“This is a matter of principle for me. It’s not a multiple-choice question with different answers, so I don’t have to consider it.”Everyone looked at her with a peculiar look on their faces, but Charlotte remained unperturbed.“No matter what she’s done to me, no matter how heartless she has been, it’s her blood inside of me. She’s my mother, and that’s a fact that no one could change, including me. I can hate her, I can look down on her, but I will never cut ties with her.”The crowd looked at each other, and a weird silence reigned over the restaurant. Lorraine had been chuckling to herself, and it took her a lot of effort to suppress her delight.‘Charlotte Simmons, you truly are the most idiotic person I’ve ever met! Kourtney is the woman Annalita hates the most in the world, and you still dare to oppose her and stand up for Kourtney? You’re so dead, Charlotte. So dead that not even Zachary will be able to save you!’As expected, Annalita growled scornfully. “Hmph! People a
“I tried my best to help you get even with her just now, and this is what I get in return? Not appreciation, not happiness, but humiliation? I know you’ve always disliked me, which is why you never stop making things difficult for me. You’ve always wanted to drive me away. Fine, then. If that’s what you want, I will leave now.”Upon saying that, she pushed the stroller and left. Annalita sneered, “Zach, you see? There's nothing real about this woman. Her innocence, her diffidence, everything is nothing but a pretense. Right now, she’s finally showing her true colors and she is starting to act like an unreasonable shrew. If you married her, not only would you bring a shrew into our family, but she might also make a cuckold out of you, like her mother did to Carlie’s father!”There was no expression on Zachary’s face, but his perfectly shaped lips were slightly curled upward at the tips. He did not say anything, nor did he give a response.Charlotte found herself unable to see thr
“It’s a relief to know that Lorraine was just talking nonsense. Anyway, Zach, she’s your aunt. She’s sad now, so things will get very messy if anything happens to her. Can you do me a favor and go watch over her?” Zachary nodded in reply. Then, he got up from his chair, spread his long legs, and chased after Lorraine.Annalita had lost her appetite after getting disturbed by Lorraine. Tugging at Miranda’s arm, she said, “That b*tch has pissed me off so much that I’m not feeling well. Come, Mimi. Let’s go for a walk.”“Okay.”Miranda and Annalita got to their feet.Just as Charlotte was about to stand up, Annalita waved her hand at her. “Carlie, you’re now going through a special period. You’re preparing yourself to conceive a baby and you’re going to need a lot of nutrients, so you have to eat well. Mimi has already paid the bill, so you stay here and eat whatever you want.”Although Charlotte had lost her appetite as well, she couldn't bear to turn down Annalita’s good intentio
Zachary’s thin lips shivered slightly.Those memories had been made back when he had still been in love with Lorraine. The sweeter and prettier they were, the more they hurt when he thought of them, which was why he’d sealed those memories at the bottom of his heart and never recalled them.However, after Lorraine mentioned them, the barrier that Zachary used to seal those memories away was torn, and a gap was formed. All the memories gushed out hysterically and nearly suffocated him.“Zachary, I don’t want you to leave me. I want to hold you like this forever. I didn’t betray you. I had no choice but to leave you back then. Now that I’ve come back to you, you could come back to me too, just like you promised me. We could grow old together and never be separated from each other ever again.” Lorraine’s gentle, pleasant voice and each and every word she said evoked countless memories.They had loved each other back then, but they could not be together because of Annalita’s strong opp
“Zachary, are you going to leave me just like that?”“Zachary...”Lorraine called out to him in her trembling voice, but Zachary, who was determined to leave, did not even look back.Charlotte sighed. “Save some energy. It’s not that he can’t hear you. It’s just that he’s ignoring you. It’s useless for you to yell, no matter how loud you are.”Lorraine sneered. “Are you mocking me?”Charlotte was dumbfounded.Lorraine’s smile was bitter and wry. “Charlotte, let me remind you that if you weren’t his wife now, instead of being so indifferent, he would’ve reunited with me after learning the truth. You’re in no place to mock me.”Charlotte was speechless, as she knew very well that Zachary still loved Lorraine.In the beginning, Zachary had broken up with Lorraine because he’d mistakenly thought that she had betrayed him. Now that the truth had come to light, if she hadn’t been standing between him and Lorraine, Zachary would have reconciled with Lorraine the moment he’d learned th
Slap! Kourtney flung a bank card at Charlotte’s body. “Tell him that with this card, I’ve cleared my debt. He’ll understand what I mean.”After saying these words, Kourtney turned around and left.Charlotte took some time to calm down and find her voice. She then looked up at Kourtney’s enchanting figure. “Why did you kill Zachary’s sister back then?”“The same reason I wanted to suffocate you with a pillow. Because I hated her. I’ll live a happier life knowing that she’s dead.”Kourtney did not even look back while saying this lightly.Charlotte’s expression froze suddenly, and her delicate face returned to normal.‘Do you see that? This is your biological mother! How could you find a reason to love her?!’Picking up the bank card and putting it in her pocket, Charlotte stood up by supporting herself. After taking just a few steps, she saw Lucas running toward her with his conspicuous golden afro.“Milady, you really are calm. The Second Master was so depressed that he was on
Charlotte, who got closer to Zachary, only saw him standing in front of a nameless tombstone. Just like Lucas had described, he looked like a block of ice.Charlotte stood on Zachary’s right. “Luke told me that you went to the hospital for a paternity test, so I guess what Lorraine said is true?”Zachary opened his thin lips. “Yes.”Although he only answered the question indifferently with one word, Charlotte was content. After all, Lucas had told her that when he’d tried to comfort Zachary, Zachary had not said a word no matter what he’d said.She looked up at his handsome face. “Then I understand why you’re so sad. Don’t worry, I won’t stay here and continue to stand between the two of you. I’m not that shameless. I’ll go and pack my stuff now… No! I can do that later. If you’re free now, I can go to the city hall with you.”There was faint confusion in Zachary’s gloomy, frigid eyes. “Why do we need to go to the city hall?”“To get a divorce...” Charlotte tried her best to down
Zachary’s eyes became warmer. “Can.”‘What!?’Charlotte thought that she had screwed up badly this time around, so she was only giving these bumptious words a try.She thought that Zachary, who valued principles more than anything else, would never agree with her!‘He agreed so easily?’ Charlotte looked at Zachary’s glacial expression in surprise, joy, and disbelief. “Then, you won’t give my family hell anymore, will you?”Zachary, “Yes.”Charlotte finally heaved a sigh of relief.The purpose of her coming to this eerie cemetery to speak to Zachary was to fulfill his dream of being with Lorraine. However, she must also protect herself before trying to perform a good deed!If she dared to talk about the divorce again, not only would she get to experience hell on Earth, but her family would also go down together with her. That was not something that she could afford to do!As such, she forced out a smile, thanked Zachary, and was about to leave as if she was running away for her