On the other side of the door...At that moment, Lorraine was pressing her ear firmly against the door. When she heard the commotion inside the room, her heart shattered. She still believed that she was the woman who Zachary loved the most, and there was no way he would sleep with Charlotte. Even after Zachary had knocked on Charlotte’s door and walked into her room, she still clung to the flimsy hope that Zachary was just acting with Charlotte so that she could give up on him.Therefore, she pressed her ear against the door, trying to prove that Zachary did not do anything with Charlotte…However, she was disappointed…Even though she had never experienced this kind of thing before, as an adult, she knew exactly what Zachary and Charlotte were doing right now. ‘When… When did Zach become like this? Doesn’t he hate casual sex the most? How can he do this to a woman that he doesn’t even love?’“You have known Zach for nine years, and you should understand him better than anyo
By the time Charlotte woke up, the sun had illuminated her butt.Charlotte pouted as she thought, ‘Zachary, that monster. He’s really a good son. In order to fulfill his promise to his mother, he…’As she walked out of the room by leaning against the wall, a maid who was tidying up the room saw her, and she shouted nervously, “Ma’am? What happened to you, Ma’am? Are you sick? Should I call Mr. Connor for you?”“Nope… Nope!”Charlotte’s expression changed when she heard Zachary’s name. “I just don’t feel like moving so much after waking up. I will get better soon, so there’s no need to call him.”The maid looked at her skeptically.Charlotte scanned around and asked, “Have you seen Zachary’s uncle and Lorraine?”“About them… I heard from the guard who was on duty last night that they left last night. I also heard that they were supposed to stay here for one night, but Ms. Larson suddenly felt unwell. When Mr. Valentine brought her away, she was crying sadly. Do you know what ha
“I’ve marked it very clearly,” Charlotte said as she pointed at the schedule.“Well… Given the fact that you’re a man, I feel I have an obligation to educate you about some of our female physiological knowledge. An adult woman would have a day of ovulation, so if, let’s say, a couple wants to have a kid, they will have the highest rate of success if they carry out sexual intercourse before or after this particular day. Nothing will happen if they carry out sexual intercourse on other days, no matter how hard they try. I have circled up these few days with a red pen, so except for these days, you should not come to my bedroom.”Zachary’s pretty icy eyes were dark as if two abysmal black holes. When she was talking, she looked so serious, calm, and expressionless like a Biology teacher. Yet, he, who was extremely good at controlling his emotions, was upset and was about to lose control at any moment.Charlotte took a sip of water to moisten her throat as well as to calm herself down
Lucas carried a condescending look on his face.“This car may be an exceptional treasure to you, but it’s a dime a dozen to Second Master. If he’s given it to you, just use it.”Deep down, however, his heart was bleeding.Zachary had thoroughly studied Charlotte’s personal profile and confirmed that she had always dreamed of owning a Ferrari sports car before dispatching an employee to Aurope and purchasing it for a very high price.Zachary didn’t want Charlotte to think that she owed him too much, so he had asked Lucas to pass it off as a casual mention. Charlotte gulped. “Alright then, I’m going to help myself.”She carefully pushed the car door open, sat in the car, and started the engine. She gently stroked the shiny steering wheel, hesitated, then turned off the engine and exited the vehicle.“Uh… Luke? Look at this car. It’s so perfect, so glamorous. I can’t bear to drive it. Can I use your car instead? I’ll wait until my car is fixed and brought back from the shop. I’l
Zachary was a shareholder at The People’s Hospital of Rothesay. Thus, the hospital director, who had seen Charlotte with Zachary before, was particularly attentive to her. He immediately arranged for someone to do Charlotte’s DNA test.Charlotte’s heart was leaping out of her chest like a little rabbit as she waited for the results.When the doctor arrived with the results, her hand was drenched in sweat from nervousness.“What’s the verdict, doctor? Is that my baby?”“Yes.” The doctor nodded. “Your genetics and the owner of that lock of hair are a perfect match, which means that you are related. To put it bluntly, you’re the mother of that baby who provided the hair sample.”The doctor’s voice continued to echo in Charlotte’s ears as she left the hospital.Three months ago, she had never even seen her son after giving birth to him. He had been taken away!Zachary had been working hard to find him after discovering the truth but hadn’t been able to find a single clue.It had be
“I’ve heard of your story with Zachary. You forced him to marry you in order to use him to save your family. Your uses for him are now spent. So why not use up his very last bit of usefulness and leave him in exchange for a reunion with your son?”Charlotte’s eyes filled with anguish.The man exited the vehicle and walked away.However, he had only taken one step before Charlotte stopped him. “You won’t need to wait three days. I can give you your answer right now.”The man smirked with satisfaction. “Go ahead. However, I have one condition—your verbal promise to leave Zachary will not be enough for me to give you your son’s location. I need you and Zachary to officially divorce. Then I’ll give you what you want.”“Really?”Charlotte lifted her face arrogantly. Her eyes filled with disdain.“But my answer is no!”The man’s smile shattered like broken glass as if he had been slapped.“You’d better reconsider. Not many know of your son’s whereabouts. Reject my offer, and you m
Charlotte’s car had already driven away from Lorraine’s view at this point.Lorraine turned her gaze toward Jebediah’s face. Her eyes immediately turned cold. “Jebediah, your initial intention in helping me was to replace Zachary as the king of the business world in Rothesay. You need to remember that as long as you help me get him back, I will help you surpass him in the business world in return. Stop questioning the issues between him and me.”The sympathy in Jebediah’s eyes shattered. He icily curled the corners of his lips.‘I must surpass Zachary! I need to prove that I’m much better than him!’Charlotte, whose mind was consumed with thoughts of her child, was in no mood for food. She skipped lunch and drove back to the art studio.Just as she opened the door, a man wearing a cat mask suddenly pounced on her from a car parked outside her art studio.Charlotte paled with fright. She dropped her keys onto the ground. “Argh! Who are you? What are you doing? You!”“Shh!” The
“I’ve made it very clear. My seduction of Tiffany is limited to talking. I’ve already been feeling filthy, tarnished, and disgraced after chatting with her against my will over the past few days. I would never have done it if it wasn’t for you…”A deep crease formed between Zenios’s brows as he recalled the flirty cliches he had used during their conversations, just to ingratiate himself to Tiffany. “Carlie, I’m here to deliver a clear message. My duties in seducing Tiffany end here. The very notion of booking a room and sleeping with her disgusts me. Even if I were to end up acting with her, I could never do it. If you want to catch her in the act, find some other guy!”He put on his mask as soon as he had said his piece and walked away.“Hey, Zenios, wait up! Zenios… Zenios…”Zenios had firmly decided on cutting all ties with Tiffany. Charlotte couldn’t stop him at all, no matter how much she tried—he had long legs and a very tall figure. He walked out the door in the blink of
As expected, a video had been sent to Charlotte’s inbox.Charlotte opened it and found a video of her recent sexual encounter with Zachary in the car. She screamed and blushed furiously.Before long, she received a message from Rufus.“This exciting clip of you with Zachary is your remuneration. I will keep it safe and save it for my future enjoyment. Our debt has been repaid. You’re welcome!”Charlotte’s expression stiffened.A few minutes later, she received another message.“I won’t let anyone see this. Don’t worry.”Charlotte questioned herself.She had no idea how Rufus had managed to get this video. He was in a different city. However, she let go of the question soon enough, as Rufus had already sent the information to her inbox.The next day, at a high-class hotel in Rothesay.A black Masserati was parked outside the hotel entrance. As two bodyguards escorted a pot-bellied, middle-aged man out of the hotel, the driver hurriedly opened the Masserati’s door and said in a
“Lory…” A clear and melodious voice called out.A fair hand held her by the wrist as a car stopped nearby.“Zachary is openly making love to another woman in front of you. He’s obviously just trying to hurt you. You know this, so why are you still standing here, watching foolishly?”Lorraine shook her head feebly. It took her a while before she calmed down and replied shakily, “You’re wrong, Jez. Zachary isn’t doing it with her to hurt me. I’m nothing to him now. Carlie is the only thing that matters to him. He would never use tools to hurt me. He’s doing this because he’s so in love with Carlie that he’s lost control!”“Uh…” Jezebel turned awkwardly toward Charlotte’s car, shook her head, and said, “Lory, since you know you mean nothing to Zachary, why are you still torturing yourself? Forget him, and I’ll take you anywhere you like. Isn’t that much better?”“No!” Lorraine grimaced. Her eyes flashed hatefully.“It’s all Charlotte’s fault that Zach and I have ended up this way. I
The corners of Charlotte’s lips twitched. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”“Why?” Zachary kept his eyes on her.There was no doubt about it. Not only did his wife have an extremely exquisite face, but her figure was also graceful and well-proportioned, better than a supermodel’s.The subtle display of fair flesh underneath her skirt seemed to exude a seductive fragrance. Her waist, which was the width of an A4 size paper, was slender. He felt an urge to hold her in his arms. She crossed her slender and well-proportioned legs naturally, creating a dark silhouette…‘D*mn it!’Zachary realized that the longer his gaze lingered on Charlotte’s body, the brighter the flames of passion burned within him, even though he had always abstained.“Based on Rothesay tradition, a man and a woman can only be considered husband and wife after holding a proper wedding ceremony. I know we’ve registered, but people will talk if we live together without having a ceremony,” Charlotte replied calmly
Charlotte remained sitting calmly in the car. She knew that this time, Zachary was determined to strangle Lorraine to death.Of course, she didn’t want Zachary to do it… But not because she didn’t want Lorraine to die. It was because Lorraine had Jezebel’s support. If Zachary killed her, Jezebel would do everything to avenge Lorraine.It wasn’t worth it for Zachary to plunge into mutual destruction with Lorraine. She didn’t deserve him.Charlotte knew very well that since Lorraine, who was a natural schemer, had the nerve to seek her out alone, it meant that she would have been prepared to run into Zachary and would ensure that Zachary would be too afraid to kill her.Thus, even though Zachary was strangling Lorraine, Charlotte did not exit the car to stop him.The car door opened and closed.Charlotte felt a bone-chilling aura throughout the entire car as soon as Zachary entered the co-driver’s seat.Zachary didn’t speak. Instead, he stared at her.Despite her intimate relatio
“What have you done?” Zachary’s voice was as cold as a frosty wind.“I’ve hired a few assassins. The assassins and I have had an agreement. If anything happens to me, they will do everything in their power to kill Charlotte and her two kids!”Charlotte’s entire body went cold as soon as she heard this.“Hehehe… Sorry, Zach, I misspoke. I shouldn’t have said ‘her two kids’. They’re yours and Charlotte’s kids, aren’t they?”Lorraine supported herself as she rose to her feet.In the past, no matter what happened, she would always do her best to maintain a good impression in front of Zachary, to show him the best parts of her.Now, she knew that his impression of her was gone with the wind. She cackled freely like a maniac. “Hahahaha… Look at that nervous look on your face, Zach. You’ve always been fearless, but she’s the only one who’s ever been able to make you lose your sh*t, isn’t she?”Zachary eyed Lorraine icily, his gaze as sharp as cold knives. Lorraine, whose heart was no
Lorraine forgot about the pain due to the intense panic she felt and stared at Zachary in disbelief. “Zachary, what do you mean by these scary remarks? I’m pregnant, yet you kicked me, disregarding mine and the child’s well-being. Could you be... Are you thinking of... Are you thinking of killing me?”“A wicked woman like you deserves more than just death.” Zachary’s cold voice slapped Lorraine in the face.Lorraine’s lips trembled, but she could not utter another word, as if her throat was being severely strangled by an invisible hand.Cough! A large mouthful of blood was spat out of her mouth, dyeing her white dress red.Although she did not feel pain or fear, her heart was glacial.She also knew that she deserved more than just death!‘But... wicked woman?‘I didn’t expect to be labeled as a “wicked woman” in Zachary’s heart someday!’As he was glaring at this pitiful woman, there was not even a hint of sympathy in Zachary’s eyes, and his voice still sounded frigid and merci
Lucas called not long after Charlotte put down her cell phone. “Milady, I just received a call from my ex-girlfriend, who I dumped last month, and she said that she just found out that she’s pregnant and she suspects that the baby might be my child... Ahem!“Therefore, I have to go to the hospital to get a paternity test with her as soon as possible. I don’t have time to drive Naomi back to your house, so you can either pick her up yourself or just let Naomi stay at the Second Master’s house.”Charlotte decided to pick Naomi up.As soon as she drove out of the yard gate, a crimson Ferrari dashed toward her head-on. She immediately turned the steering wheel sharply, avoiding a direct clash with the car.Braking harshly, the Ferrari hit the tree and killed its engine.Charlotte also stepped on the brake.The Ferrari’s door was pushed open abruptly, and Lorraine walked in front of Charlotte’s car angrily. She then pointed at Charlotte with her trembling right hand. “Charlotte Simmon
“Don’t forget who I am. There’s nothing that I can’t find out as long as I want to know... Aaaah—“Baby, you‘re hurting me. Don’t be too greedy... Oh, slow down, I’m on the phone. Oh. Ow—” The man’s voice was interrupted by a series of his own cries, and a woman’s moans were coming from the background at the same time.Charlotte vaguely pictured a rather explicit scene, blushed, and cleared her throat. “Um... I can call you later if it’s inconvenient for you to speak now.”“There’s no need. It’s convenient. Very convenient... Good girls, wait for me on the bed. I’ll get angry otherwise, understand?”“Hmph, are we less significant than your phone calls? Hmph!”“Don’t keep us waiting!”The sound of footsteps faded away.The man squinted his rare violet eyes and said languidly, “My little Simmons Princess, I’ve long heard people say that you’re still alive, and I really want to take a look at you with my own eyes, but I’ve sworn to never take another step into Rothesay. You should
Zachary looked at Charlotte through the window as a surge of pride swelled inside of him. “She’s my wife right now, so she’s your niece-in-law. You shouldn’t call her ‘that woman’ anymore.”The corner of the man’s lips curled up a little when he heard what Zachary had said. However, he soon reverted to his serious expression and continued. “Zach, even if she’s your wife now, I have to warn you. You have to think twice before you act. My great-grandfather, who’s also your great-grandfather, was framed and died in prison for offending someone from the royal family. Your great-great-grandmother wrote a letter with her own blood and came up with a family rule. The Connors are only allowed to do business. They are not allowed to deal with people from the government. Do you really want to break the family rule for her?”“Yes,” Zachary replied, his deep brown eyes filled with murderous intent. “I owe her a wedding, and I don’t want them to interfere with my wedding.”The man opened his mou