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
She stared at the spot where Zachary’s handsome face had been, and her heart pounded against her chest like a drum—a delayed reaction of some sort.‘I knew it! An old-fashioned, stuffy man like Zachary cannot take a joke! But… Is he really going to create a baby with me tonight?’Zachary was like a wild animal every time he had sex with her. Not only was it an unbearable process, but she would be sore all over for the next few days… ‘But why do I feel a small sense of anticipation every time I think of what he’s going to do to me tonight? D*mn it!’Charlotte smacked her fiery, blushing face.‘Have you gone nuts, Charlotte Simmons?’Ten minutes later, Charlotte heard footsteps come from the spiral staircase outside. Jebediah and Lorraine had arrived downstairs.They would be staying for dinner.Zachary maintained his icy exterior at the dinner table. There was no expression on his face, and he was very reserved.Jebediah and Lorraine didn’t really talk much either.Charlotte
“Really?” Lorraine scoffed.“But I don’t believe it. Zach doesn’t even let you enter his bedroom, so how are there any chances he would go into your room himself to do something with you?”Charlotte was stumped.That’s right.Ever since they had gotten married, they slept in different rooms. Even though Zachary had told her to “wash herself and wait for him” the other days, she believed that he had just said it for fun.That principled and arrogant iceberg would go to her room by himself?Hah!Charlotte felt she was such a naive fool for having a ridiculous idea like this!Looking at the guilty look on Charlotte’s face, the constant knot in Lorraine’s stomach loosened a bit.“Charlotte, honestly, I have only one goal for staying in your house tonight. I want to expose your lie. I want to wait until late at night and see for myself how Zach will leave you alone in your own room.”Charlotte was not a good actor, to begin with, and right now, she felt so embarrassed that she cou
The voice was magnetic and penetrating. Other than Zachary, Charlotte could not think of other people anymore.Perplexed, Charlotte pouted her lips and said, “I’m already asleep. Is there anything you want to tell me?”“Yes,” Zachary replied simply. Charlotte then said with resignation, “What is it?” “To have a baby with you.”‘What!?’Charlotte felt as if a bolt of lightning hit her, and she nearly jumped up from her bed. Her cheeks turned red like a tomato instantly as she stammered, “Erm, I… I… I’m really tired today. B-besides, I am going to sleep now, so—”“Open the door!” Zachary interrupted, cutting her short. Even though she could not see him right now, Charlotte could imagine how cold and dark the expression on his regal face was judging from the depth of his voice. Her heart shuddered at the thought, and she dared not to disobey him. She quickly got out of bed and walked to the door.The moment she opened the door, Zachary strode in. Before she could close the