Charlotte, who was very restless, did not realize it, but the gaze of the Zachary in front of her had already turned into a glacial abyss. “It turns out that my aunt and uncle have come, Carlie. Allow me to introduce my uncle to you. He’s our youngest uncle, Jebediah Valentine.”“What...” Charlotte recovered from her trance as if she had just woken up from a dream. Her eyes still looked horrified and stupefied as she stared at Jebediah.“It turns out that you’re Zachary’s youngest... He he... Nice to meet you, Uncle.”Jebediah smiled indifferently. “Hey there, my dear niece-in-law.”Charlotte’s heart thumped against her chest over and over again. She knew that as a junior in the family, it was impolite of her to keep staring at an elder when meeting him for the first time, but her eyes seemed attracted to Jebediah. She just could not take them off him.‘People say like uncle, like nephew! However, the resemblance between Zachary and Jebediah is uncanny.’They were close age-wise,
Unexpectedly, Zachary’s uncle had jumped straight to the point, and Charlotte’s heart skipped a beat.However, she felt relieved instantly, as the inevitable would eventually arrive.She had decided to confront Zachary before this. Even if Jebediah and Lorraine had not suddenly appeared, she would have reached a moment of truth with Zachary. Now that Jebediah had helped her by listing out the ugly facts and saved her from facing the wrath of the devil, wouldn’t the outcome be better?‘But what would Zachary’s answer be?’As she was staring at Zachary, Charlotte was nervous, and her breathing was so heavy that she felt suffocated.Lorraine was also glancing at Zachary. Her teeth, which were as white as porcelain, were biting into the flesh of her lower lip.“Hah.” Zachary chuckled indifferently. “Even my mother hasn’t interfered with my wedding so forcefully. Uncle, are you telling me that you think you’re qualified to help me decide what I should do with my marriage?”Jebediah’s
Lorraine had known Zachary for nine years, and they had been in love for five years, yet she had seldom seen him smile.However, he was smiling every time he saw Charlotte.He would sometimes hide it deliberately and might not show any emotion superficially, but there was no way he could conceal the warm joy in his eyes!Charlotte entered the bathroom and washed the tears on her cheeks with clean water, only to realize that both corners of her lips had risen subconsciously, her mouth looked like a perfectly curved crescent moon, and her face was filled with joy.However, there was still a lot of mystery in her mind, and she wanted to ask Zachary questions after Lorraine and Jebediah’s visit.When Charlotte walked out of the bathroom after she was done washing her face, Zachary, Lorraine, and Jebediah were already sitting at the tea table, while Henry was brewing tea for them.She could hear Zachary ask, “Aren’t you residing in Country M? Since when did you come back?”Jebediah a
Charlotte, who had just taken a breather, said, “Be more specific.”Lucas lay back on the lawn with his hands behind his head and squinted his radiant eyes as he glanced at Charlotte. “Yesterday evening, you had already left when Second Master rushed back to the karaoke room to pick you up, but Ms. Larson was still there waiting for him. Ms. Larson then suggested that she would never pester Second Master again as long as he promised to have a candlelight dinner with her. Second Master thought that it was a great deal, so he agreed to her terms...“Unexpectedly, Second Master got drunk and woke up in Ms. Larson’s bed this morning...”Charlotte went through every single word that came out of Lucas’s mouth, and the more she thought about it, the more doubts she had.“So, did he spend time with Lorraine alone yesterday afternoon?” Charlotte asked immediately.Lucas shook his head. “I just told you that it was already evening when Second Master went back to pick you up. It was already
Zachary, Jebediah, and Lorraine were having tea in the large living room on the second floor.Jebediah and Lorraine were chatting away, and Zachary was sitting down, his face completely expressionless, looking totally taciturn.Charlotte had considered Zachary a scumbag when she’d thought that he had cheated on her. Now that she knew the truth, he seemed even more regal and perfect than ever when she saw him.She gathered her courage and walked over to his side.“Zachary, could you please stand up?”Jebediah and Lorraine, who were in the middle of a conversation, immediately went silent. Their eyes stared at her in shock.Zachary’s dazzling, crystalline eyes flashed with a hint of confusion. However, he complied and got to his feet anyway.“What do you…”The next part of his question was completely cut off, as Charlotte had wrapped her smooth, silky, white arms around his neck, standing on the tips of her toes to kiss him fully on the lips.This unexpected surprise made Zachar
By the time Charlotte had returned to the living room, Zachary and Jebediah had gone off somewhere.Lorraine stood alone in front of the French windows, staring in a daze outside the windows as the world gradually descended into darkness along with the setting sun. Her beautiful, limpid eyes were filled with sorrow.“Do you have some spare time?”Charlotte glanced at her.Lorraine hurriedly pushed her sorrow away, and her face reverted to its calm exterior.“I do. What do you want?”Charlotte smiled secretively. “I’d like to show you around my home.”She began walking away as soon as she said this.Lorraine stared at her, looking utterly surprised. “I used to come over to Zachary’s house all the time back when we were still dating. I know this place like my own home. I don’t think there’s much to look at.”Charlotte ignored her and continued heading toward the door.Lorraine’s curiosity was piqued. “What are you doing, Charlotte? What do you plan on showing me?”She watche
‘Poor, pitiful Lorraine! However, it doesn’t matter how much she loves Zachary or how bitter she feels about being apart from him. Zachary is a married man. By attempting to seduce him, Lorraine is now considered a third party. I’m Zachary’s legal wife. It’s my right to protect my marriage. Regardless of how pitiful Lorraine is, I can’t give in!’Charlotte released Lorraine, her eyes filled with nothing but disdain.“Lorraine, I know what you did yesterday. Remember this: I’m going to put a pin in everything you've done—from what you did yesterday to how you hurt yourself with a glass shard to frame me—to spare Zachary the trouble. If you ever do this again, I won’t show any mercy. I will tell him everything you’ve done.”Lorraine trembled. She then weakly slumped onto the ground.Charlotte lowered her gaze and stared at her.“Having your image as ‘the one that got away’ completely destroyed is a very painful ordeal, so I truly hope that Zachary’s impression of you will never wave
“No! Stop talking, Jebediah!”Lorraine’s voice trembled as she lost her head and cut Jebediah off.“You don’t know anything. Everything you’ve said is solely a result of subjective speculation. I’m the most important person in Zach’s life. I will always be more important than Charlotte to him.”The sympathy in Jebediah’s eyes had reached the brim and was close to overflowing.“Lory, why must you torture yourself over a man who’s been so cruel to you? I can give you everything Zach could possibly give you as long as you agree to truly be my wife.”“Heh…” Lorraine laughed bitterly. Her eyes were filled with cold disdain as she stared at Jebediah. “If you can actually bring yourself to say that, it just shows that you don’t know what true love is or what it means to be irreplaceable and unable to live without the one you love. He he… It makes sense. You’re a man who’s dated countless starlets and changed girlfriends as often as his clothes. How could you possibly understand the meani