A stern look alone from the regal, intimidating Zachary was enough to send anyone into submission. His anger was like rolling thunder, an irresistible force that could move the earth and mountains.So much so that Charlotte wavered from fright and nearly fell over her feet.“There are more than 10 male servants and janitors. If you flaunt yourself and walk over there, they will see you.” Zachary’s cold, magnetic voice shivered sourly…Charlotte had her back against him and curled her lips with disdain. “You don’t care, so why should I?”She picked up her feet and got ready to leave again.Zachary’s gaze darkened. “If you’re so fond of doing that, I’ll take a picture of you right now and send it to your father.”Goosebumps crept all over Charlotte’s skin from fright. She immediately stopped walking.Then, Zachary picked up the jacket on the ground and covered her with it.The warmth from his coat intermingled with his scent. She felt a warmth that she had never felt for a long t
Lorraine stood in front of her car. Her skin was fair, beautiful, and dazzling. “Zach was with me last night, but when I woke up the next morning, he was gone. He—”“Enough!”Charlotte icily cut Lorraine off.“At the end of the day, you’re just implying that you’ve slept with Zachary, aren’t you? I know!”“You’ve misunderstood, sis. I felt so guilty when I lost my head and ended up with Zachary last night. I don’t want to talk about the matter any more. I’m here to speak to you about something else.”Lorraine lifted her chin in a seemingly inadvertent manner as she spoke—this revealed a string of hickeys on her neck, clearly under the sun.Then, Charlotte, who was determined not to show any weakness in front of Lorraine, felt as if someone had viciously strangled her.“Zachary was in such a rush this morning. I found his watch on the bed when I got up and folded the quilt.”Lorraine presented an expensive wristwatch before Charlotte’s very eyes.“I gave him this watch as a pre
‘That’s impossible!’Lorraine stared at Charlotte as she walked further and further away before finally returning to her senses.She turned around and approached Zachary.“Zach, I know you’re a man of principle. You’d never do anything like that to me while sober, So I don’t want you to take responsibility. Don’t blame yourself either.”Zachary’s expression was deadpan. His eyes were cold and sharp like knives.“If I had any desire for you, we wouldn’t have needed to do an in-vitro procedure at the hospital, just to have a baby.”“Zach…”Lorraine bit her lips with her pearly white teeth as her eyes brimmed with tears.“You know me. How could you accuse me of such things? When have I ever lied to you? Let alone in matters concerning this?”A grim look flashed in Zachary’s eyes.Lorraine lifted her exquisite, oval-shaped face and stared at him with deep affection.“Zach, it’s true that you never used to desire me, but you’re different now…” At this point, Lorraine blushed as i
Zachary’s steely face showed no emotion. His voice was emotionless too.“That’s between us. It has nothing to do with you.”Lorraine’s shadow on the ground trembled. She lifted her trembling right hand. “You left this watch at my house. I gave it to you three years ago—”“I don’t want it anymore.”Zachary’s icy tone cut her off.“The trash can’s on your left. You can throw it in there.”Lorraine’s knees buckled as if she had received a painful punch. She slumped onto the ice-cold grass.The watch, which she held in her hand like a precious treasure, was instantly drowned in her tears.‘Miranda was right! Zachary’s completely spellbound by this tramp! He’s not the same Zachary who was so in love with me anymore!’Zachary silently walked ahead, never bothering to turn around and look at Lorraine at all.‘Why?’ That was precisely Zachary’s question too.Once, he and Lorraine had been so in love that they were willing to do an in-vitro pregnancy without having had sex, just so
Charlotte’s now dented car sat quietly in the courtyard. She walked toward it straightaway.“Where are you going?”Charlotte suddenly heard Zachary’s clear, melodious voice and turned toward him. Only then did she notice Zachary standing beneath the London plane tree, not too far away from her car.‘Zachary!’Once upon a time, the sound of his voice was enough to make her nervous, to make her heart pound against her chest.However, her impression of Zachary was now worse than dirt. She would never look up to him again!She curled her lips with disdain.“I’m perfectly free to go wherever I please. I don’t need to tell you.”Zachary furrowed his shapely brows.“Garrison?”‘What?’Charlotte was shocked. Then, she understood that Zachary was suspecting her of going to Garrison!Previously, she was so afraid of Zachary misunderstanding her that she would quickly explain herself whenever there was a chance of misunderstanding.However, there was no need now.She raised her brow
Zachary’s eyes were so cold that they could freeze everything in the world.Charlotte, who was being hurdled in his arms, clearly felt the powerful and murderous intent that he released. She was so scared that she did not dare to breathe.“Zachary, as a man, you actually want to confine your wife and take away her freedom. Carlie didn’t do anything to wrong you, she— Argh!” Garrison’s voice was interrupted by his own yell because Zachary’s fist had landed harshly on his left cheek.The power of this punch was so strong that even Garrison, who was as well-built as a male model, could not bear it and collapsed onto the lawn instantly.He struggled, wanting to get up, but when he was halfway there, Zachary thrashed his chest vigorously with a heavy kick, causing him to fall on his back again.Before Garrison, who saw stars swirling around his head like it was the Milky Way, could catch a breath and get on his feet, Zachary had already grabbed him by the hem of his collar, picked him
“Huff...” After taking a sharp breath, Garrison raised his eyebrows and sneered. “I thought you were really going to choke me to death. It’d be great if you were to strangle me to death. That way, you’d regret it for the rest of your life. Carlie would hate you for a lifetime while she remembered me for the rest of her life.”Zachary’s face did not look worried. “I’d be careful not to twist my tongue if I were to be you. You’re just full of bullsh*t.”Garrison was rendered speechless. His expression was slightly embarrassed, however, he quickly pushed Zachary away and stood up arrogantly in the next second.“Carlie didn’t lie to you. We’re innocent, and this is why I came to your house to help her clarify.” While saying so, he took a hard drive out of his car and flung it toward Zachary. “Carlie was asleep in my bed last night. She was afraid that you’d misunderstand her, so she escaped in a panic once she woke up. My home surveillance system recorded the whole process from when I c
“I don’t believe you. Zachary Connor, your empty bluff is useless.” Garrison looked at Zachary’s eyes as if he were staring straight at the arrival of doomsday.Rainbow Bridges—that was the place where Carlie made him a promise six years ago!As long as he waited for her on the Rainbow Bridges every day for 10 years without any interruption, she would be his wife.In order to actualize this agreement, he had insisted on doing so for the past six years and four months.If the Rainbow Bridges were torn down, all his efforts would be in vain, and his ultimate dream of marrying Carlie would go down in flames.Zachary chuckled, and it made Garrison even more panicked.At this time, the cell phone in Garrison’s pocket vibrated. It was a call from Butler Foster, so he picked it up.“Mr. Larson, I have bad news for you. I just passed by the two bridges you’ve been to every day for the past six years and saw that someone was demolishing them.”Garrison was shocked. “Stop them! I don’t c