Lorraine glanced at Jebediah carelessly. Her voice was as quiet as still water.“I don’t care about those kinds of things. Just don’t bring them home.”“Home? I wouldn’t have known if you hadn’t mentioned it today that you actually considered this your home.” Jebediah raised his brows with relish. “Speaking of, why is it that you can bring Zachary over to spend the night in our home, and yet I cannot bring my starlets over for a good time?”Lorraine sneered. “You had a hand in bringing Zachary into our home too. You know nothing happened between us.”“Uh-huh!” Jebediah mocked. “You’re only too anxious for something to happen. Unfortunately, he’s refused to give in to you, even in his unconscious state.”“You…”The most painful wound in her heart had been ripped open. Lorraine’s face was pale. She trembled like a moving sieve. Just as she was about to lose her footing, Jebediah caught her from behind, pressing his thin lips against her ear. “You’ve run into so many walls with
Charlotte bought a morning-after pill from the pharmacy. Swallowing it felt like ingesting a poison pill. She felt deeply uncomfortable.Buzz!She had received a WhatsApp message. Was it from Zachary?“Excuse me, miss. You’re in the way. Could you please step aside?”She heard a male voice from behind. Was it Zachary?She felt a tall figure walking past her. Could it be…‘Zachary! Why can’t I stop thinking about that *ssh*le, no matter where I go?’“Carlie.“Carlie…“Carlie!”She finally realized that someone had been calling her when the tall man stepped in front of her.She quickly stopped and hurriedly concealed the pain in her eyes, then lifted the corners of her lips arrogantly.“Haven’t you heard that it’s not nice to stand in someone’s way?”“Carlie, I am here purely out of goodwill. Stop being so cold to me.” Not only was the handsome, gentle-looking man not angry, but he was actually beaming at her.‘Bryson!’The man who carried himself with an aura of elegance
It was because she thought of Zachary…Zachary had warned her many times—never to initiate a divorce again. Thus, she never had the courage to bring it up again… However, he would surely have her kicked out in order to be with Lorraine. Would he really go after her father too?“Carlie, I’m the only one you can rely on now. However, Tiff is currently plagued with horrible gossip on the Internet because of you…” Bryson’s dark, shining eyes displayed a hint of concern. “If you’re willing to star in a film with Tiffany, I would like you to make a public statement that the three questions you’ve posed to Tiffany during her concert were completely made up.”“Pfft…”Charlotte was shaking with laughter. She nearly fell over as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.“Sympathy? Is this really for my own good? At the end of the day, you’re just trying to clear that snake’s name!”Bryson’s handsome face alternated between green and white shades. “You were clearly trying to defame Ti
‘Zachary! It really is him!’He was dressed in a pristine, black suit that looked brand new. He did not have a single hair out of place, like a flawless, perfectly cut diamond.His perfect, sculpted face showed no emotion, as usual. However, Charlotte was overjoyed by the sight of him. All of her worries seemed to disintegrate in an instant.“Mm. It’s me.”The flawless, regal Zachary spoke in an expressionless tone through his thin lips.“I had a lot of time to think since you’ve left. Nothing happened between you and Garrison. You don’t have to take that contraceptive.”Charlotte immediately felt as if she had been stuffed into a refrigerator. The joy in her heart seemed to completely wash away when she returned to her senses and turned into a wave of self-mockery.‘Hah! Do you have a loose screw, Charlotte Simmons? The man in front of you is the *ssh*le who just cheated on you last night! Why’d you forget how much of an *ssh*le he is the moment you lay your eyes on him again?
“So, that’s your plan, isn’t it? The flowers you’ve given me are nothing more than a bribe for me to stop… Stop fussing…”Zachary’s dark, inky eyes flashed with surprise. He did not expect that Charlotte’s mood would change as quickly as the wind. “You were alright just moments ago. What’s wrong now?”“Hah…” Charlotte snorted.“I’m perfectly fine. I refuse to accept your disingenuous bouquet. Here, have it back!”She forcefully stuffed it back into Zachary’s arms and wrenched his arm around her waist, with a strength she never knew she had. She pushed him away, turned around, and left.‘Heh… I should’ve come to my senses a little sooner! He’s in love with Lorraine. I’ve heard him telling her this, with my own ears! He and I are nothing more than a charade. He didn’t give me those flowers as an apology or to get into my good graces. He’s just using it as a way to silence his on-paper wife from publicizing his torrid affair with Lorraine! I’m so stupid! When he gave me those roses,
At the hospital...Charlotte stared fixedly at the tightly closed doors as she waited outside the operating room. Every fiber in her body was pulled taut.She felt as if her heart had stopped pumping for a moment when Zachary had grabbed her into his arms and protected her from the truck. Every bad thing he had done to her was gone from her head as she was only worried about his safety. When the doctor came out of the emergency room, Charlotte hastily walked up to him and asked, “How is Zachary?”The doctor wiped the drops of sweat on his forehead as he lamented, “Mr. Connor is truly amazing. I’ve been a doctor for almost 30 years, and I have never seen someone as physically fit as he is. If it were someone else, they would be bound to a wheelchair for the rest of their life. Mr. Connor is as fit as a fiddle. He only sustained some minor injuries, and he can be discharged from the hospital today.”Charlotte heaved a sigh of relief.At that moment, the nurse pushed Zachary out of
Lorraine…When Lorraine’s face surfaced in her mind, she snapped back to reality instantly as if she had fallen into a pool of cold water.“Luke!” The corner of her lips curled into a mocking smile as she called, and the joy that had just entered her eyes froze before she could even feel it. “I know you’re on Zachary’s side, but please, don’t ever tell those lies in front of me again. It’s meaningless.” “Milady, why are you so cold to me too? What’s wrong with you?“Milady…“Milady…”No matter how much Lucas shouted, Charlotte did not respond to him.Zachary would never want to spend the rest of his life with her. She remembered every single word that he had told Lorraine yesterday. Zachary refused to divorce because Annalita liked her, and he did not want to upset Annalita…Therefore, Zachary would try everything under the sun to coax her so that she would go back to him willingly and obediently. Then, when the time was ripe, he would kick her away without any hesitation
At that moment, Charlotte felt as if a pair of eyes was watching her. She looked around, and then she found Lorraine was hiding behind a bulletin board in the hospital.Since Charlotte had found her, Lorraine took the initiative to come out of the bulletin board.“I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. I heard that Zachary was hit by a truck, so I came to see him. I just happened to run into you guys, so I decided to stay here and wait until you two finished your conversation.”Lorraine was the last person Charlotte wanted to see right now. She did not want to exchange a single word with her at all. She raised her eyebrows in disdain, turned around, and left.“Hold on a second. Can I have some words with you?”Lorraine chased after Charlotte.“I heard Madam Valentine say that Zachary is stepping up his efforts to have a kid with you. Hah, I nearly couldn’t hold back my laughter when I heard that.” Charlotte’s gaze turned cold.“I have no time for your nonsense. Stop beating around the bu