‘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
After that, the security guard hastily went away to look for the mother of the kid.After Charlotte exited the hospital lobby, the group of people and security guards talking around a baby stroller instantly captured her attention. Even though there was still some distance between her and them, she could hear the baby’s cry.Charlotte felt her heart clutch when she heard the baby cry. She quickly went up to the baby in hasty steps, and when the familiar baby in the stroller entered her vision, she felt a jab of pain in her chest. She quickly scooped him out of the stroller.“Baby, be good, don’t cry.”Strange enough, the baby stopped crying. Instead, he stared at Charlotte with his two big eyes and giggled.Charlotte’s heart softened by the baby. She could not help herself and rub his supple cheek with the tip of her nose. “Oh my good lord, how can you be so adorable?”Seeing the interaction between Charlotte and the baby, one of the security guards clapped his hand and said, “Th
The door to the Intensive Care Unit No. 102 was left ajar. Charlotte could not knock on the door as she was pushing the baby stroller. Therefore, she used the stroller to push the door open and walked into the ward.Lucas’s eyes glowed, “Ah! Mrs. Connor, you’ve come!”Annalita, who was sitting by the bed, offered Charlotte a genial smile and said, “Carlie…”Lorraine quickly ran over to Charlotte with a panicked expression etched on her face. “What happened, Sis? Why is my baby with you?”As for Zachary, he just remained silent as he laid on the bed. A hint of suspicion crossed his dark brown eyes.Charlotte willed herself not to look at the bed and replied, “The security guard found him outside the restroom. Don’t ask me about the details, for I’m not sure myself either. In any case, I’m returning him to you.”After she gave the baby stroller to Lorraine, she then turned around and attempted to leave. However, when she heard the baby crying, her feet seemed to have cemented on
‘See! The famous Zachary Connor is nothing more than a highly skilled drama king! Who says lying is beneath him? He’s fed his own mother lies just to cover up his affair with Lorraine. He hates touching me and certainly won’t let me carry his child, yet he’s made an open promise to his mother in front of so many people and has asked her not to worry about it!’At that moment, unbeknownst to everyone else, a hint of panic flashed across Lorraine’s pretty, limpid eyes. Charlotte’s disdain for Zachary was gradually increasing, so she refused to even look at him when she arrived at the ward. She handed the baby to Annalita, then turned around and left.“Since you’re here, Mrs. Connor, don’t you have anything to say to Second Master?” Lucas was feeling extremely resentful.Charlotte stopped. She kept the back of her obstinate body firmly against Zachary, who was on the bed.“Thank you.”“What?” The size of Lucas’s gaping mouth was big enough to stuff an egg.Zachary furrowed his sha