considered husband and wife after holding a proper wedding ceremony. I know we’ve registered, but people will talk if we live together without having a ceremony,” Charlotte replied calmly
Charlotte remained sitting calmly in the car. She knew that this time, Zachary was determined to strangle Lorraine to death.Of course, she didn’t want Zachary to do it… But not because she didn’t want Lorraine to die. It was because Lorraine had Jezebel’s support. If Zachary killed her, Jezebel would do everything to avenge Lorraine.It wasn’t worth it for Zachary to plunge into mutual destruction with Lorraine. She didn’t deserve him.Charlotte knew very well that since Lorraine, who was a natural schemer, had the nerve to seek her out alone, it meant that she would have been prepared to run into Zachary and would ensure that Zachary would be too afraid to kill her.Thus, even though Zachary was strangling Lorraine, Charlotte did not exit the car to stop him.The car door opened and closed.Charlotte felt a bone-chilling aura throughout the entire car as soon as Zachary entered the co-driver’s seat.Zachary didn’t speak. Instead, he stared at her.Despite her intimate relatio
“What have you done?” Zachary’s voice was as cold as a frosty wind.“I’ve hired a few assassins. The assassins and I have had an agreement. If anything happens to me, they will do everything in their power to kill Charlotte and her two kids!”Charlotte’s entire body went cold as soon as she heard this.“Hehehe… Sorry, Zach, I misspoke. I shouldn’t have said ‘her two kids’. They’re yours and Charlotte’s kids, aren’t they?”Lorraine supported herself as she rose to her feet.In the past, no matter what happened, she would always do her best to maintain a good impression in front of Zachary, to show him the best parts of her.Now, she knew that his impression of her was gone with the wind. She cackled freely like a maniac. “Hahahaha… Look at that nervous look on your face, Zach. You’ve always been fearless, but she’s the only one who’s ever been able to make you lose your sh*t, isn’t she?”Zachary eyed Lorraine icily, his gaze as sharp as cold knives. Lorraine, whose heart was no
Lorraine forgot about the pain due to the intense panic she felt and stared at Zachary in disbelief. “Zachary, what do you mean by these scary remarks? I’m pregnant, yet you kicked me, disregarding mine and the child’s well-being. Could you be... Are you thinking of... Are you thinking of killing me?”“A wicked woman like you deserves more than just death.” Zachary’s cold voice slapped Lorraine in the face.Lorraine’s lips trembled, but she could not utter another word, as if her throat was being severely strangled by an invisible hand.Cough! A large mouthful of blood was spat out of her mouth, dyeing her white dress red.Although she did not feel pain or fear, her heart was glacial.She also knew that she deserved more than just death!‘But... wicked woman?‘I didn’t expect to be labeled as a “wicked woman” in Zachary’s heart someday!’As he was glaring at this pitiful woman, there was not even a hint of sympathy in Zachary’s eyes, and his voice still sounded frigid and merci
Lucas called not long after Charlotte put down her cell phone. “Milady, I just received a call from my ex-girlfriend, who I dumped last month, and she said that she just found out that she’s pregnant and she suspects that the baby might be my child... Ahem!“Therefore, I have to go to the hospital to get a paternity test with her as soon as possible. I don’t have time to drive Naomi back to your house, so you can either pick her up yourself or just let Naomi stay at the Second Master’s house.”Charlotte decided to pick Naomi up.As soon as she drove out of the yard gate, a crimson Ferrari dashed toward her head-on. She immediately turned the steering wheel sharply, avoiding a direct clash with the car.Braking harshly, the Ferrari hit the tree and killed its engine.Charlotte also stepped on the brake.The Ferrari’s door was pushed open abruptly, and Lorraine walked in front of Charlotte’s car angrily. She then pointed at Charlotte with her trembling right hand. “Charlotte Simmon
“Don’t forget who I am. There’s nothing that I can’t find out as long as I want to know... Aaaah—“Baby, you‘re hurting me. Don’t be too greedy... Oh, slow down, I’m on the phone. Oh. Ow—” The man’s voice was interrupted by a series of his own cries, and a woman’s moans were coming from the background at the same time.Charlotte vaguely pictured a rather explicit scene, blushed, and cleared her throat. “Um... I can call you later if it’s inconvenient for you to speak now.”“There’s no need. It’s convenient. Very convenient... Good girls, wait for me on the bed. I’ll get angry otherwise, understand?”“Hmph, are we less significant than your phone calls? Hmph!”“Don’t keep us waiting!”The sound of footsteps faded away.The man squinted his rare violet eyes and said languidly, “My little Simmons Princess, I’ve long heard people say that you’re still alive, and I really want to take a look at you with my own eyes, but I’ve sworn to never take another step into Rothesay. You should
Zachary looked at Charlotte through the window as a surge of pride swelled inside of him. “She’s my wife right now, so she’s your niece-in-law. You shouldn’t call her ‘that woman’ anymore.”The corner of the man’s lips curled up a little when he heard what Zachary had said. However, he soon reverted to his serious expression and continued. “Zach, even if she’s your wife now, I have to warn you. You have to think twice before you act. My great-grandfather, who’s also your great-grandfather, was framed and died in prison for offending someone from the royal family. Your great-great-grandmother wrote a letter with her own blood and came up with a family rule. The Connors are only allowed to do business. They are not allowed to deal with people from the government. Do you really want to break the family rule for her?”“Yes,” Zachary replied, his deep brown eyes filled with murderous intent. “I owe her a wedding, and I don’t want them to interfere with my wedding.”The man opened his mou